Chapter 21

Thane looked at the bread on the tray. There was a puff of smoke, indicating that the food was still hot. One hand outstretched, his forefinger seemed to press a few times on one of the loaves.

"I made some sandwiches and... cakes. I'm just channelling what I've learned in the past. I guess it'll be my fun in the midst of the boredom of being here. At least it's something positive I can do," I explained to Thane, who asked what I was doing.

I saw his face watching my bread again. Suddenly, his hand grabbed one of the loaves and ate it without asking. As expected, he wouldn't have any expression while eating the food. I was actually embarrassed to introduce my homemade bread, but... Thane didn't even show a strange face while eating it.

"You shouldn't force yourself to eat it, Thane," I said to Thane.

Thane glanced at me sharply, making me look down in fear. I flashed my eyes to look at him. Apparently, Thane had picked up the bread that was still on the tray. Thane ate it with gusto