Riverclan apprentice - 6 moons - Lanky, amber eyed, blue-grey tabby she-cat with white paws, chin, and tail tip.
(Purrks: Heightened perception: SMELL)
~~~
Spiderpaw's ears drooped as she sat in the comfortable nest Berryshine guided her too. How worried the medicine cat sounded! Oh, why did she have to make her worry? The apprentice wished she could disappear into the bedding. Why did she have to get hurt? Why did it have to get worse and put her right here where she wanted to avoid being?
"It-" Spiderpaw winced, which didn't help the stinging in her muzzle. She needed to steel herself! The blue-grey tabby tried to make her face more relaxed so she didn't seem to be in as much pain. "It was a few days ago... Papa and I went to lionsbeach so he could teach me a little bit about hunting..." The more she talked, the more her muzzle burned, but she refused to let it stop her. It wasn't as bad as when she was trying to bite into that minnow, earlier.
"I tried to catch a crab... but it wasn't as easy as I thought... and it turned around and pinched my lip and nose..." Spiderpaw explained, taking moments of pause so that she could relax the stinging lip. She fought the urge to hide her face so that Berryshine could get as close of a look as she needed to.
"I'm sorry..." Spiderpaw mumbled, feeling the need to apologize. She wasn't sure what she was most sorry for: Not going to Berryshine before it got worse, letting it get worse, being hurt in the first place, or having to bother the busy medicine cat at all. She supposed they were all connected and decided she was equally sorry for all parts.
Berryshine's eyes widened as Spiderpaw spoke, and a gentle scolding was on the tip of her tongue... but then her gaze softened moments later when the apprentice apologized. The medicine cat let out a reassuring purr, resting her tail tip briefly on the young one's shoulder.
"R-Remember... it's my job to make sure our Clan is well. E-Even over the small things. I'd much rather you pop i-in even over the smallest scratch just to make sure it's alright rather than keeping it to yourself. T-Trust me."
She gave Spiderpaw a soft smile before it fell with a sigh, seeing how painful the infection was. With a frown, the medic plucked out a few herbs from her pile, pushing forward a few small leaves from a borage plant. They were a wide, bristly things but didn't hurt to touch. Their scent was refreshing, almost like rain.
"T-This is borage," Berryshine explained, nodding for Spiderpaw to touch it. "It's an herb t-that is going to help work on your infection from the inside, to make you feel better. Please, eat these leaves. We m-might need to give you a few doses, so I'll likely keep you overnight, i-if that's alright. I want to monitor your condition, s-see if the swelling goes down."
The small brown molly then pushed forward some goldenrod and cobweb, beginning to chew up the yellowish flowers. Making a little bit of a poultice, she spat it onto a moss ball and began dabbing it gingerly on Spiderpaw's swollen lip, sure to be gentle; the inflamed flesh looked angry, as if it stung just to observe it.
"T-This should help clean up the wound, and I'm going to try and bind as much of the area a-as I can with cobweb to prevent more gunk from getting in there. Since it's by your lip, w-we may need to keep refreshing it often, because your saliva will make it less sticky over time."
Despite her usually-jumpy nature, Berryshine spoke calmly and kindly as she described the remedies to Spiderpaw, helping the apprentice to understand. As she gently dabbed the cobwebs over the parts of her muzzle, she gave her a sympathetic look, gentle but pointed.
"N-Now do you see why it's important to come to me, e-even if you think it's small...? Don't feel ashamed, though; you're far from the only Clan cat to do it. Stubbornness runs in our blood," she added with a grim chuckle. "Just be sure to check next time, o-okay? Better safe than sorry."
Stormwish shook their head. "He just suddenly started coughing and wheezing, and then passed out as I took him here! He's always sickly, but he doesn't done this before." The non-binary queen licked Copperpaw's ears. "Go outside, sweetheart. He'll be fine." Once their kit had left, Storm turned right back to Berryshine. "Is my baby gonna be okay? Oh, my little Greenkit.." The teardrop patterned queen fretted.
Berryshine frowned at the thought; he'd always been sickly? Some cats had weaker immune systems than others, yes. But that didn't sound good. She placed he tail tip on the queen's shoulder, giving them a sympathetic look.
