Timber Shivers and Alfalfa

*Peregrine* · 05-21-2016, 06:46 PM

°Skill Thread - Healing
°°Gathering Herbs >> Alfalfa

It had been weeks of retreat before Peregrine had made it south into this fabled new land. She had heard of it only in rumor, and in reality found to to exceed expectations. It's climate was quite temperate; winter here seemed only to mean dry air, often at quite a pleasant temperature. It also meant that this flooded river basin had been well fertilized and then dried out. Grasses were growing, just sprouts in most places except for the highest and driest hillocks, where a few sprouts had avoided the grazing herds of elk that had descended from the nearby foothills.

Pere was on a mission, and this was the perfect place to be for it. This southern land seemed unaffected by the season in many ways. Several types of plants still seemed to sprout and flourish. Alfalfa, a rugged and hardy species of grasslike plant, was good to induce milk in pregnancies. By the time she made it back to Boreas many faes would be birthing. She cackled to herself, applauding her own business savvy. She rooted along the sediment rich soil, kicking at tussels to see if they had any green coming up through their roots, trying to find which crops had been the least affected by grazers. It would probably take her miles along the riverbank and the better part of the day, but it'd be worth it. Without her damn satchel, she was really only going to be able to carry one bundle of herbs back north. Maybe two if she could find crows or ravens smart enough to haggle, and then smart enough to weave together a second bundle with reeds. It had worked before... once. She huffed and pushed the thought aside, trying to focus on the job at hand.

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