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// chapter 5 
// Story: A Bounty to Fight 
// by NightSugar pone 
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Star had been woken up by an abrupt clanging on the floor of her cell, and a Griffin guard Loudly saying soups on night hunter before walking away. She had to force herself up when she had collected herself enough to do so, but it wasn’t all that worth it. The food looked like pre-chewed mush that looked dry and wet at the same time, she sighed heavily after seeing it and sniffed at it hesitantly. It smelt fruity and meaty at the same time.
What the heck is this? are they even sure that this is, is it even edible?
She had pushed it away and sat down next to her bed, preparing to write another letter to home, and began to hastily write.

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once it was done she gave it to the guard, and once again, the same young looking Guard she had talked to came to take his place. She was even pleasantly surprised that he looked back at her and waved, he was actually being nice to her.

“Hello again, it looks as though you’ve been told to watch me again, I hope I don’t bore you,”
She walked up to the bars once again and leant on them, kicking the tray of the slop to the back of the cell, making a loud clang come from the far wall.

“What was that?”
he said, and he leant in to look into the cell, seeing the splatter of the mushy food on the wall and floor.
“Why aren’t you eating? aren’t you hungry?”
She shrugged as she looked down at the floor.

“When I don’t know what I’m eating I don’t eat, besides, I’ve lived on less,”
She looked at him and noticed his concerned expression, and she frowned when he looked away suddenly.
“You seem to actually care, why?” 
He lowered his spear before moving his talons farther up the length of it, his eyes darting around as he stared at the stones on the tiled floor.

“Well, you're a fighter and if you're going to be fighting you’re going to need your strength, and if you don’t you might not win or even survive your next fight,”
he took a second to speak again, but this time, he turned to her and gave her a worried look.
“can I have your tray please? you know, since you're not going to eat it. I think I can find you something better to eat,”
she obediently moved away from the bars and grabbed the tray before giving it to him, and as he took it from her nodded to her politely before quickly walking away. When he returned he had brought back lose vegetables and a few apples, each of them looked fresh and delicious. And soon after receiving the new food she began to eat it and thanked him gladly after she was done. 

“I really can’t thank you enough for this...uh..what's your name?”
he smiled and sat down near the bars, setting down his spear in front of him, just out of reach for Star. 

“It’s really not much of a big deal, I’m just helping out a kind bounty hunter who seems to favour honour quite a bit,”
Star shrugged as she leant her back against the bars, taking a small bite out of a celery stalk.

“Any kindness is worth a thank you, no matter how big or how small,”
as she continued to eat with her back to him, he began to feel more proud of himself for helping someone.