"I-I'll do everything I can to check him a-and make sure, okay?" She mewed gently, trying to be as reassuring as she could. Then, she turned to her herb stores with a thoughtful hum. Coughing, wheezing, sickliness... none of it was good. What were those herbs that were safe for kittencough...?
Plucking out a bit of coltsfoot, an herb with wide and ripply-edged green leaves, Berryshine returned to the kit with a soft look in her eyes.
"T-This is hard, because I'm sure he's hardly weaned... b-but we'll have to try and see if he can eat some of this, even if we must crush it up finely. It's coltsfoot, a-and it helps with coughing and breathing issues. Do you think you can get him to eat some...? I will try if not, o-once he's awake enough," the medic mewed, glancing down at the poor kit.
Starrypaw
Riverclan | 11 moons Mind Reader, Lucky Duck 3
I'm so lucky to have Berryshine help me through this. I don't want to let her down. She thought as the medicine cat explained to her the frequent use of mice amongst kittens. Right... the prey that Mistyshard should have fed me, had she fulfilled her promise... She then realized with sadness, without letting it out loud. She didn't want to upset Berryshine anymore.
"Uhm... okay.." She agreed after a little while, after letting herself sink into the brief memory of the sweet milk she'd received when she still had a mother and a sister. She didn't know what she would give to have her old life back.
Starrypaw closed her nostrils and rasped lightly her tongue against the cut on the mouse's belly, waited a few seconds, and then took it back in her mouth. A mixture of incredibly different, various emotions hit her all at once.
There was a nauseous feeling that almost made her dizzy, there was something that told her instinctively that the prey tasted old, something earthy about the taste, and there was something else that pushed her to go on forward. "It's..." She searched for the right words. "...weird. I think."
She didn't know if she could do it, but she had to insist. Insist, go on, until you can do it. That's what she ought to do, she knew it. Maybe I can... take a little morsel with my eyes closed..? She wondered thoughtfully, sitting down to allow herself to rest her mind for a little bit.
This was going to take a while.
@squidz (Shall we time-jump forward after that she's learning to gradually eat land-prey and see blood on a real cat?)
Berryshine watched the apprentice carefully, leafy-green hues following her every move. She didn't want to push Starrypaw too far, and since this was completely new territory for both of them, she was mindful to look for anything that may indicate it was a poor idea.
But to her relief, Starrypaw had lapped up some of the mouse's blood... and seemed fine. Well, a bit skeptical and uncomfortable, or perhaps conflicted. But not throwing up or recoiling, so that was a good sign! A purr of approval left Berry's throat and she gave the 'paw a soft smile.
"Y-You're doing very well, you know. Perhaps you can try and take a bite? Please, g-go as slowly or as little as you need... but I think it'll be good to try."
[ yes we can do that!! we'll get her to a good stopping point here and then i'll tag her to be included on a future rp with blood :3 if i don't have one naturally i can make stag come in with something small LOL ]
Quote:
Originally Posted by Seamrog
Falconfire
69 Moons | She/Her | No purrks
RiverClan Warrior
"I may look calm but in my head I’ve already killed you three times."
Falconfire awoke early as usual, making her way around camp as she usually did before going out on a hunt. The weather was warming and cats were out enjoying the sun, it was…frustrating? Young cats being young cats, working hard didn’t mean anything to them. She shook her head. These days her list of nuisances was growing, even her old apprentice and friend Duskleaf was on that list. It’s not that she didn’t like him, but whenever she would talk to him, he would go on forever. She’d even started calling him 'the pest', and his friend Sunheart seemed like one of those cats too, he was pest number two to her even with no real reason. If Reedclaw was still alive he’d undoubtedly be on her list of pests as well, as would Leafstream. Everything seemed to annoy her; she even avoided clan meetings because of the instability that had plagued RiverClan for a good chunk of her life, to the point where she didn’t even know for certain who the leader was and wasn’t really interested.
