Tigerrush and Robinpaw
Introductory lesson
Medicine Cat Den
11
Tigerrush was in the mouth of her den, relaxed with her paws pulled under her in a loafing position and her green eyes closed, though her ears remained perked. She had been up since the dawn patrol had gone out, waiting and listening to see if the rain had any plans of letting up this morning. The gentle white noise of the raindrops hitting the grass and trees around the camp was relaxing and as she continued to listen to life around the camp, she was pleased to hear that everything seemed to be normal. As far as she could tell, there was no sounds of discomfort or pain that she could tell and the pace of camp was the normal pace rather than the rush of an emergency.
The little brown tabby had been mulling about what to do since laying herbs out to dry would be pointless with the rain keeping everything moist and the absence of the sun to hasten to dry. However, Tigerrush had to remember she had an apprentice now so she couldn't exactly just go do whatever she decided at the drop of a whisker now.
However, with her mind made up, all the medicine cat had to do was wait for her apprentice to wake up and be ready for the day.
Don’t compromise yourself - you’re all you have.
✦･ﾟ: *✦･ﾟ:* 🐦 *:･ﾟ✦*:*✧*
The first couple of days as Tigerrush's apprentice had been both uneventful and a lot to think about all at once, but at least the past few days had been easy enough, doing errends, clearing out bad herbs, fixing up dirty nests, what Robinpaw expected if she was being truly honest.
She had picked up on a few herbs too, not a whole lot of them but enough to keep her on her paws. And she slept in the medicine cat's den now, a nest of her own was unusual and strange, but she supposed that was what followed getting older.
However, now, Robinpaw had been dozing lightly in her den as the sun peeked through the camp, there wasn't much she had to do, not much that Tigerrush had told her about at least. But then, deep down, something told Robinpaw to wake up, something from a place that even Robinpaw didn't know was there. And so, the new apprentice complied.
The mostly white she-cat stretched out her legs and glanced to the small tabby shape outside of the den, Tigerrush, perhaps she requested more chores from her, it was something Robinpaw didn't mind doing, especially when it came to working through the elders' den. She just hoped it had nothing to do with Rimekit. "Morning Tigerrush" she greeting softly, taking a seat beside her and curling her tail over her white paws.
Bee’s Characters
FROM WINDCLAN
Beewhisker - ⚧ A Bubbly Warrior (They/Them)
Sunbear - ♀ A Stoic Elder (She/Her)
Basilflame - ♀ A Gentle Warrior (She/Her)
Berrypaw - ♂ An Energetic Apprentice (He/Him)
FROM THUNDERCLAN
Greypebbles - ♂ A Quiet Warrior (He/Him)
Robinpaw - ♀ A Considerate Apprentice (She/Her)
Orchidflame - ♀ A Sincere Elder (She/Her)
FROM SHADOWCLAN
Clovershine - ♀ An Optimistic Senior Warrior (She/Her)
Wolfkit - ♂ A Reserved Kit (He/Him)
Eaglecry - ♀ A Maternal Elder (She/Her)
FROM RIVERCLAN
Goosesong - ♂ A Disciplined Senior Warrior (He/Him)
Lilyriver - ♀ A Fierce Queen (She/Her)
Skykit - ♀ A Gracious Kit (She/Her)
Hailstrike - ♀ An Ambitious Warrior (She/Her)
OUTSIDER/S
Duchess - ♀ A Charming Semi-Feral (She/Her)
Laetitia Von Noon - ♀ A Poised Domestic (She/Her)
Fox - ♂ A Charismatic Feral (He/Him)
Tigerrush's right ear twitched as she heard pawsteps approach from behind, a sure sign Robinpaw was now up and perhaps wanting to know the tasks for the day. So far, the younger she-cat had been eager enough in sorting the herb stores, checking the elders had been fed and their nests cleaned. To be honest, the little brown tabby wasn't surprised. Most new apprentices were eager to learn and stretch their legs and prove they could do the tasks asked of them.
She twitched her left ear this time before she softly greeted her apprentice in return. "Good morning, Robinpaw."
There was something that clung and tugged at the back of her mind, like a burr stuck in her ear. It was something she hadn't fully managed to figure out and was curious on but had yet to ask. The weight of the question seemed only to be strengthened by what seemed to be her apprentice's avoidance of the nursery- or so it seemed to Tigerrush.
So again, mind made up, she decided that today she would ask the question that weighed on her heart before the lesson she planned to teach.
"Before we begin the lesson, I have a question for you." The medicine cat opened her eyes and locked her gaze onto Robinpaw, the expression in their jade depths inquisitive but puzzled, perhaps a little reticent. The tone of her voice was measured- soft, calm but with the same hint of curiosity as shown in her eyes.
"Is there a reason you seem to avoid Wildcry and Rimekit?"
Don’t compromise yourself - you’re all you have.
✦･ﾟ: *✦･ﾟ:* 🐦 *:･ﾟ✦*:*✧*
The question caught the dappled apprentice off guard, before she was about to ask the question, assuming it would have been herb related or something similar, the real question hit her with the force of a fox bite... why... was she avoiding them? The incident with Rimekit was a fair couple of moons ago and Wildcry had frightened her before she was even a moon old. Childish grudges really, but their personalities now still had her avoiding the Nursery, maybe this went deeper than she thought.
