Swanstep
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- She-cat - 19 Moons - Medicine Cat -
- Crush:Open - Tags:Open -
Swanstep didn't move from her curled up position as she heard paw-steps near her den, not even glancing up as Fallowstone walked in. When the other she-cat spoke, Swanstep looked up, immediately bringing her paw up and wiping away the tears from her eyes. She cleared her throat, offering Fallowstone a timid, half smile. "I'm just fine, thank you for asking," she stood up, her ears still pinned against the back of her head, and the fur on the nape of her neck still standing up. "What can I do for you, Fallowstone? You're not getting sick are you?"
Worry shone in her amber eyes as she quickly moved to the back of her den, pawing through her herb store and pulling out a few different things. "I know Gingerfoot has a cough, but I was hoping it was just because of his asthma, and that he refuses to leave the warriors den and do the exercises Applefeather told him to do, I've tried treating him with tansy and coltsfoot but none of it's working. . . " She trailed off, shutting her eyes tightly for a brief moment. Her inability to get Gingerfoot's cough under control was worrying her, and if Fallowstone had started coughing. . .that only meant something was probably going to spread through camp.
Rationally, Swanstep knew she was overreacting, with leaf-fall beginning her clan mates were bound to catch a cold here and there as the weather changed, Applefeather made sure that she knew that so she wouldn't freak out about a cough every single time, but she just couldn't help it. The dream she had still weighed on her mind, the rumbling thunder and Applefeather trying to tell her something she couldn't hear, and the need to understand what he was trying to communicate weighed heavily on her small shoulders. With a shake of her head, Swanstep pulled herself out of her thoughts, pushing a few tansy leaves and a bit of coltsfoot to Fallowstone. As soon as she pushed the herbs towards the warrior, she realized that she didn't even know if Fallowstone was actually sick, or if she had come in for another reason. Swanstep had been so focused on her own issues and anxieties that she hadn't bothered to even let Fallowstone speak before she jumped in and assumed what was going on.
I - I'm so sorry I haven't even let you speak! Uhm. . ." She trailed off again, avoiding eye contact with the pretty she-cat in front of her, unsure of what to say. Keeping her mouth shut, Swanstep stared at her paws, not wanting to say something that might make the situation worse, or make Fallowstone she was even less qualified to do the job of a medicine cat alone.
Fleecefur
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- Tom - 28 Moons - Warrior -
- Crush:Open - Tags:Open -
Fleecefur stumbled back as Whitefern crashed into him, letting out a mrrow of amusement. He shook his pelt out, giving her a warm smile. "You're not late, we're still waiting on Puddlefrost, and I'm assuming her apprentice, she's probably trying to wake up Galepaw now so we have a few minutes." He assured, sitting down and glancing towards the apprentices den. From the camp entrance, he couldn't tell if Puddlefrost was actually in there or not, but he hadn't seen the blue-grey warrior in the warriors den when he left, so he guessed she had to be trying to wake her lazy apprentice.
His gaze settled on Whitefern, a kind expression on his face. "I hope you slept well, I'm glad to have you on the patrol this morning," he said with a purr, rubbing his paw over his whiskers. He had always been fond of Whitefern, even when they were apprentices. Despite how energetic the other warrior was, and has always been, they got along well and Fleecefur appreciated having her as a friend. His ears perked as he heard Puddlefrost's voice, an irritated tone to it. "Galepaw, I swear to Starclan I'm going to have you taking care of the elders for moons at this rate! Do you have bees in your brain? You're apart of this clan, so start acting like it."
Fleecefur looked over, seeing the blue-gray she-cat walking towards them with her fluffy, grey apprentice reluctantly trailing a few paw-steps behind her. "Maybe you should quit being so strict and over-dramatic!" Galepaw snapped back, causing Fleecefur's whiskers to twitch in amusement. He looked back over at Whitefern, forcing back a chuckle. "Well, this is going to be a fun patrol, don't you think?" He asked quietly as Puddlefrost and Galepaw finally got to the entrance of camp. "Sorry we weren't here sooner, Galepaw's decided he'd rather be like a kittypet and sleep all day instead of working to take care of his clan." Puddlefrost gave an exasperated sigh, glancing at Galepaw as if daring him to speak, to which he did. "Whatever, Puddlefrost, you're just being a foxheart. Maybe go moon over Mossystar like you always do instead of being a jerk to me." The apprentice huffed, and the look on Puddlefrost's face was one Fleecefur could only describe as absolute fury.
"Ok, ok, let's just get this patrol started so we can all come back and get something in our bellies." He quickly mewed, flicking his tail and walking out of camp, ignoring the bickering between the mentor and apprentice following behind him. He instead focused his attention on Whitefern and heading towards the west border of the clans territory. "I wonder if Mossystar has thought of reassigning Galepaw to a different mentor. . . they've been at each others throats since day one." He pondered aloud, not exactly expecting an answer from the she-cat walking next to him.
Hollytouch
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- Tom - 36 Moons - Warrior -
- Crush:Open - Tags:Open -
Hollytouch sighed as Fleecefur approached, knowing that Whitefern and Puddlefrost would be following any moment. He had taken the night guard duty in order to avoid speaking to his clan-mates, purposefully wanting to keep to himself. He nodded his head to Whitefern as she greeted him, after she practically ran into Fleecefur because of how fast she was going. "Hey. ." He spoke quietly, adjusting his position so he wasn't as close to the two cats who were waiting for the third member of their patrol to arrive.
When Nettletail spoke, the black tom turned his head to face him, an unreadable expression on his face. "I suppose so, there's not much to keep away right now," he flicked his ear, looking back out of the camps entrance. "I haven't scented the foxes that Brindlepool reported a few days ago, so I'm thinking they moved on to somewhere else." He mewed, curling his tail over his paws. Hollytouch knew that now that the camp was waking up, he was relieved of his duty as guard, but that didn't give him any motivation to actually move from his post.
"I assume you're not on any of the dawn patrols, why are you awake right now?" Hollytouch asked, though his tone indicated he didn't seem to actually really care what Nettletail's answer would be. He knew that his clan-mates didn't quite like him, and while he didn't care, he knew he needed to try and make small talk with some of the more bearable members of the clan, and Nettletail just happened to be one of those cats.