II

They arrived at Café Musain.

"Here we are," Marius said. "I'm sure there's food in here somewhere." Éponine spotted a plate of biscuits. She handed it to Odette.

Marius apologised, "Sorry if they're kind of stale it's a-"

Odette scarfed down as many biscuits as she could, then shoved a few more into her pockets for later.

"Is there anything to drink?" Odette asked. She opened a cupboard. She grabbed a bottle of wine and drank it. All of it.

"You must've been really hungry," Marius said. Odette poked his cheek.

"As hungry as a hippo," Odette mumbled.

"What? Hippos aren't hungry." Marius scoffed.

"They are if they haven't eaten in two weeks, smarty pants." Odette's words were a bit slurred. Éponine giggled.

Annoyed, Marius cleared his throat. "So why were you at the barricade anyways?"

"I'm a thief genius," Odette snapped.