[QUOTE]Angora shook her head and kept quiet as Iridiel continued, whilst the others began to make their way over towards them, sitting at the fire.[/QUOTE]
I actually shed a tear or two in utter frustration at that. It was physically painful. I've read that post so many times while trying to write my own post, yet somehow - [I]somehow[/I] - I've managed to miss that particular passage every single time.
Eh... so five minutes, plus a short while between them starting to gather firewood/generally removing themselves from the campsite, is how long they are meant to keep themselves occupied. Then they come back and overhear Iridiel tell the story of how she got exiled, which I suppose they would do without interrupting her simply because it would seem unusually rude to do so.

*heaves a sigh so deep that it makes the drapes flutter* I think I can work with that... Honestly, I don't know why this particular post is so difficult for me.