Chapter 593
They stopped in a field outside of town and split up to hunt. Katelina scuffed through dead grass shot with green, until a rabbit dashed out. It made three hops before it froze, enchanted by Jorick's mental abilities.
He scooped the creature up and handed it to her. The warmth of the rabbit's body, and its blank hypnotized stare, bothered her until she smelled the blood. When she came back to herself, her fangs were buried in its small throat.
She quickly handed the body to Jorick, and dabbed at her lips. He'd once asked her, "What's the difference between drinking an animal's blood and eating their muscles and skin?" but there was a big difference. When she ate a cheeseburger she didn't have to look in the cow's eyes.
"Maybe you should." Jorick laid the bunny aside and wiped his hands. "If you have the nerve to eat it, you should have the nerve to acknowledge what it is."
"Right. Then humanity would starve to death."