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Hm.. so Coldamber wasn’t too sure on Mistypaw’s question. The RiverClan molly gave an understanding nod, knowing this cat couldn’t know everything. “Right, okay.” Before she could ponder any more Seabreeze’s idea came, which really interested her. He’d allow her to experiment on him? Well, if he was alright with it, she wouldn’t say no. It would be an interesting thing to know in the future, for both her and Seabreeze. ”If you really don’t mind... that would be great. Can be useful sometime in the future,” she mewed with a small smile to the tomcat.

Oh, so Coldamber was giving them a quick rundown on the staple herbs for healing now. Mistypaw tipped her head curiously and listened closely. First was poppy. She knew what it did and that it was a red flower, but no more than that. So she should only ever give one or two to anyone she was treating, and it helped with discomfort, pain and helps calm emotions. The scarred tabby nodded at the warning to not give them to pregnant queens or kits under 4 moons. She didn’t want to harm anyone. She did not find it too scary, actually, but she supposed some might. One question was still stuck in her mind though. “Poppy makes cats sleep, depending on the amount given, right?“ she questioned. While healing in the raid she’d already gathered some experience with poppy seeds but she would rather ask the question and make sure before accidentally harming a cat. Her deep amber eye was fixed on the poppy flowers and she noted every possible detail. They had a bright red color and a darker black-ish center, where the seeds were situated. There was also a small pop of light yellow color int he middle. The stems were super thin and they had leaves that looked similar to ferns, along with some buds growing out of the flower. She would make sure to remember that.

Next was the herb beside the poppy, which Coldamber described as marigold. It had yellow-orange flowers and many leaves around its stem. Mistypaw pricked her ears as WindClan’s former medicine cat spoke. So, it was supposed to be chewed into a fine poultice and applied to open wounds. It prevented infection but didn’t rid of infections that had already started. However it could stop the infection from spreading further and getting worse. To get rid of the infection alltogether, however, other herbs should be used. She didn’t have any questions for this herb, it seemed simple enough and could be applied on open wounds so no trouble here. Mistypaw still enjoyed using horsetail though, as it also had an effect on stopping the bleeding instead of simply preventing infection. It was always helpful to know other herbs though, incase the herb storage was ever low and didn’t have her preferred herbs.

After that, another plant grew out of the ground. This one also had flowers but not big, full ones, rather small ones that grew along the whole length of the stems. It was a pretty straight, pointy and thick bush. As Coldamber spoke she was prepared to listen, but something in her snapped at the mention of Fawnlight. Her sister, her ray of sunshine, dead. Like all of her family, like all of the cats she loved. A single teardrop rolled down her cheek but she quickly wiped it away with a paw and pretended it never happened. So many cats came back, why couldn’t Fawnlight, Blizzardwind, Stormtalon, and all the rest of them come back to RiverClan as well? They deserved it. Mistypaw’s breath was caught in her throat and she tried to let out a sigh, but soon gave up and forced herself to pay attention to the herb lesson again. Maybe that would make her more relaxed. Broom’s flowers were also used by chewing them into a poultice, and applied to wounds to prevent infection. Oh yeah, that was pretty much marigold. So broom was found on dry hillsides, forest clearing, dry scrublands, and dried up riverbeds. “Understood,” she mewed quietly. Using her voice helped her pick up a normal breathing pattern again, but there was still a lingering uneasy feeling weighing her shoulders down.

@Theraphosa @Abyssopelagic