Taking some of the snacks and drinks in the kitchen in the common area was not at all difficult, not that we expected it to be. However, we couldn't afford to be caught and made it a point to take from Ruby's stack instead of anyone else's, that way if anyone asked why they were missing, she would say that she decided to end her hunger strike. She was willing to give up her pride by breaking the promise she made all so that she could give the students who were punished some reprieve.
No one returned to the common area while we were busy. The other red-ties had all gone to the dining hall except for Nero who went to investigate the exit door on his own. He had a lot to think about from what happened earlier at midnight. He had been too lenient the past few days and that was why everything
