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To Ixa's query she bluntly replied, "It tasted as glorious as it looked, no worries.", as if not understanding the point of the question. She did understand though, and Ixa would probably know enough of her tells by now to know she was teasing him slightly.

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His response to that would probably factor his knowledge about how serious Elysia was about food, due to her past. Sure, she could have conjured food during her solitude, but had stopped doing that at some point for various reasons. Her magic was capable of directly sustaining her anyway. Over 17 millennia of life had come and gone until she actually ate again.

-That one time with the meat Ixa had hunted not counting, since her magic absorbed that.-

She had burst into tears at finally tasting real food again. The fact that she managed to be this lighthearted about something to do with eating was a sign she was recovering.

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After his response she decided to get her own plate. She saw a monster of a sandwich, which looked rather tasty, and floated it unto her plate with a cantrip, much to the dismay of the second in the actual line for food. Ah well. This was a competition between mages after all, which was just as serious of a business as food.

About halfway through her sandwich came the announcement that they would be resuming soon. Staring forlornly at the remains of the culinary wonder that was the Classic Questrios Club, she decided to have her magic break it down, to replenish itself. It was not technically needed, what with the Seed hiding itself within her soul, but she didn't want to be overly reliant on what could be seen as a cheat, even if it was legally allowed.

-And yes, she had checked when they were at the Mage's Guild-