Medicine Cat Meeting [November 2014]

[Midnight]

@lilykit, Lemonade, Echo, [Acro.], Sand, Avery, Legit, :-Misa-:, Glorilyss

Yes, a bit early for November, I'm aware.

For those who don't know, medicine cat meetings on AWRP consist simply of the medicine cats and their apprentices talking. Having 12 separate medicine cats each dreaming and talking to a StarClan cat would get a bit hellish, yes?

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Stars littered the sky on that night and the half-moon shone brightly, its light causing the field to be bathed in silver. As the gray tabby wandered toward the Skyfield, a light breeze ruffled her short fur. She purred, content with the weather. Feeling wet earth beneath her paws was much more comfortable than the biting snow, after all, and although Mintpaw loved greenleaf, she also didn't mind a chilly night every once in a while.

As the ground dipped down, the SunsetClan cat sank her claws into the mud below, skidding to a stop every time she felt her body slide deeper into the underground. A few minutes later, Mintpaw had reached the stone below the Skyfield, and as she did so, she settled down, her paws tucked neatly under her chest, a leaf wrap, wet from being held in her mouth, was displayed before her. Mintpaw had a few herbs to offer the medicine cats of the other Clans that were more readily available in SunsetClan, and she hoped that they, too, had herbs and new discoveries to share.

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Spottedsky was utterly excited. This may have been his second meeting, but it was his apprentice's first! He puffed out his chest, making sure his fur was flat as they journeyed from Midnightclan. He had to look good for his apprentice, prove that he was still worthy of the title Starclan had given to him. He was still alive and still healthy, so there was no reason Finchpaw was anymore special than he was by receiving a prophecy. After all, he was the medicine cat that learned everything he needed to from Starclan.

He would prove himself tonight.

[Sand]

Bluewing walked from Leafclan every now and then glancing over her shoulder to make sure that her apprentice was following her. She wondered how the other medicine cats were doing it felt like forever since she had talked to them. The she-cat kept her face an emotionless mask as she continued on. When she reached the meeting spot she dipped her head to the cats already there and waited for her apprentice to come.

[Legit]

Sparrowleaf had sent Mintpaw ahead to go to the medicine cat meeting since a queen had began kitting as they were about to leave. Sadly, since it was a leaf-bare birth, both of her newborns had died. The poor she-cat was frantic and grieving, but Sparrowleaf was eager to get to the Skyfield and hear how the other Clans were doing after the Great War. In the end, the medicine cat gave the queen thyme for her shock, parsley to dry her milk, and a poppy seed to ensure that she slept while he and Mintpaw were away.

Sparrowleaf arrived at the Skyfield and noticed that there were only three cats there: Mintpaw, Spottedsky, and Bluewing. "Greetings, Spottedsky and Bluewing," he dipped his head in friendly greeting to the MidnightClan and LeafClan medicine cats and reached out to touch noses with them. "Not as late as I thought I would be." The moon hung low in the sky, indicating that there was still plenty of time for the other medicine cats to arrive before they would venture down into the Skyfield to share tongues with StarClan.

He padded over to Mintpaw and settled down beside her, noticing the herb wrap she had brought and filled with pride. His good mood fell at the news he needed to tell her. "Two kits," he shook his head, voice filled with sorrow. "Both died seconds after being born." He added, tilting his head in confusion and motioning to the other cats, "One of them had unusually long teeth, though. I could see two of its fangs even protruding from its mouth. Have either of you seen this before?"

Midnight for Sparrowleaf post

[Midnight]

"Hello," Mintpaw greeted Spottedsky as he arrived, and later Bluewing when she made her way into the tunnel. Blinking at the two older cats, Mintpaw cleared her throat, "Sparrowleaf is currently helping a queen who is having birthing complications. StarClan help them." The medicine cat apprentice dipped her head in a moment of silence, then looked back up at the other medicine cats, trying to get back the more cheerful atmosphere. Then again, Mintpaw thought, neither Spottedsky nor Bluewing look like they're all that cheerful tonight. I suppose that's not out of the ordinary for Bluewing, but I don't know Spottedsky well enough to decide about him. In all honesty, it was rather ironic that no cat seemed peppy the one night Mintpaw was. Every cat in SunsetClan old enough to speak knew better than to bother Mintpaw, so her being in a good enough mood to be chatty was a very rare sight.

When Sparrowleaf arrived, Mintpaw perked her ears and looked curiously up at her mentor, as if asking him if everything was alright. When he began talking about the queen and her kits, Mintpaw's facial expression fell. His voice gave it all away, but as he continued, Mintpaw felt relief that at least the queen made it. She decided to wait on bringing up herb trading until Spottedsky and Bluewing had answered Sparrowleaf, considering Mintpaw was quite curious about this as well: a kitten with very long teeth? Sure, some cats were born with slightly longer teeth, but the way Sparrowleaf talked about it, the kitten must have had some particularly long fangs.

[Echo]

Nightpoppy sniffed the air and caught scent of the other medicine cat's. She followed their scent trails, checking every few heartbeats for Molepaw, until she reached the little gathering of cats. When she finally sat down she realized that for a few minutes she hadn't checked for Molepaw. "Whoops! If he doesn't come soon I'll have to find him,' she thought.