I have a young girl, Petra, whom some of you have heard from before. She has acquired an adult warrior who has been badly injured. Mostly cuts, none really serious, but she has lost a lot of blood and is weak. When Petra finds her, the woman is unable to walk on her own and slipping into delirium.
They are in a forest near the Black Sea, so there's plenty of plants and water and animals. It's August so stuff is in bloom. Petra manages to get the woman to her camp by a stream.
How would Petra nurse her?
Let us assume no infections (a bit of a stretch, but not all wounds before the 20thc went gangrenous). The warrior (her name is Inglena) mainly needs rest and nourishment. I'm not making a big deal of the actual care; this is mainly a break in action scenes and a chance for a ten-year-old to face a moral decision.
I wrote a line that mentioned gooseberries and lemongrass, and that's when I made a side note. You don't need to know anything about the flora of ancient Thrace; it's enough to know these are low mountains near a sea in a Mediterranean climate. Petra doesn't have woodlore; she's a city girl. I just want a few plants that might be in the neighborhood. No poultices or herbs--she wouldn't know about those. Just food. If it accidentally has medicinal properties, that'd be peachy.
As always, tia to Those Assembled.
They are in a forest near the Black Sea, so there's plenty of plants and water and animals. It's August so stuff is in bloom. Petra manages to get the woman to her camp by a stream.
How would Petra nurse her?
Let us assume no infections (a bit of a stretch, but not all wounds before the 20thc went gangrenous). The warrior (her name is Inglena) mainly needs rest and nourishment. I'm not making a big deal of the actual care; this is mainly a break in action scenes and a chance for a ten-year-old to face a moral decision.
I wrote a line that mentioned gooseberries and lemongrass, and that's when I made a side note. You don't need to know anything about the flora of ancient Thrace; it's enough to know these are low mountains near a sea in a Mediterranean climate. Petra doesn't have woodlore; she's a city girl. I just want a few plants that might be in the neighborhood. No poultices or herbs--she wouldn't know about those. Just food. If it accidentally has medicinal properties, that'd be peachy.
As always, tia to Those Assembled.