[It was a lot better then some of the stuff he had to deal with as a child, so he wasn't complaining. It was a compliment, not a slight, when he said she did well with what she had.]
[and seeing that he was still eating from the bowl slowly, it was another compliment that he hadn't sat it to the side and gone back to looking over the journal to see if any of the other crews were near.]
Think nothing of it. I'd be living off boiled rabbit otherwise.
[It was good that they were both keeping their origins a secret, wasn't it? He wouldn't care much for a hot coal to the face.]
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[and seeing that he was still eating from the bowl slowly, it was another compliment that he hadn't sat it to the side and gone back to looking over the journal to see if any of the other crews were near.]
Think nothing of it. I'd be living off boiled rabbit otherwise.
[It was good that they were both keeping their origins a secret, wasn't it? He wouldn't care much for a hot coal to the face.]