Trying to block out the hunger that was tormenting Aella inside proved to be harder than she thought, especially when the ominous figure named Bane kept on dropping fresh trays filled with delicious meals occasionally.
He would come as stealthily as a snake and slip back into the darkness just as fast, before she could even blink twice, he was gone.
She had no idea how he managed to pass the tray into the cell without opening the door but she always found a warm dish waiting for her at the end of the room.
It was driving her crazy.
When she didn't see any food except the ones she packed from home during her risky journey, her stomach had grown accustomed to shoving the hunger behind her belly and it made her stronger in terms of survival.
But seeing a freshly prepared meal and the aroma slipping into her nostrils every dying second made her stomach growl in protest.
