Starlight panted. She felt like she had not been back home in days. The encounter with the vicious cats had rattled her appetite. "Starlight?" Qibli said. "What's wrong, why won't you eat?" Starlight just shook her head. "I-I don't feel like anything, father." She lied. Moon stared at her. I don't I don't I DON'T! She thought frantically. She shielded her mind and preyed that Moon couldn't read it. Moon looked like she gave in and got back to eating her goat. Qibli looked at her suspiciously. "What's up?" He asked, a growl in his calm voice. "Has something happened to you?" Qibli's mind was all Worry worry worry. "N-no," she stuttered. "Leave her be." Moon murmured, placing her wing on Qibli's. "It's no big deal if she doesn't want to eat." She gave Starlight a knowing look. Starlight flinched away. Qibli growled. Its all mother and daughter sharing stuff with another with their minds. He though grumpily. He looked at Starlight, his eyes slitted. "Out of my head, Starlight. You know better!" He snapped. "S-sorry." Starlight muttered. She forced herself to shield Qibli's thoughts from herself into a quiet cricket chirp. That worked best for her. "Don't be to hard on her," Moon said calmly. "She's only a dragonet." Qibli didn't answer. "I-I think I'm going to bed now…" Starlight said. Moon hugged her. "I will be in soon." She murmured. Moon turned to Qibli. Starlight slowly walked back into her room. It was small and compact, with little wooden figures of all the tribes standing up on two legs. She picked up the SandWing one and examined its tail. She climbed into her wooden bed and looked at it all over. To claws to head, nothing had changed. Forget it, Starlight, your no animus. She thought grumpily. She turned it over and placed it back beside the NightWing figure. Suddenly she heard angry voices outside her room, hushed with urgency. "Qibli! What is the matter with you?" Moon's low voice demanded. "I thought we agreed to Teach Starlight about the ways of her power, not snap at her and discourage her ability's!" Moon sounded like she was breaking away from Qibli as he tried to calm her down. Qibli sighed. "I know Moon, but sometimes… sometimes I feel like I'm not fit to be a father."
Jayfeather treated Bramblestar's wounds with Chervil. He yawned and said: "Okay, your all done, but don't go blundering around and cutting yourself again!" Bramblestar stifled a purr. "Whatever you say, Jaystar." Bramblestar padded away from him. If Warrior's are wanting to be dumb and playful, they are more blind than me to reality right now. Jayfeather thought grumpily. Alderheart brushed up against Jayfeather's side. "Not being to harsh, are you?" He joked lightly. Jayfeather flicked his tail. "For StarClan's sake, most cats are just Mouse Brains!" Jayfeather padded toward Cloudtail. His wound on his side was still smelled bloody. "Fetch me some cobwebs from our den." Jayfeather told Alderheart. He nodded and walked away. Cloudtail moaned and got up. "It feels like my side has been slashed by a thousand badgers." Cloudtail heaved a sigh. "Sit back down." Jayfeather scoffed. "Would you like it even worse?" Cloudtail stared at him. "And who made dirt in your fresh kill?" He asked. "You not usually this bad. Is it because Leafpool is hurt?" His gaze softened slightly. Jayfeather avoided the subject. Leafpool had been badly injured, and she wasn't getting better. Alderheart was behind him. Jayfeather whirled around and there were cobwebs at his feet. "Thanks, Alderheart." Meowed Jayfeather. He took the cobwebs and put them on Cloudtail's wound. Cloudtail tensed and his tail flicked from side to side. "Jayfeather, I wouldn't waste more on me." Jayfeather ignored him. Once the wound was dressed in cobweb, he padded toward his den. It was a stone rock and underneath were plenty of space. He padded toward Leafpool. She sat up as he entered. "How are all the cats, Jayfeather?" She asked weakly. "Mouse Brains." He growled. Leafpool purred. "Of course." Leafpool went back to sorting herbs. Jayfeather sat down beside her. Her bite wound was bleeding again. He grabbed cobweb and put some on Leafpool's bite. She winced at the touch but stayed still. He lay down. "I need some rest." He muttered to Leafpool. "Wake me if there are any problems." And with that, he drifted slowly into sleep.