(He cranes his neck and tries to look. The writing is so faded that the only clue they have is the colors of the packets.)
And wait a whole season...?
(Like this? He sounds disappointed, like a child hearing he has to do something boring but really, he's frustrated. He can't stay like this for a season. He'll surely break apart by then.)
Most medicine comes from plants. (There are some traditional medicines that can come from animals but most are from plants.) Flowers, leaves, roots, bark, and even seeds...
(With bandaged fingers, he reaches out to clumsily take one and hold it up. There's no compulsion to consume it. If compulsion was an effect of something dangerous like the tea, could this be a safer option...? Or "nothing?")
I don't want to eat it. It must be safe then, right?
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(He cranes his neck and tries to look. The writing is so faded that the only clue they have is the colors of the packets.)
And wait a whole season...?
(Like this? He sounds disappointed, like a child hearing he has to do something boring but really, he's frustrated. He can't stay like this for a season. He'll surely break apart by then.)
Most medicine comes from plants. (There are some traditional medicines that can come from animals but most are from plants.) Flowers, leaves, roots, bark, and even seeds...
(With bandaged fingers, he reaches out to clumsily take one and hold it up. There's no compulsion to consume it. If compulsion was an effect of something dangerous like the tea, could this be a safer option...? Or "nothing?")
I don't want to eat it. It must be safe then, right?