Winter blues

The cold had crept in so fast and it caught the slender girl off guard. All of the leaves that she had been watching grow and waiting for the perfect time to pick were now wilted and browned. She sat in front of a boneset plant that was right on the outskirts of the Hot Springs which she had been particularly excited about with her ears folded back with disappointment and a frown on her lips. It had been too small and little for her to harvest much from before and now she'd have to wait till spring and hope that the winter wouldn't completely kill it. She sighed and got up to move back toward the middle of the territory, going to the edge of one of the steaming pools of water. Even though it was super, super cold at least the water was still nice and warm. She wouldn't get in the water necessarily because then she'd be stuck in the cold while she dried, but even just sitting near them was better than sitting in the cold without the nearby warmth.

She knew it was silly to be so dejected about a dying plant, but when most of her time was filled with collecting and studying them it was hard not to be. Now that wasn't really an option and she felt a bit lost. It felt like there was so much time in her day to fill now and she didn't know was to do. Pouting a little to herself, she flopped down next to the Hot Springs and let her front paws dangle into the water, kicking them around a bit and splashing the water one way and another. There was still the herbs to study in the healer's tent at least, but she had gone through those more times than she could count. With a slightly dramatic sigh she sat her head down on the ground beside her while she waited for something interesting to come along and cure her boredom.

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