07-13-2022, 09:06 PM
Astrid was glad Gwen seemed to accept her offer to help, it would be up to the woman herself to decide if she wanted to reach out or not but she had at least accepted it and didn't seem to judge her based on her background. Though that changed as she noticed the flush of color appear of Gwen's face before she admitted to not having any control of her travels beyond the school. It was a little startling to find out Gwen and Godric were siblings, with her name different than his she hadn't thought they were related. Now though as the memory of his handsome face formed in her mind, she did take note of a few similarities between them before she had to quickly remove the images of him from her mind. Astrid didn't need a repeat of the previous day and the struggle of trying to pull his presence from her mind. Not to mention all the day dreams her imagination was making while her mind reminded her what his skin had felt like when she had healed the wound on his side and the powerful essence that surrounded him when she stood less then a breath away while treating his busted lip and black eye. Then there was the brief but all too informative sight she had seen in the mirror by accident while he was undressing. That view of his powerful and very toned physical state that was the very best example of prime male and had made her envious of his wife getting to enjoy such a delight all to herself.
Great, now she was going to have him solely on her mind all day and all those thoughts teasing her again as they replayed over and over. With some luck maybe she would find something to distract her and not have to go through another internal debate about how foolish she was being on the whole matter. She needed to refocus on Gwen not her good looking brother and helping her with the situation of sleep for both her and her daughter.
"My apologies for assuming you were aware of it, I tend to just to things sometimes when it seems like it is the obvious answer. I will do better in the future to not make sure rude mistakes" Astrid replied. It was a little annoying to hear how protective or rather overly protective Gwen's brother was of her. Not even letting her go to the trading post herself, that just seemed a bit much. Although, Astrid realized that noble families, at least the ones she had witnessed tended to have a bit different of an approach to women and letting them come and go places, most of the time they needed to have some sort of escort in the form of their father, brother, or husband if not a guard or servant depending on age. If the two were siblings it made sense why Godric was making the errands for his sister. Astrid didn't much approve of the whole idea but then she had been brought up differently so maybe it made sense to them that she just didn't get.
Astrid gave her mind a mental shake, trying to refocus herself and her thoughts before the tall dashing albeit goofy Gryffindor overtook her every part of her mind. Center her mind on healing and helping Gwen, thats what she needed to do right now. "Well, yes and no. It depends on which one you use though you can use both for a stronger effect but I wouldn't recommend it for your daughter given her age. I have it in an salve form that you would apply to the chest just below the base of the neck at the center of where your left and right collarbone meet" she explained calmly, pausing to raise her hand up to point at the place she was trying to describe on herself. "Its a little bitter if you happen to not rinse it from your fingers after applying it but its not very strong flavor wise, its strength is in the smell instead. With each breath you inhale the herb's scent fills your lungs before being distributed around to the rest of your body to help relax and calm down physically, mentally, and emotionally. The other version is to steep the herbs into a tea which can be a bit bitter but I have some floral herbs mixed in that help with cutting down some of the bitterness with some sweet notes. I would recommend if you decide to try the tea that you water down the cup you would give your daughter so its not as strong for her, its safe even if you want to add a drop or so of honey as well to make it sweeter for her. Children and bitter don't exactly get along very well so she may not take it as well without the added note of sweetness."
"Both work very well but for children they are a bit more tolerant of the salve applied to their chest then drinking a warm herbal mixture with a subtle bitter taste. I can drop off both if you would like, you can start off with the salve first to see if its any help and move to the tea if after a few nights it isn't working very well and see how she likes that." She realized her explanation was a bit long but she hoped it hadn't been too confusing for Gwen to make sense of and find the answer to her question. "If your unsure about how to apply the salve or steep the tea I could show you when I drop them off later if you would like as well. However I can be of help to get the both of you finding much more fulfilling rest and sleep each night" Astrid continued then offered a warm friendly smile.
Great, now she was going to have him solely on her mind all day and all those thoughts teasing her again as they replayed over and over. With some luck maybe she would find something to distract her and not have to go through another internal debate about how foolish she was being on the whole matter. She needed to refocus on Gwen not her good looking brother and helping her with the situation of sleep for both her and her daughter.
"My apologies for assuming you were aware of it, I tend to just to things sometimes when it seems like it is the obvious answer. I will do better in the future to not make sure rude mistakes" Astrid replied. It was a little annoying to hear how protective or rather overly protective Gwen's brother was of her. Not even letting her go to the trading post herself, that just seemed a bit much. Although, Astrid realized that noble families, at least the ones she had witnessed tended to have a bit different of an approach to women and letting them come and go places, most of the time they needed to have some sort of escort in the form of their father, brother, or husband if not a guard or servant depending on age. If the two were siblings it made sense why Godric was making the errands for his sister. Astrid didn't much approve of the whole idea but then she had been brought up differently so maybe it made sense to them that she just didn't get.
Astrid gave her mind a mental shake, trying to refocus herself and her thoughts before the tall dashing albeit goofy Gryffindor overtook her every part of her mind. Center her mind on healing and helping Gwen, thats what she needed to do right now. "Well, yes and no. It depends on which one you use though you can use both for a stronger effect but I wouldn't recommend it for your daughter given her age. I have it in an salve form that you would apply to the chest just below the base of the neck at the center of where your left and right collarbone meet" she explained calmly, pausing to raise her hand up to point at the place she was trying to describe on herself. "Its a little bitter if you happen to not rinse it from your fingers after applying it but its not very strong flavor wise, its strength is in the smell instead. With each breath you inhale the herb's scent fills your lungs before being distributed around to the rest of your body to help relax and calm down physically, mentally, and emotionally. The other version is to steep the herbs into a tea which can be a bit bitter but I have some floral herbs mixed in that help with cutting down some of the bitterness with some sweet notes. I would recommend if you decide to try the tea that you water down the cup you would give your daughter so its not as strong for her, its safe even if you want to add a drop or so of honey as well to make it sweeter for her. Children and bitter don't exactly get along very well so she may not take it as well without the added note of sweetness."
"Both work very well but for children they are a bit more tolerant of the salve applied to their chest then drinking a warm herbal mixture with a subtle bitter taste. I can drop off both if you would like, you can start off with the salve first to see if its any help and move to the tea if after a few nights it isn't working very well and see how she likes that." She realized her explanation was a bit long but she hoped it hadn't been too confusing for Gwen to make sense of and find the answer to her question. "If your unsure about how to apply the salve or steep the tea I could show you when I drop them off later if you would like as well. However I can be of help to get the both of you finding much more fulfilling rest and sleep each night" Astrid continued then offered a warm friendly smile.
