Blackfeather Woods How to save a life

Cicero was excited for the lesson they were going to learn today -- little did he know it would soon become a very real lesson. Cicero followed his mother and listened as she explained about some of the basic herbs, nodding each time she mentioned something and taking the information in with surprising patience for a child his age.

When they happened upon Burke, Cicero initially said, "Hi-hi Burke!" But he soon noticed that his mother seemed worried. Cicero did not know worry, young and abrassive, and so he just waited until his mother asked for him to find his sister. The child trotted off to find Potema, shouting "Poooooma!" through the forest -- which was, even though he was able to pronounce her full name now, still how he called her -- until he happened upon his dreamy sister. "Poma, come Cicero quick! Burke is ouchy-ouch!" While Cicero turned around to bring the collected Potema to Meldresi and Burke, he lowered his head and secretively whispered to himself, "ouchy-ouch."