Seeing the large number of crewmembers that would be staying with them, with the implication that they would staying<span style="font-style: italic">within</span>them at some point as well, Kellus can’t help but wonder what it would feel like to have her share all bulking out her womb and stomach at the same time.  Idle fantasies aside, however, there was still plenty that needed doing before that would be possible.  Looking back as the ship begins to make its journey back (and privately wondering how the Captain was going to explain so many missing crew), Kellus wonders if they’ll ever cross paths again soon.  They had Julie and Lily with them now, so she was expecting a visit sooner or later, but it was certainly possible that they might decide that they liked it better within Tamara.  Of course, that was their decision, not hers, and it wouldn’t do to think about it overmuch.<br/><br/>The mention of needing firewood for the night for the crewmembers has Kellus looking to the nearby treeline along with Arkain.  “Mmm.  Two lessons here, I think.  The first on the practical application of some of our abilities, and the second on the proper use of said abilities.”  Moving to one of the trees Kellus lifts her upper body further up off the ground, coiling her lower body under her for support.  Grabbing one of the larger branches, her eyes shift to a deep emerald green for a moment before the entire branch simply comes off the tree, as if cut by an unseen blade.<br/><br/>“Whatever you want to call them, abilities like these can make jobs like this much easier.  However, there’s one significant downside to having powers like this at your beck and call.”  Moving to another smaller tree, this time she just coils twice around and flexes hard, bodily ripping the entire tree out of the ground.  “Too many people see the ability to do something through the use of a special power as a reason and excuse to do so, and forget that there are other solutions to most problems.  Depend on your magic too much, and the tool becomes a crutch instead.  It’s up to you to decide when, where, and how to to tap them so that doesn’t happen.”<br/><br/>Pulling the tree over to where the camp is getting set up, Kellus plants her hands on her hips.  “That’s enough lecturing from me for today though.  Let’s get this cut up and then see about getting something to eat.”  While she doesn’t look explicitly at the crewmembers as she says that, it’s clear that she’d be just as happy hunting something in the woods as she would be making sure the crew had someplace nice and cozy to spend the night.