49: The greater evil

~Laith~

"Get our food first. The rest of us might starve to death if we wait for him to make his order, " Semius let out. 

A platter of several dishes was set before me. From fried chicken, pork, sardines, grilled fish, fried rice, boiled maize, porridge, beef steak, the sliced lemon Semius mentioned, and more. I swallowed greedily. I wanted to try every dish on the platter. 

My heart started racing. My skin tingled. A warm feeling rose deep from within my heart. I felt happy. 

"Dig in, " Zephirin's voice hit my ears. I raised my head to find him seated next to me. I drew a deep breath in shock and held it in. He was dressed in black leather attire and marched the outfit with a black ordinary mask. 

He picked up a spoon from the table and dished out some rice. He brought the spoon to Ywain's lips, I recognized the man from the mask he wore at the palace. "Eat up. "