Chapter 15 - 14: Siblings
Half a day later, Tania, panting for breath, dragged a piece of whale meat back from the Red Dragon’s Lair, a chunk even larger than her own head.
The journey was long, and she had to overcome an endless stream of negative thoughts urging her to give up. This was the absolute limit of what she could carry.
Based on her estimation of her own appetite, she figured two or three more trips like this would provide enough food for her brother to survive his first deep sleep and grow a bit.
However, what she didn’t notice was that almost immediately after she left, the snoozing David’s nostrils twitched. His tongue shot out, latched onto the meat, and dislocating his jaws like a python, forcibly pulled the chunk into his stomach.
The entire process was as quick as taking a sip of water.
After swallowing the meat, Dragon Kiss automatically closed. His tongue licked the remaining scraps from the tip of his nose and dragon horns, and only then did he smack his lips, still wanting more.
If he had been awake, he probably would have complained, "That’s it?"
It wasn’t even enough to get stuck between his teeth.
So, when Tania returned with the second piece of meat, she found the first piece gone and David’s belly unchanged. Confused, she wondered if some other animal had stolen it or if the Dragon Nest had been discovered!
But after a thorough check revealed no issues, Tania hesitantly placed the meat down and went back for the third piece.
When she returned this time, she discovered the meat was missing yet again!