Little Healer

Winter was not the time for gathering herbs but it was a good time to experiment. Ragna had told her of trees that bore a particularly sweet sap that could be used to sweeten the flavor of bitter herbs. It was an intriguing idea and so Lúta worked her way north despite the snow beginning to fall. She already knew where she wanted to go and once there perhaps she could gather some elderberry bark.

Lúta arrived at the entrance to Gale Gorge and the minute she stepped through the wind seemed to increase, whipping and tugging at her fur, scattering snowflakes hither and yon. She worked her way along the outer edge of the gorge until she arrived at the wild herb patch she'd gathered from in the summer. It looked completely different now, covered in white snow. However, the tall branches of the elderberry grew tall and noticeable. She trotted over to one of the trees and was just about to start collecting the bark when she noticed a pup wandering through the snow. "Goodness! Hey, are you alright? What are you doing out here alone?"