rookfire eyed the crowd, more specifically hawkbite who appeared to have taken an interest in their lesson, perhaps another tired soul seeking some resemblance of peace about lostsparks unfortunate passing,, he certainly wouldnt blame him. from what he had gathered the older showed the bare minimum of interest outside of this, namely the one time he checked out his cuts n they got to chatting..
lots of small voices squeaking from the crowd, rookfire couldnt help but lean in a bit to try and catch a whole sentence or at least logical words. hawkpaw, one of the cats with a voice he would not describe as squeaking due to her age alone was the first he understood, ear twitching at the question and scorpionkits obvious enthusiasm. the medicine cat let another pair of questions find their way into his ears, pantherkit and sleepysunrise this time, before getting to answering.
"nice questions, very nice." the medic praised, taking the time to seek the kits gazes and offering a small nod. lucky for him, this was something he had thought about and observed before..not the giving ten seeds at once part but the reactions cats tended to have to poppy seeds."since poppy seeds cause cats ta' fall asleep at a dosage of two or three i assume if ya give a warrior four or five nothin' much is gonna happen besides a real long sleep n a bit a' discomfort, but ten may cause their heart ta' stop beatin' so i would prefer none 'a yall try any 'a that n come to the med den if yer injured cuz thats what we're here for, aye?" he warned, words and following silence carrying a certain weight despite the overall relaxed atmosphere and hopefully communicating that this was indeed serious. while it would certainly be interesting to try out different dosages and figure out the ultimate limit each and every cat would push if given too much medication, it wasnt something he could validate or excuse to his conscious and otherwise not overly relevant to him at the moment.
next question, pantherkit then his..friend? co-worker? whatever she was to him, sleepysunrise. another question about dosage, however, this time he had to try a bit harder to come up with an answer to the second part of this question he didnt really have any experience with. "for kits n queens one seed is the maximum for different reasons, see, kits have wee little bodies n if i gave ya two or three poppy seeds it'd be like givin a warrior six or more. too much can hurt equally n sometimes more than too little, keep that in mind." he explained, perched on his hind legs to briefly gesture to underline his point about cat sizes.
now for the harder bit, rookfire left the last explanation hanging in the air for a moment whilst he thought about a logical reason. he was pretty sure he'd been told more than once that you specifically shouldnt give nursing or pregnant queens poppy seeds which led him down the hopefully correct path. what was the difference between a nursing or pregnant queen and a queen with kits old enough to eat solid prey? they werent directly feeding the kits anymore. "for queens 'm assumin' poppy seeds are not recommended so the kits dont get hurt which means it only applies to pregnant n nursin' cats. cuz the herb could travel through em to the kits n that'd be bad for em ya know?" he concluded, leaving another pause to let the information settle and allow for follow up questions before moving on to the last question as of now, asked far more quietly to the point where he almost missed it but valid none the less.
"not all herbs can be dried but for poppies ya look for a nice n sunny place n place the flowerhead ta' face the sun. 'takes a while n pretty hard to do once the days get shorter but it makes it easier to remove the seeds." vague memories of a steamy dreamscape, slick pelt and the unfamiliar toms words ghosted around his mind, deeply intertwined with the information he had gained that night and still used to this day.
Re: [ Herb Lesson - all ages ] Somewhere Over the Rainbow
fishkit walked up out of the nursery she was still healing from her injury, but she was getting around better now. As fishkits got closer it seemed that the first lesson might have already been passed by or was close to an end, but it didn't hurt to stay and learn the others.
FIshkit walked into the small crowd and sat down looking at the herbs as the medic apprentice said the plants name 'poppy' and how much to give queens and kits slightly she caught onto it one herb for them each and so on. Did Mr moss give her any poppy seeds when she got hurt? fishkkit didn't know that week was mostly a blur to her leaving a gap in her memory so Fishkit sat back keeping quiet as she looked around the group she noticed her fathers pelt.
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Re: [ Herb Lesson - all ages ] Somewhere Over the Rainbow
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Sleepysunrise
[ 13 moons | She / Her | Shc Enforcer ]
[ Apologies for how messy this is / if anything doesn't make sense ! ]
Sleepysunrise’s wait was patient, calm; here for knowledge and intent on absorbing every minute detail they let slip from their maw about the herbs that would be presented today. And how she hoped it would be many. She could not feel satisfied until they were all known as clear as the sun shone to her; until she knew every element, idea and technique – every bit of knowledge there was to have, so she could adequately serve Miss Grandmama and live up to her mother’s name. That is all she wished for, and today was a rare moment where tidbits of that exclusive knowledge were to be shared.
