Lilith had been simply elated when Hera had chosen to go with her back to the Lagoon, after all she was her first recruit from Maua's Passage and that in itself was enough to make the palomino lioness beam proudly. However what Hera had said in the passage did not fall on deaf ears - she wished to learn more about herbs and it just so happened that that was what Lilith specialized in! Excitedly she glanced over the various collection of herbs laid out before her in her den, now what to get Hera started on? She supposed she could start out with basic knowledge and go from there, after all she had never really had an apprentice before but there were firsts for everything! Leaning forwards she reaches out to collect both pigeon pea and cape aloe before stuffing it in her rawhide satchel. Slinging her satchel over her shoulder for it to rest comfortably she moves from her den then, offering a few chuffs in the process to summons Hera. Lilith moved to a relatively open space in the Lagoon where the sun shone down brightly, it would be perfect to illuminate the herbs she would be showing. Setting her satchel down she pulled the herbs from it before setting them out before her gently. Finally when everything seemed right she paused, waiting for Hera's company.


+5 - Teach an official apprentice (1/2)
+5 - Teach another healer a procedure (1/2)
+5 - Teach herbology trivia to someone (1/2)


@Hera

+5 learn something from another about your trade

Despite the brightness of the sun overhead, the island was swathed by a soft ocean breeze that kept Hera cool as she walked towards the beach. She'd been spending a lot of time in her new home exploring the terrain, and today she'd planned on looking for seashells that had washed up from the tide. Having grown up nomadic, Hera rarely had an opportunity to keep many plants in storage, her home pride preferring to utilize the herbs in whatever land they happened to be. Now, with this newfound stability, Hera coveted any resource that would allow her to keep herbs close at paw. Seashells were a nice way to store and dry them she'd found - the fact that they also made for pretty decoration was a nice bonus.

Before Hera could make it to her destination, she heard a chuff that she recognized as Lilith. oh, is it finally time? Seashells forgotten, Hera excitedly made her way towards the origin of the sound. She'd been anticipating finally meeting with the palomino lioness - both for the ability to learn from her, but also just to be in her company.
Moving quickly, it didn't take long for Hera to catch the strong scent of herbs on the breeze, followed immediately by the sight of Lilith surrounded by them. Hello, she called out, slowing her pace until she stopped in front of the other lioness. It's good to see you.

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It didn't take long for Hera to join her and Lilith immediately greeted the pink lioness with a warm smile. "Hello, it's good to see you." Dipping her head politely she then raises it before responding, "And you as well! How are you settling in Hera?" Lilith asks curiously, because of course her well-being was a concern of hers. Lilith had felt an air of familiarity with the lioness even if they had only just met and she liked to think that the two of them could form a lasting friendship with one another. Eagerly she slid the two piles of herbs forwards and closer to Hera so she could have a better look at them. Pointing to the pile to the left she spoke, "I wanted to get started on teaching a few things.. These leaves are Cape aloe." She explained carefully before then reaching over and sliding the right pile forward, though this pile too had a few seeds with it. "These leaves and seeds are called Pigeon pea." For a moment she remained quiet, allowing Hera to take a closer look and become more familiar with the herbs. "Both of these herbs having healing properties but one of them you cannot eat.. can you guess which one?" She said softly, dual-toned gaze moving from the herbs to then rest upon Hera's face.


+5 - Teach an official apprentice (2/2)
+5 - Teach another healer a procedure (2/2)
+5 - Teach herbology trivia to someone (2/2)


@Hera

+5 learn something from another about your trade

As always, being in the other lioness's presence was easy. Hera's last teacher had been her mother, who's high string nature had made Hera too tense to be a good student. Lilith's soft disposition was a welcome change, and Hera found herself relax as she began to explain which herbs lay in front of them. Cape aloe definitely sounded familiar, but she wasn't sure she recognized the other.

Narrowing her yellow gaze, as if that would reveal some type of clue, Hera looked over the two different plants. The Cape aloe was large and didn't appear to be all that easy to bite into. If she remembered right, it also had a gooeyness to it that would make for an unpleasant chewing experience. The pigeon peas on the other paw were small, Hera figured giving a few of these for a patient to eat would be much easier.

"I'm guessing it's the aloe, right?" She asked, looking up from the lesson to her pridemate.

