Mer, a medic assigned to the expeditionary force, is in agony over the taste of the rations provided. The bread is sour and as hard as a rock, and the dried meat is tasteless and impossible to chew. Feeling the threat to her life, the medic stands up alone. This is the story of the elf girl Mer, who uses her knowledge and experience of forest living to strive for delicious meals during the expedition.