Hmm?

Stahl of the Shepherds of Ylisse reporting!

[mediansoldier]

river seeds //Open

[velveteenwarrior]

  Seeing the lonely (but familiar) figure on the other side of the bank emerge set her mind at ease.  Panne could finally connect the name to the face she had seen wandering around the camp, though to be honest, he wasn’t particularly memorable to begin with, and seemed… ordinary for a human.  She stepped out from where she had been hiding, clutching her own bag to ensure it didn’t snag on any branches.

"I can promise you, I am no thief. …I do not find fennel particularly savory, at the very least…"

She thought for a moment.

"Is that what you were doing all the way out here?"

[mediansoldier]

As Panne emerged from her own hiding place, Stahl's nervous expression fell into one of rejoice. Thank the Gods it was the Shepherd's resident Taguel.

"Panne! I'm so glad it's you-" Stahl said as he gave a huff of relief, before nodding. "Yup! I figured we needed a few more herbs back at camp because of the recent bout of stomachaches..Whoever's on kitchen duty seems to need some practice.. Anyway, I wanted to whip up some tonics for everyone. I got a bit lost on the way and then you turned up- what were you doing out here?" Stahl looked at the bag Panne had been holding closely, perhaps some Taguel ritual no one knew about?

[mediansoldier]

river seeds //Open

[velveteenwarrior]

  Stahl?  She mentally went over the faces she had seen around camp, and though the name certainly sounded familiar, no-one particularly jumped out at her.  Perhaps he wasn’t even from their camp and was just some passerby.  Either way, he seemed harmless due to the slight tremor in his voice.

…Cautiously, she looked over the foliage for this “Stahl.”

"If you mean no harm, why do you hide yourself?" she called out.

[mediansoldier]

Cringing a bit at Panne's statement, he hung his head as he realized he looked just as suspicious hiding in the bushes. Making up his mind, Stahl stood up from the bush and raised his hands up in a surrender pose. 

Stahl looked around nervously the river bushes in the hope the disembodied voice would reveal itself soon."T-To be honest I'm not sure if you're a bandit, but if you are," Stahl said slowly as he pointed to the bag at his side full of his herbs. " honestly all I have are some fennel seeds."

[mediansoldier]

river seeds //Open

[velveteenwarrior]

  Panne held up an arm, shielding her eyes from the glare off the river.  The sun was setting and no doubt everyone was returning to camp for the day.  She was in no hurry to go back though, as it felt cool and refreshing here by the bank.

A berry bush across the river caught her eye with its bright red fruit glinting ever so slightly in the sunlight.  Thinking to add this to her means for dinner, she found a shallow place to carefully cross the water.   It was then she heard a small groan, though she couldn’t be certain over the sound of the river.

"Who goes there?" 

[mediansoldier]

Stahl jumped at the sound of another voice and looked at the other side of the river that was littered with bushes. Judging from the question, he guessed that they hadn't seen him as well and crouched down near a bush on his side of the river. Now would be a horrid time to be ambushed by a possible bandit, but he took his chances.

Stahl left his bag on the ground next to him and cupped his hands around his mouth. "Ah- hello? Er..it's Stahl! I don't mean any harm!" He called out, hoping his name would spark some recognition. 

[mediansoldier]

river seeds //Open

Stahl kneeled down to rummage through the bag he had brought with him out to the nearby river. He pulled out a small jar and reached over to pick at a small Fennel plant that had been flowering by the waters.

"Hm...This is good-the blossoms are dry enough to harvest the seeds now.." He muttered to himself, as he plucked at the small brown seeds hanging from the flowers stems. Placing the seeds into the jar, Stahl sat back now to stare lazily at the sky. He had said he would go off quickly to go gather some herbs for their convoy but he had wandered off for longer than he expected and now the sky was turning warm with orange and pinks. He'd have to head back soon, he hardly wanted anyone to think he had gone off and been eaten by a bear. 

As he placed the jar of seeds safely away into his bag, he got up and looked around and paused. ..Which path had he taken exactly? Remembering the offer of a map that Frederick had given before he left on his excursion and Stahl's own insistence that he knew his way around the area, Stahl made a small groan of despair. Following the river was a safe bet,right?

[exaltlucina]

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