Suddenly a thought came into her head. Illness sometimes did this to cats, didn’t it? It could certainly explain her anger, frustration and impatience that she’d been noticing a lot more recently. She could count on one paw the cats she actually liked these days. As she walked to the exit of camp ready to go hunting, Falconfire decided to turn around and head for the medicine den. Maybe….ugghhhh stars-damn it! What was the medicine cat’s name again?! She remembered Fadingstar saying the medicine cat’s name at the last meeting she actually payed attention to. Well, maybe she could help her. Entering the den, Falconfire gave a respectful nod as she sat down. "Berry-uhhhh…." Berryshine! That was it! "Berryshine, could you help me with something?" She let out a sigh before continuing. "I’ve noticed I’ve been getting a lot angrier recently, I find it hard walking past the river without wanting to throw someone in it. I heard somewhere illness can do that, so, I came here." Falconfire then fell silent; saying too much could be incredibly annoying to a lot of cats, the last thing she thought of herself as was a pest. So that’s all she would say.
@squidz also @korok don’t mind Falconfire being a grumpy old lady and calling Sunheart a pest LOL
Berryshine perked up at the sound of her name, turning around. Falconfire, a warrior she recognized, was coming in for some... illness, perhaps? Frowning in concern, the medicine cat returned the respectful dip of her head in greeting before padding over.
"Angry, hm? I-Is it because you're in pain?" She knew that elders could be particularly cranky, but especially when their joints ached or their muscles were sore. Or when cats had fevers, they may be restless and irritable because of an inability to get comfortable and sleep.
Berryshine gave Falconfire a sniff with her pink nose, attempting to detect any signs of actual illness — a scent, a heated temperature, that sort of thing. But she couldn't detect anything off the bat. Her small head tilted in thought. "Hm... a-any feverish symptoms? Soreness? Stomach pangs?" The list of examples went through her mind.
It would be a little bit before the young she-cat would consider the fact that maybe, just maybe, this illness was a little less of one that she could fix with an herb.
Quote:
Originally Posted by sylvia26
❄---___FrostKit___---❄
1 moons old (she-cat)
*-_-*"I might not see the world as you but I'll tell you this, I am frost itself"*-_*
~~~ frostkit just sits there, seeing nothing but light and darkness...though she isn't sure what that is, his whiskers twitch when she feels a small wave of wind against her face, but she doesn't s e e anything. she huffs. "I don't know..." she turns her head towards the sound of the medicine cat's voice. "i hear you though..." her eyes didn't blink at the wave of air, but her whiskers twitched. ~~~
Berryshine hummed in thought, looking a bit grim, assessing Frostkit's answer. The kit really wasn't responding to any visual stimuli...
She gave Oakblaze a solemn look. "L-Like I said earlier, it's hard to say since kits take awhile to develop proper eyesight, but... i-it doesn't seem like Frostkit can see much of anything. N-Not even just blurry shapes, if I had to guess."
There was a pause. The medicine cat furrowed her whisker brow, contemplating. Then she sighed, keeping her voice low and gentle. "I-I'll come check in on Frostkit and monitor her from time to time, t-to see if this improves at all. If we're lucky, she'll keep developing and improve as most kits do. B-But if not... we may need to consider trying alternate forms of learning and training," she mewed slowly. There was an indirect implication in her words: that Frostkit may be permanently blind. She didn't want to say that so early, only at two moons — but it was a possibility.
Berryshine was at Pearlshine's side as the queen started to give birth, her small paws gently massaging her swollen belly so as to urge the little kits out of there.
"I-It's alright, Pearlshine... just give me a good push w-when you can, okay? I think they're about ready to come out..." She swallowed hard, her nose scrunched in focus. A stick and a ball of moss lay by Pearlshine's muzzle, which was for the queen to bite into and drink from as needed. The rest would have to be ridden out as they went.
"A-Alright... on the count of three. One... two... three—" The medic tried to gently urge the queen to push, keeping an eye on the kit(s) that may be entering the world any moment now. They'd land in a plush moss nest beneath Pearlshine, and Berry would quickly move to get them ready once they arrived. Her heart pounded as she kept herself calm; kittings never felt that much easier due to their variant natures, but at least she had quite a few under her pelt by now.
*-_-*"I might not see the world as you but I'll tell you this, I am frost itself"*-_*
~~~ she huffs, tail swishing a bit, she didn't get a lick of what they were saying. then she heard training and that's all that her young mind could get, she jumped up suddenly and spun around in a circle, "I wanna be a warrior! I heard that warriors are cool and help the clan, can I be a warrior? I only ran into something, nothing much" she purrs softly, her head was point a bit to high and she wasn't positioned to look at the two adult cats, it was off. ~~~
Berryshine's eyes widened as Spiderpaw spoke, and a gentle scolding was on the tip of her tongue... but then her gaze softened moments later when the apprentice apologized. The medicine cat let out a reassuring purr, resting her tail tip briefly on the young one's shoulder.
