// May the road rise up to meet you //
Listening intently as Alys explained, Maea felt a bubbling excitement start to grow within, of a sort she hadn't felt for a long time. Perhaps this was what she needed to turn the page onto a new chapter for herself. A new project, a new career, where she could make her desire to be useful and help others into a living. It would take time to learn all she needed to know - but any impatience could be curbed by the dark grace she had already been blessed with, and because of that she had a feeling that she would be able to keep at it.
The offer to teach her was a surprise, but a welcome one. The ancient's expression lit up in a bright smile, eager and grateful all at once. "Oh, would you? Please, I would love to learn! What about these herbs - can we start with them?" Names, properties, uses; if Alys was willing then she would happily spend the rest of the night talking about herbs and medicine until the stars paled and dawn announced that the night was the well and truly over. With food and a fire and that kind of pleasant company, it refreshed the soul far more than any sleep could - and Maea was left with a long list of books to read and menders to consult. Because Alys was absolutely right - she had never shied away from hard work.
[FIN]
The offer to teach her was a surprise, but a welcome one. The ancient's expression lit up in a bright smile, eager and grateful all at once. "Oh, would you? Please, I would love to learn! What about these herbs - can we start with them?" Names, properties, uses; if Alys was willing then she would happily spend the rest of the night talking about herbs and medicine until the stars paled and dawn announced that the night was the well and truly over. With food and a fire and that kind of pleasant company, it refreshed the soul far more than any sleep could - and Maea was left with a long list of books to read and menders to consult. Because Alys was absolutely right - she had never shied away from hard work.
[FIN]
Maea
// May the wind be at your back //
