Chapter 739: The Remaining Days (2)
By noon, Charlotte had eaten through what remained of the deer from the previous day with an appetite that Liam found almost unreasonable.
He had known Beast Magic users often had higher physical demands depending on the nature of their transformations, and Charlotte had spent a great deal of Myst fighting, moving, and surviving before finding him. Still, watching her eat made it clear that her appetite was not merely high.
It was outrageous.
She seemed completely unashamed of it too.
When Liam stared at the remaining scraps and then at her, Charlotte only licked her fingers and said that a beautiful body required fuel. Liam did not bother arguing with that. Instead, he summoned Smoke and sent the shadow wolf out to hunt larger game while he remained at the outcrop.
In his current condition, there was no point wasting strength wandering the forest when Smoke could move more quietly, more quickly, and with far less risk.
Smoke returned later with a massive boar clamped in his jaws.
The animal was almost absurdly large, heavy enough that a normal wolf would have struggled to drag it, but Smoke carried it with little difficulty. Charlotte’s eyes lit up at the sight of it, and for a moment, Liam wondered if she was more excited to see the boar than she had been when he woke up. He decided not to ask.
Preparing the boar took time.
Liam handled it as efficiently as his recovering body allowed. He drained the blood properly, cleaned the meat, cut it into workable sections, and smoked enough of it to last them through the remaining days.
Charlotte assisted when asked, though her version of assisting mostly involved carrying heavier portions, making remarks about how Liam looked strangely attractive while working seriously, and occasionally trying to steal pieces before they were ready. Liam stopped her each time. She complained each time. The process repeated until the meat was finally prepared well enough to eat and store.
By the time they were done, the cave smelled strongly of smoke and cooked meat, and Charlotte looked deeply pleased with herself despite having done only part of the work.