Have You Herb? - WindClan Camp

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Faux — Thu, 02 May 2024 00:33:12 +0000

Love is just a cloudy sky as far as I can see
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Cloudflare could have groaned with disbelief at Brightpaw suggesting that it was actually desirable to get an injury. As if hurting yourself was fun - or even the attention you'd inevitably receive. It wasn't particularly thrilling to have others know that you've suffered some sort of blunder. Warriors needed to be unyielding, able to bounce right back - He could have sworn he heard Mistystep's shrewd voices echoing between his ears.

And now poor Aspenberry seemed to be on the receiving end too. His copper eyes blinked back at Piperpaw as she returned with the needed supplies, probably a bit unnecessary but all this could be put to good practice - so long as her whiskers didn't curl from stress. "Take a deep breath, fluffball, you're fine. I'm fine - I think we're all fine. As in, nothing serious or life threatening." He couldn't really speak for Aspenberry; he hoped she was fine, but by her admission, she seemed to be.

He held his paw up for inspection, patient for his sister to apply the salve. With the soft tenor of his purr, he spoke softly to Piperpaw. "If you ever need a second pair of eyes with you when you go off to find herbs, I'd love to join you." Well, not love, exactly, but he was fond of his sister and if that would help soothe her anxieties he'd try to be there to help.

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bookazuu — Wed, 01 May 2024 14:10:14 +0000

Aspenberry was taken back by the apprentice's panic stricken behaviour, and kneaded the ground unconsciously. 'If you are busy I can come find you another time' she said to her softly. It seemed as though the young apprentice had little faith in herself, and Aspenberry didn't want to overwhelm her. 'It hardly hurts, I'm sure I'll feel fine. Sorry for bothering you.'

She had no idea if there were any scrapes or bruising, but they could wait for another time. She looked around at the other cats, unsure how to help or comfort Piperpaw.

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freerangerage — Tue, 30 Apr 2024 04:33:05 +0000

Piperpaw:

The camp was getting crowded, and she had to catch her breath out of sight of her brothers and Aspenberry. So many cats... so little time. The weight of expectation always sat so heavy on her back - she needed a moment to let of lift before going back out there.

Marigold for the cut - that was easy enough. Piperpaw busied herself with making a salve, trying to distract herself from the waiting cats. Rowanglade always seemed to take such stress with stride where as she just crumbled under pressure. Why couldn't she be more like her mentor?

Trying to brush aside the thought, she gathered up the mashed flowers and cobwebs in a leaf, before hurrying back out. "Sorry - sorry." She placed the treatement infront of Cloudflare.

"Uh wounded... head." She blinked at the older warrior trying to remember treatment. "Do. Uh - does your head hurt? Scrapes or brusing or blurry vision or..." She stopped herself to breathe before she rambled any further.

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paratoxin — Mon, 29 Apr 2024 01:29:58 +0000

"Oh." Brightpaw looked down at his paws at Cloudflare's explanation of the situation, thoroughly embarrassed at not realizing it himself. He managed to force himself to stop investigating the dirt in favor of looking in the direction that Piperpaw had left, probably towards the medicine cat den to get the marigold like she had said.

"But she shouldn't. I just don't get it. She's so smart and talented and kind. If Starclan rejects her then they're losers who don't deserve her." He declares, as if daring to war with the ancestors of the clans if they even thought about rejecting his sister.

Aspenberry's appearance catches the apprentice's curiosity but her comment is what really gets his attention, causing the ginger to grumble. "You too? How come everyone else but me is injured? Why do I always miss out on the fun stuff."

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bookazuu — Fri, 12 Apr 2024 01:31:28 +0000

Aspenberry peered over to the group with a sheepish grin, seemingly trying to get the young medicine cat apprentice's attention. She had been out hunting, and had gotten her paw stuck in a small hole. Her paw was fine but she tripped and hit her head. It was embarrassing but she knew better than to just ignore the hit.

'If you aren't too busy, I tripped over and was just wondering if there is anything I should do? I hit my head but I feel pretty fine', the speckled she-cat mewed while her ears pinned back just a little. She hated that she was interrupting a family conversation. She looked a little awkward, 'I can just go find Rowanglade if yyou are busy-'

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Faux — Thu, 11 Apr 2024 21:43:13 +0000

Love is just a cloudy sky as far as I can see
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With a exaggerated squint, he wore the face of a cat in pain, and perhaps while there was some discomfort in the pad wedged thorn, Cloudflare was doing his best to cheer his young sister up. Even if Brightpaw didn't seem to get it. With a soft chuff, he held out his paw to the medicine cat's apprentice, wondering if she'd think it'd require anything for inflammation or potentially bleeding if taken out.

"That sounds like a plan!" His soft voice was intense as he watched her search for the thorn, analyze the situation and take matters into her own paws, err, teeth. After some initial hesitation, of which the tom gave a more sincere wince, the thorn was removed. He gave each of his toes a experimental flex at its absence, purring with thanks as she raced off for some marigold.

