Beginning of Term Staff Meeting

Had it been earlier in their friendship, Rowena might have arched a brow at Salazar's praises but now she was used to his awkward charms. And besides that, they were well placed in Helga's direction, as her talent with food was the envy of all. She was tempted to decline to take a pastry but she was afraid that might clue the others into her own nervous discomfort.

Instead, she politely took one of the pastries and a small saucer-sized plate and a spoon. Unlike the menfolk who would easily eat with their hands, Rowena was more refined in her manners and thus broke open the pastry with the side of her spoon. She scooped up the contents and quietly ate the warm rabbit meat and flaky pastry.

When Salazar brought up Godric's absence she sighed, cradling the small plate in her lap. "Well, that all depends on what he was last seen doing. If he was hunting, then I doubt we'll see him at all until the end of our little meeting," she commented. "If he was puttering around the castle, boredom or his stomach might lead him here sooner."

She took a sip from her goblet before setting it on a side table so that she could focus on the food. She cut into the pastry again and dished up another small spoonful, careful not to spill its contents as she delicately ate.