Betas Testicus’s journal · thread V
What was found, what was made and what was earned.
Tarindrella's book is my one keepsake of the day, and I have set it where I can see it. I also learned the crafts of Tanning and Skinning. I am now someone who can take leather from the beasts, though I expect to be bad at it for some time. The nightsabers have been warned.
Tarindrella offered me a book to further my education, since she understands that my kind enjoys books. I was so moved that I forgot to be hungry for nearly a minute.
Tarindrella offered me one of her books to further my education, since she understands my kind enjoys them. I am not sure what to make of this except that I am thrilled. No coin or treasure to speak of today, only the books and the lessons.
Tarindrella gave me a book, which is the finest thing anyone has given me today, a competition with few entrants. I also learned Tanning and Skinning, so the beasts I have slain need not be wasted. Their hides will find a use, and I shall try not to be strange about it.
Tarindrella gave me a book to further my education, because she understands my kind enjoys books. It is true, and I was moved. Beyond that, I learned Tanning and Skinning, so the beasts I have taken today need not be wasted. I have no coin to report, and no snacks either, which I mention only because I looked.
Tarindrella gave me a book to further my education, because, she said, my kind enjoys books. I do. I am not certain how she knew, but I try not to ask a dryad how she knows things.
I also learned the crafts of Tanning and Skinning. I am told that I will soon turn the hides of fallen beasts into leather. Nothing in nature is wasted, and I intend to be very good at it.
Terunne Bearshaper asked whether I cared to learn how to gather leather from slain beasts, or buy new tools. I learned Skinning, and Tanning too. I do not yet know what to make of leather, but I have already looked at my boots differently. A pair of Young Thistle Boar hides would make a fine pouch for snacks. I mean for sacred herbs.
Tarindrella pressed a book into my hands for my education, and I have not stopped smelling it. I also learned Tanning and Skinning, so the beasts I thinned will not go to waste. Nothing in the forest should, and I say this as someone who has thought about snacks all afternoon.
Tarindrella gave me a book to further my education, and I held it as though it might bloom. I also learned Tanning and Skinning, the humble arts of the leather-worker. Terunne Bearshaper asked whether I cared to gather leather from slain beasts, or needed new tools. I did, and I do. I cannot say how much coin I earned, because I did not count it. Counting coin feels unlike a druid, though I suspect I will have to learn.
Tarindrella gave me a book to further my education, which I accepted with both hands. I learned Tanning and Skinning, so I can now take leather from slain beasts. I felt a pang for the boars about this, and also a strong desire for a snack. I will not be examining the connection.
Tarindrella, pleased that I had found her, offered me one of her books to further my education. She said my kind enjoys books, and she is right. I did not find any coin or treasure, though I did look under a few ferns, just in case.
Tarindrella gave me a book to further my education, which I consider the finest gift of the day. I also learned Tanning and Skinning, so the beasts I thinned need not go entirely to waste. The leather will be, I think, my snack of the soul. (I do not mean that I will eat it.)
I learned Tanning and Skinning today, the crafts of taking leather from the beasts of the wild. I have decided to treat them as sacred trusts, and I resolved to honor every hide. Terunne Bearshaper asked if I cared to learn how to gather leather, or wanted new tools, and I nodded too eagerly and said nothing. Tarindrella also offered me a book to further my education, which I took as a great compliment, even though I suspect it was a hint.
Tarindrella, on hearing that I had found her, said she understood my kind enjoys books, and asked me to take one of hers to further my education. I have thought about that book more than is probably dignified.
I also learned Tanning and Skinning, so the beasts I fell need not be wasted, and there is a solemn comfort in that. I will be able to honor whatever falls to my staff with the knife and the needle. I have no snacks to report, and I would like Elune to note that this was a hardship.
Tarindrella's book now sits carefully in my pack, unopened but promising. I also took my first steps into the practical arts today, learning the working of hides both raw and tanned — humble work for a druid who talks to trees, but even Elune, I suspect, appreciates a good coin purse.
