Post by Niobe Blakes on May 21, 2009 17:23:09 GMT -5
Niobe led the way into the greenhouse, her eyes scanning for the item she was looking for.
"My mother stopped having contact with her family when I was three years old," she began, sounding a bit distracted as she looked at the various plants "So I have no idea of the particulars and my mother doesn't speak of her side that often." she turned to Caitlin and gave her a lopsided smile "So I cannot say much, I'm sorry."
Her mother had never explained that either. Niobe vaguely remembered her mother on the phone once, screaming at someone in Chinese, but that was about it. Now Niobe was fluent in her mother's language, but as a child her mother had been speaking so rapidly that she just couldn't remember.
She continued to listen to Caitlin explain her lack of interest in herbology. Niobe could understand. The subject had never piqued her interest any further than a hobby and a loose one at that. Niobe was more of a fan of the resulting product, or the potion aspect of it.
"Well, nonetheless, I'm sure my mother could send you something of benefit....aha!" the Ravenclaw stood at a potted plant. The aloe plant was growing a bit wildly, the fleshy leaves were hanging down while other leaves were pointing straight up. The entire plant had a flower formation to it, although it looked strange because of what it was. Niobe reached in the middle, grabbing one of the smaller leaves. A bit of twisting and the leaf snapped off. Turning to Caitlin, she pointed to the base of the leaf. The inside was thick with an obvious liquid substance in it, although it wasn't leaking or dripping out.
"This is the aloe plant leaf." she said "Like I said, it's rather thick and fleshy. Just rub it on the wound and it'll help a lot. It's not really a magical plant but you can use it in some potions and other medical items. You just rub it on the wound. It dries quickly and leaves almost a film on the wound. It'll help with preventing infection."
"My mother stopped having contact with her family when I was three years old," she began, sounding a bit distracted as she looked at the various plants "So I have no idea of the particulars and my mother doesn't speak of her side that often." she turned to Caitlin and gave her a lopsided smile "So I cannot say much, I'm sorry."
Her mother had never explained that either. Niobe vaguely remembered her mother on the phone once, screaming at someone in Chinese, but that was about it. Now Niobe was fluent in her mother's language, but as a child her mother had been speaking so rapidly that she just couldn't remember.
She continued to listen to Caitlin explain her lack of interest in herbology. Niobe could understand. The subject had never piqued her interest any further than a hobby and a loose one at that. Niobe was more of a fan of the resulting product, or the potion aspect of it.
"Well, nonetheless, I'm sure my mother could send you something of benefit....aha!" the Ravenclaw stood at a potted plant. The aloe plant was growing a bit wildly, the fleshy leaves were hanging down while other leaves were pointing straight up. The entire plant had a flower formation to it, although it looked strange because of what it was. Niobe reached in the middle, grabbing one of the smaller leaves. A bit of twisting and the leaf snapped off. Turning to Caitlin, she pointed to the base of the leaf. The inside was thick with an obvious liquid substance in it, although it wasn't leaking or dripping out.
"This is the aloe plant leaf." she said "Like I said, it's rather thick and fleshy. Just rub it on the wound and it'll help a lot. It's not really a magical plant but you can use it in some potions and other medical items. You just rub it on the wound. It dries quickly and leaves almost a film on the wound. It'll help with preventing infection."
