Waiting [For] Him

[x.Jolly.x]

^Bird_feather

^{The gray white she stepped out of the warrior's den into warm sunlight. She raised her head to look at the clouds. 'Ah, warmth... finally.' She stretched, feeling her muscles untighten. Birdfeather yawned, and started to groom herself. I wonder where Runespell is? She thought of her brother, then of Pecankit.Where ever you are, Pecankit, I hope you're okay. The familiar pain came back. When they had first found out that Pecankit was missing, she grieved for her, and Runespell. Birdfeather looked up, remembering Coldkit. 'Keep yourself safe, Pecankit.'}

[fernie. (:]

A group of cats emerged from the forest, a pure white she-cat, a pretty tan ringed she-cat and a dark tabby tom. The two she-cats were holding the tom up, one of his legs in an awkward position trailing behind him and clearly broken. The white she-cat, Cloudedsky, flicked her tail towards the medicine cat den, her den. The other she-cat, Leopardflight, nodded and they made their way towards it. Once inside they lowered the tom, Runespell, into an empty nest. Leopardflight licked his ear gently while Cloudedsky bustled around gathering herbs. She saw that Amberpaw had already thought and made a goldenrod poultice up, and had laid out a lot of the herbs that would be needed. She smiled to herself, making a note to remember to thank her apprentice when she appeared. Cloudedsky took the goldenrod poultice and layered it onto Runespell's broken leg.

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[SHADE. :D]

Runespell kept his eyes down as he limped heavily into the clearing, helped by his mate and Cloudedsky. The brown tabby collapsed into the nest, his eyes shutting. His breathing had slowed to a fairly ordinary speed, but his body was numb with guilt. He felt no pain in his broken leg or his torn chest. He didn't feel weak as the blood left his body through his chest. The lean warrior sank into dreams. He could hear Leopardflight and Cloudedsky moving around the medicine den, but after a moment that washed away, too. Memories burst like fireworks in his dull mind, as he lay, motionless.

// Rubbish post. Dx Sorry.

[x.Jolly.x]

^Bird_feather

^{Birdfeather scented her brother. She turned. Something was wrong. 'Runespell! What happened? Leopardflight? Why is his leg broken? He's going to be okay, right?' She asked a flurry of questions. She stuck her face down near his. 'Rune- Runespell... please... please be okay...' She brought her head up. 'Should I get Stormprowler? He'd want to know, don't you think?' She sat down, staring at her brother in concern. His leg was broken, that was for sure. She looked up to the gathering clouds. The sunlight was gone. The first raindrop fell. It came harder and harder. Birdfeather looked up anyways and hoped Starclan wouldn't take him away.}

[Spice..xx]

Swanflight padded into camp after Leopardflight and Cloudedksy, who were helping Runespell into camp, followed by the others who she had been out with. Making her way to the fresh-kill pile she felt the rain drops start dropping on her head, and detoured quickly, heading instead to the entrance of the warriors den, which would provide some shelter. She looked sullenly up at the sky, she didnt really want to go back out in the rain. Oh well, amybe she could think of something that Northpaw could do in camp, if the blue femme still wanted something to do.

Mousewind was sat in the corner of camp, her tail drooping, head hanging dejectedly, when Runespell was brought into camp. She gasped and shot over to the medicine cat den to her mother. "Mum! What happened?" she gasped, eyes wide with shock. The green orbs had taken on their haunted look again, but this time it was filled with much more anguish. She had lost two of her siblings and it was showing, her ribs sticking sharply out of her shaggy brown pelt and her sad, still shocked looking eyes. She looked at her father tearfully and sent a prayer up to StarClan. Please do not take another of my family.
Amberpaw entered the medicine cat den, some borage leaves in her jaw and was happy to see her mentor back with Runespell. She carefully put the leaves away and then padded softly to Cloudedsky. "I hope the herbs are okay, i couldnt really think of what else to do" she said and then her eyes flickered to Leopardflight. "Nobody has moved him. I made sure he stayed where he was until you were back" she said, her amber orbs moving sadly to the stiff, still form on Ryefang, still in the nest he had spent so many moons in. She looked back to Leopardflight again, to see if the queen had anything to say.[/blockquote][/sub]

