Illyana was glad for Lucien's beckoning, she just felt better when things were asked of her first. Slowly, she exited the bus and made her way to the fire and the seat that Lucien indicated. She was determined to let her weakness show through as little as possible, though she swayed slightly when she walked. Her muscles were just not responding to her as they normally would, the fatigue and dehydration had done more in these past few days than she had ever experienced in her life. It was more than lucky that someone like Lucien had found her or else...well, she knew she wouldn't be walking around.

Faolan was disturbed to see the girl walk over; she was moving as if underwater. She would need food and water and treatment, but he knew that alarming her about her health would not be helpful right now. Hot through or not, he began putting her sandwich together from the items that Aurel and Lucien had helped prepare and handed it to her shortly after she sat down.

Illyana took the plate from Faolan and flashed a tiny smile at him and then at Lucien, [color=598527]"This looks very good, thank you,"[/color] she said, her voice flat. In truth, the sandwich did look scrumptious and her mouth began to water before the plate was even placed in her hands. Her stomach let out another loud growl of protest as she held the plate in her lap and looked down at it as if mesmerized.

Faolan began heating the meat for another sandwich, but furrowed his brow when he noticed the girl was not eating. [color=a36209]"No need to wait for us,"[/color] he said, nodding toward the plate, [color=a36209]"Please, this isn't the time for table manners. Dig in."[/color] He flashed a smile back at her. It was true that it was impolite to eat before everyone was served, and Faolan observed this ritual at every meal, but there were exceptions to this rule, and this was certainly one of them.

Illyana was slightly startled by Faolan's insistence, but she knew that she needed to eat, and it was clear that all three of the men around her knew it as well. She nodded and slowly lifted the enormous sandwich to her mouth. It was heavy in her hands, and her wrists shook with the effort of holding it up, but she managed to put it to her mouth and take a tiny bird-like bite out of it. 

It was absolutely delicious, akin to the best meal she had ever eaten in all of her life. Part of her knew it was because of the lack of sustenance, but the other part simply wanted to enjoy the meal.