The crimson petal shimmers faintly under the starlight.
I place it on my tongue.
And I chew on it.
…
"Mmmmh!" I let out a delighted sound. "I can still taste it!"
The petal melts in my mouth like silk spun into sugar. It's sweet, but a delicate type of sweetness, with that faint floral warmth that spreads all the way down to my chest.
Even outside the dungeon… the taste still remains!
"It's delicious!" I whisper, eyes wide.
"Hmmm… interesting," Eris says, leaning forward with narrowed eyes like a curious scientist. "You still can't taste anything else… but these work? How does that even make sense?"
"Mmm… no clue," I say between chews. "But I'm not complaining!"
"Good thing I brought more, then!" she says, beaming. "Ooh! What if you mixed them into your milk? Maybe you'd get, like… a super magical floral hot chocolate or something?"
"Ooh!" My eyes go wide. "Eris… you're a genius!"
