SEVENTEEN HAVE COME AND GONE ☆ alaric

[wormwood.]

Of all the choices within Tanglewood at present, Alaric probably would've been one of, if not the first name that Aurum turned to in order to take Moth's place. Although his sister had been extremely knowledgeable, and it was difficult to imagine anyone else standing in the medical space she had occupied, he knew that Alaric was capable. He had seen how the other had helped others both before the meteor and after, and it luckily didn't seem as though he was prone to panicking. At least, not in the view of Aurum or anyone that he interacted with commonly. That wasn't necessarily a trait that was identifiably high up on the qualifications of a good medic, but it was still an important one. After all, any medic that panicked at the first sign of danger or blood wasn't going to be good for the group. Luckily, Alaric was so stoic at most times that he seemed perfect for the job, in the same way that Selby was – even if the senior medic wasn't really around that much these days, or in his right mind. If the lion yearned to see anyone getting shouted out to join the medical team by Leroy, it would be Alaric, although he'd keep his mouth shut about that for now. He didn't want to give false hope, after all.

The angel began to listen intently as Alaric explained the best way to deal with gashes, his golden ears angled forward to take everything in. It wasn't an overwhelmingly complicated process, but Aurum still found himself nodding along, just to let the smaller feline know he was listening. The lion knew quite well what an artery was, having sunk his teeth into more than a few in his fighting days, but he still found himself questioning curiosity, "Thank you, I understand that... so, if a gash is close to an artery, I should make a poultice out of the herbs that Moth taught me about to deal with cuts?" That did seem like the clear response here, considering the combined info of what Moth had taught him and of what Alaric was currently teaching him. When the other moved on to broken bones, Aurum once again found himself tilting his head, his eye tracking the other's movements as he pulled out two pieces of wood and a cloth. After a moment of hesitation, the male found himself rumbling, "Yes, of course you can demonstrate on me." A demonstration would be helpful, and surely Alaric wouldn't hurt him in the process of trying to teach.