Fitheach Makes a Potion to Cure Kathena

Jaekob Faolan walks into the small infirmary in Calenhad, stopping just outside to kick the dust from his boots.

Jaekob Faolan: "Ah, my Druid sister, I came to check on Kathena. Has she improved?"

Fitheach Eun slowly turns the pages of the old book she found in her luggage.

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Fitheach Eun looks up hearing the druid but does not smile: "She is much the same, I am afraid. Very hot to the touch and still unconscious."

Jaekob Faolan nods, walking over to where Kathena lies still unconscious. He touches a hand to her cheek, *She is still burning up.

Fitheach Eun nods: "She is, but I may have found something in this old book of my family's."

Jaekob Faolan walks over to Fit's desk and leans over, looking at the pages the book is open to, "What have you found hmm?"

Fitheach Eun: "There is a section here on blood magic and how to counter it."

Fitheach Eun: "We have all these herbs, some are special to druids."

 Jaekob Faolan: "Oh?" he asks raising a brow. "That is the best news I have heard in awhile. What must we do?"

Fitheach Eun: "We will need wormwood...betony, vervain and some powdered unicorn horn."

Fitheach Eun: "We mix that up with water from our protected rivers."

Fitheach Eun: "And then we need a blood sacrifice."

Jaekob Faolan: "A....a blood sacrifice?"

Fitheach Eun looks up and smiles, "I think we needn't kill anyone or anything; just a few drops should do; something to counter the demon's blood on the arrow."

Fitheach Eun: "And we need to add that blood, too."

Fitheach Eun sighs,
But,  there is a spell that goes with it. We will have to appeal to the elements for help there."

Jaekob Faolan nods, chewing on his lip, "Well, I do not have all the ingredients. Have you found what we need?"

Fitheach Eun: "Yes, I have collected all of them; it is good I hunted for herbs so much last summer and fall."

Jaekob Faolan nods and begins to pace, cutting his eyes from Fit to Kat and back.

Fitheach Eun: "I think if we can get the elements to help, we can purify the poison in Kat and, perhaps, it will snap back at the demon and weaken him further."

Fitheach Eun: "Magic released will rebound on the caster...and blood magic doubly so."

Jaekob Faolan: "That would be to our advantage, surely. But, all I care about at the moment is saving Kathena."

Fitheach Eun: "I agree; the other would be nice but Kat is more important."

Fitheach Eun: "Let me finish mixing this."

Jaekob Faolan nods and watches her as he begins to pace again.

Fitheach Eun walks over to the work table and studies the ground herbs in the mortar.

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Fitheach Eun: She adds the vervain and the unicorn horn and pours a bowl of water from her flask.

Fitheach Eun: She carefully scrapes all the herbs from the mortar and adds the to the water, mixing it carefully.

Fitheach Eun takes a deep breath and pulls out her dagger, slashing it across her hand before she has time to think too much about it and letting the fresh blood drip into the bowl.

Jaekob Faolan winces as he sees Fit cut her hand.

Fitheach Eun: She wraps a cloth around her hand to stop the bleeding and carefully unwraps the white arrow again.

Jaekob Faolan dampens a cloth and wrings it out and as Fit works on the potion, his swabs Kathena's face with the cool cloth, whispering, "We will have up better in no time, my dear."

Fitheach Eun looks over at Kathena worriedly and picks up the arrow. With her dagger she scrapes the dried blood into the bowl and the mixture steams slightly. She uses the arrow to stir the mixture again.

Fitheach Eun: It slowly clears and she stares into the water breathing slowly and concentrating on the bowl.

Fitheach Eun: "Sister of the water, give us you strength; help us heal our friend. Transmute this poison and clear her blood."

Fitheach Eun: "Sisters of the earth and air; help us in this cause; restore Kathena to health; lend us your power."

Fitheach Eun continues to concentrate on the bowl and speak to the spirits shutting out everything else but the bowl and the thought of healing Kat.

Fitheach Eun: Slowly the liquid clears completely and gives off a strong but pleasant smell; beads of moisture form on the outside of the bowl.

Fitheach Eun leans against the counter weakly for a moment but then picks the bowl up carefully and carries it to the bed

Fitheach Eun: "Jaek; help me give her this please. my hands are shaking."

Jaekob Faolan moves to Fit, reaching out to give her a bit of support, but not to get in the way. He nods, "What do you wish me to do?"

Fitheach Eun: "Lift her up a bit so we can get this into her."

Jaekob Faolan nods and moves closer to Kathena, slipping a hand under her neck and then her shoulders and gently raises her up.

Jaekob Faolan whispers: "This should be enough hmmm?

Fitheach Eun holds the bowl to Kathena's lips, prying them open with it and tilts is slowly so the liquid dribbles in.

Fitheach Eun: Kat appears to swallow and she keeps the bowl there until it is empty.

Jaekob Faolan swipes his fingers at her chin, gently as the liquid dribbles down. He looks at Fit for a moment then back at Kathena.

Fitheach Eun: "Now all we can do is wait."

Fitheach Eun: "And hope."

Jaekob Faolan gently lets her body lower back to the bed

Kathena Mavenort's eyes flutter just a bit.

Fitheach Eun sets the bowl down and leans heavily on the bed.

Jaekob Faolan: "FIT!! Did you see THAT? Her eyes fluttered."

 Fitheach Eun smiles, "I did see"