"I was distracted," she said. She didn't usually skip meals, but with everything else going on, she could very well have forgotten about dinner, too, had Aspel not reached out with her invitation. Now that she was thinking about it, she was actually quite ravenous. "I shall have to see," she replied agreeably, "or else invade your living room once in awhile." The offer, she thought, had been a bit vague, but there. She took a slice of bread, buttered it, took a bite. Between the food and the more relaxed atmosphere, she was feeling a great deal better about everything. Perhaps this hadn't quite been her concept of mutual comfort when they had made plans, but she would take it.
"Well, that's a relief - I'm glad to know he won't randomly choose to burn down my... no, I suppose he wouldn't fit in my flat anyway," Ari said, trying to picture the enormous beast from the cave in her rather small living space. She shook her head, amused at herself. He grumbled in annoyance - apparently, he did not enjoy the thought of being amusing - but she ignored him. "I've nearly given up on demanding he hush," she said frankly. "I've been trying for days, and all I've got to show for it is a headache." The idea of summoning him in battle was... curious. Not nearly as frightening if indeed he would turn out to more obedient in action than thought. If he would listen to what she told him to do... "I can be pushy, too," she added. Maybe she wasn't fifteen feet tall and able to lob fireballs at those who annoyed her, but she had no problem expressing her opinions.
She took a bite of her lamb before realizing that Aspel still sat there, looking down at her full plate and eating nothing. "You're not eating?" she asked, a bit curiously. "It really is good... which you know already, as you are the one who recommended it."