The guard just makes a rude gesture at her, one that may or more not be unique to this world, looking like he's far too angry to even dignify that with a response. He doesn't seem all that convinced by either of them at this point, and turns to storm off to wherever the other guards have been congregating.

For the moment, they are left to themselves.

Estinien sways on his feet, having no easy resting position to fall into. Now that the guard is gone, at least, he can rest his other arm against the crossbar, but he's still left awkwardly standing there. It wouldn't be so bad if he wasn't already so tired from all of this. Again, he's left in a state of punishment with no idea when it will end.

His expression has fallen into one of raw disappointment, staring out through the bars helplessly as his aching wrist digs against the metal of his shackle. Nothing was gained by this attempt, in the end. No information, no advantages, only more suffering. Relena is still missing and he can do nothing about it. Even if he had succeeded at putting the guard at his mercy, would it have achieved anything? Or would it have only made his punishment worse?

"It seems I have again only complicated things for myself," he murmurs to her, feeling like a fool.