After I got some food in me, I felt my body react once more. The dining room was empty, which didn't seem unusual even in this large place. No one paid me much mind. Was I not the first person he had brought home or were they simply paid to mind their own business? When my plate was empty, I picked it up and carried it to the kitchen myself. The food was amazing, of course, and far more than I could afford. I never expected to get a steak dinner. The chef in the kitchen was an older woman, and she beamed as she saw me.
"Oh! You must be the boy Gage brought home!" She walked over and took the plate from me and handed it to another kitchen worker. "Don't mind the dishes, though it's nice of you." She looked me over briefly and laughed softly. "It's good to meet you. I'm Hannah." She held ou
