Massacre, slaughter, devastation, destruction.
All these were words that came to mind when watching Lina and Gourry eat, although Filia hadn't decided which one was the most accurate yet. She watched with the rest of the group as plate after plate piled up on the dinner table as the two fought to get more than their fair share of the food.
Eventually everyone else ate their fill and migrated away from the table, even Gourry was beginning to slow down, but Lina was still going strong. Finally Gourry cleared his 43rd plate and excused himself, leaving Lina to continue eating and Filia nursing a cup of tea.
Another ten minutes of non-stop eating passed and the kitchen staff were starting to look worried, but Filia was at the end of her tether. She slammed her teacup down causing the table to shake and the kitchen staff to look extremely worried as the piles of empty plates on the table wobbled, but Lina did no more than slow her eating and look up slightly.
"For goodness sake Lina-san! Haven't you had enough? Who do you think is paying for all this?"
Lina swallowed her current mouthful and sat up properly to look at Filia directly, although her fork remained poised defensively over a particularly tasty-looking morsel she'd been saving.
"What do you mean who's paying for this? I am of course!"
The dragon lady was taken aback by this and made a noise of confusion, not fully believing what she'd heard.
"Eh, what?"
"I'm paying."
Filia blinked and just stared at her friend for a moment before shaking her head and trying again.
"I'm sorry, I don't understand…"
"Well… I picked up a little money here and there on your prophecy quest and it's not like I'll be able to use it when I go back to the barrier lands, so I may as well spend it now and give you the change."
After a moment to process this Filia beamed at the sorceress
"T-thank you Lina-san."
Lina shrugged.
"It's nothing."
"There are plenty of other places you could get rid of your 'change' without giving it to me. You don't have to pretend you're not being considerate for once."
Lina laughed a little and scratched the back of her head sheepishly.
"Can't get that one by you huh? Okay, just don't tell anyone else, they'll think I've gone soft!" She grinned then turned and hailed the waiter "Hey! Another round please! Triple portions!"
The waiter scurried off looking terrified and Filia sat back to watch the destruction continue with a smile…
Or maybe carnage was a better word?