Jade Fern Grove rudimentary tasks

Baelfire bit back a sigh, remembering that not everyone got his short little explanations. Vuk had so far been a good apprentice. she didn't ask so many questions and just did as she was told. she seemed quick minded, but she was also young. Gannet was trying to learn, and he'd try to be patient with him but... he just gave an explanation of why. wasn't he listening? of course, he also hated to explain a shit ton of stuff right away. too worried about overwhelming someone, most likely.

"it teaches control" he'd repeat, trying his best to explain it right this time "healers need... a steady paw. you can't just go crazy. you need to remain calm when your patient isn't" shredding the moss gives a sense of power that you didn't get when faced with adversity. if some wolf was bleeding out from their throat, you couldn't be panicking and crying and freaking out. "and if I claw up all the moss into little pieces it'd be a bitch to get back to camp." he'd grunt.

"this way, it'd roll naturally into a bundle." eyes strayed to his own bunch of moss. curled nicely and easy to tuck under the chin if he had more herbs to carry. even something as simple as gathering moss was useful.