Mary sat kicking her small legs gently beneath the table and enjoying the first real meal she'd had in some time.<br/><br/>*munch-crumble-chomp-chew* the girl's face was one of pure delight as she ate, savouring each bite.<br/><br/>She was sitting next to Zato, the pair looking almost as out of place as Swiftbeak did (who was incidentally still asleep besides the stairs, despite Mary's best efforts to wake him up by prodding his downy form repeatedly with her index finger), they were flanked by the armoured forms of the Hellguard, a stark contrast to the elderly Monk and his young charge.<br/><br/>Mary's little face beamed as she looked up at the Hellguard sitting next to her.<br/><br/><br/>Feathers the had borrowed his fill from the livestock area, spilt seed made a good meal for a duck. He quacked slightly before fluttering up and onto the sleeping Gryphon's head where he curled up, ruffled his feathers, and fell asleep.