Herbalists' Cache What a find

She was sniffing around when she heard the familiar voice of Shale behind her. She turned her head as he approached and watched him as he came to her side. They hadn't had a proper conversation since before she got back home. They had been to gatherings together, and they were friendly, but nothing more. Which Pema guessed was alright, at least it wasn't awkward between the two now that they both knew they liked one another. But now the two were alone out here and Pema couldn't help but wonder if he had taken the time to think things over like they had talked about.

She had been asked to think things over too, but she wasn't sure what she should be thinking about. Shale spoke of himself as though he had done bad things, or that he was damaged goods. But he wasn't willing to share why he considered himself in such a way, and so there was nothing to convince Pema that he wouldn't be a good match for her. She was younger then him, but that didn't seem to bother either of them.

She didn't mention it right away, thinking it might spoil the scene, even though it was heavily on her mind. "It is..." she said with a smile, "Though I'm not sure there would be much else if you took all the herbs out. They are just all over the place." she said jokingly. "This is going to be a great resource once the remaining snow melts away." she commented.