tle fox pup licked the tears from her face, which eventually caused her tears to turn to laughter.Nym slept in her childhood room that night, surrounded by odds and ends she'd collected years earlier. The fox pup snuggled under Nym's chin and the two slept soundly. When she awoke, light shone through her window, and she lay looking at her trinkets for a bit. From the sun, she could tell it was late morning. After about 20 minutes, the fox pup pushed into Nym's room and hopped up on her bed to yip at her. She laughed, and played with the puppy until she heard her father call her name. She ran out of the room barefoot, followed by the fox, to find Ollin. Ollin was exercising Nesme, who seemed particularly pleased not to be on the road. Her father smiled at seeing her. "I see you're finally awake, little one." he said in Elvish. "Yes, I had much sleep to catch up on." He smiled and led Nesme back to the stable. "Come child." he said as he started toward the woods gracefully. Vort followed, as did Nym and her fox pup.
"Today we'll gather what we can find of Alether, Ash bark, Bilberry, Burdock, Chamomile, Hawkweed, Mandrake, Periwinkle, Spanish Nut and Wormwood. Let's see how well you remember the woods. Where would you like to go to look first?" Ollin asked as he gestured for Nym to lead the way.
ReplyDeleteNym smiled and silently made her way deeper into the forest to fulfill this quest. Behind her the fox pup let out a quick yap and then crashed through the undergrowth, scaring away a family of quails and a few rabbits. Ollin chuckled at the pup and then he and Vort followed as well.
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After about 20 minutes at a fast pace, Nym slowed as she approached a short bush heavily laden with dark berries. She plucked a few and turned back to smile at her father. "Bilberries." she said, smiling. He smiled back and handed her a sack to collect some in. As they collected the berries, the fox pup danced around under the bush, painting his paws and face purple with the berry juice on the ground. After they were finished, Nym collected the pup in her lap and gently wiped the berry juice off him the best she could, though he was still purple in many places. She laughed.