Teach Me

Walk | Talk | Think

Ha! She had gotten them right! A surge of pride bubbled up within her accompanied by a one sided smirk. It felt pretty good to have guessed the plants correctly, and even better knowing that because of it she had completed her first lesson of training. Already she was eager for the next but, she reminded herself, all good things in due time. There would be more time for another lesson later, when Max had more time to gather up a few more plants to teach her about.

As promised he went on to speak about each in turn and Callisto soaked up the information like the summer ground did rain. Meadowsweet, flu and pain. Earth smoke, liver and skin. Alfalfa, weight gain and milk production. And just like that it was over. She stared at the plants, silvery blue eyes blinking as she studied the shape of each, still needing to familiarize herself with the scents next. She had five new plants to add to her list, and still so many more to learn. It should have been daunting, and a little it was, but she was not to be deterred. Callisto wanted to learn this.

He paused after he had finished speaking, and once she was done looking at them she shifted her gaze upward to meet his, boldly asking, "Can I take some of these?" They were not hers to take but she did need to begin growing her stores back at her chosen den, and every little bit of help that she could find she planned to put to good use.