The tool worked far better than Theo could have ever expected. A nostalgic smile spread across his face when he looked at the food being cooked over the campfire.
From afar, the apes continued staring in their direction. Yet none of them dared to enter the large area where the steam was spreading. It was as if they were repulsed by it.
When Theo grew curious as to what it was made of, Rhys and Lucien simply told him to forget about it.
The recipe, apparently, was a closely guarded secret of a merchant family that had risen to nobility thanks to the tool.
Theo hadn't realized that people could rise to nobility in such ways. It made him understand that power came in many different forms. Some could create the best products, while others could destroy the best products. Yet in the end, everything brought results.
When they finished eating, there were still a few fillets of meat that were fully cooked. Then was when Theo got a somewhat bad idea.
