Aerys Hae-Oma

She tilted her head to the side slightly for a moment as she listened to him, slowly moving to sit up. He spoke of shelter and she wanted nothing more than to agree, to find a place to rest and lay her weary head, but she also felt odd taking his den from him. "If you're certain.... I don't want to intrude on your home....." She hesitated for a moment before continuing. "But I would like a chance to rest."

She glanced around for a moment, seeming to think about something, completely oblivious to his attempts to use magic on her again, and finally turned to look at him, a small smile on her face that looked a bit more hopeful and a little less scared. "I could uh.. help you with some of your herbs... if that's okay." She liked the idea of herbs and plants, wanting to learn more.

Though she had zero clue of his true intentions, she still wanted to help him anyway she could, even if it was just as a thank you for letting her grab a bite to eat and rest for the night. "Are you a healer?" She asked curiously as she stood up, ready to follow him, considering she had virtually no clue where the hell she was anyway.

"Speech"

@Anubis

He smiled and chuckled lightly. "Do not worry, I am offering. Besides, it is quite a large home, I take up only a small part of it. There is plenty of room." Oh yes, more then enough. Plenty. Perhaps he would be lucky and she'd get lost if she tried to escape. There was only one safe exit, after all.

He glanced at the small pile of herbs he'd stacked on the makeshift sled and nodded, thoughtfully. "If you'd like. I worry that they will fall off on the trek back." There wasn't a lot on the sled, definitely more then one jackal could hold on his mouth, but the sled was a pain to drag back and forth. The slab of rock itself was heavier then its contents. If they both carried the things on it, then they could probably not need to use the rock. But, he reminded himself - it wouldn't be long before she started feeling the effects of the fungus.

He stood up as well and stepped over to the sled, nosing off the herbs for Aerys to carry. "A healer? No. Not more then any other gembound would be. No, I'm a..." he thought for the right word. "...a researcher. Yes, I study things. The nature of life, particularly." And death. "These herbs have been an interest to me lately. How incredible is it that plants and flowers can help speed up the body's natural healing?" He smiled, something that he thought would look like fondness sliding through his expression. "I have a few other experiments ongoing as well. I could show them to you if you are interested...?"

@Aerys