Herb Hunt (Nurse Devita, Mandrake)

Mandrake's smiled though the only clue most had to him doing so was the sparkle that would appear in his sapphire eyes. Then he said "That is so true. You can be surprised what you can learn along the way as well."

"As for my fiancé, he is a Leomon and his name is Lothar. We've known each other since we were children. He may seem imposing at first glance but he is actually gentle but not much of a talker around strangers at least at first. You know he's one of those 'mon' of action types." Mandrake said while gently rubbing between Koromon's antenna before he said "Hard to believe sometimes that we have a few children now."

"Perhaps when you digivolve you'll get those dexterous hands you are wishing for." Mandrake said.

Koromon began waking up and mumbled that it wasn't his village and that it's a blurry spot before closing his eyes for a few seconds before reopening them and said it was his home but he was still sleepy. "No problem, young one. Let's hope we can find one of the village's adults to take you home so you can recuperate." Mandrake said as he approached the entrance to the village while looking for an adult to help him out.

"He is indeed. I still can't believe how lucky I was to meet him. As a child I endured nasty bullying in my home village and when Lothar's parents brought him with them to my village we hit it off pretty quickly after he protected me from my bullies." Mandrake said and after Devita mentioned her history of not being lucky in love or friendship the Wizardmon was visibly surprised given her seemingly kind nature.

"I know how it feels to be perceived as an evil digimon myself. I was born as a Keemon which is a species with the potential to become Beelzemon. Not only that some Beelzemon don't exactly have savory reputations. My father spent time doing his best to raise me to be kind towards others no matter what form I may of taken in the future. Sure personalities can shift but I have a feeling you should be okay regardless of the form you take. You have proven to be very sympathetic and caring towards others. A trait perfect for your chosen field." Mandrake said as he sensed two digimon approaching fast.

Soon an Agumon and Betamon were practically charging them causing Mandrake to become wary. Then they were accused of hurting the youngster only for Koromon to defend them. "What the young one says is true. He was out with his friends and apparently some ruffians attacked them and stole food from him. He got separated from his friends though and myself and the DemiDevimon with me had found him." Mandrake said as he knelt down setting the youngster on the ground in front of the pair.

"I agree. Bullies tend to be weak willed cowards who pick on those weaker to make themselves look or feel better about themselves. It's pitiful really." Mandrake said in agreement with Devita.

"I'm sure you have a point, Devita. We all have traits about ourselves we aren't proud of but no one is perfect." Mandrake then said after the DemiDevimon finished with her laughing fit. 

The Agumon and Betamon were now thanking them and bowing deeply and when they said that Devita and Mandrake were in their debt Devita joked about billing them while Mandrake said "Don't worry about it you two. I would of done the same for anyone in need."

After that Agumon scooped up little Koromon and began carrying him of to get much needed rest. Then as Devita began to float away Mandrake said "I have to get back to my family now that we have those herbs. Lothar must be wondering what is taking me by now. So are you up for meeting them in person?" Mandrake then began walking back the way they came before heading back to where his family set up camp.

"The problem with taking things to the head bully is the fact that there is always a bigger fish to deal with. I think the best that can be done is to make sure that young ones are at most to be able to defend themselves just in case the bullying gets violent. Unfortunately for me early on in my life I was never much of a close range fighter. I had to learn new tricks on the road to deal with such problems." Mandrake said after mulling over Devita's words. Bullying seemed to always be a problem much like a unremovable parasite on society.

"Those types that think they are perfect aren't just a pain for medical professionals but for many other professions. I've seen that type in my chosen professions too and I struggle to remain polite with them even though Lothar has said I have the patience of a saint." Mandrake said before sighing at the thought of those digimon and humans alike.

Mandrake chuckled and began leading them back the way they came soon taking a path that eventually led to a clearing revealing a Leomon with brown eyes sitting on the ground near a young digimon that looked shockingly human that was wrapped up in a thermal blanket looking like a shivering burrito. Lothar's ears flicked at hearing approaching footsteps before lifting his head spotting Mandrake but not yet Devita. Getting to his feet he quickly walked over to Mandrake lifted the Wizardmon up embracing him in an excited hug before he said "What happened, Mandrake? You were gone for much longer than I thought you'd be seeing as this area is covered in various herbs."

Mandrake gasped from the sudden hug and Lothar looked at the Wizardmon in his arms before gently setting Mandrake down as Lothar said "Sorry.."

Catching his breath Mandrake then said "No worries, old friend. I ended up being momentarily distracted by an issue involving an injured child and a misunderstanding. So how is, Circe?"

"She hasn't woken up for awhile but her fever feels pretty high. I guess it makes sense why she hasn't been more like herself." Lothar then spotted the DemiDevimon with Mandrake and asked "Mandrake, who is that?"

"She's here to help our daughter, Lothar. She is medically trained and was tending to the injured child I mentioned when we came across each other. The misunderstanding was me mistaking her for hurting the little one." Mandrake said.

Mandrake had heard Devita's quietly spoken words and nodded and after Lothar had released him. Then suddenly the barrage of questions came which shocked both Mandrake and Lothar, moreso Lothar since he didn't know her but he kept calm. Meanwhile Mandrake said "Devita, calm down. We'll answer all your questions. First the species Circe is happens to be a brand new species, in other words, she is the first of her kind. The species is called Araneaemon and she is a spider digimon of some kind but just looks very human in appearance. Circe is a rookie stage digimon and she hasn't been sick all that long becoming sick only today."

"As for waking her up, I was able to wake her up to give her water earlier but when I tried to offer her food she said she wasn't hungry which is not normal for even digimon with small appetites like herself." Lothar then said before he asked "Mandrake said your name is Devita?"

"I know how hard it is to keep ones calm in situations like this but despite my professional demeanor I am worried sick." Mandrake said before Devita apologized for the rapid fire questions and then he said "Don't worry about it. You needed all that information."

"Seeing as she is an unknown spider digimon with magical powers that has my hair and eye color. That and I have never seen a digimon that looks anything like her is probably a good clue." Mandrake said after cluelessly shrugging his shoulders. Then when Devita asked for permission to treat their daughter Mandrake said "You have my permission." Lothar then nodded in agreement as well.

"I can wake her up if you like but I need to warn you Circe is very anxious and timid even by the standards for shy digimon. She might even freak out." Mandrake informed her as he and Lothar went over towards Circe and sat down near the little one with Mandrake sitting the closest to the child and Mandrake began brushing the chestnut blonde bangs of the hair that matched his own aside resting his hand gently on her cheek and said "Circe, I need you to wake up for me please."

At Devita's description of him Lothar grinned before he said "That description fits pretty well. Sounds like Mandrake was telling you about me."