Michelle
*Jace lowered his head to the ground under the pets, relaxing a bit with the aftermath of his previous skirmish. He licked at his paws rather calmly as he rested for a bit. Juna's ears flitted back towards him as he explained the safety of the area. What he said seemed mostly true save for those that came out simply to train. They wouldn't be a problem much if she only didn't have to worry about Jace constantly running out to chase them off or even worst, get himself stabbed in the process. She'd have to take the time to train him to keep away, though some moments seem harder than others.

Juna walked back over to Draupnir, coming to sit down just across from him. Her ears flitted towards him when he explained what the egg was, though when she looked up at him, her face was masked in confusion.*"An Airstrider?"*It was true she had never heard of these animals before, but his description of it made her think back to the farmer that had given her the egg and the steed he rode.*"Like the large... Bird?"

*She looked down at the Egg, placing it down on her lap. It would explain why it was bigger than a normal egg, but to think it hatched into one of the loud birds not to mention one that could even cast spells, Juna wasn't sure to be happy or partially concerned. Could she hatch the egg? Could she even take care of an Airstider...? She found herself looking down at the journal he held while she sat crosslegged, placing the egg down securely between her legs.*"What... Else does it say about Airstriders...?"
Chad
"Nothing much more than that really, don't even know what the things look like, just heard consistent rumors here and there, some exaggerated but i only wrote down the persistent and believable parts of it." *He decided to smudge up his previous rough sketch of the airtstrider egg that was mostly based on rumors and stories and replaced it with a much more detailed version of the egg above the grey smudge that was his earlier sketch* 

*He closed his journal containing juvenile, newborn and eggs of monsters but left out the journal containing sketches and details about adult monsters he has encountered before one way or the other.* "Speaking of which, are you guys perhaps going back to camp? If yes then i'd appreciate it if i could tag along, i'll cook the meal as compensation, and if lady luck dances by us today then a wild boar or something like it would wander our way" *He said with a big smile before kneeling down, closing his eyes and focusing for a moment*

*While knelt down, Draupnir focused on his hearing, feeling his mana circulate all throughout his body, normally something like this wouldn't be possible even by the people with skills akin to his, but years of hunting and the sheer brutality of his training regime of both his fathers did wonders to his body. With his veins now glowing a faint red, more prominent and focused around his ears, he uses **Predatorial instincts** To scour the location for any animal that sounds like a boar or any animal that could be hunted*
Michelle
*Juna's ears drooped in slight disappointment. She gazed down at the egg, running a hand atop it. Maybe she could try hatching it. It could give her a nice mount to ride on, but even then, could she even learn how to ride it properly, could she even take care of both the bird and her Jackal? She felt partially conflicted, but it wasn't something for her to worry of right now, not like the egg was going to suddenly hatch right then and there.

She looked over at Draupnir as he closed the journal and asked if they were going back to their camp. At first, she hesitated while one ear angled in the direction of the of the stream of water she always followed back to her campsite.*"Yes, it's not too far from here actually..."*She admitted, standing up fully. Seeing her rise, her Jackal hastily hopped up onto his paws with his tail wagging excitedly as if they were about to go off on some sort of adventure.

Maybe they can at least get a good meal after this, she wouldn't mind that much company with hunting at least. She watched him, noticing the red glow that coursed through his veins up and around his ears. It seemed like he was prominent in magic, but even Juna has witnessed this sort of ability before as she had often used it herself.*"As long as we keep quiet, we shouldn't scare off too many of the prey..."*She said, inclining her head to the side in the direction she was going to head in before walking off that way, expecting the Macen to follow. Jace had run off ahead, excitement growing as he realized there were heading back to camp.*
Chad
*He shut off his predatorial instincts after hearing some prey linger around, sadly the closest was a family of wild boars. One thing his dads taught him as an apprentice hunter was to never hunt families no matter how dire the situation might be. Draupnir stood up and followed the two new companions of his, getting familiar with where they were heading as it would be convenient for him if they managed to stay as friends in the future since he's gonna have a temporary resting area that hopefully does not involving tying himself to a tree*

*As they walked, Draupnir's eyes continues to scan the area, looking for tracks of beasts or any of the sort without burning mana for no reason at all.* "It's kinda late for this but my name is Draupnir, Draupnir Mol'ag" *He says as he follows closely, giving up on scouting the are for a while to try and memorize the path to the encampment*

*Draupnir remembered something important if they're gonna be cooking so he rummages through his bag and silently hopes that his bag of spices is inside his bag and not with his missing steed, but knowing himself and his steed, no matter where he would've left the steed it would've eventually followed nearby since it has a sharp nose and tends to follow his scent if left alone long enough. An impressive thing he's picked up would be the ability to sense if he was drunk or not and to his experience, his steed Bon or Ban or Ben or whatever it is, he can't really remember right now, would follow more closely if it senses that he's drunk*
Michelle
*Juna continued onwards as she listened out for the growing noise of the brook she was heading towards. Some of the trees began to clear out on the invisible path as they drew closer to the small clearing her camp was in. Upon hearing Draupnir introducing himself, Juna quietly responded:*"I'm Juna... Juna Carse..."*Saying the last part of her name felt foreign on her tongue with her rarely saying it, but despite it she was fine with the introduction."And my companion... Is Jace..."*Even though she had already yelled out the Jackal's name before, she figured it would best to give him a more proper introduction.*

*The Jackal's head would pop out of a random clump of bushes at the side of the path as he heard his name called, looking over towards them expectantly before he would turn and dart off trail once more. Juna glanced down at the egg, wondering if she'll have to give the animal inside a name one day. She wasn't sure how to take care of an Airstrider, but maybe if it lived long enough, she could grow attached and give it a name. The Canifor didn't want to get her hopes up too high, knowing very well that an Airstrider was more capable of handling the egg, but still, it was a fun thought to think about.

She turned off the trail, heading further into the wilderness as the rushing sounds of water grew louder in her ears before the camp eventually came into view for her. To any passing glance, the place would have been easy to miss, but Juna could recognize it off the bat. The small burned out campfire, the artificial placement of logs to sit down on, the stick tent piled at the base of a tree to provide the smallest bit of shelter for them. It wasn't a large camping area, far from it with most of it being made from things in nature. Juna walked into the clearing, Jace suddenly appearing from somewhere behind them. He ran around the area excitedly, realizing they were back home.*"We're here-"
Chad
*Draupnjr looked around and quickly got reminded of the younger years he had when his fathers would literally chuck him into a forest for "Trainings sake" He shivered lightly at the flashbacks before shaking it off and dropping his bag to the ground and buried the base of his axe to the ground. He looks around the camp then the surroundings to see if he could find improvements to make and gather materials to make said improvements.*

*He removes his chest armor and pauldrons for the time being and hanged them on his standing long axe but keeping his gauntlets and bracers on since he could use it to defend himself from attacks coming from small beasts and if something bigger than a regular wolf comes by, he slung his sword on his back and prepared to venture out for wood pieces and leaves*

"If i'm gonna stay here for a while, might as well help liven up the place a little bit no?" *He says before going off with a small cloth sack in tow that came from inside his bag. He came back with a really flat stone on one hand, a pile of twigs and sticks on his shoulder while his other hand held his sack with some dried leaves, this was about enough to make some minor improvements for the place*