For a moment, Primroseadder contemplated protesting. She wanted to stay at Freezingfury's side until he woke up; she didn't wish to leave him. However, as soon as her jaws open, they snapped shut, teeth clacking. The she-cat reluctantly got to her paws and dipped her head to Berryshine, ears lowering.
''O-Okay,'' Primroseadder mewed quietly, her tail dragging along the ground as she exited the medicine den. She paused at the entrance, calling back in to the medicine cat. ''I---Thank you, Berryshine. This---He means a lot to me. I---I don't want to lose him.'' Without another word, the RiverClanner disappeared from the den, slipping away and into the shadows surrounding RiverClan's camp.
[ @squidz | Berryshine ]
[ @Star | Freezingfury ; viewing purposes, if you'd like ]
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Berryshine hummed in acknowledgement, just making a few more checks... before she raised her gaze to Pearlshine's, managing a soft smile.
"W-Well, in that case... I hope this comes as good news to you." Her green eyes flickered warmly. "Pearlshine, i-it seems that... you're pregnant. I'd like to be the first t-to offer you congratulations," the medicine cat purred.
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For a moment, Primroseadder contemplated protesting. She wanted to stay at Freezingfury's side until he woke up; she didn't wish to leave him. However, as soon as her jaws open, they snapped shut, teeth clacking. The she-cat reluctantly got to her paws and dipped her head to Berryshine, ears lowering.
''O-Okay,'' Primroseadder mewed quietly, her tail dragging along the ground as she exited the medicine den. She paused at the entrance, calling back in to the medicine cat. ''I---Thank you, Berryshine. This---He means a lot to me. I---I don't want to lose him.'' Without another word, the RiverClanner disappeared from the den, slipping away and into the shadows surrounding RiverClan's camp.
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[ @Star | Freezingfury ; viewing purposes, if you'd like ]
Berryshine nodded, her gaze following Primroseadder as she walked out. "D-Don't worry... I'll take care of him," the medicine cat called, hoping her gentle assurance was comforting to the worried warrior. Then she turned back to Freezingfury with a soft sigh; she didn't quite know what was wrong with the warrior, but she supposed all that she could do now was wait for him to wake... and send a prayer to her warrior ancestors, if they could hear her right now, for his wellbeing.
Curling herself into a comfortable loaf, Berryshine began her vigil at Freezingfury's side, peacefully watching over the warrior and looking for any signs of stirring.
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Berryshine hummed in acknowledgement, just making a few more checks... before she raised her gaze to Pearlshine's, managing a soft smile.
"W-Well, in that case... I hope this comes as good news to you." Her green eyes flickered warmly. "Pearlshine, i-it seems that... you're pregnant. I'd like to be the first t-to offer you congratulations," the medicine cat purred.
Berryshine nodded, her gaze following Primroseadder as she walked out. "D-Don't worry... I'll take care of him," the medicine cat called, hoping her gentle assurance was comforting to the worried warrior. Then she turned back to Freezingfury with a soft sigh; she didn't quite know what was wrong with the warrior, but she supposed all that she could do now was wait for him to wake... and send a prayer to her warrior ancestors, if they could hear her right now, for his wellbeing.
Curling herself into a comfortable loaf, Berryshine began her vigil at Freezingfury's side, peacefully watching over the warrior and looking for any signs of stirring.
[ @Star - Freezingfury (no need to respond until he wakes up whenever :3 ) ]
Her ears perked up, eyes wide, “wait really?!” She said “t-thank you”
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Starrypaw
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Starrypaw flinched a bit when Berryshine mentioned the probability of having to deal with blood in order to get over it. But it was time to admit it: there was probably no other way to do it. And in truth, she hadn't really expected anything less. She knew Berryshine was right, and she was ready to - gradually.
"Y-yes.." She nodded, replying in a whisper while she stared into the she-cat's eyes more determined than she seemed. I just have to do it... Because otherwise, what was my whole life worth for so far? What was I brought in here for, if not for living with more courage?
