Herbalists' Cache Don't let moments pass along and waste before your eyes

For @Astraeus <3

Slowly, Reverie began preparations for the journey ahead. Soon she would need to call the pack together, bring their combined focus into these efforts — but for now she felt confident in handling these first steps alone. Each day she brought her daughters further through the territory. Soon they would venture beyond the borders for the first time, and that thought was cause for both excitement and fear in equal measure. But they would be prepared by then, she hoped. All of them.

When she was not with her daughters, Reverie took to the willows and the lands beyond in search of budding plant life. Gathering herbs would be their priority in the coming days; hunting was best done on the way, and the willow wolves had skins aplenty after an oddly fruitful winter. All they really needed was to ensure they had sufficient medicines for the long journey.

For the first time in a long time, everything seemed like it would be okay.

The sun was sinking past the horizon as Reverie snuffled intently through the undergrowth. She was oblivious to all else, perhaps a bit too trusting of Swiftcurrent Creek's hold on the land surrounding their own. It didn't occur to her that she might not be entirely alone.