Chapter 5
Luis lost that challenge, giving up after his third plateful of food remarkably like that of old Earth. Like Tegwin, he remembered grandparents a hundred years older than his chronological years, along with their holiday customs and traditions.
Eager young Bitanthrans bustled Luis and Tegwin to a long wooden table covered with a heavy white tablecloth, then stuffed them full of potatoes, carrots, onions, and a lean meat they swore descended from Earth deer. A tall glass of milk from actual cows, not widely available anywhere besides Earth, nearly brought Luis to nostalgic tears.
The official delegation joining them for the meal was just as simple and reassuring. Two from each group, typical and Becalmed. Luis participated in the casual chat about weather, Bitan mining conditio