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Lilith watched Hera carefully and quietly, allowing the woman plenty of time to survey the two separate pile of herbs in order to make her decision. 'I'm guessing it's the aloe, right?' She asked then and Lilith beamed a proud smile in her direction before responding, "Exactly! Very good! Though technically it was a trick question. You wouldn't want someone to eat the aloe unless you needed to use it as a laxative. The pigeon pea however can be eaten and used for many purposes, though the most common I've seen has been for anti-sickness and to prevent skin infections." She said with a small smile, then she reached forward easily to scoop the herbs back into her rawhide satchel for safe keeping. "So tell me Hera, did you do much healing in your past? I've found ever since I was a little girl I was always fascinated by the art of healing and helping others." She spoke then, falling silent so she could wait patiently for the pink woman's response.


@Hera

The praise made Hera sit up a little straighter, a warmness filling her chest. The other woman was so kind and gentle in her tutelage, and Hera found herself wanting to impress her as much as possible, to show Lilith that her efforts wouldn't be wasted on Hera. "I've always been fascinated, too. In my home pride, I mainly assisted with gathering herbs for the pregnant lionesses," she answered. "I was one of many paws creating potions and tinctures for labor pains, but I wasn't allowed to make anything on my own." She frowned, that was odd wasn't it? That the knowledgable herbalists in her pride kept the other medicines a closely guarded secret?

Oh, a thought hit Hera like a coconut falling out of a tree. The few women had coveted their abilities because it was the only power they were allowed to have. They must have felt threatened when young, curious Hera had watched them work and asked if they could teach her what they knew. They had allowed her to help prepare medicine for labor pains, a mixture so easy even a cub could figure it out, but never allowed her anything else. Everything Hera knew about herbs had been from snippets of conversation she shouldn't have overheard, and it hadn't made sense to her until now.

In Scilla, and it seemed all of Amaryllis, lionesses were allowed to do all sorts of things in their prides. Some were even leaders! That the women of her pride were only allowed this small taste of potential broke her heart. "I'm glad to be here," she admitted, which to Lilith may have been an odd thing to say as she hadn't gone on Hera's mental journey. "Thank you for allowing me into Scilla, and for teaching me." She smiled at her companion, "How did you get into medicine, anyway?"

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Lilith liked having someone to teach, it was nice having someone else that shared her interest in medicine. After all considering the majority of her family members preferred to use their brawn over brains it was a much needed change of pace. 'I've always been fascinated, too. In my home pride, I mainly assisted with gathering herbs for the pregnant lionesses, I was one of many paws creating potions and tinctures for labor pains, but I wasn't allowed to make anything on my own.' Lilith listened carefully as Hera explained, now that was interesting. It sounded like the ways of the pride seemed more cut and dry, only the older and more experienced were allowed to practice. Thankfully most of what Lilith had learned was self-taught, of course her father knew a little bit of medicine but not much. Even her mother wasn't the greatest medic; Lilith took pride in the fact that everything she had learned was on her own, her knowledge expanding over time with the more experiments she was able to conduct, both on herself and others.

'I'm glad to be here, Thank you for allowing me into Scilla, and for teaching me. How did you get into medicine, anyway?' Lilith smiled warmly at the pink lioness then, feeling more drawn to her in a close friendship manner then anyone else. It was quite easy considering they both liked the same things and Lilith found her companionship to be easy and carefree. "I'm happy to have you here, truly. I first started practicing medicine when I was a young child, everything I know is self-taught. And what drove me to be a medic was well .. my entire family. They are quite known for getting into scraps here and there, we are a passionate bunch after all. But not me .. I don't enjoy violence. I prefer to heal and help in any way that I can .. I'm not an original Casimir by any means. I've taken a personal oath to never harm another with tooth or claw .. Instead I heal." She said softly, offering Hera a small smile. Her way of living was not traditional by any means but her family had come to accept her for how she was, and that was mostly too because she was a medic, who else would patch up their wounds if not for her?


@Hera

'Casimir' wasn't familiar to her, thought the way the palomino woman spoke it must mean the name carried significance in Amaryllis. Perhaps the family was known for being aggressive? Violent? It was difficult to imagine her companion as anything except the lovely, gentle healer she knew, and wondered if that made her an outlier.
If that was the case, Hera respected Lilith all the more for it. It was easy to be combative, to use fighting as a way to settle disputes and brutality to demand respect - to be intentionally kind was much more difficult.

"I admire that," she admits. "It says a lot about you, and how you approach this trade. I couldn't ask for a better lioness to show me the ropes," Hera flashes a smile, "Is there anymore to the lesson today, or are we going to pick up again next time?"

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