A Little Adventure Between Siblings

With Malico ensuring that he would also remain in the area in case she needed him for anything, she offered him a gentle nod of acknowledgment. She thought about making the same kind of offer to him but then thought against it. If things went as far south as they had to rely on her capabilities to pull them through ... they were going to be in significant trouble. Mariah's hueless gaze lingered on her brother's galactic frame until she could no longer see him from the cover of the rocks. Satisfied in her confidence that he would be okay, her attention returned to the mint in front of her.

The scarlet-shadowed girl propped her bag up on its end, leaving the top of it wide open for ease of storage. Once she felt she had everything in place, she began the collection. Getting down as close to the root as she could, Mariah snapped the small sprigs off in individual pieces. Once harvested, she gently placed each small stalk into the container. It was a repetitive motion, almost lulling in a sense. But before long she had a nice little mound of freshly cut herbs, packed up and ready to be taken home. As she was wrapping up, she wondered how her brother was faring in his task.