The kitchen quickly brought out bowls of soup while they prepared a proper meal for the sudden influx of new guests, likely at the direction of the Elders, who knew full well that you couldn't just stuff a starving person full of rich foods without risking their health.
That seemed to be enough for Sophie, though. She was staring at the food like it was the most wonderful thing that anyone had ever done for her while taking tiny sips of it from her spoon.
At first, everyone ate in silence as the server brought around more drinks and soup. Then, once the main course was served, the Elders finally couldn't hold their tongues anymore and started talking over each other with the same question.
