Chapter 63 - Sixty-one (2/2)

And yet I could not stop a goofy smile of my own to spread over my lips as I walked in to have dinner. My stomach made his opinion known by growling loudly, making me go to the table were my brother waved for me to sit beside him, my food already prepared for me.

”Come on brother! The food will get cold, and they put so much effort into it to go to waste!”

I sit down beside him, one leg up in a very comfy position as Leo sits in front of me, already nibbling his food with an innocent look on his face, faking interest in something the younger twin brother was saying, but his eyes were clearly on me.

That widens my stupid goofy smile, adding a blush too, so for the sake of my sanity I turn towards my brother only to see a lot of drinks in front of him and a Ragnur on the side filling his mug.

”What? You are drinking now? If I remember correctly you didn't like the taste of alcohol…”

”Yeah I don't, but Ragnur couldn't get over the fact that we don't get drunk so he challenged me to a duel.”

That's…stupid. And totally something Ragnur would do.

”Who is winning?”

”Well…”

He leans back to show me Ragnur's state, and the ginger dwarf was almost missing his own mouth, smelling of alcohol and having it all over his beard.

I turn my nose in disgust, but try to make it subtle by scratching it.

I better focus on my food, I soon realize as my eyes go back to the bowl in front of me, only me and Leo hadn't eaten yet.

It was a stew with a brownish tick appearance, as well as some round big meats coated on celery, salt, pepper, onions and carrots, looking very tasty and smelling really great. I take the wooden spoon and have a sip of the broth, licking my lips for the aftertaste, just to munch down on the meat and have the pure bliss of a tender juicy meat melting in my mouth, bringing forth all the seasoning's taste.

”Did you like it?” Asks Leo in front of me as I cover my mouth to nod and say, still chewing:

”You did this? Is amazing! Where did you find the ingredients?” I say, taking another bite of the divine meat with little to no taste of fat.

”There is a garden in the back where most ingredients came from, though some I had on my own, plus there was a carrot garden with tons of rabbits roaming around already big and chubby as a pig, probably for years without predators around.”

”Uhm… ”I hummed, too enticed by the food to continue talking. Leo starts eating too, with the elegance that only a noble breed like him could muster, plus his tall and board back from his elven heritage makes him even more celestial.

I eat another serving, and once I'm satisfied I feel drowsy and warm with the freshly made food, looking beside me only to see that the competition still went on.

Ragnur Ragnur, are you stupid or are you just searching for excuses to drink more now?

I think the latter as he drinks straight from the bottle, motioning my brother to do the same. Is a trick of the light or my brother seems a little bit red on the cheeks?

Nah, impossible, we don't get drunk; I mean, how much alcohol would be needed for us to get drunk if we had furnaces in our bellies? The drink just turns into vapor, literally, which usually makes the other around us drunk from it.

”Brother, don't you think is enough?” I ask, more worried about the surrounding people than the prospect of him getting drunk as a thin mist could already be seeing from him drinking so much until now.

”Nah, I'-m… I'm good…Oh, brother, can you do that?”

”That?”

”Yeah, that! We even have a fireplace here! Is just perfect! And with a good meal will only make it better…”

”Well…”

”Please~”

”Sure, sure, I'll do it.” I say, stealing a glance to the confused others and seeing the effects of the drink already taking its tool.

That will end badly…

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Hey yo!

So, I was in doubt for a while if this chapter was out for character for Thilgon, so I analyzed him and I hope you guys agree that it isn't; how? Well, Thilgon is stubborn and a sore loser, doesn't step back from a challenge, so when Leo keeps teasing him his first instinct is to tease harder (like, if you push me I will push you harder).

But, well, if you poke a lion with a short stick…

So when things get serious his tsudere side comes to life and he tries to run away or starts to get fl.u.s.tered.

That's what I think at least hehe ┐(￣ヘ￣)┌

So… enjoying the story so far?

Oh, and a new story next week! From the surviving series!

B-bye~~

Ps. Fighting against a writer's block that I feel want's to come, fight on, fight on! Well, after 9 months writing one chap per week nonstop it took some time to appear :C