A Great, Wide World of Wonder

The young Future’s head cocked as she smiled down at him. She knew about some fruits that were medicinally helpful – who couldn’t know when your mother was a healer and your father was firm about learning to heal, even if it was the rudimentary stuff? One of the tope things Paladin had been sure to add was that one should avoid consuming the pits of the soft fruits like… peaches, weren’t they? And that if the fruit was on the ground too long, it broke down and the juices had side effects.

“There are fruits that help you feel better, I think. And Black Cherry bark is good for…” She trailed off, eyes flicking up as she trawled through the index of things Cherry bark was supposed to help with. A bright grin reappeared a few beats later as she finished, “Indigestion! And coughs. Willow bark helps with pain, though.”

She smiled, glancing down at her unadorned frame. “Da says his is gold and sapphire. Great Grandm’ma Erani told him after he found it. Grandmother had a companion who had a necklace, too. A bird of prey.” On the subject of companions, her eyes flew open and she cast an apologetic look up at the big cat sitting quietly behind her.

“Oh! This is Aelloshir, my guardian. His parents are my father’s companions.” She mouthed sorry up at the cat and looked back down to Amos. “He doesn’t talk much to anyone but the family and his own family. His sister’s my brother’s guardian.” She smiled, tail tapping happily against the wall, now that she’d finally remembered to introduce Loshir.

A soft peal of chiming laughter escaped as Amos went from sprawled out like a fur rug on the ground to a playful bow, and she beamed at his words. “He’s a wonderful teacher, especially for offensive fighting techniques. Cousin Paladin is one of our best healers, a Cleric, and a very good fighter, but his focus is on defensive fighting and protection of a patients, but he’s a wonderful teacher, too.”

She had, of course, been taught a great deal about the Nomads, both from her Da’s recollection of his grandmother’s stories, from Kavdaya, and what he’d learned from the nomads he’s tracked down to seek help for Surreal, and from Paladin’s own knowledge of them.

Walk ---- "Speak" ---- "Hear" ---- Think