While Seth waited for the tea to brew, he watched with amusement as Delwyn distributed biscuits to the creatures. He chuckled softly when Dantalion sniffed curiously at the oatcake that was being offered to him, his long ears twitching with interest. The black jackalope reached out with both his little paws to take a hold of the oatcake, much like a squirrel might reach for a tasty nut. He chittered in thanks before starting to munch on the biscuit. By that time, the scent of the oatcakes had also reached Daizen, who sniffed the air and looked intently at the biscuit that was being waved in his direction. Deciding that the biscuit might be worth his effort, the sleipnir untangled his front legs and raised himself halfway off the ground, leaning forward as he stretched his neck to gently take the biscuit from Delwyn's fingers. Once he had a hold of the biscuit, he unceremoniously dropped himself back onto the cave floor, tucking his front legs as comfortably as they would go and happily chewing the oatcake. It didn't take long for Jack to notice that tasty things were being distributed; with a caw, he fluttered down from wherever his perch had been in the cave, landing at Delwyn's feet and pecking at the fallen crumbs.
Swirling the tea around one time and breathing in its scent, Seth nodded to himself.
"The tea is ready." Using a cloth so he wouldn't burn himself on the still-hot kettle, he took a wooden cup from his pack and poured some tea into it, making sure the tea leaves remained in the kettle. He waited a moment as Delwyn wiped the crumbs off his clothes before offering the cup of tea to the Elvian.
"I must say, the idea of biscuits to go with our tea sounds lovely. And I get the feeling that Jack is secretly disappointed for missing his chance to get a biscuit himself." He chuckled softly at his last comment and smiled at the Elvian before turning back to his own pack, rummaging for the second wooden cup and filling that one with tea for himself. With a thin wire fork, he deftly fished out the tea leaves from the kettle before hanging it back over the fire with the remaining tea. Leaning back against a rock, Seth gently blew at his tea before carefully taking a sip.
"Ahh... Just what I needed."----------
Enda nodded when Oskar suggested that Iris's dire track his friend down.
"I don't really think tracking is necessary - so far, that cave seems to be the most likely place - but that way we can definitely be sure he's there." It was definitely the only natural shelter that would have remained dry in this downpour. And when it's not raining, it's clearly visible from the hill with the tree where they started from. It wasn't that far away, either. If they started walking right away from where they were now, they would be inside in less than ten minutes... And she wanted to be warm and dry. Secretly, she was jealous of the warm fur Iris and Oskar possessed - although she realized that with this downpour, Oskar's fur would probably be soaked by now. Still, he didn't seem TOO uncomfortable - It might've been her imagination, but she thought she'd noticed moments when Oskar seemed far less miserable than he looked. Like just now - from the corner of her eye, he had seemed to be looking at the frolicking, muddy dire with mild envy, but when she looked at him, he had his shoulders hunched with a miserable expression on his face...
She waited patiently for Oskar to find something that belonged to Delwyn, but she quietly doubted that the dire would be able to pick up any other scent than Oskar's own from anything that Oskar kept on his person.
Eventually, Enda sighed.
"If you two don't mind me, I'll go ahead and check out that cave. It might have almost stopped raining, but I'm wet, cold and miserable, and if the fire I'm smelling is indeed in that cave, it might at least be warm and dry in there." She hoped she wasn't being
too harsh, but she really wanted to go there instead of staying out in the drizzle and the cold wind any longer - especially now that said cold wind was picking up. She pulled her hood further over her head and checked the weapons on her belt again just in case as she turned and walked past Taraen, who had been waiting a few meters ahead. Lonn fluttered off of Taraen's back, circling around Enda a few times before the tiny rune decided to fly ahead towards the cave, looping back every now and then to see if Enda was still following.