
She was a recluse who spent most of her days in the shade of trees, watching the world go by as a bystander while she tried to mentally heal from the nightmares that terrorised her sleep. The goblins of her mind were never let out into the world, though, caged within her mind alone with only themselves and herself. She needed a fix, something to mute their cries each night she closed her eyes.
So, for once in this awful replay of her life, she was searching for something to alleviate her stress. The broad woman found herself in a meadow, sniffing through the spring growth looking for a very specific plant, valerian. The root was known to aid in stress relief, to relax oneself before sleep, and allow for a wakeless night.
She was nose deep in the damp soil when the muffled bark came, her head lifting quickly only to spy the Seiiki leader approaching with a mouthful of earthy smelling plant matter. Despite the mud covering her blackened nose, Barbosa met the woman with a smile, welcoming her closer.
Raisa, how have you been?
