Oliver held back the face he wanted to make when he thought he could smell blood. The crisp, coppery scent got in his mouth seemed to stick to his tongue. He picked up his own glass the moment it was full in a futile attempt to rinse away the metallic flavour. It didn't help much, though, as the cloying aroma was still in the air. It almost felt like it had filled the room. And of course the vampire wanted more. "Leave the bottle." he whispered, grabbing the arm of the waiter who had tried to run off with the bottle of red wine after topping off the Paladin's glass. He figured maybe he could cleanse his palate once his companion had finished her second glass. For the moment, though, all he could taste was blood. He didn't think it was normal blood, either, the way the smell seemed to permeate just about everything. And the way it appeared almost like the wine he had in his own glass, the warrior was beginning to think there was magic involved here.

He continued to sip at his glass while he took in the meal laid out before him, and he finally found relief. The rush of steam coming off the hot platters seemed to clear the air, and he was glad to discover that he didn't have any further issues, even when Sanguine's second glass was brought by. That just made him all the more certain that there was magic involved. Not that he really cared any more. He could taste normally again, and everything looked delicious. The only disappointment was the fact that he wouldn't be able to wrestle the roast away from the vampire. She looked far too enthused by it for him to even consider such a thing. It did make sense, blood and red meat were probably the only things vampires ate. Which brought up the question of the strawberries.

The Paladin had to remind himself not to worry, and instead started helping himself. He decided he was just going to work through the four courses one at a time, and see what was left when they were done. And he needed to get started quickly before he got too deep into the bottle of wine that he already had a head start on. "This looks awesome. I could live like this." he commented, waiting for the Guild Master before actually digging in. He didn't want to seem impolite if she wasn't totally satisfied for some obscure reason.

((I figured as much, but the heads up is appreciated. That's the sort of thing I'd miss XD))