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*Aures* · 03-18-2014, 07:40 AM

Odette Adravendi

The run-in with the reptile would have been enough to drive anyone crazy. Odette had never met an alligator, so she hadn't been sure how the herb would have affected its digestive tract. The evidence was noted when the stomach started to break down the fish and make the toxin seep into the gator's bloodstream. She watched from a safe distance as their newly made foe slipped back into the water, not daring to leave for a good while. Satisfaction rang in Odette's grunt of "Humph", for she was proud of how the herb had worked. Moving on, she looked for Baldur and realized he was beside her the whole time.
The gator had done more damage to Baldur, for she saw fresh blood on his scruff and it continued to gleam with each movement he made. As it stood out against his white pelt, she was mesmerized by the way it stained his shoulders before quickly recovering. Odette cleared her throat before she began to look for the herbs that could possibly help him with both injuries he had sustained. His question about what her secret weapon had been met her ears and she answered off-handedly as she searched for an elderberry bush. "Ummm, it was wormwood. It can be toxic if someone ingests it because it messes up the digestive system."
Her nose and eyes combined brought her to a familiar sight: an elderberry bush was lazily resting in a patch of sunlight with moist earth at its roots. Black and plump, they hung in delicate bunches and were very appealing to the female. She approached the bush and gentle broke a couple of the bunches from their branches. She trotted back to Baldur and met his eye. "These are elderberries. They will help with your immune system and keep your wounds from getting infected."
She trotted towards a spot that was big enough for Baldur to lay out. "Lay here," she gently commanded. As he moved to her directions, Odette then said, "While you eat these, I am going to find some lamb's ear." Odette raised an eyebrow at him before she set out and went to look for the magical herb. She sniffed for the sort of familiar scent of the plant and luck was with her shortly after leaving Baldur to eat his berries. Her teeth lightly pulled at the plant and the amount she received was plentiful. Smiling behind the herb in her mouth, she walked back to her patient.
Upon reaching him again, Odette set the plants down next to his belly. She looked over his cuts on his shoulders and the one he had on his foot. Blood was now dry on his hind paw and she went ahead and started to clean it. She made sure that he didn't flinch, but even if he did, she would continue to fix his injuries. She moved up to his shoulders and looked to see if any more blood would come from the lines in his scruff. Odette quickly cleaned it, for it was more fresh than the foot injury, then set to work on the lamb's ear.
She grasped the plant in her mouth and chewed it up until it became a paste mixed with her saliva. She put some on his shoulders and rubbed it in with a clean paw, intending to make sure all of the wounds were covered. From his shoulders, she moved to his foot and got the majority of it covered as well. Finally, she stepped back to look at her handiwork. It was sloppy, but only because she didn't practice a lot before then.
Silently, Odette looked up to Baldur and a warm smile appeared on her face. "Lamb's ear will keep your wounds binding until we can get to a more trained Healer. My grandmother Erani can fix anything that is infected or broken." She reclined to her haunches and licked her lips free of the lamb's ear from her mouth. "By the way, you are more than welcome to come with me to Valhalla. Erani would love to have you there." Her eyes twinkled at the thought of her sweet grandmother's own blue gaze. "Once the lamb's ear dries and the berries settle in your belly, we can head towards home...does that sound good?"

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