Snippet #1393798

Kaiser slowly followed his sister into the dining room, nodding at his introduction. Since he had burned his throat, he felt ashamed to speak, his voicebox having been damaged so badly, his voice sound gruff and more hoarse than usual. Usually, he would only speak to Suki, and she would convey his messages. They had a connection that way.
Kaiser made sure Suki had situated herself okay before sitting next to her, placing his staff in his lap, and staring at anything but the people around him. He still didn't trust anyone, even if he knew their names. Sure, they were all brought here by the same man for an unknown reason, but that didn't prove the others innocent.
Wanting to distract himself from these problems, he began to grab bits and pieces of food from the table onto his plate. He grabbed a piece of some delicious-looking bird creature, using his fork to bring it up to smell. It's scent was intoxicating. He removed his mask once more, the damaged skin exposed once more and took a bite. The food was fantastic, the flavours melting in his mouth. It had been sometime since Kaiser had eaten much, giving the larger portions of any food they obtained to Suki. This bird, whatever it was wonderful. He chewed it slowly, savouring it, forgetting his mask completely.