OOC: set before Day Late, Dollar Short

Circe picked her way across the muddy territory with hawkish care. Her steps were oddly delicate for one so large but she loathed the thought of sinking a paw into the mud and was doing her best to think lightweight thoughts and avoid mud puddles. She wanted to be presentable when she reached her brother. It had rained recently and the air was heavy with the heady scents of the plants that called the falls home. There were a few scents in particular that kept drawing her attention away from the path ahead. She'd abandoned her herb stores when she'd left for the homeland and while there hadn't gathered anything new. Now that she was back Circe was starting fresh and she needed to consider collecting things while the plants were in bloom. That fact made it all the more tempting to collect what she could and find Archon another day. Circe paused with an uncharacteristic huff as mud squelched between the toes of her left forefoot. After raising it she eyed it disdainfully and then set it down on a drier patch of ground. That settled it. She would not be leaving the falls unscathed so why not make the most of her time here, track down some of those useful plants, clean herself up and then go looking for her brother? "Circe" "Gwydion"

He had some time yet before the plants would begin to die. He had a few more things needed to complete his stores for the winter. Though he wasn't a healer he knew the basics which included what plants were used and which to stay far away from. This allowed him to collect herbs without the aid of a healer, which he currently did not have. He moved along the damp earth looking through the foliage for the herbs he was looking for. His leather satchel was slung unto him in case he needed to carry more then just a few. He wanted to make sure he could trade through the winter. Knowing herbs would be needed during these times. It drew his thoughts back to Aranea when he had first met her it was winter and she needed plants for her pack in Auster. He had never been there before and there was at least one pack down there. He wanted to go find her, make sure the pack didn't need anything, but he wasn't to sure the actual direction of Auster. Her pack may need herbs again this year. He moved slow and steady among the foliage. Keeping his nose to the ground he tried to pick up the herb's scent, but he wasn't able to sniff it out. "Speech" 'Think'

Raising her nose, Circe snuffed at the air. Off the top of her head she could identify several flowering plants here that would be of use to her. The first and the one that would undoubtedly be the easiest to find was periwinkle. The humble plant's medicinal uses weren't really her speed, but the side effects? Now those she could work with. The right amount would quite literally make whoever ingested them spill their guts. If she paired that with a little talk about purging evil spirits or something along those lines, well...she'd be in business. Circe turned and was about to follow her nose when a large, dark shape glided across her peripheral. She turned back and was rewarded with an eyeful of tall, dark and handsome. My, my, was he a looker! Had the seasons been different he was a boy she'd have pursued immediately with the hopes of adding his better qualities to the Abraxas gene pool, but since she had nothing to gain from it Circe refrained from attempting to jump his bones on the spot. After a moment spent considering how he might do her bloodline some good, Circe tamped down her interest in good breeding and settled on sifting through what she could read from him. He looked like he was after something and appeared to be focused to the point of missing her presence entirely. It was a shame, really, that she was going to have to interrupt him to get his attention, but could one really fault her for finding the chance to talk to such a fine mortal specimen irresistible? "My, don't you look like a man on a mission. I'd hate to be the creature on the other end of that stare," she said with a gentle laugh. "Circe" "Gwydion"