These Days

Walk | Talk | Think

Boldly, without invitation, Callisto began to step closer toward the pile of sage leaves at a slow pace again, letting her nose lead her along. Yes, this scent...it was somewhat familiar. She was sure somewhere in her memory she had run across something like it, if not this particular plant exactly before. And to think all she had known at the time was that it had a peculiar smell, nothing more. What other sorts of plants had she passed by without realizing their worth, their value, in the eyes of someone who knew how to use them? In that moment, she felt her curiosity growing in its intensity, causing her to peer around her at the other plants beside the hot springs as if seeing them for the first time. She was going to have to be more conscious of what she passed by.

He questioned her name and answering somewhat distractedly, the pup responded, "Callisto," and nothing more. Upon hearing the small fox returning, her mouth full of new leaves, Cael directed her to set them with the others. Callisto watched eagerly as they were set down, her nose twitching as she continued to sniff the air and the plants to determine their individual scents. This one certainly had a different smell than the first, strange and not altogether appealing to the picky young pup. Her nose wrinkled slightly against the strength of it before she turned her attention back to Cael with a direct look. There was a moment of pause before she asked, "What's your name?" It was not often a question that she posed - rarely did she find others that she cared to know longer than it took to leave their company. But here was someone with valuable knowledge, a skill set that she was curious to learn more about, and she was eager to make his acquaintance more fully to hopefully learn more from him.