First Snow

Daphne moved in closer, ears turned attentively towards Lu as she explained what the root was. The large pup sniffed in the bitter scent, rolled it with her foot to get a look at it from all angles and then gave it a lick to get a taste for good measure. Her face screwed up and she dragged her tongue along her teeth to try and remove the bitterness. How far had Luta carried the thing?! "Got bored." She answered simply with a smile. She had sparred with the boys and now she needed to give them a break so they’d be happy to spar again the next time she wanted to train. "One day, I want to be a great healer like you. I don’t mind fighting if it keeps my family safe, but I want to be able to help strangers too." Her head tipped to the side considering whether or not the other woman would think her statement strange. Probably not. Lu seemed like a safe grown up to talk to about this sort of thing.

"speech".