❄---___FrostKit___---❄
She-cat|3 moons old|RiverClan Kit|Blind| Herbal Knowledge - active when 6 moons old
*-_-*"I might not see the world as you but I'll tell you this, I am frost itself"*-_-*
~~~ she has all the reason to be mad, her paw lifted as she limped towards the den, her mommy was busy and so was daddy, palekit at least offered to join her, but he needed to get something done too, so after a crying session of begging him to join her when he was done, it worked, she ran into the outside part of the medicine cat den and hissed, clearly fed up with her closed eyes "berryshine?" she meowed upsettingly "I bit my paw..I...I was eating a mouse and I just- I didn't see it! I cant see anything!" she huffed, eyes wide in anger but clearly looking at nothing "my eyes have been closed for too long! and its not fair! why wont my eyes open berryshine?" she asked in a small cry "I cant be a warriors with closed eyes! I don't want to be old and sitting in the elders den being stinky and itchy and grumpy because my eyes wont open" she stumbled forward as she softly sobbed, why could she see? why was it fair all her littermates could see b u t her? ~~~
@BlowingBubbles (will reply as palekit tomorrow, they are busy rn and I said I would start a starter- the parents are busy tho so uh- yea-)
@squidz
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Oakpool is the current Healer of BloodClan, he has a Semi-Closed Den Vm me for healing. BatClaw is the current Deputy of Bloodclan @ me if he is needed. NightStar is the current leader of Nightclan, @ me if he is needed, Sage and saguaro are Alphas of their skulls, @ me if they are needed.
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BeachHeart
Tom|25 moons old|RiverClan Warrior|Mind Reader Purrk Tier 1 - Not active
"may starclan light your path and may the river tides bend at your will"
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▁▂▃▅▆▇ »•» he nods slowly, leaning his head down to rasp his tongue over the wound, he huffs at the taste of his own blood and he pulls his head away when the medicine cat returned with herbs "oh...I was out fishing, wanted to bring some prey back, but there was an otter out by smallpines, I think there may be more...and starclan I hope I'm wrong." he huffed, his fur fluffing out are the mere thought "thing tried to drown me, but it was wrong, no cat or otter can drown a riverclan cat, that's a whole joke if they think they can" he meowed with nervous laughter, as if trying to lighten the mood, though his paw was in so much pain he didn't want to be down, because that was no good. «•« ▇▆▅▃▂▁
An otter? Oh, no. Stagheart had mentioned to her that a recent patrol of his had heard some commotion by ThunderClan's border... could it be related? Her brow furrowed as she thought, carefully dabbing away as much blood as she could as she listened to Beachheart's tale.
Berryshine's gaze softened slightly as the warrior tried to make light of it, sensing his underlying stress. She managed a little half-smile at the tom. "Mhm... i-if anything, they underestimate us in the water," she mused lightheartedly. It was ironic of her to say such a thing, given that she'd never properly learned how to swim yet... her warrior apprenticeship had sorta been cut short. But regardless, here she was.
"You did well, then, t-to fight it off... it must've been hard," the medic sympathized, pawing over some marigold. She chewed a bit of it into a poultice, spitting it out and dabbing a small moss ball into it. Then her small paws began to gingerly apply it to the gash, green eyes focused on the wound as she worked. "This wound i-is a bit deep... it might leave some scarring," Berryshine added with an apologetic glance. Some warriors loved a good scar to tell their stories, but others weren't so fond. She would be in the latter camp, if it were her — but she also had less of an adrenaline appetite than most warriors.
To bind up the wound and keep that poultice on, the medicine cat wrapped some cobweb around and around, plastering the fur down. "S-Since it's on your paw, my dressings may easily come off — so be careful, and try to keep as much weight off your paw as possible, o-okay?" Berryshine gave Beachheart a little smile. "Otherwise, you should be fine... the marigold should prevent any infection. But if the pain doesn't lessen, or if it looks worse, p-please come back right away... oh! Right. You must be in pain."
She paused, grabbing over one of the poppy flower heads that sat in her storage. Carefully nipping off a seed, Berryshine passed it over to the tom. "Here... e-eat this, for the pain. And y-you might want to report the otter sighting to Owlstar... it wouldn't be the first time they gave us trouble," she added, her face falling a bit in memory from last leaf-fall. Treating those wounds had been quite the time.
How did it happen... Oh dear. "Well, I wanted to collect some flowers for you, but I couldn't find any good ones..." Shuffle of her paws. "Then I saw some pretty ones, right by the bramble barrier. So I climbed up.." Star coughed, eyes flicking away for a second. "And fell into a thorn bush.." She finished with a mutter. Now that she thought about it, it sounded quite stupid. Hopefully Berryshine wouldn't think she was dumb.. That would make Nightkit sad. Star gently handed the bundle of flowers to the Medic, smiling hopefully.
When Berryshine fed her the leaf, Star's eyes lit up and her ears perked. It smelled refreshing and crisp, and the kit committed that to memory. "What's this one called?" She asked curiously, twitching her tail. "And how exactly does it work on the inside? And what are you chewing and what does it do? Will I need cobwebs? I will, right?" And there was the barrage of questions.
