Post by Ashyla Lavellan on Dec 16, 2016 12:58:51 GMT -5
Alana
She was just ten, and she'd been sent to gather healing herbs. She knew this area well, and the trees were her favorite. Right now, she was up in one of said trees to get a better view of the area. There were certain spots the herbs she was looking for liked to grow in, and she could see those best from above. But she saw something that wasn't just a patch of herbs. It was an animal, and it sounded like it was hurt. She made her way back to the ground and carefully over to the animal. It wasn't always safe to approach a wounded creature, she remembered.
Keeper said that some animals attack when they get hurt because they're afraid, she remembered. She got down low as she approached the creature, and she peeked through a bush and finally spotted it.
It was a wolf pup, only a few months old at best. It was small enough still that she could pick it up if she wanted to. Oh, but what if the mama came back to get it? Or was it already all alone? What would the others think if she brought it back with her? She made her way ever closer to the pup, moving as slow as she needed to. It was definitely hurt. A list ran through Ashyla's head of the herbs she'd need to treat it. Maybe Keeper would help too? She reached out a hand to the pup, who warily sniffed it.
"I won't hurt you," she promised the pup. "I can help if you let me." The two of them stayed there for a while, the young elf child and the wolf pup, simply watching each other. It was dusk before the pup finally began to move closer to the girl. She slowly picked up the pup and settled it into her arms. It was so small... "I'll take care of you. I promise."
