Sqirrelflight nervoulsy paced back and forth in the middle of the clearing. Brambleclaw had left at moonhigh and it was almost sunhigh. She had sent Sandstorm on a huntng patrol and put Dustpelt on repair duty. she thought it best that they were kept busy so they didn't have a chance to let greif consume them. She knew only too well how it felt to lose a mate. Graystripe however, had yet to show any signs of greif. He had lept to the occaison helping Squrrielflight plan patrols and get everyone on board. when she asked him why he wasn't greiving like the rest of the clan he had replied. "Firestar wouldn't have wanted us to give up."
Squirrelflight stopped pacing to survey the camp. Her eyes fell on a pair of cats heading towards the medicne den. Lionblaze was being nosed forward by his mate Cinderheart. Squirrelfilght was happy for them, even though they hadn't formally announced it she could tell in the way they acted that they had finally become mates. She was happy for them Cinderheart deserved a little happiness after what had happend to her lately. It was clear that the two young cats had had feelings for one another for a long time.
Squirrelflight watched Briarlight pull herself towards the couple. She had been working all day in spite of her disability. She wasn't offically a medicine cat and she was working by herself. Just like her father she had jumped right in and it was startng to show. Squirrelflight knew that she wouldn't last until Jayfeather returned. Of course Cinderheart was an option but she had finally found herself it wouldn't be fair to make her use skills she didn't want. Brightheart was injured and had three kits to watch over. That left Leafpool, it was risky. Squirrelflights littermate wasn't a medicine cat anymore. Many of her clanmates wouldn't approve.
Squirrelflight had waited to bury the casualties until Brambleclaw and Jayfeather returned. Jayfeather was Hollyleaf's brother after all. Leafpool was the only cat still sitting with them. She had her muzzle buried in Hollyleafs black fur. Squrrielflght padded over slowly "Leafpool, I noticed Briarlight could use some help." Leafpool looked up and nodded. Squirrelflight followed her sister towards the medicine den. "Briarlight, Leafpool is going to help you until Jayfeather returns." Squirrelflight told the brown tabby. Briarlight nodded it was clear she needed help. "I don't know what's wrong with Thornclaw." She told Leafpool. Leafpool nodded and started towards the dark brown warrior.
"Don't come near me!" Thornclaw hissed. Squrrielflight felt a stab of pain, her sisters reaction to Thornclaws harsh words. "I just need to look at you to see whats wrong, If I don't you might never heal." Leafpool reasoned. "You aren't a medicine cat anymore." Thornclaw protested. "You could die!" Leafpool's voice had suddenly filled with anger. "Or or" She faltered. "Or what?" Thornclaw challenged. "Or end up like me." the two quarreling cats turned towards Briarlight. "I know what you were thinking. somethings wrong with his legs." "Yes, there is." Leafpool said thoughtfully. "Can you tell me what else is wrong?" She ased. "Well, his tail has a deep cut near the base and there is a deep cut across his left sholder." Leafpool smiled "Exactly." She started to prod Thornclaw's legs ignoring the toms protests.
Squirrelflight decided that Leafpool had the situation under control and turned to leave. Running straight into Lionblaze and Cinderheart who had come up behind her. "What do you need?" She asked. Lionblaze muttered something that sounded suspicously like 'none of your buisness.' Squirrelflight chose to ignore him and turned to his mate. "Lionblaze hasn't been looked at." She explained. "I don't need to be checked on I don't have any injuries." Squirrelflight nodded. "If you're shure you don't need medical attention then go do something useful. Take Ivypool and Dovewing on a border patrol go along the Windclan border then across the shore of the lake. Then come back. Look for bodies , warriors from other clans. We'll have to return them to their warriors nodded and padded across the clearing towards the sisters. Squrrielflight padded back to her post under the highledge to wait.