Our Salve-ation [Healer's Circle]
Loose deadline [5-31st-2020]
| Paladin 'Knight' Ancora |
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Aurielle came out from the caves and he smiled back at her, nodding as he gestured at the array. Kayode went back in the caves, and returned with a set of tortoise shells, each heaped with hot coals, spread on a platter of wood. As the first student arrived, Elizabeth, the monkey set out the tortoise shells beside each mortar and pestle set.
Paladin smiled smoothly at the young woman bubbled at him, then remarked lightly, “I believe I was expecting you for a lesson. Was something amiss that you could not find me?” A black shrouded brow-point flicked upward with interest as she took her place. Ime set one of the sets of mortar and pestles before the Adravendi woman, along with a fire-filled tortoise shell, adding a few shaving s of wood and small sticks to keep the coals alive and hot.
Viviane was next, and his smile spread into a gentleness for his young apprentice. He’d have to take her out for an herb gathering lesson soon, or when spring brought out new growth, though recognizing the winter-forms of the plants they used was a useful skill. “Hello, Viviane How are you this day? Justice,”
He smiled lightly at his sister as she arrived. Brusque, blunt, she introduced herself and he added, “You should like this lesson better than the last one, I think.”
Before Viviane and Justice were placed more of the sets, and soon before two more, the last to arrive. Daelos and Elba. Two of the cousins that had recently joined. There were two others, but their skills lay elsewhere.
His eyes scanned down the ravine, and when it was clear no others would be coming, he straightened as Ime and Kayode set his mortar and pestle before him to his left, and the tortoise shelf of coals to his right.
"Lá maith, gach duine." The Old Tongue flowed from his lips as he smiled at the gathered women. In fact, apart from Kayode and Ime, he was the only other male in the group, not counting the bird that came with Elizabeth.
“Thank you for coming, and to those of you who are new to our extended family – our pack – welcome. I am Paladin “Knight” Ancora. I am an Incandescent Courage.”
He lifted a paw, gesturing at the array of implements, herbs, and various fired claw bowls and jars spread out in obvious sets. “Before you lies our project and lesson—wound salves. For the fighting-inclined of you, the salves we produce today will be something to carry with you when you go out to spar, or out to war.”
His eyes flicked over the wolves before him as he nodded to each item for them to see. “What plants do you recognize here? And can any of you identify the other substances? Do not be embarrassed or disheartened if you do not know an answer—you’re here to learn and practice. When you come away from this, you should know a lot more than you came in here knowing.”
List of items:
He sat back, smiling encouragingly to them as he waited to see what each might recognize, and if they might tell what some of the uses were.
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