Yuan feels a flicker of guilt when Lan Zhan opens up that compartment, but he holds his breath as well, hoping that they didn't leave anything out of place.

He smiles a little, though, when he realises why the peppers are being given, and shakes his head.

"I'm never going to complain about food." He says softly "it's hot, it's fresh and it looks good, it already beats any number of meals I've had." Or haven't had. Even after the steady meals of the Golden Hare, he hasn't ever quite forgotten what it's like to go hungry.

Still, he does add a little, since La Zhan went to the trouble of getting it out for him, and he does actually like spicy food, it always makes him feel at home for some reason.