Amy
Khaira was settling into the warmth of the tea as Aida introduced her. She wanted to interject on the matter of Illtyds "Fault", but she couldn't think of the words till he was turning to begin his patrols.

"Y.. You're fine Illtyd, you're not why i was upset." She managed to get out. He nodded in acceptance and continued on.

Now Khaira found herself between a warm hug, and the affection of the skinwalker. The witch had rarely found herself surrounded by this much love. Tears dripped again, though they were from a swirl of happiness.

"Mmm... Umm... What's your plan so far? Where did you expect to go?" She inquired as she gave the head to head affection to Aida. "You plan going east, to the Drudach? I guess the farther from the Karth valley the better." She took a deep swig of the warm tea and cooed comfortably.

Aodh the scamp stirred in her lap. The fire, and fur cloak had finally roused him from the chill he was suffering. He peeked out with his black bulbous eyes, wrinkled bald head and broad perking ears.

"This is Aida" Khaira pointed to the woman at her shoulder with a thumb to introduce Aodh. "And this is Branys, boy. They are friends." The scamp sniffed with his stunted little nose to greet both.

The little creature eyed the two for a short moment before looking at the teacup in Khiara's hand curiously reaching for the aromatic drink. He pulled it quickly to try and drink but spilled much of it on Khiara's lap. Still he got his curious little taste and gagged. 

"Fool, it's made with flowers. We'll get you something to eat soon." She explained before turning to the others.

"You said you had some food to share too? I have some potatoes. But I haven't had an opportunity to feed him a proper cut of goat in a few days." She explained, or more requested, though trying not to over expect the offered aid.
Kelvin
Aida listened to Khiara address their intentions and nodded in affirmation. Then the skamp revealed himself; awake, invigorated and mischievous looking. She watched the creature spill the tea and laughed. She stood to retrieve another ladle full of the floral, leafy liquid for the witch. She then walked to the tent to gather a few cuts of goat and their own vegetables.

"Can we try to feed him?" She asks as she cuts three morsel slices of raw goat haunch from one leg. The skamp watched her with anticipation and a chatter of gibberish. As she handed the slices out between the other two women she addressed the plans.

"We do aim to get into the nook of the mountains, but not too far you see, there's rumors that Drudach redoubt is severed from matriarch rule, albeit they still hold to this brutal rebellion. And it'll be hard to get food in the mountain winter without trade. So..." She let the two women attempt to feed the scamp first as they thought about the solution.
Amy
Khaira nodded her head to let the two feed the skamp as she sipped the fresh cup of tea. She accepted the slice of goat and let Aodh greedily snatch it from her hands. He was clearly hungry and he gnashed into the meat with enthusiasm swallowing down large bites very quickly.

"Drudach was a group I never met with the Witch coven. But I know of them. The older sisters of my mentor, now hagravens, live just beyond the dwarf bridge. Up the creek's source from Drudach. If ever there was a place to set roots it'd be there. But we'd have to kill the feathered bitches. We'd have to prepare for it." Khaira explained cautiously, thinking about the necessary preparations.

The skamp soon finished his first morsel and wandered over to Branys. His little hands reached to her with greedy grabby fingers and more unintelligible babbling. The creature, however, was clearly making demands of the Forager to give him the goat meat. Before Branys could fully extend the food towards him Aodh would lunge for it and rip it from her offering hands.

"Aodh!" Khaira sternly raised her voice catching the skamp with a jolt of attention. "Be nice!" She demanded with an even sterner gaze. The skamp exhaled defiantly but as he looked at the witch's eyes he let his shoulders fall in resignation. He swiftly turned back to Branys to offer a quick wave before returning to gobbling at the meat.
Kelvin
Aida laughed at the Scamp's antics; its intelligence was far more impressive than she had expected. Taking commands, seemingly understanding phrases and words. She sauntered over to hand Aodh the third and final slice.

"Be nice." She stated as the scamp looked up at her. His gaze was slightly confused, untrusting of the command from a stranger. But he took the last morsel gently before gobbling it down as well. He sat and looked around to see if there were more treats with wide pleading eyes.

"If it is near Druadach redoubt, that will do nicely. Between the four of us two hags should be a challenge but not an impossible one, I might actually get to stretch my limbs and put my curse to use." She was thinking in the clouds, the wolf inside wanted freedom and always burned in her conscience to unleash its rage. A dog's incessant barking inside her heart.But she blushed realizing she hadn't explained that to Khaira yet. 

Aida cleared her throat anxiously as she returned to cutting the goat haunch into human sized portions and setting them on a dish.

A pouch of dry herbs was produced. Elves ear, salt, and dried minced garlic. The chops were sprinkled with the herb. And then also with a pinch of dried conifer needle. The resulting smell was a complex savory smell, and with the pine, it shared an aromatic essence with traditional incense.

"What will we need to prepare for the assault? We can pack up the tent quickly enough to deliver it the day of. And if it's potions you need to make, Branys and Illtyd are both quite capable foragers. Otherwise we are quite prepared for combat; the three of us." She addressed Khaira proudly. Branys offered an affirming, and proud nod; and even an eager smile.