Life Flows

Lúta moved a little to the side so the other woman could get at the elder leaves easier. She reached out her neck and gathered a few more leaves. She decided she'd like a few to dry and turn into tea at a later date. She listened with interest as the other woman spoke. She'd left and now returned. "I'm fairly new to the area but sounds like you picked a good time to leave. A volcano erupted before I arrived here and it sounds like its been causing some trouble for the natives. It's nice to meet you Aggie, Ylva. My name is Lúta." She chuckled at the red panda's words.

"I have a friend of mine, Ragna, who tries to keep me on track. She's supposed to meet me here but…" Lúta shrugged. She didn't know what was holding up her friend but she hoped the other woman was alright.  Lúta nodded. "Yes, I think that would be good. I've been meaning to try making tinctures from them. Do you know of any good way to preserve the berries? I haven't quite found anything that works yet." She lifted up her head and carefully picked a sprig of the berries which she set gently down. A few of the berries fell as she moved but it was too be expected. She wasn't as graceful as Ylva.

Lúta decided to start prepping her ointment. She separated out the leaves she wanted to use and then examined the lard she'd brought with her as well as some suet. She carefully divided out her ingredients so she had 3 parts leaves, 4 parts lard, and 2 parts suet. She licked the extra fat off her paws. Yum! As she did so she suddenly heard a familiar voice. "Lúta! There you are! I thought we were meeting in the north!" She turned and smiled to see her friend Ragna. "It's about time you showed up!  Ragna, this is Aggie and Ylva." The macaque nodded a greeting to the two strangers before hugging her companion.