As Harin, Gil, and Elizabeth ate, Reas wandered by, having left Freya at the inn.  Reas noticed that Elizabeth had a basket of herbs and knew she had been picking them.  Reas came over, seeing this as an opportunity to learn more about medicine.  Reas curtly nodded at the men in greeting and walked over the Elizabeth and looked in her basket.  "Where did you pick these?" ze asked.

"Reas is shy, as usual," Harin explained.

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Meanwhile, in the small clearing outside the entrance of the mine, Balio and Sunder had decided to take their lunch break as well.  Sunder kept looking out into the woods, hoping to catch a glimpse of Eline.