It was just as well she decided to head back, as not five minutes after returning, Marcus returned to the room with a small cart full of food. "Ah, mistress. My apologies for abandoning you this morning, someone stole so jewelry from several different rooms in the councilor's and other noble's section of the castle, and the guards were rounding up all the servants for questioning. I took the liberty of getting you an early lunch?"<br/><br/>He turned back to the cart, by the main table, and began checking the items, his back mostly to her.