Dinner was surprisingly nice. Lylia brought ingredients from Meridian's markets and skillfully prepared a hearty stew that warmed everyone's insides.
They sat around the fire, passing bowls and telling stories about the battle that seemed like it had happened years ago instead of just days ago.
Felix tried to explain what "grinding" and "level caps" meant to a very confused Bork and Donetta, who kept saying that real blacksmithing didn't work that way.
Seraphine and Elwen talked about the differences between magical theory and how it works in real life. Mira floated around the camp, sometimes becoming solid so she could steal food from people's bowls.
As the stars came out and the fire died down to embers, the Brotherhood slowly got into their sleeping bags. Felix was the first to sleep, and he was snoring softly within minutes.
