Herbalists' Cache If I went and hurt my body,

As the boy explained that he wasn't going anywhere, Mateo stopped his shuffling movements. Did that mean they'd meant to walk up and tell the medic something? If so, he paused to listen to the yearlings inquiries.

While he continued speaking however, Mateo took the time to eye them closer -- their appearance in particular. They were disheveled, thin, and what appeared to be an injury near the scruff area made him splay his ears in concern.

"You don't know where..." The sire lent an ear to try and understand, and came to the assumption that they were lost somehow. "You....you don't look well, are you okay?" Did this mean they'd been separated from someone then? Is that why they were in the condition they were in?