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"Ah.... you're a quick learner," Miyuki murmured thoughtfully.

It sounded like Andarien was better with the written form rather than the verbal. Miyuki could learn written, but they hadn't stayed anywhere long enough for her to gain a large proficiency in it. Though she had learned a bit of the runes from Caras Galadhon, but looking at the menu, not enough to really be able to navigate the menu with confidence.

There was quite a lot of choice, though no different than the amount of choice one would find in Gaia, so it wasn't like it was unusual.

"Hmm...." Miyuki looked thoughtful, "A sandwich and cider sounds good."

Like her mother, she wasn't really into most alcoholic drinks, they always had that aftertaste that was strange to her. As long as it wasn't hard cider (which also had alcohol in it) she wouldn't mind. Though personally, she was more of a tea person.

"Just thinking of what kind, there's a lot."

Miyuki thought about it a bit more, "I'll have a roast beef sandwich with cider."

It sounded like a good choice, and she did like roast beef.

"What about you?"

Miyuki was surprised that her brother was still awake enough to want to do that, until she remembered that he did seem to have an easier time sleeping despite the wind whistling past them and the movement of a flying dragon.

"Sounds good," she nodded.

Then she looked to see if they could flag down a waiter or waitress.

"What kind of idea?" Miyuki asked.

The fact that Andarien could be inspired while they flew, she knew it had to be something interesting.

Something that could fly, now there was an interesting thought. She wondered what Shiro had to say about something like that.

"That sounds neat," Miyuki had to agree.

She wasn't sure what he would do with it afterwards, but it still sounded neat.

Miyuki looked thoughtful, "Preservation seals... sure the bags hold a lot, but things can still degrade overtime, that's why we don't use them to carry perishable food, spices, or any medicine that can degrade."

She tilted her head a bit and then added thoughtfully.

"I've had that in the back of my head since I was little, but I kept forgetting until now. Not quite useful for travel, I mean, it could make supplies last longer but you don't want to carry supplies for a whole long trip, but it could be useful for trade."

Miyuki nodded, "Yes, it would probably have to be etched onto whatever is containing the item, but that is the general idea."

It wasn't hard to notice that fruits and veggies from place to place was different. Sure, places that had open trade with other countries could import saplings or seeds, but if the environment wasn't right then that plant wouldn't grow anyways. This meant, beyond the most hardy of plants, each region had spices, herbs and plants that were different.

"Originally," she admitted, "I thought of it as a child because we had to eat our perishable foods soon, and it was sad to me to not have a fruit I was familiar with for a long time. Now though, I'm thinking in more... practical terms."

Maybe it was small things she remembered as a kid growing up, or maybe it was because traveling a long there was always concern about trade, or maybe she thinking slowly about what she would do as she grow older, but Miyuki saw a real world application to that kind of rune array.