[ There's maybe the slightest sideways smirk in all playfulness Claude offers in response for both Claire's answer and for potential important reasons. His might've been slightly different (or the opposite) of medical care reasons in the past, but no harm in using them for that now. ]
When you're ready for them, I'll have some on hand or I can bring the ingredients themselves if that's less suspicious. A couple of them are also from Nocwich, so at least that'd make bringing them stand out less.
[ Nothing some good concealed containers and labels couldn't further disguise, Claude's sure, but they can worry about that later. Aspirin's more interesting to him as it's a word he recognizes from Cadens' apothecaries, and the same for the question following as he hums in thought while studying a different twig with different leaves before looking back up to meet her gaze. ]
There were some healing items we used to keep on hand while in battle. Vulneraries were the most common because they were small and portable, though there were other concoctions and elixirs you could take with you. Mostly they were meant to keep you alive until you could get to a healer.
[ If they were lucky enough for that, that is, but given that Claire's gone through war herself from what she's described he thinks that'll be clear enough. A second more of thinking, and then he starts to conjure more specific plants and roots while naming them to place on an empty part of the table. ]
What we used to grow at the monastery included white verona and rocky burdock that were said to help increase strength or resistance to... well, battlefield attacks. Angelica helped with casting magic, and there were some fruits said to do the same. Oh, and, [ he's definitely trying not to laugh while he brings forth the final plants because of what he now knows from Nadine's business, but he is actually serious since this (probably) isn't medieval cannabis endorsed by the former archbishop - ] some herbs meant to improve mood, relax you, or any number of more pleasant things.
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When you're ready for them, I'll have some on hand or I can bring the ingredients themselves if that's less suspicious. A couple of them are also from Nocwich, so at least that'd make bringing them stand out less.
[ Nothing some good concealed containers and labels couldn't further disguise, Claude's sure, but they can worry about that later. Aspirin's more interesting to him as it's a word he recognizes from Cadens' apothecaries, and the same for the question following as he hums in thought while studying a different twig with different leaves before looking back up to meet her gaze. ]
There were some healing items we used to keep on hand while in battle. Vulneraries were the most common because they were small and portable, though there were other concoctions and elixirs you could take with you. Mostly they were meant to keep you alive until you could get to a healer.
[ If they were lucky enough for that, that is, but given that Claire's gone through war herself from what she's described he thinks that'll be clear enough. A second more of thinking, and then he starts to conjure more specific plants and roots while naming them to place on an empty part of the table. ]
What we used to grow at the monastery included white verona and rocky burdock that were said to help increase strength or resistance to... well, battlefield attacks. Angelica helped with casting magic, and there were some fruits said to do the same. Oh, and, [ he's definitely trying not to laugh while he brings forth the final plants because of what he now knows from Nadine's business, but he is actually serious since this (probably) isn't medieval cannabis endorsed by the former archbishop - ] some herbs meant to improve mood, relax you, or any number of more pleasant things.