Confident Stupidity [Open]

"Celandine, yes, and it does soothe damaged eyes," the youthful medicine cat meowed casually as she slipped into the clearing, her bambi colored doe eyes bright as she made her way up. Flicking her tail, the delicate blue and white she-cat glanced from Smokepaw to Blizzardstar, not having heard the conversation that had gone on in the moments before she arrived with them, but curious to know their current emotions nonetheless. As they saying goes, curiosity killed the cat. Determined to keep her life, Doe-eyes kept her mouth firmly shut, not exactly wanting to ruin a moment that seemed so peaceful and calm at the given time.

Realizing that she hadn't really greeted the two tom cats in a respectful way yet, Doe-eyes swiftly dipped her head to each of the two felines in turn, hoping she wouldn't be scolded for not dealing out proper greetings to her clanmates. As she listened to Blizzardstar's words, a hopeful gleam of interest flickered in her bambi hued optics, and she dipped her head to the leader once more, her jaws parting to let out more words. "On the topic of celandine, where did you see it? I'm running terribly low, and with it being leaf-bare, finding any herbs is honestly a miracle," she meowed, her ton sounding both optimistic and exasperated.

Then, turning to face Smokepaw, she grinned and flicked her tail. "I've also been hoping to catch the two of you alone, on the matters of taking Smokepaw on as my apprentice. Would there be time to discuss this at any point in the near future?" The tom cat had really caught her eye as soon as he'd started showing interest in helping out around the den. Smokepaw seemed to be quite smart, eager to learn, and passionate for healing. All three of those aspects could be crafted in the right way to form a fantastic medicine cat, and she didn't want a cat with such potential to just slip away from the training she had to offer.

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her tabby-marked face held a confident smile as the lithe she-cat traveled through the forest by paw. the wintertime chill would have nearly killed her if not for the added warmth of her winter coat. beneath her paws, the snow crunched gently, and, if it hadn't been so dreadfully cold, hazeltail might have enjoyed the feeling. nonetheless, the deputy continued her careful steps until she reached rockier land. by then, she could hear the voices of other cats, and her jaw fell open. because she was upwind, she couldn't identify the cats by scent, so she shut her jaw and leaped up onto one of the rocks.

"what happened to your walk through the forest, blizzardstar?" she teased lightly, purring as her tail waved amiably at the other two. "hello doe-eyes." she said, dipping her head and then smiling down at smokepaw. hazeltail blinked at them and tilted her head to the side. she righted it before she spoke, looking a bit concerned. "i didn't interrupt anything, did i?" while she did hold authority in the clan, the young she-cat still worried about offending blizzardstar and doe-eyes, as well as many of the other warriors. her leadership skills were good and her attempts at authority were well met, but the she-cat was still a bit shy at times.

as the wind picked up a bit and gave her pelt a thorough ruffling, hazeltail shivered and did her best to puff her chest out, feeling a bit silly in the process but knowing it would be helpful in the long run. peering down at a lower rock and then at the ground, the she-cat hopped first to the rock and then landed with an audible crunch back onto the snow. her paws would have to deal with the cold, for the wind fared much worse for the she-cat, and, from where she stood between the rocks, she would at least be able to block some of the wind. "i'm not too big of a fan of this cold weather." she commented flatly, more to herself than to either of them.