The Gardens, Tuesday All Day

[nothornlessrose]

Cassidy wasn't hiding in the gardens, except for how she wasShe'd come down very early in the morning, before it was light out, because she hadn't been able to sleep. She'd pulled up a protective yellow shield around herself and started in on pulling weeds and digging in the dirt to move rocks and stones that she didn't think belonged where they

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[snarkyhealer]

"What are you doing?"

That would be one teenage Healer-in-training shrieking, yes it would. She calmed herself quickly, though, and went to crouch next to Cassidy -- while simultaneously using the strength of her jewel to keep Cassidy from digging for the moment.

"Talk to me," she said softly, putting a hint of snap into it. This was one of the times when she was allowed to take some sort of attitude with her Queen, so Mother Night, she was going to.

[nothornlessrose]

"I'm working," Cassidy said quietly, trying to tug at the tool Shira was holding so that she could dig out the rocks that shouldn't have been in this part of her gardens.

She wasn't even aware that she was getting smears of her own blood on the rocks and weeds that she was dislodging.

[snarkyhealer]

"For a definition of working that includes bleeding on things, then yes. Yes, I suppose you are working." Shira got cranky when she was worried.

"You need to stop, Cassidy. You're hurt. You need to let me take care of your hands."

[nothornlessrose]

"The land needs to be taken care of," she murmured, acting like she didn't even feel how badly she had already damaged her hands in her complete focus on the dirt and stones of the garden. "Have to take care of the land so it will be there to take care of the people. Have to make sure it is taken care of well."