Liss was startled, "Are we going to be eaten?"
"If you prefer salty egg yolk or salt-baked," Ash wiped off the blob of happy whipped cream from Liss's mouth with a napkin, "if you're scared, don't eat so much; being too fat will get you killed, you know!"
"Then I'm not scared," Liss retorted, "Dad is fatter than me, and even fatter than Aunt Bokin."
"What I have is called a sturdy build, sunny disposition. How could your Aunt Bokin's pale face ever compare?"
Igula couldn't be bothered with this father and daughter, "A spooky city, xenophobic locals, secretive employers, and malicious local security forces... Even in the Kingdom of Blood Moon, the only place that combines these four suspicious elements is my hometown, Feimeng City."
"What kind of hellish earth did you crawl out of, you demon..."