[Juniperbean]

Originally Posted by nocturnal naiad

Sundust was relieved when the squirming kit finally sat still, making it more easy to see and treat the wounds. His ears pricked as Vixenkit asked him a question, having apparently taken an interest in what he was doing and using.

“It’s marigold,” the medicine cat began to explain, “It’ll help keep you from getting infected - a sort of sickness that you can get if you don’t go to the medicine cat if you get hurt.” Hopefully that little tidbit about what an infection was would make the kit think twice before getting into a dangerous situation again; from his experience, kits didn’t take kindly to the idea of becoming ill.



Sundust nodded at Rosepaw’s response. “That's absolutely correct.”

[ sunny won’t respond to this healing anymore unless necessary since rose is handling it now ]



Sundust’s ears twitched as Streamtail began explaining her symptoms. They could be worrying if it was an illness, but the medicine cat had a sneaking suspicion it may be something else. “Have you experience any nausea or soreness recently as well?”



Sundust was prepping the marigold poultice when he heard Bumbleflight began to stir. He glanced over his shoulder, relief clear in his eyes as he padded over to the tom. “Hello, Bumbleflight. I’m just treating your paws now.” The medicine cat was grateful for his ever-monotonous voice.

He had left Rosepaw in the clearing to take care of Brightpath while he handled Coolpaw and Bumbleflight in the medicine den. His heart had frozen when he had heard Cloudyflight’s grievous screams; he knew Brightpath had not survived. There was no need for Bumbleflight to know that yet - the stress would do him no good now.

Sundust realized that he had paused for a moment and swiftly went about applying marigold to Bumbleflight’s paws.



[ hello! for future reference please wait for your healing request to be accepted before posting in the medicine den ]

Sundust’s eyes widened as the kit was brought into the den, slightly appalled by Rainfall’s lack urgency. Very rarely was there a cat with broken limbs brought into the medicine den with no screaming to accompany them. “How did this happen?” No need to bother asking about what was wrong; the leg was clear broken. The medicine cat hurried to his herb storage and returned with a poppy seed, a stick, and some cobwebs.



Sundust flicked his tail in acknowledgement of Bumbleflight’s response, his ears twitching as Bumbleflight asked to leave. “You may go. Take it easy for a couple of days, though.”



Sundust finished up with treating the infection then turned his attention to Thrushfur’s next concern. “Ah, the stomach aches are probably caused by the stress itself. I’m afraid there’s not much I can do on that front; we could try some calming herbs, but I’m out at the moment and I would want you becoming reliant on them.” Sundust paused for a moment as he thought. “I would recommend trying to identify the source of your stress and find a way to either diminish it or get rid of it all together.” Though he was aware that medicine cats were there to help their clanmates stay both mentally and physically, Sundust was unfortunately not too skilled at handling helping cats work through their feelings.



As Sundust finished up dressing Violetpaw’s tail - or what was left of it - he stepped back to see how Rosepaw was getting along and nodded in approval. His brow furrowed sympathetically as Violetpaw stirred - no apprentice should have to endure this kind of pain. He glanced over his shoulder wanting to further question Mapleleaf about the fox encounter, but it seemed she had left the medicine den to let them work. Oh well, he would catch up with her later; it was important that Sparrowstar got a report of the incident. In the meantime, he went to fetch a poppy seed. “Do you think you can eat this?” He asked the apprentice. “It will help with the pain.”

Violetpaw gave a slight nod. She stared at the poppy seed for a second before reaching to grab the poppy seed slowly and taking it.