Panic filled me at once, I looked up expecting to see Brook standing at the door post with eyes filled with anger. Instead, I found a young girl standing with a tray of food. She wrapped her fingers in the tray and as soon as our eyes locked, she gave me a warm smile but I was too angry to smile back and not notice her short hair. Instead, I stared at her so harshly that she quickly looked away and walked toward me.

    "The master said that I should give you this" she announced and placed the tray of food at my foot.

    I didn't say a word to...