The Nameless
He/him | Loner | Moons: 4 | No Purrks

The nameless found himself in the outskirts again after traveling the day before from the housefolk place. His mother assigned him a three day lesson, 'Find a mentor and acquire a new skill.' It was simple enough, the tom mused to himself as he continued traveling through the thicket of trees and ever changing territories, looking for any sign of other cats around. At least it seemed easy compared to other tasks he had been set out to do.

His oversized ears caught wind of a voice and immediately swiveled towards it. From the voice they didn't sound threatening, the tom opened his jaws trying to taste the air and see if he could narrow down what the cat was. Kittypets tended to have softer smells, untainted by the harsher scents of nature and even blood after prolonged injury. Loners tended to have overly confusing scents, hard to narrow down exactly what. Strikers, by his parents terms, often smelt like the scent of death was stuck clinging to their pelts like a smog, metallic enough to almost taste on your tongue.

Anyways, this cat seemed to be leaning towards a kittypet or a loner, definitely not a striker which seemed safe enough to approach. The feline took more care to hide their pawsteps, he needed to practice his stalking anyways, made as well see if he could sneak up on this cat. Eventually, the other cat came into view. A small tom. Any flicker of fear the nameless had was gone, he could easily take this cat in a fight if need be.

Approaching the cat from behind, the tom still kept his pawsteps as light as possible, watching the other cat with curiosity. As he got closer, the nameless finally spoke up, "What're you doin'?"

The nameless almost caughed, his voice on the rougher side from his lack of using it but he refused to cough and perhaps signal this strange cat from seeing any semblance of weakness. Even if just for a brief moment.

The Nameless
He/him | Loner | Moons: 4 | No Purrks

The nameless watched the other cat curiously as they jumped, something like that would've got nameless a punishment for being such a blatant show of fear. The young tom merely swung his feathery tail once instead of saying that to the other cat. Besides his tail, he remained as still as possible, "I have no name, I am called by what I am."

It was very curious, the amount of cats that ask for his name, was it not normal to have no name. The nameless didn't think it was odd, his parents don't and they are always right, some of the loners and strikers don't care either. Oftentimes, it was wanderers and kittypets that felt personally offended by his lack of name. Based on that, the feline could narrow down who this strange cat was, or at least mostly, "What are you called? What are you doing?" The nameless asked again.

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The Nameless
He/him | Loner | Moons: 4 | No Purrks

The nameless looked to the plants that were at the other cat’s paws. Herbs? The feline assumed that he had simply run into a very odd cat, did the plants actually have use?
“Herbs? Is that what the plants are? I just thought you couldn’t catch prey.” The nameless mewed bluntly as he walked a tiny bit closer, trying to get a better look at the supposedly useful items. How did the plants do anything? They were just plants. The nameless had never heard of such a concept while in his many lessons thus far.

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The Nameless
He/him | Loner | Moons: 4 | No Purrks

“No, I have never heard of herbs. The closest thing I’ve heard of is the stuff housefolk give to kitty pets sometimes.”

Lamb’s ear, the nameless quickly committed the information to memory, taking in each detail of the plant. Where does it grow? Here in this forest? The feline dug through his memory, trying to match the plant to something he has seen before while traveling, and while a few similar things came to mind, nothing matching did. Hmmmm…..

“So then, Ollie, in exchange for prey I want to learn about these…herbs.” The nameless tilted his head curious, not taking his heterochromia eyes off of the plant, but turned his big ears to the other cat in waiting for a response.

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The Nameless
He/him | Loner | Moons: 4 | No Purrks

How strange, the tom thought as he followed the other cat into his den. It was dangerous to allow a completely stranger know where you reside, especially if these herbs were as useful as he said they were. The nameless shrugged in his mind and listened in just in case Ollie spoke of something.

Did the other want him to speak? The nameless was not used to small talk, his interaction with others usually remained solely business which he intended this to be as well but did the loner think that as well. Hmm, well, it would be good practice at socializing, that’s a skill he sorely needs to work on if the relatively fresh bruises on his body said anything.

To be fair, that Molly didn’t seem to want to even be open to calming down and she was in father’s territory, the scratches the nameless gave her was nothing compared to what father would’ve done. The nameless flicked his ear and focused back in on Ollie and his surroundings.

