"Magic," he said with a wink, Libb's joy positively infectious. "And that's good to know. I like blue," he added, though he wasn't sure the excited young woman would remember it. "Earth magic and healing magic combined to make it healthy. And we can definitely set you up with some gardening here." His grin was a little lopsided, but self-sufficiency was prized in the Hollowed Grounds (and Halo) and if she could grow some of her own food it would certainly help her with moving forward and making her own place in this new world she had found herself in.
His smile softened as she planted the fern firmly, its leaves curling down to rest on the dry ground. In the Glade it had a chance of surviving, even thriving, if Frey was kind to it. Her happy desire to see it all as she rose again earned a chuckle. It might take a bit longer than that on two feet, but at least it's easy to find! Just head north and you'll get there."
He wasn't prepared for her to start walking so suddenly, and he blinked for a moment as Isuma chirruped a questioning note at the woman's retreating back. Then it was a scramble to scoop up her clothes and tools and trot after her, trying not to drop anything as he caught up and attempted to deposit them in her arms. "You're not bothering me!" he assured her, unable to help the bemused smile at her innocent absent-mindedness. "There's only one town the Hollowed Grounds, and that's the Settlement. C'mon, I'll show you the way," he offered, not least because he was afraid Libbs might get distracted and wander off into a Wicker Woman's embrace if she was abandoned to Caido's not-so-tender mercies.
His smile softened as she planted the fern firmly, its leaves curling down to rest on the dry ground. In the Glade it had a chance of surviving, even thriving, if Frey was kind to it. Her happy desire to see it all as she rose again earned a chuckle. It might take a bit longer than that on two feet, but at least it's easy to find! Just head north and you'll get there."
He wasn't prepared for her to start walking so suddenly, and he blinked for a moment as Isuma chirruped a questioning note at the woman's retreating back. Then it was a scramble to scoop up her clothes and tools and trot after her, trying not to drop anything as he caught up and attempted to deposit them in her arms. "You're not bothering me!" he assured her, unable to help the bemused smile at her innocent absent-mindedness. "There's only one town the Hollowed Grounds, and that's the Settlement. C'mon, I'll show you the way," he offered, not least because he was afraid Libbs might get distracted and wander off into a Wicker Woman's embrace if she was abandoned to Caido's not-so-tender mercies.
