Nox physically recoiled as he listened to Lorenne's words, he wished he could just wipe that info completely from his mind.
"That's why I said it's only used as a last resort," She explained looking at his reaction, "besides, they're completely purified else any human will die from the first bit alone."
"Yes, but," Nox lifted the Eclipsed with his dagger without getting close to it, "people eat these?"
Sure, the food in the slums wasn't gourmet, hell, they even sometimes tasted like someone had chewed it up and and sold it anyway, but even then, they never resorted to eating an Eclipsed.
He had seen those things up close and they did not look appetizing in the least bit.
Elias just chuckled before saying, "my father has actually eaten one before, while stuck in a rift."
Nox slowly turned his head toward him with the most bewildered expression his face could afford to make.
