RIIING!
"Time to eat!" Javier shouted, springing from his seat like a coiled spring. Without hesitation, he grabbed Liana and Gloria's hands, dragging them along before they could protest. "Let's go, let's go!"
"Young Master, slow down!" Liana exclaimed, barely managing to keep her footing.
"Young Master, this is hardly dignified," Gloria added, adjusting her glasses with a composed smile. "But I suppose expecting dignity from you is a lost cause."
Bursting into the courtyard, Javier laughed loudly. "Buddy! Pikko! Food's here!"
Buddy, hearing his master's call, let out an excited squawk and dashed toward him, flapping his stubby wings for extra speed. Pikko followed closely, more composed but just as eager.
Javier reached his personal lunch spot—a cleared area in the courtyard, unofficially claimed as his "grilling station." He grinned, summoning his portable magic grill with a quick flick of his wrist.
"Time to grill some monster meat!"