Larel smiled and nodded happy to get a chance to eat, he brought a hand to his stomach as a loud growl escaped from it. He narrowed his eyes at his own stomach before sighing a bit, and raising his attention to the village. Moments before all these people had been fast asleep and now they were back to their normal lives without a second thought. He wasn't sure what to think about it, but after thinking about what they all went through just to return to their travels he couldn't comment on it. He looked back up at Hotaru hearing her talk about the chicken and he gave a small nod.
"It definitely saves time, I'd get hungry enough to consider eating it raw whenever I caught it," Larel said.
Looking in the direction Hotaru pointed and walked over to retrieve the tea, he stared at the stand for a moment before putting up a sweet tea and eyeing it.
"...I haven't had this in years," Larel mumbled.
He made his way back to Hotaru after paying for the tea and held it up to Hotaru.
"I drank this when I was in the capital, I haven't had it in a long time. Let's drink this."

Alari removed his glasses and cleaned them with a small cloth as he listened to Mera, his eyes letting of their regular red glow.
"...indeed the idea of a peaceful moment helps me through some of those sad times," Alari said.
There wasn't a time when he wasn't aware of the shadows that approached Larel daily and sometimes hourly, he took on that burden so Larel wouldn't have too, but even he worked towards a day, even if it was just one where that wouldn't be a worry. When she spoke of Nero he raised his gaze back to her, his eyes moving to the ink for a moment. His eyebrows arched a bit at the information but Nero was a very interesting man he could see him doing something like that. A part of him wanted to study the material, see if he could find out how Nero made it but he felt he'd just waste it doing so and kept himself silent.
Alri put his glasses back on and adjust them when Mera brought up a day free of worry, he shut his eyes for a moment considering a day like that. After a few moments he opened his eyes as he leaned against a tree.
"Probably worry about tomorrow," Alari said sighing. "Though if I really had a day like that I can only think of two things I'd like to do. Sitting down with everyone and telling happy stories would be one. Remember that village we met in, where I was digging the graves...there was a little girl there. She'd visit me all the time and would sometimes sit in my home and ask me for stories...I'd tell her one, then she'd tell one, then me and it'd go on until the sun went down. I had worries then...but they seemed so far away in that moment."
Alari touched his sleeve for a moment a small smile on his face before crossing his arms.
"Since I don't see Larel playing along with that idea while I'm in the room, I'd prefer the other one, going on a date with you."