There was a momentary silence where she saw her master's posture shift. Even from behind, she sensed his curiosity ignite.
"And how exactly would you do that?" Cassius asked, a measured note entering his voice. "Ordinary folk can't afford the sort of prices those fancy dishes command."
Excitement flared in her eyes as she clasped her hands together.
"That's precisely the point, Young Master!" She said, her tone brightening with fervor. "I want to serve those same dishes, but at prices that regular people can manage!"
"I've been working on ideas—learning how to recreate noble cuisine more affordably, using substitutions for ingredients that are just as flavorful but not so expensive...I've spent hours experimenting in the kitchen whenever I had free time, trying to find that balance between quality and cost."
She paused to draw a breath, her mind drifting back to the memory that fueled this ambition.
