[Ragwort]

Originally Posted by Apollo.

. .Lichenpaw. .
( @TheDragonGoddess )

The apprentice lay awake in his nest, after being moved to the apprentice den for the time being while Windydandelion was deciding on who would take up the role of medicine cat he'd found it difficult to sleep. It was starting to feel like when he first became an apprentice all over again, just somehow even more complicated. Something else that didn't help his situation was- well, finding Smoksky, Lichenpaw couldn't manage to get the image of the former leader mangled next to the moonstone out of his head, he shivered, hoping that what ever attacked Smokesky wasn't still lurking around the forest. He sat up and looked around the dimlit den, it seemed like all of the other apprentices had already fallen asleep, he felt sick now, and he didn't want to be alone.

Lichenpaw slowly got to his paws and carefully stepped around his peacefully sleeping denmates, until finally reaching the clearing. Still, it was empty. The moon was just past moonhigh, so it would be unlikely for him to find anyone still up at this hour. On top of that he still couldn't shake the feeling he was being watched, he'd had it even before the step foot in the Moonstone tunnels, and it was quite unnerving. His black pelt prickled, and his gaze darted from one end of the camp to the other. There was no sign of any movement other than the gentle leaf-fall breeze. A small amount of fear pierced through his body, he really didn't want to be alone right now.

One cat came to mind that he could possibly wake to keep him company for a bit, that being his teacher- or well- possibly former teacher- Leapinglight. He knew that the tom wouldn't appreciate being woken up but Lichenpaw was starting to feel desperate, so he swiftly padded over to the warrior den and poked his head inside. He spotted the sleeping figure pretty fast and made his way over to Leapinglight. Lichenpaw nudged him gently, "hey- um- Leapinglight?" he meowed, trying his hardest not to wake the others who were sleeping in the den.

"nhm? oh it's you Lichenpaw... startled me for a moment... thought it was bluekit doing her nightly wanderings...." Leapinglight stood up and yawned as he shook his pelt free from the Moss..." Something on your mind tonight young one? " the tom meowed before paddling out of the den... "come we can talk in the clearing as not to disturb the others"