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Phaedra had been cooped up in the kitchen all morning so when it was time to go out and shop she hadn't even stopped to washed off the flour on her hands or take off the small apron about her waist. Instead she wore them both proudly like they were gems for a high class lady. Her husband certainly didn't mind that she was covered in ingredients and he was the only one she aimed to impress.

When she'd gotten to the stall of spices she paused long enough to wipe her hands on her apron, ensuring the flour was mostly off her fingers, before touching anything. "Now lets see.. I know there had to be something here from Sauti and Zena. I could have sworn..." She skimmed over the names of things that she saw looking for anything that wasn't from Oba, Jauhar, Matori, or Tale. Those four regions she had easy access to through her husband and his travels. "Where did I see them?"

She was still scanning the labels when someone bumped into her. "Oop!" Phaedra had to make sure she kept her balance, though the person that ran into her did grab hold of her to help. She moved her feet into a better position then looked at who it was. A shifter. No one she knew. The leafling smiled and waved a hand. "I'm alright. It was just a little bump." Her green eyes looked down at the basket he had with him and she noticed the spices there.

"Oh, are you shopping for you or someone else?" She was curious to know if he was one of those couriers that got a list from a customer then went shopping for them so that the person could focus on doing other things. Phae had used her kids for that mostly but she knew other people used the service from time to time.

Phae also checked her stuff and when she noticed everything was fine she nodded. "Everything is fine." As she heard him say that he was cooking for both himself and others she smiled widely. "Me too. I always cook for my family. I also work as a chef." She was a skinny chef but that had more to do with the fact that she also worked out with her trident quite a bit.

"No? Well then definitely be sure to stock up." The Oban markets always had a little bit of everything. When it came to spices they had so many. "Living here gives me a bit of an advantage, though there are some spices I need to special order from time to time." The brunette nodded her head as she spoke. "Eventually I wouldn't mind traveling to Zena. I hear they have some interesting native dishes." And she was always open for expanding her cooking knowledge. Her husband would certainly like that.

She smiled at the man. "I'll have to remember the name. Zyphire is rather unique though. I'm Phaedra." The woman gave a nod of her head in greeting to go along with her name.

"Oh, those dishes sound divine. You'll have to share those recipes with me too." Phae would love to get her hands on those recipes so that she could make them for her kids and grandchildren. She figured Lynx and Iexa would enjoy them quite a bite. Those two ate a lot for little boys. When he asked if there was something that he may have missed of the Oban cuisine she had to give it some thought. Most of what was served in food carts and at the restaurants was what they had. "Stuffed Zore is always nice. You can mess with the spices used to create a different taste each time." She always did like making that bird for the family, of course she had to make sure her husband's dear Kinfa wasn't upset with the sight of a stuffed bird on the dinner table.