Redsand Canyon i will always think about you,

She always had to strive to make her mother proud; she offered it in moments between lessons. Her mother had given her all of the tools that had allowed her to survive. Her father had never offered love or support, merely expectations she was to uphold. It was not the pretty picture that she painted, though she did not feel comfortable revealing details to even friends, much less strangers from another land.
 
She hummed and nodded at the question. “And now I come to Mereo.” She stated in certainty. “The Lady Ruenna was looking for a healer. She found me. It was fated.” She offered again simply. She never considered it a coincidence that the woman had found her while searching for horsetail, and she saw the effort she could put in. “My entire life has been treating soldiers… and so treating soldiers is what I will continue to do.” She did not mind opening up in that way.
 
They worked fast and efficient and she hummed, feeling herself start to loosen up at the non-confrontational aspect. The woman merely wanted to help, and she felt bad for her earlier mistrust. “I was going to establish which herbs will be a priority to stock once the thawing and budding begins.” She stated, pulling her towards the stores she had already filled. “I have remedies such as scrub pine fully stocked due to the robust nature of the plant. Praire Crocus and Yarrow that I’ve found persisting in sheltered cracks in the canyon, but with the nature of soldiers, infection must be prevented for any injuries they might endure so I will make it a priority to stock those. I have poppy seeds but prefer not to use them unless emergent due to their addictive nature. The last thing we need are strung out soldiers.” It felt nice, being able to walk through her strategies with another trained healer.