Disclaimer: I have lost my copy of FFTA! NOOOO! Now there is no possible way I could own the rights to FFTA!
Claen'tor: -sniffle- Not one reveiw for the last two chapters... -cries into Edwin's shoulder- Why? Boo-hoo!
Edwin: -slightly taken aback- Um...
Shina: -grins at Edwin's predicament- Not so mean now that your prophecies of no reviews came true, are you?
Jasith: -snickers-
Lyn: Look at those two... -shakes her head in exasperation-
Cale: Alright, that's enough. I'll be doing this I guess. Aaannnnddd... FIC!
Chapter 4: Meal with a Stranger- Vili
He disappeared into the night. I shut the door and leaned against the doorway.
"Ho... This is really strange." I sighed, resigned to waiting. My stomach growled again. Now that I was aware that I had forgotten to eat since last moon, it was starting to act up, and I was feeling the effects of low energy reserves.
RRRUUUUMMMBBBLLE...
I tried to focus on the bed, and noted how it seemed to shimmer with its own light, while a torch burned in the center of the room, the smoke exiting through a small hole in the raised ceiling.
RRRUUUUMMMBBBLLE...
Uhnn... I'm so hungry... I staggered to the bed and laid down, trying to conserve as much energy as I could while waiting for the red furred dog-man to return.
Some time later, I'm not sure when, I heard a blaze outside of the small cavern. When I peeked out to see what was happening, there was the dog man again, this time with what looked like three deer strapped to his back as he prepared the spits over the blaze. His ears perked, and he half-turned to speak.
"Give me a minute, I'm almost done."
I opened the door the rest of the way and half-walked, half-crawled to the space that appeared to have been cleared for eating.
RRRUUUUMMMBBBLLE...
He grinned and turned to another spot he had laid out to clean the carcasses. He aligned them in a row and he hefted the huge greatsword on the ground next to him. When it caught the light, I saw a large diamond glint from the base of the hilt. Whoa... He must be loaded...
He then took the sword in one hand and cleaved into the carcasses. It took him less than ten seconds to skin, gut, and clear all three of the carcasses. At first, I thought he'd just swung the blade once per deer, but there were three neat slits on the bellies of the deer, the skin was off, and the innards spilled out. I stared. How'd he do that!
He then skewered the carcasses and threw two over the fire pit while offering me some of the raw meat.
"Would you like some raw meat? This one was the freshest kill, and is still warm with lifeblood," he offered, oblivious to my disgust.
I looked at the carcass for a moment, almost heaving up my guts at the sight and idea of eating raw meat. However, in the end, hunger won out, and I accepted a leg from the dog-man, tearing into it ravenously. The meat was suprisingly tasty raw, and was indeed still warm.
"This isn't half bad..." I murmured appreciatively. The feeling of warm blood running down my throat was a little unnerving, but I could get used to it.
He nodded in acknowledgement and started engulfing the carcass on the stick with impressive speed. We ate in silence after that, and, after we finished our raw meat, he checked the two carcasses on the fire.
"Still hungry?" he asked, holding out a cooked haunch to me. I accepted it wordlessly and ate as much as I could before my stomach couuld hold no more.
"Thank you..." I said, before I went back into the shack and laid down on the bed, too tired to move with any energy. He didn't follow, and I heard him douse the flames just as I slipped gratefully into sleep.
End Chapter
Claen'tor: For those who did reveiw, I'M SORRY IT TOOK ME SO LONG TO GET MY LAZY ARSE TO UPDATE! I"M SUCH AN IDIOT! And the chapter was too short too make up for lost time... I'll do better next chapter, I promise.
Edwin: All better?
Claen'tor: Maybe...
Cale: Hoo...
Shina: And I was getting used to you being flustered, Edwin.
Edwin: ...
Claen'tor: Until the next chapter, Dousen!