frozen herbs

*Integra* · 01-09-2016, 01:20 PM

"The fates conspire! A fighter and healer? Well, it's lucky you ran into me, kid. I am both healer and fighter. I serve Imperium mostly as a Medica but I fought in the last siege and felled your father's enemies with my fangs. Perhaps after we gather resin I can show you a few moves." Integra nodded at the boys question. "Aye, we're after the resin of the white pine. It is like sap which is the blood of the tree, it flows inside but winter can damage the trees, resin forms at the wounds. We will be best off hunting for an open wound rather than digging through the bark ourselves." She moved to the edge of the terra, sniffing and hunting for the source she sought. Coniferous trees of various kinds rimmed in the Orchard, serving as a wind-break back in the days when humans roamed the land.

Soon Integra sought what she was looking for. She spied the soft gray bark of a white pine tree. It's earthy, spiced scent mixing with chilly winter air. As she maneuvered around the tree she found where the scent was strongest she spied an area where the branch had fallen off the tree. She eyed the resin, gauging whether it had hardened or was still sticky. Carefully she picked up a twig and poked at the wound. Above it the resin was thick an sticky but it solidified farther down. She dropped the stick and turned to Rhyme. "That is conifer resin."

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