As Melor came into view, Eric smiled and bowed to the dog. "I will be back with food for all of you." He walked away back into the kitchen and finished up the piece of meat that he had been preparing for the dog, as well as some steak for everyone else, that had been properly seasoned and cooked.

Elana had been happy to hear that Anastasia had gotten Samsul to focus on something other than his duties as a guard. She was also happy to hear that her daughters writing was improving. Elana nodded at her and smiled, thinking of how much more important Gerald would soon be. "That's good to hear. A good queen or king should have nice penmanship. I'm glad that Samsul is listening to you when it comes to taking personal time off, since I'm sure he'd find some sort of reason to keep up his work, even when not needed."