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She smiled, dipping her head at the brown wolf, respecting what he was offering. He did not want to be a burden to their pack. It made sense, and was the right response for most wolves that came seeking shelter. Offer what they could to help and generally that would be taken well by the Alpha. In this case, he was correct, though Freyja was a lot more lenient than others might be. <b>"I thank you for your willingness to help."</b> She started out with a smile, wanting to give him something to let him show how useful he was. Aamu chimed in first however, and that earned another thoughtful nod from the Alpha.

<b>"Healing herbs . . . you know, we could always use more curemoss, it is brown and green and can be found in the winter though it is harder to see. Usually down around the roots and in dark place that are still getting a bit damp. That is always useful as is roughgrass which is a hardy grass that can be found anywhere though you might have to dig for it."</b> She offered to both of them with a smile at Aamu, whom had thought of the idea. She was very astute, such things could always be utilized in a pack.

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Czestochowa gave a thankful nodd and continued to listen. Aamu had mentioned healing herbs, and soon after Freyja seemed to think finding some a good idea as well. He knew quite a few different plant names and herbal mixes, curemoss and roughgrass were actually two he had forgotten until the mention of them. He then remembered seeing both of them actually growing at the cemetery where Aamu had found him again. He huffed a bit frustrated that he did not recognize to use them when his paws were troubling him so.

Roughgrass and curemoss, he knew that if they couldn't find any in the area that there would be some at the cemetery if worse came to worse. Herbs and plants were probably one of the few things that seemed to make him so excited. Czestochowa dipped his head, excitement hinted in his voice although it was intentionally restrained you can tell. "Thank you Freyja. I have learned about many plants and herbs on my travels, if I see anything else that might be of use I won't hesitate to bring that also." He gave a hesitant half smile as he raised his head. Then he turned to Aamu waiting to see what she would say or if she would take the lead on the trip.

The orange female nodded as the lilac one accepted Czest's offer to help. Naturally, that was the thing to do when visiting a pack that offered shelter for the cold season, but not everywolf always said so on their first visit. She was glad he did, however. It indicated how polite he was, even for one that hadn't had much friendly contact for a while.

As Freyja described the curemoss, and then the roughgrass, she nodded with a certain stern look on her face. Surely she would be able to find those, but she had to listen closely to the description to understand what was meant. When Czestochowa however, replied that he knew of these plants, she let out a relieved sigh. "You can come help me find them then, yes?" Aamu was sure Freyja would agree, and hopefully she would better remember the plants if one pointed her to it first. She never had payed very much attention to greenery and no need to learn of it, so this was something that she could probably use some more help with. Air magics was something that came much easier to her, as was her increase in speed, but healing plants, no. It just wasn't her thing. She was quite certain that she would never really learn anything much about earth either - for practically the same reason. Best to let Shiloh do that kind of stuff. It was too hard and sturdy of a thing for her.

Mine is the sunlight, mine is the morning

They seemed to be waiting for some sort of a signal from her, and she realized that this must seem weird to the male. Clearly, many packs were not quite as welcoming and friendly as Divum, many likely required some sort of homage to be paid to the Alpha in plain view, or some sort of other fealty made. Not so here, and she accepted their idea for the healing plants, as that would help the pack's stores, and be useful rather than attempting to perform some other task that might not be nearly as needed. <b>"You can take your leave whenever you feel, I agree with your decision. You are welcome to find any that look interesting as well, perhaps I can learn some more uses of things that we do not know of. Finding more knowledge is never a bad thing."</b>

She hesitated on the verge of lifting off, leaving these two to their devices. Freyja was not a wolf that preferred to look rude, especially in front of guests, and she did not want to be thought of as entirely dismissive. However, it seemed she really wasn't needed much more here. <b>"Is there any other knowledge that I might give before my return to the skies?"</b> Those of the pack, and their guests could always be reassured that there was some wolf above looking over them, at least while they were within and around Divum's borders.

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Czestochowa nodded to Aamu, he would be happy to help with such a thing. The Ubelli shook his head no to Freyja and looked over at Aamu again to see if she had anything more to input. He had a returned gaze over at Freyja whom was about to make lift off. He found his emerald eyes scanning the Di'shei's blue and white tipped wings. He exhaled remembering how he wished he had such things so he too would be able to fly and he would not be so restrained to the earth. He had earth affinity but it was slow in his work with it, he was far more interested in herbs and plants.

His mind returned on that thought and waited for Aamu to speak or start on their way. He was already trying to remember all the good winter plants. He made it a point to study well on winter plants and herbs because they would be important to have when most other plants are absent in the cold weather. So they would look for Roughgrass and Curemoss, what else... Oh! Numbing Mint is a winter plant he remembered. Dark green with smooth yet spiked leaves it has a strong minty smell. Even with his poor sense of smell he could find some from a mile away if he focused on it. He waved his tail slowly at the thought.

Aamu nodded at Freyja's response. Knowledge was never a bad thing, she agreed. As her Alpha asked if she needed anything else and Czest shook no, she did the same. "I think we'll be allright. If we need anything I'll be sure to let you know." she said, giving her new friend an visitor another look. He seemed happy about something, and eager to go find those plants. "We'll be on our way, too then." she smiled at the lilac female. Freyja always seemed happier to just fly around instead of staying on the ground. Maybe because she wanted to be closer to her godess, she wasn't sure. In any case, Aamu never minded because she knew she could call her down or head up herself. Czestochowa however, seemed to look almost longingly at the wings. Yes, well, he didn't have them but should he? He was fine the way he was just now to her. But then again these lands had altered her own body as well. Time would show.
"You coming?" she asked him, standing up and headed towards the gate. Surely he would. Staying in one place, after all, wasn't exactly the most exciting thing in the world even if it was your home.

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Mine is the sunlight, mine is the morning

She nodded pleasantly, knowing that Aamu would keep this other wolf safe, but still happy to watch over them at any rate. <b>"You will be fine, I think, both of you. Good hunting."</b> Was her honest wish for them. Then, she took off into the sky with a small push of her air magic to soften her ascention so that she did not ruffle them too much. Then, she spiraled up into the clouds to take up her position gliding overhead, watching over all that was Divum.

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Czestochowa nodded with a pleasant but small smile. He turned back to follow Aamu on their trip. He could hear Freyja take off into the air behind them as they walked away. He did feel better in a way, safe? Perhaps, he did feel different and knowing someone was watching out for them did have the benefit of the doubt. He trotted to catch up to Aamu and fell into place walking beside her on her left. Herb hunting, maybe he could help teach Aamu a bit about the winter plants as they came across them. He was happy that everything had turned out okay.

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