"R-Remember... it's my job to make sure our Clan is well. E-Even over the small things. I'd much rather you pop i-in even over the smallest scratch just to make sure it's alright rather than keeping it to yourself. T-Trust me."
She gave Spiderpaw a soft smile before it fell with a sigh, seeing how painful the infection was. With a frown, the medic plucked out a few herbs from her pile, pushing forward a few small leaves from a borage plant. They were a wide, bristly things but didn't hurt to touch. Their scent was refreshing, almost like rain.
"T-This is borage," Berryshine explained, nodding for Spiderpaw to touch it. "It's an herb t-that is going to help work on your infection from the inside, to make you feel better. Please, eat these leaves. We m-might need to give you a few doses, so I'll likely keep you overnight, i-if that's alright. I want to monitor your condition, s-see if the swelling goes down."
The small brown molly then pushed forward some goldenrod and cobweb, beginning to chew up the yellowish flowers. Making a little bit of a poultice, she spat it onto a moss ball and began dabbing it gingerly on Spiderpaw's swollen lip, sure to be gentle; the inflamed flesh looked angry, as if it stung just to observe it.
"T-This should help clean up the wound, and I'm going to try and bind as much of the area a-as I can with cobweb to prevent more gunk from getting in there. Since it's by your lip, w-we may need to keep refreshing it often, because your saliva will make it less sticky over time."
Despite her usually-jumpy nature, Berryshine spoke calmly and kindly as she described the remedies to Spiderpaw, helping the apprentice to understand. As she gently dabbed the cobwebs over the parts of her muzzle, she gave her a sympathetic look, gentle but pointed.
"N-Now do you see why it's important to come to me, e-even if you think it's small...? Don't feel ashamed, though; you're far from the only Clan cat to do it. Stubbornness runs in our blood," she added with a grim chuckle. "Just be sure to check next time, o-okay? Better safe than sorry."
Berryshine frowned at the thought; he'd always been sickly? Some cats had weaker immune systems than others, yes. But that didn't sound good. She placed he tail tip on the queen's shoulder, giving them a sympathetic look.
"I-I'll do everything I can to check him a-and make sure, okay?" She mewed gently, trying to be as reassuring as she could. Then, she turned to her herb stores with a thoughtful hum. Coughing, wheezing, sickliness... none of it was good. What were those herbs that were safe for kittencough...?
Plucking out a bit of coltsfoot, an herb with wide and ripply-edged green leaves, Berryshine returned to the kit with a soft look in her eyes.
"T-This is hard, because I'm sure he's hardly weaned... b-but we'll have to try and see if he can eat some of this, even if we must crush it up finely. It's coltsfoot, a-and it helps with coughing and breathing issues. Do you think you can get him to eat some...? I will try if not, o-once he's awake enough," the medic mewed, glancing down at the poor kit.
Berryshine watched the apprentice carefully, leafy-green hues following her every move. She didn't want to push Starrypaw too far, and since this was completely new territory for both of them, she was mindful to look for anything that may indicate it was a poor idea.
But to her relief, Starrypaw had lapped up some of the mouse's blood... and seemed fine. Well, a bit skeptical and uncomfortable, or perhaps conflicted. But not throwing up or recoiling, so that was a good sign! A purr of approval left Berry's throat and she gave the 'paw a soft smile.
"Y-You're doing very well, you know. Perhaps you can try and take a bite? Please, g-go as slowly or as little as you need... but I think it'll be good to try."
[ yes we can do that!! we'll get her to a good stopping point here and then i'll tag her to be included on a future rp with blood :3 if i don't have one naturally i can make stag come in with something small LOL ]
Berryshine perked up at the sound of her name, turning around. Falconfire, a warrior she recognized, was coming in for some... illness, perhaps? Frowning in concern, the medicine cat returned the respectful dip of her head in greeting before padding over.
"Angry, hm? I-Is it because you're in pain?" She knew that elders could be particularly cranky, but especially when their joints ached or their muscles were sore. Or when cats had fevers, they may be restless and irritable because of an inability to get comfortable and sleep.
