Go to dinner after Irina's trial

{if marbles cast < 3}Dinner tonight is much quieter than last night; you suppose this is to be expected. Instead of being focused on you,{else}Dinner tonight is unusually, well, normal: unlike previous nights where that day's trial came up in conversation,{endif} conversation drifts to various subjects, from Qilen's research to what's going on in the town: apparently the theater is performing Vampire Love Lost right now, a drama based loosely on the freeing of the continent from the Vampire Empire centuries ago.

As dinner winds down, eventually dessert is brought out: a chilled strawberry-rhubarb pie, using strawberries imported from the west, beyond the harsh storms that the winds bring this far east. You raise your eyebrows at the chilled food, looking from face to face inquisitively for an explanation. Eventually, Aaron answers you; "bag of colding. Best decision we ever made as a household. Bit pricy, but worth every copper." {if Intelligence > 11}Ah, that's right. Bags of colding {if Intelligence > 16}were invented by a wizard centuries ago as a way to keep alchemical ingredients cold, but {endif}are primarily used today to keep cold food cold by the nobility: the prohibitive price tag of 1500 gold keeps common folk from ever even dreaming of obtaining one, unless they decide to become adventurers and actually succeed. {else}You simply shrug; seems reasonable enough. {endif}After dessert finishes, and after-dinner conversation dwindles, you head to your guest room to turn in for the night.