Originally Posted by 2018 Okapi (Post 473409)

Eveningkit shook her head carefully,” Yeah. Sorry.” She lied I’m not going to be admiting my fears to an apprentice I barely know. She maybe would try with Shinefang, but not some random apprentice. She was sane after-all.

Originally Posted by Deranged Llama (Post 474876)

Originally Posted by Thistledawn (Post 474336)

Originally Posted by Charmer (Post 473303)

"Don't care, Fennelheart. Now pay attention before I cuff your ear," Shinefang said to the warrior, frowning as he started to grow annoyed by how mouthy his former apprentice was being. "Some cats grow up but act like apprentices forever," he muttered.

He listened to Juniperpaw, caveat of washing one's paws after handling Yarrow, and nodded in agreement. "Yes, that's right Junebug. And speaking of washing your paws when you handle herbs, this probably goes without saying but wash them in moving water if you can. Like a stream or something. If you can't manage that, you can use a puddle, just don't be mousbrained and turn around and drink from the same puddle."

Shinefang looked at Owlwing and Pipitchirp, who seemed to be taking all of this information in silently. There were a thoughtful pair.

Shinefang cleared his throat, ready to move on. "Right then, so you've stopped your patient from bleeding to death. Congratulations! The worst part is over. But now you've got a cat who might be at risk for infection, which will still kill them, just a lot slower. So here are a couple of common herbs to try. Shinefang picked up two more items from his pile: a single, golden petal, and a dried leaf. "This right here is a marigold. If you happen to have these around, I think they're better for preventing infections. Oak leaves like this one, are all over the place here in Skyclan. I don't think they work as well by themselves as marigold, but they're still good, and certainly better than nothing. Now, if your patient is bleeding profusely, again, you need to stop the bleeding before you do anything else. But if you have a small cut or a thorn or some other injury that looks like it will stop bleeding, you can go ahead and apply either one of these. All you have to do is chew them into a poultice. Just clean blood and grit of the wound with your tongue, or have the other cat do it if they can, pop a piece of the plant in your mouth, chew it up until you've got yourself a nice paste, and smear it on the wound. Important thing here! If you use marigold, you have to wash out your mouth when you're done. Some marigold is toxic to swallow. Some isn't. It's weird. Just don't risk it. Also, don't let your patient lick it off themselves. You can chew up the petals, the leaves, or both. As for the oak leaves, they're a lot more user friendly. Chew them up, swear them on the wound, wash your mouth or don't. They're not toxic. They just don't taste good and they feel gritty in your mouth. In case you're having trouble figuring out if a leaf is an oak leaf, look under the tree you got it from. If there are acorns, its an oak...don't eat the acorns though. Those are toxic. I don't know why you would, but, you know...don't. Anyway! Like I said, here in Skyclan, we are just lousy with oak leaves. So..." Shinfang turned and grabbed a pile he had set aside and left them where each cat could grab one, "pair up and practice chewing up and applying your poultices. Can't have that cat you just saved die from an infection after all that, can you?" Shinefang waved his paw in a "go ahead" motion.

Originally Posted by mompaws (Post 475272)

Originally Posted by Ryder (Post 475547)

@yummyluc

“Another beautiful day outside?” Shadepaw thought to himself with curiosity sparkling in his amber-hued eyes as he peeked his head through the leaves of the apprentice den, taking a look outside and into the quiet clearing of Skyclan for the first time since he had awoke only moments prior in his comfortable bed made of fresh moss and softened feathers. From what he could see now was a bright yellow sun shining down onto the grass and a gentle breeze shifting through the grasses of the camp - it was a relaxing, almost beautiful sight to behold. Without wasting anymore time thinking about the matter, Shadepaw strolled outside all the way this time and uttered a gentle purr, feeling the warm sun and the cooling breeze sweeping over him and grazing his skin and fur alike. It would certainly make for a good source of weather for a walk and maybe a small hunt, if he could find anything worth catching in the process. “For now though, I’ll just relax here in camp and head out when the sun is higher in the sky..” He decided with a small smile resting on his muzzle, strolling over to the freshkill pile that was positioned around the center of the clan’s clearing. It took a moment, but the young apprentice soon choose a small sparrow to eat, leaving the larger, more plumper of catches to the hardworking warriors and busy queens that deserved it far more than he did right now. That was important to the black-furred tomcat, to make sure the older, more deserving cats got meals that could satisfy their hunger after a long day. Nonetheless, Shadepaw was content with just a mere sparrow to start off this day and soon found himself taking a shaded spot underneath a tree, in which it’s branches swayed in the wind in an almost welcoming manner as he curled his tail beside him in the soft grass. Out of the corner of his eye, Shadepaw could see some cats leaving for patrol and others making their way to have prey with their loved ones. It was a nice scene laid out before him and for once, the apprentice felt peace within the forest around him as he took a first bite of the bird, uttering a small purr in the process of doing so.

Originally Posted by yummyluc (Post 475559)