Since they were going to take off soon, Auretin obtained special permission to spend the night outside Gu Mengmeng's cave. He was already used to the life of a wanderer and so was completely fine to sleep somewhere other than his own cave. The temptation of being able to eat every single meal prepared by Lea was also exceptionally great, and so he immediately agreed.
Lea called Barete and Joshua to a spot near the cave to go through all the necessary things to look out for this coming year. After all, no one knew how long Gu Mengmeng would be gone for this trip.
Whether it was water rationing during the drought season, or stockpiling food and warding off raiders during the rainy season—all these matters required a flexible approach and good communication.
In addition…
There should be a wave a stray beast attacks after they leave.