Listen To Your Elders

Rœkia picked off as many leaves as she intended to use, pausing when she heard a soft bark. She looked over at the source of the sound to see a young black and white man standing there. He seemed a bit nervous and unsure which made Rœkia feel a bit better. He wasn't displaying any aggressive or threatening behavior and she was curious as to what had brought him here. "Oh, hey there. Do you want to join us? We're making green elder ointment." She gestured to the elderberry bush they were gathering from and then to the small fire being tended to by her magpie.

She looked back to Lukina and spoke. "Put the leaves in the bowl and use your claws to bruise them a bit. Then you'll want to add some fat and suet." She took a piece of rawhide and unfolded it to reveal a mix of deer fats. She then moved some leaves into her own bowl and started to scratch at the leaves, bruising and cutting them.