Helping Thorn

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RW Abbey: First Orchard


You stand in a sort of verdant sanctuary where the sun is filtered through leaves and thus comes out to be a much softer light, one that's a little more manageable. At least, more manageable than the comparatively harsh light of the more open entryway and a pond area almost completely devoid of large, shade-giving plants that this orchard has in careless abundance. A soft covering of moss and grass finds itself beneath the trees, only serving to add to the quiet comfort of the whole scene.

The stately flora has come alive with youthful blossoms. Flowers of all shades of pastel line the trees, bushes, and ground. Poking around the pink and yellow petals, some fruit has begun to form, peppering the orchard with green apricots and plums and unripe pears and peaches. The air is full of pollen that tickles the nose and dirties clean habits. After a rain, rivulets of water trickle around tree trunks, irrigating the flore before draining into the pond.


Exits: [F]ire [P]it, [S]econd [O]rchard, [D]umble's [L]og, [A]bbey [P]ond

Contents:

3 Skeps

Zinnia is out writing in her journal under a tree quietly, it’s been a little while since she has updated the records, well not too long and so she updates now.

Thorn is already in the orchards, checking the trees and noting some very high walnuts and hazelnuts that were forgotten, she manages to get them with the help of a sparrow and the fact she will climb very high up, it’s not many nuts just a pawful but she wants to try them and so now she comes down with the hazel and walnuts in her paw.

Taran has slowly been trying to make friends, not being as withdrawn as he was and is trying to get to know beasts as he walks through the orchards enjoying the sunny day.

Zinnia smiles at the young rat "You sure like climbing the trees, your have to not do it when winter comes, ok?"

Thorn shrugs as she starts to nibble the nuts in her paw, "Yeah yeah" she says quietly.

Taran watches from a short distance away, he still is careful not to disturb any beast and goes to instead sit under a nearby apple tree.

Zinnia sighs, she looks threw her journal and then writes some more info down and yawns, since she was not in the library yesterday or writing much she has catching up to do it seems.

Thorn coughs a little on the half chewed nuts and frowns, she then coughs some more and spits some of the nuts out and seems to start having trouble breathing.

Taran looks over at the dibbun and then quickly stands as he rushes over to her, "Hey..you ok, coughing?" He seems to recognize this some "Can you breath ok?"

Zinnia hears the coughing and gasping and stands to go over" Thorn?" She frowns and looks around "Need to find a healer maybe or..what happen?"

Thorn shakes her head no, she has managed to spit out most of the nuts she had and shivers some either afraid or something not so good here. A weak whimper escapes her.

Taran is not a healer, but he can tell something is wrong still" Seen this once when someone got stung with a bee..a reaction like ..their body didn’t like it, an allergic reaction think heard once, whatever she was eating just now." He frowns and picks her up heading to the infirm "Come on lass, follow me and help me find something to clear breathing and some mustard seed too"

RW Abbey: Infirmary


Several beds are lined against the red sandstone walls of the Abbey's Infirmary. An examination table, separated from the rest of the room by hanging blankets, rests against the far wall. Tucked into a small alcove is a sizeable workbench with various containers for mixing and preparing medicinal compounds. Against another wall is a desk for use by the Infirmary Keeper. A curtained off alcove behind the desk hides a locked door to the Infirmary's supplies and linens.


Exits: Infirmary [Rec]overy Room, [H]ealer's [D]ormitory, [O]pen [G]round, [Hall]

Zinnia quickly follows "You can find Butterbur and Mullein, Leon keeps things in an ABC order in the infirm...why mustard seed?"

Thorn whimpers softly and coughs more getting a bit worse and still showing signs of trouble breathing. Great a nut allergy, well least she won’t eat them again will she...

Taran answers as he finds the mentioned herbs and gets a healer to mix them as he places mustard seed in a little water to get the dibbun to drink it, "Makes one vomit, if she had a reaction to something, I seen her in the walnut and hazelnut tree..maybe one of them." He looks back at the healer," You can give her that after this" The healer nods.

Zinnia frowns and watches hoping that the dibbun is ok, "I can find her dad if you want me to? Should I?"

Thorn coughs and barely manages to drink the mustard seed stuff, which does make her cough up those nuts and whatever she had for breakfast earlier, she coughs as a healer gives her the mixture of Butterbur and Mullein, she manages to keep them down and slowly her breathing improves but she is still a little tired after all this and now starts to cry a little.

Taran sighs relieved and tries to comfort the dibbun, "There there, please relax you just need to relax, what did you eat just now as think it’s wise you don’t eat it again"

Thorn manages to speak "W..walnuts and Hazelnuts...couldn’t breathe and it hurt my t..throat..I want my dad.." She frowns staying laid down and coughs just a little bit.

Zinnia nods and asks a novice, "Can you find Benar..." She looks back at Taran and Thorn, "I know some on allergic reactions, I am allergic to bees so I stay away from them, most bees don’t brother you though unless you upset them so when I am close to the hives I just move slow and they just don’t pay attention to me..found out before I came here, if it wasn’t for this water vole well...probably wouldn’t of lived to even one day come here I was alone for almost a season of my life"

Taran nods "Must of been..scary on your own, but I won’t ask details sometimes it brings up painful memories and I don’t wish to do that to...anyone." He seems surprised at who her dad is, "Benar is her dad?"

Thorn nods slowly "He adopted me."

Zinnia nods as well, "Yeah...." She looks at Thorn, " You should probably just rest in her a few hours, don't worry on class or anything" She smiles at Taran, "You helped her sir, maybe saved her life"

Taran shrugs "Not just me, you told me the herbs to find and I gave them to the healer and I already knew about Mustard seed, my daughter once ate wild mushrooms and not the good kind and had to give that to her to get them out of her, she was still ill a couple days but she lived, had I not caught it in time she could of died then.." He frowns a little.

Thorn looks at the two beasts and looks ready to take a nap, which may not be such a bad idea.

Zinnia says, "Well I say you helped her..Thorn that is, you got her to the infirm real quick and was closer to her than I was, I was on the other side of the orchards at the time, I wouldn’t of know of Mustard seed and you did so you see, you DID save her life just now"

Taran smiles "I suppose, and I would of done it for any beast, she will just have to be careful not to eat anything with those nuts in it from now on."

Zinnia says, "Yeah"

Taran says, "So...you’re the recorder right?"

Zinnia nods "Yes sir, Sister Zinnia and I am also a teacher to the older dibbuns, not sure who helps the younger ones now..Sister May did help them, well read and write and course Uncle Oz does other things with the younger dibbuns and sometimes with a couple of the older ones as well"

Taran nods “Well, seems a busy job either way"

Zinnia smiles a little ;'Yeah and I need to check on some library issues and make sure that novice did find Benar...or well I can tell him myself what happen, so he knows" She then heads off.