KEEPS ME ALIVE — lesson [sage tryout]

[roan ;]

[div style="width: 45%; text-align: justify; font-size: 12pt; letter-spacing: -1px; font-family: times new roman;"]♡ — Although it had been a little while since he had held it, Roan was still rather happy with the lesson that he had held as part of his sage tryout. He had taught everyone about how to treat broken bones, and had even been willing to answer Goldie's questions without hesitation. He could still remember the anxiety that had gripped his young body when the leader and his cousin had initially started to inquire more deeply about his lesson. However, he could also still remember the joy that had rolled over him in an enormous wave when he had seen the proud look in the eyes of not only Goldie, but also his mama. He was still somewhat uncomfortable being around his mother now that he was back, worried he'd look up and see the larger draconic feline with hatred or fear in her eyes. He had to cling to those memories of her being proud of him, not sure he'd ever be able to see such a look in her eyes again. It was an irrational fear, something that would probably be obvious to anything adult that took notice of it, but to him? To him, the moment that he had lashed out and hurt Roxie, he had lost any of the decency that had been instilled in him from a young age. He shouldn't have even still been in the running for sage, if he even still was, right?

Closing his eyes briefly, the young feline shook his head from side to side before he approached, trying to wipe away the unpleasant memories that had been plaguing him so much as of late. Coming up beside Keona, Roan sat down and curling his tail around his paws, eager to listen to what Ahab had to say to them all. He knew quite a bit about medicine from all his frequent studying, but he didn't know too much about poisons, and he certainly hadn't bothered learning about poisonous mushrooms. Wings shifting upon his back, the apprentice dipped his head to Ahab, chewing on the inside of his cheek before he mumbled, "Hey, Ahab... that sounds good to me. I don't know too much about poisons." Even if he wasn't sure he was even able to help people anymore, bolstering his medical knowledge could make it so that if he needed to, he could.
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