Chapter 310: Bread and Dagger (8)
It took me quite some time to calm Emma down. Despite minutes of comforting and persuasion, she was still blushing. I could almost see steam rising above her deeply bowed head.
She must have been that embarrassed.
At most, she was just nibbling on some dried mushrooms. In fact, it wasn’t really a scene that warranted such shame.
Yes, that’s what I should have told her.
But I hesitated and couldn’t bring myself to offer that reassurance.
Because the scene from that moment kept replaying in my mind.
The sight of her, on the verge of tears, gnawing on those dried mushrooms.
Her face was like a work of art, embodying a profound gratitude for life.
From her crouched position to minimise physical exertion to the pitiful effort of deliberately softening the dried mushrooms with her saliva before eating them.