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Date Posted: 11:22:23 08/26/02 Mon
Author: Derba and Rashi
Subject: : Herb Lesson :

The Black Swaps were now different today then any other days. There were almost no wind, grey autumn clouds were filling the what used to be a blue sky and birds chirped carefully. It might not be long before most of them left for warmer lands, but again there would be some who would stay through the dark autumn. "Now, dear Rashi, tell me what plant that is," an old woman said. Her hair were shoulders long and black except some grey stripes here and there.
The teen followed her glance. Even though she were younger, the Derba were still a bit taller then the girl. Rashi had long, curly light brown hair with paler sun stripes. Freckles covered her rounded nose and greenblue eyes were huge as she took in all knowlegde about herbs and medicine. "It's called a Yellow Lady," she answered, knowing she were right.
"Good," the older women replied. "What's it used for?" Derba stopped by the strongly yellow flower with five leafed crown (stupid dictionary didn't have the word) and with the top one hanging over the others. It were a strange plant, and if you wanted to see it - you would manage to see the shape of a woman's body in it.
"I do," she said and bendt down to pic some of the Yellow Lady, but not all. If she picked it all she wouldn't find any the next time she needed it. "You can make a tea of the blossom and give it to older people to help their heart beat, right? And if you make a porridge out of it and then put it on muscles and joint they won't hurt to bad as before."
Derba nodded. "That's right, but not only 'older people' will need it. Anyone can be born with a bad heart and the Yellow Lady porrigde is good if you have stiff muscles from a long day of hard work." The old woman had sat down on one of the few roots that were there. It weren't wet so Derba had a nice seat were she could guide the younger teen. "Now... find me another herb, no matter what and tell me all you know about it."
Rashi nodded as she put some of the blossoms from teh Yellow Lady at a bag she always had around her shoulder. She would dry them when she got home, but now she had to please The First Shaman by showing she knew what she were doing. Lanhi weren't a Shaman, but her aunt were once. Faith would have it that she never got any children so it were up to Rashi to learn the skill of the spirit world and the healing herbs. It suited her good. She smiled and continued looking.

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[> : learning : -- Rashi, 06:34:31 08/28/02 Wed

Silently Rashi walked around in the swamps, placing each feet were the earth were harder and not so wet. She knew this area well, Derba had taken her here many times, learning her to always keep her eyes open for herbs and plants that would be important. Even keep her eyes open for people as well, see them for who they were and not who they pretended to be. Rashi smilde, it reminded her of her mother who wanted to be something she could never be. Sad, too.
Pushing her curled hair behind her ears she bendt down and started to dig a bit in the swamp. Moss and the like were gently lifted as she cut a 'hole' with a bone handled knife she always had in her belt. Then she stuck both hands in the black earth and pulled up a black rooth. With a smile she put the moss back over the hole, to cover her tracks and walked over to Derba.
"This is a Rodan Root," she explained with a smile. Showing the old woman a crocked, twised root with a fairly large size. "It grows only in swamps or wetlands and you can find it be seeing small grasslike tufts where it grows." She turned the root in her hands as she explains, pushing her hair back her ear again, and in the prosses turning her cheeck dirty with soil. "If it's not black it's not ready for use, they're rather greish then. And you can either dry it and crush the root into a porridge that you can eat. That will help someone who's pregnant not to loose their child. If you on the other hand just chew it right away, it will calm you down and make you.. sort of sleepy." She held the root up, knowing that Derba wouldn't most likely not touch it and waited for her 'grade'.

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[> [> : teaching : -- Derba, 10:02:04 08/31/02 Sat

"Good," she said with a aprooving smile. "That were all right, but you didn't mention that the Rodan Root only grows during summer and autumn, and that the Yellow Lady grows during the summer and the beginning of autumn." The women got up using her walking staff, turning and looking over the sky. As if she were hearing a voice that weren't there. "I think we should head home, Rashi," she finaly said and started to walk with the young apprentice right behind. "You are doing well, it might not be long before you know what I do - and even more..." She chuckled as the two figures went further away from the Swamps and towards teh Clan.

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