No Trouble in Hyrule Castle (Lena and Mari)

Lena was indeed quite exhausted. Between being locked up for three days in a cold, damp cell, barely getting anything to eat and some of the guards' rather enthusiastic "interrogations", she was sore, tired and honestly just wanted to go to bed. She didn't dare go home though. At least, not yet. No doubt, Lord Kiranos is going to be pissed off about her being released on the night before her bogus trial, and there's no telling what he'd try to pull if she went back home, given that he had the audacity to have her arrested in the place. So going home wasn't option right now.

So she happily accepted Marianne's proposal to stay at the palace until things blew over. She didn't know if/how Marianne was planning on dealing with Kiranos, and at this particular moment, she didn't particularly care; she was just happy to be out of that cell. Initially, she had intended to go straight to bed at the first chance, however, after a nice, warm bath and a change into some fresh clean clothes, she was actually feeling quite refreshed; enough so that she was up for staying up a little while longer, provided it wouldn't be a bother to the princess or anyone else.

As she entered the room prepared to her, her nose was guided to the table where all of the food was spread out, and her mouth began to water. There were some things here that she'd never even dreamed of eating before, and all of it looked delicious "...holy crap...this is quite the spread..."

Lena nodded quietly when Marianne gave the go-ahead for her to take a seat and dig in. She could hardly believe it; did she really have all of this prepared just for her? Granted, she certainly wasn't complaining, but still. Looking over the spread, her eyes settled on what appeared to be some sort of smoked fish. Fish had always been a favorite of hers, though she'd never quite seen it prepared like this. It almost looked like it was still raw, but the smell it gave off told her otherwise. Regardless, she could tell just by looking that it was leagues above anything she's ever had in terms of pure quality.

She actually found herself hesitating a bit as she reached out with a fork, taking a piece of the divine-looking fish and immediately pulling it into her mouth. Almost immediately, she let out a squeal of pure joy once the cured flesh hit her tongue, sending her taste buds into overdrive. It was so delicious it was beyond description. She immediately began trying various other things, taking a taste and, despite her best efforts to at least try to look more dignified in the presence of the princess, letting out the same squeals of joy with each bite. She could get used to this.

It was only when Marianne spoke again that she slowed down, insisting that she would join he soon and apologizing if her continuing to work came off as rude. Immediately, Lena was quick to dismiss that notion. "No, not at all, Your Highness. I can only imagine how important that must be...I can't even fathom what it's like...knowing that the choices you make can affect an entire kingdom...to constantly face such a thing must take a lot of strength and courage...I can't help but feel a little envious..."