Edmund needed no further invitation to sit down and tuck in. Maybe he hadn't been wandering in the desert for weeks, but he had the appetite of a healthy 18-year-old young man and there was certainly nothing at all the matter with his stomach. He ate with a gusto, although never forgetting his company manners - the napkin went in his lap, the elbows stayed off the table, and everything about him showed he'd been well-brought-up.
As he ate, he sneaked peeks at that bright smile that had so caught his eye in the first place. Edmund couldn't help smiling back between bites. "Thanks, Alphonse. You're a brick." He tried some of the juice Al had poured - ice! what luxury! - and found it just as delicious as it looked in the tall glass. "While we eat, could you tell me more about this place? I have the feeling it might take a while to figure out the way back home, so I might as well learn as much as I can about what life's like here."
Truth be told, the prospect of getting to stay with Al and spend some more time with him - and in such close quarters - was making Edmund rather reconciled to the idea of living in Xing for a little while. As nice as his new host was, he was sure Al would take care of him for as long as he was here, and meanwhile he'd get a bit of an adventure in a new world. Sure, it wasn't Narnia, but it was still exciting to be taken to a whole new land and discover what was there.
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Date: 2015-05-30 11:32 pm (UTC)As he ate, he sneaked peeks at that bright smile that had so caught his eye in the first place. Edmund couldn't help smiling back between bites. "Thanks, Alphonse. You're a brick." He tried some of the juice Al had poured - ice! what luxury! - and found it just as delicious as it looked in the tall glass. "While we eat, could you tell me more about this place? I have the feeling it might take a while to figure out the way back home, so I might as well learn as much as I can about what life's like here."
Truth be told, the prospect of getting to stay with Al and spend some more time with him - and in such close quarters - was making Edmund rather reconciled to the idea of living in Xing for a little while. As nice as his new host was, he was sure Al would take care of him for as long as he was here, and meanwhile he'd get a bit of an adventure in a new world. Sure, it wasn't Narnia, but it was still exciting to be taken to a whole new land and discover what was there.