Nina narrating:
— How can you even think about drinking that?
My face crinkled in uncontrollable disgust; as I looked at Kate, I pushed the exhausted carcass of a deer away from her. A few drops of blood stained her clothes and hair.
— It smells awful, and I can’t even imagine being able to drink that. How do you do it? — I asked, genuinely curious.
She laughed, her laughter sounding like the ringing of bells.
— Oh, Nina. It’s not as horrible as you make it seem. Honestly, it just takes a bit of practice to get used to the taste and smell of animal blood. Since it’s not our natural diet, it tends not to be as tempting for us as human blood, but with practice, you can get used to surviving on it. Think of it as an acquired taste, something you need to eat several times before you final
