Aidan had entered the cave to get a dry pair of clothes and put on her hoodie, though she paused in putting that on as she saw the carcass of the bear laying there and figured they could all eat again. Sighing a bit from the emotional strain and physical exhaustion she went back inside the cave and got the stuff that they used for cooking. Though instead of the steaks that she made earlier she had a large cast iron pot with her, as well as a basket full of vegetables.<br/><br/>Setting her stuff down by the fire she then took her knife and headed over to the bear. Going toward its rear where most of the fat would be stored she skinned away the fur and other flesh to get to the fatty meat that laid beneath. With deft skill and experience she cut away the rump rather easily and thought that perhaps she should prepare it as a roast and not as a stew.<br/><br/>Shrugging she thought that a stew would be heartier and would feed more of them. So with the meat in hand she returned to the fire where she set about cutting the meat into chunks. When she was done with that she went to the small pool of water in front of the cave and filled the pot with water. Returning to the fire she set the pot on the fire on the grate that they had used to cook the steaks earlier. While the water heated she then sliced some carrots and onions, then quartered some potatoes. She was just getting done with the potatoes when the water was done boiling so she added all over her ingredients into the pot.<br/><br/>Needing to keep an eye on it while it all cooked she sat next to Jaden at about the time that his stomach growled. Smiling she reached over and gently stroked his head and scratched him behind the ears, "I take it that you are hungry? Should have said something sooner..." then after a moment she said softer so that only he would hear. "When you wish to say something just think it and try to project it at who you are speaking to or broadcast it....if that makes sense" she said softly feeling like she was doing a poor job of explaining. "We will work on it more later together. Don't worry it gets better...I promise" she said trying to comfort him before leaning forward to stir the stew.<br/><br/><br/>Eryan went into the cave as well and returned with her duffle bag, "Well I suppose I should figure out what to do with these as I had bought them to give out to everyone when I got back..." she said softly as she began to pull out several wrapped boxes of gifts. "I had a present for all of the pack...but I suppose some of the gifts could go to...our new members..." her voice was soft as she sat there a moment looking down at the presents she had shopped long and hard for everyone.