Whitestone Monadnock the great backyard

Set for today's date (12/23) || Morning, at @Lorcan's medical cache ||

After her talk with Lorcan the other night she had felt better. Now having something she could work towards gave her a tad sense of security. She had kept it between her and the dark male for the sole reason she still had a lot to learn. Yet that had given her the idea that maybe she could learn from him. He seemed to know a lot about plants! And he was helping someone heal from an injury in an avalanche incident. Piety knew you had to know something to deal with that.

She wondered if he might be down to visit Anaia but she figured to check the cache first. Perhaps she could catch him before he got busy. The scents mingled about within the borders but she tried to pull his apart from the rest. The pale woman made her way the best she could to his medical den. Morning light making it seem almost mystical, shaded partially. Peeking around Piety barked softly. "Lorcan? You here?" Her voice was soft and warm while also holding some curiosity. She could always come back later if he wasn't in there. "Just wanted to check in and chat some before I went to do patrols." How silly she would sound if he was not within and was down by Anaia!

Piety decided she could wait a moment or two. While the winter didn't provide long periods of light, it was still early. A little time killing wouldn't hurt!

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He’d heard his voice being called out as he clambered up from the old goat track and onto the smooth stone of the monadnock, having just checked on Anaia. Russet ears perked up and swivelled towards the direction of its source and his black tipped tail wagged in recognition when he realised it be @Piety calling out for him.

He approached her silently from behind, a mischievous smile tugging at the corners of his charcoal lips as he observed her gazing into his medicinal cache in search of him. Her voice echoed against its chamber walls, distorting her words a little, but as he closed the distance between them he managed to catch onto most of what she had said.

Greeting her with friendly chuff, Lorcan brushed his muzzle along her spine, expecting to her jump if she hadn’t heard or smelt him approaching. “What did you want to chat about?” He asked, moving to stand beside her and look to her with a curious tilt of his head. His golden eyes then glanced down towards the cache where he stored all the medicinal plants, wondering if she had come seeking him there for some kind of medicinal treatment or advice. “Are you okay? You’re not hurt are you?” He asked with genuine concern, lifting his head back up to glance her slender frame up and down.

# P O R C A N

sometimes, two people have to fall apart to realise

how much they need to fall back together

There was tingle up her spine. One she had concluded to be the presence of @Lorcan. His scent heavy and close. As her tail wagged she let out a soft whine, burying her muzzle in the fur around his neck once he stood beside her. She thought it nice to have someone as touchy-feely as she was. And his concern fueled questions were met with her songbird laughter. "I'm fine, Lorcan. Couldn't be better truthfully."

Taking a spot next to him she lightly bumped her shoulder. "I was actually wondering if you could teach me about plants some. It would help to know a bit about everything if I want to teach." Her tail thumped against the cold ground below. "With it being so cold and us currently having an injured wolf, Anaia, I figured the cache might be the best place to catch you." Her muddy brown eyes looked to the medical den before they glanced back to Lorcan. A soft smile graced her pale face.

She hoped she wasn't asking too much of him or taking him away from something. The pale Santoro had simply figured that this would be a good stop on her journey of learning multiple tasks in order to teach others.

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Lorcan paused, a single forepaw lifting lightly off the ground as he tilted his head up towards her and began to slowly turn around. Golden eyes scanned across her slender feminine form, silently searching for signs of injury or ill health beneath her pale arctic pelt as he moved to stand beside her. She greeted him with a soft whine and buried her muzzle in the soft fur of his neck. Lorcan leaned in to embrace her gently before taking a step back and offering her a questioning glance.

Russet ears perked up as her laughter filled the air; and in that moment all concern for her wellbeing swiftly washed away. He felt his chest expand and breathed a sigh of relief, his hot breath sending a small cloud to float into the icy breeze. Still, he was curious why she had sought him out by his medicinal cache, so his curious expression continued to persist.

A proud smile tugged the corners of his charcoal lips as he listened to @Piety explain that she would like to learn from him. “Oh!” He exclaimed, voice laced with enthusiasm. “S-sure..” He breathed, taking a step away from her so that he could move back towards the entrance to his private cache. Black tipped tail wagged excitedly as he shifted down onto his stomach and crawled half-way into the hole where he stored the plants, neck straining forwards as he reached out to clasp a random selection on plants delicately between his teeth.

Shuffling his way backwards and out of the hole, Lorcan carefully placed the various plants down at the lip of the hole, so that they would not come into contact with the frost covered stone, but where still nonetheless visible to the female. “I’ve got a few different plants here..” He began, glancing across to his pack mate. “What kind of things would you like to know?” Lorcan could talk about the plants for hours, having learnt a wealth of knowledge from fellow-healer @Emrys and his own mother of course.

(This post was last modified: Dec 25, 2016, 05:24 PM by Lorcan.)

# P O R C A N

sometimes, two people have to fall apart to realise

how much they need to fall back together

Medic Demonstration 1/3

The pale female was thrilled that @Lorcan seemed so ecstatic to teach her. She also felt touched that he was so concerned as to if she was injured. He was a genuinely kind individual. Piety had come to understand that while the wolves here were tough they were not cruel and monsters. It was just law and order. Something she quietly admired.

Her muddy eyes watched as the darker male pulled out plants. She slowly moved closer, crouching down and settled herself on the floor. "Well, just the basics for now I guess. What plants are for simple fixes like headaches or an upset stomach. And, of course, what kind of plants to stay away from." She looked to Lorcan with hopeful eyes. Piety had worried that maybe she had asked too much at once. "But we don't have to go over everything today. I don't want to take up too much of your time." Her tail thumped gently behind her.

