The slave looked upwards at the apple hungrily - she hesitated for several seconds.  She wasn't supposed to eat food - but then again, it was an order so that made it okay, right?  It didn't take long for the justification to result in her greedily biting into it as if she was starving.  The thing hardly survived for half a minute, the girl even eating the core and part of the stem.

For a minute she sat there, savoring the flavor before speaking once again nervously.

[b]"T-thank you m-miss Isa-Isabella."[/b]  For the first time the girl seemed to have a small smile across her face - from staying in the small sanctuary that existed in her life of living hell.  She closed her eyes for a moment before shaking her head.

[b]"Un-Unless you need me I should g-go back."[/b]  The girl seemed nervous and saddened at the prospect, but she couldn't think of an excuse to stay here herself and she didn't want to bother the noble who had been so nice to her.