Old scars on an old wolf

Crux nodded absently in response to his father's refusal of the sedative, he turned to look at Riya, nodding at her as she stepped back. He felt heat flood his face though as his father gently instructed him to take a moment to calm himself. He nodded again and swallowed the lump in his throat. Taking a moment to remind himself everything was fine, he closed his eyes and took a few deliberate easy breathes. When he opened his eyes he spotted Riya lopping off towards their shared space and he wondered what she'd just thought about but pushed the thought from his mind as he set about his next task. He gently dumped the remaining water from the bowl and using a stone shard that Riya had suggested he use as a makeshift pestle until he could find something better he started to grind some the three herbs together in the bowl until he had a sort of mushy earthy paste. He sat himself beside his father again and pulled the bowl closer to himself, and slowly, carefully began to apply the salve he'd just thrown together to his father's leg.

"Dandelion for pain and inflammation." Crux said more for himself than for his father, reminding himself what little he knew. "Yarrow to fight infection and Agrimony to help stop bleeding." Satisfied he'd thoroughly gotten his father's wound he leaned back, realizing he'd neglected anything to help keep the salve where it needed to be! Riya trotted up beside him, he'd failed to see her return. She offered him a scrap of leather that had been carefully scrapped and he saw, recently cleaned, nodding in thanks to the leopard he set about gently tying it around where he'd applied the salve. "You should probably have Halo look at it in the morning." He said as he double checked his tie job, unable to keep the uncertainty from his voice. He was pretty sure he hadn't done anything to hurt it but he was almost certain he hadn't done nearly enough, but this was as much as he knew right now. He looked up nervously at his father once more, unsure what he thought of the whole affair.

Crux & Riya