The Seer's Lady ( Bruno Madrigal / Oc )

Ajiaco for a Flaco Desnutrido

AN: Hello hello nice to see y'all are staying around for the lecture, that's good! So far I would love to hear your feedback, and maybe some ideas bc why not? As mentioned in the past chapter, it'll take a little while to be back in the present-day in the story and for now, we will set ourselves in the past and will eventually start moving around in time. Encanto's age and time setting are weird, so I'll keep trying to keep it ambiguous enough!

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The Past

Bruno arrived at the Salazar's household earlier than expected, he said he finished his duties early and so, he joined the Salazar's for Lunch just as planned by Marulanda.

- Maru, did you invite the young Madrigal home? - Elvira, Maru's mother asked, surprised in the first place that Maru invited a boy, and most importantly a Madrigal; that sure was unexpected to the whole Salazar's, but Maru's intentions of his invitation weren't your usual reasons to bring a boy home.

-Ay ma' no exageres, after we talked for a while when I left the order I asked to get his services on readings-  Marulanda just laughed it off, simply pushing the already anxious Bruno inside the house so he could join the rest of the Salazar's in the table. - But first, gotta let the flaquito desnutrido eat something before he turns into a scarecrow. Gotta treat the visits with some kindness, no?-

-Uh... Right, thanks a lot for the lunch Doña Salazar- Even in a simple mumble, Elvira heard clearly and simply smiled.

At the table was Jacobo and his fiance Elena, Papá Luis Carlos drinking Tinto while Mamá Elvira finished serving everyone, Guadalupe arrived after closing the shop to eat lunch, then, at last, was Marulanda and Bruno, sitting beside each other at the table while the latter was simply anxious by so many people around, and all of them were a little too expressive and extroverted for his liking...

Marulanda went to help her mother serve the food, Elvira serving more food for Bruno who simply looked way too skinny. - We may not have healing food but we hope you enjoy it!- Maru exclaimed with a laugh, trying to at least make Bruno less scared of the situation and try to find some comfort in eating a little.

After a few moments, everything was set in the table, the pot with more Ajiaco in case someone wanted more, a whole plate filled with roasted mazorca, 3 avocados cut in parts with salt, guiso, salsa de aji, and rice; it was a considerable amount of stuff plus the drinks that were agua panela with lemon, it was a perfect combo for a traditional Colombian household

As it was served, immediately almost everyone at the table did a small prayer thanking for the food, Maru and Bruno didn't do it, just muttered a little "amen" then proceeded to eat, every once in a while a short conversation topic was made, starting with work themes to even some of the juicy gossips in town

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After lunch, everyone was truly full, including especially our messy-haired flaquito, who barely was able to eat Cortado de Leche after everything, but it all tasted very good if he was honest.

As Marulanda and Guadalupe cleaned the dishes and everyone went back to their own stuff, Bruno sat down in the living room awkwardly, as sometimes the Salazar Patriarch Don Luis Carlos stared at him as he basically tried to read the seer's thoughts.

- We'll get going, visions don't make themselves, right? - Marulanda shook slightly Bruno's shoulders, getting his attention after zoning out, the guy was truly weird at some points too