Chapter Five
“There are many remedies one can use to bring down fever; willow bark, catnip, and peppermint, but I have found something even better! It grows in this harsh, northern land of the Archigos: something I call fentern. If the patient cannot drink a tea, grind it into a paste and make a tincture. Rub across the forehead where the pulse beats and at the wrists. The patient’s fever will break within the hour.”
—Herbs of Ventra and Their Uses; unpublished writings of Tess
The snow kept falling day and night blanketing Ventra in an icy shroud. The sparkling crystals of Ventrian snow shone like diamonds under the weak, winter sun. When it finally let up, all of Ventra was under a thick layer of snow. But finally, the sun agreed to come out and warm frozen souls.
Tim reined in his m
