"Perhaps some food in our bellies first? I know my Mistress will wait to hear from me before calling, definitely at least a couple more days," Wolfe said. I did not let on that I felt relieved to hear his Mistress might not be checking in for a while longer. If she did not buy the act we would be in quite a bit of trouble. 

"Food sounds good," I said sheepishly. For a moment I had almost said we should save the food for the next day. I was beginning to remember how nice it was to eat without the weight of knowing I'd have to hunt and forage to replace each morsel.