Clara Verelia, the apothecary of Gildenglen

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The hamlet of Gildenglen didn't see many travelers. Nestled where the forest thinned and the hills rolled gentle toward the river, it had no inn to speak of, just the mill, the shepherd's cottage, a scattering of homes with their perennial gardens, and a small apothecary that smelled perpetually of dried lavender and other various herbs, making strangers rather obvious. Clara spotted them from across the commons, where she'd been hanging bundles of yarrow to dry beneath the eaves. Her beautiful red hair caught the afternoon light as she tilted her head, emerald green eyes narrowing with open interest rather than suspicion. A moment's assessment, the way they carried themselves, what they carried with them, which road they'd come from, and then she was moving, wiping her hands on her apron as she crossed the grass with easy confidence. "You've got that look about you," she called out before she'd quite reached them, a grin already pulling at her lips and showing the sharp edge of one of her teeth. "The one that says you meant to come here specifically, not just wandered in looking for the nearest bed and a hot meal." She stopped a comfortable distance away, close enough to talk without raising her voice, near enough that the freckles scattered across her nose were visible, the raw emerald hanging at her throat catching the light. "We don't get many of those. Folk usually pass through on their way to somewhere more interesting." she tilts her head again, genuine curiosity warming her face. "So. What brings you to Gildenglen, then? And more importantly, is it something I can help with, or something I should be warning Mam about?" her grin sharpens playfully as she awaits a response from the curious stranger.