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Post by UnsightlyHeretic831 on Sept 27, 2018 18:49:18 GMT -5
Tinykit uncurled and woke up right before he literally walked to his death. "Pebblepaw? What happened?" His head had stopped hurting, and it was just a mere dull ache. "Will I be okay?" He asked weakly. "Am I okay?" What just happened? I hope I'm okay. When will Birchleaf be back? Tinykit's mind was clustered with questions.
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Post by The Mindless Opal on Sept 27, 2018 19:17:37 GMT -5
Rainpaw rushed away from the two she-cats, heading further into the forest to look for food. He breathed in the forest, most of it still smelled of rain and water. The forest had been covered in debris from the flooding. After a while of hunting, he caught a small squirrel. He returned to the she-cats, setting it down. "You two can eat it." He said softly, looking over at Rosekit worriedly before leaning to whisper to Birchleaf, "Is she going to be okay?" He asked softly.
The trip back to camp was long, but when they moved into the camp, Arrowstar's ears flattened as he saw Pebblepaw carrying something in her mouth towards the medicine cat den. He led Foxpounce towards the Elder's den, the hollowed out log was still more intact. "We'll sleep in the Elder, Medicine Cat, and Leader's den." He said. "Those are still stable and standing." He said softly.
Pebblepaw moved quickly, carrying the kit to the den and setting him down in a nest. She looked around the den, glancing at Littleflower. "I don't know what to do." She said nervously. She looked at the kit. "I promise you Tinykit, I'm going to make sure you're fine!" She said, but her voice cracked. She was too young of a cat to know herbs. She touched a paw to him. "What hurts?" She asked softly. "Are you cold or hot?" When her brother Rainpaw had been sick once, he had been given... Borage for his fever? But she didn't know if Tinykit even had a fever.
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Getting Better, but Very Tired.
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Post by Lycaonia on Sept 27, 2018 19:33:56 GMT -5
Birchleaf smiled softly at Rainpaw, nudging the squirrel between the two young cats. "You two eat, little ones," She purred, nuzzling both, "You'll need your strength for the journey back to camp." She turned a sharp eye on Rosekit. "And you, kit, can do as you're told," She scolded gently, starting to groom her fur the wrong way to stave off the chills, "Eat your squirrel and your root. They'll help." She caught Rainpaw's eye for a moment, and huffed at him. "Not sure until I get her back to camp," She leaned over to murmur low enough that Rosekit couldn't hear, "But I'll do my very best for her, I promise. But we must set out for camp as soon as you've both eaten. The rest of the clan may need my help."
Foxpounce half-collapsed onto his left side, breathing shallower now. Maplerose ran her nose over his head, worried. "I think he's starting to develop a fever," She murmured, glancing back at Arrowstar, "I know he needs Poppy for the pain, but I don't know what to do for fevers." She curled around her brother and the tom heaved a deep sigh, settling back against her. "Easy, easy," She crooned at him, starting to groom the dried blood from his tattered ear. She hummed under her breath as Foxpounce blinked sleepily around the Elder's den.
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Post by UnsightlyHeretic831 on Sept 27, 2018 19:55:36 GMT -5
(Can Tinykit become a prophecy kit?) "I feel hot," Tinykit replied, shifting a bit. "My head hurts a bit, too..." He fell asleep. Hmm... Will Pebblepaw make me feel better? In this dream, he was hunting. "Tinyleap? Hey, wait up!" A young voice sang from behind him. Tinykit felt like he was hovering about his own body. An apprentice padded up to him. "Will we find a fox and take it to the elders? Maybe we'll find a bear or badger! Maybe they taste good," She burst, bouncing. "Shhh. We are looking prey, remember?" Tinyleap told the apprentice. Wow, is that me? The apprentice merely nodded, and started to follow a scent trail. Everything dissolved, and he woke up again. Did I get a glimpse of the beautiful future i'm meant to have?