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The Nameless
He/him | Loner | Moons: 4 | No Purrks

"Sounds like a process," The nameless replied, more to himself than to Ollie as he reviewed the lesson planned laid out for him. How many would he be able to learn in the time allotted. The tom looked back out the den and looked towards the sun. The rest of today and most of tomorrow. Then he needed to return, "I have to leave to return home tomorrow at sundown, how many do you think we could go over by then?"

Though the nameless could risk punishment for returning late in return for this information if these herbs were as good as proclaimed. Surely, Mother would see the worth of such a thing. Father wouldn't, the tom shuddered physically at the thought of his Father's cold disappointment, but Mother would soothe him. Well, that can be decided tomorrow. The nameless tilted his ears towards the other tom.

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The Nameless
He/him | Loner | Moons: 4 | No Purrks

The nameless nodded to the other cat, “I can push curfew if necessary. My parents will understand.” They won’t. Pink stained claws unsheathed from grey paws, though in the next second they returned and the nameless was left hoping the other cat didn’t see the falter in appearance.

The feline quickened his pace for a moment, digging his paws harder into the ground with each step to catch up Ollie’s side. The nameless looked at each of the plants that were there. Lamb’s ear, the one for strength, was there among others he hasn’t seen for the most part. Berries, tree bark, some sort of root looking thing. Hmm. Fascinating. How was it found out that such an odd mix n’ match of plants held other useful elements? Too curious cats, Mother would say.

“I learn quite quick as well, if you’d like to begin, I am ready at any time.” The nameless spoke as he settled into a sit, his wispy tail wrapping around his side and laying on dark paws.

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The Nameless
He/him | Loner | Moons: 4 | No Purrks

The Nameless leaned towards the other cat and watched with heterochromia eyes at the berries that were pointed out to him. They were small, round, and a dark color. The feline committed them to memory. They help with stomach aches, give strength, and help calm a cat. That felt like a lot for one herb but he didn’t know anything about the topic otherwise. Well, he did, kind of. He was taught of poisons, though it was in more of a ‘do not eat this’ kind of way rather than a ‘this is what you can poison someone with’ kind of way.

Mother saw it as both and for a while she would periodically put small amounts in prey she would check over. The nameless learned to check for lacing quickly and what some of the more common things were. The tom narrowed his eyes at the berries again before opening his mouth with a tilt of his head, “How does one find these juniper berries, how do you give them to cats.” As he spoke, the nameless cat unsheathed his well-kept, sharp claws and stabbed one of the berries, lifting it up to take an even closer look.

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The Nameless
He/him | Loner | Moons: 4 | No Purrks

The nameless was on guard immediately; Body tense, eyes narrowed, claws unsheathed, and ears pinned. Was this an ambush? Was Ollie leading him in the den to have him cornered for a two versus one. Well, they have something coming if they think they can take on the nameless. But before Nameless could act, Ollie reacted friendly with the other cat, named Dagger. Dagger seemed to be more curious about the nameless rather than malicious. The nameless relaxed slowly, but his claws stayed unsheathed and his eyes narrowed, tail twitching minutely.

At the moment this cat decides to attack, the tom would know, watching for the subtle bunching of muscle beneath one’s pelt before pouncing. While before, Ollie had been labeled as an acquaintance, the nameless wasn’t so sure and began to scour over the other cats for weaknesses for the worst case scenario.

“I am nameless.” The tom answered shortly. Then nameless risked a glance to the berries, regardless of the healing properties, any berry juice would sting someone’s eyes if needed. Ollie is small and can be dealt with swiftly. Dagger on the other hand would most likely be a run away when possible unless an opportunity came up. While training with others, the tom had been surprised by how often loners, rogues, and especially kittypets left themselves open. Dagger seemed experienced though, something about his eyes.

For now, things were peaceful, the tom reviewed the information Ollie said before the newcomer arrived swiftly. Juniper berries can be chewed up and applied or eaten. Simple enough. Then the nameless looked between the two cats again and couldn’t help but wonder if this Dagger cat was awaiting him to ask his name or any of that time wasting small talk business.