As a punishment for the trouble they had caused, Shrewkit, Silverkit, and Lightkit were no longer allowed to leave the nursery without asking for Daisy or Leafpool's permission first. It had been Shrewkit's idea, so he was not allowed out of the nursery alone. Leafpool remembered Spottedleaf's warning and wondered 'was them running away that day what she had meant?' The kits were five moons old now, and very curious. Finally, she decided they had been punished enough.
"Ok, you three. You don't need to ask to leave the nursery anymore. But if you take one paw step out of camp, your apprentice ceremonies will be delayed so long, you'll be the old enough to be warriors! Is that understood?" Leafpool asked them. Looking excited, they nodded and raced off to play. Leafpool sat down to watch them play.
"Let's play Clan! I'm Lightstar, leader!" meowed Lightkit excitedly.
"I'm Silverpool, deputy!" cried Silverkit.
"Then I'm Shrewfur, medicine cat!" exclaimed Shrewkit. Leafpool let out a purr of satisfaction watching them.
"They look like they're having fun." Whispered a voice behind Leafpool. Leafpool turned around.
"Ashfur!" purred Leafpool, "Did you really need to sneak up on me like that?"
"Maybe. You know, Silverkit really admires you. That's why she chose to play with the name Silverpool." Meowed Ashfur.
"She might admire me, but she looks like you. And Shrewkit chose the name Shrewfur for a reason. He admires you." replied Leafpool.
"Shrewkit and Lightkit look like you." Ashfur commented.
"Shrewkit's fur is darker than mine. And Lightkit's fur is lighter than mine." She replied simply.
Suddenly, they heard a furious hiss, "Shrewkit!" It came from Lightkit. Leafpool looked over and saw Lightkit bleeding from her eye. Leafpool pushed Ashfur out of the way and ran to her kit.
"Jayfeather!" called Leafpool, grabbing Lightkit by her scruff and pulling her into the medicine den. Jayfeather looked up from sorting herbs. He scented Leafpool, Lightkit, and blood. Jayfeather quickly found the injury.
"Leafpool, get some cobwebs, marigold, dock, and poppy seeds. Now!" Jayfeather meowed urgently. Leafpool didn't waste time arguing. She grabbed the cobwebs, dock, and marigolds first, then went back for poppy seeds. Jayfeather was applying a poultice of marigold and dock to Lightkit's scratch. Then he put cobwebs on. After the wound was dressed, Jayfeather gave Lightkit a few poppy seeds and let her rest. He disappeared with the extra poppy seeds and reappeared with a small dose of thyme which he dropped in front of Leafpool and signaled with his tail for her to eat it.
"I don't need thyme, Jayfeather. I'm fine." Leafpool meowed stubbornly, pushing it away.
"Eat it, Leafpool. I'm a medicine cat. I know what you need. Unless you would rather have it be poppy seeds." That statement had the desired effect. Leafpool didn't want to be asleep, she wanted to stay awake and watch her kits. Leafpool crouched down and ate the thyme. She desperately hoped Jayfeather could heal the scratch on Lightkit's eye.
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