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тАЬHas he woken?тАЭ

Joden shrugged. тАЬHe has been in and out all day.тАЭ

Prest looked at me. тАЬWill he be well?

тАЬLet us look.тАЭ Prest and Joden started the unwrapping process. I looked over at Rafe and grinned. тАЬI
found this in the marketplace. Maybe you have a use for it.тАЭ

He looked puzzled, but took the sack and opened it. His eyes got very big and excited. тАЬKavage! It is
kavage!тАЭ He looked at me as the others started to react. тАЬWhere did youтАж ?тАЭ

тАЬThere was a merchant in the market that had some. He could not sell it, everyone thinks it is a poison.тАЭ
The tent laughed, but Rafe paid me no attention as he and a few others started examining the contents
and commenting on the seeds. They seemed sort of obsessed. I bit my lip and started to worry that I had
done the wrong thing.

Joden caught my eye and smiled. тАЬHave no fear, healer. It is a drink like any other. But it is a taste of
home, and it will divert them for a time while they figure out a way to grind the beans.тАЭ

I smiled with relief and turned to the wound.

It was doing very well. I took a closer look than I had earlier and was still pleased with his progress. We
cleaned and redressed it, smearing it this time with an unguent made of feverтАЩs foe and fairysfoot.

Satisfied, I left it to Joden and Prest to wrap up my patient. I started on my rounds, tired but pleased.
Each man was well out of danger and healing well. As I worked, I could hear Rafe and his group talking
excitedly as they apparently found different ways to grind the beans I had brought. I stopped to watch for
a moment as one man tried to grind them against a piece of wood with his bootheel. тАЬWill that not affect
the taste?тАЭ

He nodded without looking up. тАЬAye. It will add flavor.тАЭ

Eventually there was no noise at all, and I looked over to see the men in fierce contemplation of the metal
pot the tinker had given me, hovering over one of the braziers of hot coals. I just shook my head and
continued my work. Before long, an odd aroma filled the tent. Odd, but pleasant.

Finally, the last one was done. I went over to where Joden sat by Simus, and dropped down next to him.
I dragged my satchel along, and started to re-pack everything in it. I was almost done when Joden
nudged me, and I looked up to see Rafe standing before me, a mug of something steaming in his hand.

тАЬWe want you to have the first taste.тАЭ Rafe looked proudly at me as he handed me the mug. The rest of
the tent was watching me, all eyes bright. I took the mug in one hand.
тАЬYou would not try to poison an innocent young healer, would you?тАЭ I looked suspiciously at Rafe, who
stared back as innocent as a lamb.

тАЬNo.тАЭ Rafe looked very serious. тАЬOn my honor.тАЭ Then his grin flashed. тАЬI would not waste kavage that
way.тАЭ

Everyone in the tent started laughing, and a few pounded on RafeтАЩs back for his jest.