"Lord, do you suspect they were hired by Anlek as guides?" The Silver Elf Princess put down her knife and fork and softly asked as she looked up.
"It's just a suspicion for now," replied Brand, "We'll have to wait a bit to know for sure." He used his fork to tear off a piece of what was supposedly salt-baked salmon, feeling it was as tough as dragon skin, then placed it in his mouth, the intense fishy smell making him wrinkle his brow and nearly causing him to gag.
After being accustomed to refined food within the territory, the crude cooking methods outside were hard to tolerate. But he still chewed it like a piece of rock and swallowed it. While traveling, adapting to harsh conditions and replenishing food for stamina is necessary, and this Brand understood.
