[Merlin shrugs.] They want me going out on the runs where a medic's liable to be needed. If I'm going to do that, I've got to know what I'm doing out here, don't I?

[What was that you were saying about being a coward that runs and hides Merlin you freakin liar] It'll be easier for me to travel out to where I'm needed if I've done some runs myself. Maybe I'll stumble on some medicinal plants on the way, too.