Ariel chuckled at the issue of free time in the context of what had caused the previous falling out. Luckily, this time, she did have time for a dinner. "That would be quite nice, I think."

"Um..." Sabine became a little uncomfortable in impinging the proposition, she held her arm in one hand and looked away. This was probably the first time that she had to explain away the pack's activities. "We are going to be busy during the day. I don't know how long the..." What did people do instead of a hunt? "...walk will be, but we normally have time for dinner." Sabine's mind went briefly back to Ariel's mention of purchasing food in cities all of the time, her tone became even quieter, "And we don't have much money, we have to save for the ship."

Trying to be comforting, Ariel reached across the table and put a hand on Sabine's shoulder. "I'm sure it will be fine, Sabine. I have a bit of extra gold tucked away that I can pay for the rest of you."

Sabine looked up with a new worry. "But Ariel, you said you have to be careful with money! Don't pay for us."

"I'm doing just fine, Sabine, I can afford to spend a night with family and friends." Ariel's eyes grew wider in trying to convince her, "Don't fuss, now."

"...Okay," Sabine said, still concerned about it. Ariel leaned back again, but Sabine looked up more hopefully, having had an idea. "We still have fresh meat from hunting. Maybe we could eat that instead?"

Ariel opened her mouth, now believing that the responsibility had turned disproportionately towards the pack. She should have guessed that Sabine didn't really know the manners of having guests for dinner. Ariel responded slowly, "I think it would be best if we consulted Meesei first," she glanced at Rukeewei, "but perhaps we can do some sort of combination, like we did tonight." Ariel turned fully to Rukeewei to explain, "Sabine and her family are camping outside the city walls to save money. I went to have dinner with them tonight and brought a cauldron of rice and vegetables. They have been living off the land for so long while they travelled, you see. Perhaps if they brought in some meat tomorrow, we could cook it over the fire in the inn, here, and have it with some other food? I know it's a little unorthodox, but what do you think?"