[x.Jolly.x]

^Bird_feather
^{Birdfeather walked over to her niece, mewing gently to her. She herself was flipping out, but she was determined to stay calm. 'Runespell will be okay...He's got Leopardflight, you and me, his sister, watching over him right now. He will survive.' This wasn't just said to comfort Mousewind, she realized, it was to convince herself that too. Birdfeather looked up into the rain once more, soaking her pelt, praying for Runespell to live through this ordeal.}

[fernie. (:]

As Cloudedsky finished treating Runespell, and looked up as Birdfeather entered. With enough on her mind already, Cloudedsky didn't want to deal with a frantic family member right now. 'Birdfeather, Runespell will be just fine. Time will heal his wounds, so I'm going to leave him to get some rest. If you want him to get better quickly, I should suggest that you do the same.' she said, and then turned to her apprentice. 'The herbs were exactly what I needed, Amberpaw. You did very well. Thank you.' then Cloudedsky's gaze swept to meet Ryefang's cold, motionless body. 'Leopardflight. I know that you are grieving, but just tell me when you and anyone else have finished saying goodbye, and I will get some elders to bury him.' she mewed.

Leopardflight stood up for a second when Birdfeather came in. She rushed over to lick Mousewind's ear as she also came in. At Cloudedsky's question, she turned to look again at her mate. 'Runespell? Whta would you like to do?' she asked.

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Runespell blinked. This wounds no longer stung, but he felt immensely tired. The tabby caught Ryefang's scent, and feeling of deep sadness filled him. He had lost a son today - and he hadn't even had time to say goodbye. Runespell shut his one sighted amber eye breifly, sighing. "It's time we all let him go," he murmured, putting all of his strength into the quietly spoken sentence. Runespell lifted his head weakly, his eyes gracing Ryefang's mottled tabby flank. A smile flickered across the warrior's muzzle, before he let his head fall. A grunt of exhaustion escaped from his throat as he shut his eyes once again, letting sleep take him.

[x.Jolly.x]

_Bird<sup>feather

Frantic as one may be, she had no choice but to abide by Cloudedsky's 'suggestion'. She stepped over to her brother and Leopardflight. 'Hi, Runespell, Leopardflight. I am really sorry about Runespell. Is there anything I can do to help?' Birdfeather looked up with concern in her face. She felt the sadness as another one of her family had died. If Runespell didn't recover, she didn't know what she would do. Birdfeather turned to Mousewind. 'How are you?</sup>

[Spice..xx]

Mousewind stared at her aunt is surprise as she asked her how she was. Her brother had just died and her father was critically injured. How did Birdfeather think she felt? She merely shook her head in response to the she-cats question, green eyes blinking dully as she stared at her father. She felt a pang as he looked up at Ryefang and she quickly ran to her brother, burying her head in his side before the tears began to fall. "Why Ryefang? Why did you have to die?

Amberpaw listnened silently as Runespell spoke. It's time we all let him go. She looked over at Mousewind, having to bite her lip hard so she didnt cry herself. She looked over to Leopardflight, waiting for the queen to speak before she did anything with Ryefangs body. She flashed a look at Cloudedsky, amber eyes asking a question. What shall i do?[/color][/blockquote]

[x.Jolly.x]

^Bird_feather

^{Of course! She was such an idiot! Mousewind was obviously upset... how could she ask how are you? If Birdfeather could, she would pick up a rock and throw it at herself. 'Sorry, Mousewind, it was a stupid question.' Seeing Mousewind crying, Birdfeather couldn't help but crying a little, too. Her family was upset and she hadn't helped. She looked at Mousewind and touched her tail to the she's shoulder. 'I'm sorry... Ryefang is safe now, in Starclan.' I hope... please don't be in the Tribe of Darkness.}