While he's gone she rushes to the door of his quarters, waving down the first crew member she sees to fetch food and tea for the captain before returning to his room to wait.

The woman she ran into looked stunned by her appearance, enough to make Aerith realize Balthier wasn't kidding about how awful she looked. By the time he returns, she's pinned her hair up in a large coiled bun, the sound of his privy door making her look up quickly.

"Are you alright? Come lay down." Aerith shifts on the edge of his bed, reaching up to fluff his pillows before she frowns at him expectantly.

"The galley has been waiting to hear from me, they'll send up food very soon."