blueteamnovel Chapter 18: 18: Did you say tiger meat?
Chapter 18: 18: Did you say tiger meat?
"At last, we're done."
Fatty patted his big belly. His belly fat bounced as a result. He took out the straw hat on top of his head and looked at the fifteen buckets filled with water with a satisfied grin.
"Hmph..." Luna curled her lips, also happy.
Caleb, on the other hand, just stood indifferently, as if he didn't put the task in his eyes. 'I did all the work, though.'
Andre walked to the door. He gave them a knowing look.
"The hunting party would be back in the evening. Let's go in first, so we look good when we greet them outside later."
As he said this, he pushed open the door and walked in. Caleb and Clifford nodded at each other and followed.
Fatty licked his lips. His brown eyes darted to Luna.
"I'm already hungry. What are you still doing standing like a fool? Let's go inside!"
Hearing this, Luna rolled her blue eyes. She lifted her black dress to avoid slipping and ran towards the door.
"All you do is think about food!"
Seeing that he was all alone. Fatty whispered secretly. "What's wrong with me liking food? Fool! Without food, you won't be able to function properly."
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"You guys are back. Come and eat." One of the old women greeted the five with a gentle smile on her face. She looked as if she was glad about their arrival. "Did you guys finish your task early?"
One of the old men this time eyed the five with a fierce expression.
Caleb felt the hotness of when he ate the soup. Nevertheless, it didn't stop him from taking another scoop. Such a simple obstacle won't be able to stop his hunger. The taste of thing that look like a carrot tastes like a potato instead. Then he looked at the variety of meat on the table with glistening eyes. 'Meat is life!'
Unlike Caleb, the other three didn't look as energetic as him. They just eat their share at a normal pace without a change of expression on their face. Every day, all they eat are meat and vegetables that all the meat tastes the same anymore.
If you eat a thing every day, even if was your favorite, inevitably, you would grow sick of it and even hate it if it's the only thing that you literally eat.
Of course, there's always an exception in everything. Just like Caleb, Fatty ate his fill at astonishing speed. Even the dire wolves which have rougher texture and fishy taste didn't escape his big hands.
"Fatty, slow down. Do you want to choke yourself to death?" Andre placed a blackened rabbit meat in his mouth.
Fatty munched relentlessly that a bulge formed on both sides of his cheek. He gave Andre a look of relish.
"Hey, this is me enjoying the food! Don't disturb my precious time."
Clifford looked at the two while eating vegetable soup. He looked at the green leafy thing with a hint of hesitation. In the end, he placed it in his mouth and ate it reluctantly.
Contrary to the two, Luna just ate quietly without emotion on her face. She just ate whatever her hands touched.
'Well, she can eat for her size. Does she enjoy the food or not?' A question mark appeared on Caleb's mind. He couldn't see a trace of enjoyment or disgust on Luna's face, so he had a hard time reading her. 'Hmmm... Does she eat just for the sake of it? It seems she's only expressive when talking but silent when eating.'
"No tiger meat this time," Fatty complained.
Caleb's eyes widened and asked:
"Tiger meat? Did you just say tiger meat? By the way, don't talk with food in your mouth."
With a smile, Luna took a sip of water from the wooden cup. Caleb could even see her throat move from chugging. After drinking, she opened her mouth to say:
"Yes, we ate one last week, right? It seems that the hunting party didn't manage to kill one this time. That thing is quite tasty."