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Post by Avalon on Sept 27, 2018 19:56:28 GMT -5
Fishfur continued the patrol leading forward. She kept her head and tail held high, trying to be brave. Of course all Fishfur had was Icespark, and the cat followed along behind her... Icespark stopped, sniffing at a bush. "I think I smell Flashstrike!" She said, turning to look back at the other two she-cats. Willowshade lifted her head sharply at Icespark's proclamation. She hurried over to where the queen was and scented the air. She wasn't sure, but she did catch a faint scent. "Do you think you can track it with all this water-scent?" She asked.
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Post by The Mindless Opal on Sept 27, 2018 20:16:50 GMT -5
Rainpaw shook his head, slightly. "The clan will need you more back at camp over me." He said softly. "You need to eat more.. I can eat as soon as we get to camp." His tail touched the medicine cat's shoulder for a moment. He took a small bite fo the squirrel before he sat back. "There. I took one bite." He said nervously, wrapping his tail around his paws. The medicine cat had always scared him a little.
Arrowstar looked at her, shaking his head. "I don't know herbs," he admitted softly. "Stay with him, keep him comfortable if you have time see if you can scavenge any moss from the dens to make new nests... Graywhisker will you go hunting? We will all need to keep our strength up." He said. "I'll continue towards the Twoleg place to look for Rosekit."
{Sure! That would be an interesting turn!} Pebblepaw licked the kit for a moment before she turned to the stores, "It's called borage!" She told Littleflower. "I'll see if I can find some." She glanced at Emberbreeze, dipping her head. "Thank you." She said softly to the Warrior. She found borage, returning to Littleflower and Tinykit, chewing it up and placing the pulp in front of him. "Can you eat this for me?" She asked the kit softly before looking at Littleflower. "Are you alright?" She asked.
Icespark nodded quickly. "I think so.." She said softly, lowering her head and beginning to sniff as she took a few steps forward. "It's fading quickly." She said, the scent led back to the stream and she stopped. "I.. I think he got swept downstream.."
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Post by Avalon on Sept 27, 2018 20:17:04 GMT -5
Littleflower looked between Pebblepaw and Tinykit worriedly. "I... I suppose we should make sure he stays awake. Every time I've had poppy seed it's made me drowsy, so I don't think we should give him any of that if we want him to stay awake. Since he's hot, well, do you think he has a fever? What would Birchleaf give for fevers?" She rambled. When Tinypaw woke up again, she looked down at him, "I know you really want to sleep, but to do think you can stay up for me?" She asked the little tom.
Rosekit huffed, but did as she was told and ate up the bitter leaf. She took a small bite of the squirrel and her stomach growled. She didn't realize she was hungry until then, but she paused to let Rainpaw take a bite like she'd seen Willowshade and Emberblaze do before.
Emberblaze padded into camp with the others and watched Foxpounce and Maplerose enter the medicine cat den. He was antsy and he recognized poppy, surprisingly unlike his leader. "I can get the herbs, then I'll hunt" he offered. Before waiting for a response, he padded into the medicine cat den and passed by Tinykit, Pebblepaw, and Littleflower. The tom pulled poppyseed what he recognized as Marigold, probably the two most used herbs. He nodded to the younger cats, "Maybe wet some moss for him to drink if he's hot," he suggested, having caught the last part of the conversation. "I have to bring this to Foxpounce," he explained, mew muffled by the herbs he was carrying. He promptly brought them to the elder's den and set them down for the tattered tom.
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Post by Lycaonia on Sept 27, 2018 20:37:01 GMT -5
Birchleaf licked over Rainpaw's ears. "You're a good apprentice," She murmured taking a few quick bites of the squirrel before pushing the rest to Rosekit, "You'll make a good warrior, Rainpaw." She watched Rosekit eat, before standing and shaking out her fur. She gently gripped Rosekit by the scruff and picked her up as soon as she was finished eating. "Come on then," She grumbled around her mouthful of kit, "Let's get back to camp." She took off at an easy lope upstream, looking back to make sure Rainpaw kept up well.
