Korph and I looked at each other and simultaneously drained our bowl. He smiled and held up his empty bowl, "19!"
As we started drinking again, Korph began to sway more noticeably. He hiccupped, "I think I, I will-*hiccup* I will break – *hiccup* break my record."
Raylon moaned, "You two are dueling. Not trying to break your record."
Korph continued to slur his words as if he didn't hear, "My- my record *hiccup* is-is 23."
I drank the entire contents of the bowl in one gulp. I responded impassively as I played with the bowl, "I think you can do it."
He smiled with his eyes closed, "Let's do it!" He put the bowl to his lips and continued to drink. He finished it and shook his head, "Whoo!"
He filled his bowl as I did the same.
Korph looked at me in a drunken haze, "D-do you like it?"
"Mmn."
He smiled with his eyes still closed, "It-it's a specialty of the-the dragon clan."
"Mmn."
He continued, "Di-did you know? We real-really like spicy foo-things."
