Sick day [p]

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Sunpaw
I'm chasing dreams since I left the womb
+ she/her + The collector [active]

Sunpaw paid no mind to the outside world from the medicine cat's den as she lay in a curled-up ball in the nest. A few shivers ran through her body as she tried to rest the icky feeling not going away like she wanted it to. Eating those herbs might have helped with the feeling of being hot and cold at the same time but it didn't abate the other symptoms she had. For what felt like the hundredth time she wiped her nose of the bloody mucus that started to dribble again. Right at the same time, a coughing attack hit her leaving her heaving for air after a bit. The ginger apprentice let out a whine as she resituated herself again to try again to get comfortable, for however long that would be. Sunpaw wanted to cuddle with someone warm but she hadn't seen any of her siblings in the den yet and she didn't think Hollowpaw and Wolfpaw would be too happy to see her spreading around whatever this was. Though Hollowpaw had seemed it was whitecough so surely that was all it was right? Yeah it's just that, once Hollow and wolf had that plant thing she would get better in no time, why was she doubting everything?

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~ Lioncrest ~

Apparently, the golden warrior had been even more out of sorts than he had originally realized. It seemed that Brindlepaw was not the only one of his offspring to have caught whatever nasty sickness was circulating camp, and one of his daughters had officially been confined to the medicine cat's den because of her level of illness. So, in order to somewhat rectify his self-isolation following the disappearance of his mate, Lioncrest was on his way to the healer's den with a nice plump apology mouse in his jaws.

Ducking into the den, amber eyes blinked to adjust to the dimness before spotting a familiar pelt curled up and coughing in a private nest. The pity for his kin and the frustration at her lack of care that flooded into his chest was an unwelcome experience, and he tried his best to shove those feelings aside as he padded over with a rumble of greeting and placed the mouse in front of her nest.

"You must keep up your strength Sunpaw," he rumbled, nudging his nose to the top of her head and frowning slightly at the amount of heat radiating off her fur. "How are you faring?"

While he awaited her response, the large tom stepped over her curled up form into the nest and settled into a solid loaf at her back. Long rasps of his tongue worked her pelt back into a more tidy shape and his feathery tail draped around her to offer a touch more comfort.

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Sunpaw
I'm chasing dreams since I left the womb
+ she/her + The collector [active]

Sunpaw hadn't expected any visitors anytime soon while she was stuck in this den. Especially not when both wolf and hollow, seemed more inclined to keep the ill in one spot. She was glad that neither of the two told her to go back to the new apprentice's den, she did not have the energy for that. No, all she had in her, for now, was to lay here and wait for whatever next step the two medicine cats have in store. A wheezing breath escaped her as she heaved a tired sigh, she may have been lying here with her eyes closed but she wasn't asleep. Kind of hard to sleep when her own fur felt uncomfortable made her want to just pluck the fur off her to get some relief. A weak-sounding 'mrp' escaped her maw when she felt someone close by and the muddy smell of mice in front of her.

One amber eye opened to eye the prey in front of her and then she looked with both her eyes this time to see it was her pa that was standing there. Sunpaw let loose a broken purr at the sight of her father here, ma might of been gone but at least she still had her paw and siblings. "Tired, and icky... but at least I'm still alive" she answered, she slowly inched a bit closer to Lioncrest because even if her pelt felt hot she sure felt cold on the inside. She counted it as a blessing to still be breathing, remembering seeing Hollowpaw witnessing their littermate dying in front of them. It had already been distraught to find out that big sis was gone, losing a sibling wasn't a pretty feeling.

Sunpaw eyed the mice before taking slow tentative bites, she wanted to eat but the appetite to do so was nonexistent. That was new since she had an appetite before she came in but now it was gone. She didn't dwell on it too much, no need to bring down any kinda of mood that was going on at the moment. At the feel of her paw grooming her messy fur, she closed her eyes in content, it was like she was a kit again. "Di'ja know I was looking for you during that storm? I was scared you'd go missing too since big sis got eaten by an owl and ma disappeared. Then Elk got beaten up by that horrible mean shadowclan cat" she rambled while she enjoyed her father's presence.

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~ Lioncrest ~

Grooming ones kin was a meditative thing. Giving a rumble of acknowledgment as Sunpaw shared her discomfort, the large golden tom wrapped slightly tighter around his mini-me. "And you will remain alive," he stated, trying to will his words into reality as hard as he possibly could. "You are my child Sunpaw; I am confident that you will surmount this trial that the forest has presented you."

He was pleased that she attempted a few bites of the mouse he had presented her (and nudged it closer to her as she paused in her meal, so she wouldn't forget it), however his heart twinged uncomfortably as she admitted to fearing for his disappearance after the losses their family had incurred.

"I apologize... that I was not with you," he finally stated, after an extended pause for reflection. "The loss of your mother and sister... Forgive me for not attending to you earlier Sunpaw. You and your siblings are just as important to me, however I was... Your mother was very dear to me."

Returning to grooming her pelt, Lioncrest lapsed back into silence as he shoved the re-emerging grief back down in his heart. He had been wallowing recently; an unacceptable state for him to be in for the good of the clan. Clearly his lack of presence had been a loss for his kin... He would be better. He simply had to be.

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