Maplerose gently coaxed her brother into swallowing the poppy seeds, before she tilted her head at the marigold. She vaguely recognised this from the time she had caught a paw in a burrow and scratched her leg. She picked up the marigold and chewed it, before spreading it onto the wounds on Foxpounce's side. Foxpounce sighed in relief as the herbs started their work, setting his head down and dozing off into a fitful sleep. Maplerose smiled down at him for a moment, before beaming up at Emberblaze and Arrowstar. "Thank you," She mewed, incredibly grateful for her clan, "I'll start on that after a short rest, Arrowstar."
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Post by Avalon on Sept 27, 2018 20:52:09 GMT -5
(Sorry about my earlier post, Didn't mean to make you change yours, but I had to do something before I could read your post in its entirety and I wanted to get a post up, so I guess I got ahead of myself. )
Willowshade nodded, "Let's head down the river. Flashstrike was strong, I- I'm sure he made it out okay," she tried to be encouraging, but they probably all knew they shouldn't get their hopes up. However, she'd be hypocritical if she didn't, she was hopeful for Rosekit after all.
Rosekit decided not to protest as Birchleaf picked her up. She blinked drowsily, stomach full now and tired from the over-stimulation of the recent events. She wanted to stay awake though for when they got back to camp because she wanted to see her mom and dad.
Littleflower went and found moss lodged under a rock in a corner of he den. The flood had done a good job at soaking in -the ground in the den was damp albeit the medicine cat den was much preferable to the nursery in terms of warmth and comfort right now. She brought the moss over to the kit before looking over at Pebblepaw who'd found the borage. The she-cat nodded, "Just a little shaken up. What about you?"
Emberblaze nodded to Mapplerose. He looked at Arrowstar, "Is it okay if I go with you on your search? Of course, I'll hunt or stay with Foxpounce and Maplerose if that's what you'd prefer. It's just, well, I couldn't imagine if anything happened to Rosekit and I have to find her or Willowshade will never rest." He explained, finding his voice to speak up to the leader.
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Post by UnsightlyHeretic831 on Sept 27, 2018 21:08:24 GMT -5
"I'll try," Tinykit said drowsily. He tried to keep himself awake, and the battle of sleep began. Stay awake! He twitched, trying to stay awake. His body was caked in mud, but he didn't care.
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Post by The Mindless Opal on Sept 27, 2018 21:57:40 GMT -5
Rainpaw let out a momentary purr at the medicine cat's compliment. He stayed silent, watching the two eat. He followed closely behind Birchleaf as she began moving. "If you get tired I can carry Rosekit on my back for a while!" He offered, staying close to her left flank. He was keeping an ear open, trying to listen for any signs of danger... He was small and not fully trained. But he'd give his life to save the two she-cats next to him.
[No worries! I had taken so long to write it to begin with xD]
Arrowstar nodded. "Take as much time as you need for rest," he responded, turning to leave the elder's den. He shook his head to Emberblaze. "Of course you can come with me, it is your kit." The leader said, padding towards the direction they started in earlier. "I'm glad you were here. I'll be honest, I never paid attention to herbs in the slightest."
Icespark nodded slightly, leading the group of she-cats along now as she tried to look for any more of her mate's scent. She found a scrap of orange fur on a branch hanging over the river and her heart kept sinking.. She feared the worst the further they went along. She stopped, shaking her head and sitting down. She was out of breath and she knew she needed to stop hoping. "I... I..." She lowered her head, looking at her paws. "I don't think it's any use."
Pebblepaw nudged Tinykit as he began to doze. "Please stay awake." She said softly. "Birchleaf will be here soon, and she'll fix you right up!" She said, trying to sound excited but her voice cracked. "Eat the borage.. It will help with your fever. It'll make you feel better.." She looked at Littleflower and the moss. "And look! Littleflower got you some water!" She said, sitting down. She looked at the she-cat. "I hurt my paw a little.. It's a throbbing pain still but I need to help Tinykit.."
