Separation

“That’s to be expected. This festival was designed to bring in food, clothes, art, performance and various other things from many cities across the empire. So, it’s normal if you don’t know them all,” Ren replied casually.

“Do you know them all?” I asked curiously.

“No…but I do know most of them,” Ren replied with a grin.

“Tell me…please…” I pleaded as I smiled sweetly at him.

We walked around hand in hand and Ren pointed out and explained the various dishes to me. For a while, we forgot about buying anything to eat. Ren was busy explaining things to me, and I was busy listening to him. We walked around like that for a while until we almost reached the end of the first row of food stalls. Seeing that it would take forever for Ren to explain everything to me, I suggested that he recommend some food to me instead so that we could buy some and start eating.

“This is so good. The flavor of these spices is so unique, I’ve never eaten anything like this before,” I complimented as I sta