Charcoal-grilled chicken...
Carrots, mushrooms, and corn...
Round bread shaped almost like a cake...
With a small silver knife beside it.
Medium-cooked lamb...
Its aroma unbearably delicious.
I smiled.
I was truly hungry after all that training.
An entire day had passed inside the cave...
Then I decided to meet the Ice Lord for dinner.
"I didn't see you in the stands. Another task kept you away?"
The Ice Lord asked.
As he began his meal by cutting a piece of meat like a noble born into aristocracy.
"I was training."
I whispered.
Then...
I reached toward a piece of chicken.
Cut it with the knife...
And started eating.
"You missed some truly impressive matches."
The Ice Lord smiled.
"That's why we're here. Tell me about them."
I said.
At that moment...
The Ice Lord began speaking.
"The first match involved two Lords from the Five Guilds."
He whispered.
Then took another bite before continuing.
