Allen and Rodion sat down as Theda ordered.
"Allen, I want to say that I'm actually a fan of your soup. Especially the one yesterday; it was amazing."
"Thank you."
"But before that, I received a soup that wasn't very appetizing. You said it was to save the food supplies, but somehow I felt that something else made the soup taste bland, especially the potatoes and mushrooms, which tasted like they had lost their original flavor. What exactly is this based on?"
"Before answering the question, may I ask why you came to our tavern in disguise?" asked Rodion.
"I wanted to mingle with the commoners and experience the same cuisine that the commoners experience. How their situation is, how they feel, and how commoners treat other commoners."
