Seeing as nobody seemed near ready to leave yet, Serene elected to retake her seat, her land legs not quite steady for standing for long periods of time. She had always been used to the wild waves of the rolling sweet caramel seas, but due to unforeseen and unfortunate circumstances, she’d been anchored to sea salt shores.<br/><br/>Quietly fiddling with a rock candy gem encrusted bracelet, she sat listening to everybody else’s take on the matter at hand. That’s when the bard twirled in with his song and danced away with his order, before returning with hot cocoa for all. She watched at the way everybody interacted with each other and found herself feeling a bit more relaxed by the company. Most of her experience with men has been lackluster. Hell, one of the reasons she was grounded was thanks to a man. But these men don’t seem to be the type that would force her guard up.<br/><br/>Nevertheless, she’s not ready to throw caution to the wind just yet. There was still the matter of this journey. She left the pixie stix to the men, preferring a saltier treat than straight sweet, but that didn’t deter her from enjoying the cocoa served. She grabbed a tankard and sipped at it straight, not feeling a need for any of the unnecessary toppings. She enjoyed the bitter tang of a heavy dark chocolate. Each sip jolted her taste buds awake in an aromatic jubilee of flavor.<br/><br/>“I certainly wouldn’t mind a sooner departure than a later one.” Serene chipped in, earnest to get back into the waters as soon as possible. Though she kept her cool when agreeing with Freddie’s suggestion, not wishing to sound too thirsty for the long missed waters.