ooc: no I returned with Cesia.

OOC: Celes said she retunred alone, you need to specify things like that...

Cesia rolled her eyes at Gin, who had come back to camp as well, but she didn't respond to his comment. "I agree with Ark, we should take a chance to enjoy ourselves. It's rare that we get a peaceful moment like this." She hadn't noticed it earlier, but she realized that lately she has rarely felt relaxed at all. Maybe she felt guilty about ever enjoying herself until she saved her country and got revenge on Cid. She knew without a doubt that he was the one who killed her father.

(OOC: there I fixed it, so Gin is with everyone and not arguing with trees)

"At last, some one acknowledges that I'm right."

Ark stretched, and hopped out of the tree. He landed in a cruoch, and got up quickly. "Though for saying that we're almost definetly going to get ambushed."

"Wait a sec, why does Ark get the cedit, I was the one who wanted to chill in the first place..."Jude said, somewhat disheartend, but he bounced back.

"Ok, all we need is a fire...Lynx, your up."

Dawn giggled a bit at Jude, then nodded as Ark jumped from the tree. "Well then, let us just hope that we won't be ambushed... For once I'd like to have a night to just relax and eat a good meal."

"I liked Ark's first idea more. And why am I up? Didn't bring any flint?"

Vace had filled up on rations and was now resting against a tree, and said, "It is easier for a magician to cast a low level fire spel then for a non-magician to try and light a fire with flint and sparks."

"And it wouldn't hurt to practice your magic, right?" She smiled, "As long as you don't catch the forest on fire." She added under her breath, laughing nerviously.

"Fine..." Lynx held out his staff to the logs someone had put there for a fire, and touched the logs. "Flamma." He mumbled out, and the logs caught fire. Lynx made sure that a couple of sparks flew off and landed on Jude's feet.

(OOC: uh oh, I just noticed a teeny tiny plot hole, but it's okay. It's nothing that will ruin the story.)

"Ah, finally." Cesia scooted closer to the fire, it was rather cold out, "You're getting better at your magic Lynx." She mused, "Do you ever miss being a cat though?"

Ark snickered. "I'm real sure he misses being small and furry."

He stretched his back a bit and levelled his sword back a bit so it wasn't sticking up painfully into his side. Then he reached back and flicked out his dagger. "So, do you guys want me to skin it? Or what?"

OOC: Any complaints if I give Ark a few throwing daggers?

OOC: I don't think it matters much...and now that the holidays, excepting for Kwanzaa, are over, can we move on to the next chapter?

(OOC: alrighty. I'll get going on the next chapter as soon as I catch up on everything else. ^^; And yes, you can give him throwing daggers.)

OOC: We'll, we have super fighter Gin, and super fighter Tama... I see no problem with you having a couple of knives.