Berryshine gave Falconfire a sniff with her pink nose, attempting to detect any signs of actual illness — a scent, a heated temperature, that sort of thing. But she couldn't detect anything off the bat. Her small head tilted in thought. "Hm... a-any feverish symptoms? Soreness? Stomach pangs?" The list of examples went through her mind.
It would be a little bit before the young she-cat would consider the fact that maybe, just maybe, this illness was a little less of one that she could fix with an herb.
Berryshine hummed in thought, looking a bit grim, assessing Frostkit's answer. The kit really wasn't responding to any visual stimuli...
She gave Oakblaze a solemn look. "L-Like I said earlier, it's hard to say since kits take awhile to develop proper eyesight, but... i-it doesn't seem like Frostkit can see much of anything. N-Not even just blurry shapes, if I had to guess."
There was a pause. The medicine cat furrowed her whisker brow, contemplating. Then she sighed, keeping her voice low and gentle. "I-I'll come check in on Frostkit and monitor her from time to time, t-to see if this improves at all. If we're lucky, she'll keep developing and improve as most kits do. B-But if not... we may need to consider trying alternate forms of learning and training," she mewed slowly. There was an indirect implication in her words: that Frostkit may be permanently blind. She didn't want to say that so early, only at two moons — but it was a possibility.
Berryshine was at Pearlshine's side as the queen started to give birth, her small paws gently massaging her swollen belly so as to urge the little kits out of there.
"I-It's alright, Pearlshine... just give me a good push w-when you can, okay? I think they're about ready to come out..." She swallowed hard, her nose scrunched in focus. A stick and a ball of moss lay by Pearlshine's muzzle, which was for the queen to bite into and drink from as needed. The rest would have to be ridden out as they went.
"A-Alright... on the count of three. One... two... three—" The medic tried to gently urge the queen to push, keeping an eye on the kit(s) that may be entering the world any moment now. They'd land in a plush moss nest beneath Pearlshine, and Berry would quickly move to get them ready once they arrived. Her heart pounded as she kept herself calm; kittings never felt that much easier due to their variant natures, but at least she had quite a few under her pelt by now.
Pearlshine already seemed exhausted but she kept going determined to bring her kits into the world safely. Oh but how she longed for Clamfur to still be here.
__________________
‘I asked Jesus how much he loved me, he responded “This much” as he spread his arms on the cross and died for me’ ✝️
Berryshine frowned at the thought; he'd always been sickly? Some cats had weaker immune systems than others, yes. But that didn't sound good. She placed he tail tip on the queen's shoulder, giving them a sympathetic look.
"I-I'll do everything I can to check him a-and make sure, okay?" She mewed gently, trying to be as reassuring as she could. Then, she turned to her herb stores with a thoughtful hum. Coughing, wheezing, sickliness... none of it was good. What were those herbs that were safe for kittencough...?
Plucking out a bit of coltsfoot, an herb with wide and ripply-edged green leaves, Berryshine returned to the kit with a soft look in her eyes.
"T-This is hard, because I'm sure he's hardly weaned... b-but we'll have to try and see if he can eat some of this, even if we must crush it up finely. It's coltsfoot, a-and it helps with coughing and breathing issues. Do you think you can get him to eat some...? I will try if not, o-once he's awake enough," the medic mewed, glancing down at the poor kit.
Stormwish nodded, and took the herb gently from Berryshine. "Greenkit.. Sweetheart.. Can you eat this please?" They whispered to the tom-kit, holding the coltsfoot to his mouth.
Berryshine hummed in thought, looking a bit grim, assessing Frostkit's answer. The kit really wasn't responding to any visual stimuli...
She gave Oakblaze a solemn look. "L-Like I said earlier, it's hard to say since kits take awhile to develop proper eyesight, but... i-it doesn't seem like Frostkit can see much of anything. N-Not even just blurry shapes, if I had to guess."
There was a pause. The medicine cat furrowed her whisker brow, contemplating. Then she sighed, keeping her voice low and gentle. "I-I'll come check in on Frostkit and monitor her from time to time, t-to see if this improves at all. If we're lucky, she'll keep developing and improve as most kits do. B-But if not... we may need to consider trying alternate forms of learning and training," she mewed slowly. There was an indirect implication in her words: that Frostkit may be permanently blind. She didn't want to say that so early, only at two moons — but it was a possibility.
