Adri nodded with a small chuckle. "Sounds like a plan," she assured him, well familiar with his particular idiosyncrasies around this sort of thing. "Hmmmm, I wonder if Hamond might have someone running the stall even if he's not there... Never as good as the fresh-made pies, but it's still something."
As they exited the forge and started off down the street, she tipped her head toward him slightly and asked, "So, the gem merchant-- were you thinking the usual guy, or that pricier toff that Herald recommended. And if we do wanna try that, what do we know about 'em?"
It was just a bit forced, but on any other day, in any other circumstances, she would have been trying to gather as much information about a potential supplier as possible. So that's what she did now, trying to ignore all the things that were not normal about their current situation.