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“Yes, Creb,” Iza said “Here’s your -bark tea” Ayla watched the exchange with amazement

“I thought you saidbark wouldn’t help much?”

“Nothing will help ht do soood But I doubt it”

“Sorumbled

“I could try burning out the pain,” Iza motioned matter-of-factly

Creb flinched “I’ll take the root,” he replied

The nexthis one-eyed scarred face more fearsome His eye was red fro for this toothache?”

“If you had let one by now,” Iza rain, watching bubbles slowly rising with a gentle pukkah, pukkah, pukkah

“Woht!”

“I know You kept me awake”

“Well, do so!” he exploded

“Yes, Creb,” Iza said “But, I can’t take it out now until the swelling goes down”

“Is that all you can think of? Taking it out?”

“I can try one , Creb, but I don’t think I can save the tooth,” she gestured sy me that packet with the splinters of charred wood fro last su now, before we can get the tooth out anyway We ht as well see if we can burn out the pain”

Creb shuddered at the instructions the ed It can’t be ht

Iza sorted through the packet of splinters and withdreo “Ayla, I want you to get the tip of this one red hot The end should be like a coal, but still strong enough so it won’t break off Rake a coal out of the fire and hold the tip next to it until it sum Hold his lips back for me”

Ayla did as she was instructed and looked into Creb’s huge open e worn teeth

“We puncture the gum with a hard sharp splinter beneath the tooth until the blood flows,” Iza gestured, then demonstrated

Creb’s hand was clenched into a fist, but he et the other splinter hot”