Patching Up

If she had been surprised by how Resin was looking at her as she worked on her cuts, she was even more surprised when she felt a strong limb wrap around her and pull her close. She had to pause her work for a moment, blinking as she looked up at her mother as Resin spoke of her pride and her confidence in Gwyn's ability to be a great healer one day. A touched smile pulled across the girl's muzzle and her ears folded back against her head shyly. She never really felt as useful or as favored as some of her siblings that had taken to the path of being a strong fighter and protector like Artorias or Rudyard, even though - as Artorias had pointed out to her multiple times - that just wasn't true and was just in her head. She just saw how hard both of her mothers had worked to protect the pack and remembered how helpless she had felt when the saber cats attacked them and thought for sure that her being a healer didn't mean as much as their skills as fighters. Hearing her mother praise her like this meant a lot and she swallowed hard as she tried to keep the tears that threatened to form at bay.

Returning to her task before she could get too emotional, she quickly finished up applying the herbs to the exposed flesh on Resin's wounds before picking up a piece of horsetail and crewing it up enough to make a paste out of it. She then went to work carefully stealing the cuts with the sticky substance, making sure it was well covered so hopefully they wouldn't open up again before they had a chance to start healing up properly. "There... That should do it," she mentioned with a satisfied smile. Her mother got up almost immediately - always on the move, always needing to be doing something. She lifted her gaze to meet Resin's, smiling again when she instructed her to tell her or momma what she needed. "I will... Thank you," she replied with a nod, feeling her chest puff up a bit with pride. Before her mother could leave, Gwyn hopped up and went to nuzzle into Resin's neck for a moment, her tail wagging happily behind her. She wasn't really the most affectionate of pups usually and between Resin and Tamsyn she knew Resin wasn't the most affectionate either, but she just wanted to enjoy the moment with her mother for a moment before she went back to her tasks around the pack and Gwyn went back to her studies. "I love you," she said softly before she pulled away again, smiling up at her mother adoringly.

"Gwynevere" | "Eilwen"