silver beneath the surface

Atreyu smiled as Ellara confirmed that the mushroom-looking tubes were what she was looking for. Watching how careful her friend was with the fungi, Atreyu made to be just as careful when it was her turn to harvest them. Using one of her feline-like claws, Atreyu cut the pieces she needed and left the rest to continue growing. Bigs watched the two of them, absolutely mystified by the almost glowing mushrooms. 'No way those are mushrooms. They don't even look the part.' He said, making Atreyu nearly drop one as she giggled. She recovered without damaging the small tube-shaped fungus, thankfully, and set it down gently on a cloth from her bag.

She had learned a lot from today, and she could feel her mind working as she wondered how they would use these mushrooms. Did they simply eat them, or would they boil them into a tea? "So, how do we make this work for us? Do we have to dry them out first or anything?" Atreyu smiled at Ellara, thankful for her presence in her life. She was a good friend and a great teacher, Atreyu had found herself learning a lot from her friend, including how to make better sutures. Maybe she could teach her how to sew stitches as well! Maybe once her shoulder got better, Atreyu would seek her out for lessons, she didn't want to stress the ants just yet.