Mer, a medic assigned to an expeditionary force, is agonized by the terrible taste of the provided preserved food. The bread is sour and hard as a rock. The dried meat is tasteless and unchewable. Feeling her life is in danger, the medic rises to the challenge. This is the story of Mer, an elf girl, who uses her knowledge and experience of forest life to strive for delicious meals during her expeditions.