Blackfoot Forest heartvein

He gave a grunt of acknowledgement, and thought to add that it wasn't his land, but decided against that. Better to have the man think it was claimed so he would be quick with his gathering and out of here, so that Glaukos could know for certain they would not be further disturbed.

He saw the way the man worked at some of the plants and wondered if they were valuable; he watched what was tended to, what was picked at and what was given more care, and made many mental notes in his silence. Once the man appeared to have much of what he needed, Glaukos moved again to escort him.

You may take what you need from this patch or anything that way, he motioned to the rest of the forest, which might have been a tactical disadvantage to Glaukos as he was also indicating where the man could not go, as it was where he held his own camp, but so far the other man had not been abrasive in any way and Glaukos was unafraid to let this be known.

If the man came back with reinforcements then he'd deal with him then — if Glaukos and Druid were still in the area at all. He doubted it would matter.