I'll find myself, anon

Fall was a good time for seeking out medicinal roots, once the greenery had died back and it was easier to dig them out and dry them. Fall meant that the plants drew their essence back from the dying leaves to winter in the roots. That made it ideal for gathering those herbs that you used that particular part for. Assuming, of course, that you had already marked the locations of the plants you wanted to collect because it was of considerable difficulty to find them after all the identifying foliage was gone.

This was a rather unfortunate fact for Cassiel, who's current gypsy wandering had not given him much time to learn the usual locations of the various useful herbs he'd come to know. Luckily, while the greenery was wilted and clearly on its way out, enough of it was still visible to get a bearing on. That was what he was doing here, beneath the heavily shading canopy of the forest around the falls. The leaves had barely begun to fall, so they splashed incredible fiery colors above his head as he wandered with his head low - the better to see what foliage he still could - seeking out one root in particular that could come in handy in the fall and winter months as an immune booster. Goldenseal. There were other roots he'd gladly gather if he found them on the way, ginseng for instance or ginger, but the leaf-and-flower herbs were pretty much done for the year after the frost ruined them.