Northstar Vale honeybee

The hearty chuckle that followed her exclamation was warm with his love for her. It was a strange shift, moving from the mesa to the canyon and then to the vale. All three of the territories had beauty of their own that was so unlike the others. Arsenio had admired them for different reasons. When he thought of where a family might grow and flourish, it could only be the vale.

You know, I believed you would make a fine medic. You have a gentle touch and a loving voice. Even the most direly wounded would feel cared for under your watchful eye, Tamar. The mercenary man nodded his head as if in agreement with himself. Arsenio had once hoped that Aquene would teach Tamar all that she knew about the healing arts. He hoped that she might still provide that insight when her family had joined them in Epoch. Do you know what these plants might do? he gestured toward a smelly green herb that was sharp with the fragrance of mint.