This Is Heaven!
Euden: Hello, Erik. Are you adjusting to life in the castle?
Cleo: Is there anything you need? We're going out to do some shopping, so just let us know and we will bring it back for you.
Erik: Oh, you two don't need to trouble yourselves on my account.
Erik: Compared to that island, this castle is heaven!
Erik: I'm so glad you allowed me to stay.
Erik: I'm really thankful to you, and one day, I'll find a way to repay your kindness!
Euden: I appreciate the thought, but you really don't need to worry about that.
Euden: Do you mind if I ask you something, though? What was it like, living on a deserted island?
Erik: Hmm...
Erik: Well, unlike here in the castle, it was nearly impossible to find potable water.
Erik: Being raised in a noble household meant I knew nothing about survival techniques, so the first few days were especially hard.
Erik: I didn't even bother looking for water at first, because heck—I was surrounded by the entire ocean!
Erik: But drinking seawater only made me even thirstier.
Erik: Luckily it rained after a day or three, or else I might have died! Ha ha ha!
Cleo: That is not something most people would laugh off...
Erik: Finding food to eat also gave me trouble.
Erik: All I knew abut food was that it magically appeared from the scullery whenever we rang a bell. I'd never even set foot inside a kitchen!
Erik: But then I saw a wild beast eating prey, and I quickly put two and two together.
Erik: Eventually I figured out the basics of hunting, but I still couldn't start a fire.
Erik: So I ended up eating it raw for a while!
Cleo: You ate the uncooked meat of wild animals?!
Cleo: You're lucky you weren't killed.
Erik: Ha ha! I KNOW, right?!
Erik: Oh, and then there was the matter of clothing. Or, rather, the lack thereof.
Erik: Had I remained in the clothes I was wearing when I fell into the sea, I would have frozen to death when the temperatures dropped at night.
Erik: So I got to thinking that wearing the furs of the animals I hunted for meat would keep me warm.
Erik: And they did keep me warm—but they also made other beasts mistake me for prey, so I got chased a lot.
Euden: Okay, it's INCREDIBLE you weren't killed.
Erik: Well, I came about as close as you can to it without actually kicking the bucket.
Erik: I could have taken the furs off if I didn't want to be attacked, but then I would have frozen to death at night.
Erik: So I trained to be able to defeat attacking predators.
Erik: Worked out great, if I do say so myself.
Erik: After all, the more beasts I fought, the more meat and furs I acquired.
Erik: Before long, I was no longer worried about food and clothing!
Cleo: What a stressful way to live.
Erik: Eh, not really. I mean, once I got used to all the new stuff, life on the island was actually pretty nice.
Erik: It can't hold a candle to living in this castle, though!
Cleo: What would you like for dinner, Erik? I will make you whatever you want.
Euden: And if there's anything you need—anything at all—just say the word and I'll get it.
Erik: Ha ha! What's all this, guys?
Euden: We just want your life in this castle to be as carefree as possible, to make up for all the hardships you endured on that island.
Erik: Ha ha ha! Oh man, you guys are both way too nice to me.
Erik: This castle really is heaven!
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