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Blackmist watched her before starting on his own, easily separating them into different piles and nipping unneeded leaves or stems away from the useful part of the plant. "What was your rank in your old Clan? It seems like you did a lot of helping with the medicine cat. Was she a friend? A relative?" He asked this without even looking up, his paws still moving different plants into assorted piles.

Blackmist gave her a look of sympathy and padded over, looking over the herbs she didn't quite know yet. "This," He gestured with a paw to a plant with small white flowers and large green leaves. "Is Chickweed. It's very useful during the winter and serves as another treatment for greencough. Not as good as catmint, but it helps." He looked to another one, which was little tiny bunches of a white flowers that differed from the Chickweed, coming smaller in size with more quantity. "That one is Snakeroot. It's like how Burdock Root helps with rat bites the best, this one counters poison the best. It's why we named it as such." There was one more pile and as he looked closely, he recognized the small yellow flowers as Tormentil. "This last one here is Tormentil, like Snakeroot's cousin. You can use it to treat certain wounds, but it only helps with weaker poisons, like a spider bite or a bad berry." This experience was very similar to teaching an apprentice and he enjoyed it an awful lot, his eyes gleaming softly with happiness and his expression soft.

Blackmist watched her before he started again on his own pile, separating Nettle Seeds from Poppy Seeds and Oak Leaves from Daisy Leaves. He loved his position, he really did, but the more he saw how capable Lightbringer was, the more he wanted to retire early and just let someone else far less aged take over for him. He let out a heavy sigh and pushed some Comfrey away from Marigold.
((No problem, but I'll likely need to be called back every now and again because I'm pretty busy))

Blackmist soon finished his work and stood up, his front legs urging for a long stretch while his back legs protested to any movement whatsoever. "Maybe if you head out now, you'll be able to catch the dusk patrol? This is normally when they start to head out." He said this while gazing outside of his den, eyes narrowed against the faint light of the setting sun. He could see Badgerpatch collecting together Flameface and Swiftpaw, then swiveling her head to and fro, as if she were looking for one more eligible cat.

Badgerpatch eyed Lightbringer almost suspiciously before she gave a slow nod, allowing the new member of the Clan to be part of the patrol. "Flameface is leading, so listen to what he says." The deputy lightly flicked her tail before padding away toward where Splashwhisker was tearing into a sparrow.
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"Don't mind her, she's just a bit grumpy due to all the stress." Flameface excused his littermate with a light chuckle, his embarrassment displayed in how the fur on his shoulders spiked up in certain places. "We should get going before the borders get too dark to see across." He moved toward the entrance with Swiftpaw quick on his heels.

(It's fine, holidays and all.))

Once they arrived at the border, Flameface set to sniffing around and resetting the markers. As far as he could tell, there had been no trespassers, but he could scent blood in the air, and a lot of it. "Smells like they're having trouble.." He muttered, wincing slightly when he heard a familiar distressed yowl, one he recognized to be coming from MoonClan's deputy, Lilytooth. He felt bad that they couldn't help, but it would be breaking code if they raced across. "Come on, we shouldn't stay here long." He murmured, guiding the other two toward the river.

"Are they okay?" Swiftpaw mewed, concern evident in her voice. Though they were the enemy Clan, she couldn't help but feel worried for some of the cats she spoke with at the Gatherings. She'd even made friends with a few of the apprentices, so that only made her feel worse. She hoped that Kitepaw and Kestrelpaw were okay. (All characters mentioned are my own over at MoonClan))

"I'd say in a couple sunrises. We haven't had one for a while, so I'm just assuming." Flameface turned his eyes to the sky, narrowing them at the setting sun and array of reddish/pink clouds. "The moon will tell us." He offered a shrug and led the two further, stopping when they reached the river. It was easy to see right into the other Clan's territory, as they had the other side of the wide-open moor.
Swiftpaw stepped into the shallows of the river while gazing down into it, her eyes focused on any sort of movement beneath the ripples. "Fish are tasty." She meowed, raising her tail so it didn't cause a disturbance.

