"Why not both, where you may?" A raised eyebrow. "I am...not unaccustomed to both sides of the coin. Being vulnerable to injury and not. Being able to heal oneself is useful in the case of the former. Knowing how to apply it to others can also be useful. It doesn't hurt to understand anatomy, for one. For...offensive and defensive purposes. And all things in between. It also doesn't hurt to use it for diplomatic reasons as well, I imagine. For those instances where there is for some reason a danger. People are rather protective of resident healers. Certain rules when it comes to threatens in small communities. You don't target children, mockingbirds, or doctors unless you want the wrath of the crowd on you."

More on the subject of the garden, and he brightens a little.

"I've begun to work a bit of earth myself. Foraged seeds mostly. A few gathered logs and other fallen debris for growing mushrooms. And with plantings soon and harvests coming later, I can hopefully gather a few more around town as well."