Heh, well I guess she's trying? Celes thought as she bent her knees down onto the chair. She had her suspicions still, but enemies don't usually poison the the same drink that they pour into their own cups. But more importantly her mind turned to General Leo, and she remembered how firm and warm he was to even their toughest enemies. If he could trust in good cheer, then surely she could as well?

Reflecting on this, she smiled a little and thought she was acting foolishly paranoid. "My name is Celes." Her words were slow and meaningful. "And no, I am not a priestess. I... was working, for lack of a better term, as a member of a resistance group to overthrow the empire that was attempting to disrupt the flow of magic in the world for their own benefit." She paused, taking a slow sip from her bowl to allow that to sink in. "Now, I intend to go back to see what happened in the world, as there doesn't seem to be an immediate threat to this one."