Crux was glad at least that Mae had taken the bait either because she'd caught wind of the topic he'd rather not discuss or for any other reason, either way he relaxed some as she turned her attention to his less than subtle question. For a moment when Mae stood and started away Crux remained where he was, but as he realized what her destination was he too rose to his paws and trotted after her. Unfortunately there was little he could do about his uneven gait, so that he didn't bother to hide. He could easily position himself in ways to block curious gazes at his leg but the difficulty it caused him in moving was not something he could mask, even if he didn't swing his leg out to the side further than was normal for other wolves it would require either dragging his toes along the ground or lifting his leg much higher than would be "normal" so he didn't bother to hide it. He simply walked with confidence. It was the only way he'd ever done it.
As he drew up closer to the younger woman he peered down at the herb she had dug up and Crux took a moment, dropping into a crouch to really take in the details. The shape of the leaves, the little white flowers and their delicate looking stems. He started connecting it to what he knew ginger was used for, though it was not something he was much used to either, at least he had some basis of knowledge. Finally satisfied he'd squirreled away enough information to identify the plant later he rose back up to his paws, an idea forming and already causing his lips to twitch into a lopsided smile.
"Know if anything around here is good for asthma?" His tone was genuine but the thought of Triss for whom this knowledge would be probably be most used for, had caused his tail to start to sway behind him and his spirits to lift. Of course what she had wasn't quite asthma but most of her attacks presented very similarly. It also helped that Mae seemed friendly enough, certainly eager to help which made it a lot easier for him to swallow his pride and ask for it.
