She took a couple of pieces and popped them into her mouth
"Oh, that is good," she said, happily chewing.
When he lowered his voice, she found that she had to suppress a shiver. And she was glad it was dim, perhaps he wouldn't see her blush. Still, she moves fractionally nearer to him so that she can...hear him. Yes. That's it.
"Ah. Like the Romans." The only Empire she knows, really.