"It does, yes. The icing is still the same like the cake you had last night," he said. He had a feeling that he was going to get the gorgon hooked on sweets if he kept bring them in for Gabriel to try. That could make travel interesting if they needed to stop by baked shops on their journey along the way. He didn't mind honestly.

"You're also dealing with healing wounds which probably saps your energy," he murmured, though there was an undertone of relief that Gabriel was feeling better and hopefully on the mend now more than ever. After all, he recognized that as good as this place was, they couldn't stay the winter here.

He slowly chewed through another slice of apple so that Gabriel could have choice picks of the rabbit meat. He was content to recline against that coiled body and keep an ear out for signs beyond their cave, even if there weren't any at present. "I'll wash your wounds after breakfast. Enough water for the both of us to bathe."