"I had." considered it, but hadn't wanted to waste time counter-attacking the monkeys while she was the only one gathering the herbs. There was also the chance that doing so would only anger them further — and if they escalated from throwing things to outright attacking and launching themselves at her...

A rock pinged off the trunk and ricocheted into her shin, causing another soft noise of alarm and half-stumble that would have sent her off the branch if she wasn't quick enough to catch herself again. Alright. Fine.

She stuffed the leaves she had gathered into her bag and raised a hand, flicking her wrist toward the closest monkey and tossing a few balls of ice in its direction. When they hit near its feet they seemed to melt, spreading quickly along the branch to slick it with ice that caused the beasts to slip and fumble; distracted for the time being. "That should buy us a moment. We should head out soon." snip snip snip first. Whenever Rezo was ready, though.