PAFP Camp I HOPE YOU'RE SOMEWHERE PRAYING [ casual / training ]

[serpentberry serpentberry]

[ pls wait for @rowanpaw ! this is meant to be a chill thread :] ]
Her and Rowanpaw's relationship has been... strained, most recently. After revealing to the girl the truth of those bloodied petals, her daughter's moral compass seems to have shown it's sharpened end. Serpentberry feels as if, suddenly, her daughter's high regard of her has since sunk. But they're so interwoven and sewn together now, that ripping their seams apart would hurt them both. The medicine cat revels in this truth, but not in the fact that one day, Rowanpaw may attempt to sever this tie.

In any case, at the prompting of the russet furred molly, Serpentberry conducts their lesson in a warm sunray near center-camp. "Infections can differ in severity," she says, parting a few leaves from petals, "Some, with some water and marigold, can clear up within a day or two. Others -" her gaze narrows, imperceptibly small, "- can kill if left alone. What are the tell tale signs that a cat is fighting infection?"

 

[rowanpaw]

☆ Rowanpaw has tugged her mother and mentor out of their dark and dusty den, though she usually prefers the space to the opposite– but today, the sun is warm and the sky is blue, and it seems like an awful shame to have their lesson in that place. She shuffles, ears perked as she listens to the beginnings of the lesson. She cringes slightly at the topic– infections? Really? After the whole ordeal with Juniperstar…? But she supposes it did show them that they were not well enough aware of the side effects if they both had failed to notice. She thinks for a moment, then replies.

"A fever," she says, remembering the hot body of their dead leader lying in the center of the camp. "And… tiredness," she says, again, remembering Juniperstar those days leading up to it– "and if it's a limb that's suffering, then maybe a limp too. And… and that yellow stuff– pus? Ooze?"

☆ ROWANPAW. 14 moons
mentored by serpentberry,
adopted daughter of serpentberry and thornstar
peaceful powerplay allowed
ooc -