00:00and I'm still awkwardly holding that second, ugly gray egg in my other hand.
00:03The silence is getting ridiculous.
00:05If I don't do something, I might actually freeze to death in here.
00:07I need to do something.
00:08I look at the small luxury cabinet built into the carriage wall,
00:11then look back at Elena's frozen profile.
00:13I call out, putting on my best innocent face.
00:16My lady, my beast is hungry.
00:18And it seems your luxury cabinet has some high-grade mana deer jerky.
00:22And?
00:23And I am a poor coal shoveler with empty pockets.
00:26I cannot afford to feed a divine beast.
00:28Surely my generous, kind mistress wouldn't let her husband's pet starve on its first day of life?
00:34For a second, I think she's going to blast me out of the carriage with dark magic.
00:38But slowly, Elena turns her head.
00:40Her icy gaze drops to the tiny, whimpering wolf cub, then snaps to me.
00:45Without a word, she reaches into the cabinet,
00:47pulls out a strip of dried, glowing crimson meat, and holds it out.
00:51She doesn't hand it to me.
00:52She holds it directly in front of her own seat,
00:54her face expressionless as if saying,
00:56if it wants it, it can come get it.
00:58I smirk, looking down at the cub.
01:00Go.
01:01Go get the bribe.
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