Cora was more than excited to see the present that Ivory had prepared for Aurel's birthday. She knew that the dhampir had been working on it in secret, and had not asked as Illy had explained that part of the fun was waiting to be surprised. Now that it was time, she could hardly wait for it, so she decided to accompany the pair for the reveal.

Illyana normally would have broken off from the group to go about her chores, but it was Aurel's birthday after all. She made her way over to his trailer with the rest of the troupe, and was very happy to see the young man's eyes light up when Ivory handed over her gift. It was just like her to make something so special with her hands. Illyana had, at one time, wished that she could be as crafty, but she had always been clumsy and a little unsure of herself physically. Better to leave stuff like that to the experts, and for Aurel and the rest of the troupe, having her around was very handy. She was never hesitant to offer her services as a handy-woman, and Illyana was thankful for that. Before she had joined, it had been a little hard for them after...well, for just Lucien, Aurel, and herself. Lucien did his best, but he was more artistic than handy. Of course, he knew more than either her or Aurel combined, but he didn't know how to do half of the things that....they were capable of before. Ivory had been welcome, of course, but after they had found out how good she was with mechanical objects and how creative she was, well, that was certainly not a detractor from her charm.

After the gift-giving was over, the others went about their normal daily activities. Illyana took inventory and sent carnies out for replenishment. Now that their financials were back in order, it had lifted a weight from the clairvoyant to send them on errands like that. It felt much better for her handing them a hefty stack of notes than having to scrounge for food. She supposed that she had Geralt to thank for that, so she did it silently. It would be better for her if he didn't know, she was sure his smugness would only be annoying if she thanked him in person.

Once the chores were complete, Illyana helped Cora tidy her trailer for the evening's shows. The water they had just refilled was so clear that some of the taller patrons could see through it and into her home and Illyana wanted to make sure her things were kept private. Although Cora hadn't thought of this, as the people who visited her were always too entranced by her to care what was going on in the water or behind her, Illyana said it was better to be safe than sorry. She took some pieces of furniture and butted them up against the back of the tank to conceal the interior, and that was good enough for now. She would have to speak with Ivory to see if she could come up with a more permanent solution.

After this, she took a shower as moving the furniture had been a little more tough than she'd expected. By the time she was finished, night was nearly falling. Illyana and the rest returned to their trailers to ready themselves for the evening.