<div class="floatleft">(http://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/d/d5/Ayshia.jpg)</div><br/><strong>Who:</strong>Valko<br/><strong>Where: </strong>By the cooking fire<br/><strong>When:</strong>Afternoon<hr/><br/><div style="text-align: justify;">Ayshia listened to his answer and nodded her head. The blackberries were among her favorite too, but then she liked just about every  berries, from the sweet, the tangy and even some of the sour ones, though she tended to grimace when that happened. “Tomatoes. That’s one thing I’d love if we could have them all year long, “ Ayshia agreed and nodded again for emphasis. So far, their taste in food were quite compatible. It was good to see that he was able to talk to her the way he did, but also that he didn’t make her uncomfortable to the point of having her either babble without end or stuttering nervously. She didn’t feel nervous, Aysha realized, and it was all for the best.<br/><br/>“Thank you. I certainly try my best. I like to cook and experiment with herbs. Some give better result than other… like that tea.”  She said pointing at his cup with her knife, and then she smirked. “I also like to play in the water. So I look forward to the thawing of the river and that it warms up enough so I don’t get blue lips for indulging in a dip. I wish I knew how to swim better. Mother had begun to teach me before she died.” Ayshia added to her answer to his question.  She took one of the last vegetables from the basket, her mind already planning the next task. Lorna would prepare the vegetable for the cooking itself, but she didn’t want to put an end to this talk. Valko, she felt, was opening up to her; talking to him was giving him that chance to get her attention, and she didn’t regret it one second.<br/><br/>So far, it had not been boring, but quite the opposite, and he had impressed her with the needle. She was so eager to use it. Maybe that’s what she would do, so he could see what the new needle would allow her to do. “I’ve never tried fishing. I wonder if I’d have the patience…”</div>