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Post by Lycaonia on Sept 28, 2018 0:19:39 GMT -5
Birchleaf chuckled, brushing her tail along Rainpaw's shoulder in thanks. She led the small group for a while, but it wasn't that long before she heard voices ahead. She stopped dead, sniffing at the air. She could only smell clan-scent, but if she was wrong... She eyed Rosekit and Rainpaw before setting the kit gently in the roots of a tree. "Rainpaw," She mewed quietly, "I hate to ask it of you, but you're smaller and quieter than I am. Can you scout forward? I hear voices, but we must make sure it's clanmates and not rogues come to take advantage of our misfortune."
Maplerose nodded and curled tighter around Foxpounce. She set her head down and joined him in a light doze, keeping her ears open in case anyone needed her help in the meantime. Foxpounce had settled, breathing deeply and steadily for the first time since she had found him and it made her smile in her sleep and start purring loudly.
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Post by The Mindless Opal on Sept 28, 2018 8:36:11 GMT -5
Rainpaw stopped beside Birchleaf, his fur fluffing out in excitement at the idea of seeing his clanmates again, he hoped his sister was with them.. Or at least okay. At the medicine cat's words, he nodded and slowly moved forward, sticking to the debris along the water's edge for cover as he kept moving forward, disappearing around a bend. A few moments later he let out a yowl of excitement. "Fishfur! Willowshade! Icespark!" He said, purring as he looked over the cats. He darted back around the bend, calling out to Birchleaf. "It's some of Falconclan!" He called out.
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Post by Avalon on Sept 30, 2018 7:59:14 GMT -5
(Sorry, my internet was out yesterday and I've been kinda sick the past couple of days and my parents didn't want me on the computer so I could rest)
"Thank you," Emberblaze murmured, padding along with his leader. When the tom mentioned herbs, the red warrior's whisker's twitched in half-hearted amusement, "I used to get so banged up when I was an apprentice I'd have to make a trip to the medicine cat den almost daily." He recalled his apprenticeship when he was clumsy, always accidentally stepping on a thorn, tumbling through bushes, or just doing something reckless. Though, for all his scratches and cuts, he rarely got sick, so he was grateful for that.
Littleflower frowned, "I wish I knew herbs more, or if Birchleaf were here." While she said that, she would never imagine giving up her role as a warrior to become a medicine cat. Just, in times like these, it would have come in handy. She looked back down at Tinykit and the mud caking his body. If he had any wounds under all that which were causing him to be so bad in health, well.... She grimaced at the thought, but positioned herself beside the little tom and began grooming him, doing her best to start removing the crusted mud.
Willowshade felt her heart sink at Icespark's loss of hope. The shecat padded over and sat down next to the queen and pressed against her. "He's not... gone.. if we haven't found the body," she tried to comfort her. If there was no hope the warrior had survived, what hope was there for her little Rosekit? Her heart leaped when she scented cat and then Pebblepaw broke through the brush before darting back through. The she-cat quickly stood up and tried to meet her fellow she-cats' gazes as hope surged through her. Maybe they had found Rosekit. Maybe they had found Flashstrike.
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Lycaonia
Getting Better, but Very Tired.
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Post by Lycaonia on Sept 30, 2018 8:33:40 GMT -5
Birchleaf sighed in relief, hope and happiness filling her as she picked up Rosekit by the scruff and followed Rainpaw's voice. She darted around the bend and immediately over to Willowshade. She carefully set the kit down in front of her mother and stepped back, dreading having to explain her kit's injuries. She grimaced and moved to greet Fishfur and Icespark. "Thank Starclan," She purred, nuzzling both she-cats in greeting, "I'm so glad to see you." Birchleaf paused for a moment, before her eyes narrowed and turned to Icespark. "You! What in Starclan's name are you doing roaming around?" She nudged against Icespark, fussing over her and checking to make sure she and her kits were okay, "Does anywhere hurt? For that matter, do any of you have injuries?"
