"A fellow [i]starving[/i] person would also understand the importance of this granola bar being excused," Salem spoke rather loudly to be heard just as Kate opened her mouth. He moved over to Juliano, halving the bar with him. "There you go, man. Brothers have to look after their brothers, right? Mostly because we're stuck with a couple of witches who think that they know everything about everything."
	Kate narrowed her eyes at Salem, and snapped, "You're seriously feeding the black hole that he calls a stomach? I'd be careful if I were you, Sal. Get too close and you'll never see the light of day again."
	"Just take the damn samples!" Desmond interjected, causing even Salem to jump in surprise. The Paladin shook his head, which was cradled in the palm of his hand. "Apparently, bickering isn't a waste of time to any of you, when you could have already finished taking these samples, which could have allowed us to continue on our mission. I swear, sometimes I think that you just get a kick out of driving me insane."
	Kate was quiet for a long moment, then mumbled what vaguely sounded like an apology and set to work, gesturing to Tink to do the same.
	"I'll, uh, I'll remain on look-out," Salem murmured, red-cheeked as he crammed the rest of the food into his mouth.