So intently focused on the knowledge ahead, Sleepysunrise nearly missed the small body moving in her peripheral vision and taking a seat at her side, effectively stumping the enforcer’s mind. This was a kitten. A kitten she didn’t know. Normally, Birdpaw would come sit with her. Or she could recognise some of her other siblings, but this little one… She scrutinized Adderkit from the corner of her eye, mild interest and recognition lighting and dimming in her eyes when she realised. Was this one of Miss Grandmama’s kittens?
She looked to be about that old, and the kitten had a similarly dark brown pelt. It was not as if the largest give away was the kitten leaving her Grandmother’s den on previous occasions, or Sleepysunrise’s recent appearance in the nursery where she was fairly certain not to ave seen this one. Or, most all, her visits to Miss Grandmama – the pelts of her kits all looked strikingly similar, but the enforcer felt this might be one of them. So… The odd thought was. Did that make them mama’s siblings, and thus this kitten her aunt? Despite Sleepysunrise being her senior?
It was a thought for the oddities, and one Sleepysunrise was quick to cast aside when her mind was already wondering over why this kitten had chosen a seat at her side. Compared her, Miss Grandmama must favour her blood kin – Sleepysunrise didn’t want to spiral into the same overwhelming thought process as when her own half siblings had been born, yet the thought was still there, ever present in her mind. Compared to kin of the blood that Miss Grandmama had born herself, Sleepysunrise must be… Nothing much. Nothing at all.
But Sleepysunrise had sworn not to let these thoughts overtake her mind once more; net when it was her duty to protect them, not when Miss Grandmama cared for them. It merely was one of the many reasons why the enforcer could not afford any mistakes, why she had to strive for perfection in all she did. And in the process, teach what she can to the young, ensure nothing happened to her family. Miss Grandmama and her kits included. Perhaps even Darkfall received a spare thought.
But if it were so, what was she meant to do? Address this kitten? The youngest enforcer had no guiding when it came to social etiquette a cues, her one weakness. Luckily by now Rookfire had begun to speak, and she could find reason to focus her attention on the newest medic apprentice. Unsettling gaze settled upon the flower and its seed, a mild memory of a time Mossfreckle might have given her one. The flower looked weak, fragile, as if it could break at the touch of a paw with such delicately ruffled large petals of blood-red colour and abyss black centre where the stalks rose up. Though only the seeds were used, knowing it came from the flower, gathering the whole plant was more beneficial indeed. Easier to carry, and a build-in storage,,, Though her head tipped, intrigued by the notion of drying the plants. She blinked, slowly, uttering her silent question. “How.. do you dry?”
Given in instances of shock or pain… It must be the seed Mossfreckle had given her that time, then. A state of shock, it was difficult to imagine; even how administering and taking a poppy seed must feel. It had been moons and Sleepysunrise had been in too much of a lost daze to be able to focus on its effects; one seed was to be given to apprentices and small warriors, where two were given to the average sized feline – could a particularly large feline get three poppy seeds? Ah, some form of an answer came. One or two seeds dulled the pain, whereas two or three seeds (she supposed adapted by size and weight of the cat) offered more pain relief and could put the patient to sleep. That was… Interesting. She pondered, what happened if you gave too many poppy seeds? Kits and nursing queens nothing more than a single seed, she noted the information in her mind (as was Nightshiver; while Elmshadow had told her never to give a kitting queen anything other than the plant she had now grown increasingly familiar with, she was curious to hear that a nursing queen could still have a single poppy seed).
She went over the words several times after she noted that some kits had already posed the questions on her mind. Curiously, though avoiding others’ gaze, she finally settled blue eyes on the kitten at her side, still occupying a corner of her mind. She paused, considering her words before speaking. “You are… Miss Grandmama’s.”
She finally uttered, voice a quiet tone much like she had grown accustomed to over the moons; a mindless blabber leaving her mew she felt, after speaking. This was much like a meeting, only less… More interactive. Therefore she ought not speak, but a small part beneath the enforcer’s mask seemed curious about the act the kitten had taken in joining her.
It was strange to her that she hadn't been immediately addressed, she knew for a fact the older she cat had seen her. Blue eyes had glanced at her, Adderkit was sure of it so why hadn't the she cat said anything. Nothing at all, she just sat silently and stared ahead at the two medicine cats. Maybe.....she did care? Oh. It was a new feeling, being ignored. Adderkit didn't like it but she understood, this was a lesson not a socialising event. She shouldn't have even bothered the she cat to begin with. Green eyes looked away from dark fur and back to the dirt under her paws, she wouldn't pretend like the ground was interesting in any way but she'd rather stare at that instead of looking for an interaction that likely wouldn't happen.
