Timeskip post!

[wolvering]

Pod of Gray Holt and Kiga COURT Seelie TITLE Friend to all woodland creatures OCCUPATION Beast Healer (Apprentice -> Journeywoman) ABLE TO FAST-TRAVEL Not yet. HOME BASE IN 2,701 Cothromach! Secondary Treun? HOME BASE IN 2,702 Cothromach! Secondary Treun? MAJOR EVENTS HIGHLIGHT Description [ ✖ ] HIGHLIGHT Description [ ✖ ] HIGHLIGHT Description [ ✖ ]

PLANS Long-term/big plans 1) researching/gathering assistance for Hermione's hospital (plus more?) 2) mastering as much healing magic as possible 3) helping undo the damage caused by the Jabberwhelp (at least for animals) (w/ Aslan and co.?) 4) searching for the White Hart + his shrines; leaving offerings and trying to talk with him 5) learning the languages of all the animals SUMMARY OF KNOWN DETAILS Pod will be focused on learning and helping for the timeskip, and by the end will be calling herself a Journeywoman instead of an apprentice. More than that has yet to be set in stone. TIMELINE OF EVENTS SPRING IN 2,701 (Mar, Apr, May) MARCH - March event: Roc + Snowstorm. Pod and Kiga will be trying to dig people out/willing to act as snow-capable messangers. (Might try to go talk to the Roc?) Will inspire her to focus on the language of birds. Other things: Pod will be, starting near Cothromach, and then moving to Caer Glaem, be combing Jabberwhelp tainted areas and Healing animals she finds. Threads: Link; link; link; APRIL - March event: Harps. Pod will freak out, and desperately look for ways to stop it, and spread news of what she discovers. The music will inspire her to talk about Gull the Blood Drinker and his musical mind control. Other things: Pod will continue combing the land for animals hurt by Jabberwhelp--and as word spreads, animals should start coming to her.Threads: link; link; link; MAY- Pod will try to stop the swans non-violently, and if she discovers they are not actual animals, kill them for the gold. Whatever gold she gets will mostly go to hospital and Hart-shrines. Threads: link; link; link; SUMMER IN 2,701 (Jun, Jul, Aug) JUNE - Discovery of the lands still being barren. Tries to research ways to help and offer help to those trying to combat the problem. Asks advice of the animals. Starts making plans to visit the White Hart's shrines, as well. Threads: link; link; link; JULY - "downtime" month: mostly the month where Pod continues working on her other plans. She also goes herb gathering, where she can, to stock up for winter. Threads: link; link; link; AUGUST - "downtime" month: Pod may participate in Cothromach's bazaar, selling remedies and Healing beasts. Mostly continuing FALL IN 2,701 (Sept, Oct, Nov) SEPTEMBER - Another "downtime" month for big things. The event of losing spoken communication might inspire Pod to ask the birds if they'll carry letters back and forth. OCTOBER - Big thing will be Samhain. Pod will petition the Black Shuck for an audience NOVEMBER - Pod probably won't be involved in the main event, but will be turning her thoughts more towards the upcoming Hart Hunt: she'll want to build him a shrine close to her primary residence, and maybe consider another tour of the other shrines she knows of WINTER IN 2,701/2,702 (Dec, Jan, Feb) DECEMBER - White Hart Hunt: Pod will again go searching for the Hart, leaving offerings, and wanting to find him to give him well-wishes for the new year. JANUARY - No big plans as of now. Perhaps going around and making sure the local wildlife is doing well? FEBRUARY - No definite plans. SPRING IN 2,702 (Mar, Apr) MARCH - Undead! Once Pod discovers they can be dealt with, she will go after them. APRIL - Missing fairies and imps! Pod will go around asking the animals if they know anything DATE - Description

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[merelychewed]

If a fire made by a small human could warm a dragon, but he won't say that aloud. He only nods and turns to follow along after her, at her side, when she takes off again. He walks slowly, so not to be taken far ahead of her by his own massive stride, and snow crunches loudly under feet as large as his, ice prickles at the thinner scales there. He can survive it, though.

"Then let us hurry back, for the bird's sake." Strange to see someone go to such lengths for little animals, especially a human. Then again, Pod had struck him as a kind soul. Still, it's worth comment. "You would spend all your time out here healing animals? Many would not find that a useful time spent."

[wolvering]

Pod beams at him, and keeps a quick pace with the help of her snowshoes. She isn't one to tarry, and always goes briskly when she's got somewhere to be, or someone to help. She cradles the owl all the way, but visibly sighs in relief when the fire--quite largely built up, almost a bonfire--comes in sight. Kiga is there waiting, and has clearly dragged more wood into the clearing for the fire.

