That isn't red wine they're drinking. The dark-mages in the Alisian warrior castes will drink human and animal blood for religious reasons. The magically higher pH of dark-mages reduces chance for infection but can make open wounds more disastrous.
"Little brother, prove to me that you are true Alisian. Drink with me."
Rivek lifted the class to his lips. The contents, now congealing, flowed like salty syrup onto his tongue. He tasted iron, better than any pedestrian ambrosia, and he'd never been more satiated in his life.
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