Private Message to Aurora Sinistra
Jun. 9th, 2014 06:47 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
alt_poppyAurora, dear.
I stopped by but your brother said you had asked not to be disturbed. I hope that means you're able to get some sleep.
I did leave with him two things that might help if you've reached the point of wishing to try them. Neither is a sleep potion, per se. I know how you feel about those. While each of them should help you find sleep and make the sleep you take more beneficial, neither will keep you asleep artificially should you need or wish to waken. I should also say that neither will make you feel sluggish if you continue awake; the effect will be more an easing of tension and a soothing of thoughts.
The first (in the greenish commercial bottle labelled 'Sweet Relief') is crystalline in form--rather like sugar-- and should be added to tea or tisane (whichever you find most appealing, really): using the small spoon attached to the underside of the lid, add one spoonful per cup. Despite its name and appearance, you shouldn't notice a flavour so much as a pleasant warmth with this one.
The second is a gentle easing syrup (in the small, stoppered bottle labelled 'Small Mercies'). You may add it to broth or tea, whichever you prefer. All you're likely to need is one drop, but there's no reason not to use a bit more if you find it helpful. This one's a recipe from The English Healer's Companion and relies entirely on native herbals. (You remember the book, I'm sure. It was a wonderful gift: I've profited from its wise advice more times than I can tell you.)
Oh, and that makes me think... If you're not feeling more like food by tomorrow, there's another recipe there that makes a nice job of enhancing both the savour and sustenance one takes in eating.
Enough for now, but I will pay a call in the morning again, and I told Storm that you are both to feel absolutely no hesitation in calling me tonight if there is anything at all I can do.
I stopped by but your brother said you had asked not to be disturbed. I hope that means you're able to get some sleep.
I did leave with him two things that might help if you've reached the point of wishing to try them. Neither is a sleep potion, per se. I know how you feel about those. While each of them should help you find sleep and make the sleep you take more beneficial, neither will keep you asleep artificially should you need or wish to waken. I should also say that neither will make you feel sluggish if you continue awake; the effect will be more an easing of tension and a soothing of thoughts.
The first (in the greenish commercial bottle labelled 'Sweet Relief') is crystalline in form--rather like sugar-- and should be added to tea or tisane (whichever you find most appealing, really): using the small spoon attached to the underside of the lid, add one spoonful per cup. Despite its name and appearance, you shouldn't notice a flavour so much as a pleasant warmth with this one.
The second is a gentle easing syrup (in the small, stoppered bottle labelled 'Small Mercies'). You may add it to broth or tea, whichever you prefer. All you're likely to need is one drop, but there's no reason not to use a bit more if you find it helpful. This one's a recipe from The English Healer's Companion and relies entirely on native herbals. (You remember the book, I'm sure. It was a wonderful gift: I've profited from its wise advice more times than I can tell you.)
Oh, and that makes me think... If you're not feeling more like food by tomorrow, there's another recipe there that makes a nice job of enhancing both the savour and sustenance one takes in eating.
Enough for now, but I will pay a call in the morning again, and I told Storm that you are both to feel absolutely no hesitation in calling me tonight if there is anything at all I can do.
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Date: 2014-06-10 12:55 am (UTC)My tower is very tall, did you know? I'm so tired. I'll try one of them. When I can decide which. One thing to do first.
Mum said. Earlier. Mum said something. A potion. That it wouldn't have been safe
if I were already pregif Raz and I hadif things were different.Something name something something. Something Hildegard's Harmonic something. Is that enough? Mum said it helped Grandmum Hebe after Granddad Aurum. Similar charms.
Today was all wrong.
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Date: 2014-06-10 04:03 am (UTC)I should have thought to say that you may take either or both of those potions if you wish: it will not hurt you in the slightest to combine them.
A different story indeed for Hildegard's. (The full name is a mouthful. It's Wise Hildegard's Harmonic Nervine. I quite understand why it's escaped you.) I've found the recipe for it; I have the ingredients, and will brew a test batch tonight, barring chaos here. But we will need to discuss how it's administered and the other dietary and daily regimens it requires for proper effectiveness. It's very good, however, that your mother was able to point us to a potion that worked well for your grandmother. Most promising, indeed, since the backlash from a broken binding spell is idiosyncratic in the extreme and very difficult to ease without much trial and error if one's working entirely without family history to direct one.
Call if you need me tonight. Rest as much as you can, and I will see you in the morning.
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Date: 2014-06-10 11:02 am (UTC)I - there were dreams. Vivid. Mostly not bad.
I'm still very tired. I don't think I have to do anything today, though. Storm says not.
Have an idea where I want to be. If you think it's good. And we can sort it out.