Chapter 804: Section 541: You at This Moment (2)
Jon Svenson woke up in his own private resting room, the young man sat up and saw his brother sitting in front of a small stove grilling venison—graciously provided by Sir Malin, who had asked the hunters of the Frost Giant clan to bring from the North, paying them with fine salt, wheat flour, and currency from a Firearm. The Frost Giants were very satisfied with this, and the soldiers guarding the front line were even more delighted because everyone had a piece of grilled venison the night before.
After getting used to eating sand, pebbles, and sawdust in black bread, Jon felt the joy of eating venison for the first time once again—it was meat, a big chunk of meat.
"Did we have any meat left from yesterday?" the elder brother rose from his bedroll.
"Sir Malin said there was some extra yesterday, so I took two pieces for breakfast," Link replied.
"You didn’t get enough last night?" Jon asked with a chuckle.
His younger brother turned his head, a little perplexed and somewhat puzzled as he tilted it.
"Our soldiers are waiting for us to inspect, you stay and eat the meat, and I’ll join them for their meal," Jon said, getting up to put on his uniform.
"I forgot, but no matter, we’ll finish grilling the meat and bring it with us, tell the soldiers these pieces are for the wounded, let their squad leader deliver them. If we use insulated containers, the wounded should be able to have a warm meal," Link’s solution made his brother nod his head with a smile.
"That’s one way to do it, but my brother, remember, Sir Malin always says that if we can’t lead by example, no one will believe what we say," Jon replied, then he sat on a chair to put on his boots.
Between the two brothers, the younger Link excelled in cooking skills, while Jon could as well, but he was better at making all kinds of soups.
Once Link had finished grilling the meat, the brothers packed the roast in insulated containers and wrapped them in blankets, then left the resting room with their package.
Today there were no battles, and most of the soldiers were crouching in the weapons storage area, which had tarpaulins on top and barriers at the entrance and exit of the trenches, achieving some degree of insulation. When Jon and Link arrived, their four units were in Area 17, where over four hundred men were queuing to get breakfast from their squad leader.