Ophelia also knew Zelda well, and quickly passed the box to Vincent, before she was zipping closer to the princess and hugging her. "Zelda-kupo!" Sniffles, and not quite able to say anything else, just hugging her friend tightly.

"We wanted to be certain that you knew you are not alone." Vincent said quietly, holding out the proffered bag of food and the box bearing tea-kettle and cups. "We also brought tea, and some food. Sometimes...the hardest thing is taking care of oneself." Something he knew all too well--the pain of losing a loved-one, and how it tended to make one neglect themselves.

Even if he hadn't lost his loved one in the same way...