Seabreeze
He/him | Riverclan Warrior | Moons: 16 | Purrks: Go with the Flow | The Collector | Ultimate Predator |
“Ocean waters rising above your neck
You feel the glass start to crack.”
Seabreeze nodded to Coldamber as the molly answered both his and Mistypaw’s (As i am pretty sure this takes place before her warrior ceremony?) scooting over to give him more space as Cobwebpaw attempted to get between him and Mistpaw. They seem to be friends so hopefully Cobwebpaw can comfort Mistyshard more than Seabreeze who was essentially a stranger to both cats. Poppy seeds have a side effect of causing relaxation. Could they be used for insomnia? Or inducing sleep for taking care of more painful injuries? The tom opened his mouth to ask his questions but then the medicine cat continued so he thought he should just wait until the end. The molly continued to go over several herbs in rapid fire succession. Seabreeze frowned but focused on committing as many details as possible to mind before she continued onto the next one.
The first of many was a low, nettled shrub that didn’t look the most healthy in his opinion. Along the nettles were small purple berries that Coldamber explained were juniper berries and the focus of the plant. The berries soothed stomachaches, the plant was around year round, and are overall not very picky plants which was nice. Found in places with soil that drains more, so things that are sandy? Or rock filled? Nowhere near the river is likely. Seabreeze found that he didn’t have many questions on juniper berries but that was perhaps because he didn’t have much time to really think on the information being thrown at him as almost as soon as he fully processed the juniper berries the shrubs was disappearing and a new plant took its place and Coldamber continued. Large oval with a heart shaped base, there was some red on the stems and each of the slightly wavy leaves, it was called dock, the leaves were what was used. These had a lot more uses; after placing in the nest of the injured cat, dock leaves encouraged healing of internal injury like broken bones, hurt joints, and muscle issues. It can also provide pain relief, help with sleep, and more restful sleep. It grows in a variety of spaces like meadows, riverbanks, shorelines, and woodland margins. They kind of can show up anywhere. Seabreeze had more questions but they were less practical and more just curiosities though it could be good to know for other things…like how exactly does the presence of dock leaves help internal injuries? Not even eating but just being nearby? Is there a way to make it more effective? Like is it scent? Would it be better performing if you cut into the herb if it was through scent/air born? No matter…
Up next was comfrey, it was more unique than most of the other herbs seen in this dream. Tall, had large leaves, odd purple flowers that drooped. The veins in the leaves were very apparent and there was some…sort of fur on the stem. The fur had no issues associated with it, which was going to be one of Seabreeze’s questions so he checked that one off and continued to listen, shuffling his bi-colored paws beneath him and flicking an ear. The roots of the comfrey could be used as a poultice for wounds, burns, and skin irritation, it relieves topical pains and itchiness. Leaves need to be harvested unbroken and could be used to wrap around broken bones and wrenched joints. The leaf wraps encourage healing and soothing of inflammation. The flowers die in leaf fall and leaf bare but the leaves remain which is good to hear. They like the sun and water!
Coldamber moved on, Seabreeze struggled to keep up but watched carefully and instead just dug a claw into the soil beneath his claws as it shifted, dragging a line that sharply turned in one direction to remind him of his questions but focused on the next plant. It was some sort of ivy-like plant, spread across the ground like snakes with little white flowers along it and small round leaves. The warrior tilted his head a bit, lifting his blue eyes from the plant to Coldamber for a second as she started to explain the uses and such but seemed to forget the name of the plant. Ah, that one was important enough to interrupt right? Did he just miss it in his quick sketch on the ground? “Coldamber, sorry to interrupt, I didn’t catch the name of the herb you just explained-” He pointed a bi-colored paw down at the ivy-like plant, “S-sorry.” While waiting for a response the tom continued with his listening, when eaten the leaves can lessen or sometimes cure white cough which was great! Though she wasn’t sure what it would do against green cough. It was still a good back up, last case kind of thing. Damp areas, most prevalent in colder moons before hibernating for the rest of the year. How odd, the opposite of most herbs.
A new bush that was slightly similar to juniper berries but also only because they were nettled shrubs. It was called rosemary and it had a strong smell and was simple in use. It was to be chewed by your patient for many mouth issues like viral and bacterial infections, sores, ulcers, and scratches. It was safely eaten which was pleasing to hear. Eating also has other benefits but nowhere near enough to replace any of the herbs that matched the benefits respectively. Found on hills, in partially sunny spots. The last herb that was named was a fascinating plant, a yellow flower almost caged in by nettles with little hairs covering it. The leaves were all sorts of things, almost like a river, rippled and wavy and the plant seemed to be almost entirely leaves. Coldamber followed swiftly with the uses and explanation of the plant. Can help queen’s with milk production, then also help with liver, digestion, loss of appetite for the flower. For the leaves, after eaten, they can help with coughs, fatigue, brain fog, and internal infections. The leaves can also be used in a poultice for swelling and open wounds. The flower could be used for wound use as well for things such as poison and boils but isn’t advised as it is strong and can cause stinging. It was also bitter, but maybe it could be paired with something a bit sweeter to help balance like a bit of honey or maybe it could be taken with prey? Full sunlight, doesn’t really care about soil but prefers draining soil.
After all the information that was thrown at him, Seabreeze felt a bit overwhelmed and almost sort of didn’t want to say or do anything after this but it was good information, Seabreeze needed to know this just in case things went wrong. The cat sighed silently to himself and gave Coldamber a grateful smile, it felt like that was the last one by her tone, and something tells him that there was a likely reason that she started to rush. Was the dream coming to an end soon? How unfortunate, as much as the lesson sort of was a lot, it was a million times better than his usual dreams. Well, if you could call them that, they were mostly nightmares. The warrior thought back to the herbs listed could dock leaves worked to help restful sleep but that was because it dulled injury but maybe he could- yeah, no, using herbs just for some nightmares wasn’t worth it. There were others in much worse conditions compared to him. Though a cat could dream of a good night’s rest.
He took a moment to peer at the cats around him, gauging their reactions to the mass of information curiously. Did they feel the same as him? He was grateful for sure and would do his best to make sure that he didn’t forget anything that Coldamber took to tell him. Perhaps he could practice on himself? For the small things of course, someone with more experienced paws would do better in the case of something worse.