{Video; UN: elvenking}

[tauraran]

If I were able to procure the proper ingredients, would there be any interest in Elven remedies? They are markedly more effective than the medicines of Men and Dwarves, but I cannot speak for the races I do not know.

{Thanks to the Chroma he has acquired, he could start a business. Then - oh then - he will seek a house worthy of a king! For now, he is reclining on a sofa, looking much calmer than he did during his prior broadcast.}

I could offer them as teas, for example, or mix them in dishes with pleasant flavors.

Comments

[lumberlady]

Well, I’d be interested then! My husband knows a lot of remedies and medicines from our home, but not all the mountain plants are the same here.

[tauraran]

The herbs of my forest are not all here either, but I believe I can make do. Tell me what ails you and we can begin there.

[lumberlady]

I’m not sick or anything, but there was this herb we chewed in my village for settling upset stomachs... sometimes I try new food here that doesn’t really agree with me, haha, so... If you knew something like that?

[tauraran]

Mint. {He is almost sure of it.} I can brew it in tea or you can chew it as you are accustomed to doing.

[lumberlady]

Is that your word for it? Whichever one is less trouble is fine with me, I’m not fussy!

It would just be nice to have if I accidentally eat something with “chocolate” in it again...

[tauraran]

So you have a sweet tooth? What do you think of honey? It too can coat the throat and stomach.

[lumberlady]

Ehe, just a little... a lot of the things they say are "kind of sweet" here are "really sweet" to me... but I like trying new things!

Honey is really tasty... I can't believe you can just buy a bottle of it in the city, already ready for cooking and everything.

[tauraran]

If you ask the bees nicely, they can make a special honey from particular blooms. I would mix that with mint for your stomach.

[lumberlady]

Eh- Bees can talk? Is it in buzzing?

[tauraran]

All creatures understand the language of the Elves. The bees need not say a word; their actions speak for them.

[lumberlady]

Even...

[thinking of animals thF seem hard to talk to? Yes]

Bears? And snakes?

[tauraran]

Yes. {Bears, snakes, birds, deer...} They all have ears the ability to communicate.

[lumberlady]

Wow... if we could all talk to animals I think life in the mountains would be much more peaceful! That’s amazing that you can!

~ and the ability to communicate. English.

[tauraran]

My realm is peaceful. {Or it was before the Orcs and Spiders.} Everything is kept in balance.

I forgot English for a second there too haha

[lumberlady]

Mm, balance is important! Like... it’s sad sometimes if a wolf kills a deer but then what about the wolf that needs to eat...

I think if I could talk to bees though I would ask them to not build their hive in my roof thatching...

I find it ironic that I missed a word in THAT sentence lol.

[tauraran]

Wolves hunt the weak and the old; they leave the strong behind to breed. If the herds are left to breed unchecked, they will soon run out of food to eat. In a way, what the wolf does is kind.

I could speak with them for you?

haha true

[lumberlady]

Mmm... like you said, “balance” right? It’s sad when something dies, but... I like to think it lived splendidly until then.

Really? You wouldn’t mind?

[tauraran]

I'm sure it did. The life of a wild animal is bright and exciting. No matter how long or short their time may be, they have an impact on the world around them.

Not at all.

[lumberlady]

Mmm, I like how it sounds when you say it.

In that case... could you ask them to live in the corner of the storehouse instead? If they let me have some honey, I’ll plant them some flowers...

[tauraran]

I think they will agree to such a trade. I can move their hive by hand to make it easier for them. It would be a shame if their work went to waste.

[lumberlady]

But won’t-

Oh, if you can talk to them they won’t sting you! Right!

[tauraran]

I will make it clear I am protecting them. Their queen will not wish to leave.

[lumberlady]

Mmm, mm! Bees are very loyal! And kind of cute, unlike wasps...

And here they don’t have to worry about bears!