Thanks again for the help with the table. WC: 1,019 {10 points}
Layla was always interested in the study of medicine and herbs since she was a pup. Her mother taught her about the different herbs and left her a few books to read. Layla had some basic knowledge but she was eagar to learn more. As she scanned through her new home, she noticed that there were some books on the bookcase downstairs. There were quite a few. Guess the humans who lived here before read a lot in their spare time. As she went through them, she noticed there were a few on herbs and medicine. This was perfect. Not only would she be able to catch up on her reading but now she would also be able to pick some herbs in case some of her pack mates got injured. Layla rushed to her room and grabbed her satchel and placed a couple empty jars inside for the herbs she found. As she raced back down to the bookcase, she grabbed the books and was soon on her way.
The day was just perfect for heading out for some herb picking. It was getting towards the end of the day, perfect for Layla seeing as she enjoyed the view of the sunset over the packlands. The mixture of pink, orange, and light blue filled the sky as she began on her journey from her home in Dahlia de Mai. Heading out of Wolfville, and passing through the pack’s border, she found that the area was new to her. Seeing as she didn’t know what thelife was like out here, she would have to be careful. As she filled her hair back a bit, her feathers hanging from her ears blew in the wind. The wind was picking up and it would soon be night. Seeing as Layla would have a hard time seeing in just full nighttime, she picked up the pace a bit to make sure she jad some time to look while the sun was still in the sky.
As Layla continued on her journey, she found herself to what was known as Grandfather’s Tears, though she did not know that. There were many trees, so the sun was blocked a bit, but she could still see rather well. The grass under her back paws were soft and the rocks were getting cooler from the twilight breeze. As she came closer, she saw the the free flowing water. It was such a peaceful place. Nothing could possibly go wrong right? Layla came to a nice spot on the rocks near the water and carefully set down her satchel and unloaded her gear. She sat one of the empty jars down in front of her and left the other one in her satchel. She also took out the book and began to flip through the pages. After reading through all the herbs, she stopped on a few pages and looked around her area to see if any of the ones she picked were around. One of the herbs that caught her eye was Lavander. She looked around and noticed a patch near her. She set the book down and opened the empty jar as she scooted over to the patch. She carefully began to pick some of the herbs as she hummed to herself.
After a few minutes passed, she paused. The area she had come too had suddenly gotten quite; too quite perhaps. No longer could Layla hear the chirping of birds or the other wildlife was that was nearby. She paused from her herb picking and slowly rose to her feet. She gazed around her area before slowly moving back to her stuff. As she began to pack her things, she heard a bit of movement. She looked in the direction of the noise and then froze. She was staring into something’s eyes. Another wolf perhaps. She tried to catch it’s scent but it was so foreign to her. She gave a low growl as she spoke to the mysterious creature. ”Come out coward. I know you’re not from Dahlia de Mai. Come out and show yourself!” Big mistake on her part. The creature was no coward at all. In an instant, the creature stood on its back legs, towering over Layla. The creature was a bear. Boy was Layla in trouble now. In her optime form she was not of much use seeing as she didn’t carry around a weapon. She couldn’t turn into her secui form, it would take too long and give the bear the perfect moment to attack. Seeing as she couldn’t fight back, she backed away from the monster, but soon realized there was no where really to back to. She was cornered. The odds were not good on her part. As she turned her gaze back to the bear, she saw it raise his massive paw and move to slash at her. Layla managed to dodge the attack for the most part until she felt a sharp pain on her muzzle. The bear’s claws had gotten her and slashed right across her muzzle. She placed on hand over the wound and stared back to the creature. She then attempted to fight back. Seeing as she had a body built for speed, she used it to make her way to the bear’s chest and bit on him. She tried to keep a grip on him but holding the bear’s fur in her hands. It was not an easy grip for her. After hearing a loud roar from the bear, she saw the ruby red eyes staring right at her. She could feel fear flowing in her veins. The next thing she felt was the bear’s claws against her side. It pushed her off as she flew, hitting her back on a nearby tree. She struggled a bit to get herself back up. She then noticed the bear coming towards her. This was it. If someone didn’t come and help her she would be a goner. She couldn’t take on this thing alone. She laid near the tree as she whined, praying that someone would hear her and come help her.
