Bitterroot Valley footloose and fancy free

Ico looked up wide-eyed from the gem to the lady, feeling that he was lucky enough to be in the presence of not one but two magical things. For she was very sage, and what she said made crucial sense. I think you're so, so right, he breathed.

In my birthpack, two wolves even fought over the healer's gemstone as they tried to steal it. One fighter was just a hungry buck who liked shiny things, but the other was wiser than that, and felt strongly that the gemstone had healing powers and could thus be used for the greater good...

His story trailed off as he looked at this new gem fragment warily. What if this has healing powers...? After all, the little wound in his forepaw had now stopped stinging completely. Would we be irresponsible to be rid of it?