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Chapter 21 - Something Is Wrong

"You didn't eat your breakfast."

Seren looked at the plate Juno had put in front of him twenty minutes ago. Toast. Eggs. The kind of breakfast that required actual cooking, which meant Juno had woken up early specifically to make it, which meant Juno was worried enough to express it through food rather than words.

"I'm not hungry," Seren said.

"You haven't been hungry in four days."

"I've been busy."

"You're always busy." Juno sat down across from him. "You're also pale, you've been leaving for work earlier than usual, and last night you fell asleep on the couch at eight-thirty." He paused. "When did you last eat a full meal?"

"Yesterday."

"What did you eat?"

Seren opened his mouth.

Closed it.

"Rice," he said. "Some of it."

Juno looked at him for a long moment.

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