After his chores were done, the Raven conducted self defense training. When that was over the Raven gave a long lesson on poisonous and medicinal plants. The Raven said the difference between the two was sometimes negligible. It was just a question of which chemicals were produced the most. The real knowledge involved knowing which poisonous plants had medicinal properties and how to safely use them. This was knowledge that he was not teaching in his regular classes. Wolf got the distinct impression this was only for him. He made sure to take very good notes and to test himself on the knowledge he was learning.
The Raven brought out two wooden practice swords and handed one to Wolf. This was the first time Wolf had ever held a sword other than to fetch one for a knight. The Raven showed h
