Premature Midlife Crisis!

Matteo Trovato · 10-04-2011, 08:15 PM

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Word Count → 310 :: POST-DATED: OCT. 5th // Rank thread! Teo just needs to be given a push in the right direction in this one, preferably towards some helpful herbs or something. I just need one more thread for a promotion! Big Grin Come on, pack mates!

A Furcas. Not an Anzu anymore.

Matteo still couldn't wrap his head around it. Naniko had appeared to him late into the night, requesting to speak to him about the latest events requiring his attention. Gemma's miscarriage. Tawny's accident. After a long talk and some misunderstandings on Matteo's part, Naniko had asked him if he'd wanted to switch tiers, from the shepherding area to the medical, where his 'new found talents' would be put to good use.

He'd been hesitant but eventually, he'd agreed to the swap out. Matteo was not a Furcas. As weird as that sounded to him, he liked it. That meant he'd be legally allowed to patch up his mate without the worry of the pack's other medics. He'd be able to sort through Tawny's recovery on his own time.

Of course, that meant he also had to do a lot of studying and research. He'd never hit the books so hard in his life.

Back in his room, he'd collected every medical book he could find in both the library and in the storage room, where Demi's old belongings were now kept. He'd spent the entire morning balancing time with Camilla, tending to Tawny and finding a moment to pay Alaki some attention whenever he dropped in. Otherwise, the boy was neck deep in medical journals.

Books had never been so fascinating.

He'd already learned the basics of taking care of people recovering from injuries or sickness. He'd known all that already from his mother's lessons back in Italy. A few reminders from the books he'd been absorbed in helped too.

Now he was reading up on how to treat someone for infected wounds or bites or cavities in their teeth. It was all there in various parts of the huge textbook. The Italian hybrid was immersed, scanning each page delicately before flipping to the next.

Eventually hunger and stiffness got the better of him and he closed the book, marking his page for later with one of Beyaz's feathers. Up he stood, already dressed in a black top and jeans (though the top was left unbuttoned, a habit he'd picked up from Alaki over time). The old windup clock he'd put up in the main room told him it was around five in the evening. He'd gone the entire day without anything to eat and Alaki wasn't due home for another hour or so at least.

Camilla was home, instructed to keep an eye on Tawny in case the injured girl woke up from her heavy, drug-induced sleep. Teo had learned which herbs were good for sleep from Demi a long time ago. He'd never gotten the chance to use this knowledge until Tawny came along in her worried, beaten state. Now he was thankful for the info, as it'd helped him find some time away from his patient.

Stretching out the stiffness in his legs and back as he went, Teo headed for the door, calling out to Camilla to watch the den while he was gone. He was off to find supper for them, hopefully something already cooked to save him some time.

He headed out into the hall, mind still buzzing with medical trivia and notes from the journals. Maybe he was overwhelming himself with the new rank, but this time he wanted to advance at least another spot instead of lingering in the starting point forever. His mate, a younger wolf, was already the top rank in his tier. Matteo had a lot of catching up to do.

He wandered along to hall towards the kitchen, muttering softly to himself as he went, going over notes in his head and trying to figure out the occasional confusion along the way. He was so focused in his thoughts, the world around him was a blur. With his luck, he'd bump into someone sooner or later and his 'peaceful' walk would turn exciting.

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