If Aten notices Auron not eating, he doesn't draw attention to it. He does nudge Yuna's attention towards her food a little - she needs to eat.

Yuna looks at her food guiltily. "I know, but I'm just so excited! This is so wondrous."

Lulu's smile is small, but it's enough to be certain that Lulu loves Yuna very much. 

Aten hums a little. "But if you eat you have- more energy?"

"Very true," Yuna says seriously, but her smile somewhat dulls the seriousness. She eats away, though Aten can probably feel how much attention she is giving to the bond between her and her aeons.

Lulu actually smiles, even though it's a small one, at Aten. "The aeon is correct, Yuna. You eat like a bird."

Before, it was because of grief. Lulu is glad that she has a different reason now.

Aten is a little startled when Lulu smiles at him, and- isn't entirely sure what to do with it, except to keep trying to look like not a threat.

Lulu notices this, and looks away, keeping herself appearing nonchalant.

Yuna finishes her food first, and looks to Ifrit, sharing a non verbal conversation with him. 

He nods, and with a final burst of flame towards Aten, he’s gone, slipping back into his place in Yuna’s heart. 

Yuna sighs, and a strain in her shoulders she didn’t know she had loosens. She’s very tired all of a sudden. She guesses that a full days journey plus keeping Ifrit out so long has drained her. 

She yawns, covering her mouth with the back of her hand. “Sorry,” she manages to get out. 

There's a momentary sense of loss, but mostly-

Aten understands that keeping aeons out is exhausting, and it's at least somewhat obvious that he doesn't think Yuna should've done it for so long.

“I’m okay, I have to get better at keeping them out for longer. I’ll need them all to fight Sin, and I’ve got to be strong enough to do that.”

"I- you- you will be." (She's already so much stronger than the last summoners who had him.)

Yuna ducks her head shyly, beaming from the praise. “Thank you. I hope I can become High Summoner. That would be the best thing I could ever do, bring the Calm back to Spira.”

-He'll take her word for that. The words are...familiar, but he can't quite reach for what they mean.

"Yuna should rest. We have a long day ahead, crossing the Calm Plains will take a while."

"Oh! Yes- yes of course, Sir Auron." 

She smile guiltily at Aten. "Will watch for us tonight?"

"I- yes. Of-of course."

"Thank you, Aten." 

She curls up with Lulu, settling against the hard ground like it was a feather mattress. 

Kimhari settles near the path, eyes closed but sitting upright.

Auron leans against a tree, and appears to be sleeping.

-Aten isn't so sure that Auron is actually sleeping, but he isn't going to disturb him.

The next morning is just like the previous, with a lot of stern coaxing from Auron to get everyone moving.

"How was your night, Aten? Are you okay?" Yuna asks, once they start out into the Calm Plains.