Penelope Askary has never felt this hungry.
She really missed all of the foods in the world. When she was taken away by Philleo Aaron and met Gabriel Brown in that terrible room, Penelope thought she would never be able to touch this food again. Of course, the thing she feared most was that she would never be able to meet Edmund Gerwyn and the twins, Raven and Ocean, again.
"Are you… very hungry?" asked Edmund in an amazed tone. He loved it when Penelope ate passionately like this. However, Edmund was just confused because Penelope didn't seem to care about her reputation as the Duke's wife and also as a beautiful young woman. What Edmund meant was, don't women only eat a little to maintain their dignity in front of men?
