The rest of the walk to the hunters' cave was uneventful, save for a little more idle chatter. The most vocal topic being from Janius insisting that Fendros give him the next several portions of alcohol they should find in order to get even for saving his life, going on to heavily dramatize pulling him away after the ice-storm spell he took. Laughter was had, but no promises were made.

As they made their way back into the cave, Fendros took it upon himself to stoke what was left of the fire to deal with the night's chill, though the task was mostly down to building a new fire. Everyone else was content to relax, though. Feeling peckish, Janius took out a serving of meat from the food store and went to find some of the spices from the hunters' stores. He sighed as he sprinkled the flavourings over the meat, regretting that he probably would not be able to bring the spices with them. Before she sat by the fire with the others, Sabine decided to pack away her own alchemical equipment, and organise the equipment Ariel brought to make things easier for her when she arrived. Judging by the distances they covered, Ariel would probably take about an hour and a half to arrive, maybe longer if she took a longer to pack.