If you did try to argue, then I'd be really worried. We'd have to intervene immediately. They definitely don't serve anything like this up at the barracks. Everything they have there has bits of sand in it.

[ That's probably an exaggeration but she'd swear that she tasted something incredibly grainy in the first bowl of food that she had received after being pulled from the summoning pool. The war at home meant that she'd had to eat less than stellar food on multiple occasions, but that didn't mean that her taste buds had acclimated to bits of sand blown in by the wind.

The calluses on his hands don't go unnoticed, nor does the grip of his strength. Both those things could be indicative of anything however. Just because someone had callouses didn't mean they wielded a weapon. He could easily be a tradesperson of sorts.

She gives him a firm shake back before withdrawing her hand so she can rest her chin on top of it in thought. Apparently she's going to take this question Very Seriously. ]

Hmm...I'd say that depends on the person. And that's saying something because sand can be pretty annoying. [ She cracks a smile then. ] How have you been adjusting to everything? Have you spoken to Mags about getting a room at the Sarstina?