Though he only travelled to Conifer Valley to research, he ended up staying a lot longer than originally expected. He had intended to stay for just a month or so, and then move on to the larger city nearby, where he had heard rumors of anomalous entities being integrated into society.
Within a week of staying in Conifer Valley, he met Curse, who he studied for a while due to their strange animalistic features. Though, he would end up adopting both Curse and Junozith, a young demon.