Event [#event]

| BERRYPAW |

small & nimble dark brown she-cat with darker flecks and light, leafy-green eyes | the collector

Berrypaw had been murmuring to Fadingstar for some advice on how to do all this, and now, she finally collected the courage to raise her voice again. She giggled and shook her head at Daisykit, lightly shooing her away with a whispered promise to hangout with her later. The medicine cat apprentice also returned Foxleap's smile, grateful for the brief display of encouragement... she could use it, with the war her tail was trembling.Her leafy-green eyes surveyed the assembled cats and she took in a shaky, deep breath before continuing.

"Alright! I have laid out some herbs here for you all to look at. We'll need as much as we can get of each thing, so... g-grab all you can, okay?" She added a bit sheepishly at the end, as if that wasn't already a given... Focus, Berry!

"Since we're up on a bunch of rocks, most of you are gonna have to travel down towards the forest, so... sorry. Heh. Ahem, well... I-I'm gonna split you up into patrols with a leader, too. So... here we go!"

Berrypaw nudged some flowers into view, motioning with her tail. "This is marigold — a small, short, yellowish-orange flower that usually grows in bunches in the forest...Duskleaf [ @Concorde ], you can take Willowtail and Softpaw [ both @ChromeSilver_Hwaa ] with you to find some. This one is pretty important, so try to find a lot, if you can!"

Next, she gestured to another flower laying on the rock. "This is borage — a purple star-shaped flowers that grow on skinny stalks. The leaves of this plant are really big and wide, so it should be easy to spot on the forest floor... Owltalon [ @Marigoldwhisper ], you can take Foxleap [ @twizzypaw ] and Adderstrike [ @Fish ] with you to find some.

Then Berrypaw turned to the next bunch of cats with a slight chuckle. "We also need cobwebs... rather desperately. You guys should be all too familiar with it, but just in case — it's really sticky white stuff, mostly found in spider nests or any sort of dark crevice in between rocks, or tree holes... this is essential to stop bleeding, so we'll need as much as possible! It's easiest to collect by wrapping it around some small sticks... and saves it from sticking to your fur too much," she added with a light purr. "Heroneye [ @Fits ], you can take Rainpaw [ @Luna16 ] and Floodsight [ @goodacacia ] to go look for cobwebs. Like I said... as much as you can carry!"

Then she glanced over at the next few cats, pawing forward a bright flower. "This is a poppy flower — bright red with a black center, usually in sparse bunches or so in the forest. It grows seeds on the inside, which is what we're aiming for; you can bring the whole flower if that's easier than carrying a bunch of tiny seeds," she purred in amusement. "Caveclaw [ @Idiotic.Bean101 ], you can take Sunsetgleam [ @Minkuu ] and Ravenpaw [ @/Luna16 ] to find poppy flowers/seeds in the forest."

Next, Berrypaw took in a breath (she wasn't used to talking this much) before turning to the next few volunteers, pawing forward some moss. "I-I think most of us know what moss looks like, heh... b-but we'll need a whole lot of it for soaking up bleeding for any wound. It's soft, green, kinda mushy stuff that usually grows on rocks and trees, especially by water... Brokenstream [ @TanghuluCat ], you can take Deerspark [ @/Marigoldwhisper ] and Marigoldpaw [ @/same ] with you... get as much as you can carry!"

Okay, only a few more... she padded over to the next few cats, dropping another flower at their paws (she didn't know what this herb did yet, but she kept that part to herself, heh). "This is coltsfoot — a very short, low-growing yellow flower grows anywhere in the forest, but mostly by the roots of trees. We'll mainly need the leaves, so make sure to grab those too. Fadingstar [ @occultation ], you can take Larkwing [ @Neptune. ] and Irisfrost [ @kittycatburmise ] to find some."

Okay... last group! Jeez, this was a lot of talking. The small she-cat took in a shaky breath and padded over to the last three cats, almost out of breath from both her nerves and yapping. "O-Okay, so you guys... these are juniper berries." She pawed some over to them for reference. "Small, purple-blue berries, usually found in a dark green bush that has spiky leaves. They have a very pungent smell... as you can tell," she grunted, shriveling her pink nose a bit. "It's in the forest, but mainly grows in drier places, so try to look away from water. Splashleap [ @ gs29513 ], you can take Spiraltail [ @Tallstar ] and Bravebolt [ @Yoshdo ]." She also didn't know what juniper berries did yet, but hey, they were in the den and she'd seen them around... must be important.

Finally done! Okay, so... the little brown flecked she-cat stepped back to see everyone, feeling her skin burn under her fur. She didn't exactly enjoy bossing cats around... but at least this meant they'd get some herbs they desperately needed.

"Alright, I-I'll be staying right here, so... report back to me as soon as you can... and, uh, t-thanks, everyone!" She added sheepishly at the end before wriggling her tail, as if a signal for them to head out. Thank StarClan, that's over... deep breaths now...