The sun light was not as good for the plants as Rory had been lead to believe. Apparently, there was such a thing as too much sunlight. Rory knew they could dry the herbs needed for medicine, but it would only work if they were collected BEFORE they died. Otherwise, Rory probably wouldn't be out in the woods, but he needed to take this opportunity to practice his ability to identify plants for medicine AND save the plants from just withering away.

Much like the rabbits, he is unaware of anyone else in this part of the woods. This could likely get him killed--if it was someone after him. Instead, when he hears a voice, he looks up and then has to turn around, careful not to knock over the basket he'd been placing plants in. "The rabbits?" He notices the bow, blinks, "Oh...you're hunting. Sorry."