Chapter 20: The Hollow in the Rock

The tree's blessing didn't last. By the time they reached the road, the leaves in Siu-Bak's pocket had gone cold, and the hunger had returned with a vengeance. It clawed at his stomach, a familiar, patient ache, and he found himself eyeing a discarded half-eaten egg tart in the gutter with something close to longing. Lui Mei-Ling noticed, and wordlessly produced a packet of dried plums from her ba...