[ He should have known before they'd even started that Ciro was going to do something like this, but the thought had slipped his mind ever since he'd seen him. Perhaps it's a side effect of the energy field of this place? He isn't sure, and it's something he'll have to research further, trying to reach out and grab Ciro to stop him from putting the leaf in his mouth. But he's too slow, and there's some sort of vindication that comes from watching him struggle to rinse the taste out.

Rune wanders over to a nearby cabinet and sorts through some of the dry ingredients inside, returning to offer Ciro a few leaves of peppermint. ]

I wish your go-to method wasn't putting things in your mouth. How many other new plants have you tasted since we've been here? [ It's rhetorical, don't answer that. ] Which part is exciting to you? Being forced to live here? Never being able to go home?

[ Rune gently pinches the bridge of his nose and then wafts some of the smoke from the sage in Ciro's direction. ]

It'll take some time, but I'll find a spell that will help us go back.