when will this end?!

The pungent scent of the other pack made his nose wrinkle. His papas had told him that it wasn't okay to trespass into the other territories, but he had a reason. As of late, with how fast his heart raced and how terrified he was of going outside, he had wanted to find anything to help. Something to soothe the racing thoughts made his brain go a million miles a minute. Of course, he had confided in his papas about these feelings and they had mentioned chewing on some mint or lavender, but in passing, he had overheard someone mention a plant called hops. Now in all fairness, the lavender and mint had helped, but not quite enough. From what he had heard, hops was the real deal so now he was on a hunt for them.

Sniffing out the wheaty-scented plant, Bancha had nervously hemmed and hawed over the whole trespass situation. Wouldn't he better off just doing a quick little trespass and getting on his way? Whoever led this pack wouldn't mind right? The hops were right there, just feet from the border! Finally mustering up the courage, Bancha practically scurried his way over to the plants that loved the loamy soil that surrounded the Stone Steppe. Admiring the yellow and tan plant, he sticks his nose up to it to get a good whiff. The scent alone makes his brain feel fuzzy and his heart slow down. Yep, he could get used to that!

Focused and intent on gathering some of the hops, Bancha definitely didn't notice anyone noticing him trespassing on someone else's territory.

1/3 gather an herb - hops
1/3 explore a new land - the stone steppe