Velmora Capital – East Quarter, Day 8 after Emberdrop Pavilion's Launch
Rumor spreads fast in Caerywn. But food? Food spreads faster.
Within eight days, Emberdrop Pavilion was more than a phenomenon—it had turned into a cultural movement.
People no longer simply ate there.
They pilgrimaged.
And not everyone was happy about it.
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The Pavilion's popularity had turned into a wildfire, and the first ones to feel the heat were the food guilds, mid-tier restaurants, and especially—the noble houses who prided themselves on their private kitchens and gourmet chefs.
One by one, aristocratic homes began to issue quiet orders to their household staff:
"Bring me samples from this... Emberdrop Pavilion."
They would not be seen among commoners, of course. Nobles do not queue behind merchants and street-sellers. But their curiosity, sharpened by whispers and secondhand praise, would not be denied.
