[center][h1][color=6ecff6]Ada[/color][/h1][/center]
[sup][@PaulHaynek][@Rezod92][/sup]

Ada was just ecstatic when she received not one but three balloons from the masked vendor. Carrying them around in her hand, she was almost hopping around while holding Kira's hand and watching how the balloons floated in the air. Not only their vibrant colors were really pretty but when she rubbed her finger on them, they made a funny sound! That said, after what happened with the other balloon though, Ada was being [i]very[/i] careful when touching the balloons in order to not pop them again. 

The moment they arrived on the place where the cooking competition was going on though, Ada almost immediately got distracted by the smell of food. Still being careful to not let her balloons go, Ada gave a step forward while sniffing the air. All the dishes that were being made had strange but definitely enticing smells. The first one that called her attention was obviously the big slab of meat that the blonde man prepared. Even though Ada knew meat very well, she had never eaten one prepared like that. It smelled a bit different from normal meat too, almost as if he had added something to the meat. As she looked at the other dishes though, Ada's curiosity grew. Yang made a strange dish with lots of stringy things floating in a soup that had a really good smell, despite the strange appearance for Ada. The spider lady was making a strange dish with fish. Even though Ada had eaten fish before, the dish the spider lady was doing was different, as she was wrapping the fish with a thin, black thing together with some small white grains. Lastly, the bird maid was making a dish with some roots and greens. 

Ada was distracted with all the smells but when Talia mentioned tasting them, Ada looked at both her and Kira with an excited expression, almost if asking if she really would be able to taste them. Regarding which one she would like to try first though, Ada simply couldn't decide. Meat was always good but she had never seen the weird strings that Yang was preparing or eaten fish like how the spider lady was doing it. Truth be told, Ada loved food and things she didn't know. When putting both of them together, of course her curiosity wouldn't let her ignore the chance to taste something new.

Much to Talia and Kira's surprise though, Ada looked at them while pointing towards Yang and the spider lady's dishes while she opened her mouth. Even though she hesitated a bit in the beginning, it was almost as if she was trying to say something.

[color=6ecff6]"F-Foo?"[/color] Ada asked with a surprisingly clear and melodic voice, which was rather unexpected seeing how she didn't seem to speak that much.

[color=6ecff6]"Foo!"[/color] she said again, gently pulling Kira's arm towards the food as she looked at it excitedly.

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[color=8dc73f][center][h1]Freyr[/h1][/center][/color]
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Freyr held Sir Reed's hand in a firm handshake before he returned to preparing himself for the competition. What he wasn't expecting though was to hear Haley's saying that watching him was more exciting than the competition. Surprised by that comment, Freyr looked at Haley for a brief moment before averting his gaze, blushing and embarrassed, not knowing how to react to those words.

[color=8dc73f]"I-I... Well... It's not like..."[/color] he tried to say, hesitating as he looked away while unsuccessfully trying to hide his embarrassment.

To make things even more embarrassing for him, the moment Haley said that, the crowd that had gathered for the competition let out surprised giggles and smiles at both Freyr and Haley's reactions, making them laugh even more when Haley protested and seeing how the normally composed Freyr reacted to that.

[color=8dc73f]"... Thank you, Haley."[/color] Freyr said after a moment, looking to her with a kind, although still a bit blushed and embarrassed, smile.

While it did take Freyr a few minutes to calm himself down and regain his composure, especially now that he was really conscious of Haley's presence there, when he finally did so, the competition was about to start.

At the beginning, all the competitors seemed to be evenly matched, with everyone hitting their shots right at the center of the target. It did take a while but Sir Reed was the first one to miss his shot. Haley seemed to be rather happy to be able to get back at Sir Reed for making fun of her earlier though, which made Freyr laugh a bit.

[color=8dc73f]"It was a good match."[/color] Freyr said, complimenting Sir Reed as he walked towards him.

Surprisingly though, after that, the remaining competitors weren't missing a single arrow and seemed to be equally matched, which made the competition last longer than what Haley and Freyr had expected. After a few more shots, it became quite obvious that the competition would never end at that pace, due to the skill of the competitors and a break was proposed to discuss how to break the stalemate. 

Sir Reed soon came to talk to Freyr when the break started, mentioning how monsters usually excelled at the field they specialized themselves in. Truth be told, Freyr himself didn't expect to find other people as good with a bow as he was.

[color=8dc73f]"I wasn't expecting such a fierce competition as well. That said, it is quite interesting nonetheless. A good challenge, that is."[/color] Freyr replied to Sir Reed with an amicable expression.

When Sir Reed mentioning calling Haley though, Freyr's face almost immediately went red. She did came there to watch him but should he really call her?

[color=8dc73f]"Well, I mean... I think I'm going to save my appetite for when we're finished here. I'm sure that Yang will let us taste a bit of her food. Regarding the competition... I have no idea. It is the first time I'm meeting other people who are as good with a bow as I am. I am pleasantly surprised too. By the looks of it though, it doesn't seem we will be able to break the stalemate only by continuing the competition. Maybe we should try increasing the difficulty a little?"[/color] Freyr said, clearing his throat as he tried to regain his composure.

[color=8dc73f]"And regarding Haley... Well... She did came here to watch me and I don't think she was expecting the archery competition to take this long so she might be a bit bored... If you could call her for me, I would be grateful. Tell her that she doesn't need to stay here if she doesn't want to..."[/color] Freyr said. The way how he was over explaining his reasons was a clear indication of how embarrassed he was though.