While Shepherds Watched their Flocks

A few others had arrived, but not many. It felt like her siblings drifted away more and more. Where were they? Why didn't she know? Why didn't they tell her? Sighing off the thought, Sparrow nodded to each wolf that joined in turn. When Harmony spoke, Sparrow listened closely. It all made sense to her and she nodded thoughtfully at different intervals. She knew you couldn't eat garlic, but that it could heal. She never liked the smell of it, but she also didn't know what exactly it healed. When Harmony passed her the plant, Sparrow stopped it with her paw, turning it over on the ground to get a better look before she batted it away to the next wolf with her paw. If she should avoid smelling it, she would. Lillianna asked a few questions and Sparrow's own head tilted. Did she really not know? It was like when you rubbed pups when they were born by licking them, just on a larger scale. Skin and paw pads and maws all could absorb medicines, but paw pads and maws were the best, obviously, because they had no fur, but again, swallowing garlic could be bad, so you would choose skin or paw pads... It seemed so simple. Sparrow looked from Lillie to Harmony, wondering if she should answer or let her aunt. Her maw opened once or twice, but she decided to keep it shut for now and let her aunt do the teaching.