When Lob left to retrieve the rabbits, Vaeri set off to gather some supplies she'd need of her own. To properly cook these rodents she would need a fire, and a fire required firewood. Thankfully, it was rather late and the weather had been sunny for several days, so finding dry wood was a simple task in a forest such as this. It took a mere 20 minutes to find what she estimated to be enough fire to last long enough to properly cook the hares. She found a clear spot near enough to the wagon and set up the wood in a clean circle.

From her bag, Vaeri retrieved a set of cooking utensils. They were used to only preparing food for herself, a large group such as this would take more time, but she was certain that once she got moving it would be smooth going. For this, she pulled out a pan, a set of stands that would allow it to safely rest right at the top of where she estimated the flames would reach, a small cooking knife she used for skinning animals she hunted and general purpose cooking and a small container of salt. She then pulled out a piece of flint and a steel fire starter. With 3 decisive strikes, Vaeri created enough sparks to catch the wood on fire. She gently blew into it to strengthen the fire, but soon enough it came to a healthy blaze that quickly warmed the iron pan above.

There she sat and tended to the fires until Lob returned with six rabbits in hand and maw. A smile on her face, the cleric stood up and clapped her hands before took the dead beasts from the half orc. She walked back to her little clearing and dropped their bodies next to the fire. She felt like she was stalling progress on making it back to the village, but really everyone here could use a rest after the day's events. Expertly, she cut up the little animals' bodies into easily eaten cuts that could be consumed by even the weak prisoners that were travelling in the wagon. She didn't have time or mental acuity to do anything particularly special with the meat, so she seared the meat in batches on the pan, salting them as she cooked. Each batch took about 5 to 10 minutes and there were 3 batches in total, within the half hour, the cooking was complete and the food was passed out to everyone present. Hopefully it would be worth the delay in travel and hold everyone until they could reach the village. With her job as chef complete, Vaeri put out the fire and put away her stuff back into her bag before taking part in the meal she had prepared.