[ti]Private[/ti]Medic in Training

[Cosima]

BEETLEPAW - -

If she was being honest, Beetlepaw wasn't sure why Larkbeat had chosen her. She had the heart of a medicine cat, that is true, but she sure as Starclan didn't have the social skills of one. She easily could have chosen her brother, Milkpaw, who is blind. He would've made a great medicine cat, but Beetlepaw knew that he wanted to prove himself as a warrior. Either way, Beetlepaw had the greatest faith in her brother, and all of her siblings.

The fluffy black she-cat sat outside the medicine cat den and took a deep breath before slipping her head in. "Umm, hi." She purred, her voice barely a mumble. She cleared her throat and tried to speak a little louder. "You called for me, Larkbeat?" Her paws shuffled anxiously as she avoided eye contact with her mentor. Her eyes wandered around the den. Larkbeat's herb storage appeared to be somewhat scattered from the recent sickness, but perhaps it was a mess that Larkbeat knew her way around. If not, Beetlepaw would be happy to organize them as her first assignment... with Larkbeat's help to decipher what's what. She'd hate to make a complete mess on her first day of training...

Tagged: Dofferz!

[Dofferz!]

So she had an apprentice now, it seemed. When the disease Redcough had spread, she hadn't hesitated to start looking for a heir to her throne. When true plague struck, she did not want to face hell like that again alone and without the help of an assistant. But today, that time had come, and her medical accomplice was none other than Olivenose's silent ball of black fur and eyes. Today, she was able to easily find herself more stressed out than the child. She had always expected her first apprentice to be training to hunt mice under her guidance, not sniffing leaves and berries.

She hissed silently as she made her way to the front of the den, narrowly avoiding crushing a pile of some type of herb underpaw. Too focused on not tripping over her own paws to pick up or even search for Beetlepaw's silent voice, the tortoiseshell slightly jumped in her fur as her eyes fell upon the new apprentice. "Starclan!" she exhaled, flopping onto her haunches and glancing towards Beetlepaw. "C'mon in; isn't polite to lurk in people's doorways," she bluntly encouraged, muttering to herself as she leaned down to grasp and pull a leaf of marigold from underneath her rump. "If you can even find any space to sit without crushing anything.."

"But, for such an occasion like this, my friend, I've gone ahead and prepared a simple preassessment.." Larkbeat hummed, and twisting around, she batted the first herb in which her eyes landed on until it lay before her. Of dark green colour, the leaf basically resembled every other herb in the den. "As future medicine cat of Ivyclan, this right here is and will always be the basis of your knowledge. Simple yet endearing—and particularly vile—this right here is not just the stepping stone of your journey, but also the river and the fish and the lands beyond! Now, you're following me, right..?" surely she had to be getting somewhere with this. With a mighty blink, she stood and rose to her full height (which was hardly much taller than what her apprentice would be in a few moons) and puffed her chest out, beckoning to the plant.

"Now, your first step as medicine cat is simple; what is this?"

[Cosima]

BEETLEPAW - -

Just as she had feared, she had frightened her mentor with her sudden appearance. "Ohno, I'msosorryforscaringyou, Larkbeat, itwon'thappenagain, Ipromise" She whimpered apologetically. She was then invited to take a seat and tried her best not to crush any precious herbs beneath her rump.

Beetlepaw listened to Larkbeat's every word and took mental notes. Larkbeat spoke a whole bunch of mumbo-jumbo about the responsibilities of being a medicine cat and what-not, and then presented a green leaf to her. "Now, your first step as medicine cat is simple; what is this?"

Her nose wrinkled in confusion at Larkbeat's question. There was no way she could know what specific herb that was on her first day! Perhaps it was an easy answer. She could always just say the first herb that came to mind, and there's a possibility she might be right. Could this be a trick question? She began to tremble with nervousness as she realized several moments had passed without an answer. The apprentice cleared her throat and said:

"Errr... an herb?"

Beetlepaw regretted her answer immediately. How could she be so vague? "Oh, dear, this is gonna be hard..." She thought, her tiny brain filled with worry.

[Dofferz!]

Beetlepaw certainly was nervous, but prayerfully that was something in which she could help her get over with in the coming moons. "Nah, is no biggie." she huffed in response to her apology. Soon, however, Beetlepaw was frozen in place as she stared intently at the leaf. Larkbeat certainly didn't except the young child to know exactly what type of herb she was being presented with, seeing that she hadn't ever spent any time in the medicine den beforehand unlike a few other kits. But as Beetlepaw blurted out the obvious, she allowed herself to cock her head to the side.

"And you're exactly right." In all truthfulness, the medicine cat was looking for nothing short of the word 'leaf,' and that's exactly the sort of answer in which she was hoping for. "Try not to think of this as hard; be more confident in your abilities, child. I wouldn't of ever picked you if I ever once believed that you were anything short of capable. You can trust me that it takes time and there's certainly going to be times that are going to be stressful, but Starclan, if I can handle this job than I'm more than positive that you can too." wow, look at Doff trying to be inspirational.

[Cosima]

BEETLEPAW - -

"And you're exactly right." Her mentor meowed, much to her surprise.

"Oh," she mouthed. Beetlepaw did not expect for her answer to be right at all. She began to feel at ease with Larkbeat and didn't fidget as much. "So what herb is that, really?" She purred in a curious tone, her voice a loud enough to be heard for once. With time, she wanted to know what every herb in this den was and what it did, and she was excited to learn under such a caring and patient mentor like Larkbeat.

"Oh! I forgot to ask... the medicine cat gathering is very soon, right? What happens at a medicine cat gathering?" It was to be her first time meeting the other medicine cats, so she was fairly nervous. Hopefully, Larkbeat would introduce Beetlepaw for her.

[Dofferz!]

"This is a daisy leaf. We use it most commonly for the elders to help with their aching joints. After all, we don't want them more cranky than usual." Larkbeat replied, glad to see the fluff seemingly coming out of her quiet shell for the moment. When the Half Moon Gathering was mentioned, Larkbeat allowed her voice to lower at a rather pitiful attempt at being 'mysterious.' "Well, all the other medicine cats will be there, but I know you already knew that. We'll be traveling to the Moonstone--which, mind you, is absolutely stunning--but everything else besides that? You'll have to wait and see!" After all, what sort of breathtaking experience would it be for Beetlepaw if she knew exactly what to expect? The suspense was all apart of the experience.