Chapter 32. Spoiled

The face of each family member is worth a fortune.

Except for Elena's, of course, my little friend joins me as we grin and watch the men clean the meat. Perpetua is like a fish on dry land, her mouth falling open repeatedly as she watches the sour-looking men working on the catch.

Suddenly I feel someone next to me and when I look up, I see Magda standing to my great surprise.

The hostility is mainly gone, although her eyes still betray her vigilance.

"Tell me, Saray, how did you manage this? Neither of them has ever brought home this much," Magda whispers to me. "What's your trick? I want to beat them too, I never succeeded before so I gave up".

Her changed attitude puts me on alert, I definitely don't trust her yet.

"No tricks, just entered into an honest deal," I tell her briefly.

But she shakes her head incredulously.

"Nope. There's something you must have done to get that many beasts together. Peter even noted that you didn't even