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Tigerrush and Robinpaw
Treating Stormfall and a lesson
Medicine Cat Den
8
Tigerrush entered her den, guiding Stormfall so she could start tending to his wound. She was pleased he wasn't injured anywhere else and after she stopped the bleeding and put a poultice on it, if he wanted to go back to help his clanmates, she wouldn't stop him.
After sitting him down and glancing to see that Robinpaw had followed with the herbs, she took the wet moss and pressed it lightly against his ear, using the water soaked up by it to gently rinse his ear so she could see the injury better.
Setting the moss down, she directed her words at her apprentice, her tone firmer and more clipped than usual, an indication that there was a lesson in this. "I asked for wet moss to rinse the blood from Stromfall's ear. An ear wound can bleed profusely and can give you a belly ache if you continually try clean it off with your tongue."
The small brown tabby pulled a grape leaf towards the small herb pile before she reached down to take the comfrey roots in her mouth and set them at her paws. Looking at Robinpaw, gave a bob of the head at the goldenrod leaves to indicate that the apprentice should start chewing them up and putting them on grape leaf.
"Do you know why I did not immediately move Stormfall to my den?" Tigerrush asked as she began to chew up the comfrey root into a paste.
Don’t compromise yourself - you’re all you have.
✦・゚:* ☆ *:・゚✦
Robinpaw slipped into the den as Tigerrush had instructed, the comfrey and goldenrod firmly clasped in her jaws until she met the brown tabby at her side. She opened her mouth to answer Tigerrush's question before a nod instructed chewing. She then worked on the Goldenrod, gnashing it between her teeth and placing the paste onto the grape leaf.
Her good ear twitched softly, she had the idea to bring Stormfall away from the calamity of camp, there was still a lot going on outside of the den. She struggled at first to think of a reason Tigerrush would have preferred the wound to be treated in the clearing rather than in the seclusion of the den. But she had to answer with something.
"The bleeding?" Robinpaw didn't seem sure, but she watched Tigerrush's body language, trying to see if she would be right with what she would guess. "I assume you wanted to control the bloodflow before it dripped into his ear canal." She murmured, she wasn't necessarily ashamed of the mistake, more-a-less watching the cats in the medicine den carefully, curling her tail neatly over her paws. There was only one way to know if she was correct, she checked Stormfall with a sidelong glance, her yellow eyes moving to the tear, now cleared of blood but still red and raw, the herbs chosen were to do so in hopes to aid in the healing of the open wound. At least the bleeding was handled.

FROM WINDCLAN:
Beewhisker - ⚧ Once-Bubbly Warrior (They/Them)
Sunbear - ♀ Stoic Elder (She/Her)
Basilflame - ♀ Gentle Warrior (She/Her)
Berrypaw - ♂ Energetic Apprentice (He/Him)
Emberdawn - ♂ Altruistic Deputy (He/Him)
FROM THUNDERCLAN:
Greypebbles - ♂ Quiet Warrior (He/Him)
Robinpaw - ♀ Considerate Apprentice (She/Her)
Orchidflame - ♀ Sincere Elder (She/Her)
Coyotebloom - ♀ Worrisome Warrior (She/Her)
FROM SHADOWCLAN:
Nightwhisper - ♀ Confident Warrior (She/Her)
Wolfpaw - ♂ Reticent Apprentice (He/Him)
Eaglecry - ♀ Maternal Elder (She/Her)
Quailfeather - ♂ Caring Warrior (He/Him)
FROM RIVERCLAN:
Goosesong - ♂ Disciplined Senior Warrior (He/Him)
Lilyriver - ♀ Fierce Elder (She/Her)
Skypaw - ♀ Gracious Apprentice (She/Her)
Hailstrike - ♀ Ambitious Warrior (She/Her)
Reedkit - ♀ Rambunctious Kit (She/Her)
OUTSIDER/S:
Duchess - ♀ Charming Semi-Feral (She/Her)
Laetitia Von Noon - ♀ Poised Domestic (She/Her)
Fox - ♂ Charismatic Feral (He/Him)
Vivica - ♀ Calculated Domestic (She/Her)
Basilisk - ♂ Callous SkyClanner (He/Him)
Tigerrush waited as Robinpaw seemed to think on her answer. The apprentice did seem to consider things carefully before answering, which Tigerrush honestly appreciated. She also waited a few moments, as she chewed the roots into a fine pulp and placed it on the grape leaf before gentle and carefully mixing the pulp and paste together into a poultice.
"I did not move him because I did not know the severity of his injury at first. Blood, leaves, mud, basic field treatment. These things can slow the bleeding enough for them to make their return, but if he happened to fall unconscious before he was able to answer my question, he could have been too unstable to move to the den. We must always, always make sure they are stable enough to be further moved."
Lifting a paw, she scooped some of poultice onto her paw and began to smear it gently over the gash in Stormfall's ear, making sure Robinpaw could observe what she was doing. "A brief exam before going to the medicine den also allows us to tell Moosestar to the condition of one of his warriors after such an attack. If we can manage to reassure our leader and make certain we will not cause further harm to our patient, then we move the patient."