Berryshine nodded along to Nightkit's story, her eyes softening a bit. It was as innocent as Daisypaw's love for flower-weaving, so she couldn't scold the kit too much. "Ah, I see... j-just be careful around the barrier, okay? We use it to keep bad things out, so you shouldn't be going t-too close to it anyhow. Those brambles have no mercy," she mewed, with just a bit of sternness before giving Nightkit a little smile to show that it was okay. "I-If you'd like to reach something too high, perhaps you can ask a big cat next time instead, hm?"
Hearing Nightkit's barrage of questions was a pleasant surprise; Berryshine always loved an opportunity to teach and talk about her passion. A purr left her throat, using a small ball of moss to dab some marigold onto Nightkit's scratches as she answered. "T-That was called borage. It works to fight off the infection from the inside, y-yes — to keep you from getting more sick. And this is marigold... since your wound still looks a little fresh, I-I'm just doing it as a safety precaution to prevent further infection from the outside."
She finished dabbing on the marigold poultice, then finally reached for the cobwebs. Using a stick to help her apply and separate the sticky substance, Berry continued, her voice muffled by the supplies in her maw. "Aaand... y-yes, on cobwebs. You're not bleeding too much, but this is to help keep the wound closed, a-and make sure that the marigold dressing stays on. Try not to jostle around too much, o-okay...? We don't want to have to keep redoing the bindings."
Finally she stepped back, eyes glinting. It was a good, clean job. Berryshine looked back down at Nightkit, touching her tail tip briefly to the kit's shoulder. "Y-You should be all set, then. But please be careful, okay? Both n-now and in the future. You'll probably feel sick for a few days, but it should be getting better... come back if it feels any worse, alright? I c-can give you more borage to fight it off."
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Originally Posted by Mr_Possessive
⋆⁺‧₊☽The Fallen Angel☾₊‧⁺⋆
☆-Fallenspirit-☆
[He/Him]
{27 Moons}
~Straight~
"Never take advice from someone whose falling apart"
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Fallenspirit took no notice of the unease that Berryshine had shown for a glimmer of a moment, brushing it off as nerves since she was so busy.
"A lot actually," the tom mewed. There had been a lot on the toms mind, a lot that he was hoping could get cleared up as nothing. That theses dreams weren't trying to tell him something. He couldn't get prophetic dreams, right? He wasn't a medicine cat. He wasn't a leader. Hell, he hardly even wanted to acknowledge StarClan's existence after they had taken his parents.
"I've been having these dreams," the tom mewed. "I'm not sure if you remember the fire in the outskirts that happened, moons ago. I believe you were still a kit, just about to be an apprentice. But the fire, it took my parents, and-" the tom broke off for a brief moment, the sorrow climbing his throat like a cruel spider. He choked back the tears and took a breath. "I've been having dreams for moons now, of the fire, the smell of the smoke, and... their screaming. Beyond it all, a lurking shadow in the flames," the tom finished. "I don't know why, but they keep recurring," the tom finished in a quick breath, trying to stop himself from breaking down once again.
@squidz (the fire's just a little background story for my guyyy, happened around 14 moons ago so obvi Berry wouldn't be old enough to have seen it but maybe she heard about it? Just an ideaaaa)
@namen_roodles
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Originally Posted by namen_roodles
SPIDERPAW
Riverclan Apprentice | 7 moons | Lanky, amber eyed, blue-grey tabby she-cat with white paws, chin, and tail tip.
Heightened perception: Smell
[INFECTED MUZZLE]
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Spiderpaw nodded along with Berryshine's explanation. That made much more sense. She decided to commit it to memory, in case she ever needed to treat and clean an injury without a medicine cat present. It seemed like it would be fairly important to hold onto. Borage and marigold seemed like important things to remember. Perhaps all of the herbs were, but it was good to keep track of a few more than the average. Who knows, perhaps it would come in handy at some point.
As Berryshine finished up, the young apprentice let herself get comfortable. She liked the medicine cat. She seemed very kind and gentle to Spiderpaw. The ability to be comfortable around the medicine cat was not necessarily easy or normally natural for her, but Berryshine made it very easy. "Thank you, Berryshine." She mewed before laying her head down on her paws and letting herself doze a bit as some relief came to her muzzle. Her tail tip twitched every once in a while as the medicine cat moved about and worked, but, at least for now, she decided to let her curiosity about herbs drift away. Perhaps she would ask Berryshine for a lesson on more herbs at some point, but, for now, she was content with not bothering her while she worked.
[ Happy with calling the Spiderpaw infection rp there. Thank you! ]
Seeing Berryshine brought some comfort to the young apprentice. Despite everything that had happened in just one day, Spiderpaw's own anxiety around everything was quelled, even if only for a short time. She smiled at the medicine cat, newly made snaggle-tooth beneath the scar showing just a bit more. "It feels much better!" She purred warmly to Berryshine. She did wonder what might have caused the anxious twitch in the medicine cat's whiskers, but her attention was pulled back by Fallenspirit as he began to speak.
