you never will . open , healing lessions

[RHINESTONE.]

RHINESTONESTAR ❝ RHINE ❞ LEADER
"TALKING" || "TELEPATHY"

Truthfully, Rhinestone had known from the beginning that Vaas wasn't really a beast of healing. It would've been difficult for him not to know, considering he had seen the other in action even before they had properly known each other. He had taken notice of the prey that had been pulled in at the boardwalk, as well as the general intimidating nature of the tiger. Despite this, the leader didn't regret offering Vaas the position. They had obviously needed someone to fill it, and the other male had shown time and time again how surprisingly gentle he could be with others in need – provided that they were family. It was because of this that Rhine had ultimately decided to attend this little lesson, wondering how exactly Vaas would do with teaching others about what he knew. He didn't think Vaas would do too bad, all things considered. The other could be gruff, yes, but he already had an apprentice, and Quasar hadn't come screaming immediately after being assigned to the tiger, so that was a good sign. It was because of this that the feline returned Vaas's short nod, a pleased purr leaving his throat.

Despite his best attempts to give Vaas all of his attention during the lesson, the ruddy feline did find himself looking behind him when he felt the light press of paws against the tip of his tail. He chuckled when he saw the guilty party there, neck stretching out to touch his nose lightly against Foamkit's head. He muttered softly, his voice slightly rough as he spoke to the child, "Try to pay attention, Foam. All of this can come in handy, in the future." He truly hoped that Foamkit wouldn't have to utilize first aid knowledge for a while, since he didn't want the boy getting himself into any situations where he could be hurt. However, Foam seemed to have an ever growing rebellious streak, and considering it wouldn't be too long before the other was an apprentice, Rhine knew that he couldn't protect him forever. He had already taken on Tree as an apprentice, and he wasn't sure it'd be very fair to Foamkit to assign the other as his own apprentice just so that he could keep an eye on him. In the end, it was better that he just learned this all now, so he could be prepared for the unpredictable nature of the future – even though Rhinestone really wasn't sure how much Foam would retain at the moment.

Pale gaze turning back to their large teacher, Rhinestonestar watched intently as Vaas pushed the bottles forward, his neck craning to take a sniff of them. In most cases, the leader was then forced to recoil slightly, taken aback by the strong scent of the various herbs. He kept his ears perked, listening as the medicine cat described the function of catmint, and showed it around to all of them. The tom couldn't help but stare for a moment, fascinated by the rather pretty purple flowers that the medicine consisted of. He almost wished that it wasn't so useful, just so that it could be used for decoration. He then shook this off, scolding himself inwardly – he was supposed to be paying attention. He caught Foamkit's question soon after, smiling faintly at the other's curiosity. It was probably just childish fascination, but that could certainly turn to genuine desire to help out down the road. Not that Foam particularly seemed like the medical type. Lots of things could change between now and when he had to make a choice, however. Not wanting to interrupt the flow of Vaas's class with too many questions, Rhinestone just muttered casually, "I'm honestly a bit surprised by your spiritual knowledge of the herbs, Vaas. It's very interesting." The tiger hadn't seemed like the type to grow invested in the more enchanting elements of plant life, but looks could be deceiving.

tags + roleplayed by stilly + the palm glades