Dinner that evening was quiet.
After Zero had awakened from his quick loss, Xyler healed both of them back to 100% with his magic; but what he couldn't heal was the damage that had been done to their self worth.
Zero stared at the bowl of meaty soup that their host had made for them. He tilted the bowl slightly in various directions and watched as the unknown meat slid through the thick broth littered with vegetables - Xyler believed that even what they ate factored into his training. But no matter how much he moved the bowl around the meat kept hitting the border of the bowl and remained inside.
That basically summed up how he felt right now Zero realized. Kai just left the bowl on the ground and silently brooded, just like after they left the forest where they first encountered Grimm.
Xyler finished his long ago but just moved his glance between the two and took in their defeated expressions.