"Hmmm, hmmm. Hmm, hmmm–"
I hummed softly while cleaning stains from the end of my clothes, sitting by the edge of the spring pool.
The sun had started to rise, and I was unsure what to do while waiting for Alaric to finish cooking breakfast for both of us. He had said it would take a while because bear meat was tough and had a strong smell, so it needed to soak in some spices for a while before being cooked over the fire.
"You're so good at cooking, did you learn somewhere?"
Curious, I asked him as I watched him cut the meat with a knife he had sharpened from a flat stone, making it sharp enough to fillet the tough meat into thin slices for easy cooking.
"I've always lived outside since I was little. I was given the mission to spy or kill enemies from the Nightshade family. Days an
