Chapter 9
Sunspots helped carry Timepaw's body back. Goldenkit and Ravenpaw walked by him, staring at their sister's body. Whisperkit staggered close behind, his blue eyes clouded with grief and guilt.
When they entered the camp, cats stared at Timepaw's body. They gasped.
"Put her down!" A voice shouted. Sunspots saw Clovertail, the medicine cat, come racing over. Silvermist followed her.
"She's dead," Sunspots murmured. Clovertail dragged her away when Sunspots set her down. She and her medicine apprentice entered the medicine cat den. Sunspots followed them.
"She's dead," Sunspots repeated. Clovertail shook her head.
"Are you stupid? She's breathing!" Clovertail snapped. "I need Coltsfoot, Cobweb, Comfrey, Dock, Goldenrod, and Stinging Needle leaves." Silvermist handed the herbs to Clovertail and she started treating Timepaw. "Go tell the clan. They'll be happy to hear the news. Especially her brother and sister."
Sunspots turned and padded out of the den, his tail head high.
"She's alive," Sunspots announced. Every cat in the clearing turned to each other and started chattering happily.
Badgerclaw, Goldenkit, and Ravenpaw padded out of the crowd.
"Our sister! She's alive! The evil, stupid badger didn't kill her!" Timepaw's siblings chanted. Badgerclaw grinned.
"That's my apprentice! She's always been tough!" Badgerclaw meowed. Sunspots smirked and nodded.
"Can we go see her?" Goldenkit asked. Sunspots nodded solemnly.
The apprentice and kit padded inside the den. Badgerclaw and Sunspots followed.
"Goldenkit? Ravenpaw?" Timepaw raised her head, one eye cloudy. "I can barely see you."
"Timepaw!" Goldenkit and Ravenpaw bounced up to Timepaw and licked her.
"Move! You'll mess everything up!" Clovertail snapped. The cats moved away quickly.
"What?" Timepaw queried. Whisperkit padded in.
"Thank StarClan you're alive..." he murmured.
"Um... Timepaw? You okay?" Clovertail asked.
"I can't see out of one eye or hear out of one ear," Timepaw mewed. Silvermist nodded slowly.
"I know what it is. You are blind out of that eye and deaf out of that ear." Silvermist meowed. Timepaw started to tremble.
"Okay, looks like we need Poppyseed." Clovertail smiled. When Silvermist returned with the herb, Clovertail gave it to Timepaw. "You guys better leave now. She needs some rest."
They left, Whisperkit shivering. "It's my fault... my fault..."