1 Spring, 516AV
There was a bite to the air as Asarni opened the flap to her private tent; the Drykas shivered, making a displeased place. Isn't Winter supposed to be over? she thought bitterly as she stepped through the opening in the tent to move to her family's Pavilion, following the scent of cooking food. Breakfast was usually a simple affair in the Zelluni Pavilion, and today was no different. The Clans had finally made it to their spring grounds, and as this was an even year, they would be traveling a bit farther to the northwest than they did in the odd years, to help keep their pace even. Later on in the season, just before the Summer season began, Endrykas would pass by Kenash, but that was still a long ways off. They were passing by Riverfall at the moment, and Asarni knew that there were a lot of people in Endrykas that were eager to trade and receive news; there was little news of the rest of the world to be had in the Sea of Grass unless one was close to a major city.
Asarni dawdled a little over breakfast, not particularly wanting to leave the warmth of her family's Pavilion. Ultimately, however, she was driven out by her own mother, scolding her about being late for her job that she'd had for less than a season. "You need to make a good impression," Asarni grumbles, kicking at a patch of grass as she walks across to the Opal Clan part of Endrykas, making her way to the Healing Hoof. She wove in and out of the various tents and pavilions as she went, eventually coming to the tent she sought. Inside were Denhal Tenderbloom and his son; the other healers would be arriving soon, Asarni knew. "Hello," she greeted, signing her respect for her elder and employer. "What is planned for today?"
"We must check on the pregnant Striders," Denhal answered, gesturing with one hand to his son as he signed with the other. "I will need both you and Kehal to help."
Asarni and Kehal exchanged looks; the two were tentative friends, thanks to the need to be able to trust one another when handling sick and injured animals. Those animals sometimes had a tendency to react unpredictably to even the most mundane of stimulations, and the two Drykas needed to know that the other would be where they needed to be. "We will help," Asarni says, and Kehal nods in agreement. "Which Clan will we look at first?"
"The Amethyst Clan has the most pregnant Striders, so we will go there first," Denhal explains. "I expect no problems, but one can never be certain."
Asarni and Kehal nodded in understanding, and began gathering the items that they would need for the examinations that Denhal had planned for the day; it was definitely going to be a long day, because inevitably something else would come up before the day was done; now that Winter was done, all of the animals of Endrykas were eager for warmer weather and a chance to stretch their legs once more.
Asarni dawdled a little over breakfast, not particularly wanting to leave the warmth of her family's Pavilion. Ultimately, however, she was driven out by her own mother, scolding her about being late for her job that she'd had for less than a season. "You need to make a good impression," Asarni grumbles, kicking at a patch of grass as she walks across to the Opal Clan part of Endrykas, making her way to the Healing Hoof. She wove in and out of the various tents and pavilions as she went, eventually coming to the tent she sought. Inside were Denhal Tenderbloom and his son; the other healers would be arriving soon, Asarni knew. "Hello," she greeted, signing her respect for her elder and employer. "What is planned for today?"
"We must check on the pregnant Striders," Denhal answered, gesturing with one hand to his son as he signed with the other. "I will need both you and Kehal to help."
Asarni and Kehal exchanged looks; the two were tentative friends, thanks to the need to be able to trust one another when handling sick and injured animals. Those animals sometimes had a tendency to react unpredictably to even the most mundane of stimulations, and the two Drykas needed to know that the other would be where they needed to be. "We will help," Asarni says, and Kehal nods in agreement. "Which Clan will we look at first?"
"The Amethyst Clan has the most pregnant Striders, so we will go there first," Denhal explains. "I expect no problems, but one can never be certain."
Asarni and Kehal nodded in understanding, and began gathering the items that they would need for the examinations that Denhal had planned for the day; it was definitely going to be a long day, because inevitably something else would come up before the day was done; now that Winter was done, all of the animals of Endrykas were eager for warmer weather and a chance to stretch their legs once more.
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