Walk With Me

Part of Charlie knew deep down Crux had to have caught on to how he acted, but it was never meant in a way to belittle his brother. If anything Charlie wanted to encourage all of his siblings to take things at a pace that suited them. Only… the flood hadn't exactly given them any other option than to rush and do what they could. Injured, sick, even some dead… those who were able to function needed to help their loved ones. Charlie knew Crux wanted to help, and would be more capable of tending to the hurts than he was. Though he could see how tired his brother was, he trusted Crux to decide if he needed to rest or not.

His brother answered him, asking him to search for dandelions. Even without herbal training, Charlie knew finding any plants intact with as cold as it had been would be a miracle. Crux also gave him the description of another plant, Lady's Slipper. Charlie commits the description of the plant to memory. He gave a small smile to his brother in return. "I'll see what I can find." He broke away from his brother's side, gaze sweeping the ground. If there were any herbs to be found in this weather, he would help his brother find them.

…but, what he could immediately see was not all that promising. A lot of the flora closest to them appeared worn out, as if it was barely hanging on. A sigh passed his lips… if they couldn’t find herbs to treat their sick, then what? No, Charlie scolded himself. He would keep looking. He turned around the base of a tree, brow furrowed as he looked for the two plants Crux had mentioned.

"Speech," 'Thought.'