Svala settled at the edge of the estuary where she got a good fire going. It was a pleasant day, if a bit hot and muggy. She did enjoy listening to the birds though so that made the weather more bearable. Svala pulled out a bundle of dandelions from her deer hide sack as well as a small bottle of white wine for a tincture she would make out of the tops of the dandelion. She decided she may as well make a decoction of the sliced root while she was at it. Using her teeth, she carefully separated the dandelion foliage from the root. She worked swiftly, as she used her fangs to sever each plant she divided the tops and the bottoms into two equal piles. Around her the birds were singing sweetly and she paused a moment to take in the song as well as to keep an eye on the weather. So far it was clear and sunny though she could see something of a haze on the horizon.

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The Avian Estuary seemed to be Ben's favorite place to be. Not that Liz really blamed the cockatiel the small bird enjoyed flying around though he stayed close to the wolf to make sure he wasn't in any danger. The larger birds could become an issue if he wasn't careful. Elizabeth smiled as the bird returned to her holding a stem of a dandelion in his beak. "What's that?" Liz asked for a moment as the bird tweeted a bit. "I saw that wolf over there doing something with them, I thought maybe you could use it." Liz was a bit surprised normally Ben would tell her if there was nearby danger. However, she turned her attention to below the small hill she was on there was another wolf. Doing something with this strange flower that she had actually.... never seen before.

Elizabeth would cautiously approach, staying a few feet away as she took the dandelion from Ben's beak. "Excuse me.... but would you like another one of these plants?" Liz asked as she stood there with a smile. It could end badly but then she could just leave it wasn't as if she didn't know how to defend herself. The white wolf was also intrigued at what she could learn, if this was another healer than it would be valuable to know something more.

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Svala pulled out two ceramic bowls, one for the tincture and one for the decoction. In the first bowl she put in the tops of the dandelions. Picking up a deer fibula in her jaws she carefully mashed the fresh herb so that it would release more of its juices into the tincture.

For the decoction Svala took a bone knife in her jaws. Balancing one of her paws on either side of the dandelion root she worked to carefully cut the root into slices. She worked through the roots she had until she was satisfied. Placing her knife to the side, Svala scooped the sliced dandelion roots into the other bowl.

Her head jerked up as someone spoke. She'd been so engrossed in what she was doing she hadn't heard them approach. She smiled politely. "Oh, you mean these dandelion's? I have as many as I need for now. I'm thinking of putting on some chamomile tea if you'd like to join me."

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Liz would smile as the wolf invited her for some tea. Letting Ben have the flower back the bird was actually content with using his beak to pluck the little white tendrils out one by one. For a little bird like him it was entertaining enough. Elizabeth approached carefully and took a seat. "Dandelions are what they're called. Back in my homeland we didn't have any so I'm not even sure what they're good for either." the smell of herbs filled her nose and it made a sense of calm come over her. Liz was in her element here and she wanted to soak up any opportunity to learn something new.

"Forgive me how rude, my name is Elizabeth Adravendi. I'm a healer myself but I was born elsewhere so many Boreas plants are a mystery to me sometimes." she wagged her tail gently a bit as Ben played with his flower. Carefully caressing around the tendrils as he let them go one by one. It was interesting to watch them fly away in the wind. Something about it almost felt like a good omen.

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Svala stared in surprise as the woman stated that dandelions didn't grow in her homeland. "Really? In these parts they're often considered weeds. They'll grow most everywhere except the tundra and deserts." The woman went on to introduce herself and explain that she was from different lands. "It's a pleasure to meet you Elizabeth. My name is Svala." Svala picked up the bottle of wine and uncorked it with her teeth. Setting the cork aside, she carefully poured a little of the wine into the bowl for the tincture and pushed it toward the fire to heat up.

She set the wine down then took her water skin and poured some over the roots for the dandelion decoction. She scooted the bowl close to the fire to heat up as well and settled down to keep an eye on her mixtures. "I'm making a tincture of wine for the tops and a decoction of the root. Dandelion is good to stimulate digestion and the appetite. I've also heard it can help with external bruising. I haven't tested it myself but I'm bound to trip on something eventually." She chuckled.

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She smiled and nodded her head, "I grew up in a pretty barren desert, lots of shrubs and what not but it was a harsh place between a set of mountains. About a few months from Boreas." Liz kind of felt better talking about her homeland a little. Even if Svala the stranger didn't understand it. Liz missed her home despite all the luxuries here. The white wolf went on to listen to what she was doing. Committing it to memory what the plant could do.

"Same here, I'm clumsy like a newborn deer sometimes." she commented as she looked at the wine over the fire. "The way you wolves do things is so new to me! It's fascinating and I'm glad that this was my mothers homeland. We never thought of heating anything up with a fire, contraptions, tinctures all sorts of things I'm learning." She wagged her tail. "Sorry I got a bit excited." Elizabeth didn't want to seem strange but this was just who she was.

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Svala listened as Liz stated that she'd grown up in a barren desert. Svala couldn't imagine growing up in such a harsh terrain with so little greenery about. She smiled at the other woman's excitement. "I don't mind sharing my knowledge! Healing is such a fascinating art and there's so much to learn. I swear I learn something new every time I talk to a new healer. Were there any herbs that grew in the desert where you lived that yo used a lot." She didn't know many desert plants as she tended to avoid such arid terrain but it wouldn't hurt to learn a bit more about what grew out there. Especially with winter coming. While the rest of the land was cloaked in snow she imagined the weather where the deserts were would be warmer.

"Feel free to ask me anything. I'm happy to share and I can show you what else I have in my travois." She patted the trusty hide strung between two sticks and the bundles of hide wrapped up in it.

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Her fascination only grew while she watched Savla. At some point Liz wanted to learn all that she could. She wanted to be the best healer she could be. For her packmates and for herself. Talking to this wolf sparking joy in her heart. Elizabeth could feel warmth bleeding out beneath her pelt. Shivering slightly before her companion spoke again asking about the desert. Was there anything in the desert that didn't grow elsewhere? She had never actually considered it with how short she had lived thus far, at least in her opinion, that some herbs were exclusive to the deserts she called home. Liz tilted her head to one side while she thought. "We used Lavender often, and then theres was Marijuana and Rosemary too. Lavender helped with anxiety, Rosemary helped with illness, Marijuana could be used for pain, sleep, or when you're trying to get a wolf to eat." she tried to go through the herbs in her head. Where she lived had been harsh.... but she kept it to herself how they would often leave wolves out to die.

She fixed her gaze on the contraption again. Watching as Savla worked. "What herb do you think is the hardest to find?" Liz asked playfully. Though she was curious to the knowledge the other had. Elizabeth felt like a pup again here. Perhaps one of these days, she should get herself one of these pouches she had seen to many healers using. It made carrying herbs certainly easier, especially if there was to be an emergency.

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