I told you so!

The moment the heard about how low on herbs Artorias' sister was from healing their mother she knew she had to go out and help find more. She thought about that bundle of herbs that Artorias had given her during her last visit and felt guilty that they didn't have them here now. Silently she made a promise to herself to go back home and get the ones that she hadn't used yet to give them back to Gwynevere if they weren't successful during this endeavor, but for now she was willing to go hunting for them with Artorias and at least make herself useful during her time saying in the Hallows with him.

All of the areas closest to the castle had already been picked clean so she suggested going just a bit further out, seeing the trees in the distance. "Surely we'll have some better luck if we go looking around a forest," she mentioned as she drove them onward toward the trees. "There's pretty much always plants growing in the undergrowth and there's plenty of herbs that grow on tree bark that could be helpful." Of course that would all depend on them finding ones that would still be alive in this forever winter, but... at least it was a little hope.

She led the way into the trees, her turquoise gaze sweeping this way and that as she slowly scanned the ground and the trees for any sign of life or at least some wilted plants that could perhaps be worked into a poultice even if they weren't in the best condition. The trees grew thick here and even though there were no leaves to speak of, they still make it difficult to get a clear line of sight in any direction and the bare, thorny vines clustered around them didn't exactly make for an inviting atmosphere. "Well this is just a lovely piece of Auster, isn't it?" she commented with a huff. Even if they didn't manage to find any herbs out here, she was still kind of glad that she was getting Art away from the castle for a bit. She could see him continuing to work himself into a spiral and she refused to let it go on any longer.

A loud rustling somewhere to her left caught her attention and she paused mid step, suddenly on high alert as she looked off through the trees, leaning a bit as she tried to look around the trunks to catch a glimpse of what it might be. "Did you hear something?" she questioned softly to Artorias, shifting back a couple steps to return to a spot closer to his side.

WC: 446/1500

"Briar" | "Marigold"