Return to the Homeland

"Nice to meet you," he said lightly. Another name and face to remember for later, and remember he would since it wasn't often you found a blind man wandering alone in the frozen north. Though, maybe he was only temporarily alone? Hard to say. Jouko wouldn't fault him for being on his own if he was able to take care of himself. In fact he admired wolves who persisted and thrived when blinded, and judging by those scars Dragon was among those who were not born blind.

The question had him thinking, pausing, missing a beat. Normally he had an easy answer, but lately he was off his game and stuck in his head just a little too much. After a moment he shrugged and laughed, "Exploring is close enough. Without much to do as of late I've been all over the place. Of course, wandering has it's uses. Some plants only grow in very specific areas so it's good to try and find the ones that are out of the way whenever possible, so I at least know where to go if I need them." Wasn't all that brought him, but, it was a good enough answer.

Weaving through a few of the pines and scanning the area a bit more curiously, he mused, "Doesn't seem like favorable conditions for many herbs, though." Not that that meant there were none. Quite the opposite, there were probably some hardy plants lurking around the bend that he wouldn't find elsewhere. It just was starting to seem pointless to collect any at present.