"Okay, okay! Great!" Rex exclaimed, licking his lips as he crunched down the last morsel of the cookie. It melted in his mouth, the layers of rich, velvety chocolate and crisp, buttery dough.
For a brief moment, it felt as though he had been seated at a grand banquet, the kind reserved for kings and gods. He let out a satisfied sigh, patting his stomach.
"I swear, I'm gonna buy a truckload of these," Rex muttered to himself, the grin on his face as wide as the sky.
"Harbinger! Remember thy promise!" Cronus' voice boomed in his mind like thunder rolling over distant mountains.
Rex groaned, rubbing the back of his head. "What promise?" he asked, feigning ignorance.
Cronus' sigh reverberated in his chest, irritated and heavy, like a parent scolding a wayward child. "You vowed...."
"Oh, that!" Rex cut him off, waving a dismissive hand. His voice brimmed with vitality as he pushed himself up from the chair.
