"We can… survive," Ludwig said.
He didn't say I don't need it because that would be a lie in this body.
He also didn't say I refuse it because refusal was pride, and pride was a sin Ludwig didn't enjoy wearing.
The lizardmen looked at each other with both worry and surprise.
"An orc that is suppressing his hunger… that's new…" Akro said.
"The world has many strange and new things," Ludwig said as he looked at the river.
The river was clear enough to see movement beneath the surface, quick shadows darting through light. Ludwig's eyes narrowed as instinct and appetite collided. The smell of water alone was beginning to feel like temptation.
"Though," he approached it and swiped something from it.
A medium-sized river fish appeared in his hand, "I do feel a bit too… famished," he said as he bit the head off the fish.
The action was fast, almost automatic, and the moment his teeth sank into flesh, his whole body responded like a starving animal being given proof of survival.