Her nose pointed towards the plants he had pulled out. "What are, uh, those?" Her voice soft and curious. Like a small child wanting to know a secret. It was obvious the pale Santoro was new to this. And who better to teach her than dear Lorcan?

(This post was last modified: Feb 12, 2017, 10:37 PM by Piety.)

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Teacher demonstration 1/3

Lorcan smiled as he listened to Piety, curious about what specific things she would like to learn about in her healer crash-course. Slowly, he nodded his head in understanding, the smile spreading wider across his charcoal lips. Her questions were sensible; knowing about plants could be used for a wide range of common ailments would be of great benefit to the pack. Her brown eyes looked to him with a hopeful gaze. “No problem, I can do that.” He assured her with a confident sway of his tail. When she grew concerned about taking up too much of his time, Lorcan shook his head. “You’re not, I didn’t have much planned for today anyway.” He smiled. Besides, he was rather looking forwards to sharing his knowledge with another pack member.

When she leant forwards to point to one of the plants with the tip of her nose, Lorcan leaned in to inspect it before brushing out of the pile and towards him gently with his paw. “That’s arnica.” He responded, glancing down to look at the yellow flower with long pointed petals. “It’s what I’ve been treating @Anaia with actually.” He said with a wag of his tail. “It’s good for bruises and sprains, but should never apply too much of it.”

Moving his paw to sift pack through the plant pile, Lorcan searched for another one. His paw came to fall on a long stem with a row of small pale yellow flowers. Delicately he brushed it out of the pile and gestured with his muzzle for Piety to lean in for a closer look or feel. “This is a good one for you to know about..” He exclaimed, golden eyes glancing towards her. “It’s called goldenrod.” He added, allowing her to inspect it before he filled her in on all its potential uses.

(This post was last modified: Feb 12, 2017, 11:08 PM by Lorcan.)

# P O R C A N

sometimes, two people have to fall apart to realise

how much they need to fall back together

Medic Demonstration 2/3

Her tawny pack mate always seemed to have time for others. She had decided from the first time they properly met that he was a sweetheart and he confirmed that more every time the two met up. "Thanks, @Lorcan." She smiled at him as his tail wagged.

The plant she had pointed at had pretty long petals, a beautiful yellow too. She listened as the medic called it Arnica. The Santoro quickly stored that name in her brain and made sure to match it with that plants apperence. Her good ear leaned forward with interest as he described what that specific herb did. Used on Anaia, good for sprains and bruises, but don't use to much. "Well what happens if I use too much? How do I know if I've used too much?" Her brows briefly furrowed together. She figured to be a medic you must be extremely smart and work well under pressure. The pale woman couldn't imagine trying to make someone feel better and accidentally putting them in a worse situation!

The next plant had a long stem and instead of long petals it had small yellow flowers. Piety lightly nosed at it before pulling back. "I like the name and it's really pretty." She smiled as her tail thumped happily behind her. "But what does goldenrod do?" Her head titled to the side as an almost child like curiosity filled her eyes.

(This post was last modified: Feb 12, 2017, 10:39 PM by Piety.)

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Teacher demonstration 2/3

Lorcan smiled as he observed @Piety lean in closer with interest. It was refreshing. Who would have thought that the student of @Emrys would one day become the teacher? Her question was a good one and Lorcan couldn’t help the frown which wrinkled his forehead as he desperately tried to think of the best way to explain the answer in a way that someone with no prior knowledge of healing would understand.

“If the root oil is applied to the skin it can cause it to become irritated. The skin can go really red and itchy.” He began, glancing back up from the arnica across to the female. “The oil should make the fur look shiny and clean, but never wet.” He warned, brows furrowing with seriousness. “Also, if you do ever apply to much never lick it off.” He paused for a moment to see if she had taken that vital bit of information in. “You must always wash it off in water. I’ve heard ingesting the oil can cause serious stomach pains…” Back in his birth pack one of the females who assisted his mother made the mistake of licking off the oil after applying to much. She had complained of stomach pains for weeks afterwards.

Pulling the goldenrod out from the pile of plants, Lorcan settled down onto his haunches and leaned back to allow Piety to inspect in more closely. “Well, goldenrod is useful to most common ailments really..” He replied, offering her a smile before he pawed at it gently. “It’s good for treating headaches, sore throats, toothaches and small wounds or grazes.” He said, studying the plant with fondness, remembering back to when he had given some to Kara for her puppy teeth. “The patient must either chew the leaves themselves to treat aches and pains or it must be chewed and applied directly to wounds.” He stated, turning back to look to Piety with a soft sway of his tail.

(This post was last modified: Feb 12, 2017, 11:08 PM by Lorcan.)

# P O R C A N

sometimes, two people have to fall apart to realise

how much they need to fall back together

There is a family of deer nearby. Hunt Opportunity

Medic Demonstration 3/3

She listened with full interest as he explained what would happen. "Shiny and clean, never wet." Her voice whispered to make sure she would remember it. Saying things out loud usually helped her keep track of them. Her brown eyes looked at @Lorcan's face as he grew rather serious. "Oh my." Her eyes widened. The sound of serious stomach pains didn't sound appealing to the pale woman. "Always wash off. Got it." Her head nodded in quick understanding.

Goldenrod seemed to be much much more forgiving than arnica. According to Lorcan it also seemed to be a cure-all for aches. Her tail beat against the cold ground behind her. "Chew the leaves or chew and apply." She whispered while her brown eyes grazed over the little plant for a bit longer. "Does it have any kind of negative effect like Arnica does?" Her eyes left the plant to look at the earthy man's face with curiosity. While she was curious about learning all the good things these plants did, she figured she might as well learn what the bad things were. That case if she ever needed to do something in an emergency she would know how to do things just right.

(This post was last modified: Feb 12, 2017, 10:39 PM by Piety.)

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