"I look forward to seeing what that brain of yours is cooking up," Amaya said, meeting that grin with one of her own, "and then promptly one-upping you with what I'm working on for myself!"

Because, yes, competition, friendly or otherwise (although, in this case, she was mighty glad it was friendly!) fueled a Blackstone ever better than meats on sticks.

"And hopefully," she added, pulling a container out of the bag to relenquish over to him, "it tastes as good, if not better, than it smells!"

And it had better, what with the price they were asking for it!