The young apprentice's head tilted as she listened. He had already told her some of this, but it was still quite the shocking tale. She had been the one to bring up seeing Berryshine, and hoped that the medicine cat could bring some light onto Fallenspirit's dreams. If not some sign from starclan, then perhaps something that may ease the warrior's anxiety. His moodiness was very off-putting after dealing with it first hand, she couldn't imagine how he felt about it.
Oh, why had she followed him inside? She shuffled her paws a bit as she listened. She had wanted to help, but she felt quite far out of her element. She wondered if the most help she really could have offered at all was to convince him to see Berryshine in the first place and walk with him to the medicine cat den. She wished there was something she could busy herself with... But, who knows? Maybe she would get the opportunity to learn about a new herb by coming, as well.
She just hoped that Berryshine would be able to help Fallenspirit. His break down... Spiderpaw had felt it was reasonable after a life-threatening event, but it being compounded with so many other things going on for the older cat... Well, as someone with pretty constant anxiety, she was starting to understand just how badly everything can build up.
Berryshine's eyes widened as Fallenspirit began to speak, growing progressively more concerned and sympathetic as he continued. When he mentioned the fire, she gave a small nod; she'd been too young to fully register the details, but she recalled Stagheart telling her about it one night as she'd curled up against his flank, dozing off in the nursery. Most of her adoptive father's rambling stories had been to soothe her to sleep, but she'd always still listened.
When Fallenspirit finished, the medicine cat was quiet for a long moment, digesting the information. She seemed to be taking his words seriously, not immediately dismissing the nightmares as anxious dreams. Her head was bowed in thought. Then, she raised her bright green gaze to his, her normally-timid nature now solemn as she dwelled on ideas of StarClan and omens, of visions and dream-visits... she knew about them well, at this point.
"First of all... I-I'm so sorry for your loss. I was too young to recall the damage, but that must've been horrific." She briefly touched her tail to the warrior's shoulder, hoping it was a comfort. "Having recurring nightmares of traumatic events is, u-unfortunately, not uncommon for cats who endure such things. It could be as simple as that. H-However... those details intrigue me." The small brown molly shifted a bit where she sat, looking thoughtful. "Are your dreams the same each time, or do minor things change? A-And that lurking shadow you mentioned... were you a witness to this event in real time, as it happened? If so, was that shadow there then, too? Or did you not witness this event, and your mind h-has seemingly given you this vision?"
She hoped those questions made sense. It would help her pinpoint on if it was some supernatural thing, like his parents trying to contact him from beyond, or simply his mind filling in the details on what he thought took place. The medic also glanced at Spiderpaw, the young cat seemingly there for support. She gave the she-cat a nod, encouraging her to stay; perhaps Fallenspirit could speak easier when he had two supports on his side. Perhaps Spiderpaw had been the one to usher him in in the first place... she seemed to have a good heart.
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Originally Posted by sylvia26
❄---___FrostKit___---❄
She-cat|3 moons old|RiverClan Kit|Blind| Herbal Knowledge - active when 6 moons old
*-_-*"I might not see the world as you but I'll tell you this, I am frost itself"*-_-*
~~~ she has all the reason to be mad, her paw lifted as she limped towards the den, her mommy was busy and so was daddy, palekit at least offered to join her, but he needed to get something done too, so after a crying session of begging him to join her when he was done, it worked, she ran into the outside part of the medicine cat den and hissed, clearly fed up with her closed eyes "berryshine?" she meowed upsettingly "I bit my paw..I...I was eating a mouse and I just- I didn't see it! I cant see anything!" she huffed, eyes wide in anger but clearly looking at nothing "my eyes have been closed for too long! and its not fair! why wont my eyes open berryshine?" she asked in a small cry "I cant be a warriors with closed eyes! I don't want to be old and sitting in the elders den being stinky and itchy and grumpy because my eyes wont open" she stumbled forward as she softly sobbed, why could she see? why was it fair all her littermates could see b u t her? ~~~
@BlowingBubbles (will reply as palekit tomorrow, they are busy rn and I said I would start a starter- the parents are busy tho so uh- yea-)
@squidz
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Originally Posted by BlowingBubbles
Palekit looked around for Berryshine. It's ok, Frostkit. He mewed. Ah'm sure you'll be fine.
@sylvia26 @squidz
Berryshine was alarmed as the shrill voice of a young cat crying out reached her ears. Immediately alert, she rushed over to see young Frostkit limping over with Palekit, her littermate. Ah... she remembered this one from only a couple of moons ago. The kit of Splashcloud and Oakblaze, whose sight had lagged behind her littermates... it had been too early back then for Berry to tell whether the vision was troubled simply because she was young, and that she'd grow out of it, or because she truly had vision impairment.
Now... it was seeming to confirm that it was the latter.
"Shh, shh... i-it's alright. Let me tend to your wound first, okay?" Berryshine mewed gently, hoping her soft tone could soothe the distressed kit. She gently took Frostkit's paw to inspect it, eyeing the small wound. It wasn't deep, but she'd be mindful to treat even the smallest of scratches to prevent infection — especially with kits, who had weaker immune systems.
