Wolf RPG

preparations to join moontide had begun.

kukutux laid several leaves before @Nasamiituuq. "break these with your paws into three small piles," she instructed, ready to help where needed.

"i am going as healer to the long hunt." moonmother was not certain she would not be a weakness in the ranks of so many younger hunters, and so had made up her mind that she would stay out of hoof-range this year.

"you will see your cousins again," she said to the girl, a smile in her voice.

Delight sparkled behind her eyes when anaanatsiaq laid the leaves at her paws. Nasamiituuq reached for them even as her grandmother spoke, always eager to please. But her grace did not quite match her enthusiasm; the first leaves she tried to crumble were flung across the ground, and her ears lowered.

Sorry, She mumbled, trying to gather the scattered pieces back to her. After a moment she turned wide eyes back to anaanatsiaq. Is the long hunt dangerous?

she shook her head warmly; it was all right!

"it can be, for many reasons. the hooves of grandfather horn are very large, very heavy. hunters must be swift or he will pierce them, throw them. we must be prepared for blood and bones that break. but do not worry very much, nasamiituuq. moonglow is a place of strong hunters, and when we come to this place called hoshor, you will see how many teeth are there, how many strong ones have gathered."

Nasamiituuq nodded slowly as anaanatsiaq spoke. There would be injuries, but they would be prepared. She went back to her task with a renewed focus, finishing quickly now that there was a sense of purpose behind it.

She looked up to search her grandmother's eyes for approval. What do I do next? Nasamiituuq wondered, fussing with the edges of the piles with delicate touches of her toes. This time she was deliberate, her movements slow. She was beginning to understand her own clumsiness.

"next, wrap each small pile in these strips of elk-hide," kukutux said, providing the well-chewed soft pieces of skin, soft on one side, haired on the other.

"this is caribou plant," she told her granddaughter, using the sunshine name for it. "you may drink a tea of the leaves for small pain, such as scratches or aches of the belly. chew it, and it can lift infection from inside. mix chewed leaf with willow-bark and use it upon wounds that have begun to drip green. grind the roots into a cold drink and it will keep away the evil spirits which attack very young children and make them hot as if a fire burns inside."

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