Old Ties

Bella flinched when Dami took the seat opposite her. His eyes looked sharper and she could feel that he was stronger than before.

"That woman served me a meal. And she was not scolding me. She was just asking me about her friend and when I told her that she left with you, she started frowning." Ah! Dami chuckled and then sat on the table opposite her. He looked at the fresh strawberries and picked one. She gasped when he ate it and her eyes widened.

"What? You can eat?" So far she had only seen them taking sips of wine and red liquid but she had never seen them actively eating. He laughed looking at her stunned face.

"We can eat, of course, since we have a mouth like you. But we mostly do not eat because we do not need food. Then why waste it. But there is nothing wrong in enjoying the taste sometimes." he shrugged and she blinked. 

"So you can feel the taste of the strawberry?" her eyes twinkled.