planning ahead

Sedna nodded her agreement to fetching Halo the next time someone was foolish enough to split themselves open. It was a shame Naiche was gone. If anyone could be relied upon to do stupid shit and earn themselves an injury, it was that guy.

She stood and moved to her storage den, fetching the kettle she had ‘traded’ for from the witches hut and a blend of peppermint, lavender and a small section of honeycomb taken from her hive. Otis ran off with the kettle to fill it with fresh stream water. Once the ingredients and implements were set outside, she set about stacking kindling. “‘S a bit o’ a process, but th’ results are worth it.” She returned to her storage den to collect an already smouldering stick to serve as a starter for the new fire. It would take some time for the fire to give off enough heat to warm the water and she exchanged pleasantries and explanations of each of the ingredients while they waited for the water to begin to simmer.

She wasn’t as refined as some wolves, no tea cups and saucers for her guests. Instead, she got her opossum to divide the simmering water between two turtle shells that had long been cleaned of any signs of flesh. She added the peppermint and lavendar, and allowed Otis to take a sniff and add a dollop of honey to hers. She trusted that he had a better nose for this sort of stuff than she did.

“Speech”