If they had to wait another two days, they would surely be poisoned to death.
"Eat, eat, everyone eat, it's rare to have such delicious roasted fish. The kitchen doesn't serve us fish this tasty, not even a hint of meatiness."
One of them called out to everyone to eat together, speaking against his conscience so much that it almost came naturally.
"You guys eat first. There's no one watching over the master, I'm not at ease, I'll go have a look." The guard who had pushed the roasted fish to his companions stood up as he spoke.
Such distasteful roasted fish, let whoever wants to eat it go ahead, he certainly wasn't fortunate enough to enjoy it. Why wait and not find an excuse to slip away?
"Alright, you go."
The other few were indeed suffering silently, only managing to wave to their companion.