Chapter 36 (1/2)
Reunion
The soldiers lined up for their food and then ate together peacefully Maki and Chiharu had now been working for two days, but as they were very good with their hands, they were put in charge of serving the soup
It was very easy While it had been years ago, they had done ittheir school lunch Children would often coetables or too little meat Edatch from afar as Maki and Chiharu excitedly served the soup He felt that his eagerness to take the
It had been fifteen days since Maki and Chiharu had left the castle And while Grudo had sent guards, and while the birdfolk watched over them, they probably would have fared just as well if they had been alone Perhaps both of them never wanted to be protected or treated as if they were special
When the line was almost finished, Edwy entered at the end
”You're the last one, so you get a big scoop!”
Chiharu said as she poured it into his bowl Just then, Edwy grabbed her wrist
”Huh?”
Her dark eyes looked up at him quizzically Yes, it really was Chiharu
”Edwy…”
”Chiharu I found you And Maki”
Chiharu's eyes widened as she froze Maki looked surprised as well Yes I was stupid for not being able to see it, but they weren't so smart either There is no way people wouldn't notice if you started flying in the sky
How dumb were they to be surprised at this, when they had not been cautious at all?
His worry, his anger All of it began to crumble
”Chiharu You're so dumb!”
”Hey, Edwy That's no way to speak to a lady”
”Lady? Where?”
”Uh, uhter Maki frantically called to him
”Hey, Edwy Be quiet We don't want to draw attention!”
”Nothing will drawwith the birdfolk”
”Ahhh Sauro!”
The people around thest themselves
”Hey, you Take your dinner plates and move to that corner! You're in the way!”
Paulo said to all three of the
”Fine Edwy, sit over there!”
”Wait!”
”We won't run away Hold this for me”
Edas handed three bowls of soup and then left alone Maki picked up three plates and went over to the grills in order to get the meat Chiharu took three cups to where the barrels were Edwy felt very uncoirls to do this for hiht, we can talk while we eat Anyway, good work today!”
”Yes”
They clinked their cups together They were drinking ale That was strange He had meant to find Maki and Chiharu and cause an uproar
”Ahh, it's good!”
”Ahh, it's good!”
”Yes”
While Edas used to dining in thehe liked about it was seeing how uncomfortable Kaider and Nyran were as well I don't like theh They treated him like a child
”Edwy This is e cooked today It's boiled potatoes that have been cooked on a grill with cheese on top You should eat it while it's still hot See Hah-hhot”
”Ffff, hah, quickly, quickly”
”Ah, ahh”
There were lots of potatoes with strips of ht? It's delicious We got this cheese in Lapondo”
”They say it's really famous”
They ate in silence after that At the castle, Maki and Chiharu had eaten like the nobles And they had acted as ladies in front of the around crossed legged and opening their mouths wide to be filled with potatoes
”Ah, the ood too!”
”This is the ht”
”I see It's so good”
They finished off the s of ale with their food It was fun This dinner was much more fun than an Chiharu also sat up straight and looked at him
”We're sorry”