[ Lae'zel smiles to watch him struggle with it. It reminds her of her youth, and how many of her crechemates that fared similarly on their first taste. Even she had floundered at the first sip, years ago.
It's nostalgic. Almost painfully so, though perhaps that's the leftover burn from the drink. ]
A liquid flame to rival a red dragon's breath, as I explained.
[ She smiles, smug and proud. ]
What say you? Not too much for your human sensibilities, is it?
[He struggles to find the words, partly because it's so difficult to describe, but also because every inch of his throat continues to burn, raw. He tastes— is that copper?
He shakes his head a bit, blinking the threat of tears from his eyes. She hadn't minced words— it was not her way, of course— but still.]
Quite something, that's for certain. I'm still standing, so that's perhaps better than you might have expected. I think I will have some of that cheese, though.
[He's just going to help himself to breaking off a piece, maybe it will do something for that blasted burn.]
Unsurprisingly, your people are made of sterner stuff.
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It's nostalgic. Almost painfully so, though perhaps that's the leftover burn from the drink. ]
A liquid flame to rival a red dragon's breath, as I explained.
[ She smiles, smug and proud. ]
What say you? Not too much for your human sensibilities, is it?
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[He struggles to find the words, partly because it's so difficult to describe, but also because every inch of his throat continues to burn, raw. He tastes— is that copper?
He shakes his head a bit, blinking the threat of tears from his eyes. She hadn't minced words— it was not her way, of course— but still.]
Quite something, that's for certain. I'm still standing, so that's perhaps better than you might have expected. I think I will have some of that cheese, though.
[He's just going to help himself to breaking off a piece, maybe it will do something for that blasted burn.]
Unsurprisingly, your people are made of sterner stuff.