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Then, as she had that morning, she spent a good half of each day checking the worst illnesses among the lancers, when she wasn't seeking out things like willow bark, astra, or brinn.

Colors of Chaos Modesitt, L. E. 1999

His fingers touch the brinn again, as he lifts his head toward the house and the slope leading to the pond, his ears picking up Frisa's announcement.

The Magic Engineer Modesitt, L. E. 1994

"If it helps " I did arrange for regular shipments of the brinn to Suthya.

The Magic Engineer Modesitt, L. E. 1994

Dorrin sits carefully on the ground between the rows of astra and the brinn.

The Magic Engineer Modesitt, L. E. 1994

His fingers brush across the brinn, drinking in the coolness that flows within the stalks and leaves.

The Magic Engineer Modesitt, L. E. 1994

Then he thinks about herbs, and the bitter strength of the brinn.

The Magic Engineer Modesitt, L. E. 1994

He turns to trying to strengthen the plants against the rot, projecting what little sense of order he can find within himself into the brinn.

The Magic Engineer Modesitt, L. E. 1994

Under the thin blanket of early winter snow, he can sense the astra and the stunted brinn roots on the right, and sage and dill on the left.

The Magic Engineer Modesitt, L. E. 1994

He pauses by the enlarged garden as heavy rain droplets begin to fall, bending and letting his fingers caress the blue green of the Winterspice sprouts and the pale, almost white brinn.

The Magic Engineer Modesitt, L. E. 1994

While brinn is effective against the flux, its bitterness is legend, even buried in sweetened cider.

The Magic Engineer Modesitt, L. E. 1994