".....um.... the meat." Ashley said.

"Guess I should learn how to do that." he muttered.

"Raw meat is bad." he said further.

"But whenever I try to cook meat, I always burn it." he added dejectedly.

"It becomes crispy and black..."

Ashley nodded in response.

"Okay." he replied.

The two of them then made their way to where the venison meat was, and he looked at the cuts that were laid out before him.

"Um..." he mumbled.

"Hm." he muttered under his breath.

"So... I'm guessing I don't just apply fire to it." he said. "Because that's what I've done in the past, and that's what makes it black and crispy." he then commented.

Ashley was obviously struggling at first, but she saw that he was a fast learner.

He was picking things up fairly quickly, and she saw the spark of excitement and learning in his eyes.

"Woah..." he said, as the food started to come together.

"This is awesome." he told her.

"I never knew that this was the way to do it. I didn't know you could DO this." he admitted.

"But controlling how hot it gets is hard..." he then said quietly, clearly a bit frustrated at how he was still burning things.

Ashley was silent for a moment, before he nodded in return.

"All right." he said.

"That works." he told her.

He then looked at what they had made, and smiled.

"It smells good." he said.

"...what about you?" he suddenly asked her.

"You don't eat?"

Ashley just sighed.

"No... not... really." he said.

"Well... maybe? I don't know." he admitted.

"It's just... sad." he said further.

"Food tastes good." he finished.

".........mm." Ashley mumbled.

"I guess..." he said.

"It'd be nice if you could taste food, though..." he then went on.

"Hm." he mumbled again.

"Anyway, I guess I should eat." he added, looking at what they had prepared.

"Okay then." Ashley replied.

With that, they sat down, and Ash started to eat.

"....wow!" he exclaimed suddenly.

"This is super good!" he said, as he started to devour the food.

"I'd forgotten just how good properly cooked food is!" he admitted.

"I haven't had anything THIS tasty in a while."

Ashley had not had a pleasant night.

He'd had a nightmare about his past. A vivid one. One that involved them coming back for him. Finding him. This caused him to be a little... on edge.

This was evidenced when Reveka lightly grabbed his shoulder.

He let out a yelp, before instinctively coating his hand with a black flame aura, and grabbing the arm of the one that had grabbed him.

"NO!" he yelled, panicked.

Ashley still looked panicked for a moment... before he seemed to return to reality.

He then immediately looked horrified, and withdrew his hand.

"Oh my gosh!" he exclaimed.

"Oh no! Oh no! I'm so sorry!" he apologized.

"I hurt you! I'm sorry!" he said further seeming to be panicking again.

Ashley was now crying, as he shook his head.

"No!" he exclaimed.

"It's NOT ok!" he said.

"I shouldn't have attacked you! I shouldn't have been so jumpy!" he exclaimed further.

"Please! I'm sorry!" he apologized, falling to his hands and knees.

"Please don't punish me! I promise I'll be good!"