Bleedingpaw
Shadowclan Apprentice | He/Him | 10 Moons
Just a Scratch | Shadow Fiend | Hulk SMASH!
Ok that made a lot of sense, a warrior could tell you what was wrong more awake and proper planning played a bigger role then knowing some secret alternative herb. Was a shame though, it'd be nice if all of the important herbs had some sort of cold weather variant that (even if was less effective) was available in winter months.
He was kind of curious about who Rookfires teacher was that prompted that tone.
"Ok so thats poppy. Chervil and borage next right?"
rookfire could sense some sort of disappointment in the younger tom, most likely at the fact that rook was unable to offer him a poppy alternative that could last them over the colder part of the season cycle. and while rookfire had a vast knowledge of different herbs, he was sort of disappointed himself. well, more disapproving probably. he'd have to bug mossfreckle about that later, though he held very little hope that the younger medic could give him any more insight than the past moons of his independent herb study had offered.
"right, chervil. 's one of my favourites due to its wide array of possible uses. usually grows in the forest among rocks, durin' new leaf through early leaf fall. not super hard to find since it smells pretty sweet n is a sprawling plant. during bloom, they sport tiny white flowers amongst the usual thin stemmed fern like leaves." he began, tail flicking absentmindedly.
after a moment to let bleedingpaw absorb the information, he continued. "the leaves and roots can both be used for infected wounds but the roots are more potent. theyre off white and knobby with a bitter taste and pretty hard to miss. otherwise, the root can be used for both bellyaches and during kitting. lastly, its not ideal but if youre out of other options, the leaf juice can be used to soothe injured eyes... any questions?"
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rookfire had been severely slacking on the socialising front, now that he had a little less pressure on this back due to the enforcer challenge being behind him, he was keen on catching up with some cats he had intended to keep relatively close. first on his short list, gutsgnaw. he had meant to congratulate the young warrior on bites promotion and somehow gotten too caught up with training half of shadowclans apprentices. admittedly, he felt a bit bad, gutsgnaw had never really be his friend, even if rookfire wouldve liked that to be a thing. it had never really worked out, him being one of the cats training gutsgnaw when it was still an apprentice.. ah well, he had never been very good at making friends so who said that would ever change? something you just had to accept wouldnt change, no matter how hard you tried. his lack of friends was soemthing he had long since accepted, the overall hatred he had been receiving from shadowclan was not something as easily swallowed. it left him more confused than anything. hadnt he done well? served shadowclan as an enforcer and medicine cat as best he could, better than his mentor even? it was ridiculous how quickly one vague omen could destroy all he worked for.
this wasnt the end. far from it.
rookfire crossed the distance between himself and gutsgnaw with a few strides before plopping down next to it, striped tail coming to curl around his paws. "hey gutsgnaw, i never really got around to congratulating you on your warrior name. its a nice one, real unique" the former medic offered, internally cringing at the stiff tone he couldnt avoid when allowing himself to praise a cat. it felt wrong, it always did. not because gutsgnaw didnt deserve it or he didnt actually mean it. it was..unavoidable.
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rookfire could sense some sort of disappointment in the younger tom, most likely at the fact that rook was unable to offer him a poppy alternative that could last them over the colder part of the season cycle. and while rookfire had a vast knowledge of different herbs, he was sort of disappointed himself. well, more disapproving probably. he'd have to bug mossfreckle about that later, though he held very little hope that the younger medic could give him any more insight than the past moons of his independent herb study had offered.
"right, chervil. 's one of my favourites due to its wide array of possible uses. usually grows in the forest among rocks, durin' new leaf through early leaf fall. not super hard to find since it smells pretty sweet n is a sprawling plant. during bloom, they sport tiny white flowers amongst the usual thin stemmed fern like leaves." he began, tail flicking absentmindedly.
after a moment to let bleedingpaw absorb the information, he continued. "the leaves and roots can both be used for infected wounds but the roots are more potent. theyre off white and knobby with a bitter taste and pretty hard to miss. otherwise, the root can be used for both bellyaches and during kitting. lastly, its not ideal but if youre out of other options, the leaf juice can be used to soothe injured eyes... any questions?"
Bleedingpaw
Shadowclan Apprentice | He/Him | 11 Moons
Just a Scratch | Shadow Fiend | Hulk SMASH!
Oh wow chervil sounded useful. And rather pretty too, hopefully it'd bloom soon, if he gathered enough he could decorate the medicine cats den with it and then when it was needed it could just be plucked from the decorations.
Reflecting on how he'd seen marigold been used on him for his various wounds, so, cocking his head he asked "So would the leaves and roots be applied by chewing them and licking them into the wound and eaten for the stomach issues? And how do you get the juices into the eyes, do you just put chewed leaves in there?" The crinkle of the toms nose said he was pretty sure that wasnt how it was done at all but he was going off of his own knowledge of 'how herbs worked' here and he had mainly only ever been treated for run of the mill (self inflicted) minor injuries. And mostly when he was a kitten. By now he knew to keep his many scrapes clean and dry and unless they were properly bad they'd be fine without wasting herbs.
"And its bitter? How do you manage to chew them properly if theyre so horrible tasting?"
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Bleedingpaw
Shadowclan Apprentice | He/Him | 11 Moons
Just a Scratch | Shadow Fiend | Hulk SMASH!
Oh wow chervil sounded useful. And rather pretty too, hopefully it'd bloom soon, if he gathered enough he could decorate the medicine cats den with it and then when it was needed it could just be plucked from the decorations.