Coltsfoot would be perfect. Both for minor scratches and cracked paw pads... thank you, Shadowedcall. Berryshine plucked a coltsfoot flower from storage, tearing it in half and chewing it into a poultice. Using a moss ball, she gingerly dabbed it onto the wound before binding it up with cobweb.
"T-There... that should keep it clean, and the cobwebs will help keep the dressing on. Try not to step on it or shake it around too much, o-okay?" Berryshine instructed before sighing, facing Frostkit again. Her heart ached at the kit's words: why can't I open my eyes?
Her eyes were open... just sightless.
"Frostkit..." Berryshine said her name softly, flicking her tail in front of the kit's face again, looking for any visual reaction. Just like she had when the kit was much younger. "Your eyes are open... b-but I'm afraid you can't see very well, if at all. Can you tell me if you see my tail...? Or anything in front of you?" She glanced at Palekit as well, as if trying to see if the kit's sibling would be able to confirm anything about Frostkit's poor eyesight.
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Berryshine is RiverClan's medicine cat!
she has a semi-closed den policy.
❄---___FrostKit___---❄
She-cat|3 moons old|RiverClan Kit|Blind| Herbal Knowledge - active when 6 moons old
*-_-*"I might not see the world as you but I'll tell you this, I am frost itself"*-_-*
~~~ she whined a bit as she felt her paw being wrapped up and treated, then her ears flickered back. her eyes staring at nothing, she bit her lip as she choked back a sob "see...w..what?" she blinked slowly and sadly, not even aware she did. she tries to see, but nothing...just light...and dark...and...nothing. "berryshine..." she softly cried "am I gonna be kicked out...and f-fed to f-foxes for being blind...?" she heard foxes were bad dogs that ate cats...where...she wasn't sure but knew if she couldn't see...what use was she? "am I gonna...am I gonna die?" she shuddered with a broken sob. her eyes were open...she just didn't know...and now she knows she cant s e e ~~~
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BeachHeart
Tom|26 moons old|RiverClan Warrior|Mind Reader Purrk Tier 1 - Not active
"may starclan light your path and may the river tides bend at your will"
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▁▂▃▅▆▇ »•» he sighs with a nod "yes yes...I should do that." he bends down and laps the seeds, his nose wrinkling with disgust from the taste. ugh... "thank you, I will report this to OwlStar...hopefully those things stay thunderclans problem" he lifts himself up and turns to leave "again, thanks berryshine, I don't know what we do without you" he smiled softly before limping out «•« ▇▆▅▃▂▁
@/squidz
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Oakpool is the current Healer of BloodClan, he has a Semi-Closed Den Vm me for healing. BatClaw is the current Deputy of Bloodclan @ me if he is needed. NightStar is the current leader of Nightclan, @ me if he is needed, Sage and saguaro are Alphas of their skulls, @ me if they are needed.
⋆⁺‧₊☽The Fallen Angel☾₊‧⁺⋆
☆-Fallenspirit-☆
[He/Him]
{27 Moons}
~Straight~
"Never take advice from someone whose falling apart"
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Fallenspirit listened to the medicine cat's questions with open ears. These questions she was posing, he could rattle of the dreams, one by one, with every last change that occcured.
"Things change, slightly, each time," the tom mewed quietly, tucking his tail underneath him. "The screaming, it gets louder. The smell of the smoke gets stronger, and that shadow..." he trailed off. The tom's eyes were cold in thought. He was shocked that he didn't feel the urge to cry. Instead, there was an intense flame of rage in his gut. The rage of being left in the dark. Of not knowing what had happened to his own parents. A flame burning brighter, now that he could be on to something.
"I wasn't present at the fire," the tom mewed. He lifted his gaze to meet with the medicine cats, icy blue and bright green, locked in an intense stare. "I was part of the patrol that surveyed the damage, and I smelled them," the tom mewed coldly, recoiling at the idea of the singed ashes of his parents, their blackened pelts, burnt skin, the details no cat would want to remember. "I never saw a shadow there. I never even saw the flames. The shadow.. it came recently in my dreams, and it keeps coming back," he mewed.
Berryshine's eyes widened as Fallenspirit began to speak, growing progressively more concerned and sympathetic as he continued. When he mentioned the fire, she gave a small nod; she'd been too young to fully register the details, but she recalled Stagheart telling her about it one night as she'd curled up against his flank, dozing off in the nursery. Most of her adoptive father's rambling stories had been to soothe her to sleep, but she'd always still listened.
When Fallenspirit finished, the medicine cat was quiet for a long moment, digesting the information. She seemed to be taking his words seriously, not immediately dismissing the nightmares as anxious dreams. Her head was bowed in thought. Then, she raised her bright green gaze to his, her normally-timid nature now solemn as she dwelled on ideas of StarClan and omens, of visions and dream-visits... she knew about them well, at this point.
