Redsand Canyon (M) The needle.

Aquene was grateful for the woman’s secrecy, and let her smile grow a little more as she spoke about how long they had known each other. They had even led beside each other? It gave Aquene questions of her own, but for now they were focused on Ruenna. “I am glad she has a close friend here… she’s been dealing with a lot, on top of her pain… getting the soldiers here to respect civilians, for the most part, has been… challenging for her.” Though not unsuccessful. She was fairly certain Kallik had come around, thinking she could be a good judge for him… and Arsenio appreciated at the very least her presence… it was more of the holdouts, Diesel she had not heard much from since arriving and Glaukos who Aquene still did not trust.
 
She snorted softly at the statement. “That comes after.” She added slyly before watching as she sniffed it, causing more of a chuckle from her. “The leading cause of soreness is inflammation. Your joints and muscles being overworked makes them swell, and the poultice when left on addresses the root cause of your pain: swelling… I also have things for you to swallow to help with the pain until the swelling subsides.” For the moment, she went with scrub pine needles… poppy seeds as of that moment were reserved for life threatening injuries or Ruenna’s back pain if she were to have flareups with carrying a litter or Germanicus on her back, to ensure her supplies would last until she could get more. "What about you? Any plans to become a mother again?"