Up to ears in herbs (private)

[Liongrowl]

Bumblepaw

Liongrowl had a little apprentice and thought it might be interesting to get started on their path towards full medicine cat hood. He decided they could wait till after lunch so he grabbed a vole to eat and then made his way back to his den, sorting herbs. He always thought it was therapeutic to sort herbs even if they were already sorted he would make sure they were all in the right place. In a way, perfectionist like. He thought he heard Bumblepaw in the den and he called out, "Bumblepaw? You in here or am I just hearing things?" He honestly didn't know what kind of reaction he would get from the tom as he really didn't know him very much other than that it didn't seem like he was happy to be a medicine cat. At least, that's what it looked like from the outside. He was curious as to where this could lead if he wasn't fond of it or didn't grow to be very fond of it.

[Bumblepaw]

(just by the way -- bumble will end up learning how to respect his position thank god :3)

I had been sleeping the day away, for the most part. I wasn't normally a heavy sleeper -- in fact, I didn't enjoy sleeping often, like many other apprentices. I suppose I was exhausted from the stress of moving dens, as well as being removed from the position of a normal apprentice. Medicine cat apprentice. The words still felt strange on my tongue; I didn't like it. Not to mention that the position made no sense in my case. From what I had seen, medicine cats were supposed to be patient, gentle, and kind. I wasn't any of those. What had Liongrowl seen in me?

The shuffling of fur against fur and the sound of posts woke me. I rose my head from my new nest, blinking against the sudden brightness. "I'm here," I responded dully, rising into a sitting position. I had to try and be respectful around him -- after all, I didn't want Arrowstar to punish me for yelling at him. That meant I had to keep my rather explosive anger under control. That would be difficult. 

[Liongrowl]

Liongrowl looked over at Bumblepaw and twitched his whiskers slowly. "Ah. Have you had a good rest last night? I let you sleep in today to give you a good night's sleep. Hopefully I wasn't too loud." He hoped but at the same time he thought that Bumblepaw would have to get over it regardless. There was no need to sleep past lunch time but at the same time he remembered back in the day he could allow himself to sleep late whenever he had a day off or had a late lesson. He didn't feel like sleeping in too much so anymore though. As he aged, he felt like the more of his life needed to be lived since he wasn't too tired anymore. When he was a young kiddo that was totally him. Food. Sleep. Life. Herbs.

He redirected his attention to his herbs that he was busy sorting and continued to talk to Bumblepaw. "You ready for a day of learning?" Liongrowl asked as he recalled Bumblepaw wasn't too excited at the ceremony. This did make him feel a bit off about the whole situation but hopefully he could find a way to turn it around in his favor. Sometimes these things just take time to work their way out in their own mysterious ways. He depended on CloudClan for these things.

[Bumblepaw]

(aaa sorry for the late response!!)

"No," I grumbled, pawing at my ear. That was a lie, something I had said just for the sake of being difficult. I had actually had quite a nice, restful sleep, and although I was still exhausted (for some reason, the more hours of sleep I got the more exhausted I was int he morning) I somehow felt well rested. I wasn't entirely sure why I had lied to him. It probably had something to do with making him feel guilty, regret appointing me as his apprentice, or because I had gotten so used to being everyone's enemy that it became the only way I knew how to survive. "It was horrible." 

After longingly glancing at my old den, I slowly rose to my paws and padded towards my new mentor. "I'm assuming thats a rhetorical question -- I don't really have a choice, do I?" I said, my voice detached and slightly hostile. I really wasn't looking forward to sorting herbs and learning their names all day. I wanted to learn how to fight and defend my clan. It had been my dream since I was a kitten. 

[Liongrowl]

Liongrowl did notice the tone of the other tom's voice and wondered exactly why he felt the need to act that way. Perhaps the answer would be revealed in time. "Well, I'm sorry to hear that. Hopefully your stay here will help you rest up; after all, there aren't too many injuries as of late." The tom was used to having a quiet day around the den, not really doing much. He had grown fond of his precious herbs and counted them when he could. In a way it served as a therapeutic device for the orange medicine cat.

He rose to his paws as he turned to face the newly appointed medicine cat. "No I suppose you do not have very much of a choice." Liongrowl tried to remain with a small smile on his face to be a little more reassuring. The tom remembered his early days as a medicine cat and smiled to himself. He was surprised he had been chosen too, but now he sees that his position in the clan is a very important one. It's not like he doesn't get to do other things which also surprised him when Bumblepaw said his next set of statements.

"Now, now. You will be able to learn a little more than herbs. I'm not exactly a cat that knows nothing about the walls outside my den. I know more than herbs and the illnesses of the clan. I hunted the other day with the deputy- it wasn't graceful, but I managed. It had been a while since I had gotten out at least. So okay I guess I am in here a lot, but I don't exactly have a lot of reason to get out. Perhaps with an apprentice by my side it'll help." He wondered silently to himself how Bumblepaw would react to that statement. Having an apprentice helping Liongrowl in more than one ways? Well, he does need more of a social life now doesn't he? This could be the way to start.

(It's perfectly fine, as you see I'm not exactly the fastest at replying right now #school)