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Chapter 2 - Beyond the empire

"you couldn't have slept on the floor?" Rico asked as he kept the distance between them "I mean I could have but then again it's my house. " Haydes stated with a straight face as he pin his hair into a messy bun "How am I still alive? I jumped of the empire, I should be dead!" Haydes stared at Rico and then continued to cook whatever he was making "Don't ask me, I don't know. " Rico could feel the rage building up inside him as Haydes set the concoction at the table "Your turning red, just sit down and eat. " Rico gave a huff and sat the table. He stared at the "food" for a moment and then looked at Haydes who was eating it without gagging. Rico looked back at the "food" and put a spoon full into his mouth. He immediately thought that it was the right choice to question if the "food" was edible or not "What is this it's disgusting! " Rico gagged "It's food, your just not used to the taste. " Haydes had already finished the bowl of "food" as Rico stared at him in disbelief. The "food" was just as edible as poison. After staring at the substance for a while he had decided that the only way to get food would be to find it himself. The land beyond was unexplored forest. The rumor about the land beyond the walls of the empire was that it was filled with savage beast and man eating plants. The signal was bad and anyone who went in wouldn't come out alive. Rico looked at Haydes who was putting on shoes and figured if he bought him along he wouldn't die first or he would at least have some time to escape. The only thing left to do was to ask Haydes to come with him to the forest.