"First of all... I-I'm so sorry for your loss. I was too young to recall the damage, but that must've been horrific." She briefly touched her tail to the warrior's shoulder, hoping it was a comfort. "Having recurring nightmares of traumatic events is, u-unfortunately, not uncommon for cats who endure such things. It could be as simple as that. H-However... those details intrigue me." The small brown molly shifted a bit where she sat, looking thoughtful. "Are your dreams the same each time, or do minor things change? A-And that lurking shadow you mentioned... were you a witness to this event in real time, as it happened? If so, was that shadow there then, too? Or did you not witness this event, and your mind h-has seemingly given you this vision?"
She hoped those questions made sense. It would help her pinpoint on if it was some supernatural thing, like his parents trying to contact him from beyond, or simply his mind filling in the details on what he thought took place. The medic also glanced at Spiderpaw, the young cat seemingly there for support. She gave the she-cat a nod, encouraging her to stay; perhaps Fallenspirit could speak easier when he had two supports on his side. Perhaps Spiderpaw had been the one to usher him in in the first place... she seemed to have a good heart.
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Originally Posted by Mr_Possessive
⋆⁺‧₊☽The Fallen Angel☾₊‧⁺⋆
☆-Fallenspirit-☆
[He/Him]
{27 Moons}
~Straight~
"Never take advice from someone whose falling apart"
─── ⋆⋅☆⋅⋆ ──
Fallenspirit listened to the medicine cat's questions with open ears. These questions she was posing, he could rattle of the dreams, one by one, with every last change that occcured.
"Things change, slightly, each time," the tom mewed quietly, tucking his tail underneath him. "The screaming, it gets louder. The smell of the smoke gets stronger, and that shadow..." he trailed off. The tom's eyes were cold in thought. He was shocked that he didn't feel the urge to cry. Instead, there was an intense flame of rage in his gut. The rage of being left in the dark. Of not knowing what had happened to his own parents. A flame burning brighter, now that he could be on to something.
"I wasn't present at the fire," the tom mewed. He lifted his gaze to meet with the medicine cats, icy blue and bright green, locked in an intense stare. "I was part of the patrol that surveyed the damage, and I smelled them," the tom mewed coldly, recoiling at the idea of the singed ashes of his parents, their blackened pelts, burnt skin, the details no cat would want to remember. "I never saw a shadow there. I never even saw the flames. The shadow.. it came recently in my dreams, and it keeps coming back," he mewed.
SPIDERPAW
Riverclan Apprentice | 8 moons | Lanky, amber eyed, blue-grey tabby she-cat with white paws, chin, and tail tip.
Heightened perception: Smell
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Spiderpaw listened to the two older cats speak. Her ears stayed attuned to their conversation. Berryshine's questions were interesting. She wondered if there were tell-tale ways of differentiating simple dreams with visions from Starclan. It was an unfamiliar world to her, but perhaps she'd get an opportunity to try to learn about it a little. Perhaps she could use what she learned to figure out the stars she had seen in the water.
The more Fallenspirit discussed it, the more it hurt her heart that the warrior had to go through something so terrible. She stifled the tears that wanted to form as a terrible, fleeting thought of finding her father like that crossed her mind. How much was the warrior hurting, in ways that she could never imagine? If just the thought of such trauma could bring her to tears...
Berryshine's nod of encouragement was misread, or maybe it was read just right, in a good way. The young tabby lightly pressed her nose to Fallenspirit's shoulder, at least as high as she could reach without raising up onto her hind paws. Spiderpaw wanted to show support, but didn't necessarily know how... so she hoped this would suffice, for now. She just wanted to convey that she was still here. It surprised even her that she had so quickly forgiven him for his shouting and hostility before. Of course he had been so angry before. It made sense to her, and now that he was opening up, had apologized, had told her about some of this and was open to her being here even now... Why wouldn't she forgive him and support him through this?
Mosstangle is an Enforcer in Shadowclan! Mention me whenever she is needed! My characters' thoughts, emotions, and actions are simply descriptions and roleplay, and do not align with my personal thoughts, emotions, and actions. *Pockets Full Of Purrkies active!*
Berryshine nodded along to Nightkit's story, her eyes softening a bit. It was as innocent as Daisypaw's love for flower-weaving, so she couldn't scold the kit too much. "Ah, I see... j-just be careful around the barrier, okay? We use it to keep bad things out, so you shouldn't be going t-too close to it anyhow. Those brambles have no mercy," she mewed, with just a bit of sternness before giving Nightkit a little smile to show that it was okay. "I-If you'd like to reach something too high, perhaps you can ask a big cat next time instead, hm?"
Hearing Nightkit's barrage of questions was a pleasant surprise; Berryshine always loved an opportunity to teach and talk about her passion. A purr left her throat, using a small ball of moss to dab some marigold onto Nightkit's scratches as she answered. "T-That was called borage. It works to fight off the infection from the inside, y-yes — to keep you from getting more sick. And this is marigold... since your wound still looks a little fresh, I-I'm just doing it as a safety precaution to prevent further infection from the outside."