Reflecting on how he'd seen marigold been used on him for his various wounds, so, cocking his head he asked "So would the leaves and roots be applied by chewing them and licking them into the wound and eaten for the stomach issues? And how do you get the juices into the eyes, do you just put chewed leaves in there?" The crinkle of the toms nose said he was pretty sure that wasnt how it was done at all but he was going off of his own knowledge of 'how herbs worked' here and he had mainly only ever been treated for run of the mill (self inflicted) minor injuries. And mostly when he was a kitten. By now he knew to keep his many scrapes clean and dry and unless they were properly bad they'd be fine without wasting herbs.
"And its bitter? How do you manage to chew them properly if theyre so horrible tasting?"
rookfire nodded. "exactly, chewed up leaves or roots are applied to the wound and then covered by cobwebs to keep it clean. for eye injuries you let you juices drip into a moist piece of moss and secure it to the eye with cobwebs." honestly, he was pleased with the amount and type of questions bleedingpaw was asking. a engaged student was a lot more enjoyable than talking his maw off to a crowd of cats only half listening to what he was saying. besides, the question regarding eye injuries was more than valid and an oversight on rookfires part.
"as a medic, you just have to get used to it honestly. but when administering the roots for stomach aches and kitting, its easiest to mix them with crushed up berries or honey so the patients dont complain or refuse as much. additionally, supplying water or rinsing out your maw right after is the easiest way to avoid being stuck with the unpleasant taste." he shrugged half heartedly, chervils bitter roots were honestly not really his primary concern when the memory of laying curled up on the cool med den floor with stomach cramps after ingesting too much burdock during the rat infestation was still fresh on his mind.
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rookfire nodded. "exactly, chewed up leaves or roots are applied to the wound and then covered by cobwebs to keep it clean. for eye injuries you let you juices drip into a moist piece of moss and secure it to the eye with cobwebs." honestly, he was pleased with the amount and type of questions bleedingpaw was asking. a engaged student was a lot more enjoyable than talking his maw off to a crowd of cats only half listening to what he was saying. besides, the question regarding eye injuries was more than valid and an oversight on rookfires part.
"as a medic, you just have to get used to it honestly. but when administering the roots for stomach aches and kitting, its easiest to mix them with crushed up berries or honey so the patients dont complain or refuse as much. additionally, supplying water or rinsing out your maw right after is the easiest way to avoid being stuck with the unpleasant taste." he shrugged half heartedly, chervils bitter roots were honestly not really his primary concern when the memory of laying curled up on the cool med den floor with stomach cramps after ingesting too much burdock during the rat infestation was still fresh on his mind.
Bleedingpaw
Shadowclan Apprentice | He/Him | 11 Moons
Just a Scratch | Shadow Fiend | Hulk SMASH!
Yeah dripping it into some moss made a lot more sense then just pouring some of the mash into an eye now that he thought about it. Though he was kind of curious how much chervil could actually do for the eye. Having never been in a fire or a dust storm or the like the tom was almost completely unaware of the damage those events could do and so only really knew about combat eye injuries. And when you took a claw to the eye even glancingly you were probably loosing some vision even in best case... So what would chervil do? He'd mull on it later, deeming it not good enough to ask.
The taste issue though.... Bleedingpaw shuddered at the idea of tasting all those awful herbs as a job. Nope not him and he'd thank Rookfire to sweeten any of the horrible stuff he had to eat in the future as well. Cats were just not meant to eat plants, though that idea might change if he ever had an encounter with catmint.
"Well as soon as its in season Ill be sure to bring you some chervil if I find it. It sounds like a wonder herb with all it can do.
Is borage like that? Does it have multiple uses too or is it just for one thing with poppy seeds and pain."
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Sparkbreeze was looking around camp for someone totally too. There must be someone! She bounced around happily when she saw a apprentice that was eating in the corner by herself. She bounced over to her. "Hi! I'm Sparkbreeze! Do you need company? Oh, wait! I forgot to ask your name! How rude of me! How are you?!"
Honeypaw froze when the other cat bounded over to her. They just want to talk. She reminded herself. But then you'll say something wrong and they'll think you're weird and they'll hate you and they'll tell everyone else what a failure you are and no one will like you and you'll be alone forever. Her thoughts spiraled into the dark pit that Sleepysunrise called depression. Even the name sounded dark and horrible, like a disease. But she wasn't diseased, or maybe she was and that was why she couldn't just be normal and FOR STARCLAN'S SAKE, HONEYPAW, JUST TELL THE CAT YOUR NAME!!! She tensed as the angry voice came out, the one that told her she was being lazy and stupid and too sensitive whenever she had problems talking to people. Eventually, the thoughts became too much and she closed her eyes and blurted out, "H-h-honeypaw. M-my n-name is Honeypaw."
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Silentmutter turned his heterochromic gaze away from Mudburr for a second, and saw his daughter wandering around the clearing by herself. "Whisperingkit!" He said quietly, waving her over with his tail. It was high time she finally meet her grandfather.
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Midnightclaw sat, curled up in the clearing, their body tucked amongst some leaves, as if they were in a leaf pile. Her muzzle laid on her front paws softly as she listened to the sounds around them. Birds chirpping, other clan mates chattering with each other. It was quite..peaceful. The warrior was still getting use to their new rank and name. Midnightclaw. They felt proud of themselves and hoped that Embercloud, their old mentor was proud. The enby warrior purred with pride as they laid in silence.
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