Time To Begin [Rayne's Training]

*Erani* · 04-11-2013, 09:55 PM

Erani

Erani?s ears pricked forward as Rayne arrived, and a smile graced her muzzle as the female greeted her. ?Good day. Rayne. Ready to start?? She knew Rayne was ready, sensed that the white female had been dancing on her toes in anticipation of beginning her training. So she rose and began along a path that led into a lush, damp area of Valhalla that was crisscrossed everywhere with tiny streams and bubbling brooks.

Through this place, and then southwest toward the coast. At last, the dull, throbbing roar of the ocean swelled louder and louder still, until they broke the cover of shore dwelling trees and stood gazing out on a beach, cerulean waves stroking the sand with infinite endlessness.

?There are a few plants that grow on the shores of the sea. Knotweed is one of them; Let?s see if we can find some.? As she started out, she began telling Rayne what the plant looked like. ?It often grows at the edges of well worn paths, in crevices and cracks in stone. It grows annually, and lays across the ground. The stems are unkempt looking, up to twelve inches in length, in a thick mat. The leaves are oval and elliptical, small, and growing alternatively at the joins of the stems. They flower minute clusters at around this time. The colors are from light green to lilac.

?It treats snakebites, helps stop serious bleeding from stomach wounds, expels worms, and helps with fevers as well. Ah. There?s a patch there on that big boulder. The seeds are known as emetics; Emetics make you vomit. Let?s get some.? She found an easy way onto the boulder and nosed at the stems to lift a few off of the rock for an easier harvest. Once she had a full hold on several stems, she nipped through them. The roots would be harvested in the autumn. Gently holding the Knotweed in her teeth, she made her way down the way she had come, beckoning with her tail for Rayne to follow.

In the tree line, a few shrub like trees caught her attention. She turned and made her way to them. ?Black Haw, or Stag Bush. It?s a very good female?s plant, as well as for regular problems. But it?s amazing at preventing miscarriage, and easing pains after birthing. Migraines are well treated with this, too. Painful cramping can be eased as well. We use the root bark, and the trunk bark.?

She clawed at the trunk, until the bark came away, then dug at the soil by the roots and applied the same clawing to the roots, using her teeth to pull away the loosened bark. She nodded at Rayne to take the gathered barks and smiled as she stepped back and turned to move on.

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