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Post by waterscar on Aug 29, 2011 1:12:34 GMT -6
Mysteryflame was sitting just outside his den, which he now was sharing with a she-cat, his new apprentice. The long furred grey tom, was nervous with teaching her, look he could hardly remember the herbs as it is, he just hoped that he could teach her right. He would start off with the basics, but it would be easier if he had someone to practice on.
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Post by blackstar on Aug 29, 2011 2:06:12 GMT -6
Firepaw padded slowly and shyly across the camp towards the medicine cat, compared to her he looked huge. She knew she was born to heal others not to fight, she felt confident that she could do it, but she was leaving the area she once called home and one day, she would be a higher rank in the clan - this thought sent shivers down her spine. Soon she was close enough to the grey tom, she quickened her pace stopping a few paw steps away from him "morning Mysteryflame" she meowed looking at her orange paws.
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Post by waterscar on Aug 29, 2011 2:24:09 GMT -6
Mysteryflame smiled to his new apprentice when she came walking up "And a good morning to you to, Firepaw you ready to start learning" the long furred grey tom meowed, even though he didn't quite know where to start, 'I'll just start with telling her which herbs is which' he thought.
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Post by blackstar on Aug 29, 2011 2:27:36 GMT -6
She looked up the small ginger she cat gave a little smile, "Im always going to be ready" she purred her blue and green eye sparkling with excitement. finally she was learning what she had always wanted to learn.
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Post by waterscar on Aug 29, 2011 2:42:12 GMT -6
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Post by blackstar on Aug 29, 2011 2:51:27 GMT -6
Firepaw looked at the herbs, they didn't look familiar, but something about the smell did.... She leaned over and sniffed each bunch of herb, she had no idea what the first one was but the second one she thought she knew, the third one was a mystery. "er. The second one seems familiar some how" she meowed pointing at the Thyme with her white paw.
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Post by waterscar on Aug 29, 2011 3:27:59 GMT -6
Mysteryflame nodded his grey head, he had used Thyme a couple of times to help Freezekit. "This yellow herb is Tansy, and the one that you recognize would be Thyme I used it a couple of times in the nursery, when I was healing Freezekit and this white and yellow herb is Camomile" the long furred grey tom meowed then added "Both Camomile and Thyme is used to calm a cat while Tansy is used for cough"
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Post by blackstar on Aug 29, 2011 3:55:34 GMT -6
She gazed at the herbs, "Right calming and coughs" she meowed to her self,
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Post by waterscar on Aug 29, 2011 4:14:30 GMT -6
Mysteryflame then got up again and disappeared back into the medicine den for a few moments and the long furred grey tom soon appeared again with three different herbs in his mouth, and placed them along with the other three herbs. One of them is a familiar green leaf which he thought that Firepaw would of recognise cause he gave some to the other queens when they are about due and just after they had kits, Borage leaves. Another one was a reddish colour flower, this one they would be using quite a bit and usually needs restocking a lot, Marigold. The last herb was another yellow flower but this flower was smaller and it hardly looked like a flower, this plant would usually be used on the elders after a cold night, Goldenrod. Mysteryflame looked at his apprentice once again, just to see if she would remember the first herb or not, he would actually be surprised if she knew the other two herbs. www.plantcare.com/oldSite/httpdocs/images/namedImages/french_marigold.jpgwww.mariquita.com/images/photogallery/BorageLeaves.JPGwww.raingardennetwork.com/images/goldenrod.jpg
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Post by blackstar on Aug 29, 2011 6:17:29 GMT -6
Firepaw looked at the first leaf, she had defiantly seen this one, in the nursery more then once. She lifted her paw to it "You gave this to the queens who had new born kits or were gonna soon... Borage isnt it?" she meowed looking at him, she studdied the others quickly she had seen the reddish flower before but she didn't know the name yet. The third she had seen him take to the elders before but she was never close enough to hear or smell it before
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Post by waterscar on Aug 29, 2011 16:07:23 GMT -6
Mysteryflame nodded his grey head "Yes that is correct, and I didn't expect you to get the rest" the long furred grey tom pointed to the reddish flower herb "That is Marigold, this one is quite important, I use it to treat infection and wounds" Mysteryflame shifted his paw to the last herb "This is Goldenrod, after making it into a poultice, you can apply it to stiff joints or aching joints on a cat or use it on severe injuries"
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Post by blackstar on Aug 30, 2011 0:20:27 GMT -6
Firepaw looked at each herb and nodded, trying to memorise each one. But she knew it would take moons for her to remember everything
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Post by waterscar on Aug 30, 2011 0:34:34 GMT -6
"Dont worry about remembering it all this lesson, but try your best with familiarising yourself with the herb scents" instructed Mysteryflame, then added "I will bring out three more herbs, then you could go in the herb storage and attempt to place each of the herbs back in the same spot with the scent"
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Post by blackstar on Aug 30, 2011 0:46:28 GMT -6
Firepaw looked at him and nodded this was the biggest challenge she had taken on in a long time.
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Post by waterscar on Aug 30, 2011 3:25:38 GMT -6
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