Sentence:  To her surprise, Abe did not come to collect her for the usual morning inhabitation session with Azure. She did not see him until almost noon, when he personally delivered lunch to her tent. Another <WSD>stale</WSD> roll and cup of water sat on the tray he carried. Abe hung his head, as abashed as Honorato had been. “This is all I could sneak in for now. I'll try to get more later.” 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  No longer fresh, in reference to food, urine, straw, wounds, etc.