Once he was sure the human had gone far enough to not be seen or heard, Allendrois popped out of the bush again. And for the first time in a long time, he reverted to hi other form - that of a human.  The golden bangles on his wrist jangled quietly and melodiously as he drew his fingers through his long hair in order to make sure it wasn't too messy.

Once he was satisfied, he bent down and grabbed the package, being mildly annoyed how he had to drag such a thing as a rodent. But he remembered a lesson  that the elder woman had taught him, and in her memory he sighed and relaxed a little. Be grateful for what you have, he could hear her gently reminding him, at least you weren't born as a mouse spirit. Or a frog spirit even, he sneered. How unlucky he would have been to be such a small creature with his abilities. He would never get anything done outside of his human form. 

Speaking of his abilities, he could just feel the outside wisps of the boy's power, and it felt like excitement. He smiled slightly. Even if this doesn't turn out to be the one, Allen will at least have fun with him.

Now, back to business, Allen carefully opened the package the rest of the way, letting the wrapping fall to the ground. With a sigh on contentment, he bit into the first acorn cake. "Mmm...haven't had one of these since the councilwoman made them for us.." 
Holding it his his mouth, he grabbed the next one in the stack and began ripping it up and dropping it on the ground for the other animals to enjoy it. He smiled more as all sorts of critters slowly began to ease their way into the clearing, picking up the food. "There you go...have a treat guys. It only comes around once a year, right?" 

With the cake scattered, he finished his own and then the last one. [i]I wonder who normally handles the package at the shrine...[/i]

Shrugging off his curiousity, but at the same time making a note to look into it if he has the chance, he slowly followed the path the boy took, his wooden sandles making their distinctive sound as he walked on the stone path - only to be silenced as he came to grass. Calmly, he followed both the trail, and the boy's scent back to the house. As he came within sight of his destination, he went back to ferret form and climbed into the nearest hiding spot he could find. 

He watched for hours, and even though he found it interesting that he was reading some seriously old books, he quickly became bored of watching someone do nothing but read. At one point he got hungry and just rolled around a bit, groaning to himself. [i]Kid...do something other than read books...please...I don't know how much longer I can sta-oh, he moved.[/i]

Shifting his position to get a better look, he can see than he had gone to make food...the smell of which was enticing to the poor hungry ferret. He groaned slightly again, but quickly shut up as the guy came out with a plate and set it in the tree. Suddenly grateful for this human's presence, his body tensed itself in wait for him to leave. As soon as the door was shut, he ran and skittered up the tree and climbed up into the hollow. He sniffed it a bit, exploring it and seeing what was on the plate. It all smelled good to him. He climbed out and onto the nearest branch, turned back into human form, and reached back down to the plate, pulling it back up to him. 

While Jin dove back into his research, his research subject sat on a branch and let his legs dangle down as he shoved food into his face. [i]Thank you, elders who made the rituals...it had been so long since I had a hot meal.[/i]

And he enjoyed every bite of it. When he was done, he looked at the empty plate. It was a shame that it was over already, but also, what was he going to do with the plate? It took some thinking, but he eventually smirked mischeviously to himself. It was time to have a bit more fun with the human. Jumping out of the tree, he ran over to the front step and, giving the plate one last clean licking, set it on his front step and left. He would watch from some tufted grass next to his door to see his reaction...maybe even try and sneak inside, he thought later on. That would be great.