The first runner came out, and Karl patted her head, then gave her a carrot cake cupcake that left the bunny confused.
Did he think that she liked carrots just because she was a bunny?
He wasn't wrong, but wasn't that a bit racist?
Oh, these were good. Made with Mystic cooking, and designed to increase mana regeneration with a side effect of extra smooth fur. Lotus had originally made them for Ophelia, who could never be fluffy enough for her.
Order after order, Karl repeated the process, to the point that the cashiers were getting suspicious.
Nobody got that close to the runners unless they were also mortals, who shared their degrading and animalistic status. But Karl wasn't speaking to them, and giving them snacks wasn't expressly forbidden.
If anything, he was obeying the rule perfectly, treating them like a favoured pet.
But it felt like he was cheating somehow.
