Chapter 34 (1/2)

It is an obvious fact that children flying in the night sky will draw attention

For lunch, they did not use fire, but instead, ate pree they stopped by The party arrived in Lapondo in the evening and set up camp around the mayor's mansion

Maki and Chiharu had work to do now As Maki was a little taller, she was etables nonstop Aside froetables, no one paid her any attention The vegetables were then duan to bubble with a delicious smell

When the sun set and the soup was ready, several large grills were prepared in the garden and a fire was rills and started to cook the rills while holding their soup and bread When the e slices oftheir second helpings that the cooks were allowed to eat

”Don't worry, I saved some meat for you two”

A srill was used to cook their meat By the ti after working so hard for the first time in a while

The meat sizzled while the cook seasoned it siround and stabbed the ht it to their et was mostly up to luck, but on this day, Maki and Chiharu were very lucky It was red, dense rown in theof ith your fork When they chewed it off and ground it between their teeth, the meat's juices flowed into their mouths It was delicious

”Here, eat as one”

Paulo added more meat to their plates

”Here, you want a drink too?”

”It ive it to children”

”I'll have so person had co ale in a barrel

”Well, you know, ale is like a water substitute”

No, it wasn't Still, Maki and Chiharu had finished soaking up all their meat juices with their bread, and so they were very prepared to end their ood”

”Yes”

They felt very satisfied

”Now, one last bit of work to do!”

”Yes!”

”Yes!”

They had to ith some of the soldiers whose turn it was and wash the dishes before going to bed They slept in inns when they could, but when there weren't enough rooe tent, everyone had sle-person tents that they slept in As Maki and Chiharu were learning how to set their tents up, the bird people ca to fly then?”

”Sauro It's too late”

”But the night sky is so beautiful You can see the lights in the town”

It was the job of the cooks to go shopping early in theAnd then they would continue to travel There really was no tiet in trouble for flying around here?”

”No one gets angry at us”

”Well, people ry if it is us”

The other cooks were now looking at the bird people with interest

”Paulo”

”Oh, uh What is it?”

”I want to borrow these children for a bit”

”What? Why?”

”I' to take them to the sky”

”Uh, but…”

”It is fine I know them, and they are used to it”

”Kenneth, Ryan Is that true?”