07-14-2018, 02:34 AM
He thought it made sense. She had such a strong sense of smell that she could taste from a distance. He breathed in through his nose, trying to smell what was in the kitchen. If the sylph was smelling meat it must be raw. He couldn't imagine Ria had finished butchering the deer and was already started on the stew. Especially with another guest arriving.
He sat up straight in his chair, realizing that he hadn't been properly alarmed at the notion of another person joining him. "Go check it out. He said to his shadow with a nod of his head in the direction of the kitchen.
The shadow moved quickly out of the room without a word. After a moment it came back. "There's some huge guy here. He looks like a bear but... made of black rock? A black-rock-bear-guy!"
Hayze wasn't sure what he was talking about. Surely it wasn't anything that dramatic. He nestled back into his chair and looked in his tankard. It was about half empty. He always drank too fast.
He sat up straight in his chair, realizing that he hadn't been properly alarmed at the notion of another person joining him. "Go check it out. He said to his shadow with a nod of his head in the direction of the kitchen.
The shadow moved quickly out of the room without a word. After a moment it came back. "There's some huge guy here. He looks like a bear but... made of black rock? A black-rock-bear-guy!"
Hayze wasn't sure what he was talking about. Surely it wasn't anything that dramatic. He nestled back into his chair and looked in his tankard. It was about half empty. He always drank too fast.