As Mallory walked in, Blake felt the blood drain from his face as he realized how the scene must've looked to his friend. Loyal as he was, the sight of the food-laden table was enough to make him forget all about her, and the echo of what he'd done filled him with shame. And fear, too.<br/><br/>Shocked and stunned as Mallory appeared to be, Blake took his eyes off the food in front of him to watch her nervously as she sat down next to him. "Hi Mal, I uh… I saved y'the bes' piece," he said anxiously as he offered her the unbitten piece of fried fish in his hand, that was, in fact, the best piece. It was also the piece he'd been about to wolf down with no hesitation before Margo - his angel and savior - had opened the door to reveal his friend. But he was willing to make the sacrifice in exchange for not getting beaten. His hand shook slightly as he extended it, and he tried his best to hide the relief he felt at the absence of forks or knives in the vicinity.<br/><br/>His attention wandered over to the remnants of Mal's chicken on the table, but he immediately looked away as if he'd been burned. Eyeing up his friend's meat wouldn't help him one bit.<br/><br/>"Once you two have eaten your fill," Margo said gently, evidently unaware of Blake's predicament, "I'll draw a couple of hot baths in the next room." She placed two cups of water down in front of them and straightened back up, before gesturing to the doorway behind her. "And then you can tell me all about what brings you two to Kalun."<br/><br/>Blake blinked, realizing they were actually in a place he'd heard of before. It made sense, given his limited knowledge of the world outside Denyan and the fact that Kalun was one of the closest neighboring ports, but it was still something of a shock to be in a place he'd been aware of before. The world outside of the streets he'd grown up on was one strange blur to him, and it was nice to have found something of an exception. In any case the woman's kindness was both unexpected and wonderful - he wondered if Mal would be alright with giving up their plans to stay right where they were. Assuming she didn't take a stick to him the way she'd done with Lester.