mad scientist experiments

Acacius was moving quickly with his lessons with the porcupines, having already earned their praise in herb collecting, smushing, and topical application. As far as the pup was concerned he was already a full fledged masterful healer, but his imaginary friend was quick to remind him that the adults would not appreciate him practicing without an elder nearby. They seemed to have so little faith in his skills, which only meant he'd need to work harder to prove to them that he could be a trusted, respected medic even in his young age.

His brother was Acacius' first stop - a pup whom he'd known all his life and more importantly, trusted not to tattle if Acacius did something wrong. "Raven!" He called out as he neared the den. Upon his back was a borrowed sachel of goods and herbs, everything he might need to do a really good healing job. "I've come to fix you!" What might be broken on Raven, the pup had no idea. Surely there was something wrong with his brother that he could cure, and if not, he could always take a shot at curing the other boy's blindness instead.