( for a moment as inara sat on the rock, she stared at the woman with a rather soft and observant look, taking in every little detail about her. from the way she spoke, the lack of apology in her tone, and the admission that she hadn't found much but junk.

she wasn't sure if she should just take her word for it and avoid trying to get the gift for herself, but for now she decided to pry a bit further. )

It's alright, but it sounds like you've been going around gathering up gifts? Did you use a special technique or did you just end up lucky?

( inara seemed to sense perhaps the birds needed a little encouragement but she wasn't too sure on that either. )