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 Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2018 8:09 pm
 DawnBreak's tail dragged through the dust as she headed back into the camp. Her ear was patched with spider silk, there was some stinky herb on her back hip.... and now she had fresh cuts along her flank. Damn little mountain goat... She had been channeling a mountain lion, she was going to bring that baby goat back to the clan and they were going to be well fed. Yes... HailFall, her first mentor.... and SilverStreak, her second, had warned her that they could be dangerous... but hunger made her desperate and the goat was sleeping it was a small one too... She had almost had it... She had had her claws sunk in and her teeth on the thing... but it like... threw itself from a cliff and rolled....
DawnBreak puffed up her fur, her coat sticking out weird where the blood was drying. She huffed to herself, she just was lucky that she didnt have anything broken... or worse.... She limped just slightly and headed toward the medicine cat den where she flopped down out side giving a pathetic whimper. She licked her paw and pulled it over her face. Maybe if she cleaned herself up a little bit, Littlepaw wouldnt think she was a total lost cause?
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Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2018 8:21 pm
 Littlepaw was used to assisting at this point. While the clan lacked a "proper" medicine cat after the recent tragedies, Littlepaw wasn't letting that stop her. She liked helping the older cats. She didn't have someone to help her along the way, but she was learning through her own experiments and means. Cats knew she was a helping paw, so it wasn't much of a concern when she spotted someone heading towards the medicine den (which she was still in the process of cleaning).
"Dawnbreak," she called, leaping from her spot near the elders den. She briskly padded up to the cat, eyes trained on Dawnbreak's fur. Wow, what had happened?
"Tell me where it hurts, first. Then tell me what happened. Are you okay?" She offered a gentle nuzzle against their cheek, a normal affectionate gesture from the younger cat as she circled Dawnbreak, inspecting from afar.
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Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2018 8:37 pm
Dawnbreak continued to clean her face, maybe it would have been better to clean the bloody spots but it hurt to bend. Dawnbreak had taken to relying on the apprentice... otherwise she would just be picking leaves at random... and that helped no one. She lifted her tail just a bit in greeting before she looked over the apprentice's face. "That bad, Littlepaw? I knew it hurt..."
She stood up and stretched a bit wincing as some muscles had stiffened. "Yeah.... Sunclan cant have me yet... Hurts? Everywhere...."She frowned. "But my side... and i pulled out a claw..." She held up her right front paw. where the quick was exposed and had bled but was packed full of dirt. " As for what happened... " She glanced around making sure Silverstreak wasnt in hearing distance... "I was hunting... and um... well you know prey is short supply right now." Dawnbreak was barely a warrior so she looked to the apprentice as a peer of sorts... she had only been given her name recently afterall. She whispered. "I thought... wouldnt it be great if i could catch something big? I havent seen a hawk or eagle in like.... moons... But the mountain goats... they are always around.... And there was a sleeping baby... " She was smart enough to fill in those blanks... "It like... jumped off a cliff... Like he was ready to join sunclan! And he rolled... I held on as long as i could... but he shook me and ran away.... So no food... and aches and bumps...and gashes to go along with it... " She put her ears back pouting.
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Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2018 9:11 pm
She shook her head once she finished her circling, nose scrunching. "No, it's not too bad, just looks painful." A soft laugh left her at the comment of SunClan — they really didn't need anymore cats from their clan right now. Well, that wasn't for her to decide, but honestly she wasn't keen on the idea of watching anymore of her clan perish. They had a lot of rebuilding to do, and they needed all the paws they could get.
She grimaced as Dawnbreak exposed her claw, tail flicking at the tip. Youch! She nodded sympathetically towards the cat, slipping into the medicine den for a moment. Broken claw, bruises and scrapes, sore muscles... hmmm... She had noted the cobwebs already in use on Dawnbreak, although she delicately scooped a few up. Comfrey root and dock leaves were pulled aside as well, although she noted their age. They needed to be used now, it seemed.
"Okay, I'm going to clean out your cuts and scrapes and then we're going to address your claw next. I have a few things to help with wounds, and new cobwebs to put on top when we're done." She paused, padding back into the medicine den and returning with a large damp leaf. Storing damp leaves weren't easy and often needed cleaning every 24 hours, but it was useful when the river was off-limits.
"I can't believe you did all that alone, though, Dawnbreak. It was very brave of you, but what if we lost you?" She offered a gentle smile, waving her paw in a gesture for Dawnbreak to start exposing her wounds so she could begin cleaning.
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Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2018 9:41 pm
Dawnbreak purred in amusement. "They are, good observation!" She flicked her tail and watched the cat come to a stop finally after her circling. If anyone asked DawnBreak, they had too many of their cats already... luckily... no one asked.
