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Mateo looked at his plate before asking the chef "What is this?" "Shepheard die." "Don't you mean pie?" The chef gave him a blank stare as the human simply backed away before sitting down with a few coven scouts as he held his breath before taking a bite from it before quickly gagging and he forcefully swallowed it before quickly chugging a the closest thing there was to water and coughed a bit as Ava approached him. "You alright?" "Yeah still not used to most of this food..." You'll get used to it eventually." He smiled before tossing his tray into a living trash can which then slowly started eating it while he went to his dorm and began writing in a small diary as he narrated.
"It's been no more than... Weeks? Months? Hard to tell how long I've been here but everything has been going well for me... although it is hard living in this place my new family here is starting to grow on me, Ava's love, and Philp's fondness for the same music as I ... it's like a dream come true, but like Charles Darwin said in order for a species to survive in a new environment they must evolve with it... which is what I must do."
He finished writing before closing his journal and drinking a juice box of apple blood before writing a few orders that needed approval before leaving and attending a coven meeting and as soon as it turned became night he was still lighting a small candle to continue his work of papers and coven duties and the following morning in the cafeteria as he was drinking nothing but coffee. "Is something wrong?" "No just it's to eat most of this stuff besides griffin egg omelets and more eggs..."
"Well we have chicken salad but that comes with a few..." "Salad? Vegetables and grilled chicken on top with ranch sauce!?" "Yeah, kinda but I'm not sure if your body can handle the side effects of..." Mateo then placed his finger next to her lips to silence her. "Yeah yeah please, all I want is to taste something normal for once..." Ava tried to talk him out of it but knew he wouldn't back down as she sighed. "Alright, but I warned you... meet me later during lunch."
"Alright, I'll see you." He then smooched her on the cheek as he continued his duties with Kikimora as the two strolled the castle a small conversation started between them. "So I see you're starting something with one of the scouts I see?" "What's that mean to you little gremlin?" Kikimora smiled a bit. "There are certain rules, you know that don't you?" Mateo huffed before saying "Yes, but you must know that my relationship with her is non-sexual so clearly, that doesn't break any of the rules the Emperor placed, now if you excuse me I have early lunch thank you."
Mateo said to Kikimora as he walked away while Kikimora huffed in anger. Mateo then sat in the cafeteria as Avs waited for him. "Mateo are you sure you want to..." "Please it's a salad." Ava hesitated but eventually gave him a small bowl of the salad which he started eating slowly to feel the flavor. "Wow... this is amazing... what's so bad about this?" "Yeah..." Ava nervously chuckled as her boyfriend finished. "Ok I feel a bit odd but it's alright."
He then kissed and thanked her as Ava then handed him the recipe card. "You should really read the..." "Thanks for the recipe!." "Back..." Mateo ignored her before feeling lightheaded a bit as he called it early halfway through his coven duties before walking a few feet before collapsing to the floor unconscious and soon... The nightmares started...
He woke up in pitch blackness with nothing but a torch in his hand as he walked around with more and more darkness until coming through a door and opening it now finding himself in front of a mirror and looking at the reflection which showed a person covering their face with a hood before pulling their sleeve showing it covered in feathers. "Who are you? What do you want!?" Mateo screamed as the mirror shattered before he found himself in the Conformatorium followed by a bright light and then a loud gunshot rang in his ears. "Stop... stop STOP!"
He screamed as he woke up with Ava holding his hand. "Your awake." "What was that!?" "I tried to tell you but you didn't listen... don't worry I help you get through these next few weeks also you may want to look in the mirror."
Ava handed him one as Mateo looked before Ava opened his gums to show sharp witch's fangs.