Oakblaze nodded. How am I going to tell Splashloud this? He wondered. Well, I guess I'll take her back to the nursery now. He mewed. Thank you so much, Berryshine. He picked up Frostkit, and padded out of the den.
@sylvia26
Berryshine's eyes widened as Spiderpaw spoke, and a gentle scolding was on the tip of her tongue... but then her gaze softened moments later when the apprentice apologized. The medicine cat let out a reassuring purr, resting her tail tip briefly on the young one's shoulder.
"R-Remember... it's my job to make sure our Clan is well. E-Even over the small things. I'd much rather you pop i-in even over the smallest scratch just to make sure it's alright rather than keeping it to yourself. T-Trust me."
She gave Spiderpaw a soft smile before it fell with a sigh, seeing how painful the infection was. With a frown, the medic plucked out a few herbs from her pile, pushing forward a few small leaves from a borage plant. They were a wide, bristly things but didn't hurt to touch. Their scent was refreshing, almost like rain.
"T-This is borage," Berryshine explained, nodding for Spiderpaw to touch it. "It's an herb t-that is going to help work on your infection from the inside, to make you feel better. Please, eat these leaves. We m-might need to give you a few doses, so I'll likely keep you overnight, i-if that's alright. I want to monitor your condition, s-see if the swelling goes down."
The small brown molly then pushed forward some goldenrod and cobweb, beginning to chew up the yellowish flowers. Making a little bit of a poultice, she spat it onto a moss ball and began dabbing it gingerly on Spiderpaw's swollen lip, sure to be gentle; the inflamed flesh looked angry, as if it stung just to observe it.
"T-This should help clean up the wound, and I'm going to try and bind as much of the area a-as I can with cobweb to prevent more gunk from getting in there. Since it's by your lip, w-we may need to keep refreshing it often, because your saliva will make it less sticky over time."
Despite her usually-jumpy nature, Berryshine spoke calmly and kindly as she described the remedies to Spiderpaw, helping the apprentice to understand. As she gently dabbed the cobwebs over the parts of her muzzle, she gave her a sympathetic look, gentle but pointed.
"N-Now do you see why it's important to come to me, e-even if you think it's small...? Don't feel ashamed, though; you're far from the only Clan cat to do it. Stubbornness runs in our blood," she added with a grim chuckle. "Just be sure to check next time, o-okay? Better safe than sorry."
SPIDERPAW
Riverclan Apprentice | 6 moons | Lanky, amber eyed, blue-grey tabby she-cat with white paws, chin, and tail tip. Heightened perception: Smell
~~~
Spiderpaw wasn't exactly sure what flashed on Berryshine's face for a moment, perhaps frustration or irritation, but as the medicine cat's face relaxed and a tail lightly touched the young tabby's shoulder, she relaxed a little bit. As Berryshine explained, Spiderpaw looked down. She felt more comfortable with Berryshine as she got a better understanding of what she wanted and expected, but, even as she nodded her understanding and acknowledgement, she still felt bad.
Borage. The apprentice listened closely to Berryshine's explanation, ears perking up at the unexpected lesson. Spiderpaw pawed curiously at the soft, green leaves. They looked as though they would be prickly, but instead were quite soft. Giving it a sniff, she recognized the refreshing scent much like a stalk of grass, with a slight bitterness that was overshadowed by a mild sweetness. As she finally chewed the leaves, she couldn't even taste the bitter undertones that she had smelled. She enjoyed the mild flavor, despite the stinging pain and itchy sensation of her lip moving, and felt quite assured that it would heal her from the inside-out as Berryshine had explained.
"Overnight...?" Spiderpaw didn't feel entirely opposed to it... though, if Minnowrain noticed that she was in here all night, he might get worried. "Okay..." She agreed. If Berryshine felt like it was best for her to stay in the medicine cat den overnight, then she would listen. Especially now that she knew injuries could get worse. If she needed more doses of borage to stop it from getting worse or letting it heal... well, the apprentice certainly didn't want to think about how much worse her muzzle could be.
