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Post by *Simply Seasle* on Feb 16, 2008 10:04:52 GMT -5
"I.....don't know. But I couldn't let a cat just die because I need the herbs for my Clanmates. I mean, it's rare to run out of herbs now, and, and...." Emberpaw said, obviously upset.
If I did have to choose between saving a ShadowClan cat and a ThunderClan cat, I'd save the one of my clan....how can that be right? How can it be wrong?
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Post by silvercloud on Feb 16, 2008 10:31:23 GMT -5
"How would you know that its rare? It is rare for Shadowclan and Thunderclan to be within 100 fox-lengths of eachother without clawing eachother to bits." She answered. "Besides. Even if you don't run out now, it'd only be because we sucked the forest dry of herbs. What'll happen when they leave? I'll tell you what- herb shortage equals suffering, while the Shadowclaners are healthy and fine in their own territory that's stocked with herbs."
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Post by *Simply Seasle* on Feb 17, 2008 18:59:28 GMT -5
Emberpaw felt torn in two. On one paw, she loved her clan, and didn't want to see them hurt. On another, she didn't want to abandon ShadowClan.
"I understand this....but....should we try to find a way that helps both clans? And since we've let them stay, ShadowClan owe us. If we didn't have enough herbs...I'm sure the ShadowClan medicine cat would let us borrow some, I know that. Medicine cats don't care about the boundries between clans." she meowed, frowning as she spoke.
I almost wish I hadn't stopped to talk.....
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Post by silvercloud on Feb 18, 2008 12:36:31 GMT -5
"Face it, Emberpaw. I know it, and deep down, you know it- if Shadowclan doesn't leave soon, thing are gonna get ugly." Willowfire looked at the medicine cat apprentice. In a way, she respected this young she-cat. She disagreed with Willowfire, but not in a childish way of outright saying- "that's wrong". No, she brought up her points, and even saw from the other's point of veiw. This, Willowfire decided, was an apprentice she could handle. Relaxing a little, Willowfire meowed something that no one would've expected her to say, "You know, your pretty mature for an apprentice. I suppose a medicine cat has to." Willowfire actually complimented someone.
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Post by *Simply Seasle* on Feb 27, 2008 21:13:55 GMT -5
Emberpaw looked at her paws, embarressed. She didn't know how rare Willowfire was with praise, but she wasn't used to praise from anyone other than Cinderheart.
"I....I'm not really an apprentice. I mean, I am, but I'm older than all of them. Right now I'm fourteen moons old, so I would be more mature than most. But you're right. A medicine cat apprentice does have to be mature, and...." Emberoaw trailed off. "Sorry for chattering on."
Why am I so bad at taking compliments?
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Post by silvercloud on Feb 28, 2008 17:25:49 GMT -5
Willowfire flicked her ear, almost ammused. "Well, here's a perfect match." She thought, "A cat who hardly ever gives compliments, and an apprentice who doesn't know how to take them. Hm." Out loud, she said, "I suppose you'll be a full medicine cat soon, huh?"
OOC: Willows softening up ;P .
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Post by *Simply Seasle* on Feb 28, 2008 17:53:57 GMT -5
Emberpaw looked back up at Willowfire, her eyes surprised but also pleased.
I can't believe she knows that. I didn't think anyone cared enough to listen to news about me.
"Yes, I am. Cinderheart says that it'll be sometime this moon. I'm a bit nervous, but I also can't wait. What about you? I don't think you were nervous, but....I, it's actually rather strange for me to be made a full medicine cat so young. I mean, normally, it wouldn't happen, but I think Cinderheart is concerned about our...situation." Emberpaw meowed, barely paying attention to what she said, lost in thought about what her name could be, and also, why Cinderheart wanted to make her a medicine cat.
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Post by silvercloud on Feb 28, 2008 22:13:53 GMT -5
Willowfire nodded. Though she would never admit it- but she was almost enjoying this apprentice, and not just the conversation anymore. "Yes, that would be a logical justification. Cinderheart is no fool- she has eyes, and uses them. Hopefully, you inherit those traits." She meowed.
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Post by *Simply Seasle* on Mar 1, 2008 13:15:00 GMT -5
Emberpaw tipped her head to one side, considering Willowfire's words.
"No, she isn't, but then, have you met a medicine cat that is a fool? I think it comes from having to heal, mostly. You understand how much harder it is to break something than to fix it, and become more cautious, less rash. I find myself thinking that way sometimes, and I'm just an apprentice." Emberpaw meowed, her voice just loud enough for Willowfire to hear.
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Post by silvercloud on Mar 1, 2008 15:41:17 GMT -5
Willowfire shook her head, "Not for long, you won't be." She replied. Willowfire looked off towards the horizon, her gaze in some other place. "It takes a special sort of cat do be a medicine cat. Me. I could never be one. I'm a down to earth sort of cat." She looked down from the branch she was laying on, "If that makes any sense." She joked
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Post by *Simply Seasle* on Mar 2, 2008 19:53:07 GMT -5
"It does make sense. You are very practical. But you know, you could have been a medicine cat. You don't have to be special, you just have to try your best. There are lots of different types of medicine cats. You seem like you would have been a medicine cat who was like a younger Yellowfang." meowed Emberpaw, talking more as she relaxed.
OOC - Let's just say Yellowfang is kinda a legend here.....
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Post by silvercloud on Mar 3, 2008 16:32:58 GMT -5
Willowfire let out a very soft, very quiet mrrow of laughter, "No, I could never be a medicine cat." She continued, "I hate kits, and if I was a medicine cat, I'd basically have to stay in camp all day, lest some whiney apprentice stubbed their paw. I would not be able to cooperate with other medcine cats from other clans. And personally, I dislike the idea of someone able to operate just under the warrior code- no offense, Emberpaw." She sighed. "There is one other reason... I don't want to be medicine cat." She looked Emberpaw, "I feel more comfortable causing pain then soothing it. Its just the way I am- and I don't regret it."
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Post by *Simply Seasle* on Mar 4, 2008 20:11:26 GMT -5
Emberpaw nodded.
"I guess I can understand that....but as I said, being a medicine cat changes you. " she meowed, before deciding to drop the subject. It was easy to see they weren't going to get anywhere.
Emberpaw studied Willowfire for about ten seconds.
Do I trust her? Does it matter? I don't think she'd take me seriously...
"You know, there's been something about Cinderheart lately. She's been acting strange." Emberpaw meowed, hoping that she hadn't misclaulated.
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Post by silvercloud on Mar 4, 2008 22:28:34 GMT -5
Willowfire looked at Emberpaw sideways, and meowed, "There are many definitions of strange you know." But Willowfire was curious. If there was something wrong with Cinderheart, why did this apprentice choose to tell her? Sje must've known that if the wrong rumor slipped out, it could send the whole clan into worry. "Its because she trusts me." she concluded. "Because she knows that I wouldn't instantly assume anything."
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Post by *Simply Seasle* on Mar 4, 2008 22:39:14 GMT -5
Emberpaw nodded again.
"I know but....this is strange. She's always watching me. Not in a unfriendly way, just as thought she's worried something will happen to me. And she's never done that before. I know it could be because ShadowClan's here, but it doesn't....I don't know, it just doesn't seem to fit. I guess it's just Cinderheart being careful, but she's nervous too; I can tell. She's been looking over all the herbs and resorting them, she only does that when she's upset. There's nothing I know for sure, but....it worries me." meowed Emberpaw, her face half set in a frown.
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