A Bit of Downtime

Álarr watched attentively as the woman continued to scratch in the dirt, even though he couldn't read it. Afi quickly translated, saying that she was interested in learning about cuts, bruises and scratches. She later added burns. Oh, boy, that was a lot. Ok, where to start? "Well, for minor cuts, bruises and scrapes you can use this lamb's ear here to make a poultice to place on the wound. It will help stop the bleeding and ease swelling. Do you know much about poultices?" It occurred to him she might not know what those were and they were pretty important for healers.

"For minor burns, if you rub marigold flowers on the burn it can help with the pain and swelling. You can also make a poultice out of the dried flowers if you don't have any fresh." His mind was focused on finding new ways to use dried herbs with winter coming. He knew he'd have a terrible time finding anything fresh.