Oooo Minty!

Gossamer helped Ásta with the fire and once it had burned down a little it was time for a lesson on peppermint tea. Gossamer had made tea before but she was still excited to learn about a new plant and to get practice in a skill she wanted desperately to have. She pulled a bundle of peppermint out of the rabbit skin Ásta had swathed them in and set it down in front of her. She licked at her muzzle. Peppermint tasted kind of strong but she liked the smell. She wondered how they were going to make this taste good or perhaps the taste was better watered down than in one big bite.

"Áaaassttttttaaaa…. can we start yet?" The fox looked over with a stick in her mouth. She'd been using it to stoke the fire and she set the stick down carefully. "Patience, Gossy, I just want to make sure we've got a good fire going so it will heat the water."

Gossamer flopped down on her belly and poked at the peppermint with one of her paws.