His question is met with a nod, “Natural healer,” she'd clarify; none of that get out of jail free card magic healing. Though her expression was stoic and her eyes were trained to their surroundings for the arrival of the rat snatcher, she still responded to the next comment, “It vas. But now I have a systematic method for efficient discovery,” all too much to summarize, lest important details be left out, “In vact, I can show you a fruit of my labour. If...” she continues to speak low. Her senses alert her to the approaching fox, whose quick resurgence after such a buffet-based slaughter fest brought both internal surprise and disgust. Its greed would be its downfall, “...If you could hold the vulpine down long enough for me to put something in its mouth?”
Emerald Grove
A hilly terrain covered by deciduous forest. Creeks cut between the hills. The tall forest reaches upward and underneath, ferns cover the ground.
[P] Rat's Nest