[poppy]

briarkit

blinking her eyes open, briarkit was staring at the ceiling. Scowling in annoyance, she tried to roll onto her side, per us, but then her eyes fell up the restriction that kept her from standing. The cobwebs wrapped around her torso, and her paws felt her stomach. It sent a strike of pain shooting through her, and she whimpered. What had happened?

She moved on short, flame colored legs to stand shakily at the entrance of the medicine den, ignoring all screams for kits to get in the nursery. She didn't even look in, just threw a few words over her shoulder. "Don't worry Stone! I'll protect you!"

The memory came back in a haze, slowly, and she inhaled sharply, feeling the pain in her shoulder too.

A black dog bore down on her, not focused on the medicine den like she feared, only focused on her. And Briarkit forgot that she was supposed to be brave. "it's gonna be okay, stone!" She whimpered, shrinking back as it got closer. Very fiber of her being told her to run, but how was she supposed to know if Stonepaw was in the den behind her? And all his magic plants were in there too.


The reflection came back blurry, but then as the black fuzz came closer and closer, everything came into focus in a snap.

Massive jaws full of bloody teeth opened, and she screamed as she was snapped up in the jaws, and thrown to the side. The black canine was upon her, ready to gobble her up.

And like every bullheaded child, Briarkit was afraid of the memory, but also in awe of how much of a badass she was. She fought a dog! (and lost... bitterly. didn't get a single blow in, but she was going to bet that he was pissed he didn't get to eat her. so she won. she beat him. ha ha.)

not hearing any more barking (she had been unconscious for two days, which made it sound strange that she was still tired) she lay there for a little bit. wondering if dad or stonepaw was gonna visit. or lily or fawn or silversnow. Or stinky Antkit (who had a LOT of explaining to do!) and also like every bullheaded child, she could only think of one other thing in that moment.

"I'm starving." She announced to the closest cat, a declaration of her triumph over that stupid dog, that came in the form of a demand for food. and attention. but mostly food.

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