Bearclaw Valley If you knew time as well as I do, you wouldn't talk about wasting it

She heard the voice from behind her and turned. Pandora. She was one of the few that hadn't proved to be a traitor, yet the bruin-heart knew little of her. That was Arielle's fault, admittedly, since she had been preoccupied lately with why she had seen so little of her husband. Her heat had ended, and then he had disappeared. It was confusing and left her with a pit of shame in her stomach.

It seems that way for now, she answered. Then she looked down at her tincture that the other woman was interested in. It is a tincture for pain. I have been experimenting with different herbs. So far this bark has been much more effective this way.

I wonder if this method would work on your poisons? she asked. She might have to experiment with that too, though she would need to find someone to test it on.