She licked her claw pulling some dirt out as the apprentice disappeared. She licked it once more before putting it back down lightly, keeping all her weight on the other paw. Dawnbreak always seemed to have some sort of something trying to hold her pelt together. She glanced at the supplies brought back. Yep... she was definitely not cut for medicine cat work... she couldnt recognize any of those herbs... She did recognize the spider web though and nodded.
"Sure that would be a huge help." She shifted and exposed the painful gashes, filled with dirt and dust from her tumble. She swiped her tongue over the gash and wince a bit.
With a puffed out chest she nodded. "It WAS brave!" now that Littlepaw mentioned it. She pinned her ears back though. "Well... if Sunclan took me... you would be bored with no one to patch up here." She smiled attempting a sense of humor, but yes one more cat that would have weakened the clan even more. She thought about it and then seemed to come to a conclusion. "Next time ill take another cat with me when hunting goats..." She gave an amused purr looking to littlepaw to see if she found it funny.
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Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2018 9:47 pm
Littlepaw chuckled gently, tail flicking once in agreement. She would absolutely miss Dawnbreak's company if the she-cat vanished, that was for sure. Her nose wrinkled gently as she thought of the idea of hunting a goat. She was sure she wasn't cut out for that, at least. They were about twice their size and had the strongest legs she had ever seen! She'd totally die! Still, she laughed, head shaking gently. She would love to see two cats chasing a goat down.
"Maybe next time you'll bring back a bountiful feast, horns and all." She licked the spots where the water hadn't managed to clean most of the grime, gently placing a paw on Dawnbreak's side to steady herself. Once that was done she stepped back, tongue clicking. Okay, now the real work. She eyed the comfrey root, nudging it with a paw.
"Chew that into a paste and spit it onto this leaf. We're going to put it over your ripped claw; it'll heal faster." With that, she began her task; chewing the dock leaves.
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Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2018 6:52 pm
Well it turned out Dawnbreak wasnt really cut out for it either, they were too small to really bring down that big of prey... Probably it would take the whole clan to take down prey like that. But she couldnt help wondering if that was the answer. The whole clan going after something they never hunted... hunt in a pack like wolves... like... like... DOGS! even the thought was spat.
"Count on it! Gotta keep everyone fed you know... " she winced just a bit as some grit was washed out. She looked down to the root and raised her gaze to littlepaw. "Does it taste good?" She wrinkled her nose and then took it up to chew. She spat it out once it was paste and she grumbled. "Thats horrible... How Dovetail lived to chew these things ill never understand." She licked her paw just to get the taste out.
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Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2018 10:31 pm
"No, it won't taste particularly good, if I'm honest," she mewled back after spitting out her own project, grimacing. She did chance a giggle when Dawnbreak spat out the root, odd-eyes narrowing in humor.
"Someone had to do it!" With that done, Littlepaw addressed Dawnbreak's ripped nail, gently nudging the paw out for her to tend to. She spread the comfrey over the wound, wrapping it delicately in cobwebs before beginning to tend to the various scrapes on Dawnbreak with the dock leaves, which were also covered in cobwebs when done. They application would sting, but every time Littlepaw placed the medicine on she'd let out a soothing purr, careful not to irritate the older cat.
When done Littlepaw examined her handiwork. She knew Dovetail's application would have been cleaner -- Littlepaw hadn't yet mastered the delicacy of placement, but the wounds were covered nicely. She glanced at Dawnbreak, nose scrunching as she licked her teeth clean of the dock leaves. Gross.
"Let that sit for a few hours before washing it off. We'll reapply it twice a day; once when you wake and once before you sleep. That should speed recover. Your nail needs to stay clean as possible, so be light on it. An infection on your foot is much worse, and it can lead to a longer recovery time."
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Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2018 7:13 pm
She made a face. "Well i guess honey is out of the question huh?" She shook her head. "Better you than me, Littlepaw!"She watched the little cat work and when it was done she purred back. "Thank you." She nodded. "Alright Littlepaw, ill be gentle on it... and try not to mess it up..." Though littlepaw would know by now that that was a tall order.
She stood and tested weight on it and though it wasnt comfy it was better than before. "I really am glad you like all these leaf things... i wouldnt know what i was doing..." She laughed a bit. "Id probably poison myself or something!" She shook herself. "Thanks again... I am going out hunting again.. ill try to stick to mice till i heal..."
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Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2018 8:20 pm
Littlepaw nervously laughed as Dawnbreak thanked her. It was a weird feeling knowing she was useful. Cats would think about her when they were injured. That was so much responsibility!
"Anytime! I like to help. That, and these 'leaf things' are kind of nice to be around. They smell nice.... they're quiet.... certain cats seem to be using them in high demand -- it's nice, really." She smiled fondly at her friend before turning back towards the den, tail flicking idly behind her.
"Enjoy your hunt! If you find any squirrels let me know." caffeinecraving I THINK we can end it here or after your post!
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