Felixa did not take unnecessary risks. And the price had been high but so was the feat, and it was worth it. Equally important, Felixa had access to those sorts of funds. That had prompted this whole process of searching after all. No, the appetizer was simply to give the restaurant some business. She cared not at all about what it was or how it tasted.
The witch listened to the comments he gave back on the beast. The gash looked like it had been from the tail, the most important part of the beast, as that was where the scales were. However, he had been well informed, and even if some were damaged...it was more than anyone had received in a long time. And so she was thrilled by the idea of it. And at the least, if she were allowed to there inspect his wound, she would have been able to say if it came from a chimaera. But she had more common sense than that.
"One of the most fierce as well," Felixa replied. Her opinion was based on a few things, but her work with its magic as well as its incredible skill against almost all predators impressed her greatly. It was most unfortunate that its scales could not be peacefully obtained. The food came, and her attention was only on it in that she wished it to disappear as quickly as possible.