"Thump, thump, thump."
Uncle Bucky and Sanko, who lived next door, came to Good's mud hut at dawn and knocked on the door.
"Good, did you get up? We should go!"
"I'll be ready in a moment!"
Good gobbled down his porridge and wiped his mouth. "I've got to get going," he said to a girl who was busy making the bed.
She looked up and asked, "Why don't you want me to go with you?"
"I've told you many times. You're too young to have a job here," Good said impatiently. "Stop talking about how you worked back in the Kingdom of Wolfheart. Do you still want to do those kinds of things? Stay at the house and I'll bring you something delicious for lunch."
The girl's eyes shone with excitement. "Popcorn—"
"It's too expensive. I think an egg pancake is tasty enough or are you saying you don't like the taste of a nice pan fried runny egg?"
The girl felt her mouth watering.
