Kireena blinked at the Obsidian woman, realizing that moss had more uses than she expected. "I wouldn't have thought to use it to ABSORB fluids..do you think it would work for blood?". Her mind turned towards Etain and the clotting disorder the girl had. They mostly had that under control, but there was likely to be far more damage to the terrain especially if she got into vicious fights.

"And would it work on puss or vomit?" A thoughtful look at the gathering before she lifted a few of the pics to bring towards @Aelynthi to place them at her feet. "Perhaps it would also work for afterbirth?". Kireena knew well enough the mess birthing made of the den..perhaps the absorbent properties of the moss would do wonders to make cleanup easier.

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It seems they both were learning something new today, as @Kireena ♞ had taught her to use it in poultices for keeping things moist when they needed to, and now Aelynthi had taught her something in return. It was very beneficial as a medic to meet others who were also this knowledgeable, as it made for a large vat of knowledge to learn from. Eyes widen in sudden understanding, as if a lightbulb has gone off. " You know what... you may be right. I suppose the both of us will need to experiment with it to test it out. " Aelynthi pauses in thought at Kireena's last statement, before the charcoal woman begins to pluck the moss from the walls herself. " I am going to assume you are correct, which means I will need to be storing much of this to help cleanup later. " The woman sets the moss to the ground carefully, spacing them apart for proper airing until she was ready to leave. They would be left to the sun in Obsidian Hollow once she got home.


+ 5 - learn something from another about your trade (moss for poultices, 2/2)
+ 5 - prepare herbs for drying (1/2)
+ 5 - gather herbs (moss, 1/2)

Kireena smiled at the dark woman before she moved to another side of the caves to gather some more moss, carefully laying it out flat to dry a little for transport. "I think the moss we gather will help you more than it will help me...when are you due?". She was careful to keep her tone light, not giving any indication of her on sadness when it came to children.

That would be something she would grieve in her own time. As it were, she continued to carefully peel the moss until she had another sizable pile and was equally as careful to stack it so that it would dry. "Do you have extra paws to help you stock this in your den? I suppose it's best left out in the sun a little while to maximize the amount it could absorb..." As it were they were still a bit damp, but the druid knew a few new uses for such things.

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With them gathering more moss, they were going to need something to wrap them up in for transport... The shaman debates for a moment as she pulls more moss down from the wall, flattening it out with a paw softly. She pivots her head to look around, and happens to spot a larger leaf nearby. With a quick jaunt to and from, she returns with the large elephant leaf and places it to the ground so that when they are done, she can wrap the precious bundles of moss. " Well... if Camellia is right, I am about halfway through now. So not long, a few weeks maybe? " Aelynthi bends down and begins to sort the moss onto the leaf, trying to keep them toward the center so that she can gather the bundle up with ease when she was ready to go. " Yes and no. Camellia could help me, but I know she has many important matters to tend to, so I haven't asked for any thus far. Just been making the treks alone with large leaves to hold it all with... " It wasn't exactly a riskless endeavor, but most herbs did in fact make it back to her den safely.

+ 5 - gather herbs (moss, 2/2)
+ 5 - prepare herbs for drying (2/2)

She was carrying the moss to where the dark lioness had gathered things and was listening when the woman spoke of Camellia. Kireena froze, her eyes widening before she very carefully and very slowly placed the mouthful onto the leaf. "Camellia....is she white and brown? Looks like her hide has the bubbles of ocean depth on it?". The red giant felt her heart give a lurch in her breast as she looked towards the woman in the caverns with her.

If this was the same Camellia that lay within the rainforest... Should she say something? It was obvious that @Aelynthi seemed to speek affectionately of the woman. But would Ryker and Levana be angry for telling another? Oh... Shitfuckchristonacraker. Now what?

