[Herbs is another way of saying dragon magic, in this case. Or, more accurately, after Subaru has found the herbs (actual herbs used in healing, to make it more believable), he breathes his magic upon them, and, with a faint glow that slowly dulls into nothingness, the leaves absorb it.]
[It is nearly an hour later that he finally returns, slipping into sight almost soundlessly, blending into the long shadows of the forest. He knows it must be strange, for him to return unscathed, not bearing any signs of encounters with the creatures that are surely all around them, but he can't bring himself to care.]