Wild Berry Meadow could almost feel you

He had meant for it to be a casual comment, a simple answer to entertain Sullivan before he resumed his attempt to ditch his company, but Haruki found himself unable to look away from the distant mountains. He longed for the Vale, to go back to his true home where his mother and father had been laid to rest, where happier memories were. For a moment he entertained the idea of heading there now — to hell with Neverwinter! — but suddenly a muffled voice and wet, crunching sounds pulled him from his thoughts.

Slowly, Haruki turned to see Sullivan chowing down on the fruits of a nearby berry bush, dark juices already beginning to spill from his mouth. The boy watched in abject horror at both the barbaric display and nauseating squelching sounds. "What are you doing?" he exclaimed, his revulsion second only to his shock at the other youth's actions. Berries were for prey!