By evening, she was genuinely worried.
'If this continues for even a few more days, I'll be too weak to work. And if I can't work, they'll just throw me out or sell me to someone else.'
'I need a solution. Fast.'
She sat in her small room that evening, hungry, exhausted, and trying to think clearly despite the brain fog that came with starvation.
The System hovered nearby, clearly worried.
"Host... what are we going to do?"
Heena closed her eyes and thought hard.
'I have a few options. None of them good.'
'Option one: Accept Samuel's offer immediately and hope he'll provide better food. But that shows weakness and desperation.'
'Option two: Try to steal food and risk getting caught. Too risky.'
'Option three: Find a way to expose Maya's scheme publicly. But how?'
'Option four...'
She opened her eyes, a dangerous glint appearing in them.
'Option four: If Maya wants to play this game, I'll play it better than she ever imagined.'
She smiled slightly despite her hunger.
