The Arcane Emperor - Chapter 10 Winter's Guardians

... for him to even look at had he not been utterly starving. Life was, of course, a relative affair. Even if his roughly two days or so of not eating weren't exactly what you'd call starved compared to other situations. To Rainer? Death encroached upon him.

Perhaps it's what led him to be more predisposed towards liking Luna, as talking with her kept him well distracted. He couldn't picture her not being in his pocket or not his familiar.

Rainer had been invited to camp with th ...