Little Healer

Lúta grinned with amusement as she watched the young girl. She was so sweet and determined! It made Lúta wonder for a brief moment at motherhood but she had to quickly push the thought from her mind. She had taken an oath of celibacy and it meant a great deal to her. It was not the sort of thing she ever intended to willingly break. To do so would mean losing a deep spiritual connection to her ancestors and her religion. It was enough, though, just to enjoy the young girl's company. She introduced herself as Rose. "That is a lovely name."

Lúta nodded. "Yes, go ahead and add it. The good stuff in there will seep into the wine. Water works to, it just might freeze a bit faster but that's fine." She glanced at the sugar maple, originally she'd been thinking of trying to make some sort of maple candy with the sap but without her companion she wouldn't be able to do so and it wouldn't be very helpful to Rose.

She grinned at the pup. "Have you ever tried to eat fresh snow before? Want to make a snow cone?" As a pup Lúta had always been eating snow. It used to drive her mother crazy.