While waiting for the food, Orelia took out a mortar and medicine pestle and began to process the herbs she had found along the way.
Dorn and Kase maintained their weapons, Colin took out his tools and started tinkering with his gear, and Ale pulled out a small notebook to sketch and write. Everyone in the small party was busy with their own tasks.
The only one who was idle, Albert, spoke up. "Actually... this is a little different from the adventuring life I imagined."
"What did you think it would be like?" Colin asked.
"Heart-pounding battles, crossing mountain ranges, fording swift currents, forging our own path... How should I put it? Maybe something a little more exciting than today," Albert said, sounding a bit downcast.
"Adventuring is just a rather dangerous way of life. There's nothing glorious about it, really," Colin said with a shrug.
