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It was a steady tapping sound that had alerted Jacin to the fact that something was going on outside the ordinary, or what he felt was the ordinary, of the rocky land of Sauti. He found himself wondering if it were some sort of animal, he's seen birds that liked to tap their beaks against trees, digging into them to find bugs. Maybe this was the same? Maybe some sort of animal was digging for food? If so the archer wanted to find it and see if it were something that looked to be on the edible side... though really that was a rather broad range when it came to him. Jacin had eaten bugs the size of his forearm after all that he hunted down in Jauhar, nothing else in the world could look worse so surely anything in Sauti, in comparison, would be more delicious then those thick shelled insects.

Moving in a slow, steady, careful manner, not wanting to make any sound that might disturb the rocks or scare off whatever he was stalking he slid his bow off his shoulder. He was getting closer, the sound of tapping was getting louder, and he could only find himself that much more curious as to what it was that he might be about to see. As he peeked into the area where Shukri was working Jacin couldn't have been more shocked. Oops... good thing he hadn't drawn an arrow yet or else he might very well have looked as if he were trying to start a fight with the Wind Tribe of something. Slinging his bow over his shoulder he watched for a moment what the other was doing. Looked like he was gathering fossils? They did look pretty neat and his hands itched to get one of those for himself, he wanted so badly to go and show it off to Keilana sure that his sister would love an old, fossilized flower. Then again she might think it a girly gift and hit him with the rock flower so maybe he should try to get her a fossilized animal instead?

Giving a bit of a smile at the thought he then turned his attention to the one gathering the fossils. A Wind Tribesman, one with the most interesting pink crystals, some of the looking rather spike like, one his skin and then he had that fascinating golden hair that was so different from all the other races that Jacin had encountered until this point. Despite being dirty from his work that hair still seemed to gleam in a manner that made it look like some sort of treasure. So neat! Reminding himself after a while that he was stalking and starring at the poor guy he figured he should make his presence known so that he didn't give the guy a heart attack. As suck he lifted a hand to his mouth and cleared his throat, something he'd learned was always a good way to get the attention of others. He just had to wait to see if the Wind Tribesman reacted alright to being approached by a foreigner.

Jacinthus gave a smile when it seemed that, while he might have surprised the Wind Tribesman a little, maybe, that he didn't seem to startle him enough that he caused any reaction other then the blond turning to look his way. Giving a smile the other listened to his greeting which made him lift one hand to give a little wave, "Hey there." He didn't really have all that much else that he could think of to say in response, taking a few steps closer to where the other was working, taking in what it was that he was looking at. He really did find quite a few really neat looking things, didn't he? Those fossils really were something, weren't they?

"You seem to have made some amazing finds here." He said, giving the other the praise he deserved for having found this place. Were Kei to bring back something like this amongst her treasures he would give her just as much praise after all so he shouldn't skimp on his kind words with this guy even if he were a stranger, "Is this your private spot?" He should probably ask, not wanting to intrude if this were a spot that the Wind Tribesman had claimed for himself. He would just have to see about finding a fossil elsewhere for Kei now that he knew that Sauti had such interesting things hidden among the rocks. For a while he was kind of thinking the place a little boring since it was just rocks upon rocks but now that he saw what the Wind prentice had found he couldn't help but to think that the place had some hidden character that he hadn't expected.

Setting his bow down to lean it against the nearest rock, a show that he was here in a peaceful manner. Best to keep everything nice and peaceful, even if Jacin weren't normally the most laid back of people.Instead he was more the sort that couldn't sit still... so an excavation wouldn't normally be his thing other then the time in Jauhar where he'd gotten a crystal for Kei... something that reminded him that he would need to get that to her when they got home.

Jacin's mossy green eyes went a bit wide when the blond claimed that his people didn't own land, "Really?" He asked, it was clear the idea was one that shocked him a little then again given that he and Kei had fought tooth and nail for everything they had it was only natural. Their home, their possessions, all of it was stuff that they had to work hard for so the idea of not having that home, or those things, didn't sit well with Jacin. It was an idea that, while seemingly natural, wasn't something he care for at all and he found himself thankful for being among the Leaf Tribe, "I see." He finally said, not wanting to overreact, instead pushing the feeling aside. They had different ideas on how to live was all, same as how they were both far different from the Shifters and Alkidike, it just how it was. Still, he didn't know what he'd do without his home and sister to return to.

"Rock slide?" He asked, looking around at the area, taking in what the area around them looked like, and a bit of inspection did make it make more sense to him what it was that the guy meant. Rock slides weren't something that happened in Tale, then again the also didn't have such tall mountains that could suddenly break up in the way that this one had seemed to do. This place really was a strange one he thought to himself, glad that he hadn't come earlier since he might have been caught up in the slide then. Luck it would seem was on his side today in more ways then one, "I will be sure to keep an eye out." He didn't really feel like being crushed by rocks after only having just arrived after all. That would be as far from fun as anything he could think of at the moment.

All possible danger that went along with rock slides though seemed to be instantly forgotten when the Wind Tribesman, Shukri he said his name was, was suddenly telling him that he was welcome to look for his own fossils if he wanted, "Really? Wonderful! I am sure that little Kei would love something like this." He would of course show it off first, letting her know that he'd found such an awesome thing, then being the good big brother he was he'd share with her, "Thanks." The guy didn't have to share after all, even if said he'd said he didn't own the land. Just the fact that the guy was sharing seemed to endear him to Jacin who was always excited by such interesting treasures, "I'm Jacinthus by the way, though just Jacin or Jac is fine." He said as he moved forward to look around, wanting to find something neat for Kei.