She had survived so much, even after her sister's death. And of course, she hadn't even gotten closer to her revenge so far. She needed to earn more confidence if she wanted to fight with the other cats before facing a bird of prey. Otherwise, her small shape would very soon disappear under their bloody claws.
Primroseadder slipped through the shadows around the edges of the camp, not wanting Freezingfury, Adderstrike, Mosspaw, or any of her kin to find out that she was approaching Berryshine. She was doing it for more...personal purposes.
''Berryshine?'' Primroseadder called into the den, emerging from the darkness beyond in order to (cautiously) enter. '''ve been feelin' nauseous and light-headed lately...''
Moondew trotted up to the medicine den. She stuck her hecd through the entrance, noticing there were already a couple of cats in there. She waited until they had all been treated and filtered out, before entering the den. "Excuse me, Berryshine? Can I talk to you?"
*-_-*"I might not see the world as you but I'll tell you this, I am frost itself"*-_*
~~~ she grumbles a bit, eyes staring into nothing but there's slight annoyance now..yes it hurt but it wasn't t h a t bad "I'm okayy...its not bad..." she gently struggled a bit... ~~~
Her ears perked up, eyes wide, “wait really?!” She said “t-thank you”
Berryshine was relieved; Pearlshine seemed grateful, and excited. "Of course," she purred, pausing to dig into her medicine stores. One of her flash-frozen preserved herbs, burnet, was dropped from her maw in front of the queen.
"Eat this. I-It's called burnet... doesn't taste great, b-but it'll help keep your strength up during these last few c-cold days of leaf-bare." Newleaf was coming soon, which was good; the queen could have her kits in a warmer moon. "I-If you ever feel off, o-or want to get something checked out, please let me know!"
[ -1 burnet ]
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Starrypaw
Riverclan | 10 moons Mind Reader, Lucky Duck 3
Starrypaw flinched a bit when Berryshine mentioned the probability of having to deal with blood in order to get over it. But it was time to admit it: there was probably no other way to do it. And in truth, she hadn't really expected anything less. She knew Berryshine was right, and she was ready to - gradually.
"Y-yes.." She nodded, replying in a whisper while she stared into the she-cat's eyes more determined than she seemed. I just have to do it... Because otherwise, what was my whole life worth for so far? What was I brought in here for, if not for living with more courage?
She had survived so much, even after her sister's death. And of course, she hadn't even gotten closer to her revenge so far. She needed to earn more confidence if she wanted to fight with the other cats before facing a bird of prey. Otherwise, her small shape would very soon disappear under their bloody claws.
CW: blood desensitization treatment; a bit of vivid description
Berryshine's eyes softened at the apprentice's acquiescence; the medicine cat could sense that this was a lot for the young cat, but she was also being incredibly brave by rising to the challenge. Even if Berry couldn't sympathize with this sort of issue, she knew of similar ones... and had some ideas.
"Good... w-we can take this slow, a-and you let me know if you need to take breaks, okay? T-The focus is on getting you better, not to rush it."
She flicked her tail, signaling that she'd be right back, and disappeared out of the den. A few moments later, the herbalist returned, a mouse in her jaws. It was a simple little thing, not too meaty due to leaf-bare's scarcity; there shouldn't be that much blood, which hopefully would begin the process of desensitization.
"W-Well... there are a few ways I can think to go about this. One if them is that perhaps you can w-watch me treat a few patients. But since no one i-is in here today... we'll start with the next best thing." Berryshine looked down at the mouse at her paws; her own mouth watered at the scent, and the thought of biting into the half-warm fresh-kill was enticing. She tried to imagine how that might be different for Starrypaw, tried to empathize.
"I think, b-before we make you try to get used to touching or tasting it... perhaps w-we'll work on making you comfortable seeing and smelling blood." This was all a bit of guesswork on Berryshine's part, but it made sense to her to start out with what was easier to manage. Forcing the wary apprentice to munch straight into fresh kill was likely only going to drive her further away. "I'm going to cut into this mouse now, a-as if I were going to split it to share. I want you to think of blood, a-at least for prey, as a good thing... it's part of what's been given to us by StarClan's bounty t-to sustain us, give us energy. Obviously, blood from cats' wounds is different — but with our fresh-kill, it's like a life force. Does... that make sense?"
