Chapter 24
Dakia Irmel.
"Is that so? What a truly tragic story."
I chimed in absentmindedly while focusing on roasting my portion of horse meat. I couldn't taste it, but it was better for it to be cooked just right and chewy rather than burnt and dry.
As she grilled the meat, Dakia slowly turned her golden eyes toward me.
"Would you mind putting a little more sincerity into your responses? So I can at least pretend not to notice that you don't care at all."
I brought a piece of the grilled horse meat to my mouth and took a bite. It was hot and juicy. Though I still couldn't taste it. As I sliced off pieces with my dagger and ate them bit by bit, Dakia asked:
"Isn't that undercooked?"
"I prefer it a little less done and tender, Princess."
Carmen, focusing on grilling his own share of the meat, spoke up.
"Wouldn't it be best if you finished your story? You were just about to reach the part where you suggest they used the marriage as a pretext to sell you off to the Dragon Kingdom, weren't you?"
Dakia shot Carmen a glare and then spoke.