Chapter 204

This was Ryan's first time eating mouse pups. He would have vomited if he wasn't so hungry. The idea of eating mouse babies wasn't something Ryan would ever consider. However, hunger could change one's perspective. He had seen Bobby Gibson eat them on TV once and wrinkled his nose in disgust at the time. He never imagined he would find them delicious. "So much for principles!" he thought. "Principles mean nothing when it comes to surviving. If there had to be a principle, it was the principle of prioritizing life above all else." In truth, mice babies weren't as disgusting as Ryan had initially thought. After overcoming his reluctance, they were surprisingly tasty once he put them in his mouth. Ryan had eaten one and left five more. Such delicacies had to be saved for the women. He skewered the mice on some bark and placed the mice babies in a leaf for safekeeping. Ryan felt content from the fruitful hunt and returned to the camp. The women were sitting under the house,