"Wonderful," Khero said before she could help it, before she could remember that she was supposed to be watching her food intake. And yet, even as that thought clicked into her head, she realized how pointless that was at this point. The original idea was to keep herself undesirable--and yet, she remembered with a blush, he apparently didn't mind her looks now, anyway.
And more to the point, whatever had happened last night, he had respected her wishes. More than that. He had respected her wishes--Sober Khero's wishes--and hadn't taken advantage of her while High As Fuck Khero wanted something different. Inadvertently, that moment had tested Elaros, and he had passed.
He had his chance to take advantage of her--could have even claimed she'd wanted it--and he hadn't. At this point, starving herself was only punishing herself.
She trusted him.
"I'm starvin'," she said and pat her belly. "Got more of them pastries? The cinnamon things were pretty damned good."