"You might be able to, Fuzzystar likes to announce the new warriors every time. Splashwhisker is going to the next one, plus Swiftpaw and Yewpaw might be warriors before then as well." Flameface meowed, a look of pity coming onto his face when Swiftpaw's ears fell back at the news. He was aware she felt bad for her second brother, Owlpaw, who wasn't doing as well in warrior training as everyone had thought he would. Shaking it off, the tortoiseshell tasted the air for any prey.

Swiftpaw kept watching the water while pushing thoughts of Owlpaw away when suddenly she struck his paw out, then pulled a medium-sized fish from the river. "Got one!" She announced before slamming it down to the bank, then jumping on it and biting down hard. It stopped flopping around a few seconds later and the apprentice held it up, clearly proud of her catch.

Flameface watched the she-cat curiously as she climbed up the tree, quickly catching on as she signaled for him to be prepared. He lowered himself and waited, pouncing on the bird the second it hit the ground. Due to it being dazed, he was able to deliver a clean bite straight to the throat. He swiped his tongue around his jaws as he pulled away, emitting a quiet purr. "That was clever!" He meowed, glancing up at the other warrior.
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"Impressive!" Swiftpaw cried from behind the fish she held in her jaws, her eyes bright with excitement. She placed the fresh-kill on top of a pile of fallen leaves and bounded over, her whiskers twitching. "Where did you learn to do that?"

((Alright))

"I think I have the gist of it, I don't need any coaching." Flameface laid down next to the bird and began cleaning his paws, figuring that this was as good a time as ever to do so. After all, Swiftpaw seemed pretty eager to learn, so she would likely take Lightbringer up on her offer to teach them how.
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"Yes! Please do!" Swiftpaw jumped on the opportunity wanting to have the chance at becoming the best warrior she could, even if this wasn't a needed part of her training. She padded over and looked up at the tree, feeling of anxiety suddenly rushing back at the thought of climbing. She wasn't the biggest fan of scaling trees but she was determined, and that quickly overtook any thoughts of giving up.

((See ya then))

Swiftpaw flicked her ear in understanding and moved around the tree, scouting for some branches that were close together so she could climb without worrying about falling. She soon spotted some and with a deep breath, she launched herself into the tree, using her back claws to propel her smoothly upward. She soon reached her desired branch and she rested for a moment, looking around for the bird that still sat on the branch, not having detected the she-cat. Good, she thought as she made her way toward the back of it, being as quiet as possible while moving from branch to branch. She came up behind the creature and with a meow of triumph, smacked it down with a sharp hit from her paw. "Get it!" She meowed, lowering her head so she could watch the bird be killed.

Swiftpaw looked toward the ground with uncertainty and tentatively began making her way back down, her anxiety not hidden one bit. She'd stepped onto one branch she would need to make her way down and hissed as it immediately snapped, bringing her front leg down with it. To keep her entire body from falling, the apprentice pushed her shoulder hard against the tree, wincing when the broken pieces of the branch scratched at her skin. She stopped and regained her balance before leaning back onto the branch her hind legs were on, relieved that she hadn't fallen and broken her neck or something along those lines. She could feel blood oozing from her shoulder but it felt like a minor issue compared to what could have happened. "Um, guys? I can't get down, my branch broke.." She meowed, trying her best to find a way for her to drop to the ground without getting too injured.
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Flameface stood up from his casual grooming session and moved over to where Swiftpaw was stuck, slightly confused as to why she didn't climb down the tree like a normal cat did. He was about to voice his inquiry when he noticed her bloodied shoulder, immediately assuming that was the issue here. "I'll come and get you, just stay where you are." Due to Swiftpaw's size, he wasn't all too sure he would be able to carry her down, but he was a pretty strong cat himself, so he had to at least try. "Lightbringer, can you stand where I am so if I drop her, you may be able to catch her?" He murmured this to keep the apprentice from hearing, not wanting her to freak out and make things even worse.

(also, orchardclan is fairly active)

(good morning!)

As soon as the apprentice was down on the ground, LightBringer padded over and nosed at the she-cats shoulder. "it doesnt seem too bad. can you walk?" she asks, as she gathers some cobwebs to stop the bleeding. finding enough, she quickly presses it into place on top of the wound, gently, so as not to further hurt the apprentice. "i am sorry that you got hurt" she murmured.