She nodded when he spoke about his old home and such, then took the offered piece of bread into her mouth slowly. "Mmm," she hummed and gazed at him from beneath lowered lashes. When the next course was brought, she saw mushrooms floating in a soup. Karen dipped her spoon into her bowl, then took a bite. Again, she made a little bit of a face. It was delicious but the texture of the mushrooms reminded her of the olives. Even still, at least she could get past it.

"This is delicious," she said honestly.