"This time you must be calm... as long as you are not afraid, don't run. I promise to let you eat something good later!"
He remembered that because of his recklessness, he had bankrupted his family, causing his wife to have insecurities about him which allowed that fat-ass thief Billy to worm his way in.
This time, he wasn't going to repeat his mistakes. He could already see traces of trust for him in Night's eyes.
Edward reopened the pit with the obsidian knife and used the bow drill. The bow drill moved back and forth once again before long, smoke started to rise and the pit turned red.
He quickly laid the dry grass.
And blew a few gentle breaths.
Before long, a fire was started!
But Night still screamed in terror even after all his words, she got up and ran!
Edward's eyes clouded and his heart was broken. In a hurry, he shouted:
"Night! Why did you save me today? You might as well had just let me die if you will leave me now!"
Night had already run out for more than ten meters. When she heard Edward's voice full of sadness, she suddenly stopped.
"I.... afraid of the angry gods...." She hid behind a tree, her eyes filled with a look of horror.
"Didn't you just told me that water kills fire? I promise not to let the fire ever touch you. Trust me Night! Please trust me!" He explained helplessly.
Just to show her that the fire was under control, he threw the surrounding dirt on the fire. That immediately put the fire out.
With slow steps, Night returned to his side, her face held and unclear expression.
"Light, the patriarch said to us, the legend is that the gods were angry, and the whole forest was lit. Nothing could run out and everything was burnt..."
He nodded,
"Night, let's change to an empty place, or we can go back to the waterfall."
Edward remembered hearing a waterfall when he had just woken up.
Soon they packed their things including the rabbit which Night held while Edward picked some dry grass and his Bow drill. The two-headed towards the waterfall area.
Once there, Edward ignited the fire again. This time it was reignited in a bright place, unlike the gloomy woods. The fire felt particularly dazzling to Night right now.
Night was still a little way but it was much better than the last two times. Although she kept her distance from the fire at least she was not running away at the mere sight of fire.
Edward began to use his modern skills.
Using the obsidian knife, he cut off a few pieces of meat from the rabbit. He skewered those rabbit meat using nearby branches and held them over the fire to roast them.
He felt like it was just like the old days when he used to roast meat with his friends in the wilderness.
He waved towards Night and motioned her to come closer. He could see her twitching nose, smelling the roasted meat.
"Night you like the smell right? Hehehehe"
Edward started to laugh at her expression.
For those who ate raw foods such as raw meat and insects, roasted food was the difference between heaven and earth for them. No one could ever resist a barbecue.
Night looked at it all in amazement, slowly approaching towards him again.
"Don't be afraid, if you want, I will let the fire go out at any time!" He added a few dry branches to the fire and turned the skewer of meats in his hand, patiently persuading her.
There were enough dry branches to keep the fire going for quite some time. Soon the meat was roasted properly.
Edward took a small bite of the meat and soon broke out with a grin
"It really tastes good. Nothing beats barbecue!"
Before he realized it, Night was standing next to him, her eyes sparkling with interest. He offered one of the roasted meat to Night who gingerly bit on to it. It was enough to break the last of her defenses. She rapidly finished up on her piece of meat.
Without fearing the fire, she stood close to it as she stared at the other pieces of roasting meat.
"Sit down and relax. I'll ready it and give some more to you."
At that moment, Edward was hungry but still endured the saliva as he gulped. He still had to wait a few moments for his turn.
He started at his hands and feet before his eyes wandered towards Night who hungrily eat the skewer of meat.
'This is definitely the first-ever cooked meat she has even eaten in her life. The taste will make it addicted. She will never be able to eat anything else. As long as someone eats the first bite, I can addict them to this "drug".'
Night took the skewers and swallowed a few mouthfuls of water. Her clear eyes looked at Edward and then towards the burning fire. From surprise, her face slowly turned into a smile.
Edward smiled back at her and nodded to her, patiently encouraging her.
Night resumed eating big mouthful pieces of meat with an impossibly fast speed. Edward could barely get the time to eat something himself.
'Oh, as long as you eat this, it'll be easy for me to bind you to myself hehehehe."
Edward smiled smugly and felt greatly relieved.