The medicine cat spoke gently as she extended one claw from her small paw, letting it just barely drag over the dead mouse's sandy-brown fur. A thin line of red appeared on its thin fur, blossoming with blood droplets; a small slice, barely breaking the skin. Wanting to see how Starrypaw would react to the small amount of blood, she stopped there, watching the apprentice's reaction.
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Primroseadder slipped through the shadows around the edges of the camp, not wanting Freezingfury, Adderstrike, Mosspaw, or any of her kin to find out that she was approaching Berryshine. She was doing it for more...personal purposes.
''Berryshine?'' Primroseadder called into the den, emerging from the darkness beyond in order to (cautiously) enter. '''ve been feelin' nauseous and light-headed lately...''
Berryshine perked up her ears as Primroseadder called into the den; she'd recognized the younger warrior's voice at once. Turning to welcome her in, Berryshine flicked her tail in greeting. "P-Please, come on in..."
Her whisker brows furrowed slightly in worry, however, as Primroseadder spoke. Nauseous and lightheaded... could she be sick? A sickness wouldn't do the Clan any good right now.
"Mmm... I see," the medicine cat began, approaching the warrior. A distinct, familiar scent had touched her nose, one that instantly alerted her as to what might be going on... but wanting to be sure, she tilted her head, giving Prim a sniff and a quick inspection as if she were looking for any signs of illness. "Could y-you lie on your side for me?" She asked gently, using her small paws to part through Primroseadder's fur. She spoke as she worked. "H-Have you noticed any... mood changes, of late? Perhaps changes in appetite?"
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Oakblaze carried Frostkit into Berryshines den. Berryshine? Can you help me? He mewed, mumbling around the kit in his mouth. @squidz @sylvia26
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❄---___FrostKit___---❄
1 moons old (she-cat)
*-_-*"I might not see the world as you but I'll tell you this, I am frost itself"*-_*
~~~ she grumbles a bit, eyes staring into nothing but there's slight annoyance now..yes it hurt but it wasn't t h a t bad "I'm okayy...its not bad..." she gently struggled a bit... ~~~
Berryshine turned around from where she'd been fixing up a used nest. She nodded, rising to her paws and padding to meet Oakblaze; her eyes softened slightly in concern upon seeing the kit in his jaws. Was the kit sick or injured? It didn't look like it, but any visit to the medicine den with such a young cat couldn't bode well.
"O-Of course... come on in," she mewed warmly, stepping back to give the warrior room. She gestured with her tail for him to lay Frostkit down on an open nest, gently nosing the kit to take in her scent, searching for any illness. "What's wrong? Is Frostkit alright...?"
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Originally Posted by Moondew
Moondew trotted up to the medicine den. She stuck her hecd through the entrance, noticing there were already a couple of cats in there. She waited until they had all been treated and filtered out, before entering the den. "Excuse me, Berryshine? Can I talk to you?"
Berryshine glanced up, having just put away some of her herbs from her last patient. She nodded, rising to her paws to meet Moondew.
"O-Of course... make yourself comfortable," the medicine cat invited, flicking her tail to gesture to the nearest moss nest if Moondew wished to sit. Then she tilted her head with a soft smile. Moondew didn't look or smell sick, so that was good — perhaps this was about something else. "What can I help you with?"
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art by c1nder Berryshine is RiverClan's medicine cat!
she has a semi-closed den policy.
Berryshine was relieved; Pearlshine seemed grateful, and excited. "Of course," she purred, pausing to dig into her medicine stores. One of her flash-frozen preserved herbs, burnet, was dropped from her maw in front of the queen.
"Eat this. I-It's called burnet... doesn't taste great, b-but it'll help keep your strength up during these last few c-cold days of leaf-bare." Newleaf was coming soon, which was good; the queen could have her kits in a warmer moon. "I-If you ever feel off, o-or want to get something checked out, please let me know!"
