Kaya's brow remained still, but her silence grew heavier.
He continued, cautiously, "Rin was about to put it in your bowl, but... Cutie stopped him. Like—firmly. He didn't even growl or act wild... just told him you don't eat cow or pig meat. Sternly. Almost like he was... sure of it."
Hearing that, Kaya froze.
She didn't blink. Didn't move.
For a breathless moment, even the air around her seemed to hesitate.
This—
This wasn't something anyone should know.
Not even her husband of many years had known.
Not even he had noticed that she'd always skillfully avoided certain foods without making it obvious.
Yes, Kaya was non-vegetarian. She ate almost everything—wild game, fish, even insects if she had to.
But not pigs.
And never any animal that had given birth.
It was a rule she had followed since childhood. A rule woven so deeply into her being that even the smell of such meat made her stomach churn.
And yet... Cutie had known. Not guessed. Known.
She hadn't said a word.
