"What's wrong?" Jihl raised one brow and glanced over. Bao Bei, still with one cheek puffed up, began making muffled murmuring sounds.
"Swallow it all before you speak."
Jihl sighed and said this with exasperation.
Bao Bei nodded and worked his jaw hard to chew and swallow the meat in his mouth.
He choked slightly, so Jihl helped him drink some fruit water.
"U-um... what about the other kids who were with me? There was a dog-eared boy too... He looked really hungry... What's happened to them, I wonder?"
Bao Bei had been eating with single-minded focus, but midway through, he seemed to suddenly remember something. Looking awkward and guilty for eating all by himself, his ears and tail drooped pathetically.
"Don't worry. The beastman police force is taking care of them. That dog-eared boy—if I recall correctly—a beastman soldier from the fortress brought him back there ahead of us. He was pretty weak, so they're probably treating him in the medical ward."
