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You knew Silver was worried with the way he glanced at you occasionally and the slight downward turn of his lips.
Sebek looked as if he wanted to say something but was holding himself back in fear of his grandfather reprimanding him again.
Grim pulled at your clothes but accepted your portion of the food anyways after you patted him on the head.
You had been skipping your meals.
But how can you eat like this?
Malleus had overblotted and put everyone to sleep.
Silver was constantly stressed no matter how much he tried to hide it.
Sebek was hurt by the words his grandfather had spoken.
Grim was the same though you knew he worries about you.
And then there was Lilia, well, General Lilia that is. He was different from the man you loved and yet you can see the familiarity in actions and emotions he would display.
So can anyone blame you for the lack of appetite?
"You have not been eating."
You were startled.
You looked up to see General Lilia looking down on you.
You gave him a small smile, of course he would notice. Your Lilia always did notice when your appetite changed. Sometimes to your horror, he thought it would help to cook for you.
"I'm not hungry."
You watched in surprise as he sat down next to you. You watched as he dug around in his pocket before offering something to you. You took it from him and opened up the item.
To your surprise, it was an assortment of items: nuts, berries, dried meats, and more.
"Humans are weaker than Fae, it will do you no good to go without food for so long."
You couldn't help it. You smiled a real smile in what felt like years and thanked him.
The General’s eyes widened slightly at the look on your face before turning away.
You turned to your meal and started snacking.
You missed the look of fondness and confusion in his eyes. You missed the way his fingers seemed to twitch as if he wanted stroke your hair or hold your hand.
But what you didn’t miss, was the way he leaned forward to block the wind so you wouldn’t get cold from it.
You didn’t miss the slight smile on his lips after you finished eating.
And you knew, someway, somehow, everything would be alright.