The warm glow of fire flickered across the room as Thalina crouched near the hearth, carefully turning the skewers of sizzling meat.
The rich aroma of roasted meat mixed with the faint herbal scent of some plants which she had gotten some while ago. The room was spacious, but the emptiness gnawed at her.
She sighed, flipping the skewer.
Meat again?.
It was good, sure, but she was desperate for something else—real food, not the strange, borderline poisonous things they served here. At least she'd found spices. That gave her hope. If she could find spices, then she could find proper food.
Her mind wandered as she planned her next move. Tomorrow, I'll find a market. Or something. Anything that had edible food. And maybe… maybe she could bring someone new into the palace.
Zeriah.