Once the rest of the group arrived Rafe handed the reins of the cook fire to the cooks. He grabbed a plate loaded with trimmings and the hide wrapped package and moved through the crowd as they spread out to camp.  As he passed through them he offered tidbits from the plate and directed them as to where they can find more. Athena trailed behind her human, tennis ball firmly gripped in her teeth and tail wagging fiercely.

They learned of the events that occurred that day through this short bits of conversation. Rafe asked a few questions and got the answers he sought. He flinched at a few of the facts he discovered. As he neared the horse and mule lines he dropped the package and lowered his hand. Athena moved forward and nuzzled the hand expectantly. Rafe gently turned the dogs head till she faced the girl that was pointed out to him. Raphael let go of Athena's head then made a fist, he then pointed two fingers at the girl. "Go play." Athena rushed past Petra and James, to push her muzzle, and the tennis ball into Elsa's hand.

Raphael turned away from the horse lines chewing on a bit of venison and carrying his hide wrapped package. He wasn't a people person but Rafe wasn't dumb either; A task this far from home required people to be comfortable alone, or a group with a high morale. A lack of either could be disastrous, Raphael couldn't let them fall apart this early. He walked till he heard the cries of the ravens.

The scout moved till he could just barely hear Summer speaking. He crouched resting the package before him, snacking on bits of venison. He eyed the occasional Raven that snagged a bit from his plate while waiting for the girl to finish. Lifting the package he carried it over and offered it to Summer. "The hide is yours, I'd like the oil cloth back though. Blood free if possible." 

Beneath the hide, the package was wrapped in oil cloth. Inside the cloth was bits of the buck that Rafe didn't have time or knowledge to cook. He smiled at the witch, "It's for your little friends. If they want to show appreciation they can direct me to their favorite salvage haunts." He closed with a wink.

[@RumikoOhara]