Thoroughly charmed, Isla let out a tinkling laugh at his exaggerated bow and his honeyed words, the healer stepping forward to shrug off her pack and set it down beside his own. She opened it to show the hay and oats inside. "Like will-o-wisps, you say? I have never seen them, but I've read stories about them before. Hopefully our reindeer friends won't be so mischievous."
There was already a warm glow suffusing the Glade along with the moonlight - glowstones, Isla had learned, were another quirky addition to this new world. She'd tried to grab one the moment she'd noticed they were there, but the glow had subsided within moments of removing it from the area. Knowing better now, she ignored the softly pulsating pebbles to grab up some hay as well, spreading it around the clearing.
"The infirmary has been busy with the blizzards and the ice," she explained, sounding just as tired as she felt. She'd had to work the day shift today feeling weak as a kitten, so she could comfortably leave the infirmary in someone else's hands to come here. "But we're coping. You'll have to come along some day soon and help us out," she said with a grin, referring to her offer to help show him some rudimentary training.
"Other than that, it's been... She paused, troubled, as if wondering if and how to approach the subject. "I made a decision, and I'm learning to live with it."
There was already a warm glow suffusing the Glade along with the moonlight - glowstones, Isla had learned, were another quirky addition to this new world. She'd tried to grab one the moment she'd noticed they were there, but the glow had subsided within moments of removing it from the area. Knowing better now, she ignored the softly pulsating pebbles to grab up some hay as well, spreading it around the clearing.
"The infirmary has been busy with the blizzards and the ice," she explained, sounding just as tired as she felt. She'd had to work the day shift today feeling weak as a kitten, so she could comfortably leave the infirmary in someone else's hands to come here. "But we're coping. You'll have to come along some day soon and help us out," she said with a grin, referring to her offer to help show him some rudimentary training.
"Other than that, it's been... She paused, troubled, as if wondering if and how to approach the subject. "I made a decision, and I'm learning to live with it."
