Wild Berry Meadow Bursting with Joy... Juice

“Sounds like a decent place to grow up,” he offered, though even he knew it was quite an assumption on his part. ”For gaining knowledge, at the very least,” he corrected, his shoulders lifting in a shrug and then a light grimace at the stiffness and pain from such a simple gesture.

This would be a long road to his own healing.

He knew he should keep going—but right now, the only thing he wanted to do was rest a moment. And so his gaze lifted back to the other, studying her as she reached for another berry with quiet contemplation. “You from around here?”