Roxy had successfully tracked down a meat vendor who hadn’t yet packed up for the night. She quickly secured the last of her order, a mix of cuts perfect for their evening meal, while directing the crew on where to find the vegetables. Valentino had wandered over to the vegetable vendor while Roxy handled her meat selection.
With her negotiation skills flying high, she even managed to haggle the man down to eight plump chickens, a necessity after the cook had culled a few during their journey, leaving their egg supply critically low. Along with the chickens, she also purchased several robust rabbits, their thick fur and hearty bodies promising a hearty addition to their small livestock collection.
This burgeoning menagerie—a pair of goats, a dozen chickens, and now rabbits—would signific