[ -1 burnet ]
CW: blood desensitization treatment; a bit of vivid description
Berryshine's eyes softened at the apprentice's acquiescence; the medicine cat could sense that this was a lot for the young cat, but she was also being incredibly brave by rising to the challenge. Even if Berry couldn't sympathize with this sort of issue, she knew of similar ones... and had some ideas.
"Good... w-we can take this slow, a-and you let me know if you need to take breaks, okay? T-The focus is on getting you better, not to rush it."
She flicked her tail, signaling that she'd be right back, and disappeared out of the den. A few moments later, the herbalist returned, a mouse in her jaws. It was a simple little thing, not too meaty due to leaf-bare's scarcity; there shouldn't be that much blood, which hopefully would begin the process of desensitization.
"W-Well... there are a few ways I can think to go about this. One if them is that perhaps you can w-watch me treat a few patients. But since no one i-is in here today... we'll start with the next best thing." Berryshine looked down at the mouse at her paws; her own mouth watered at the scent, and the thought of biting into the half-warm fresh-kill was enticing. She tried to imagine how that might be different for Starrypaw, tried to empathize.
"I think, b-before we make you try to get used to touching or tasting it... perhaps w-we'll work on making you comfortable seeing and smelling blood." This was all a bit of guesswork on Berryshine's part, but it made sense to her to start out with what was easier to manage. Forcing the wary apprentice to munch straight into fresh kill was likely only going to drive her further away. "I'm going to cut into this mouse now, a-as if I were going to split it to share. I want you to think of blood, a-at least for prey, as a good thing... it's part of what's been given to us by StarClan's bounty t-to sustain us, give us energy. Obviously, blood from cats' wounds is different — but with our fresh-kill, it's like a life force. Does... that make sense?"
The medicine cat spoke gently as she extended one claw from her small paw, letting it just barely drag over the dead mouse's sandy-brown fur. A thin line of red appeared on its thin fur, blossoming with blood droplets; a small slice, barely breaking the skin. Wanting to see how Starrypaw would react to the small amount of blood, she stopped there, watching the apprentice's reaction.
Berryshine perked up her ears as Primroseadder called into the den; she'd recognized the younger warrior's voice at once. Turning to welcome her in, Berryshine flicked her tail in greeting. "P-Please, come on in..."
Her whisker brows furrowed slightly in worry, however, as Primroseadder spoke. Nauseous and lightheaded... could she be sick? A sickness wouldn't do the Clan any good right now.
"Mmm... I see," the medicine cat began, approaching the warrior. A distinct, familiar scent had touched her nose, one that instantly alerted her as to what might be going on... but wanting to be sure, she tilted her head, giving Prim a sniff and a quick inspection as if she were looking for any signs of illness. "Could y-you lie on your side for me?" She asked gently, using her small paws to part through Primroseadder's fur. She spoke as she worked. "H-Have you noticed any... mood changes, of late? Perhaps changes in appetite?"
Berryshine turned around from where she'd been fixing up a used nest. She nodded, rising to her paws and padding to meet Oakblaze; her eyes softened slightly in concern upon seeing the kit in his jaws. Was the kit sick or injured? It didn't look like it, but any visit to the medicine den with such a young cat couldn't bode well.
"O-Of course... come on in," she mewed warmly, stepping back to give the warrior room. She gestured with her tail for him to lay Frostkit down on an open nest, gently nosing the kit to take in her scent, searching for any illness. "What's wrong? Is Frostkit alright...?"
Berryshine glanced up, having just put away some of her herbs from her last patient. She nodded, rising to her paws to meet Moondew.
"O-Of course... make yourself comfortable," the medicine cat invited, flicking her tail to gesture to the nearest moss nest if Moondew wished to sit. Then she tilted her head with a soft smile. Moondew didn't look or smell sick, so that was good — perhaps this was about something else. "What can I help you with?"
She purred her gratitude as she lapped up the herbs
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