"Uh huh," Mera made a dull expression before turning and walking to the nearest restaurant. She hadn't expected anything less from him, but the way he had phrased the last statement was the reason she'd had to contain the expression that had wanted to come to her face.
Hotaru just smirked a little, "Well at least one thing will always be reliable," she teased lightly as they entered the establishment. 
Mera got out a few gold coins and handed them to Larel outside the door, "There. That ought to be enough to cover your eight bowls. Make her drink while you two are here. I need to check something out while we have a moment to breath," she said before walking towards the center of the village, wondering if there was any kind of a job board there. She pulled her hair up in to her hood as she walked, pulling it up, glancing around. She knew the fisherman had seen her, but they tended to not allow the troubles of "land lovers" to bother them. Then again, for good enough coin... but they were older men, she highly doubted that they'd be bothered with even if samurai did bother with this town. She was checking first to see if they were near where wanted posters would catch people's attention and second to see if there were any small time jobs she could take care of, some potions to mix up. Maybe it would help her to relax a little more to do little mundane tasks such as that.
Hotaru turned to Larel and put her hands on her hips as she realized Mera had left, "Abandoned again. I think that whole schpeeel about having us around was to make us less likely to argue about her doing that but it's getting kind of annoying," she muttered, turning back around and finding them a place to sit, "I can't think of the last time I saw her actually get something to eat. I wonder if she absorbs it like plants do," she mused aloud, putting her hand to her chin as she tilted her head to the side.