Ouch, ouch, ouch! Spiderpaw tried not to wince as the medicine cat gently dabbed the yellow flower that she didn't recognize onto her muzzle with moss. She didn't want to move or squirm and make Berryshine's job harder. However, she was growing more and more curious as the medicine cat continued to talk, she almost didn't notice that the stinging was starting to wain a bit as the goldenrod dampened some of the pain, just feeling like it was becoming a little bit easier to stay still while the older she-cat worked.
As Berryshine started working on applying the cobwebs, Spiderpaw's ears drooped a bit at the light scolding, though it was also encouragement, in a way. "Yes, I understand..." She said. The blue apprentice waited for Berryshine to finish before asking the question that had come to mind while she was working. "What's the yellow flower that you used called?" She looked up at the brown she-cat. "And was it the borage or the flower that made it sting a little less?" She asked.
[Not me researching each herb...]
__________________
My characters' thoughts, emotions, and actions are simply descriptions and roleplay and do not align with my personal thoughts, emotions, and actions.
PM, VM, or just mention me any time if you want to rp! Check out my character bios!
Greenkit tried to turn his head, tried to open his mouth, do anything, but he was much to tired and weak at the moment. If I die or become too weak to be active here to this stupid sickness, I'll never become a warrior... No! I won't even th-think it! Using all the strength his tiny body could muster, he opened his mouth slightly and swallowed the coltsfoot, trying his hardest to stay in power.
[ @Dreamheart / Stormwish @squidz /Berryshine | lol this is so dramatic for what's mostly just breathing issues]
__________________ ” If you can't run with your legs, why won't you run with your arms instead?”
*-_-*"I might not see the world as you but I'll tell you this, I am frost itself"*-_*
~~~ she grumbles as she's picked up, she curls up a bit as she allows her father to have it easy when holding her. "I'm gonna be strong, okay? I'm gonna be the strongest warrior ever" she purrs as she trys to imagine what it be like...but nothing forms so she sighs. ~~~
Pearlshine already seemed exhausted but she kept going determined to bring her kits into the world safely. Oh but how she longed for Clamfur to still be here.
Oh, the first kit had arrived! Berryshine nipped the protective sac around the kit and began licking its fur the opposite way, trying to warm it up. After a moment she helped it tuck into its mother's belly, eyes shining.
"G-Great job, Pearlshine! That's one... I-I know there's a few more in there..." The medic tried not to focus on the fact that the queen already looked particularly tired (as most do when kitting), giving her belly a gentle push with her soft paws. She'd remain positive until proven otherwise.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Dreamheart
STORMWISH
Riverclan Queen ~ 32 moons ~ They/Them
Stormwish nodded, and took the herb gently from Berryshine. "Greenkit.. Sweetheart.. Can you eat this please?" They whispered to the tom-kit, holding the coltsfoot to his mouth.
Greenkit tried to turn his head, tried to open his mouth, do anything, but he was much to tired and weak at the moment. If I die or become too weak to be active here to this stupid sickness, I'll never become a warrior... No! I won't even th-think it! Using all the strength his tiny body could muster, he opened his mouth slightly and swallowed the coltsfoot, trying his hardest to stay in power.
[ @Dreamheart / Stormwish @squidz /Berryshine | lol this is so dramatic for what's mostly just breathing issues]
Berryshine was anxiously watching, then let out a soft sigh of relief when the kit ate the coltsfoot. She let out a purr of approval before glancing at Stormwish. "U-Unfortunately, that's mostly what I can do for coughs. The coltsfoot should help clear up s-some of his wheezing and coughing, assuming it's something that'll get better over time. Otherwise, w-we'll just have to focus on keeping him as healthy as possible — that's proper f-food intake, hydration, and exercise without straining."
The medicine cat's gaze was soft as she looked down at the kit, wondering what it could be. Sometimes sicknesses were obvious to her, but not in this case. It would be a cat she'd have to keep a close eye on. "If the cough persists or keeps getting worse, we'll keep up the doses of coltsfoot. Don't hesitate t-to come to me with anything worrisome, e-even if it's small... okay?" She tried to muster up a comforting look for Stormwish, hoping to ease some of the queen's anxieties: they'd work on it together, and figure out how to best treat Greenkit.
