Sabine's smile lowered slowly when Peiter mentioned gasses. She did not really want to mention being the subject of the suppression gas while it was developed by Ariel, but the memories still affected her expression. "It is not that simple," she answered, observing the melting wax over her hand. As no other words followed up, the answer lingered as in response to all of Peiter's questions. However, Sabine did eventually continue right before Peiter could respond, "It can be very complicated when trying to replicate some magic. There are many things I would not know how to do at all, like when Meesei turns into lightning and moves fast."

Once the wax had melted enough, Sabine took a cloth and poured the contents of the dish into her mortar, mixing it with the ingredients that had glowed beforehand.

Uthri read S'ajira's words and nodded. "I'm sure he'll calm down eventually," she said as she held her hands behind her head and relaxed. The children played pretend with the figurines Uthri had made, giving them names and playing out grand battles that snapped the wood on multiple occasions. It suited Uthri just fine, as she only had to make sure they didn't try putting them in their mouths.

Leaps looked like he was going to persist irritating S'ajira, but something on the breeze caught his attention. He stopped suddenly and held his head high into the air, smelling it. It looked as if he had found something interesting; he scuttled across the camp until at the edge, facing upwind and still smelling. Leaps let out an agitated croak as if warning of danger.

It was known to the group that Leaps often reacted this way when he came across something unfamiliar near camp, mostly animals. However, it was still enough to get Sabine and Uthri's attention.

"What do you smell, Leaps?" Sabine asked. Being surrounded by her alchemy made detecting faint scents difficult.

Uthri stood up to try and get a better look, furrowing her brow. She wasn't sure what it was, but there was something.