@hellvar » » “I brought you food. Eat." A loaf of freshly baked bread and stew. Did Matthias make it himself? Who's to say.
To Kuwei's surprise, there’s been food placed in front of him. A solid thunk━( the sound of a full stomach )━accompanied by the low rumble of Matthias’ voice. That, is what snaps Kuwei out of a flaming downward spiral of thoughts. Matthias’ simple command to eat that follows it briefly makes the task less desirable, though; once everything was finally said & done, he’d hoped the bossing around would stop.
Hours had passed. Hours of staring at notes with his head in his hands, scripting together all the ramblings of his father that he could remember, in preparation for continuing the search for a cure in Ravka. All while fighting off the looming insecurities his time in Ketterdam had fed him instead of bread & stew. ( Useless, more trouble than he was worth. Things he wouldn’t be in Ravka. )
❝ Thank you. ❞ He’s quiet after that. Somewhat hesitantly the loaf of bread is split in two, but hunger aside the inferni doesn’t eat just yet. Kuwei hadn’t stopped for dinner when the others had. Now, being brought food despite having stayed so distant, a little flame of guilt burned in the back of his head.
It came from a place of care, he reminded himself. He’d watched the Fjerdan do the same thing for Nina time & time again. Kuwei just couldn’t exactly wrap his head around why. ❝ Did you already have yours? ❞ He sounds tired, he is, that’s better than sounding lonely & overwhelmed, though. ( Right? )
