Actaea Praetor She had made quite the trip today, putting in a lot of miles from her den to make it here. She had started out quite early as well wanting to make sure she would have some time to spend here for the day. Right now she was sitting and staring east at the site of volcano she was born at the base of. Her good eye was narrowed as she started intensely letting herself get lost in her thoughts. Seeing the volcano again brought back the bittersweet memories of childhood. Her gaze moved to her paws before looking to the plains before her. This place was part of her growing up as well. The pack of Abaven were she had been after Ruina had disbanded. She had missed this place, the pack, and the wolves that had been in it. Another pack that had dispersed while she had been kidnapped. So much change had her feeling a bit overwhelmed, but she had been trying to bury it by looking for herbs and teaching her daughter healing techniques. Actaea was stuck because she felt it would be better for them to be within a pack so that Ulula’s teachings could be more diverse, but Actaea didn’t know a thing about these newer packs and was hesitant to even approach any borders. She still wasn’t used to this parenting thing and wished she had her uncle to look to for advice. Heck even any friends from Abaven would have been nice to have, but she was stuck. Huffing the scarred wolf stood her good eye looking back to the East for a few moments before she turned away from it and began to make her way along the plains, scouting and hunting her herbs. Her companions were not far off gathering herbs as well. "Speech"

Just how long had she been walking for? It seemed that as the miles expanded before her Xena truly lost track of time. The only thing prominent being that of the sun's rays burning harshly above her. Pink eyes squinted with irritation, her fur feeling too hot despite its light and wispy texture. Xena was well aware that she was miles from any home that she had ever known but she was happy for it. The past was meant to stay within the past, she had no true intentions of returning to the home she once knew. Instead, she continued moving, not necessarily wanting to stop despite how much her legs begged for a reprieve. Thankfully the area she found herself in now seemed to be filled with luscious vegetation, the grass greener than any she had ever laid eyes on before. It made her optimistic that she might be able to find some useful herbs in the area for her own stash. Picking her way across the plains she kept her eyes glued for anything useful, some white weed or nibima perhaps. Both would be good to have on hand and so she continued onward, noticing in particular the small river that carved its way across the terrain. As her gaze shifted it was only then that she noticed the shape of a stranger in the distance. For a moment she froze, observing for a few moments before carefully making her way closer.

"speech"


[healing/navigation exp]
+10 - Collect an herb (1/3)
+10 - Explore a territory (1/3)

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Actaea Praetor Her gaze was on the ground and her movements were slower. Having vision in only one eye made looking for things a lot more difficult and time consuming. she had to pivot her head to each side in order to get a nice and wide gaze. Rotate her good eye while doing that so she could get the full look that two eyes would have gave her. Her bad eye was still there, but clouded over in blue from scarring. She was looking for the common Yarrow plant along with lambs’ ear. Two plants theta were good for open and bleeding wounds. She was stockpiling enough to get herself, her companions, and her daughter and her companion through the winter. Plus being a loner maybe she could make a reputation of being a healer to gain some sort of face again. Either way she needed to gather herbs and these two were on her list today. She hadn’t noticed the quiet approaching stranger, but she wouldn’t mind the company. "Speech"

She took a few more steps closer, all the while her gaze was focused on the stranger ahead. She was gauging whether or not her company would be welcomed, though both of them seemed to have the same objective in mind: collecting herbs. Xena couldn't help but wonder then if this woman was a healer of sorts as well. Trailing a bit closer she would finally call out, hoping to grasp her attention. "Hello. Are you familiar with this area?" Xena finally closes the distance enough so that she is only but a few paces from Actaea now. It's then that she realizes they aren't truly alone, for not far off seem to be companions of the she-wolf, likely searching for herbs or other things as well. "The name's Xena, I'm searching for a few herbs for my stash.. you looked like you were doing the same so I figured I would ask if you knew of any good foraging areas around here." There would be no harm in asking this individual for aid, the worst that could happen would be getting turned away, and even then Xena wouldn't mind searching on her own. But perhaps they could kill two birds with one stone here, and if it meant that she could gain an ally in this strange place then she would gladly take that too.

"speech"


[healing/navigation exp]
+10 - Collect an herb (2/3)
+10 - Explore a territory (2/3)

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