Fendros made a short and quiet chuckle, "I don't care how unpleasurable the withdrawal symptoms are, it'll better than going through that experience again, I'm sure." The smile he briefly had faded and he looked at Ahnasha directly with a more concerned face, "Still, if it's addictive, I'll need to watch out. I trust myself enough not to try it again, I mean, it wasn't a pleasant experience. Just in case though, would you... I don't know, keep an eye on me as well?" He looked ahead with another laugh and smile, "Perhaps you could point out the signs that say if there's moon sugar in the food. I appear to be blind to them when I've spices on my tongue."

Even though Ariel was certainly in a state of mental alert during her business hours, the momentous occasion of her opening day only stayed momentous for so long. The pack and Rukeewei started to shift to leave.

Ariel returned Rukeewei's smile when he approached. "Of course, yes." Her eyes twitched to the floor and back up to his face, "Thank you for coming. I-I'll see you tomorrow."

When Meesei spoke shortly after, Ariel nodded in understanding. "Right. I'll head to the inn as soon as I close." She looked to the rest of the pack as well, "Thank you all for coming. And thank you again for your help."

Fendros and Ahnasha at least got to see the shop in business when they arrived, even if the pack were just getting up to leave. They exchanged some quick words with Ariel before they left with the others. Fendros at least was satisfied that all the work that had been put into the shop was paying off. It would be sad to say goodbye to Ariel, after all the time she had been with the pack. Now though, it was time to pack up.

On the way back to the inn, Janius walked alongside Fendros and Ahnasha for a short while. "How are you feeling, Fendros? That pastry was a surprise to say the least."

"I could be better, to be honest. I would hit my head against a wall for being stupid enough to eat the moon suger, but-" Fendros lifted his hand to his temple as he spoke, "-it feels like my head is administering the pain for me."

Janius chuckled, "You certainly acted strangely. At one point you were flailing about like you were being attacked by an invisible troll. What was that about?"

Now being reminded once again of the crawling skin, Fendros closed his eyes and creased his brow. Continuing to talk about the memory made Fendros rather uncomfortable. "Look, I'd really rather not talk about it right now, it wasn't a good experience. I just want to put it behind me, okay?" Just in case Janius decided to pry, Fendros tried to shift the conversation, "Let's talk about something else. How was the rest of the festival?"

Raising his hands to show that he got the hint, Janius dropped the subject for now. "Well, I suppose it was good. We all had lots to eat and drink, we got to talk with a few people. Also, Rukeewei's wine ended up placing second in the competition."

"Oh, good. I'll have to congratulate him when we get back." Fendros responded. Turning his head to Ahnasha now, Fendros nudged her and walked closer to her, "How about you, Ahna? Did you get up to much else at the festival?"