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Post by Avalon on Sept 30, 2018 10:00:05 GMT -5
Rosekit beamed as she was set down in front of Willowshade. She started toward her mother, legs and tail dragging through the mud behind her. She paused in her tracks when she saw her mother's expression change from relief to horror. The kit shrunk back, blinking up at Willowshade. "D-did I do something?" She whispered. She could tell Willowshade was scared of something, but the large she-cat bent down and licked her head mewing, "You didn't do anything. It's okay," with a wavering voice.
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Post by Avalon on Sept 30, 2018 10:03:25 GMT -5
Willowshade took a step away from her kit after she'd tried to comfort Rosekit, and looked over at Birchleaf. She didn't want Rosekit to worry, but the queen needed answers on why her daughter was... well.... She gulped. The look she gave the medicine cat needed no words to express what she was feeling. "We should head back to camp. A-and you'll explain to me, Birchleaf, won't you?" She flicked her tailtip in the direction of Rosekit who was watching them with wide eyes.
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Post by UnsightlyHeretic831 on Sept 30, 2018 10:13:25 GMT -5
Tiny kit gulped the borage down with a look of disgust, but he didn't say anything. "Are you sure Birchleaf will fix me?" He asked, sounding worried. "Will I go to Starclan?" His ears pricked weakly but obvious enough to show that Tinykit was worried. " I hope she will fix me. Maybe Birchleaf's apprentice can, too. I think he's here, but... I don't know," He sounded like he was falling asleep. If only he had slept the previous night. When will I learn to sleep through the night? Now, in my dreams, Starclan will try to bring me with them. I'm not ready!
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Post by Avalon on Sept 30, 2018 10:43:54 GMT -5
Littleflower stopped her licking. "Don't worry, Birchleaf will fix you right up. Starclan won't claim you quite yet because you still have to grow up into a fine young warrior," she tried to comfort, although she had no idea if the kit would make it through. Birchleaf, please be here soon! "All you have to do is stay awake. I-if I teach you the warrior code, will you stay awake?" She tried.
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Post by UnsightlyHeretic831 on Sept 30, 2018 10:51:19 GMT -5
"Really?" He whispered. "Yes, of course I would start awake!" He turned himself over to her direction and winced. His head hurt a lot. He perked his ears t listen to what she was about to say to him now that he would stay awake to learn about the warrior code. Yay! Now I'll never break a rule in three lifetimes! His excitement was strong enough to fight the sleep off, so he could listen.
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Post by Avalon on Sept 30, 2018 10:55:51 GMT -5
Littleflower smiled and laid down across from him, starting up. "There are sixteen of these codes, so listen up. The first one goes like this: Defend your Clan, even with your life. You may have friendships with cats outside the Clan, but your loyalty must remain to your Clan, as one day you may meet them in battle," she recited for the little cat. "Now you say it back to me," she instructed. Listening and repeating would ensure he stayed awake since he had to be an active role in this session.
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Post by UnsightlyHeretic831 on Sept 30, 2018 18:56:38 GMT -5
"Defend the clan, even with your lives. You may have friendships outside the clan, but your loyalty must remain in your clan, as one day you might meet them in battle," Tinykit tried to repeat. He stared at Littleflower intently, waiting for her response to his reply.
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Post by Avalon on Sept 30, 2018 19:02:52 GMT -5
Littleflower smilled brightly at the little tom, "Good. The next one is really something. It says: Elders, queens, and kits must be fed before the apprentices and warriors. Unless they have permission, apprentices may not eat until they have hunted to feed the elders. If any warrior or apprentice is sick or injured, they may eat while the elders, queens, and kits are eating." She told him. "It's kinda long, so you can shorten it if you want or I can repeat it."
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Post by The Mindless Opal on Oct 1, 2018 16:21:02 GMT -5
(Sorry, I've been sick and busy.)
