Attack Of The Spider

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<< For Waspwing. >>

An undersized blue-grey cat came hopping into the medicine den on three paws. It wasn't the first time he'd been here; Harshpaw seemed to be quite prone to injury. Hopefully he wouldn't be especially susceptible to illness as well; leaf-bare had gotten everyone a bit nervous about greencough.

The older apprentice settled himself into a sitting position near one wall of the den. Last time it had been a small but deep cut on one paw pad; this time he'd twisted a paw after an incident involving a spider. Great CloudClan, arachnids were terrifying. Harshpaw was actually less concerned about the pain from his foot than he was about staying far away from that beast, and that was saying something.

"Waspwing, are you here?" he called out timidly. Hopefully the crippled tabby wouldn't be angry about seeing him here again. The Russian Blue certainly hadn't wanted to bother the medicine cat, but he didn't appear to have a choice.

[Waspwing]

(Wow much read. Very words)

Waspwing often disliked seeing a patient multiple times, especially if the space between visits wasn't long. But when poor, tiny little Harshpaw hobbled in he couldn't help but actually feel sympathetic for the apprentice. This was the second time he'd seen Harsh come into his den for a paw problem, and he was starting to wonder if Harshpaw wanted to be a cripple like himself. He sighed lightly as he turned and limped over tot he blue-grey feline, cocking his head to the left.

"My, you do enjoy hurting your paws. What, looking to be like me, or perhaps Sparrowfur in Fireclan?" He cooed sarcastically, preparing some poppy seeds, coltsfoot and cobwebs on a large, somehow still alive leaf. He noted that his stock of coltsfoot was nearly empty, and he'd have to get some after this.

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Luckily the medicine cat was here, and he seemed not to be in a grumpy mood. Harshpaw twitched an ear at Waspwing's comment. "I wasn't trying to get hurt," the undersized cat protested halfheartedly. "But see, I was playing hide-and-seek with Treekit. Then there was a spider in the log where I was hiding, and chased me around with it... I sorta wasn't looking where I was going and tripped. Now my paw feels all weird." The Russian Blue raised the paw in question with a small wince. He'd definitely twisted it pretty bad, though it wasn't as bad as a broken bone.

CloudClan willing, his occasional clumsiness wouldn't lead to crippling or other permanent injuries. Being smaller than all the other cats was enough to deal with as it was.

A shadow of doubt crossed Harshpaw's mind as he watched the tabby. "It's gonna get better, right?" he asked nervously. If anything, he didn't want to be stuck with a limp forever because of an incident with a spider.

[Waspwing]

Wapwing nodded and began to apply the medicines to Harshpaw's twisted paw, as well as binding it with cobwebs. "Your paw will be fine as long as you don't put too much weight on it for a little bit. Take some time to relax in camp. The most I want you to do is clean a den, and only if you can do that without hurting your paw even more." He ordered as he finished wrapping it with cobwebs. He turned and hobbled back over to the herb storage, and then began to sort some herbs out. "You can stay in here, or the Apprentices' Den. Whichever you'd prefer." He called back before counting his amount of tansy.

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He stayed still, letting the medicine cat do his work. "I can do that," Harshpaw meowed with a small internal sigh. If he kept getting injuries like this, he'd just get further behind with his training.

At the offer, he hesitated to consider his options. He could stay in the apprentices' den, where cats would probably look at his leg weird... or he could rest in the medicine den, where it was nice and quiet.

"I think I'll stay here. Thanks." The blue-grey tom made his way over to a nest and sat down. At least he wouldn't be constantly reminded how big the other apprentices were. Eventually he settled lower in the mossy dip and tucked his tail over his nose. It wasn't too long before he was sleeping lightly.