She had hesitated on the very edge of where her pack's borders ended for a long time. She still wasn't sure if she should be out here on her own, but her brothers were off doing something on their own at the moment and she didn't want to bother her parents and she reeeeeeally wanted to go exploring! She hesitantly left the plains and crossed over into the moor, trying to be extra careful where she went and paying close attention to where she was going so she wouldn't get lost. She really wasn't even that far from home, but it sure felt like it! She had never been this far from her parents or brothers before! She found a really pretty smelling purple flower and she sniffed at it curiously while her tail wagged behind her. This was one of the flowers she had seen her momma collect before! What did she call it? Lavadar? No, that didn't sound right... Lav-something for sure! Etain stumbled for a second as her tail wagging wobbled her thin frame off of her hind leg, but she didn't even flinch. She just hopped back up and kept investigating her new found flower. She fell over so often that she hardly noticed. Her bright blue eyes looked around her excitedly while she peered through the mist and wondered what other kind of plants and stuff there were here. "Talk" "You" Think

Build me up from bones, Wrap me up in skin, Hold me close enough to breath me in

Autumn had crested in the northern lands despite summer being unwilling to relinquish its grip.  Lydia found herself on the hunt for Meadowsweet.  Her stores were getting well stocked but with the potential for respiratory illness she didn't want to be without that particular herb.  She found herself traversing through a misty moor, her nostrils flaring as she gleaned the air for any trace of the fragrant herb.  It was still early enough that the plant would be blossoming which would hopefully make it easier to find.  She kept her eyes peeled for the lovely ivory flowers and deep green leaves.

Slipping further through the moor she caught the scent of lavender and closed her eyes for a moment enjoying it.  Well… perhaps she should bring some lavender back as well.  She had yet to collect any of that.  As she neared the source of the smell she saw a pup with a missing leg and immediately felt a sting of concern pierce her heart. "Excuse me?  Dear, what are you doing out here by yourself?  Where are your parents?"  The pup smelt of pack and she wondered if the girl was from the pack not far from the Druid's Moor.  

A stranger's voice grabbed her attention and her eyes darted up from the Lav-flowers to look at the woman that was asking about her parents. The lady seemed nice so Etain didn't feel any worry at all talking to her. She realized that she probably should with all the stranger danger warnings her parents had given her, but she seemed so nice! She gave the stranger a big smile, her tail waving gently back and forth behind her. "Oh, they're that way!" she replied sweetly, glancing back over her shoulder toward home. "I live over there! In Cel- Celestial!" she elaborated, tripping over the name of the pack a little bit in her excitement. An idea popped in her head and she looked back toward the new lady with a little, excited gasp. "Do you know what this is?" she asked as she reached out with her nose to lightly touch the Lav-flower. "My Momma tol-" Her sentence got interrupted as a very surprising and big sneeze cut through it, making her fall back onto her butt with the force of it. Etain blinked as she looked down at herself like she was surprised at her own body. She giggled and looked back up at the new lady again, giving her another sweet smile. "Oops!" "Talk" "You" Think

Build me up from bones, Wrap me up in skin, Hold me close enough to breath me in

Anxiety was racing down her limbs though Lydia did her best to control it.  Being caught near the pup by the little one's parents could be disastrous.  Though she could fight well enough if she was out-numbered she was doomed and she had no idea if the pack near the moor was friendly or if they'd attack her on sight.  Lydia followed the girls gesture as she stated that her parents were over in Celestial.  Ah, as she suspected, the near by pack.  So it was called Celestial?

She turned her focus back on the girl as she asked what the plant was that she was looking at.  Lydia nodded and moved forward cautiously.  "Yes, it's called lavender.  Are you training to be a healer?" She grinned softly, starting to feel more at ease.  She could remember her own days when she was very small, going out with her mother to gather plants. "Bless you!" Lydia added as the girl sneezed.  She was quite precious.  "My name is Lydia, what's yours?"

Etain's tail wagged against the ground as the nice lady told her that it was lavender. Ah hah! She was almost right! Her little chest puffed up with pride at that. She was enjoying learning about herbs and stuff from her mother so it made her happy that she was starting to remember bits and pieces of it. She nodded her head excitedly when she asked if she was training to be a healer. Healing stuff was easy for her to work on. Much easier than hunting and fighting anyway. So that made it all that much more fun! "Yeah! I'm gonna be a healer just like my momma!" At least she hoped so. "I'm Etain! It's nice to meet you, Miss Lydia!" she replied excitedly, doing her best to remember all the things her mother and father had taught her about manners and being polite. "Are you a healer too, Miss Lydia?" She had to be right? Only healers knew what lavender was, right? Without really giving Lydia a chance to answer, she hopped up with renewed excitement, bouncing a little in place as she asked, "Oh, oh! Would you show me more plants here? Pleeeeeeease?" "Talk" "You" Think

Build me up from bones, Wrap me up in skin, Hold me close enough to breath me in

It was almost startling how much of herself she saw in this girl. She'd studied to be a healer like her mother as well, it was her greatest desire to be as good as mother though there were many days she doubted she would ever be able to accomplish such a feat. There was one way in which she differed from this pup. She'd been so terribly shy as a little one she'd never have thought to speak with a stranger. The girl introduced herself as Etain and Lydia wondered if she should escort the little one back into her pack borders or perhaps ring out a call. What was the protocol for this situation?

"Are you a healer too, Miss Lydia?"

Lydia nodded. "Yes, I'm training to be a healer like mother too. I've learned a lot but I still have so much more to learn." She laughed lightly as the girl hopped up and down excitedly. "I'd love to! As long as your parents don't mind. Since we have some lavender here how about we talk about that? I use lavender sometimes to help me sleep, it can help patients to relax and even numb pain." She opted to keep it simple for now, there were numerous uses for lavender but those were the basics.