Red Beard and his companions were indeed steadfast, preferring to suffer hunger rather than betray their tribespeople, even if it meant being prepared for severe torture.
However, what they didn't expect was that after they had rejected the proposal of the man in black from the Empire, the latter did not trouble them further.
They even resumed supplying them with food two days later.
But the food placed in front of them this time made all of their faces turn ugly.
—— Acorn rye bread.
This was the most common staple in the tribes of the Dragon Ridge Mountain Range. Rye, being more adaptable to cold climates and less demanding of soil quality than wheat, was widely cultivated by the tribespeople.
However, growing only rye was not enough to feed an entire tribe, so they would mix some acorn flour into the rye bread and combine it with game meat acquired from hunting in the mountains, preserved by smoking.
