Boil and Bubble

The wave of relief that flooded through her was almost surprising in its intensity, and Jasper found herself letting out a breath she didn't know she'd been holding. No catastrophic failures yet, happy day. She nodded like the word 'decoction' cleared anything up at all, but 'learn by doing' right? She wasn't going to bog down this whole process with a string of questions, because once she got going Jasper was worried it would be hard to stop. Best to take things one step at a time.

And besides, watching Lukina rummange through her various wares was a culture shock all its own, only expanding the horizons of 'what the fuck is that' and heightening the need for Jasper to keep her mouth shut. (Paradoxically perhaps, but that is how her mind worked, damn it all.) That waterskin sure would have been useful out in the canyonlands... "What about salt water? Will that work too?"

Shit. Oops, that one slipped. Clenching her teeth, wary of whether or not the interruption would rouse an ire as-yet-unseen in the other wolf, because you just never knew. Jasper peered down to get a good look at precisely how much water Lukina had used, distracting herself with the task of memorization instead.

"Talk" "Listen" Think