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Chapter 19
Willowpaw POV
I open my eyes to pale predawn light. I had a terrible nights sleep. Worrying about Sunpaw and Mothwing. I hope no cat else gets sick.
Willowshine had Mistpaw and I relieved of our apprentice training today to help her take care of them, and to gather herbs. This is usually the time when they would be restocking, but she is far to busy so the job falls to us.
I sit up and clean my fur. I can hear the dawn patrol leaving. Their quiet murmurs are comforting. Whatever happens, clan life goes on.
I turn and see Mistpaw stirring, and I go poke her with a paw. We may as well get up.
"Mistpaw," I whisper "Mistpaw, come on you mousebrain, get up." I meow a little louder and it works.
She sits up and stretches. Then follows me out of the den. We walk slowly toward the medicine den, knowing that our medicine cat, and our friend were sick with something that even Willowshine had never seen before.
We enter the den to see her already moving around organizing herbs.
"Good morning." She meows with a yawn, but I know this is anything but a good morning.
She stops at a certain area in the den den and grabs a few bright flowers and sets them down at our paws. "Eat these, it's Tansy. It's the only thing to help prevent sickness." She meows, eating some herself.
"Now, once every cat is up, I want you to go check for signs of the sickness." Meows Willowshine "Even sneezing."
We nod and walk over to Sunpaw. He looks terrible. His pelt ruffled in sleep, his nose running, and still wheezing.
Mistpaw licks the top of his head and then leads the way out of the den.
We stand in the middle of camp for a moment, watching the warriors eat, share tongues, and separate into hunting patrols.
"Lets start with them," meows Mistpaw "you know, before they leave camp."
I nod and we pad over to them.
"Alright," I say loud enough to be heard by all of them "we are here on Willowshine's orders to check for sickness."
All of them look at us for a moment, then let us inspect them. We find no trace of sickness and they promise to tell us if anything happens. They go on their way and we head toward the elder's den. Inside we see Graymist asleep in her nest. Her breathing is fine and her nose isn't running so we head out quietly so as not to wake her.
On our way to the Nursery we hear Willowshine call out in pain.
"No!"
We rush to the medicine den and stop dead in our tracks.
Willowshine is standing over Mothwing who is completely still.
"She's, gone." Meows Willowshine
"She's really gone."
She sinks to the ground and stares at nothing.
We sit, our shoulders hunched. Mistpaw looks at Sunpaw. He has the same sickness Mothwing had.
Had.
Mothwing really is gone.
Willowshine finally stands, pure determination lighting her eyes.
"It is even more important than ever that we prevent this sickness." She meows, her voice strong
We rush out of the den and trot over to the nursery. There are two queens, Icewing and Petalfur. Icewing has two kits, Featherkit and Silverkit. Both she kits. They are all free of sickness.
Petalfur on the other paw, is sneezing. Her young Tom kit is fine though, and I set him down by Icewing as Petalfur leaves the den with us.
As we head out of the nursery Mothwing has been brought out of the Medicine den and is in the middle of camp, with Willowshine grooming her fur. I see tears freely flowing down her cheeks and muzzle. Something tells me now that this won't be the last cat we send to StarClan this Leafbare.
We bring Petalfur to the medicine den and make her lay down as we go back out. Willowshine is just finishing running the herbs on her mentors pelt. And we hear her murmur a few words.
"May you have swift running, good hunting, and shelter where you sleep my friend." Is what we hear
She soon leaves us to check on Petalfur, but when night falls she and all able members of the clan join in her vigil, we lay by her side all through the night. And when morning comes, Willowshine helps Graymist with the burial.
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