"Incidents in the past that shouldn't matter as much as they do" Robinpaw replied, curling the tip of her tail around herself as she took a more comfortable position next to Tigerrush, hoping that the position would hid her rigid muscles. "Left a bit of a bad impression on the only cats in the nursery right now. Plus they aren't the easiest cats to get along with."
The last reason was the most probable, at least to Robinpaw, she didn't lie to Tigerrush, it wouldn't do anyone any good. "Both situations were sorted, but the memory lingers, at least a small amount" she added, her yellow eyes flicking down to her white paws as she inspected her claws, she had nearly cut Rimekit's cheek with them, but she needn't tell that to Tigerrush, Sunstrike already spoke to her about it and she still felt guilty about it to this day, even if Rimekit deserved it.
"Why do you ask?"
Bee’s Characters
FROM WINDCLAN
Beewhisker - ⚧ A Bubbly Warrior (They/Them)
Sunbear - ♀ A Stoic Elder (She/Her)
Basilflame - ♀ A Gentle Warrior (She/Her)
Berrypaw - ♂ An Energetic Apprentice (He/Him)
FROM THUNDERCLAN
Greypebbles - ♂ A Quiet Warrior (He/Him)
Robinpaw - ♀ A Considerate Apprentice (She/Her)
Orchidflame - ♀ A Sincere Elder (She/Her)
FROM SHADOWCLAN
Clovershine - ♀ An Optimistic Senior Warrior (She/Her)
Wolfkit - ♂ A Reserved Kit (He/Him)
Eaglecry - ♀ A Maternal Elder (She/Her)
FROM RIVERCLAN
Goosesong - ♂ A Disciplined Senior Warrior (He/Him)
Lilyriver - ♀ A Fierce Queen (She/Her)
Skykit - ♀ A Gracious Kit (She/Her)
Hailstrike - ♀ An Ambitious Warrior (She/Her)
OUTSIDER/S
Duchess - ♀ A Charming Semi-Feral (She/Her)
Laetitia Von Noon - ♀ A Poised Domestic (She/Her)
Fox - ♂ A Charismatic Feral (He/Him)
Jade green eyes noted Robinpaw stiffen, her tail curling around herself as she shifted positions, and Tigerrush couldn't help the moment of amused pleasure that she had obviously caught the apprentice off guard. Well, good. Tigerrush had a feeling that Robinpaw might have considered her predictable in the tasks having been given. The little brown tabby liked to think she could still be varying in her ways.
Her ears remained perked as she listed to the white patched apprentice speak, mulling over the words. "Those of the fierceblood line can be difficult to get along with." Tigerrush admitted before giving a brief sideways look at Robinpaw, both her tone and expression turning thoughtful, considering for a moment. "What would you do if you had to treat them at some point and I was not here? Would you wait until I returned or could you look past that memory? Past those bad impressions?"
Once more her gaze became focused, again taking in what Robinpaw said verbally as well as what she said through body language.
Don’t compromise yourself - you’re all you have.
✦･ﾟ: *✦･ﾟ:* 🐦 *:･ﾟ✦*:*✧*
Robinpaw twitched her good ear at the question, the flopped on also twitched but the movement was much less uniform. She took to wondering if Tigerrush wasn’t sure on her abilities, is that why she was asking these questions? However, her shoulders eased, after all it was a question regarding treating cats… in a way.
While she did ease her muscles, that didn’t pull her confidence away from her posture. She turned to her mentor, yellow eyes gleaming with a glint of something akin to determination. "I’d treat them like a medicine cat should, with the same bedside manner as any other. Just because we don’t get along, it doesn’t mean I should avoid treating them" she replied, she wasn’t sure if that’s what Tigerrush wanted to hear, but that is what she felt. "It wouldn’t matter if it was Finchpaw, Rimekit or Gingerthrash, I’d treat their wounds and sickness all the same"
Robinpaw’s whiskers twitched with a faint impression of a smile, not pride, not really, but something that ran deeper than that. While she was happy to train, she was still more than pleased to answer Tigerrush’s questions all day if it meant she could simply be around the striped medicine cat
Bee’s Characters
FROM WINDCLAN
Beewhisker - ⚧ A Bubbly Warrior (They/Them)
Sunbear - ♀ A Stoic Elder (She/Her)
Basilflame - ♀ A Gentle Warrior (She/Her)
Berrypaw - ♂ An Energetic Apprentice (He/Him)
FROM THUNDERCLAN
Greypebbles - ♂ A Quiet Warrior (He/Him)
Robinpaw - ♀ A Considerate Apprentice (She/Her)
Orchidflame - ♀ A Sincere Elder (She/Her)
FROM SHADOWCLAN
Clovershine - ♀ An Optimistic Senior Warrior (She/Her)
Wolfkit - ♂ A Reserved Kit (He/Him)
Eaglecry - ♀ A Maternal Elder (She/Her)
FROM RIVERCLAN
Goosesong - ♂ A Disciplined Senior Warrior (He/Him)
Lilyriver - ♀ A Fierce Queen (She/Her)
Skykit - ♀ A Gracious Kit (She/Her)
Hailstrike - ♀ An Ambitious Warrior (She/Her)
OUTSIDER/S
Duchess - ♀ A Charming Semi-Feral (She/Her)
Laetitia Von Noon - ♀ A Poised Domestic (She/Her)
Fox - ♂ A Charismatic Feral (He/Him)
