[ this concept... it is foreign. so she takes another sip of cider to give herself a second to come to terms with it. not eating meat wasn't so odd; plenty of people in Kirkwall -- her family included, for a time -- didn't eat meat because they could barely afford bread. the choice not to, is something else all together.
well, to each her own, she supposes. ]
Population control, sometimes. Or if you're sick. [ serves herself a piece of turkey, and then picks at it with her fingers... more or less delicately. ] But as long as you're healthy and full, who cares what you eat, right?