Redsand Canyon Before she gets there

"I do think a woman’s place is eventually in the home, but I see no harm in her having some fun before she gets there.”
--The Dowager Countess, Downton Abbey

Ruenna poked her head into @Aquene's medicine den first thing that morning, and to her surprise she found the space empty. Aquene was almost always up with the rising of the sun, and it was odd not to find her already hard at work with her medicines and herbs. Perhaps she had pursued some errand outside the canyon this morning. Ruenna hesitated, wondering how long she ought to wait for Aquene's return. Rue had awoken this morning positively buzzing with energy, and she expected that tonight would be opening night for the big show, so to speak. She wanted to make sure she was prepared, and that meant taking her daily prescription.