Winters Frost

Riva watched her with some surprise, as she got into the rhythm of grinding the herbs very quickly. “You’ve done this before” he healer observed, with a gentle laugh. Perhaps she shouldn’t be surprised, she didn’t know the extent of this girl's knowledge yet.

“If I find someone interested, I always share my knowledge. My mentor was a bit like that, she was a traveller who went wherever she was needed” she explained, a touch wistfully. She sometimes missed the grouchy old healer.

“Not when they are dried, but the more you work them well they are fresh, as we are, the more they can lose their potency “ she explained. She looked over at the bowl, and nodded. “That looks good” she scooped up the mush with her mixing stick, and pushed the mixture into the jar. She then added a few scoops of honey. ”Now i’m stirring to remove the air bubbles” she informed the girl, doing just that. “Then i’ll pop on the lid, and this will last all of winter” She handed the jar over to the girl so she could examine it.