Quote:
Originally Posted by namen_roodles
SPIDERPAW
Riverclan Apprentice | 6 moons | Lanky, amber eyed, blue-grey tabby she-cat with white paws, chin, and tail tip. Heightened perception: Smell
~~~
Spiderpaw wasn't exactly sure what flashed on Berryshine's face for a moment, perhaps frustration or irritation, but as the medicine cat's face relaxed and a tail lightly touched the young tabby's shoulder, she relaxed a little bit. As Berryshine explained, Spiderpaw looked down. She felt more comfortable with Berryshine as she got a better understanding of what she wanted and expected, but, even as she nodded her understanding and acknowledgement, she still felt bad.
Borage. The apprentice listened closely to Berryshine's explanation, ears perking up at the unexpected lesson. Spiderpaw pawed curiously at the soft, green leaves. They looked as though they would be prickly, but instead were quite soft. Giving it a sniff, she recognized the refreshing scent much like a stalk of grass, with a slight bitterness that was overshadowed by a mild sweetness. As she finally chewed the leaves, she couldn't even taste the bitter undertones that she had smelled. She enjoyed the mild flavor, despite the stinging pain and itchy sensation of her lip moving, and felt quite assured that it would heal her from the inside-out as Berryshine had explained.
"Overnight...?" Spiderpaw didn't feel entirely opposed to it... though, if Minnowrain noticed that she was in here all night, he might get worried. "Okay..." She agreed. If Berryshine felt like it was best for her to stay in the medicine cat den overnight, then she would listen. Especially now that she knew injuries could get worse. If she needed more doses of borage to stop it from getting worse or letting it heal... well, the apprentice certainly didn't want to think about how much worse her muzzle could be.
Ouch, ouch, ouch! Spiderpaw tried not to wince as the medicine cat gently dabbed the yellow flower that she didn't recognize onto her muzzle with moss. She didn't want to move or squirm and make Berryshine's job harder. However, she was growing more and more curious as the medicine cat continued to talk, she almost didn't notice that the stinging was starting to wain a bit as the goldenrod dampened some of the pain, just feeling like it was becoming a little bit easier to stay still while the older she-cat worked.
As Berryshine started working on applying the cobwebs, Spiderpaw's ears drooped a bit at the light scolding, though it was also encouragement, in a way. "Yes, I understand..." She said. The blue apprentice waited for Berryshine to finish before asking the question that had come to mind while she was working. "What's the yellow flower that you used called?" She looked up at the brown she-cat. "And was it the borage or the flower that made it sting a little less?" She asked.
[Not me researching each herb...]
[ you and me both xD ]
Berryshine gave Spiderpaw sympathetic looks and murmurs as she'd applied the cleaning herb, trying to make it as painless as possible — but there wasn't much she could do agains the sting of an infected wound. She was grateful that Spiderpaw was willing to stay; she seemed to have a good temperament, if not being a little timid. The medic had to imagine that someone like Salamanderpaw would've given her much more of a pushback.
But then the 'paw asked the question, and Berryshine was happy to see curiosity. Most cats didn't care to know what was being given to them, and the medicine cat was always happy to explain what herb did what as she treated them. Even if it wasn't their job to remember and heal other cats, Berryshine always liked the idea of knowing what was being given to her and why. Perhaps she was just an overthinking patient herself. Medics made the worst patients, so she'd heard... but had no idea if that was true or not. It didn't seem to make much sense; if you knew how convoluted treating other cats could be, why would you make it hard on the one who's healing you?
Oh, stars, her mind was wandering again. Anyway...
"O-Oh, that was goldenrod," Berryshine explained, her smile softening a bit. Her green eyes always adopted this sort of light whenever she began to describe plants and their work on the body; it was a passion of hers, after all."It grows thickly in late newleaf and greenleaf, s-so you should be seeing plenty of it out in the territory soon as you go on patrols. I-It's excellent at cleaning out wounds — so it must've been that, to make yours feel a bit better. Neither goldenrod nor borage have a-any pain-numbing qualities, but getting the icky stuff o-out of your wound would definitely help lessen the sting. I-I'm glad to hear it feels better, even if it's only a little."
__________________
art by c1nder Berryshine is RiverClan's medicine cat!
she has a semi-closed den policy.
Re: RiverClan Medicine Cat's Den
Berryshine is RiverClan's medicine cat! 
Re: RiverClan Medicine Cat's Den
Re: RiverClan Medicine Cat's Den
