Phoenix Rising: From Heartache to Heroism

Chapter 256 Good Cop, Bad Cop

"What are we going to do for lunch, then?"

"Why have so many of the town's restaurants closed up?"

"Are they no longer open for business? It's all rather peculiar!"

The inn staff were taken aback to find them all still in town.

"Didn't you lot go out rowing together?"

"No."

"Well, that's a shame!"

The inn staff looked genuinely sorry. "Your school had organised the rowing activity to finish up at Lake Skyward, famous for its crabs. Many of the town's restaurant owners were called in to help cook there, but you missed out."

Half of the restaurant owners were busy preparing meals, while the rest didn't want to miss the crab feast and set off early in the morning.

That was why the town was now so quiet.

On hearing this, everyone was dumbfounded.

Silence grasped them.

Then, shock grabbed their hearts.

What? Today's rowing is meant to end with a crab feast at Lake Skyward!?

Good Lord, we've missed out, big time!

Why hadn't they mentioned this earlier?

piped up, "Why didn't you tell us

near our town,

"No."

a shame. But don't fret. Even though we didn't prepare meals today, we've got plenty of instant

compare to a

They were speechless.

Words failed them.

would be a fruitless task, but now they were told there were

Haven't eaten a thing since morning,

member to fetch the instant noodles, but cautioned, "Mind you, the instant noodles aren't complimentary." Silence hung in

covered by the school, hence there

open for everyone, these students opting

and her companions had already assembled

ploy for the rowers. In the end, everyone would have an

food awaited,

city-raised youngsters, a crab banquet was a rare

feast

could even acquire keepsakes carved from wood. They were

souvenirs. Every crab had little differences between one another, but all looked like they could spring to life at any moment. Post-feast, they were treated to

eclipsing lunch in both warmth

have to row back; transport was arranged, and they were all ferried back to

day's end that

couple who had joined Violeta's group

the boating trip, they had expected

know they were headed for

and shared them, quickly catching the eye of their

at the inn, everyone else made do with instant noodles. They

their meal