Nadine had her own opinions on justice and terror in the world, but she'd keep them to herself. Remembering that Lucretia hunted monsters in the night to slay fear itself, the demi-human didn't feel that her own input would be helpful or even agreed with. For a moment she wondered when was the last time someone had ever called her noble, honorable, or valiant. Honestly she couldn't remember, but as someone who cared little for such descriptions where she herself was concerned Nadine wasn't bothered by it, either.
The Iceberg cultural lesson interesting to hear. While she knew there were large cities in that country most of her own past experiences dealt with the nomadic raiding tribes. The warbands hardly ever reached her homeland since they had to cross another country entirely to do so, but the Minstrese Navy was familiar enough with the more violent aspects of Icebergian traditions. Northern trips around the continent to Pergrande Kingdom would sometimes be harassed, although Nadine had never been that far north herself. The water was too cold for her liking.
Nadine would coyly chuckle though, seeing the older woman avoid eye contact as her cheeks tinted red again.
As she bit into her own grilled squid she listened to Lucretia's verdict on the snack. She was pleased to see the other mage enjoy it being a lover of food herself. The demi-human finished the squid off in short order, nodding in agreement between bites.
“You're not in the frozen north anymore. You should keep up the streak of doing new things, trying out new experiences. Like these squid, taking this job, or the trip to the hot spring.” As she spun her bare skewer around her gloved fingers like one might do a pen or pencil Nadine looked ahead at Kaito. The shift in her gaze was more for Lucretia's benefit though, as her voice took on a playful tone again. “You'd probably look great in one of those fancy Joyan outfits, kimonos. I hear they're a pain to put on, but taking it all off is part of the fun as well; very sensual and intimate if the locals are to be believed. Perfect for the end to an evening date.”
She'd let Lucretia's mind wander with that, looking back only when asked if she liked sugary things.
“Yes I do,” she admitted curiously as she then looked in the direction Lucretia was pointing, “do you see something you want to try?”
Noting that Kaito was in the general vicinity of where she was gesturing to Nadine stared at the man impatiently. Food was an easy way to get her attention, and Granny Meirin had practically said Kaito's feelings were irrelevant in this matter. So long as the foreign nobles were kept safe they would still be paid. She flicked her skewer into a trash can before gesturing for her partner to follow her.
“Let's go see for ourselves. The nobles can't have all the fun, right? Just pretend like they're not there or don't matter. So just act normally.”