Thornpaw was confused on who these cats were and why his mentor was so friendly to them. "Who are they?" Asked Thornpaw to Rainpetal.
"They are the medicine cats from WindClan and ShadowClan," Rainpetal told Thornpaw, then turned to the two medicine cats. "This is my apprentice, Thornpaw. He was made my apprentice today." Rainpetal gave them some herbs. Thornpaw hadn't learned the names of those yet. But he will!
"Those are cat mint, best for green cough and sometimes good for white cough." Rainpetal informed.
"Alright, so three are sickness in the other clans." Thornpaw guessed.
"That's right, some of heir cats had died of green cough. Bluepaw and Reedpaw had recently caught Greencough."
"Is it bad?" Jayfur asked.
"Well, it's worse for Bluepaw than for Reedpaw. Reedpaw should recover, but I am not sure about Bluepaw."
Thornpaw saw that Snowflower ran inside. "Rainpetal, it's Reedpaw," Meowed Snowflower, "And as well for Mistpool, her kits are coming!"
"Alright, Jayfur can you and Mistflight help Mistpool. Me and Thornpaw will see to Bluepaw. Snowflower go with them. Your sister will need you with her."
Snowflower and the other two medicine cats went into the medicine den with Mistflight grabbing a few herbs before rushing in. Thornpaw ran after his mentor in the apprentice den, where Bluepaw was laying. She wasn't breathing.
"Is she okay?" Asked Thornpaw, worried for his former denmate.
Rainpetal padded closer to Bluepaw and Thornpaw took a few steps back. Rainpetal shook her head and turned to her apprentice, "we are too late. She will be on her way to StarClan. Go get Silverwillow and Torntail. I'll go check on Mistpool.
Thornpaw ran to Hawkpelt. "Did you put Torntail ot Silverwillow on patrol?"
"Yea, they are should be patrolling near Sunningrocks. Both of them."
"Umm... Bring them here?" Thornpaw doesn't know where Sunningrocks is. He hadn't seen the territory yet, so of couse he wouldn't know where Sunningrocks is.
Hawkpelt ran off and a little while later, Hawkpelt appeared with Torntail and Silverwillow.
"What Thornpaw?" Asked Torntail, a bit annoyed.
"It's Bluepaw, come on!" Thornpaw ran back to the apprentice den. Rainpetal met him there.
Torntail looked shocked and Silverwillow was full of sadness and grief when Rainpetal told them that Bluepaw was on her way to StarClan.
"Why didn't you treat her!" Growled Torntail. "You're lucky this didn't happen to Smallpaw!"
"I tried all I could. It was all up to StarClan till the end. I did my best Torntail."
The two cats went out of the den and Thornpaw followed his mentor to the Nursery. Snowflower and Jayfur was there. "Where's Mistflight?" Asked Thornpaw.
"Rainpetal told her to help herself to the catmint. After we are done, I'll go myself." Jayfur meowed.
Thornpaw looked at the kits. There were three of them. a dark gray tabby she-kit. A black and white tom kit and a small white tom kit.
"She doesn't have names for them just yet. She's tired and she wants the kits to rest too." Meowed Snowflower.
The clan lost one cat and gained three cats today, Thornpaw went back into the den and got catmint for Jayfur and Jayfur left the clan for now.