She finished dabbing on the marigold poultice, then finally reached for the cobwebs. Using a stick to help her apply and separate the sticky substance, Berry continued, her voice muffled by the supplies in her maw. "Aaand... y-yes, on cobwebs. You're not bleeding too much, but this is to help keep the wound closed, a-and make sure that the marigold dressing stays on. Try not to jostle around too much, o-okay...? We don't want to have to keep redoing the bindings."
Finally she stepped back, eyes glinting. It was a good, clean job. Berryshine looked back down at Nightkit, touching her tail tip briefly to the kit's shoulder. "Y-You should be all set, then. But please be careful, okay? Both n-now and in the future. You'll probably feel sick for a few days, but it should be getting better... come back if it feels any worse, alright? I c-can give you more borage to fight it off."
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(image credit to Berry_Stumpy_Tail)
NIGHTKIT
Riverclan Kit ~ 5 moons ~ She/Her
"I'll be the best herb collector ever!"
Herbal Knowledge T1
Star nodded her black and white patterned head, eyes wide. It wasn't quite a scolding, but it wasn't exactly 'oh well done you are super responsible'. Not that she expected that, of course. Nightkit nodded, understanding what the walls did. "I know they are important. So the kits don't eaten by the foxes and badger and owls and stuff." The inky black kit watch with great fascination as the Medic did the poultice, watching carefully.
At Berryshine's next words, the white marked kit nodded, looking a little abashed, but fine otherwise. "Okay, yup. Ill find someone!" She declared, tailntwitching. She lifted a white socked paw to gently touch the Medicine Cat on her dark nose, grinning happily. Then Star pulled back, letting the Medic continue to work unhindered.
Nightkit listened to Berryshine's next explanation, telling her the purpose of the herbs being used. "Ah I see... Okay. That's so cool though!" Cue her white patch crinkling, teardrop star pattern doing the same, her washed out blue eyes sparkling. "So which part of the plants do what? I know that for some things, the leaves do one thing while the flowers do another. Is that sinilar for Marigold and Borage?" Star's enthusiasm was contagious, and she could see Berry smiling. That was good. Always good to see others smiling.
Staying absolutely still as a statue (if she knew what that was, which she doesn't) the kit made sure that the Riverclan Med. could put on the bindings properly. Star giggled as Berryshine touched her shoulder with the tip of her brown tail, and gently touched her back. Nightkit nodded seriously at Berry's last words, inky black fur rippling. "Okay Berryshine, I got it. Don't worry, you wont see me in here unless I'm asking for herb training! For a while, at least." The dark coloured she-kit paused, then asked, "Did you know that I'm gonna be an apprentice soon? I'm of age, so hopefully Owlstar will notice. And then I can finally go on herb patrols for you!" Nightkit beamed, happy as can be at the prospect.
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❝ I want them to be their own warrior, not an echo of a cat that has gone before. ❞ Dragonflypaw Is Thunderclan's Current Medicine Cat Apprentice
Poppypaw padded hesitantly into the medicine den, her amber eyes wide. “B-Berryshine…? Lu—Lupinepaw whacked me across the muzzle, and I think…I think he bruised it…”
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❄---___FrostKit___---❄
She-cat|3 moons old|RiverClan Kit|Blind| Herbal Knowledge - active when 6 moons old
*-_-*"I might not see the world as you but I'll tell you this, I am frost itself"*-_-*
~~~ she whined a bit as she felt her paw being wrapped up and treated, then her ears flickered back. her eyes staring at nothing, she bit her lip as she choked back a sob "see...w..what?" she blinked slowly and sadly, not even aware she did. she tries to see, but nothing...just light...and dark...and...nothing. "berryshine..." she softly cried "am I gonna be kicked out...and f-fed to f-foxes for being blind...?" she heard foxes were bad dogs that ate cats...where...she wasn't sure but knew if she couldn't see...what use was she? "am I gonna...am I gonna die?" she shuddered with a broken sob. her eyes were open...she just didn't know...and now she knows she cant s e e ~~~
Oh, my... the medicine cat's heart instantly broke for the little kit. All at once she'd gently touched her tail tip to Frostkit's back, her soft voice now dropped to a soothing coo.
"O-Oh, no, of course not s-sweetheart... no one here would ever do such a horrible thing," Berryshine assured, running her tail soothingly down the kit's spine. It was a gesture that her former mentor, Mistyshard, had once done to settle down Berry's nerves... that felt like so long ago, now. "A-And stars, no, you won't die. Not from this. It just means that... y-you won't be able to see or train the same way a-as your siblings and friends. But that's okay... w-we've had other blind warriors. You'll be just fine."
Was she being comforting and... doing this right? Berryshine sure hoped so. She didn't want to lie to the kit, so it was important that she realized that it looked like she'd never be able to see, unless a miracle came from StarClan itself. But the poor thing was clearly distraught, so every word was chosen carefully; she could only pray that they were right.
