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[RHINESTONE.]

LEADER ❝ RHINE ❞ PALMCLAN

Rhinestonestar knew about the necessity of medicine, and had known about it since he was fairly young. The last time he had been sick was when he was an apprentice, stumbling over his own paws and groaning in agony. The sickness at the time had left him unable to train and hunt, until eventually the medicine cat had taken him in, mending the soreness and treating the illness that gripped him. Ever since then, he had felt a great deal of respect for the various medicine cats that had served the clan, their gentle paws and complex minds a boon that they could not afford to lose. Of course, for a time, Palmclan had been forced to lose that comforting presence. The hurricane had swept both their last medicine cat and her apprentice away, and her successor hadn't lasted long before disappearing. That rash of bad luck had left them defenseless when it came to the overall health of the group, and that had left Rhine wary. He had been infinitely grateful when the possibility of Vaas stepping up had emerged, knowing that the other would do a good job. He knew that the work the other had to do would by no means be easy, but Rhine trusted the tiger, more than the other male probably realized. However, that was a subject for another time.

Rhinestone had been even more grateful when Vaas had offered to host a general training session, knowing that it was for the good of them all. After all, a great deal of the clan still knew little to nothing about basic first aid, and that was something that simply couldn't stand. There was no way that Vaas could be everywhere at once, and people needed to know how to treat their basic scratches and bruises, as well as know how to leap in to hold the fort until Vaas was able to arrive. The leader had intended to attend from the start, knowing that his own knowledge of healing was rather lackluster. He had learned a bit from the few NPCs within the clan that knew how to heal, but it certainly wasn't a lot, and barely managed to scrape by and qualify as the basics. This was what motivated the rusty tom to make his way over, even as he sort of stumbled and hesitated in his step. Although some days were much worse than others, the sickness never truly just allowed him to be free of it, constantly needing to present him with little reminds of its presence. He wondered how long it would be until Vaas approached him about it, secretly hoping that the medicine cat simply wouldn't notice it. He doubted it, however – there was a reason why he had asked Vaas to step up to the position, after all.

Coming to a seat near Foamkit, Rhine was grateful to have the chance to sit, no longer having to limp his way along. Instead, he just curled his tail peacefully over his paws, offering Vaas a somewhat forced smile. He then muttered, his gaze taking in the supplies that the tiger carried along with him, "Thank you for doing this, Vaas... I'm sure that it'll be useful for all of us. And keep us all much safer..." The implication of that went unsaid, but still remained in the leader's silence. After all, perhaps if Medusa had known how to do first aid, she would've been able to support herself until another could arrive. In the back of his mind, however, Rhinestone knew this to only be wishful thinking.

NEVER OPENED MYSELF THIS WAY
LIFE IS OURS, WE LIVE IT OUR WAY

— Reggan