I felt a little queasy, but I managed to somehow pull out the intestines, even though I needed several attempts to remove everything where Hunter had managed in one piece. Nevertheless, I was proud of myself and triumphantly presented him with my fish. He smiled at me and I got all tingly.
"Not bad," he said and offered me another fish.
After we had gutted all five fish, Hunter washed them in the stream we were camping on, and I burned the leaves with the innards. Hunter came back with the clean fish skewered on a stick and held them over the fire. For a while we sat in silence and I realized that this was the most relaxed moment since my rescue.
"What's it like on Eden?" I asked after a while.
Hunter's gaze shifted to me, and then back to the campfire, where the fish were sizzling ove
