Snippet #1390549

The old man, having barely answered Verdel's questions, proceeded to reveal a feast before the group of kids he was in the cabin with. "Well that's kind of random.. kidnap people and hold a feast like everything's normal" he muttered to himself. He looked over at the many different kinds of foods, detecting several different scents in the air; his nose cringed at any odor of meat. Raphael must have completely slipped past Verdel's awareness, as he had already helped himself to a little bit of anything (highly characteristic of his fickle brother) and already begun digging in. "Sheesh you don't waste any time, even when you have no idea where you are..." he said to his brother as he himself approached the table and made himself a heaping plate of fruits, vegetables, and greens. He plopped himself into the chair next to his brother and simultaneously bowed in prayer before munching away on the salad he had created for himself.

The girl sitting across from them broke the silence. Verdel noticed right away her dark eyes; they looked like voids of endless night. "My name is Raphael" his brother spitted out eagerly. Verdel lightly slapped his brother's thigh beneath the table, giving him a sort of look that said "could you NOT tell dark-eyed strangers your name without having any idea why they're here?" Nevertheless, he swallowed his cautions for the sake of manners and possibly getting some answers. "Verdel." he said before taking in a slice of pineapple.

An adjacent plate overflowing with apples of different colors caught Verdel's eye; he couldn't help but notice one unripe apple in the bunch. He lightly touched his finger to it, and the apple miraculously matured in an instant, evolving from a faint green color into a brilliant golden color. He no sooner realized what he had done when he looked around nervously to make sure nobody saw.