How do I grow up

A grin answered the younger wolf’s words, a chuckle escaping her before they settled into the lesson and her eyes scanned the surroundings, both for the possibility of danger, and for the herbs and plants that were the lesson. She nodded as Viviane spoke what she knew, then added gently, “Never feel unworthy simply because you don’t know something yet. It only means that you get to learn something new.”

She tilted her head, thinking, then said easily, reciting from memory of Paladin’s lessons when she was small, and even now, “Lavender is a very good herb to use when settling anxiety, whether it’s for a child having trouble sleeping, or a new mother in her first labor. But that’s not its only use. The steam inhaled from water steeped with lavender can be breathed in to sooth a cold or cough. A tea can settle the stomach and ease infections, especially as a tincture. It can help with flatulence and nausea, bolster the appetite… many things.”

A pause, then she added, “It can also help break a fever’s hold. Externally, it can assist in disinfecting cuts and wounds, and ulcers and sores. It can help minimize scarring, both in wounds and in burns.”

Now and then her eyes would flick to Viviane, checking to see if she was taking in the knowledge, and she would pause now and then when she felt the young woman needed a moment to think or absorb something. It was soothing, to be honest, imparting what she knew.

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