Sleepy Thicket

[starry]

MISTYSHARD
she/her | riverclan medicine cat | 38 moons
dreamwalker ⦁ beefed up t2

The herbalist headed into the territory, coming to a halt when they reached Sleepy Thicket. With a flick of her tail she turned around and made sure Branchpaw and Berrypaw were still with her. "We can split up here, or you can stick with me. Up to you," she mewed, giving both of them a quick nod and then heading off to look for borage and dandelion.

[ @squidz - Berrypaw ] [ @Blazing - Branchpaw ]
[ This is a very speedran post, just wanted to get it done lol ]

[squidz]

[since berry was called to this patrol before becoming MCA i will keep her as a warrior apprentice here hehe]

Berrypaw followed after Mistyshard, enjoying that her paw pads finally felt comfortable on the long walk to this side of the territory. It had taken awhile, but her muscles had gradually gotten used to running through the uneven ground, even with her limited training. The extra fluff and wobbliness of her past kithood was evermore fading away.

The apprentice nodded to Mistyshard, mewing, "I'll try to look on my own for a bit..." But I might ask you for help! She added silently. How embarrassing would it be to dig up the wrong kinds of plants and drop them all at Misty's paws?

Berrypaw bounded towards a clump of ferns and grasses, their scent potent as they sprouted and bloomed in the new-leaf sun. A few different clumps of yellowish flowers could be seen among some others, sticking low to the ground with thin, pale stems.

[Roll: 2 | Fail]

No... those ones looked dead...? The first she stuck her nose to had her sneezing — fluffy white seeds stuck to her muzzle while the leaves were brown and wilted. Annoyed, Berrypaw shook her head until the itchy seeds flew into the air. Yuck!

[Roll: 13 | Success!]

Moving on to the next clump, however, she saw them. Flat, broad-faced yellow flowers... just like Mistyshard had described. Must be dandelion! ...I think.

The apprentice bent down and carefully dug a little into the dirt... she couldn't remember if Misty had said she needed the roots, leaves, or flowers. So why not all?

She quickly bounded over to where she'd last seen the medicine cat disappear. "Is this right, Mistyshard?" Berrypaw called over a muffled bundle of plants in her mouth, eyes glinting hopefully.


[+1 dandelion]


/ @starry @Blazing

[taillow]

DUSKLION
she/her | riverclan deputy | 28 moons

By the time she had made it to the thicket with Fogmuzzle on her back, the sun was starting to sink in the sky. Despite the tiredness that circled her mind like hungry vultures Dusklion found she had no energy to even yawn. The walk had been automatic, and the deputy had meant to head towards the outskirts to bury the body - yet she blinked in realization when the thicket came into view.

Too tired to drag the already heavy body all the way to the outskirts where the warrior belonged, Dusklion let Fogmuzzle slide off her back and set to work digging out a grave. Once it was deep enough she used her paws to roll the body in and covered it with the damp dirt once more. She worked autonomously, no thought behind her actions as she patted the dirt down.

Hesitation had her standing there briefly, mulling over the meeting, before the dark tabby turned and headed back towards camp.