Arrowstar padded along the side of his leader, a purr of humor escaping his lips. "I've never paid attention while in the den," he commented. "I was usually too eager to get out and back to my duties or trying to not think about pain."
Pebblepaw watched as Littleflower began to groom the kit. "If you can keep him awake and get him cleaned, I'm going to check on the rest of Birchleaf's stores." She said softly, heading further into the den. "And try to see what she will need to recollect..." She lowered her tail. "Or what she will need if we have to leave our home."
Icespark leaned into Willowshade for a moment, taking comfort in the queen's warmth and strength against her. She looked up quickly looked up as Rainpaw darted in and out of the scene,s he watched nervously as soon Rainpaw reappeared with Birchleaf and Rosekit. She let out a soft purr as she nuzzled Birchleaf in return. "It's Flashtrike." She said softly to the medicine cat. "He's still missing, I couldn't stay and wait." She said softly, wrapping her tail around her paws. She looked away from the medicine cat, looking at Rosekit worriedly for a moment. "I'm fine, Birchleaf."
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Post by Avalon on Oct 1, 2018 19:43:55 GMT -5
(It's fine. I hope you're feeling a little better)
Laughter shone in Emberblaze's eyes. "I remember I was always so scared that I was going to be tested or something. I also remember at one point I thought the medicine cat would plan on putting itching herbs in my doses if I came in with another thorn, so I always made careful to watch that she didn't put in anything unfamiliar," the tom explained. It was nice to take a moment away from his worry.
Littleflower looked over at Pebblepaw and nodded, "Alright. Just... be careful Pebblepaw," she mewed, worried about the apprentice since the younger cat seemed so down. "I wouldn't want you accidentally eating a yew berry or something. I'd have to feed you all sorts of weird herbs until something worked," she teased at the end in order to try cheer the apprentice up.
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Lycaonia
Getting Better, but Very Tired.
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Post by Lycaonia on Oct 1, 2018 23:35:03 GMT -5
"I'm sorry, Icespark," Birchleaf mewed sadly, pressing a shoulder against the queen, "We didn't see or smell him at all, but Flashstrike wouldn't want you hurting yourself or your kits to find him. We should head back to camp and hopefully some of my herbs will still be there. Some thyme, chamomile and goatweed will help with the shock and stress of today." She looked up at Willowshade and nodded. "I'll explain everything back at camp," She stated firmly, moving to nudge Rosekit reassuringly, "And we'll have to get some tasty prey for you, little one. You've been very brave during all this fuss." Brichleaf swiped her tongue over Rosekit's ears, before looking around at Rainpaw. "And you as well," She grinned at him, "You deserve a good nap and a good clean. A poultice of lavender, catmint and feverfew to stave off any chills wouldn't be a bad idea either."
Maplerose stretched as she got up from her brief doze. She was still tired, but her clan needed her so she pushed it to the back of her mind. She started by nudging through the nests in the Elder's den. Most of them were at least half-way intact, but they were all soaking still. She starting carrying each one out of the den and setting them on any surface she could that had at least some direct sunlight, weak as it was, to hopefully dry out some before night fell.
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Post by 𝓹𝓪𝓻𝓽𝓵𝔂 𝓬𝓵𝓸𝓾𝓭𝔂 on Oct 2, 2018 0:07:27 GMT -5
Failing to suppress a cough, Nettlesplash struggled to heave herself out of the ditch she had been washed into. Her left hindleg was throbbing with pain, making each movement harder and more painful than the first. When the water had first hit, she was out hunting with her friend, Otterheart and their apprentice, Mossypaw. The rain had been persistent throughout the past few days, but no one was expecting the river to flood so bad. Sure, they've dealt with rising waters before, but nothing compared to this.
The grass was slick from the rainfall and made Nettlesplash's struggle even harder. It took the dilute calico a bit before she was lying, panting, on the flat earth, completely worn out. She had no idea where her companions were and that worried her. However, what worried her most is that she didn't know where she was. Her surroundings were unfamiliar to her and very daunting. The young warrior didn't want to be alone. Not with a potential injury and the floodwaters still rising.