Once she was out of ear shot, his copper eyes fixed Brightpaw with a knowing blink, a bit dubiously as he spoke soft. "I know I could have taken it out, fluffball. I was trying to make Piperpaw feel better by being useful - you know, some proper medicine cat training. You should come to her if you have any complaint too, for the practice." He paused to offer him a wry smile, a sort of forgiving measure to let him know he wasn't angry, before swatting in his direction with his good paw - playful. "Just don't go searching for trouble."

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freerangerage — Thu, 11 Apr 2024 14:25:10 +0000

Piperpaw purred at her brother's reassurance, but her heart wasn't quite in it. She wanted to be better - better than any medicine cat that came before her. But unlike warriors, who could just train harder on their own, she had to heal others in order to get better at her skills. So no time like the present! She was glad it was her own half-brother though. Any other cat would probably set her mind worrying. At least it she messed up, he was pretty easy going.

"Lemme see." She carefully examined Cloudflare's paw pad. There was indeed a thorn in it - but it didn't seem too deep. Brightpaw was right though - she was glad he had come to her rather than continued to walk around. That would have made it worse. "Oh, it's not too bad. I'll get some marigold for it after I get it out."

After a moment of hesitation, Piperpaw very carefully removed the thorn - causing a little bit more pain than was necessary with her hesitation. Either way, it was out, and Piperpaw kept it in her teeth as she trotted back to the Medicine Cat den to dispose of it, and grab some poultice.

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paratoxin — Wed, 10 Apr 2024 19:32:32 +0000

"Why in the world would they say no to your apprenticeship?" He cocked his head to the side as he questioned his sister in a tone that sounded genuinely bewildered. "I mean its not like you've been using berries to poison cats that you are supposed to heal. I mean unless you have been doing that behind my back. Maybe you are the one behind those mysterious deaths." He snorted playfully, clearly not taking his own words seriously, and shook his head, ears flopping from the force.

His half-brother's sudden appearence startled Brightpaw, eliciting a trill of happy surprise. He stood to rub against his mentors shoulder as he passed to speak with his sister. "A thorn? Have you tried taking it out? You know, instead of walking around on it? Not a medicine cat or even a medicine cat apprentice but that might help more than walking with it in."

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Faux — Wed, 03 Apr 2024 21:54:09 +0000

Love is just a cloudy sky as far as I can see
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Returning from a recent patrol, he shouldered a slight limp as he arrived with his fellows. He didn't want to cause a fuss, but knew eventually he'd have to make his way to the medicine cat's den for a... minor complaint. It wasn't anything serious, but he could feel the tell-tale sensation of a familiar sting.

After he arrived in camp he slowly made his way to the medicine cat's den, his classic coat a mantle of red swirls that glittered in the sunlight dappling through. His stride was awkward, but determined as the normally laid back tom continued his way through camp where he saw his half-siblings conversing. It had been an age since he talked to Piperpaw, and honestly, it was the best circumstance for it, if any.

Approaching the pair with a bit of added swagger, Cloudflare gave a small purr, tail lifting in greeting. "If Starclan didn't like you, they wouldn't have approved you to be a medicine cat apprentice!" He tried to laugh it off, but ended up wincing, looking at the young she-cat with some wryness. "I've been looking for a medicine cat - actually, I ended up stepping on a thorn while on patrol. Would you mind pulling it out and checking to see if it needs anything else?"

He had every confidence Piperpaw would be able to accommodate him, and lifting his front paw where she could see the thorn as it protruded from his paw pad. "What do you think? Will I survive?"

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freerangerage — Tue, 02 Apr 2024 23:51:09 +0000

"I don't? That's a relief." She had spent more than a moment grooming out all the nasty smell she could from her paws, but maybe she was going to go noseblind - as Brightpaw had suggested. "And don't go around saying things like that about Rowanglade! She's sensitive... except for her sense of smell, obviously." Piperpaw hoped her brother picked up on her joke, rather than the scolding. The older Medicine cat wasn't that thin-skinned. They could take a few jabs.

"If there is no one at the border, that just means you are scary enough to spook all the other clans off." She assured him. "I would rather see you bored than having to be patched up. Which I'm... okay at."

Honestly, her own misgivings about her abilities hadn't gone away when Rowanglade had asked Badgerstar for her to be their apprentice. She felt overwhelmed learning all the herbs; answering questions wrong all the time - still unable to find herbs on her own - cracking under pressure. Maybe she should have been a warrior. Then she at least wouldn't make others suffer in the same way.

"I'm worried. I didn't realize how much stress I'd be under as a Medicine Cat. What if Starclan doesn't like me? They could always say no - then I'm back to ground zero as an apprentice." She didn't often voice her worries to her mentor, but this was her brother. He could help... maybe.