rookfire had not quite grown into the habit of resting in the medicine den during the day yet, still preferring the edge of the clearing to keep eyes and ears on everyone moving around, especially with the new rules now. today, however, the medicine cat apprentice had sought out the younger tom for company, something they admittedly rarely engaged in during the day, not with rookfires internal pull to keep going, patrol, hunt, gather. he didnt like to stay in one place for too long, needed the repetition of being out of camp at the same time each day and the entertainment of the world beyond the safety of the clearing. all within limits, he knew he wasnt as present as he should be and was trying to remember to stick around mossfreckle more often instead of getting lost in duties that werent his.
his 'mentors' lilting purr was met with a low rumble of his own, originating deep in his throat and escaping without his permission to serve as a clear sign of affection whilst his expression remained neutral, even though it wasnt as rare to catch the medic purring anymore, it was still reserved for one cat only and rook hoped mossfreckle knew. dark pelted form followed the more experienced medic like a shadow, settling down close enough to be brushing pelts, his own bundle of herbs placed on the ground in a similar fashion as mossfreckles.
he remained quiet as mossfreckle introduced their event. the idea was sweet and whilst something that he knew would be relevant eventually, it still made him uncomfortable. the thought of sharing valuable knowledge, even if most cats participating would forget in no time, to take a step away from being better than everyone else and risk his position. it was silly, stupid even, that after all those moons, his mind was still deadset on being valuable and doing everything in his power to be indispensable. he wouldnt be left alone to fend for himself again, yet the memories of his mother continued to haunt the medic in more ways than he realised.
after a short while, more cats than he had expected appeared to take part in the event which didnt really help the sneaking discomfort at all but also reminded him of where he stood. he was where he was supposed to be, he didnt have to fear anything and these were people looking up to him.
quietly clearing his throat, rookfire shuffled to unwrap his bundle, large leaf unfolding easily and revealing a small assortment or plants. "as mossfreckle already introduced, we'll take a look at a pawful of herbs today following the colours of the rainbow as our theme. we'll begin with red and a herb a lot of you may already be familiar with-" white tipped paws scooped the red flower and seed up to hold them up briefly before placing them down between the medics and the crowd.
"these are a poppy and a poppy seed. as you can see, poppies are rather small, with ruffled red petals and a dark center. we only need the seeds for treatment but you collect the whole flowerheads on patrol, we dry them afterwards." the medic began, as usual having not really practiced what exactly he would say and feeling like he was stumbling over his words despite the knowledge that his voice hadnt even wavered once.
"poppy seeds are chewed in cases of shock or injury to dull the pain. while smaller doses, that being one seed for apprentices or small warriors and two for average sized warriors, will only dull the pain, for more severe injuries two to three seeds can be used to provide more relief and put the injured cat to sleep." cool grey eyes darting around the crowd yet avoiding all eyes expertly, the medic left them a moment to take in that information. "finally, never ever give a kit or nursing queen more than one poppy seed." with that, rookfire tipped his head forward slightly to let mossfreckle know he had concluded.
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Patched tortoiseshell tabby tom with deep blue eyes that look purplish in certain light sources and a short fluffy tail.
He/Him | 8 Moons| + every 1st | ShadowClan Apprentice | Silent
[N/A/100]
Purrks:
Ultimate Predator [Permanently Active] • Agatha Kitty [Permanently Active] • Katty Krueger [INACTIVE]
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Poppy seeds. To dull pain. Got it. And the number depends on the severity of the injury. He guessed that much. Did the same work for other herbs? He carefully studied the red flower on the ground, taking in the shape of it. It looked... Interesting, for a lack of better words. And very recognisable. He'd be able to identify it easily.
He should... Probably remember what they did.
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White she-kit with very pale, barely visible bengal spots and mint eyes.