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All at once her world comes crashing down in a instant mood change, the way Kireena froze and moved sending alarm bells ringing in her head. Eyebrows furrowed carefully as the maroon woman begins to describe detail for detail her beloved Camellia, and the lump that forms in her throat is a hefty one, unable to be swallowed. " Yes.... with a bag made from hide wrapped around her chest.. " The colossal woman hesitates, finishing up wrapping the bundle as she looks to her friend then, many emotions but concern heavily plastered across her face. " @Kireena ♞... do you know something I do not? " The words practically spill from her mouth, unable to hesitate any longer in her panic. She tries to recall the last time she had smelled the spotted woman's scent past her den... but it was true that there had been nothing fresh as of late.

She debated lying, telling the dark woman something believable about Camellia being a member of Levana's family...but she knew it wouldn't come out well as she hasn't had time to prepare such a thing. "I don't know of any herb pouch.. but I'm currently caring for a lioness of the same name and who looks as I described within Firnen...". Ears fell to the sides of her skull as she lifted her bi-colored gaze to the woman.

"She will live...and recover...and it's....possible we speak of two different women." Possible, but unlikely. Kireena shuffled her feet nervously, not sure how to progress from here. "With the....tensions between Obsidian and Firnen I would like to make sure she is in fact the same Camellia...and lead you to see her? I will need permission first..and to speak to her to ask if she knows you..."

It was the best she could do at the moment. Assure the older woman that her friend was alive and WOULD recover.. but though she knew the likelihood of @Aelynthi wanting to see her /now/ was high Kireena knew that if she brought a Hollows lion I to the heart of Firnen without warning it would end in bloodshed. Some of it her own or worse.. those that were innocent.

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Her body stiffens in shock as they both share a moment of realization, Aelynthi nervously swallowing as Kireena goes on to describe an injured woman of that description currently within Firnen. A sense of panic befalls the woman, tail flickering anxiously at her ankles to try and dissipate the woman's feelings. " How... badly? Were you there or did you find her? " Her words are nearly whisper quiet, terrified that her maroon friend was talking more lightly about things to hide the amount of damage done to Camellia. " Please, I need to confirm it is our Camellia. I... I can house myself close to Firnen for a few days for you gather permission? You can call me, when you get it. " She fumbles, blabbering nervously loud as she stares directly at @Kireena ♞. " Please... " Aelynthi would not be able to rest well so far away with potential bad news...or worse.

@Aelynthi's obvious concern has Kireena stepping forwards and trying to press her head into the dark woman's shoulder. "I will go ask a few questions and find out.. would you like to meet me back here on a few days? I know it's not...perfect but I won't wake her when she needs sleep."

The red giant hoped that the other healer would understand such needs when it came to patients. "I wasn't there when she was injured but I can definitively say it wasn't in the jaws or hands of lions...". Ears fell to either side of her skull wishing to cut off any possible ire from the Hollows to the Rainforest before it began. "I believe it may have been one of the forsaken reptiles in the waters...". The wounds were consistent at least. "I feel the need to ask that you keep this to yourself until we are sure. She...is safe and won't come to harm but I don't want to encourage a raid or attack under assumptions...". She had her pride and children to worry about

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Having always been an openly affectionate person, Aelynthi accepts Kireena's heartfelt motion openly, leaning her own head down to touch the half-maned woman. Her chest shudders with the fear that riddles her now, limbs shaking underneath suddenly unsteady legs. " Yes, please... I can linger close to here so you know where to find me. " It wasn't exactly the best idea with tensions on the rise with the Bluffs but it was better than going home just to find out her friend and fellow medic was dead. A shaky breath escapes her as she listens to @Kireena ♞ talking, a slight bit of reassurance falling over her as she grasps that it was not another lion who had done such horrible things... A crocodile was still probably one of the worst things that could happen otherwise, but her maroon friend had assured her that she would recover. " I can do that... I will need to tell Alexander once everything is confirmed though. He will be just as worried as I am... Thank you, Kireena, truly. " With a dip of her head, the charcoal shaman moves to leave. There was little left to do but wait now, so at the very least she was going to set out her moss bundles to fully dry before sauntering off to find a place to rest for the night. Maua knows she'd need the sleep to pass the time.

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