An Afternoon With You

Summer has returned to the lands of Auster and, with the markedly warmer weather comes the approach of the Hallows bonfire festival. Fern busies herself laying out a large pelt on the grass under one of the wisteria trees in a secluded section of the castle’s gardens while she thinks back to this time one year before. She and Rudyard were just beginning to explore their relationship on a deeper level and, after she had spent so much time alone, the gray woman had finally found her home. A warm smile is on her lips as she carefully lays out several different herbs, a stack of small squares of cloth, and several thin leather strips.

Once everything is arranged, Fern tips her head back and sings a loving call for her shy daughter, Meadow. Meadow is the quietest and most sensitive of her all her children and that is why the gray woman has chosen this spot, away from the bustle of the castle activity, to work on crafting something special for the bonfire. Meadow has shown an interest in the healing arts and, ever on the lookout for an opportunity to cultivate her children’s’ interests, she had approached Gwyn in search of some herbs.

With her call finished, the woman lowers her head, scanning over the items once more as she remembers the names of the herbs and what they do while she waits for her daughter to appear.


"Fern Carpathius"