Talking About Ouchie Bleedies

*Gavroche* · 12-31-2022, 05:05 PM

The winged male expected a bit of hesitation like Lucette had given him the first time he’d given this lesson. There was always some shock at seeing your parent willingly create a wound, but there would be times when a healer might have to work on their loved ones. This small shock was but a taste of what might actually come someday. Given Bellamy’s history, and some of the recklessness their other children had betrayed thus far by going for shinies in a crow’s nest, he was sure that he, Luce, and Dori would have their work cut out for them. He wanted them all to be ready. He hoped that Dorian wouldn’t need to help with any serious wounds in the near future, but it was better to be safe than sorry.

Gavroche watched as the boy put his smaller forepaws on his leg to keep it steady. He hesitated a bit longer, a second moment, but Dorian did move to do as he was asked. The calico male gave a nod of approval, offering his son a reassuring smile as he peeked up. “You are doing a good job so far! Just like that, yes. As you clean the wound you’re actually slowing the flow of blood that is coming out. For a larger wound, you might need to make a compress and hold it against the wound to stop the bleeding. I’m hoping that will be a lesson for you much later in life… Thankfully this one is not severe, and it is easy to help it clot and keep the blood from flowing.”

Gavroche motioned toward the bark. “Now for some more legwork. Take the bark and start working it into a pulp in your mouth. Don’t swallow any of the juices if you can help it - you can actually lose some of the healing properties if you do that. You’ll work it until there is no roughness of the bark left, and then you’re going to spread it out across the cut. Typically wounds you’ll use the poultice on will be a bit bigger than this so you’d need more for a wider area. This cut won’t take much to cover, though. Take a breath and begin, son, you’re doing wonderful.” He felt proud of the sandy-colored boy. He’d been taking in a fair amount of information and working well with it so far. Maybe Dorian would be the one to surpass him as a healer when he got older.

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Gave another character a healing lesson (Dorian on White Willow Bark / Making a Poultice) -
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Gave another character a healing lesson (Dorian on treating a cut) - 2 / 3

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