Ledecestrescire Sauce

Ledecestrescire Sauce was a virtual representation of one of Eivor Varinsdottir's genetic memories, relived by Layla Hassan through the Portable Animus HR-8.5.
==Description==
Eivor came across a worried chef and helped him with his culinary troubles.
==Dialogue==
While exploring Ledecestrescire, Eivor heard the frustrated cries of a chef.
*Anglo-Saxon Man: What's this? What do I have to do? Have I lost my touch? Am I cursed? I... I just can't get it right. Stupid. You're stupid. A fool. That's what it is! You think you know what you're doing, but you don't.
Eivor approached the man, who was sitting by a table under a pavilion set outside a house, sharpening a knife on a whetstone. The Viking saw a note on the table and read it.
Eivor spoke to the man.
*Eivor: Mmm... Smells good.
*Anglo-Saxon Man: O, please! I'm irritated enough already. The last thing I need is someone lying to my face.
*Eivor: It is a compliment, Saxon. Take it. What are you brewing anyway?
*Anglo-Saxon Man: I call it Ledecestrescire sauce.
*Eivor: That is a mouthful. What is wrong with it?
*Anglo-Saxon Man: It doesn't come close to meriting such a sizable name, that's what's wrong with it. And I've tried. Lord, have I tried. But I cannot for the life of me strike the perfect balance. I should just give up.
*Eivor: As I look around, that is hard to argue.
*Anglo-Saxon Man: You wouldn't happen to be carrying an eel would you?
*Eivor: Not the first thing I grab when I set off for the day, no.
*Anglo-Saxon Man: I've fished everything in Ledecestre but the eel.
*Eivor: And you think this elusive river-snake could be the answer to your sauce woes.
*Anglo-Saxon Man: There's only one way to know for sure.
*Eivor: All right. If I wrangle one, I shall bring it to you.
*Anglo-Saxon Man: Yes, please. I must try, if only to rule it out. Thank you!
Eivor left the man and went down to a river below the house, where she cast out her fishing line and caught an eel. She returned to the cook and delivered the lengthy fish.
*Eivor: I have your eel.
*Anglo-Saxon Man: O, good! Please, add it to the pot.
Eivor walked over to the nearby pot hanging over a fire and inserted the eel.
*Anglo-Saxon Man: Ahh. Here it is. Would you be so kind?
Eivor was apprehensive and skeptical.
*Eivor: You want me to taste this?
*Anglo-Saxon Man: Of course, for your palate is far less tainted than mine. Take a generous amount, too.
Eivor downed a fair sampling of fresh sauce from a cup.
*Anglo-Saxon Man: And? Verdict?
Eivor gagged and coughed at the taste, leaving her voice hoarse.
*Eivor: No... not quite there.
The cook was despondent.
*Anglo-Saxon Man: O, Lord.
Eivor left the pot to talk to the cook again.
*Eivor: Uh... If it helps, I've had worse.
*Anglo-Saxon Man: I suppose that's it then, it's over. Time for me to pack up my things and see what the fruits of another kingdom might offer me.
*Eivor: Where will you go?
*Anglo-Saxon Man: Worcester, I think. Though I'll be buggered if I'm going to name my sauce after that paltry place. Thank you... for all your help. I don't know many Danes, and don't care to, but you've helped bring closure to this journey. If I could ask one more favor of you, it would be to take this failure to the grottos below my home. I can't stand the sight of it.
*Eivor: Farewell. Luck be with you. You will need it.
==Outcome==
Eivor caught an eel in hopes of resolving the chef's attempts at perfecting a new sauce, only for the resulting mixture to be unpalatable. While thankful for Eivor's help in eliminating eel as a potential sauce ingredient, the man resolved to move to Worcester and try again, though he vowed not to name his sauce after the city were he to find success there.
==Behind the scenes==
The name of the memory and the cook's final lines are comedic references to the place of origin for . Historically, it was based on the fish sauce used throughout the Roman Empire, and was first commercialized in 1876 by chemists and . The cook's list of unsuccessful tests with different fish and request to use eel is likewise a joke on the typical recipe, which instead uses and various spices to achieve its distinctive flavor.
==References==
*Assassin's Creed: Valhalla
Category:Memories relived using the Animus HR-8.5
Category:Memories of Eivor Varinsdottir