Coalpaw nodded. "Alright, Fernpaw." He said, dashing into the medicine cat's den. He picked through the herbs, wondering which was yarrow and burdock. He picked out the burdock root, and chose the yarrow leaf. Coalpaw carried as much as he could, fleeing the den and back to where Crowdance was. "Brindlepaw!" Coalpaw said as he spat out the herbs. "Fernpaw's coming, and she says she needs another apprentice to help. We need burdock and yarrow."

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Nightpaw and Daypaw watched as the smoky grey apprentice talked urgently to Fernpaw, then bounded back to where Crowdance was. "So, are we going to look for Poppydawn?" Nightpaw asked Kestrelwing uncertainly. 

Dipping her head firmly Brindlepaw glanced at Crowdance then back to Coalpaw. "I'll get some more with you," she meowed quickly, stepping closer to camp. "We should hurry though. I don't think he's dying, but I'm not medicine cat."

Gulping as the ravaged image of their deputy popped up in her mind Brindlepaw stiffened her nerves and hoped she wouldn't regurgitate her previous meal, though she could feel her gorge rise at the sight of the blood.

~

"Yes, we need all warriors back at camp," Kestrelwing meowed firmly, shoving the apprentice lightly. "Go on, Nightpaw. We'll cope, somehow, without you." A wan look shone in Kestrelwing's eyes, but the warrior was friendly enough as she draped her tail over Daypaw's shoulder to guide her to the breach in the gorse barrier.

Nightpaw made a 'tch' sound, nodding and darting off in the direction where Kestrelwing had pointed out. "Poppydawn? Poppydawn?" She called continuously, bounding through the forest. She heard the gurgling sound of the creek. Poppydawn's scent was faint, as the rain had washed most of it. Nightpaw rounded the old tree stump, still calling the she-cat's name. "Poppydawn, are you here?" Nightpaw yowled.

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Coalpaw nodded, wondering what he should do with the herbs. "I'll come with you." He said, catching up to Brindelpaw. "Hang on, Crowdance." Owlflight tried to reas-sure the deputy. Crowdance had sank to the ground. "Ufff, I'll be fine, you three." He mumbled. Owlflight sighed and waited for the two apprenties to come with Fernpaw. He wasn't a medicine cat, and had no idea what to do with the herbs. 

Raising her head with a rabbit clutched in her jaws Poppydawn glanced around the clearing next to the creek curiously. Must be Nightpaw, she concluded after thinking about the youthful voice she had just heard calling her name.

Splashing through the water she gasped as a particular choppy part of brook slammed a wave into her, soaking her black and white pelt. Growling with irritation the she-cat bounded onto the bank, gazing with dismay at her soaked piece of prey.

"Well," she remarked with a small sigh. "That might not be fit for eating now." 

~

Bounding past all of the shocked cats gathered in the clearing Brindlepaw murmured a quick apology to Bloodmist before wriggling into the herb storage, hopping her nose wouldn't fail her. Glancing around she spotted an open package of leaves the same as the one Coalpaw had brought before, and another, identical package of burdock, its acrid scent causing the apprentice to wrinkle her nose up.

"Well, I've got the herbs," she announced to Coalpaw, pushing the bundles towards him. "I'm just going to get the cobwebs now."

Coalpaw nodded his thanks to Brindlepaw. "Alright. I'll go find Fernpaw and ask her what to do with all these herbs." He poked his nose into the den. "Fernpaw?" He called out tentatively. "Fernpaw, I need to know, what are we going to do with the yarrow and burdock?"

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Nightpaw's head popped out of a bush. Seeing Poppydawn wet, with a soaked rabbit hanging from her, Nightpaw gasped. "Did I disturb you? Sorry, Poppydawn!" The rest of Nightpaw's body emerged as she surged out of the den. "Sorry!" She repeated. "It's just that a fox broke into the camp, and now Kestrelwing needs help with rebuilding the camp, and Crowdance is hurt, and so are lots of others..." Nightpaw started spilling out the details. 

((Meh, wh*censored*a happenin'? Anything I can reply to?))

EDIT: Could the kitters who found Dusk go to Silverstar and speak to her about him?

At this Fernpaw scowled at Bloodmist. "Coalpaw said it was urgent," she meowed tightly. "It's my duty, even as an apprentice, to get to the him as soon as I could. That's why I was ordering Coalpaw and Brindlepaw around. You were busy with Marshpaw then...or something. I didn't even know where you were, really. I just acted. There's no reason to get so uppity about it."

Licking her chest fur to flatten it she ducked her head, suddenly the typically shy and mild she-cat she normall was. "I'm really sorry Bloodmist. And thanks for the tips about the herbs." She paused and looked up apprehensively. "Can I go back to tending to Crowdance? Since I already started?" she meowed nervously, her tail twitching slightly and betraying even more of her feelings.

Fernpaw felt beaten right now. The tone she had heard underlying in Bloodmist's voice had scared her slightly, and not even that quick praise had made her feel better. Shrinking down slightly she gave her mentor a worried look.

(( Sorry I haven't been on. :( -grounded- I can only get online on the weekends. ^^))

Goldpaw paniced. "I--uh--well-- I don't know!" She blurted out, pawing the ground furiously. "She--she lunged at the fox and--" Silverpaw gave Goldpaw an affectionate lick to the ear. ":Come on, we need to help Starfrost," She said calmly. "Ohh-There's blood!" Silverpaw almost fainted, she couldn't take the sight of blood. Goldpaw nudged her sister away. "Go see to Snowflatre," Goldpaw pointed to Snowflare, who was currently banging his head against a tree. "Y-yes," Silverpaw stuttered, padding away. Goldpaw licked Starfrost, trying to stay calm.