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Imy shakes his head, brow knitting together as Will covers his mouth to stop his incoming laughter.
“A pig?” I continue.
“No.”
“A chicken?”
“Yes.”
I purse my lips at Imryll, then turn to Will. “They’re not like Earth chickens, are they?”
“A bit bigger,” he says, pinching his thumb and index finger together.
“Naturally,” I quip.
“Still produce eggs,” Will explains. “But they’re sort of pink-ish.”
“On the inside or the outside.”
Will raises an inquisitive brow.
“Right,” I agree with his silent question. “Don’t answer that. Are we eating the chickens?”
“No,” Imy drawls, squinting at me. “You’re eating fruit.”
I bite my lips together and close my eyes for a brief moment. “Do we ever eat the chickens?”
“Yes,” he responds, scratching at his jaw. “One chicken can feed a family of five for three days. And they reproduce—”
“Okay,” I cut in, shaking my head. “Don’t tell me anything else about the food.”
Will cackles at me. “I wish I would have waited a bit longer than I did, but I had to know as soon as I tasted the pastries.”
“Don’t ruin that for me, Will,” I fuss, pushing my empty bowl across the counter. “I’ve just eaten.”
“I wouldn’t dream of it,” he drawls, sounding so much like my father that I feel a prickle of pain in my chest. “Rinya will do it for us.”
Imryll chuckles as he nods in agreement. “Or Connak.”
“What did I do?” Connak asks from the archway of the kitchen.
“Nothing. Yet,” Will slyly says. “You’re just in time to help cook dinner. Ada refuses to look at the food until it’s done.”
“Still?” Rin complains as she shoves Connak out of her way. “Come on, Ada. It’s been weeks.”
“And it will be months before I change my mind,” I inform them all. “Maybe even years. So, don’t ruin it for me.”
17
ADELAIDE
DAY SIXTY-NINE
While I adore spending time with the guys, I seriously look forward to these stolen moments of girl time with Rinya. And Madigan, now that she’s on board with mending our burned bridge.
“Why are you grinning?” Madi inquires, raising a curious brow at me.
I shrug. “I was just thinking about our burned bridge—”
