Doctor Doctor, Gimme the News

The sound of a panicked voice calling out for healers - and herself, and Rhythm, particularly - immediately dragged her attention. Esti? Ash's mom? Her ears flicked back, not in annoyance as she dragged herself out of her den into the snow, but in concern. Was something wrong with the boy? She sounded really worried... On the other hand Cascade had been a young mother, too, and though her kids were nearly yearlings now she could well remember the fear whenever one fell sick. And when Phim had gotten bitten by that snake and she'd been terrified he would die... She glanced at her stockpile of herbs, but the majority of them were for emergency wound care, not illness, and she didn't know from Esti's howl whether he was hurt or sick. After a moment of indecision she abandoned her den without any herbs at all, and sprinted for Esti's den. She could always go back for any herbs she needed after she found out what was wrong. "Esti?" she called out, flicking snow from her ears as she skidded to a stop. She kept her voice calm, though her gaze was already traveling past Esti to the den. "What happened? What's wrong?"