She/Her | 6 Moons| + every 6th | ShadowClan Kit | Selectively Mute
Purrks:
Well Insulated [Permanently Active]
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The first thing that came to Icekit's mind was that the flower was prettyyyy. Striking red petals with a dark centre. And it was interesting what the seeds did. It could put a cat to sleep? That was cool, but also quite terrifying that such small seeds could do as much as knock a cat out. Perhaps if she could get her paws on them...
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Half blind black tortoiseshell tom with golden flecked blue eyes
He/Him | 4 Moons| + every 13th | ShadowClan Kit | The Deceiver
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Wow. A strange looking flower— Red like blood— that could help ease pain. Physical pain. Nothing for his constant tormenting. But. That was not the point. The point right now was to learn about these stupid plants, no matter how much he believed to be useless. He wasn't a medicine cat. And he sure wasn't planning to become one, either. So what was he going to do with this knowledge?
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Dilute tortoiseshell she-cat with forest green eyes
She/Her | 12 Moons| + every 15th | ShadowClan Apprentice | Has a huge personality; Ambitious and slightly narcissistic
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Oh wow! Pretty red flowers. With cool seeds. Hawkpaw perked up at the mention of the purpose of the seeds, a thought coming to mind. She stood from her sitting position, getting to all fours as if something had poked her.
"What happens if you give 4 or 5 of them? Or 10?" She blurted, her voice loud and obnoxious.
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Re: [ Herb Lesson - all ages ] Somewhere Over the Rainbow
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Originally Posted by Estelle
Ever the one with an insatiable thirst for knowledge even in the darkest of times, it was no surprise when the eerily distant and unblinking Sleepysunrise appeared from her dark self-assigned guarding station. She kept away from the larger crowds, working to glide herself closer to Rookfire and mostly Mossfreckle to make up for her lack of height, eyes trained in single focus on the younger but more experienced medic. Her previous herb lessons with him had both been cut short, quite regrettably; to no fault of his own, when duty called he had to be present, Speepysunrise had grown up to understand such obligations. But she knew it would do good to learn of these, it held importance and... Truthfully, mama had known of herbs. Besides her own need to learn every secret and bit of knowledge the world held, she wanted to be as educated as her mama and Miss Grandmama. Any less would not do and maybe she would feel closer to mama as such. She would have to request to remain present during the kits' poison lesson if it took place. She had had the lesson before, but who knew what else Mossfreckle may be teaching now. Towards the back of the crowds, opposite the white-tufted enforcer whose appearance was dull and messy as it always was (despite her attempts to look well-groomed), appeared Nightshiver, the fresh scarring apparent across her face. The forever strayed not too far from the nursery, anxious about any kits escaping camp, but sat outside all the same to keep watch over the little ones that had joined for the lesson. She knew Mossfreckle to be good with the young and Rookfire responsible as they came, but being there herself to keep watch eased some of her anxiety, tail wrapping around her growing belly.
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A herb lesson? Count her in! It sounded like a truly useful thing to be able to do.
Pausing at the back of the crowd, the apprentice frowned momentarily as her eyes scanned for someone to sit with. She wasn’t going to talk, most likely, but she did want someone she was at least comfortable with. Finally, her attention landed on a tabby she knew well.
Padding over, Ibispaw sat herself beside Hawkbite. Offering him a nod, trying to be at least a little professional, before her eyes went to the medicine cats. Time to learn something new.
Two familiar felines appeared near him. Hawkbite would first address Nightshiver. It was curious seeing her here, but he welcomed her with a small smile. "Guess we both can learn something new, huh?" he commented before looking at the group of kits surrounding the medics. "Might be a good idea to keep a close eye on them. Especially Dawnstar's new children. They've been chaos," he scoffed. The only interactions he had were the screaming Scorpion one, the thief Hound one and the moody Ember one. That was enough for him to already have a headache. He couldn't imagine how Dawnstar was tolerating it.
