Lily even had to point out, after a very long and awkward silence, that the flowers ought to be put in a vase. Not that the Corporal had one, of course. It wasn't exactly on the Royal Guard's standard Table of Allowances. A canteen would do in a pinch -- she'd used one herself on a few occasions, when dealing with particularly flirtatious or romantic salt-licks. But it was a bit... 'field-tent chic.'