Worst meal ever

I had signed up for the kraken dinner at the Bloody Stump.  Upon arrival I discovered that Ming Na had placed a corcery prevening me from enterng the dning area, very dpecific as it was only against valosian Ceremoniasts.


The kraken was already cooked and had to be rehated.  There was no butter, so I told one on his minions were there was some of my personal supply, 5 minutes away.  40 minutes later, still not butter.  There was no hammer to break open the claws, not knife to cut nto the tail.  I was forced to partake fo this meager fare on Amizar's orch, hunched over.  IT was the worst meal I ever had the displeasure to suffer in Travacne.

Father Haroldson, I believe this is a subject you should take up in privet with Ming Na, not on the Dragon Claw Inn bulletin board. I have heard rave reviews about Ming Na's Kraken and other exotic foods available at the Bloody Stump.  Please take up any issue you had with the Kraken meal with Ming Na in privet and not in a public forum.

Father Edwin Haroldson,
            On behalf of The Bloody Stump I would like to formally apologize for your horrible experience in dining with us.  I would however like to clear the air on the matter in an efficient and public manner.  Then mythal that was on the building when we first began to move it from Tarthan was against Valosian Ceremonialists as well as the Undead.  
            In falling in love with this quaint building and all of it's charm we did not want to disrespect the establishment and change that,  so we were in the process of getting it reestablished.  This is why the Brogan Memorial Patio was created.  So Valsoian Ceremonislists could indeed dine with us in a comfortable environment.  Also,  we did not wish you to be inside the building should the Mythal have suddenly reactivated and you were defenestrated from The Bloody Stump as we value you as a person.
           The baby Kraken had to be reheated so that you did not succumb to a variety diseases or ailments from not eating freshly cooked food.  I assure you that at 4 o'clock when the Kraken was originally cooked and served it was indeed to perfection.  However we did the best to accommodate you when you decided to show up at 8 o'clock to eat your Kraken whilst we were in the middle of setting up for our own private party the celebrate the hard work we have done for the town so far.
           We take pride in our guests and our food.  However also making sure that the decadence is not taken to the extreme limits of self-destructive behavior, we do try our best to make sure to look out for our guests when they do not plan on it.  As such I feel that it is important for you to know, and Dr. Maxwell the High Surgeon of Travance would be happy to validate this:  imbibing vast amounts of butter on a regular basis can indeed lead to health problems down the line.  We being unsure of your dietary norms, had no desire to further you down this path and potentially cause you health problems.  We sincerely hope you appreciate our foresight in this matter.
          Lastly, I certainly understand your need or want to be able to consume your food in a swift fashion as these are busy times in Travance.  I also too know the burden of having to "rough" it.  Why just last week I had to wear the same cufflinks 2 days in a row.  That is just unacceptable!  However,  being as we are both well educated men, and can appreciate the finer aspects of dining,  I'm sure you can see as well as I,  how truly barbaric and vulgar it would be to smash to bits the corpse of a creature that was boiled alive for the sole purpose of getting into your tummy.  The most gracious and classiest thing we can do is show our reverence and appreciation for this fine meal by being as gentle and respectful of the creature that gave it's life to become our very fine meal.
         In closing,  I am truly sorry that your experience with us was a negative one.  However being a man that likes to not see any rift between brilliant minds,  I would like to offer you this:  Anytime you wish,  if you personally come up to the bar while I'm on,  and I'll give you a drink on the house.  Thank you for your time.

If you can come up with a means of extracting the meat from the shell without cutting or smahing, let me know of it,  That being said, I believe we can all agree that I would doubless survice a defenistration, as you incorrectly call it.  The matter of the accomidtions was beyond the pale.  I spoke with Ming Na and did nt receive an adequate response.  Butter - a simple concept, and for the price chaged, not an unraonable request.  You are failing by being too cute.

Ekaterina - if the Stump had a bulletin board, I would post it there.

Father Haroldson,
  I would like to formally apologize for your troubles with your meal.  Since I was not in kitchen at the time I can not speak to the specifics of your issues with the Stump but it is my understanding that you arrived for the dinner some hours late.  I am sorry for this oversight on our part since we should have prepared your meal hours after the other guests had arrived.  I shall make sure that your time constraints are better prepared for in the future.  Furthermore, baby kraken are a segmented creature that are perfectly suited to being pulled apart by hand when freshly cooked.  In fact when my uncle served the last of the baby kraken to the staff as a thanks for a job well done it was a simple matter to serve.  Since we Khitanese are used to eating without such tools like hammers and knives and as we prepared it in a Khitanese way, we assumed it would be eaten as such.  I apologize for this oversight and if you dine on kraken next time we will be sure to provide you with a serving boy so that you will not have to worry about eating shell flakes.

As for the prevention of your entering into the Stump, it was my uncle's intention that if he were going to open a tavern frequented by everyone, including people he called "seedy" (I assume they like to garden) then it would be good to keep such prominent members of the clergy out of such places to prevent reputations and clothing from being sullied (from dirt and plant clippings I assume).

I am sorry for the misunderstandings and I would like to thank you for your feedback.  Please forgive this small Khitan for the oversight and I hope we get it right next time.  I am still getting used to your ways here and I was unaware of your need for weapons to attack your food.

Feng Na

Your premise is flawed, Feng Na.  I arrived first at 3 pm, and was told by the only person on the premises that dinner would not be until 8.  It seems messages were sent to all parties save one about the time change.  I should not be hard to find as I spent all my time between the monastery and the Inn.

Do not concern yourself with the next time, for I assure you there will be no next time.  As to your suggestion that baby kraken is easy to eat without any implements, I scoff at that.  I would be willing to wager that you cannot properly extract all the meat without tools

You must grant me a degree of skepticism as to your uncle's train of thought concerning his baring only one person with a powerful Sorcery