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It was a simple, silly little mishap, but one that Lucette had decided to see her brother about. She had been gathering some bark in the territory of the creek when she had decided to cross the water and accidentally slashed her paw on one of the stones. It stung, blood dribbling down from the cut as she made her way toward her brother’s den. If she was closer to the falls she would have just gone to grab her own herb store, but being out this far meant that she was better off having her brother look at it. Besides… when was the last time she had spent time with Dori? Her brother had been one of the only Kedieo’s to move out this way. Barking softly, she was curious if he was home or also out making rounds to gather what herbs he could now that it was spring. If he wasn’t in his den, maybe he was at one of the nearby gardens?

"Speech," 'Thought.'

Gathering herbs was one of the few things he felt like he could do that brought him some kind of peace these days. It was a simple pleasure to be on his own, enjoying the quiet while he either foraged for herbs or tended to the gardens. He had spent most of his morning doing just that, Copper helping him with collecting herbs from harder to reach places and filling his bag almost to the brim before he turned back to make his way back toward his den. Auster was lush with plant life again and that meant that now was the perfect time to restock their supplies after the numerous injuries and attacks that they had weathered recently had dwindled them so dramatically.

Just as he was getting close to his den, however, he heard a bark coming from that direction and he lifted his gaze to see his older sister waiting for him. "Hi, Lucette," he said in greeting as he got closer, obviously surprised to see her not only out here, but looking for him. It wasn't like he never got visitors out here, but it was certainly less common to see his pack mates around the creek than it was to see them around the falls. He was about to ask what she needed or what was going on when he smelled a hint of blood on the air and he glanced down to see the blood dripping from her paw. "Oh! Here, let me help with that," he said as he started rummaging through his bag. "I found a good bit of horsetail and marigold while I was out today."

"Dorian"