Afterward, Lavayla washed Vai while Mirek washed the newly hunted meat.
Once the child was clean and content, she turned toward breakfast preparations.
As expected, there were no leftovers from the previous night. Mirek's appetite ensured that every meal disappeared completely.
However, today's ingredients were noticeably different.
Mirek had surprisingly gathered forest eggs from a cliff nest, tender young fern shoots, thick honeyfruit, and a cluster of pale cave mushrooms with of course some other useless weeds and barely edible fruits and plants.
Lavayla's eyes brightened.
"Now this," she murmured, "looks like a proper breakfast."
She began by boiling sliced tubers in water until soft. While they cooked, she diced meat into small cubes and crushed garlic with salt from the system mall.
