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The plan to work with StoneClan to drive out the mother badger that had taken up residence at the sun stones was a mixed blessing. Tigerpaw was more than happy to see the two Clans set aside their long held hatred for the sake of working toward a common goal, but he couldn’t help a pang of empathy for the mother and her little ones being driven from their homes either. Badgers could be dangerous, he knew that, but it still didn’t sit well with him. He was glad he was no warrior and wouldn’t be part of the effort, but to help any cat injured in the venture after it was over. He hoped the badger family would find somewhere safe to relocate, and that everyone returned safe, if not unharmed.

But when the LightningClan party returned and his mother had lost another life, he wasn’t sure how to feel anymore. So instead he just went to work, burying those feelings helping Kindleflare tend to the wounded. After seeing to his sister, he swallowed a lump of unease and padded hesitantly toward the deputy where he was waiting, amber gaze checking the ginger warrior’s pelt over. Tigerpaw was very aware that he was quite a formidable warrior, so he wasn’t surprised to see that he looked mostly alright. But the cut over his shoulder was notable enough that it should probably be seen to, or risk infection, “Er-erm… is this the worst of it? There’s… no pain anywhere with… with no obviously visible signs?”

He didn’t seem unduly distressed, so Tigerpaw doubted it, but he wanted to be thorough. His ears flicked back briefly, “Uhm. If you don’t mind. I’ll just clean the wound first.” With the the amount of scars crisscrossing over the red tom’s body, he was likely quite aware of the usual procedure for dealing with wounds and didn’t particularly need to be told, but Tigerpaw didn’t like not giving a cat warning, especially since there would likely be some discomfort.

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    Redscar had deemed their mission to remove the badger population from the sun stones a success, even if Firestar had lost a life valiantly clearing the badgers' den. The deputy had received a wound of his own, a gash on the shoulder that burned with every step he took as Lightningclan's war party made their way home. It wasn't long after entering the camp that the medicine cats descended upon the returning group and began checking each member for wounds. They were hastily informed of Firestar's short lived demise so they could make arrangements to see her through the rigorous process to come. The aforementioned leaders son, Tigerpaw, took responsibility for checking Redscars' wound. As the smaller tom approached and began his line of questioning into the nature of the fiery pelted toms' shoulder gash, Redscar could do little to keep himself from speculating as to what the apprentice must be feeling after seeing his mother in such a state. "It's just the one wound Tigerpaw." Redscar replied lost in his thoughts before answering Tigerpaws' second assertion with a concise nod.

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Tigerpaw nodded at Redscar’s confirmation of the extent of his injuries, and when indication of consent was given, he rasped his tongue over the wound to clean any debris away. Once satisfied, he fetched some of the poultice he and Kindleflare had mixed preemptively, anticipating that this venture surely would not be without wounded to tend, focusing on each task as it came to help push away his nervousness about the ginger warrior and his concern for his mother. The question of whether the young badgers had escaped relatively unscathed still pressed in the back of his mind, but after the death of their leader he couldn’t help but wonder if some cats wouldn’t have preferred to take revenge, even on the young, and he kept the question to himself, not sure he wanted to know the answer.

Application of the poultice didn’t take long, and then it was just a matter of applying cobwebs to help keep the poultice in place, stem the bleeding, and keep debris and infection out. He took a step back from Redscar, amber gaze searching over the deputy’s pelt once more, just to be sure, not that he thought the tom would lie, but some warriors didn’t even realize they had certain injuries when the rush of adrenaline from battle was still coursing through their systems. His short tail flicked nervously, entirely uncomfortable giving the intimidating deputy directions, “Uhm. You should… probably… take it easy on your shoulder for a few days. Would you… like any poppy seeds for pain?”

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It was probably for the best that Tigerpaw had not inquired into the specifics of Redscar's tangle with the badgers, he likely would not have found the answers he received to be very appealing. Nothing had been done out of revenge, however that didn't mean things hadn't been done. With the question being withheld and no small talk coming from the younger tom Redscar found it fairly easy to remain silent as well and let Tigerpaw work, and was quite pleased to see the improvement in the skills of his trade. If he didn't know any better the deputy would even have sworn that he seemed to be a bit more confident in his actions. Redscar took the stinging pain from the poultice Tigerpaw applied with grace, having done this far to many times to show any sort of reaction, and listened as the healer made his suggestion to go easy. "I'll take it as easy as I can, if that works for you?" Redscar usually would have been less agreeable, but it seemed to him Tigerpaw needed to have his assertiveness rewarded.

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