“The meal is complete!” Ryor shouted as she suddenly entered the room. In her hands was a tray and on top of that was a plate of food. Smoke was rising from the food as it was very hot. Behind her was her brother Fyten with a small tray with several cakes on top of it.

“Here is your meal, great dragonslayer! I hope it pleases you.” Ryor set the food down in front of Evan. He looked at it with amazement. There was a big piece of meat on the plate that had smoke rising off of it. It was seasoned with different spices that he could immediately smell. Next to the meat was rice and green vegetables.

“For dessert, here are a few Milkwan cakes, dragonslayer.” Fyten set the tray down next to the plate. “They are my specialty as everyone loves them, if I may say so myself.” The baker grinned as he looked at Evan. “Please let me know what you think of them.”

Evan’s stomach started to growl even more as he looked at the food before him. He was ravenous with hunger. “Thank you! Thank you so much!”

“No, thank you, dragonslayer!” Ryor said. “This is the best day of my life! I can die today and to know that I cooked for the great dragonslayer is my life’s accomplishment!”

“I agree! These are the best Milkwan cakes that I have ever baked in my life! My masterpiece!” Fyten said. “Nothing will be better than this!”

“You are in for quite a treat, dragonslayer! Ryor and Fyten are the best cooks in all of our village and surrounding areas!” Lord Brenwa said. The elderly man was grinning with pride. “Many travelers have ventured here just to have a taste of their dishes. They have never left disappointed! I can smell the Edo beef and that meat is like no other! Plus, the Milkwan cakes will leave you wanting to have many more before the evening! I have gained much weight from their dishes as you can see!” Lord Brenwa laughed and put his hand on his pudgy stomach.

Avlara laughed as she looked at her grandfather. “Yes, my grandfather can’t get enough of both Ryor and Fyten’s dishes. They are truly incredible!”

Evan felt so unworthy of this and turned to look at everyone who was beaming at him and waiting for him to dig into the food. “I am honored by this food but I must say that…”

“Please eat, dragonslayer!” Lord Brenwa cut Evan off. “Regain your strength. There is plenty of time for talking after.” Lord Brenwa motioned to a nearby table. Gretwin helped him to a seat and sat down beside him. Alvara pulled up a chair and sat next to her grandfather. She was looking at Evan with awe once again. It was like she could not believe that he was truly there in the flesh. Evan felt the exact same way!

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“Yes, please eat our food, dragonslayer!” Ryor said in an excited voice.

Evan felt uncomfortable with everyone waiting for him to eat. He knew that they were not going anywhere and were going to watch him eat the food! “Okay.” He picked up the fork and knife and cut into the meat. He put a piece into his mouth and almost fell out of his chair from how delicious it was!

“My god! This is amazing!” Evan exclaimed. It was the best meat that he had ever had in his entire life! Evan took another bite and moaned at how great the food tasted.

Ryor shouted with joy and clapped her hands. “Thank you, dragonslayer! I am so happy to hear that!”

Evan dug into the food with a hunger he had never experienced before. He dug into the meat quickly and ate the rice and vegetables which were just as delicious. He no longer cared that everyone was watching him eat. When he was done, he turned to the Milkwan cakes and grabbed one. It smelled amazing. He bit into one and his eyes grew large.

“Wow! This is great!” Evan said in a loud voice.

Fyen laughed with happiness. “I am honored, dragonslayer! Thank you! Please have more!”

Evan ate several of the cakes just as quickly as he ate the food. The cakes had a nice sweet cream inside of them that caused the cake to literally melt in his mouth. There had been a total of six Milkwan cakes on the tray and Evan had wolfed down three of them. He wiped at his mouth and looked at Avlara and her grandfather and Gretwin.

“Please have one,” Evan said. He handed the tray toward Avlara.

Avlara and Gretwin looked at him in surprise. “Thank you, dragonslayer!” Avlara said.

“Thank you!” Gretwin said.

“Oh, you did not finish all the Milkwan cakes?!” Lord Brenwa asked him with a grin. “If it was me, I would have eaten twenty of them before sharing any with others!” He let out a hearty laugh. It was such a loud sound from such a frail body. Avlara chuckled and shook her head at her grandfather. Evan could not help but grin at the elderly man.

Avlara handed one of the Milkwan cakes to her grandfather and he held it like it was the most precious thing in the world. He then bit into it and let out a moan of pleasure. “Gods, this is the best thing I have ever tasted!”

Fyten grinned. “Thank you, my lord!”

Avlara and Gretwin also ate the cakes with delight. Evan smiled and then he patted his trousers and even reached into the pocket of his tunic.

“What is the matter, dragonslayer?” Ryor asked him with concern.

Evan felt suddenly uncomfortable again. “Sorry, but I don’t seem to have any money on me. What can I do to pay for the food?”

“We are honored to feed you, dragonslayer! Your money is never welcome here!” Lord Brenwa said as he finished his Milkwan cake.

“Yes! All we wish is that you slay the beast for us, dragonslayer!” Ryor said.

“Yes, please stop this beast!” Fyten said. “That is all that we want!”