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Nehanda stopped grumbling as Ombre found Just the Right Spot to Pat. It felt really good, so she decided to forgive the Fenthry. Ducking, she picked up the offending grape and offered it back to Ombre. Of course she was good!

Foenix leaned back again and smiled over at Fae. She could remember how excited she'd been when her artifacts began to glow. And then, when they had merged and burst from the jar . . . It definitely went down as one of the best days of her life.

Freya smiled softly at Sage. "Would you like to come meet Nehanda? She's the reason Foenix and the rest of us are here. Sometimes, she lets my ride on her back!"

Foenix smiled and nodded in agreement. A thought occured to her, and she looked down at her watch. "My goodness," she murmured. "I didn't realize it had gotten so late. Kylara and the others will be ready for dinner, and I have some things I need to do around the house."

She quickly stood up and brushed off her slacks. "It was really good to have some time to chat with you, Fae. You should bring the crew to dinner sometime soon.

Looking over at Nyxa, she shrugged and picked up the picnic blanket, then covered her sleeping form with it. No point in letting the woman get cold if she didn't wake before night fall.

Freya noticed Foenix's actions and smiled a bit sadly. "I guess i have to go," she said to Sage. "I'll introduce you to Nehanda next time." she leaned in for another quick hug, then flew up to foenix's shoulder with a wave goodbye.

Nehanda, in the meantime, merped up at Foenix. Once the red-head had finished gathering her things, she picked the gryphon up, cradling her in her arms. "i'll see you soon, Fae!" And with that, she walked off back toward her house.

Fea watched Foenix get up then decided to follow suit. She helped clean up the area and put some extra food wrapped in a napkin for herself. She hoped Nyxa wouldn't mind. She tucked the food into her bag and called for her Fenthry. Though with fuss, they flew over to her and sat on her shoulder.

She couldn't just leave Nyxa here...so Fae waved goodbye to Foenix and sat around,waiting for Nyxa to awaken.

Sage waved sadly goodbye to Freya.

The day had been long and fruitless for the pair of Inle and Marli. Inle had been continuing her explorations of the island and had been taking pictures of a group of adorable baby animals; she had been unable to discern their species, but she assumed they were native to the island. She had made the mistake of getting too close when she heard an enraged cross between a growl and a roar behind her. She turned, only to find that what appeared to be the mother of the group of baby beasts was charging straight for her.

Dismayed and alarmed, she ran from it. The beast was relentless, however, and Inle wound up climbing a tree to get away from it. She had assumed that the creature would leave once it found that it could not get to her, but such was not the case. It merely circled the tree, leaving Inle up there with nothing to do but make faces down at it. It had left several hours later, and Inle took that opportunity to descend the tree and head back to the village.

She was dirty and exhausted, and while she was almost home, she found no harm in stopping where she was for a rest. She did so, placing her camera bag beside her. She took the jar that held Marli-bits out of it and placed it on a smooth surface next to her, and merely sat, looking at the night sky.

Inle blinked blearily at the sound of someone shouting. It registered in her hazy mind that hey, someone had called her name! She turned her head instinctively towards the voice, a slow smile spreading over her face as she noticed Nyxa. She waved lazily towards her, craning her neck to see her in the dim light. Her smile only grew louder at the woman's onslaught of questions.

"Yes, I'm here kind of, and I'm exhausted--the animals on this island are MEAN--and I don't have an Aerandir yet, just a jar, but it'll be an Aerandir someday, and--" here she had to pause and take a breath, "I got lucky. It's a cross between a rabbit and a tern, which is some kind of sea bird, I think. I got a letter saying it's a her, and her name is Marli, and, and...yes," she finished weakly. "It's good to see a familiar face around here," she said with a nod, looking down at the creature Nyxa had gestured at. She blinked, and with the curiosity of a child told not to touch something, she poked at Lucius.

Inle scratched at the back of her neck at the question. She had never had to explain the whole potion thing to anyone before, but...she figured Nyxa, of all people, would understand. Probably. Maybe. "Well...it's like this. The house me and my brood are living in now used to be owned by a scientist magician guy, and I REALLY wanted to go on this Aerandir expedition, so I dug up some of the guy's notes and made a clone of myself, or I guess I could say the original made a clone of herself, cuz I'm the copy, out of her shadow and some potion which is why I don't cast a shadow, and she doesn't cast a shadow, so I guess you could say I'm watching the kids AND here at the same time. You should visit your kids, or bring them here, I'm sure they miss you too." This was all said with a straight face, as if Inle was merely speculating on the weather. Her attention turned once more to Luc at his adorable noise, and she scritched him under his tiny chin. "He's so cute!"

She shrugged almost negligently. "It is, but...I dunno, now I can be in two places at once, or something. There's been some crazy s**t going on at home, so I have to be there, and now I can be here too. How is Dri, by the way? Pavel adores the flower she gave him," she said with a fond smile. She was happy that her frightened little boy had something that gave him real joy, and the fact that it was a gift from a friend made it even sweeter.

Inle's head turned at the mention of the houses in the community, before she realized that she couldn't see them from there. Instead, she gestured vaguely towards the settlement. "Mine's the one with the rainbow doormat. I think I've been by your house, the garden looks great!" She seemed to take Lucius' hint and placed her hand in her lap.