A brief pause in her lecture before green eyes glanced at the apprentice as she offered an opportunity to ask questions. "Does this make sense?"
Don’t compromise yourself - you’re all you have.
✦・゚:* ☆ *:・゚✦
Robinpaw nodded at Tigerrush's explanation, it made sense, and with the blood loss, loss of consciousness could come with that quite quickly, not to mention the energy used for running to camp and his age. "It does." She replied, watching the methodical application of the comfrey to the older warrior's ear. "And after we can ensure that the patient is well enough to follow to the den for further treatment?" she questioned lightly, the dark tip of her dappled tail flicking ever so slightly as she took another glance at Stormfall's ear.
It seemed the RiverClan warrior had torn it, but from what the two had examined, his injuries didn't go further than that. Which was good for the three of them. She just hoped to StarClan that there wouldn't be anymore cats with worse injuries to return with. But even if they did, Tigerrush and Robinpaw would be ready for it.
"Is there anything else you might need Tigerrush? I could dispose of the moss, after Stormfall is well treated." She offered, moving her gaze towards the damp moss, now partially coated in a layer of that had been cleared from Stormfall's ear. If Tigerrush had anything else to say, she hoped that she would do so sooner rather than later.

FROM WINDCLAN:
Beewhisker - ⚧ Once-Bubbly Warrior (They/Them)
Sunbear - ♀ Stoic Elder (She/Her)
Basilflame - ♀ Gentle Warrior (She/Her)
Berrypaw - ♂ Energetic Apprentice (He/Him)
Emberdawn - ♂ Altruistic Deputy (He/Him)
FROM THUNDERCLAN:
Greypebbles - ♂ Quiet Warrior (He/Him)
Robinpaw - ♀ Considerate Apprentice (She/Her)
Orchidflame - ♀ Sincere Elder (She/Her)
Coyotebloom - ♀ Worrisome Warrior (She/Her)
FROM SHADOWCLAN:
Nightwhisper - ♀ Confident Warrior (She/Her)
Wolfpaw - ♂ Reticent Apprentice (He/Him)
Eaglecry - ♀ Maternal Elder (She/Her)
Quailfeather - ♂ Caring Warrior (He/Him)
FROM RIVERCLAN:
Goosesong - ♂ Disciplined Senior Warrior (He/Him)
Lilyriver - ♀ Fierce Elder (She/Her)
Skypaw - ♀ Gracious Apprentice (She/Her)
Hailstrike - ♀ Ambitious Warrior (She/Her)
Reedkit - ♀ Rambunctious Kit (She/Her)
OUTSIDER/S:
Duchess - ♀ Charming Semi-Feral (She/Her)
Laetitia Von Noon - ♀ Poised Domestic (She/Her)
Fox - ♂ Charismatic Feral (He/Him)
Vivica - ♀ Calculated Domestic (She/Her)
Basilisk - ♂ Callous SkyClanner (He/Him)
"Then we can bring the patient to the den." Tigerrush confirmed in agreement with the statement. She took a moment to examine the injury on the ear as well. The mixture of comfrey root and marigold leaves would both keep the open wound clean and help ease the soreness Stormfall would no doubt feel later. Hopefully, he wouldn't feel like he needed any poppy seeds later.
"If Moosestar and the Clan need you to, you can fight more. The ear shouldn't hinder you further." She instructed him before nodding and giving his flank a brush with her tail, letting him known he was free to go. "Otherwise, come and see me tomorrow so I can make sure the ear is starting to heal well."
It was the medicine cat shifted her striped form towards Robinpaw once more, her own tail sweeping around to curl around her dark slippered paws. "Now, can you tell me why I chose comfrey roots and marigold leaves to treat Stormfall?"
Don’t compromise yourself - you’re all you have.
✦・゚:* ☆ *:・゚✦
Robinpaw nodded in return to Tigerrush's agreement before giving a nod to Stormfall as the older tom left the den, she was unsure if he were to launch back into battle or not, but if he did, she would be ready, and she would before ready for the other warriors to return with injuries as well.
Tigerrush then turned to her and asked a question, it was only a moment before Robinpaw answered, she had remembered the herbs and their remedies for the most part, and since she was getting older and further into her training, the remedies were near ingrained into her, she liked it that way, she was prepared. "Comfrey roots assist in aiding the healing and closing of the wound, while Marigold helps ease the pain and swelling of the wound. While the moss stopped the bleeding and cleaned the area for you to work with a clearer view of the wound." She spoke with finality.
She definitely took to remembering the herbs and mixtures well enough. She has just yet to use them in practice without Tigerrush. Well... not when anything serious occurred such as a real wound of a warrior and so forth, mostly bruises that needed a good rest if not anything else. Part of her was relieved at the fact, while another knew that there would be more to come from the ensuing reinforcements, even if they were lucky.
A flick of her flopped ear came from a thought she had recalled, Wrentalon was one of the warriors that were sent out with Moosestar himself. She hoped that she wouldn't need to experiences a loss this day, especially not Wrentalon. "I pray the warriors return mostly intact." She added with a final sigh. Not that she would give special treatment to Wrentalon, it all depended on severity. Especially now that battle was taking place outside of camp.

