As it transpired handing him things to eat was a good way to get him to eat. Every time she did so Edward absently pops the morsel into his mouth before continuing to explain the process of the experiment. A quick glance Angus's way would prove that he had already finished his meal. The big man having little in the way of reservations when it came to food.

"Anyway," Edward say animatedly as the wood in the trench gets to the end of the line. "I have four different boards each one mixed with different ratios of the solution. All marked here." He points to a spot on the wood that indicates which number it is then to entries in his notebook that explained how each number lined up with a different mixture. "So if any of these take longer to burn than the others then I can do variations of that formula as I look for the best result." This was the last part of his explanation and since it was about process more than the actual chemistry it was back within the realm of easily understandable for Vela.