Jacinthus gave a bit of a chuckle, "Thanks for the warning, though I can understand how they feel since we have permanent villages as well." He said, not really sure what he thought about the idea of living as a traveling sort all the time. He rarely sat still, was always wandering around, but was glad to have somewhere to return to when he was done with an adventure, "I will be careful not to get to close their homes if I can help it." He knew he didn't want any strangers getting too close to where he lived so it was only right that he didn't get too close to where others lived for sure. He would be sure to keep an eye out for the Wind Tribe settlements so that he could more easily avoid them though given the lay out of Sauti he found it was likely that it would be difficult to avoid them completely since they could be around any corner. The longer he was in Sauti the more he missed the openness of Tale, something he'd never though he'd find himself thinking since before coming here he'd thought Tale could be a little boring.

When the blond man asked if Kei was a youngling of his tribe he couldn't help but to laugh for a moment, "Man she would kill me if she heard that... I suppose I shouldn't refer to her as 'little Kei' around others since they tend to think that." He said, far to amused even if the nickname was likely going to get him murdered one day soon, "Actually she isn't too much younger then me, I just always refer to her as that since she is my younger sister." He explained, so that the other knew what he was laughing at. If Kei knew how many times people assumed she was a youngling because of Jacin she wouldn't be pleased that was for sure.

Giving pause the archer spotted a rather interesting looking pattern in the rocks before him, something that looked like it might be a fossilized... something. Sauti definitely had some interesting things laying around, didn't it? He wondered what it might have been. Kneeling down he ran a finger over it, curious as to if it were a plant or animal, he wasn't exactly the king of fossils by any stretch of the imagination but so long as it was strange and rare then Kei was sure to love it. As such he got out his knife and set to tapping away around the object with the hilt of it, "Where do you keep all of the stuff that you find on digs like this if you don't have a house?" He found himself asking of the blond, unable to keep the curiosity out of his tone. Maybe he had a hidden treasure trove somewhere? That was about what the place that Kei and himself shared looked like at first glance after all.

As it was explained to him how the others lived Jacin gave a little nod of his head, able to picture it in his head to a point how that sort of living might be. It was a bit like camping out but on a more permanent basis he supposed, having slept away from home a few nights and there there when he'd wandered to far out to get back before nightfall. Still, to do it for a few days here and there was one thing, doing it for a living another. It would be far too much like the current journey that they were on at the moment and while it was an interesting adventure it certainly wasn't something that he wanted to do for a lifetime, "It sounds like quite an interesting life style." He commented as he worked on extracting the fossil from where it had been buried for countless years.

Turning to look over at Shukri he said, "It must be a lot of work to pack everything up before you move on. How long do you think that you stay in one spot at a time? Or does it just depend?" He found the Wind Tribe to be fairly interesting and given that they were staying in their lands for the time being it was probably a good idea to learn more about them, huh? The more he learned about them the more he found himself comparing their two tribe. They were quite different from each other but then again that could be said about all of the tribes. Of all of them though he noticed that they seemed to have the most in common, physically at least, with the Wind Tribe since they shared the same color of jewels upon their person. He had to admit though he found the spines that Shukri had to be rather fascinating.

"If you might indulge an odd questions... is it difficult to have those crystal spines?" He found himself asking, knowing it was a strange sort of question but surely it must make some things more interesting, like laying on your back for one. Jacin wasn't really the sort to filter his questions like some might and as it came to mind he asked it almost instantly.

Jacinthus seemed to be listening closely, his ears twitching a bit, rather enjoying learning about the Wind Tribe since before they came to Sauti he didn't even know they existed. His world had been so much smaller then, it was just Jauhar and Tale and the only ones he knew of other then his own people were the Alkidike and the Shifters. This all just made him wonder what else there was out there to be seen, and to learn how they lived and why they moved around made it all seem that much interesting, "I see." He murmured, giving a bit of a nod when the other mentioned food and water being a reason for why they moved around, "Now that I can understand, water is pretty can be pretty scarce where we come from other then the places we set up our homes. Little oasis where we can have the water needed to survive even in the dry months. Still, traveling away from home can be quite the pain if we aren't careful. I am in awe of your people and the way they move around." He always planned for each venture out into Tale or Jauhar carefully, to make sure he would be prepared. It was nothing though compared to what the Wind Tribe did, was it?

"There is a lot I could learn from the way you do things. Perhaps I aught to explore Tale more closely, to find places that I can move between while I am on hunting trips." He mused, already planning to try just that once he got home. It might be a while from now but it would be something that he would benefit from, not to mention those that his hunting trips helped to feed.

As conversation turned from survival to the jewels he was once more listening closely, giving a bit of a nod when he said that he grew up with them so he never knew any different, then he said that they learned as younglings the way they could rest, "Makes sense." He said, then couldn't help but to chuckle when Shukri flushed while explaining that there were difficulties when someone else was getting used to your body. Ahhh, now that also made sense though in a slightly embarrassing manner. He could see how, in times like that, that having spikes on your body might be a little awkward. He was glad that his own jewels were pretty well smooth and didn't pose a threat, not that he really had anyone who might come in contact with them in such a manner though, "Something else that comes with experience, I'm sure." He finally commented, giving another little laugh as he turned his attention back to the fossil he was working on freeing.