Song of the Gargoyle
““The Sombrous may be all very well for you,” he told Troff. “But human beings need to be with their own kind. It is most necessary for people to be with other people. And then there is the matter of food. I know that lions and other such wild beasts can live on nothing but the flesh of their prey, and I suppose that gargoyles are much the same. But humans need a variety of foods in order to thrive and stay in good health. There is, for instance, bread.”
Bread had, of late, haunted his dreams. B...read in particular but also porridge, cheese, soups and stews, dumplings, puddings, and pies. And now that spring was here and the days warming, there would soon be fresh fruits and vegetables. His hunger for such things filled his dreams with wonderful feasts of the past.
Sleeping, he once more tasted the ripe cherries he and Lonfar had picked in the orchard of a Qweasle farmer. In other dreams he once again enjoyed the delicious things to be found in the castle kitchen, where he and Lonfar had often been treated by the good-natured cooks.MoreLess
Bread had, of late, haunted his dreams. B...read in particular but also porridge, cheese, soups and stews, dumplings, puddings, and pies. And now that spring was here and the days warming, there would soon be fresh fruits and vegetables. His hunger for such things filled his dreams with wonderful feasts of the past.
Sleeping, he once more tasted the ripe cherries he and Lonfar had picked in the orchard of a Qweasle farmer. In other dreams he once again enjoyed the delicious things to be found in the castle kitchen, where he and Lonfar had often been treated by the good-natured cooks.MoreLess
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