04-14-2011, 12:03 PM
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Wandering through the labyrinth of evergreens and deciduous trees, Alae was already travel bound on exploring the neutral territories surrounding Dahlia de Mai. There was plenty of region to be explored yet in her new refuge at Dahlia, but due to Spring's essence upon the lands, Alae needed to keep up with the trends of the seasons. It was still naturally cold yet this far North in the world, despite how the temperatures only risen several degrees higher with the coming of Spring. While it might have been just a slight increase, Alae progressed forth to a lake she passed by long ago when coming to the borders of Dahlia de Mai.
Kael was in earshot of the Sidhe, but mainly upon his own adventure of swooping through the canopy of the trees and exploring what a snowy owl would deem interesting to find. Both Alae and her owl companion were consumed in their own intrigue of this new resourceful land, and the journey didn't take long at all before the agouti woman came upon the unnaturally blue hue of the lake in the southern area of this region. Water was essential for all means of life, but that wasn't the only reason why Alae was drawn to these mysteriously colored waters.
Pennyroyal grew here, surprisingly. She thought she was imagining things whilst passing through here before, but her confirmation this time would be true. It was a grassy sort of plant, the smallest member of the mint family. It was easily detected from the strong aroma that such a little organism could emit by its crushed leaves. While the pennyroyals were still standing in their prime, Alae's nose was seasoned enough to detect its scent. Pennyroyals didn't typically grow this far north of North America, leading the Subordinate of Dahlia to believe either someone planted it here, or by sheer luck of Mother Nature she decided to plant it here herself.
Regardless of the circumstance, Alae brought along a worn leather pack with a contained within. Coming to where the roots of the Pennyroyals extended themselves as far as they could to the crystalline waters, Alae began to harvest what she could of them to take back to Dahlia to dry them out. Perhaps a good tea would be made from them. She would take as much as she could, but was respectful enough of Mother Nature herself to leave some for the rest of the ecosystem to have.