Dancing On A Mountaintop

Halation had been staring intently at the fuzzy plant for what felt like hours. Should he touch it? His little head cocked to the side as he delicately raised a paw. What if it was spiny and not soft? A gentle, cool breeze ruffled his fur as the sun dipped behind the gathering clouds on the horizon. It was getting late. If he didn't take his chance now he was going to get hauled off to bed. Yea, he was going to touch it. Bam! Halation struck the plant swiftly then drew back his paw to gaze at the pads. Well, he didn't feel any pain and there was no blood…

Delicately he reached out once again to touch the plant, this time lightly petting the soft silver leaves. He grinned. He liked this plant! Scrambling back to the den he dove inside. "Mom! Mom! Come look at this plant I found!"

It was getting late and it was time to turn in for the night. She hadn't been too far from her son, never far from either of her children. Though the family hadn't been bothered much over the winter she was sure the warmer months would bring other loners around their home. Although once the kids were big enough they may move, but that was uncertain at this point. If prey remained high in numbers they may stay for a while longer. She was just on her way to collect Halation for bed when he called out for her. His voice excited as he called her to look at a plant he found. She couldn't resist a smile hearing how excited he was and she picked up her pace to get to him quicker. She came up along side him and crouched her body down to his level and to get a good look at this plant. To her surprise it was a herb. Gold eyes twinkled as she looked to him. "Halation do you know you have found a vary special kind of plant," she said. It was getting late, but she couldn't pass this opportunity up, this was a great time to teach about healing and to congratulate him for such a good find. "Talk" "You" Think

Dancing On A Mountaintop

Halation danced on his paws, bounding around the plant. He was beside himself with excitement and when she appeared he raced over to her, seeking to nuzzle her right front leg before loping back over to the plant. "It's so soft! It's like the plant has fur." His mother bent down to examine the herb and she told him he'd found a very special plant. His eyes went wide for a moment before he puffed out his little chest. Of course he found a special plant!

"What kind of special plant is it mom? Is it like the ones you use to make us feel better?"

She couldn't help but smile, the joy on her son's face making her feel so happy. His energy was contagious and for a moment she felt like bouncing around the plant with him. She remained reserved though, focused on the opportunity to give him an important lesson. He seemed to be interested in herbs just like she had as a child and he felt that maybe healing would be something he worked towards. When he nuzzled her leg she bent her head down to try and nuzzle his neck before he went back over to the plant. To see how excited he was when she told him he had found a special plant made her smile again, her chest swelling with pride over his discovery. He was growing so big already and she knew that days like these wouldn't last for forever. "It is Halation, one of the plants I use. I most often used strips of it to cover scrapes you and Lucine would get when playing. And any time you had any swollen wound I would crash these leaves to help the swelling." she said with a wag of her tail. "The name of it is Lamb's ear." "Talk" "You" Think

Dancing On A Mountaintop

Halation grinned as his mother nuzzled his neck, before he turned and gazed back at the plant. He reached over to sniff at the plant, carefully taking in the scent as he tried to commit it to his memory. The boy turned to gaze at his mother, dutifully listening to her explain the plant and he nodded eagerly. He remember now! This was the fuzzy stuff she put on his leg when he got stuck in a bramble bush.

When Corentine named the plant he started to giggle. "Lamb's ear!" Turning to the plant he put his mouth near it. "Hello Lamb. Hello can you hear me?" Grinning back at his mother he asked, "How do you pick it momma? Do you just grab it in your teeth and pull?"