I had an appetite. I was starving.  My stomach feels like it's corroding within me. But honestly, where do you even start? I don't know where to start. There were a thousand dishes, and more. There was chicken, bread, I've seen a lot of foods in my life, but some of these looked weird beyond measures. I couldn't believe what I was seeing. There was an entire dragon's head smoked and blistered.

"Ever eaten dragon?" Nyx asks.

"No. Exciting." I say.

There were breads of all sorts, some looked rotten. Some looked pumpkin. I couldn't even count the types and numbers of rolls. There were a thousand choices for me and honestly, I'm a little overwhelmed. However, I was starving. Nyx picks up a roll. I take a piece of bread form a long spiraling chain. It looked interesting. It had bubblegum streaks going through it and some flakes of black pepper. I shrug. Nyx bites into her pumpkin role first. I bite into the bread. I jump in surprise.

"Puck?" Poseidon asks me.

My mouth swells with an irony taste. A taste like tar but much more liquid. It's something I know all too well but I didn't except here. It tastes... it tastes like blood. It's not good blood either. Blood is a delicacy in some cultures, and I've actually had a lot of good blood dishes. This tastes like rot. Like rotting flesh in the darkest of battles which I have been through. It tastes like rust and evil itself. I almost choke.

"Try something else. Want to try dragon?" Mabe asks.

"Sure. I never shy from excitement." I wipe my mouth.

I look down at my hands and I see blood. It looked blacker and... just disgusting. It wasn't completely black but it wasn't completely red. I let out an angry and annoyed breath. Really? Now?? I turn and see the Old Fey paying close attention to me. I turn my gaze from him. Mabe hands me a piece of dragon. 

"Want to try Meghan and Ash, your majesties?" Mabe asks them.

"Well..." Ash and Meghan start.

"Scared ice boy?" I ask. 

Ash lets out a breath. 

"Okay." Ash says.

I take a bite of the dragon. My mouth swells in blood. I wince. It's sour and liquifies in my mouth not a good way. It tastes like battle. It tastes like war. I taste the bloodshed tickling my tongue. I feel the swords clash in my own mouth and gums. Ash takes a bite and his mouth explodes in flames.

"Ooh, sorry, I might have added to much pepper." Mabe says.

"It is... different." Ash pants.

What was going on? This shouldn't be happening. The food looks beautiful and smells delicious but every time I try to eat it- my mouth burns and tastes like battle. It's not a pleasant taste. Poseidon didn't look like he was having the same problem as I was, or he was extremely good at hiding something it did happen before. I feel like that one guy from the underworld who couldn't eat or drink. 

"Puck? What's wrong?" Nyx asks.