As soon as Meesei was out of sight, Ariel traced her eyes along the ground and turned to Rukeewei with one hand clasped in the other in front of her. "A wonderful night." She approached him, put her arms over his shoulders and gave him a quick kiss, "Thank you for being so accomodating, Rukeewei." She looked down and peeked up at his face with a smile, but her voice became more apologetic, "And, look, I'm sorry if Sabine made you feel awkward or pressured, she is making up for years of being reclusive, and it's unfair to ask such things."

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The walk back to the campsite with Kaleeth in his arms reminded Janius of the other times he had to carry her. Each had a twinge of guilt associated with them, each had Kaleeth in some sort of pain. Now, it was quite the opposite. Today was the end of an overall enjoyable day, and both Kaleeth and Janius felt, as Kaleeth put it, great. Janius attributed it partly to the wine, both for himself and Kaleeth, but as he caught Kaleeth's eyes, he knew that he didn't necessarily have to discount his happiness.

When Janius attempted to place Kaleeth down so that he could lay out their bedroll, Janius chuckled at her comment. "If you want that, you should drink wine more often." Janius attempted to shift to continue, but it soon became clear that Kaleeth was not letting him go. He smiled with futility and put his arms around her torso to give her a lengthy kiss. "Can I unroll our bedroll now?" Janius mumbled once they finally separated.

Nearby, Fendros was in no rush to get to sleep. He took his time unpacking and replacing his and Ahnasha's bedroll on the ground while Ahnasha got Rhazii swaddled and settled. Unshouldering the smallest bag he carried reminded him of Ariel's medicine with the telltale clinking of bottles and he was still for a moment. Fendros took one of the bottles from the bag and held it up to the light of the fire to read its label again. [i]"One small spoonful right before going to sleep"[/i] Fendros murmured to himself almost inaudibly. It took a moment for him to find a wooden spoon to suffice, even if it was a little large. He went to Ahnasha with visually no question as to his intention, "Let's test this out."

Once Ahnasha was ready, he carefully poured a few drops into the spoon and swallowed it quickly. Mercifully, the medicine did not taste bad. In fact it tasted similar to a tea that Fendros had forgotten the name of. However, it was strong. Even the paltry spoonful cleansed Fendros' pallet of his dinner and the wine, and replaced it with the familiar tea-like taste. A second passed and Fendros gave a nod to Ahnasha, handing the spoon and the potion to her.

Even before everyone had finished adjusting their bedrolls, the light of the fire revealed Sabine completely unconscious on her bedroll. She had obviously been exhausted at this point and went to sleep mere moments after laying her head down. Leaps seemed to be in a similar state, and was curled up against Sabine's back, enjoying her body heat.