Next, Ibispaw appeared. His apprentice sitting close to him made him cast a glance in her direction. "Y'know. You'd think I'd know some of this stuff, but I'm useless when it comes to herbs," he joked lightly as Rookfire explained the first herb. Hawkbite hadn't interacted with that one yet, aside from when he got his ass kicked by Spiderthroat. At that time, he didn't care what herbs he was being fed, it helped and it worked. Now, he knew why.
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Snowkit
She/her l 4 Moons l Kit
Snowkit flicked her ears when she heard Mossfreckle's voice. She turned her head and looked over at the group of cats forming. A lesson or two about herbs wouldn't hurt. It was the kits goal to become one of the best warriors of the clan so extra lessons was exactly what she wanted. A good warrior knew a lot of stuff in her opinion, so she started padding over to the other gathering cats and caught a glimpse of her brother, Bramblekit. She may not always get along with Bramblekit, but he was still her brother and Snowkit didn't always want to fight. As long as he didn't try to baby her too much. Actually, the blue eyed kit almost never wanted to fight, but she was so easily triggered by.. alot.
Snowkit kept looking around while walking towards the medicine cats. She could've sat down beside her brother, but wanted to socialize with some other cats, too. The white and gray kit padded over to another kit that was sitting in front of Mossfreckle and Rookfire, whirling up some dust with her tail. "Hi, you look excited!" Snowkit purred, pointing at the dust getting thrown up behind the other kit. Scorpionkit she believed her name was, and gave her a friendly look.
At least one cat wasn't distrubed by her kicking up some dust. Snowkit approached from behind, facing the wrath of a violently wagging tail as she awaited the medics to continue with their lesson. It wasn't long before her voice chiming in broke Scorp's thoughts and her ears swirled to pinpoint the voice. Her tail would stop swirling up the dirt, being mindful now of the others around her. "HI!" She'd squeak, offering a bright smile. "I'm soooo excited! I wanna learn all the things! Gonna be amazing like mama!" Scorpionkit spoke enthusiastically before Rookfire's voice made her swivel her head back towards him.
The medicine cat explained the flowers, although Scorpionkit was more distracted on how pretty they were. "They're so pretty..." she whispered to her new-found friend -- whether Snowkit wanted that title or not. "OH OH OH, I HAVE QUESTION!" Scorp's enthusiastic voice chimed above everyone. However, Hawkpaw beat her to it. Scorp's head whipped around so fast as her big eyes rested on the cat who had the audacity to steal her question. She didn't linger on it long, a cheerful smile returning as she turned back to the medicine cat. "Yeah! What that one said! What happens?!"
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Palepaw ◆ ShadowClan | 7 moons | [59/100]
He'd almost missed the lesson. The little pale calico kitten ran towards the group of cats participated around Rookfire and Mossfreckle. The last time Palepaw had the chance to learn anything was with Lostspark, who is...no longer with them. With a little damper in his usual cheerful mood, Palepaw still made his way towards the group, not wanting to miss of a chance to learn.
The first one was...Poppy, a little red flower and dark center. Collect the whole thing...okay, that is something useful to remember if Palepaw even needed to do a herb patrol. Though he was sure they would be reminded a second time if it does happen. It's still quite interesting how it needed to be dried and it made him wonder about the origins of all the herbs. Palepaw's curiosity sent him into a tunnel of possible questions. How did the first medicine cat find this? How did they know it needed to be dried. I'm sure they needed to test things out! That's kind of cool.
Before his thought drown him into tunnel vision, he continued to listen to Rookfire talk.
Poppy seeds were for pain, they dull the senses. That sounded quite scary...how senses could just dull. But it was definitely useful if you don't want to be feeling anything at the moment.
One for apprentice, and small warriors.
Two for warriors,
Two to three to sleep
And never to kits or nursing queens! Got it.
Palepaw was shocked to hear someone bring up feeding cats more than 3. But it got Palepaw curious as well. Considering there were limits and doses, having more wouldn't end up well at all. That was Palepaw's guess at least.
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