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BeachHeart
Tom|26 moons old|RiverClan Warrior|Mind Reader Purrk Tier 1 - Not active
"may starclan light your path and may the river tides bend at your will"
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▁▂▃▅▆▇ »•» he sighs with a nod "yes yes...I should do that." he bends down and laps the seeds, his nose wrinkling with disgust from the taste. ugh... "thank you, I will report this to OwlStar...hopefully those things stay thunderclans problem" he lifts himself up and turns to leave "again, thanks berryshine, I don't know what we do without you" he smiled softly before limping out «•« ▇▆▅▃▂▁[/CENTER]
Staying ThunderClan's problem... that was the hope. Especially with how tense things had been between their Clans lately. Berryshine hummed in agreement before giving the warrior a wave, a soft smile on her face.
"T-Take care, Beachheart... and don't overdo it, now!" She called after him. Hopefully he'd take the time to get ample rest so as not to exacerbate his injury further.
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Originally Posted by Mr_Possessive
⋆⁺‧₊☽The Fallen Angel☾₊‧⁺⋆
☆-Fallenspirit-☆
[He/Him]
{27 Moons}
~Straight~
"Never take advice from someone whose falling apart"
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Fallenspirit listened to the medicine cat's questions with open ears. These questions she was posing, he could rattle of the dreams, one by one, with every last change that occcured.
"Things change, slightly, each time," the tom mewed quietly, tucking his tail underneath him. "The screaming, it gets louder. The smell of the smoke gets stronger, and that shadow..." he trailed off. The tom's eyes were cold in thought. He was shocked that he didn't feel the urge to cry. Instead, there was an intense flame of rage in his gut. The rage of being left in the dark. Of not knowing what had happened to his own parents. A flame burning brighter, now that he could be on to something.
"I wasn't present at the fire," the tom mewed. He lifted his gaze to meet with the medicine cats, icy blue and bright green, locked in an intense stare. "I was part of the patrol that surveyed the damage, and I smelled them," the tom mewed coldly, recoiling at the idea of the singed ashes of his parents, their blackened pelts, burnt skin, the details no cat would want to remember. "I never saw a shadow there. I never even saw the flames. The shadow.. it came recently in my dreams, and it keeps coming back," he mewed.
SPIDERPAW
Riverclan Apprentice | 8 moons | Lanky, amber eyed, blue-grey tabby she-cat with white paws, chin, and tail tip.
Heightened perception: Smell
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Spiderpaw listened to the two older cats speak. Her ears stayed attuned to their conversation. Berryshine's questions were interesting. She wondered if there were tell-tale ways of differentiating simple dreams with visions from Starclan. It was an unfamiliar world to her, but perhaps she'd get an opportunity to try to learn about it a little. Perhaps she could use what she learned to figure out the stars she had seen in the water.
The more Fallenspirit discussed it, the more it hurt her heart that the warrior had to go through something so terrible. She stifled the tears that wanted to form as a terrible, fleeting thought of finding her father like that crossed her mind. How much was the warrior hurting, in ways that she could never imagine? If just the thought of such trauma could bring her to tears...
Berryshine's nod of encouragement was misread, or maybe it was read just right, in a good way. The young tabby lightly pressed her nose to Fallenspirit's shoulder, at least as high as she could reach without raising up onto her hind paws. Spiderpaw wanted to show support, but didn't necessarily know how... so she hoped this would suffice, for now. She just wanted to convey that she was still here. It surprised even her that she had so quickly forgiven him for his shouting and hostility before. Of course he had been so angry before. It made sense to her, and now that he was opening up, had apologized, had told her about some of this and was open to her being here even now... Why wouldn't she forgive him and support him through this?
Berryshine listened intently with a grim, focused expression. She could hear the waver and pauses in Fallenspirit's tone, and knew it was probably difficult to discuss such a thing. Especially one that was not only traumatic for him, but he had to relive all these nights now with the recurring nightmares.
And the part about them being nearly the same, but changing, such as the volume and presence... a presence he hadn't seen in the original event. Her eyes narrowed in thought, and once again, the medic was quiet for a long moment.
"A-And this... shadow... what does it feel like?" The question may have seemed confusing at first, unless Fallenspirit knew just what she'd meant. Because in her experience, dreams or events that involved other cats (ghostly or not) were like presences she could feel, not just see. Like a sixth sense of their existence. "I-I suppose I am asking if... this shadow feels like a presence to you. If it's just an image your mind has made up and added to the dream, you likely only 'see' the shadow. But has your gut been stirring, and you feel like it's real...? Like it's not just an actor in your dream, but someone?"
It was an uncanny sort of feeling that was hard to put into words; but if Fallenspirit knew what she was speaking about, he'd understand what she'd meant. If not, then perhaps the shadow was simply his mind adding it in, and it meant nothing except for the trauma of the event. Filling in the story of what happened, that sort of thing. His response would give her more insight. She also didn't miss the way Spiderpaw comforted the warrior, and it warmed her heart to see the 'paw being there for him in a silent but sweet way.
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Originally Posted by Dreamingstars
(image credit to Berry_Stumpy_Tail)
NIGHTKIT
Riverclan Kit ~ 5 moons ~ She/Her
"I'll be the best herb collector ever!"
