Post by Ghost the Undead Goddess on Mar 4, 2020 7:34:08 GMT -5
Ebonyheart,
Livin' in ruins of a palace within my dreams
It was her second Newleaf within the Valley, and just as she had a new name and place as Sandblaze's apprentice during her first, she had a new name this time around. It had been several moons since earning her full title as a cat equal beside the red tom who held the place as her mentor, her guide within the valley walls.
It was a comforting relief that Leafbare was now behind them, though it had been easier than the last one she had experienced, the fluffy black she-cat welcomed the warmer weather as it brought new life and new growth. Her herbs were growing thinner in amount but she was hardly hurting for anything important at the moment.
Wide paws shifted through the flowers, stems and seeds within the stores kept stocked by both healers. She was picking out those growing brown and decaying, as they wouldn't be worth any use for a cat and soon the barren lands of Stoneclan would be refilled for her to gather within the next coming moons.
There was a pause in the large black molly's movements as pale green pools shifted to land on the red form of Sandblaze, the older tom currently curled within his nest for an afternoon nap. His chest rose and fell with each breath, though his ears remained rather still upon his head.
Unease wormed it's way through Ebonyheart's chest at her mentors worsening ailment, and his stubbornness to continuly deny anything was wrong with him. The older healer was still a young tom, not much older than she herself... And yet, it seemed that his hearing was beginning to fail him.
He wouldn't let her fully examine him, always batting her off with a grumble or growl. He would grow anxious at her question and shove them off as he moved to find something more important to occupy his time rather than having his young, brilliant apprentice pick and prod at him.
It was only a matter of time before the entire clan figured it out. Sandblaze tried to hard to hide the problem, but it seemed to be growing worse as time went on. It started out as small increments very rarely, then slowly grew longer and more common. Ebonyheart had informed Smokestar previously.
Nether healer attended the Medicine Cat Meeting within Leafbare due to harsh weather but the younger she-cat made sure Sandblaze was kept from the Gathering under the pretense of not feeling well.
The large she-cat's attention was pulled away from the resting shape of her mentor as soft, near silent pawsteps caught a twitch of her ear. Tilting her head, those pale green pools glanced over a fluffy shoulder to fixate upon the entrance of the den the two healers shared to catch the familiar tabby shape of Stoneclan's deputy.
"Valiantstride." Ebonyheart pulled herself to those wide, flat paws of hers as she made her way over to where the senior warrior padded into the open area. She dipped her head respectfully towards him, tail nub twitching behind her once. Unused moss nests were lined behind him, clean and needed in case a cat had to stay within her herb scented walls.
"Are you in need of anything?" She asked in that proper, sharp tone of hers as those unreadable, mossy hues glanced over his Bengal patterned form as she tried to assess any scratches or surface wounds before slowly resting on his hindquarters. "Is your hip bothering you today?"
21 Moons StoneClan Medicine Cat Apprentice
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