The Dare of Dawn (Helga)

Maximus had just sunk into the chair as Lady Hufflepuff put on a fine display of magic in bringing the food forward. He knew she wasn't simply making it appear out of thin air as that was known to be impossible, but clearly summoning it magically from the kitchens seemed reasonable. The smells alone were enough to make his tired mouth water.

Before he could fully turn his focus onto that however they were joined by Sir Godric Gryffindor and Maximus stood from his chair to properly greet the fellow knight. "Sir Gryffindor," he said with a sharp incline of his head. He waited until the other man seated himself before retaking his own. He sagged ever so slightly, looking very travel-weary at this point though he was trying to look less so in the presence of his acquaintance.

"Tis ye table, thus be yers te share," he said in reference to what the other man had previously said. "I be grateful fer ye hospitality this day." With that said, he would wait until Godric began loading his plate before doing so himself. He took a little bit of everything though he doubted he'd be able to eat it all in one sitting. Perhaps they would let him take some for the journey home, he thought. Perhaps that would keep him better than dried meat and stale bread.