She hadn't been able to sleep at all that night and eventually decided to set out to explore the outer areas of the pack. Her wanderings had taken her a bit farther than intended and the call for help made her ears perk. She picked up her speed and found herself walking along a stream for a bit before she spotted a female crawling out of some water. The scent of blood made her ears go back and she ran ahead "Hello! Lets see how I can help you darling" she said not bothering to ask if she was okay, because obviously she was not. She moved in closer with a friendly wag of her tail and inspected the woman carefully, paying attention to her leg. She used her nose to poke and prod the bone lines, feeling for a fracture point carefully. "I don't feel a breakage bump. You're cut pretty bad and probably bruised your muscles pretty badly. Get away from the water and dry off your fur, lick in the wrong direction to stimulate blood flow" she instructed. "I'll be right back. My name is Hyacinth by the way" she said and then turned, dashing away.
for time purposes say she was gone for about half an hour!
She raced toward Sunspire as quickly as she could and into her den to grab Chervil leaf, Cobwebs, and moss. On second thought she grabbed poppy seeds, a single huckleberry and some chamomile to give the stranger after the wound was taken care of. Praying she wouldn't get caught she raced toward the borders and back out again, carefully making her way down to Arrow lake and finding the injured female.
A worried whine left her maw and she set down her bundle of herbs giving the girl a sharp nip to the neck, only to rouse her from unconsciousness
"Don't sleep quite yet. I promise when i'm done i'll watch over you while you rest. My pack won't mind too much I think" she said quickly. She then turned and began to gently lick the dirt and leftover algae from the water from the gash in her back leg. Then she picked apart the bundle and grabbed the chervil leaves, chewing them up and then spitting them onto the moss. Once the moss was soaked she placed the medicine covered side upon the girl's wound and grabbed the cobewebs, slowly and gingerly wrapping it around the leg to hold the moss in place. She then used her nose to push the moss into the wound with firm pressure, counting in her head to three hundred in her head before releasing. Five minutes of steady pressure should have been enough to stop the bleeding and the Chervil would do the rest plus prevent infection.
Once done she grabbed the four poppy seeds, Huckleberry and Chamomile and brought it toward the girl's face. She nudged her gently and lay down so they were eye level "
If lord willing and the creek don't rise you'll be free of infection and your leg will heal up just fine. What's your name sweetheart? How'd you end up like this?" She asked, wanting to see if the girl was lucid enough before she risked giving her the poppy seeds. If she could hold a conversation then she would be safe to take the poppy seeds, if not she'd need to simply rest up and sleep it off before taking any pain relievers.
Hyacinth hid the relief that washed over her when the girl answered her questions. Sympathy and a sort of motherly feeling rose up in her chest at the small and frightened sound to Zula's voice.
"Sunspire. I'm really new there. It seems nice though." she informed the other of the name of her pack. She wasn't too sure how good of an idea it was to share information with a stranger but this girl didn't seem nasty or threatening, even so Hyacinth wouldn't share too much more about her new home.
When told of Zula got injured Hyacinth gasped
"Bless your heart, you are really lucky hun. Escaped with a lot of bruises and a nasty wound but you'll heal up nicely and be alright again. Usually with a fall like that you hit your head and drown or just...die." she gushed. She realized suddenly that Zula was still soaked and probably cold due to the nighttime air being chilly again. She stood up and went to stand beside her and then lay down so her body curled around as much of the grey furred woman as she could and began to lick at the rest of her fur.
"I'm not tryin' any funny business, you're soaked and cold. Can't have you getting sick. You rest up and I'll watch over you till mid day alright?" she said, fixing her with a kind smile before returning to licking the rest of the water from her fur.
I'd say one or two more posts from me maybe? A post where Hyacinth finishes drying her and guards her and then one with her leaving during the day?
Cameo! Tagging for Reference
Around mid day Nikan and
@Serem made there way toward the main part of the lake. He sniffed around and caught the faint trace of Zula's scent, his ears perking up and immediately he motioned for Serem to follow. Up ahead he spotted them, a strange female wrapped around Zula seemingly grooming her sleeping form. Nikan felt a low growl rise in his throat, a sudden possesiveness almost causing him to intrude but when he held back and studied the scene some more he pieced together what was going on. The smell of herbs and blood brought him to the conclusion that the stranger was healing Zula and providing her with rest and comfort. That fact alone was what made him hang back though he circled them with a wide berth to allow his scent to permiate the area. If Zula woke and smelled him hopefully she would make the healer go away.
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She smiled softly at the gratitude and held still and silent as Zula fell asleep. After what seemed like an hour or so she began to smell the strong and all surrounding scent of a male. Her ears flicked and she released a low growl of warning, body tensing up but never leaving Zula's side.
*Dawn*
She had seemed to have fallen asleep but she jolted awake as a crow gave a loud caw from above. The scent she had smelled earlier was still around and just as strong, leaving Hyacinth with an uneasy feeling. The sun had just begun to rise above the mountains bringing light with it and as she looked around she caught sight of a large brown furred male with the most interesting eyes she had ever seen. She flicked an ear and tilted her head questioningly as he strode forward with a white female behind him, speaking to her. His words alarmed her and she stood up, growling
"How am I supposed to leave her after you've said that?! Are you going to hurt her?" she asked trying to seem as threatening as possible but he only laughed and assurred her he meant Zula no harm. He gave a brief explanation that he was her companion and she had fallen over the waterfall, leaving him to search for her. He asked her to leave them be and after a moment's consideration she nodded and looked once more at Zula before turning and heading toward Sunspire.