FROM WINDCLAN:
Beewhisker - ⚧ Once-Bubbly Warrior (They/Them)
Sunbear - ♀ Stoic Elder (She/Her)
Basilflame - ♀ Gentle Warrior (She/Her)
Berrypaw - ♂ Energetic Apprentice (He/Him)
Emberdawn - ♂ Altruistic Deputy (He/Him)
FROM THUNDERCLAN:
Greypebbles - ♂ Quiet Warrior (He/Him)
Robinpaw - ♀ Considerate Apprentice (She/Her)
Orchidflame - ♀ Sincere Elder (She/Her)
Coyotebloom - ♀ Worrisome Warrior (She/Her)
FROM SHADOWCLAN:
Nightwhisper - ♀ Confident Warrior (She/Her)
Wolfpaw - ♂ Reticent Apprentice (He/Him)
Eaglecry - ♀ Maternal Elder (She/Her)
Quailfeather - ♂ Caring Warrior (He/Him)
FROM RIVERCLAN:
Goosesong - ♂ Disciplined Senior Warrior (He/Him)
Lilyriver - ♀ Fierce Elder (She/Her)
Skypaw - ♀ Gracious Apprentice (She/Her)
Hailstrike - ♀ Ambitious Warrior (She/Her)
Reedkit - ♀ Rambunctious Kit (She/Her)
OUTSIDER/S:
Duchess - ♀ Charming Semi-Feral (She/Her)
Laetitia Von Noon - ♀ Poised Domestic (She/Her)
Fox - ♂ Charismatic Feral (He/Him)
Vivica - ♀ Calculated Domestic (She/Her)
Basilisk - ♂ Callous SkyClanner (He/Him)
Green eyes shifted towards the entrance to the den, an ear twitching anxiously to hear the first hint of any injured clanmates approach, even as she listened to Robinpaw's reply. Tigerrush didn't doubt Robinpaw knew the mixtures. She did seem to have a memory for the variety of items used for medicine, but she did need to be ready with any potential corrections.
The little brown tabby had to try hard not to flatten her ears in further anxiety as she thought of the ambitious Coldstar and what plans he could have concocted for her clan's warriors. She didn't reply to Robinpaw's statement, merely stood and began to arrange leaves in which to lay a selection of remedies in to prepare for the incoming wounded she knew would be inbound.
In the end, in an apprehensive voice, she softly mewed to her apprentice. "Gather some moss and mouse fluff near each leaf please."
Don’t compromise yourself - you’re all you have.
✦・゚:* ☆ *:・゚✦
Little further sound came from Robinpaw as she moved by Tigerrush's instruction. While pulling together the mouse fluff and moss, Robinpaw began to think to herself. This was the first major battle that ThunderClan had seen since her birth, everything she and Tigerrush had dealt with had been elder issues and kittings, of which Robinpaw wasn't exclusively participating in, yet anyway. The recent one had gone well enough anyway.
Robinpaw didn't know how many warriors would be injured, but assuming all of the warriors would be, she gathered enough to accommodate and then some. In case injuries take turns for the worse in the case of a battle like this. RiverClan had some nerve, that was for sure.
As she was finishing up, Robinpaw's thoughts lingered back to Sunstrike and Wrentalon, they would surely be injured. But recalling bedside manner fixated her urge to treat worse injuries before minor ones, if there were major ones at all. Hopefully not.

FROM WINDCLAN:
Beewhisker - ⚧ Once-Bubbly Warrior (They/Them)
Sunbear - ♀ Stoic Elder (She/Her)
Basilflame - ♀ Gentle Warrior (She/Her)
Berrypaw - ♂ Energetic Apprentice (He/Him)
Emberdawn - ♂ Altruistic Deputy (He/Him)
FROM THUNDERCLAN:
Greypebbles - ♂ Quiet Warrior (He/Him)
Robinpaw - ♀ Considerate Apprentice (She/Her)
Orchidflame - ♀ Sincere Elder (She/Her)
Coyotebloom - ♀ Worrisome Warrior (She/Her)
FROM SHADOWCLAN:
Nightwhisper - ♀ Confident Warrior (She/Her)
Wolfpaw - ♂ Reticent Apprentice (He/Him)
Eaglecry - ♀ Maternal Elder (She/Her)
Quailfeather - ♂ Caring Warrior (He/Him)
FROM RIVERCLAN:
Goosesong - ♂ Disciplined Senior Warrior (He/Him)
Lilyriver - ♀ Fierce Elder (She/Her)
Skypaw - ♀ Gracious Apprentice (She/Her)
Hailstrike - ♀ Ambitious Warrior (She/Her)
Reedkit - ♀ Rambunctious Kit (She/Her)
OUTSIDER/S:
Duchess - ♀ Charming Semi-Feral (She/Her)
Laetitia Von Noon - ♀ Poised Domestic (She/Her)
Fox - ♂ Charismatic Feral (He/Him)
Vivica - ♀ Calculated Domestic (She/Her)
Basilisk - ♂ Callous SkyClanner (He/Him)
