Ara nodded at Justice's question. "Techniques can definitely change, and I'm sure everyone has their own methods that are equally as valuable. I've mostly been self-taught," Ara admitted, though she didn't sound particularly sad about it. She'd learned a lot from Loccian as a child, and more from the Destruction family, but much of her own knowledge had been piecemealed together over time from the various creatures she'd met. "So what I explain to you might be different than what someone else might teach you." It didn't make anyone else's information for valuable - though she knew she herself wasn't the most advanced healer in the world, she had no qualms about admitting that - it just meant everyone had something different to offer.
She nodded at Justice's observation. "My.. mate, she used to carry a bag like this. I got the idea from her." The thought of Novel sent a sharp pang through her chest, but she tried not to let the pained expression show on her features. "There's a lot of old relics like this, leftovers from whoever came before us, if you look hard enough," she admitted, offering a slightly sheepish smile to Justice. Finding her satchel hadn't been easy, but she'd seen quite a few useful trinkets, if you explored the places most unfamiliar to you. The ruins of whatever had come before, the strange unnatural structures that housed metal machinery and things that were even more unfamiliar to her.
She was glad when Justice asked if the plant had any other uses, and she nodded eagerly. She certainly had the mind of a healer - sharp and inquisitive - and hoped that this little lesson might jump start her interest again. "I've heard it can help reduce fever, but I've never used it that way myself. Making it into a poultice is pretty easy," she cast a glance at the plant, wondering if she ought to collect some herself. "Basically, you just take a mouthful of the leaves and chew until they turn to mush. It can be gross, and most useful plants don't taste very good, but you get used to it." Surely there were better ways to go about it, but that way was what she knew. "You'll want to try to draw any fur back before sticking it on the wound, then spreading it around to make sure it covers all of it. If you can find something to wrap around it to keep it in place, that's your best bet, but most of the time that's easier said than done. If your patient is injured enough to really need a poultice, you'd be best trying to keep them still and calm anyway."
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