Giving you some work maggot

[Blackthorn Jean-Jacques Leroy]

Blackthorn padded into the medicine cats den. "I got a bit of a scratchy throat. Think you could lend me some of you herbal magic? AHAHAHA PUNS The FireClan deputy sat down. "I fear it may get a bit worse so I'd like to have it treated as soon as possible. I apologies for intruding." The black and white tomcat spotted the medicine cat apprentice and dipped his head.

"Willowpool, is it?"

[Willowpool]

I rolled my eyes as he walked in.  I'd known Blackthorn since we'd been kittens.  Equal amounts of arguing and making fun of somehow ended up in a friendship or something of the sort.  "What?  Did you boss too many poor apprentices around today?"  I shook my head as if a tragedy had occurred.  "I pray for their mourning families."  I shuffled towards the back of my den pale blue eyes scoring across the little compartments of medicine for echinacea and sage or tansy.

"Have you experienced any severe or mild coughing along with your sore throat?  Has the soreness been caused by coughing even?"  I looked over my shoulder as I called it out.  I raised my fictional brows with curiosity.  I was hoping there wasn't coughing because tansy was seemingly harder to find due to the high grass blocking off sunlight to the short plant.

[Blackthorn Jean-Jacques Leroy]

"Hah! Can't a deputy be fun too? I don't boss them around.. much." It was nice to get in some lighthearted chatting. Things had been a bit stressful for the newly appointed deputy. He was glad his friend had gotten the position as medicine cat. She deserved it and she seemed fit to be Crowwing's apprentice. "The apprentices probably aren't to fond of you when you have to stuff herbs down their throat that taste inedible." He purred in amusement.

"No, I have not. I have just had a minor sore throat and it hasn't been that bad but I thought I'd come see you before anything develops." He explained with a small smile forming. "Plus it was a good reason to come see a friend." He sat down and watched her fiddle with her herbs. "Just a plain ol' sore throat for no given reason."

[Willowpool]

I snorted at the comment Blackthorn made.  "They better like me or else they'll be stuck with their bellyaches and ticks for their whole life."  I muttered to the deputy with a grin.  "Good and if you feel like coughing, please get away from me, bud."

I bent down to pick up the needed herbs and headed back in the tomcat's direction.  "Chew these up very well and swallow the juices.  You might throw up if you swallow to much of the plant itself."  I set out a triangular leaf with serrated edges and a round, fragrant leaf.  I smirked at my friend.

"You might change your mind about that friend thing after this.  Don't consume any water until-"  I poked my head outside of the den to catch a glance of sky.  It was orange, only half of the sun still visible.  I turned around and shrugged.  "About until the sun is nearly or all the way down.  You can come down here to drink if the camp guard won't let you leave."

[Blackthorn Jean-Jacques Leroy]

"Ohhh scary." He teased lightly with a childish grin. The deputy frowned. "Well that's not very nice!" He pouted. "Wow I thought we were friends Willowpool. But you want me to leave. Well then I guess I'm just going to have to stay, just to peeve you off." Blackthorn was usually never quite this childish. But mostly what he did with Willowpool was argue, tease her, and act like the idiot he couldn't be, or wouldn't be, around other cats. If you got close enough to Blackthorn, you usually could see a new side of him he didn't usually share.

"Okay. If that's the case, then if I end up feeling like I will, I'll just come closer to you." He chewed the herbs and did as she directed, slowly swallowing the juices. It was hard to keep a straight face, his taste buds were set on fire as the bad taste filled his mouth. "Why do I feel like you did this on purpose.." A twisted expression of disgust covered his face.

"One of these days I will find a way to get back at you.." He stuck his tongue out both teasingly and with disgust.