Sage Leaf, in spite of her best efforts, wasn't quite able to catch the adventurer's response, so she just nodded slightly toward him and moved up a bit. The rain seemed to be picking up again instead of dying down, which was exactly the opposite of what her hopes had been just moments ago when they stepped out the door, and she was not pleased. She did everything she could think of to keep her mind off of the havoc this rain would wreak on her mane and coat, and especially off of how this was just the beginning. The rain had to let up at some point, and that would, she reasoned, very likely come while they were in the library. As the duo trekked their way through the worsening storm, the restaurant owner found herself wondering just what had brought Colton to her business with that flyer. Sure, he was an adventurer, and she had offered adventure, but really, now that she had time to think about it, going after a plant didn't really sound like grand adventure on paper. Heck, when she really thought about it, in between some rather large drops of rain hitting her squarely in the forehead, it was surprising that anypony had seen fit to respond to the advertisement. She had to wonder just how much work there was in the way of adventuring, and if she might have decided to seek out this herb at just the right time, when there was a slump in demand for such things. And, of course, that also made her wonder of just what calibre an adventurer had come to her, if such a depression in job opportunity existed in the first place. Sage's train of thought was interrupted by yet another question from her companion, and she had to pull her mind back into the harsh reality of the downpour to answer. [colour=#28C840]"Yes, of course. I've let my parents and my older sister know exactly what I'm doing, and they've agreed to watch over everything while I'm gone. I'd left them a note before we set out, letting them - ouch!"[/colour] The mare yelled out midsentence, having been stunned by something that was definitely not rain. Looking around on the ground, it didn't take long for her to identify a small chunk of ice, entirely out of place in the current season. She didn't even feel like she needed to explain that it was about to hail before she set off at a gallop, determined to get to the library before she got hit again.