136 – Something Called Home

My colonists began to devour the brown roast pork that Seb made. The meat was more tender and miraculously tasted quite savory even without the seasoning at all.

"This is definitely not meat from a wild boar." Manu nodded with his mouth full. "Maybe this animal got out of its owner's cage. Is it okay for us to eat it?"

"You talk like that but eat like a madman." Leva answered while licking the bone that was clean of the flesh. "Don't worry, the evidence will be gone later. The remaining meat will be processed as jerky by Seb. And who's going to bother looking anyways?"

Kat stayed out of the conversation and kept eating.

Seb, who was also chewing, glanced at Eric, who just sat and didn't touch his food at all.

"You haven't eaten in days, Eric." Seb sighed. "At this rate, you're really going to get sick."

"Huh?" Eric looked at his father, then took his portion of meat and took a small bite. After that, he put it back on the plate.