Oh, hai, though you will forgive me if I ask you for a claw? Hoof? Believe me, the food is worth the wait, I promise! And since I am giving you the buns, it should not be the heavy part. I will handle the cocoa.

[Suiting actions to words, she pulls the saddlebags off her back, and climbs partway up the ladder. Some people might make it swing and lurch, but Jou has excellent balance, thanks to her monastic training. All Pokey has to do is give the bags a shove onto the floor of his fort. No sweat!]

And now for the fun part! Careful, I am coming up!

[Pokey isn't really the only one showing off. Jou jumps off the rope ladder, landing on all fours on the ground and booting the keg off her back. She gives the sturdy wooden keg another boot, kicking it up through the hole into the fort, and before it can fall back down the hole or on the floor, she leaps up through the hole and catches the keg. With a flourish, she sets it down gently, stacking the mugs on top. Nothing broken or even cracked. She leans against the keg with a grin.]

Ah, I still have it, even after a few months here. So, would you care for a mug of hot cocoa?