"Eleven portions...?" Grim could hardly believe his ears.
"Go ask the instructors who ordered roasted hawkstrider whether they can switch to another roast or a set meal. If they insist on hawkstrider, thaw some more! They'll have to wait a little longer. Everyone else can eat at the usual time. Once they're done, each squadron can take its people back to wherever they belong," Yu Lin Bloodhawk said.
The elf acknowledged the order, turned, and left.
"Once we've had our late-night meal, it'll be time to get some rest!" Yu Lin Bloodhawk stretched. "Grim, it's time to make your decision. Sometimes you only get one chance."
Grim slumped into his seat. The roasted hawkstrider before him suddenly seemed utterly tasteless.
"Shall I have the cooks reheat the meat?" Yu Lin Bloodhawk asked. "You can take whatever you can't finish back to the Quarry. Oh! Do you still want your Prisoner Meal?"
Grim shook his head numbly.
Yu Lin Bloodhawk beckoned an elf over and had him take the hawkstrider meat back to the cooks to be reheated. He also told him not to bring out the Prisoner Rations again.
"Actually, you don't need to feel so bad about this. I once had it much worse than you!" Yu Lin Bloodhawk said with a smile.
Grim looked at Yu Lin Bloodhawk.
Smiling, Yu Lin Bloodhawk told Grim in detail about the first Household Guard he had formed...
When it was time for the late-night meal, the cooks carried fragrant dishes into each Soundproof Barrier.
Most of the orcs received the meals they wanted. A few switched to Roasted Beef and Mutton, while several others chose the same Triple-Portion Set Meal as the elves. Of course, there were also ten portions of Prisoner Rations, all for Grim's trusted followers.
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