Chapter 90

Some of them polished off everything in just a few mouthfuls. Staring at the empty bowls, they rubbed their tummies, still savoring the taste of food that lingered in their mouths. They finally got to eat clean, delicious food that didn't have the sour, bitter taste of rot. One of the men wasn't sated yet, so when he spotted the food that one of the children hadn't finished yet, he rushed forward to snatch it away. "What do you think you're doing?" one of the vanguards snapped as he shot forward to press the man to the ground. "Here at Lucia Sanctuary, no one is allowed to take someone else's food!" From the moment the survivors were let in, they had been reminded of this rule countless times. "Kick him out of the base!" "No! I don't want to leave! I'm not going anywhere!" the man yelled as he grabbed his chair. However, the vanguards hit him with a baton and dragged him out. "Please, I'm begging you! I wasn't trying to snatch anyone's food. I didn't! Please don't kick me out!