Herbal Knowledge T1
Star nodded her black and white patterned head, eyes wide. It wasn't quite a scolding, but it wasn't exactly 'oh well done you are super responsible'. Not that she expected that, of course. Nightkit nodded, understanding what the walls did. "I know they are important. So the kits don't eaten by the foxes and badger and owls and stuff." The inky black kit watch with great fascination as the Medic did the poultice, watching carefully.
At Berryshine's next words, the white marked kit nodded, looking a little abashed, but fine otherwise. "Okay, yup. Ill find someone!" She declared, tailntwitching. She lifted a white socked paw to gently touch the Medicine Cat on her dark nose, grinning happily. Then Star pulled back, letting the Medic continue to work unhindered.
Nightkit listened to Berryshine's next explanation, telling her the purpose of the herbs being used. "Ah I see... Okay. That's so cool though!" Cue her white patch crinkling, teardrop star pattern doing the same, her washed out blue eyes sparkling. "So which part of the plants do what? I know that for some things, the leaves do one thing while the flowers do another. Is that sinilar for Marigold and Borage?" Star's enthusiasm was contagious, and she could see Berry smiling. That was good. Always good to see others smiling.
Staying absolutely still as a statue (if she knew what that was, which she doesn't) the kit made sure that the Riverclan Med. could put on the bindings properly. Star giggled as Berryshine touched her shoulder with the tip of her brown tail, and gently touched her back. Nightkit nodded seriously at Berry's last words, inky black fur rippling. "Okay Berryshine, I got it. Don't worry, you wont see me in here unless I'm asking for herb training! For a while, at least." The dark coloured she-kit paused, then asked, "Did you know that I'm gonna be an apprentice soon? I'm of age, so hopefully Owlstar will notice. And then I can finally go on herb patrols for you!" Nightkit beamed, happy as can be at the prospect.
Berryshine hummed thoughtfully to Nightkit's questioning. Star was an inquisitive one, and the medic certainly couldn't fault her for that. With a soft smile she nodded, indulging in the kit's curiosity for a bit.
"Y-Yes, that's true. Different parts of the plants have different properties and things we can do with them. For example, s-some plants are useful in nearly everything — from the stem to the sap, the leaves to the flowers. In the case of borage and marigold, I only know the one part of them t-that is useful, and use that. For example, the leaves are the part I use, s-since I know their uses. Perhaps the flowers have healing properties, too... b-but I don't know of those, yet. I only look for them to help me find borage more easily w-when the flowers blossom. They're quite pretty."
Then she chuckled at Nightkit's assurance that Berryshine wouldn't see her here again until the time came for training; hopefully, that was true. Ironically, the medicine cat had a job where the less cats she saw coming in, the better off the Clan was.
"H-How exciting," Berryshine purred, the thought of Nightkit becoming a 'paw soon making time seem like it was flying already. "I'll certainly think of you n-next time, then. I look forward to s-seeing how you grow — you'll be a great apprentice, Nightkit. I'm sure of it."
She flicked her tail once more, gently dismissing the kit with a fond gleam in her eyes. "N-Now go on, get some rest... you'll want to sleep off the infection. Come to me i-if it feels any worse, okay?"
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Originally Posted by kailie
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Poppypaw padded hesitantly into the medicine den, her amber eyes wide. “B-Berryshine…? Lu—Lupinepaw whacked me across the muzzle, and I think…I think he bruised it…”
Berryshine perked up as an apprentice entered her den. She was thankful for no scent of blood, though the pained look on Poppypaw's face still made her heart tug.
"O-Oh, I'm sorry to hear... he didn't do that on purpose, did he?" She wondered with a thoughtful frown. Apprentices could playfight and tussle, but the bruise seemed like it was particularly painful. She dug around in her herb storage, plucking out a poppy seed and carefully pushing it towards the 'paw on a leaf.
"Unfortunately, I can't do much for you o-other than help ease the pain. Eat this, a-and make sure to rest your muzzle... the more y-you poke at it, the longer the bruise will stay." The medic blinked at her warmly, a small smile on her maw. "It's not cold out, so there isn't ice o-or snow to help with the swelling. But perhaps you can find a-a cool stone in the shade to press your bruise to from time to time."
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Berryshine is RiverClan's medicine cat!
she has a semi-closed den policy.
❄---___FrostKit___---❄
She-cat|4 moons old|RiverClan Kit|Blind| Herbal Knowledge - active when 6 moons old
*-_-*"The world is no longer clear...but ahead of me...I can feel the future turning for me."*-_-*
~~~ her eyes were watery as she shuddered a bit, but hearing that there could be blind warriors, she stiffled a cry as she turned her head to lean on the tail supporting her... "ok..." her tone was small. "if...if I'm to stay like this...blind...when I'm an apprentice and- and I'm not- doing warriory things...can I help in here...?" she wanted to be useful...in so many ways. be it talking to fighting to healing...she wanted to help... ~~~
Oakpool is the current Healer of BloodClan, he has a Semi-Closed Den Vm me for healing. BatClaw is the current Deputy of Bloodclan @ me if he is needed. NightStar is the current leader of Nightclan, @ me if he is needed, Sage and saguaro are Alphas of their skulls, @ me if they are needed.
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Berryshine is RiverClan's medicine cat! 
