After eating, he followed his usual habit of bringing food to Big Black. Big Black took a couple of bites, then repeatedly backed away—the food was not only salty but also very oily.
Mixing the taste of bitter, sweet, sour, and salty, this was also the first time he had eaten such a unique meal.
From that day on, he would stay by the doorway every day, guarding the enormous courtyard, guarding Big Black and her.
Occasionally, they would go out to buy grain because after those people died, no one would deliver food to them anymore.
He didn't dare go out alone, fearing that if someone came while he wasn't there, she would die.
So, they both had to go out together to buy grain while Big Black, a single dog, stayed to watch the large courtyard.
Maybe because he had killed the old man, people would storm into the courtyard every day, all teenagers about his age.
Sometimes, he too wondered if there was another courtyard like theirs somewhere else?
