Pocket Full of Posies

What had started as plans to simply go exploring had rapidly turned into yet another herb gathering trip. Lydia couldn't help herself. She wanted to take advantage of spring as long as it would last and perhaps in the fall she could do more exploring if she got her portion of herb stores taken care of. The journey was long and tedious and she found herself grumbling on more than one occasion that she had to go around two packs in order to get to the Orchard from Kesali. She didn't dare pass through the Shrine now that she knew there was an Abraxas band dwelling there. To enter there would be suicide. And so she took the long way around. Though perhaps, if she improved her swimming just a bit more, she could try going the southern route.

Bolla hopped along beside her as Lydia focused her mind to the task at hand. Many herbs that could be found in the Orchard could be found in the rich lands of Kesali, except for wintergreen. So close to summer she hoped to see the beginning of blooms that might make it easier for her to identify the plant. Even with that aid, however, wintergreen was rare enough that this would be a weary task. She stopped for a moment to catch her breath.

"Talk"