Ear twitching at the new voice that spoke above the rest, Adderkit looked up to see the other medicine cat, Rookfire unwrap one of the bundles revealing an assortment of different and strong smelling plants. The different coloured flowers amongst them caught her attention the most. She hadn't seen any of those types of flowers on her little mound above the nursery, they were strangely pretty and she found she really liked their color. Adderkit leaned forward, watching as rookfire picked a blood red floor with a darkened Center and placed in front of everyone. Adderkit looked between the flowers and rookfire as the tom explain what they were and what they were used for. This was why she was here! She was curious on how plants, exspecially flowers could play an important role in the clan. It was for healing it seemed.
Green eyes inspected the lovely blood red poppy that sat not far away. Though the flower itself might be pretty, it wasn't what the medicine cats used for healing but instead the Poppy's seeds were. The seeds were chewed when a cat was in shock, whatever that meant, and to dull the pain of an injury. Two or three more seeds could be used to for relief and put injured cats to sleep. As rookfire fell silent, a bunch of questions were thrown at him regarding the amount of poppy seeds consumed and why it had to be a certain number. She assumed it was because it would cause harm if too many were taken? How, she did not know but she had come to this conclusion. Adderkit looked up at the she cat that she was seated next to as she asked her question. how to dry.... adderkit looked back towards the medicine cats waiting for their response to the questions.
Rookfire seemed to answer the questions well and adderkit stored the knowledge she had obtained. She had her own query but was unsure on whether to ask it or not. Wrapping her tail around her paws tightly, she sat up a little straighter. "Where would Poppy's be found?" maybe it was a dumb and unimportant question but she wanted to know the answer nonetheless. She liked how the looked and had already decided she wanted to decorate mother's nest with a few. If Mother could have her trinkets then adderkit would like her own too.
«“You are… Miss Grandmama’s.”»
Adderkit almost didn't catch the words spoken to her by the older she cat, almost. Green eyes looking towards the dark she, she contemplated her words. Grandmama? Who was that. Maybe she meant....Dawnstar? "Um, if you are talking about Dawnstar then yes. She is my Mother" she smiled brightly. Smiling was a display of friendliness and so that's what adderkit had been practising recently. She hoped she was getting it right this time, last time she just ended up baring her teeth on accident. "You call Mother: granmama. What does that mean?" she asked now, her brief smile slipping away as she tilted her head as all kids did when asking questions.
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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.
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?!"
Snowkit blew some air through her nose as Scorpionkit whirled up the dust with her tail. Not in a irritaded kind of way, she just tried not to sneeze. She was impressed by the little kits energy and enthusiasm. Well, she was excited herself but she had already learned to control said enthusiasm. Most of the times at least. Like mama..? Oh, right. Scorpionkit was one of Dawnstars kits. Snowkit knew that, but there where alot of kits around and sometimes it was hard to keep track of everyone and who belonged to who. "Keep the energy and you will surely learn a lot!" she meowed, trying to sound more cheerful than she usually did. She always tried to keep her cool and calm look. But she was still a kit, and sometimes that mask slipped.
The blue eyed kit listened carefully when Rookfire explained the use of poppys. She had the same questions in her head as the others apparently, but didn't ask. The other cats did ask good questions anyway so right now she didn't feel like speaking up. She just sat and listened, trying to take in all the information and memorizing it as best as she could.
As the medicine cat apprentice kept on answering questions and explaining, she perked her ears and waited a bit. She thought of something.. "If too much of some things can hurt... Are there herbs that are bad even in small amounts?" she tilted her head, thinking. She didn't really know how to say her question. Hopefully Rookfire understood. Snowkit was pretty sure there where bad plants, too. But it would be nice to know which. At that thought, she glanced over to Bramblekit. He could probably guess why she asked that question.
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cool grey eyes darting from where fishkit had joined the group to adderkits small dark brown form with something akin to pride suddenly set aflame in his chest. from all the herb events he had been involved in, he had never been one to sit at the front and be flooded by questions originating from the curious minds of wide eyed kits and this may bloody well be the best thing mossfreckle had ever come up with. for once, he wasnt simply basking in attention like he would at a gathering, where hundreds of eyes looked towards and up to him, or being directly praised by those ranked above him or deeply respected, no, this was more than being useful and valued and looked up to it was...something else entirely, something warmer and softer, his love of learning intermingled with the soft spot kits and apprentices had carved in his heart.
he would obviously not admit that to anyone and decided he had thought about it for more than long enough by now, instead shifting his attention back towards the question. "lucky for us, poppies grow all over the forest as long as its not too dark or wet" he replied, answer kept brief despite the certain amount of uncertainty he had about it. whilst the medic was pretty sure he had found poppies pretty much everywhere without much of a preference he obviously didnt know that 100%, but in his defence, most of this had been guesses and mossfreckle was yet to step in and correct him.. which would be horribly uncomfortable and probably make him a lot less trustworthy but he would survive..probably.
the next question came from a light coloured kit he was sure couldnt be one of the dawnspawn and asked about herbs that would and could cause bad reactions in small amounts. besides the toxic herbs that immediately came to mind, rookfire already considered the ones that he knew caused sickness if used incorrectly, like the nausea that originated from swallowing burdock root. "besides the ones we lable as 'toxic', there are no herbs that i know of that cause serious side effects unless used improperly. i know that you'll get a stomach ache if ya eat burdock roots or daisy but nothing a little rest cant fix." the medic replied after having considered all side effects he could remember.
