buzz off!

The monochrome wolf had gladly left the waterfall and swelling river far behind her. Although at first seeing so much water after so long without rain had eased something in her chest. The wolf had much enjoyed having a quick swim and a chance to dry off leisurely on the riverbank. In her joy she had forgotten about the most annoying thing about rivers. The bugs. After only half a day spent at the waterside Caora had countless bug bites littering her body. Even now that she'd left the miserable waterside she still felt as if she could feel the little buggers crawling all over her and she couldn't stop flicking her ears to ward away the phantom midgies.

She remembered Lorell teaching her about a flower that liked to grow in Auster. She'd seen it only a few times before but she knew it to be a bright gold flower with tons of small petals. Lorell had shown her a clump of it as it grew in the shadow of a cliff where the soil it liked was kept moist. Now Caora was at a peculiar cleared area just beyond the woods. Around her paws countless herbs tangled, too many to even think about identifying them. She knew what she was looking for anyway. The marigold flowers she was looking for could be applied to bug bites to relieve the itch. Wandering further into the centre of the garden, Caora kept her eyes peeled and to the ground.