Larel nodded in agreement with Hotaru as they headed back inside, they would just do what they could now and enjoy what downtime they had. Strange enough as he brewed the tea he realized that their current situation was pretty simple, Zenmaru wasn't yelling in his head, Hotaru was cooking nearby and his attention was focused on the tea. He blinked a few times and glanced to his right expecting Zenmaru to say something, to ruin the moment but she was quiet. He wasn't sure how he felt about it but decided not to push his luck and just focused on making the tea, when the pleasant scent hit him he felt his whole body relax, it was amazing what a good cup of tea could do. Larel only took his eyes away from the tea as Hotaru spoke, he arched his brows at her before giving a small nod, he would have added no Alari in there but he liked that list.
"Agreed it'd be nice to not sleep with one eye open, it's been a draining couple of days," Larel said sighing a little. "I hope Mera-sama's okay...I swear if Alari kidnapped her while my back is turned..." Larel said trailing off at the end.

Alari scratched his cheek wanting to tell Mera it was impossible not to mind but just stayed silent, at the mention of Larel's assumptions he gave a small nod sighing, the longer they stayed away the worst off it would get. He wasn't sure how Larel always somehow made it worse in his own mind but it would be for the best if they avoided it. Turning he followed behind Mera moving his hands in his sleeves as they made their way back to the town, closing his eyes for a moment Alari let some of this thoughts drift for a moment. There was a bit of hesitation in him but he figured if anyone deserved to know it was Mera.
"I feel like I should share something with everyone...since you've seen it anyway...especially if Larel already knows. I'd hate for him to come to the wrong conclusion," Alari said. "We can talk back in the room."