poisonous experimentation

Acacius was eager to begin, tapping his paw softly upon the grasses as he watched his companions discuss amongst themselves. He was so focused on watching them for some sign that he'd nearly missed the stranger's approach, spinning his head toward her and blinking in surprise. At least it wasn't an Aerie wolf, expecting an explanation on what he was doing way out here. "

"Hi." The boy gave back happily. "I'm learning how to pull an extract from a flower." The bickering porcupines paused in their argument at the overheard conversation, glancing back to their charge and the stranger. They wobbled back over to where his supplies were strewn about, one taking it's place to his side and the other before him, to instruct. "A tincture." The instructing porcupine elaborated. She took a moment to look over the woman, quickly determining she was not a threat, and then proceeding with the lesson. "We have agreed that you probably want to crush the flowers first," The porcupine sent a dagger-like glare to her other half. "And then fill about a quarter of the jar with them."

Acacius quickly got to work, grabbing the lid of the jar as a surface to crush on, assembling the flowers atop it, and smushing them thoroughly with his paw. "My name is Acacius. Do you live around here?" There had to be some reason the woman had come up to greet him, he wasn't in a pack's territory, was he?