This is a warm and penetrating aroma! It is the complex fragrance produced when fats melt at high temperatures and proteins undergo the Maillard reaction over a charcoal fire.
This olfactory signal tells its genes that this is the most efficient energy source available right now! This signal fiercely strikes its most primordial instincts!
December's actions froze instantly, and the small wooden block in its mouth fell to the ground with a "clack."
Those pure obsidian-like round eyes first blinked blankly, while its small nostrils flared at a frequency higher than ever, trying to decipher this new, more aggressive scent than raw fish.
It completely abandoned the now flavorless piece of wood, and its furry little head whipped toward the direction of the fireplace.
It saw, in the dark red firelight, that golden, sizzling, oil-dripping fish which was exuding a deadly attraction.
