Getting rid of pests

The girl’s confusion was met with a gentle, reassuring look. “Fleas are what are known as parasites, they’re annoying little bugs that are really tiny and cause itching when they bite your skin beneath your fur. A bath, one with special soap, is how you kill them off and get rid of them. The soap is what I’d need help making.” She explained softly. Hopefully the girl would understand that. It was a little strange the child didn’t know what a bath was, but Lucette didn’t know what her background had been like prior to coming here to Ethne. At least the shyness she had prior was quickly melting away as she introduced herself.

“My name is Lucette. I’m Haydee’s older sister. It is nice to meet you, Alexandrite..” She was sure the girl had met the Leader by now. With her muzzle, she motioned toward some of the nearby trees. “We’re in need of bark. We’ll need to make a fire and let it die down so we can get the ashes from the wood. Then we boil the ashes and let that cool so we can collect the lye from it. We use the lye, some herbs, and water to make the soap we’ll need.

If you think you can gather the wood, I’ll run and gather something to boil the ashes in. If I’m still gone when you finish, you can feel free to finish grinding up the herbs that are in that skull,” She motioned toward that next. “So that they are in really small bits to be used in the soap. If you’re okay with that, I’ll go now.” The rustle of leaves nearby caught her attention as Ink, her kodkod companion, emerged from the undergrowth.

“I can stay with her while you run to get that, Lucy.” The feline mewed, the melanistic creature turning her gaze on the child.

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Word Count: 315
Total: 1,423

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