After dropping his words, James Black turned to leave, but when he saw the crowd hiding and watching the commotion, he barked at them, "All done with work? Fancy an extra meal tonight?"
At that one sentence, the throng of onlookers scattered like birds and beasts at the mere suggestion.
An extra meal? If it was an addition to dinner on the table, of course, everyone would have wanted it.
But an "extra meal" proposed by their Chief Black was definitely not related to eating.
"Huh?" William King watched as James Black turned and walked away, utterly dumbfounded, pulling on Peter Gingery who was also about to leave, "What's going on? Isn't that our sister-in-law outside?"
"Nah." Peter Gingery shook his head, "That lady out there's got nothing to do with us."
