"You wanna make a fun drink?" She asked as she looked down at Terror walking beside her on their way back from their short walk. There was a fresh stock of apples in the storage den so she figured a warm, refreshing drink of some apple juice would be the perfect way to end their little bonding moment. They would just need to find a sweetener, but she was sure that the storage had some sort of sugary ingredient they could add.

Leading the way, she guided him into the storage den and looked around. Finding a small basket that Terror could carry, she handed it to him and began collecting the few ingredients needed while explaining as she went. "So apple juice obviously contains apples, and we'll need a few of them because we peel the skin and remove the core and use those parts. The fruit of the apple can be eaten as is or be cooked in a variety of ways," Widow began and grabbed a few apples with her dexterous toes to place in the basket.

"On their own, the juice won't be very good. Adding a sweetener of some kind will pick up the flavor tenfold. Oh- what about these black raspberries?" She asked as she handed a mouthful back to Terror to try before adding a two paw-fulls into the basket. "Now we need some fresh water and a fire," she smiled and took the basket from Terror and handed him an empty pot to carry instead as they set out of the storage den and headed towards the river.

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It felt good being honest and he was grateful to not only have a brother that understood and supported him, but his mother as well. She was giving him the time he needed before telling the rest of the siblings, Widow promising to not say a thing  to them unless he wanted her too. Frankly Terror wasn't quite sure, but he was already feeling a bunch more confident than he had woken up.

The idea of a fun drink sounded, well... fun! He wondered the whole time what he mom was thinking of and eagerly took the basket with a wag of his tail. Following her around the room, he listened as she explained the apples and placed them in the basket, surprised by their weight but strong enough to carry it. He wasn't so sure what a sweetener was, or even what black raspberries are, but as a mouthful was offered to him he quickly placed the basket down and tried the sweet, interesting berries. His eyes widened in delight and he nodded, though having never tried apples before either, he could only imagine how good the final product would taste.

Picking the basket back up as Widow put the berries inside, it wasn't heavy but she insisted on taking it anyway. With an empty pot handed to him in exchange, he was happy to help and followed her out of the storage den.

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Widow left the storage den with Terror in tow and left the gorge to head for the dancefloor. Of course she could've taken a water bladder with them, but gathering water from the creek would be good enough for them since they would be boiling it anyway. With her mouthful of basket, she stayed quiet as they walked and eventually found a decently flat spot close enough to the river to prepare their ingredients and supplies.

"So, we boil the apple cores, peels, and the berries in the fresh creek water. All the juices from them will seep out into the water and create a juice. After it's boiled, we'll let it cool and take the chunks out and it's done!" She said with a smile, motioning to various things as she spoke. "Why don't you go collect some sticks and dry leaves to start a fire" She said and started setting out the ingredients before her.

It was easy for her to peel and core the apples but it was still a bit time so it was a good thing it was taking a moment for Terror to collect enough.

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