[Just the fact that they were stuck in this prison in the first place would be reason enough to need something cheerful. He didn't need to know the details of anything that might be bothering her to guess that.]
No. [He shook his head a little sheepishly.] I guess because it is not something I usually admit to. The less often I eat it, the less likely someone else is to find out.
[And why were you so secretive, Tieria? Secrecy and remaining focused on his mission had been ingrained into his very being by Veda when he had been created. It was something he had trouble getting out of here.]