Poppy seeds, huh? Bright red pulling flowers with pale beads of discomfort stemming from them. Marbled ears twitched with every question, questions that weren't actually nonsensical, so she listened keenly and cherry picked every response to drown her mind in later. She was still pretty far from the group, and she wasn't about to move anytime soon. She also wasn't looking at anycat. Well, if the dirt was a cat then they'd be the only exception. She refused to make eye contact and her ears did the work for her. No reasonable questions laced her tongue, so she didn't speak up.
And unless she wanted to ask something that was practically burning her up inside, nothing would be uttered. Regardless of purpose. Her tail was curled tightly around her paws, her eyes downcast as she attempted to avoid the rays of sunlight. She tried to ignore the side conversations that made her whiskers twitch with annoyance. She just wanted to the word to be still. She wanted it to be quiet.
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The kitten beamed a smile at Snowkit before they piped up with a question. Her head would turn dramatically every time she looked from one clanmate talking to Rookfire. Repeatedly doing it until finally things started to calm down and the clearing kept spinning a little as she stared straight at the Medicine Cat. Of course, that would resolve quickly, but not without a small giggle from Scorpionkit.
She then shuffled on her paws, settling in a little more and waiting for Rookfire to continue, content with the questions and answers that were given.
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Re: [ Herb Lesson - all ages ] Somewhere Over the Rainbow
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fishkit walked up out of the nursery she was still healing from her injury, but she was getting around better now. As fishkits got closer it seemed that the first lesson might have already been passed by or was close to an end, but it didn't hurt to stay and learn the others.
FIshkit walked into the small crowd and sat down looking at the herbs as the medic apprentice said the plants name 'poppy' and how much to give queens and kits slightly she caught onto it one herb for them each and so on. Did Mr moss give her any poppy seeds when she got hurt? fishkkit didn't know that week was mostly a blur to her leaving a gap in her memory so Fishkit sat back keeping quiet as she looked around the group she noticed her fathers pelt.
Nightshiver
[ 59 moons | She / Her | Shc Forever Queen ]
Eyes adjusted to the outside light as she returned Hawkbite welcome expression with a light wave of her tail, offering Ibispaw a small smile the moment she noticed the young apprentice being there too; she hadn't seen this young one in some time, Nightshiver was glad to find Ibispaw was doing okay as far as she could tell. Though her nerves were minutely calmed being with a friend so dear to her, the forever queen couldn't help but glance back at the nursery even when Hawkbite addressed her. Her expression remained dual, torn between nursery and friendliness as her smile grew lopsided and she responded to the commander; "In,, indeed,,,"
She paused, that familiar knot of anxiety in her stomach. And yet, a genuine chuckle came from the white lady at his comment on the leader's children, and her expression grew fond thinking of the brash little lot. "That is,,, what I'm,,, he,here for. Watching,,, over them,,, the kits."
Honestly, she wouldn't expect Dawnstar's kitten to be anything but darling, chaotic menaces. But perhaps she better keep that sentiment to herself. "I'm,,, i'm sure,,, they can,,, be sweet, too."
She mused, lightly bumping his shoulder; a quiet attempt to ease her own nerves, too.
A familiar pelt joined the group. One he hadn't seen outside of the Medicine Cat den since the incident. Speaking of... Hawkbite stole a quick glance at Nightshiver, catching glimpse of her torn face when she'd turn her head his direction. She was sitting with her good side to him, so he hadn't actually observed her face fully healed. He didn't make it obvious, but it pained his heart to see it. A forever reminder of something his adopted daughter managed to cause. Quickly, he'd glance back at Fishkit, unable to see her scars from this angle.
He'd nudge Nightshiver a little, silently gesturing towards the kitten they parented together. Had she seen Fishkit outside the Medicine Cat den recently? It must've been new. She must've gotten the okay from Mossfreckle if she was out here and moving around. His tail tip twitched anxiously as he refocused his attention on Rookfire.
Re: [ Herb Lesson - all ages ] Somewhere Over the Rainbow
