The Dragon's Prize
““They’re divine.”
“I guess…” Mira’s arm didn’t need much twisting. Adventuring was freeing, but she’d never had much chance in her life to eat sweets, now or earlier. Pangs of jealousy rose up as she thought about the difference between her upbringing, and one where the most you had to worry about was whether your father would be mad about sneaking treats before dinner.
Trying not to overthink it, Mira grabbed one of them and popped it in her mouth.
“Oh wow…” It was hard to talk... with her mouth full, but it was hard not to talk. So good! Bitter and a little sweet and rich and delicious, with something creamy in the center… Mira felt her knees go weak. She wanted to just eat all of them right now, but that would of course not be very gracious. “Delicious…”
“Don’t they have chocolate in the castle?”
“It seems like the kind of delicacy the queen might have all the time.”MoreLess
“I guess…” Mira’s arm didn’t need much twisting. Adventuring was freeing, but she’d never had much chance in her life to eat sweets, now or earlier. Pangs of jealousy rose up as she thought about the difference between her upbringing, and one where the most you had to worry about was whether your father would be mad about sneaking treats before dinner.
Trying not to overthink it, Mira grabbed one of them and popped it in her mouth.
“Oh wow…” It was hard to talk... with her mouth full, but it was hard not to talk. So good! Bitter and a little sweet and rich and delicious, with something creamy in the center… Mira felt her knees go weak. She wanted to just eat all of them right now, but that would of course not be very gracious. “Delicious…”
“Don’t they have chocolate in the castle?”
“It seems like the kind of delicacy the queen might have all the time.”MoreLess
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