“I like — like, there’s spicy, peppers and paprika and stuff, and then there’s spicy like rosemary and basil and things. I don’t really like the peppers. But, pizza! Where’s the best local pizza around here?”
“Summer, rosemary and basil are apparently herbs, not actually spices. But, spices and herbs do mix together usually,” Luna told the girl shyly, and rubbed the back of her neck. She, then, smiled lightly and pointed in the direction of the pizzeria. “That way.”
“That’s semantics!” Summer objected. “Many herbs are referred to as spices because of the origination of the word ‘spice’; it originally meant anything exotic and hard to get. That’s the kind of thing that’s meant when medieval literature talks about highly spiced meats — they hadn’t even discovered peppers then in Europe!” She started off in the direction of the pizzeria, glancing back to make sure Luna was still there.