[If the crowds were thinner, Alucard might have heard Jaskier approach. If the crowds were thinner, he would have absolutely picked out the pace of the bard's gait against others in the hall. But such as it is, Alucard turns around in order to get ready to leave and there is a whole bard standing right there.

Asking....a fair question, if Alucard was forced to admit it. The first attempt at making pierogi in the Horizon were not quite on the mark, and he will admit that regularly. If the reason for it will stand though, that is about to be found out.]

As I was shaping them, I realized they resembled some of the creatures in a particular painting in the Hall of Natural Relics. I simply got carried away when I made one and added the legs. [He only did it for one round, at any rate!] You'll note my style and crimped edges improved dramatically with the cabbage-thyme-caraway-and-mushroom batch.