[the desire to turn this into a magic lesson is amazingly strong. rin peeks over at sieglinde fiddling with her pack of herbs out of narrowed eyes. but something tells her it's not the best moment to test aphrodisiac-laced fish against an unwitting recruit in real time...]

It does need seasoning, as it happens. Nothing too fancy. Just enough to suffice. When you're on your own, you might not be rolling in the cash, either, unless you're rich or together with some wealthy man.

[if she almost sounds like she's speaking from serious personal experience, that's the case. welcome to a young woman who grew up alone far too often.]

I do have some things with me. We'll glaze with honey and sprinkle them with salt I swindled out of Gilgamesh. It would help me to see what you have, though.