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Originally Posted by goodacacia

Palekit
◆ he/him | 5 moons

The flood of embarrassment brought all the energy back in Palekit's tired little body. Springing back to life, Palekit's face burned slightly as he laughed it off. He'd probably bothered the Enforcer from doing actual important tasks than teaching a bunch of leaves to a kit who was in the wrong class. Oh, but Lostspark was still here to teach and Palekit appreciated that a lot. "Aah I'm sorry! That's right! And Grousepaw is in the medicine cat den now! Thank you for the lesson!"

Palekit mewed triumphantly(probably fumbled some words) with a toothy smile and dipped his head in appreciation for the Enforcer that took time out of her day to teach this restless kit. At least he remembered that! The older apprentice who towered over Mossfreckle in size. Palekit was lucky enough to never have landed himself in the medicine cat den, but he did take one or two peeks due to curiosity. Perhaps he had gone in the medicine cat den, but had just forgotten. Not that Palekit ever suffer from coughs or wounds. Rather, he was safe and sound in the crammed nursery being well taken care of by Nightshiver. Maybe without Nightshiver, Palekit would've been in the medicine cat den too much time to even count. Being a New-leaf kit, Palekit didn't have to go through any of deadly coughs of the frosted seasons. And he was glad for that.

On the edge of the clearing, Palekit settles down and straightened his back. Gotta be on the best behavior today! Palekit follows on Lostspark's lesson and watching bright red berries that appeared on her paws. Deathberries. The name itself sounded dangerous, but the berry. The berry was rather...normal.

This next one actually looked a bit scary. The irregular purple colour and potential black berries that sprout from the center brings shivers down Palekit's spine. Nightshade was a suiting name for such plant. Matches the flower inside and out. Palekit tried his best to take mental note of what these looked like. That way he could avoid them and help others avoid them too.

"Mhm! Yes, Lostspark!" Palekit swore, eyes glitter with confidence in his words. He hoped the Enforcer could trust his words, "I won't use this knowledge for the bad!"

"W-why do we have these in the camp if they are so deadly?" Palekit asked genuinely. He knows kits aren't supposed to go rummaging through the medicine storage unite. But for say, they do find it, wouldn't that be bad to keep in camp? Did they had reasons to be here. or did Lostspark specifically get them to show the little kit.

She/Her | Purrks Overlook

Right. So now that they were done with the poisons. . . Tucking those away under her tail so that no idiot passerby decided to have an impromptu, lethal snack, Lostspark glanced down at the calico kit. "That's why we don't have these in the camp clearing for a reason. They're always in the Medicine Den, purposely tucked away at the top and in the back. If someone is going to go into Mossfreckle's den, take out these poisonous plants, and eat it without having any knowledge of what they do, that's on them."

Harsh, but a true reality. Lostspark didn't give two craps about cats who wanted to act the fool. "Okay now listen up, we'll go over these quickly because there are a couple."

[ Cobwebs & Sticks ]

"Cobwebs are the most common tool you will see. Perhaps someone has told you about them, or you've seen them. If you’re trying to stop bleeding, you’ll need to refresh the layers of cobwebs as they soak up the blood. When you’re applying and removing, leave the bottom-most layer. Removing that layer too soon will break any newly forming clots and thus reignite the bleeding."

Onto the more frequently seen around tool. "Sticks are also a necessity to have around for storing cobwebs up off the dirt and away from the other herbs." Yeah... she wouldn't tell him the other uses for that, since he was still a kid. He could learn that later.

[ Marigold & Honey ]

"Marigold is a thick, round yellow orange flower. It's chewed into a paste and layered on wounds after cleaning to prevent infection, basically."

Moving on. "Honey is what we get from beehive - made by bees. It has a use in almost any situation. For wounds, it can be added to poultices to keep the wound from drying out too quickly and furthers healing. Eaten by itself or added to water, it can help soothe sore throats and reduce coughing." She eyed the youngster. He was well-behaved, so this next bit wasn't intended at him. It was lighthearted. "It can also be added to other herbs to make it more palatable especially for fussy kits."

"And... that is the basics you'd need to know." She cocked her head. "If you have questions or want to know more, Mossfreckle is just as well-versed as I am."

[ This is sooo late I'm sorry Condensed all of this into one - it's still in the past when it happened back in the timeline but I just wanted to get it out of the way so you can have this knowledge jotted down for Pale! ]