"It's my calling. The Great Stag blesses us Beast Healers with our magic to Heal, and we then have charges of all beasts, wild and tame. How could I not?"

[merelychewed]

"Is that what you are, then? I figured you as some kind of apprentice before, but a healer all on your own?"

So much magic here, from so many different places, even within the children. One day he might stop being amazed by it, but not yet, just not yet. Reaching the clearing, Draco stops near the bonfire, though makes sure to leave Pod and her feathery ward enough room. No need for a dragon to clog up a clearing!

"Though it suits you. I can only imagine that all Beast Healers must have great hearts to care for so many."

For those usually deemed lesser, anyway.

[wolvering]

"I am both! We Beast Healers are blessed by the Great Stag, Kerras of the Golden Antlers, and from his blessing come our gifts to Heal and soothe, but a gift must still be learned to be used well! So we enter the chapter-houses and learn from the elder Healers as first apprentices, then Journeymen and women, and then full Beast Healers."

She beams at the compliment. "We care for our charges, true, and it serves us well. If we did not, we wouldn't make very good Healers, I should say."

She's glad of the room, and takes some time to set the owl down where the fire can warm it. Then she settles herself and looks up at Draco. Even knowing him better, there's still a bit of wonder in her gaze.

[merelychewed]

So many years where people would only look upon him in terror and now he's in a world where so many hold that look instead. It's strange, but so many things are now, here, in this place. He nods some at her explanation, certainly making a point to note and file it away in his memory. Reverence for nature surely marked Pod's world as one of the better ones Draco's since heard of.

Though that in mind, he looks down towards the owl.

"Would this go faster for you and the creatures you seek if we instead brought fire to them? Or perhaps if I carried them back here to you?"

[wolvering]

“I think either might work. Which would be quicker, though?”

She’s quiet for a few moments while she thinks, humming little noises as she considers the woods and Draco. It will be easier for her to move about beneath the trees to gather animals, and if Draco is nearby—and he can start fires so much quicker than she—it will take her less time to search an area, and then they can move onto the next and… it should work!

“I think perhaps bringing the fire to them might be the easier option.”

[merelychewed]

He waits quietly while she works out which she'd prefer, then nods at the decision and turns to look off across the frozen landscape. He doesn't move, not yet, but that's mostly because he isn't sure which way she'd like to go first.

"Lead the way when you are ready, then. I will follow."

[wolvering]

"Right!"

She takes a few moments to gather up everything she thinks she'll need and then nods up at Draco. Kiga ranges on ahead, alerting her when he finds something, and together they gather as many animals as they can into another space Draco can fit into.

She gathers wood also, and then flags him down.

"Thank you so much for helping!"

[merelychewed]

And he'll arrive when flagged down, landing carefully so not to crush any frozen creature that might have fallen off the pile. A pile of magically frozen animals, ah, it's a good thing Pod is around or Draco might get it into his head that iced bunny might be a good snack.

"You are very welcome, though do step well clear of all that wood when you're done with it. I don't wish to see you catch fire, too!"

[wolvering]

Pod beams as he lands, and scurries to make sure everything is ready.

"Done!"

And then she scrambles well away, because she's heard how powerful dragonfire is. The wood will be alight in no time, even if it's a little wet, and the animals will be thawed. She bounces happily as she waits, so happy to have help.

[merelychewed]

She's not wrong. A little moisture means nothing to a dragon's fire. He makes a point to cover one nostril, though, to limit just how much fire there'll be. After that, he takes aim at the pile of wood and takes in a deep breath, only to breathe it right back out as a gout of flame through his nose.

The wood catches and holds it, burning up into a warm bonfire right there and then.

[wolvering]

She whoops and immediately bounces around into a little dance, and then sets out to immediately arrange the animals around the fire. That takes up several minutes of her time, but finally she sits herself down, more than a little bit at Kiga’s urging, and smiles radiantly up at Draco.

“Thank you so much! This is so much easier than starting it with a flint and steel.”

[merelychewed]

"That it is," Draco agrees, chuckling at her excitement. Seeing that she intends to wait for the animals to thaw before moving on, he'll settle down on the ground as well, although when he does, he's right back up again with a loud, surprised noise.

Looking back, there's sharp bits of ice that have gathered on a particularly pointy, fallen tree stump. He scowls at that.

"...bah. All this snow and ice, I'll be glad when we finally are rid of it."

[wolvering]

“As will I! It’s simply much too late in the year for weather this awful.” She busies herself a moment more but when she’s sure the animals are all set, she comes over to Draco.

“Are you well? No ice dug in under your scales or anything?” She’s only slightly worried, but that didn’t look comfortable, and even if Draco wasn’t hurt, she can see to it that he’s as comfortable as possible while helping her.