Kapitel 559: 80.7 Short Rest

"If you want, I could eat it with you," I offered. "We can share that one too if you would-"

"N-No... There's no need." Oh? "I-I trust you to not poison me."

Without so much as a blink, Alset took a small bite out of the ration. In an instant, I watched her face contort from resigned defeat to amazed and confused in the span of a single second. It... was kind of amusing, to be honest.

"What's wrong?" I chuckled. "Something wrong with the food?"

The young Primzahl continued chewing as she stared at the ration like it was made of gold. She looked hesitant as she finally swallowed, her eyes glowing as she turned to me, "I-It's delicious... How? What is this?"

Heh... I could already see Jen preening if she ever found out about this... "It's smoked deer meat covered with a dry rub blend of spices."

"...Spices? Smoked?"