Most of what Ryuzaki was saying didn't make a lick of sense to Bert, and he only skimmed the Low Speech letters on the box. He wasn't sure what he was expecting, really. Inside, the little squares of candy sat individually separated from one another. They were smoother than he was used to, and they all looked different. And were varying shades of brown.
"Probably wouldn't be anything impressive, all things considered." Why would anybody want to eat nuts and berries when they had real food available?
Well, this was it. Here he was, and here was chocolate. He took one of the pieces at random. It was soft. That was a surprise. It smudged in his slightly damp fingers. He could smell it now. Good god, he couldn't even think of anything to compare it to. He held the little square to his nose, inhaling. His mouth started to water and he didn't even realize. If it tasted anything like what it smelled like....