"Hello?"
A weary, small voice rang out in the clearing, the source being a sodden black-and-white she-cat. Her eyes were narrowed in pain as she limped around aimlessly, a strong fear scent rolling off of her as she called into the distance. "Is anyone around?"
Ivypaw's only answer was the silence she had been met with for the entirety of her search. Step by step the apprentice was growing discouraged, having no idea where her friends she had been with before. All she remembered was waking up, soaked with river water with the biggest migraine and her clanmates nowhere in sight.
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Post by The Mindless Opal on Oct 2, 2018 13:04:23 GMT -5
Arowstar shook his head slightly. "That wouldn't be a bad thing.. Testing even Warriors on herbs." He thought for a moment. "It would be helpful in times like this if we all knew even basic herbs." He commented, looking at Emberblaze for a moment. "If we never find our deputy, I would like to ask you." He said softly. "I think we would balance each other out well." [If that's okay with you Avalon, and if no one else wanted to be deputy?]
Pebblepaw turned to look at the Littleflower, flicking her tail for a moment. "I'll be fine." She said softly, letting out a soft purr. "Besides, Rainpaw would be entertained with you feeding me herbs.. If he was here." She commented before pushing into the store of herbs.
Icespark leaned into Birchleaf for a moment. "I know." She breathed. "I won't leave camp again now." She said softly, standing up and pressing against her mother to start the return to camp.
Rainpaw let out a purr. "I'd love a nap but I should go hunting on the way back to camp or as soon as we get to camp." He said to the medicine cat. "We all need to eat and keep our strength up."
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Post by Avalon on Oct 2, 2018 19:32:43 GMT -5
Willowshade nodded to Birchleaf before picking up her kit by the scruff. She felt bad for Icespark, but her thoughts were consumed by Rosekit, worry and relief battling for dominance in her mind.
Rosekit smiled up at Birchleaf as the she-cat comforted her. When Willowshade picked her up, the little cat let herself go limp and take the trip home to get some rest. She let the steady pace of the walk and her fatigue lull her into a light sleep.
Littleflower wanted to say something, but she didn't want to inspire unfounded hope in the little cat by presuming Rainpaw to be alive. Instead she mewed, "I'm sure he would be amused," she agreed before going back to cleaning Tinykit while she waited for him to repeat the code back to her.
Emberblaze sighed, "Yeah. After all this, we might just have to teach our apprentices the basic essential herbs incase something like this ever happened again," he agreed. It took a moment for the russet tom to realize what Arrowstar was asking him and he nearly stumbled when it clicked. Emberblaze dipped his head respectfully to Arrowstar before straightening up again. "I'd be honored, Arrowstar. Let's just hope it doesn't come to that. I can barely stomach the idea of how many of our clanmates we may have lost to this flood."
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Lycaonia
Getting Better, but Very Tired.
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Post by Lycaonia on Oct 2, 2018 20:07:26 GMT -5
Birchleaf sighed, nodding at Rainpaw as she began following the others back in the direction of camp. "You may be right about that," She murmured, smiling down at the little apprentice, "It may be that I might even have to come out of my den to help hunt in the coming days. I wasn't a bad hunter when I was your age, but being a Medicine Cat apprentice I obviously didn't get to practice much. Haven't gone often either since old Bumblecloud passed." She mused a while on her mentor. Bumblecloud had been older than most when he took Birchleaf on as an apprentice. He had taken two apprentices before her, but the first had been unsuited to the role and had become a warrior instead, the second had nearly reached Medicine Cat status before dying of greencough. She almost wished he was here to guide her, but it was unlikely he would have survived the flood if he was. Bumblecloud had been considering a move to the Elder's den before being killed by a fox while out gathering herbs at the edge of the territory. Birchleaf shook the thoughts from her head, concentrating on her clanmates instead, watching for signs of weakness that would indicate a deeper problem.
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