Talking About Ouchie Bleedies
Dorian
10-24-2022, 05:29 PM
With Bellamy currently sticking close to the falls for a while longer Gavroche had been able to take time and go to the autumn-touched lands in Auster to gather some herbs for their stores. He had been keeping what he gathered in their den and he had noticed Dorian peeking over curiously when he sorted them. It filled his heart with joy to know that his children might be interested in the healing arts. Yes he had Lucette, but another pupil would be even better. Especially given how reckless their mother was. That morning, before the pups had gone off to play, Gavroche had asked Dorian to meet him by the pool of the falls when the sun got to its highest point in the sky. He had a lesson in mind for his son, two, if you wanted to get technical. Gav gathered up the only herb he felt he’d need for the lesson, willow bark from the nearby creek, and headed out to sit by the pool. Once there he lifted his gaze skyward and, sure enough, the sun was almost at its peak. Dorian should be along any moment now, he thought. |
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10-26-2022, 02:05 AM
As soon as his father told him to meet him by the pool at the base of the falls when the sun was at the highest point in the sky, Dorian spent most of the morning checking the sky to make sure he wouldn't be one minute late! It felt like time went by so slowly because he was checking so often and it seemed like he wasn't making any progress, but then he ended up getting into a little play fight with a couple of his siblings which helped make the time go by faster. The only issue then was that he started to loose track of time and get distracted from what he was supposed to be doing. In his wrestling and giggling he just so happened to end up looking at the sky and when he saw how close the sun suddenly was to the very top point of the sky he gasped and scrambled back to his paws, abandoning his siblings' wrestling without explanation, running as fast as his short limbs would carry him on his clumsy paws.
When he skidded to a stop next to his father he was panting and had a few leaves and twigs stuck in his fur from the rolling around on the ground, but he was on time! He grinned up at his dad and gave himself a shake before he plopped down onto his haunches in front of him, noticing now the piece of bark that he had with him. It was something he had seen in the supplies his dad kept before so Dorian quickly picked up on what they were doing and it made his chest puff up with excitement. "Do I get to learn what this does?" he asked eagerly, his tail wagging behind him. All the stuff that his dad could do always seemed so interesting and challenging. He didn't know how he managed to remember what all the different plants he collected were or what they did, but he did and that was so cool!
10-30-2022, 02:21 AM
(This post was last modified: 10-30-2022, 02:21 AM by Gavroche. Edited 1 time in total.)
Gavroche was not kept waiting long. In fact, it seemed that Dorian had noticed the time and had come to meet him as fast as his little legs could carry him. Gavroche couldn’t help but chuckle at that. The boy looked as though he’d need proper grooming later. The tiny winged male resisted the urge to reach out and remove some of the twigs sticking out of his son’s fur, if only because Dorian seemed so interested and focused on the lesson and learning about the bark that Gavorche had gathered. “Yes, you do, and we’re even going to work on applying it as well. First things first though, you’re going to have to learn what it is. This is bark, specifically white willow bark. The willow trees where you can harvest this bark grow in moist soil, near riversides or creeks. There is a creek right outside this territory by the name of cattail creek, where I harvested this bark. It is a handy medicinal item to have around.” Gavroche drew in a breath. “The bark is made into a poultice for cuts and other wounds. I’m going to show you how to do that in a moment, and then we’re going to work on applying it as well.” The tiny winged man smiled. “I know I’m tossing a lot of information at you son, so if you need me to repeat anything, let me know. Now… the bark, as I said just a moment ago, is good on cuts, but it can also be used to ease the pain of arthritis, headaches, and cramps, and cure colds. You have to be careful, however. Allergies to willow are not uncommon and if you ignore this, in extreme cases, you can cause your patient to have internal bleeding.” Gavroche explained. “Now, let that sink in. As you can see the bark is useful. I want you to repeat back to me where you can find it, and what it is most commonly used for. This repetition will help you remember about the bark.” Gave another character a healing lesson (Dorian on White Willow Bark)
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11-03-2022, 01:48 AM
His father wasted absolutely no time before launching into his lesson and Dorian was transfixed on him, listening to every word. It was a lot of information all at once, but he did his very best to remember all of it and started silently repeating parts of the lesson back to himself to help him remember it. White willow bark from trees that liked to grow in moist places like the creek that was nearby. It was like picking out what felt like the most important bits so that he could commit them to memory. Was this what all healing lessons were like? It just made him all the more impressed at his father and how he was able to remember all of this stuff seemingly so easily. He looked down at the piece of bark as his dad mentioned how it would get turned into something called a poultice, but luckily it sounded like he was going to learn how to make that so he didn't feel the need to question what it was—at least not yet. Even though his dad told him to ask him to repeat any bits he didn't catch, but he didn't want to have to ask for that! He wanted to be a natural at healing just like his dad!
He nodded with each of the things that was listed off that the bark was good for—everything from cuts to colds—but when his dad mentioned how some wolves had allergies to it that could cause them to bleed on the inside his green eyes went wide and he looked up at his dad, startled at the idea that something like that could even happen. At the request to repeat back what he had been told, Dorian nodded and replied, "It's found on trees that grow in moist places like the creek, you make it into a poultice to use it, and it's good on cuts and cramps and ar... arthritis and headaches and colds! But some wolves are allergic!" He grinned proudly, his pale, golden chest puffing up with the confidence that he had definitely gotten all of that exactly right word for word—definitely not missing anything at all. His head tipped to the side slightly as he asked, "If it's kinda dangerous sometimes, why do we use it? Is there other stuff we could use that's not as dangerous?"