Forever Free [open]

[VineStar12]

The medicine cat walked into camp silently, his jaws filled with borage. His blue eyes darted over to the cats that surrounded a she-cat, the mute queen Silencefall. He guessed she'd kit any day now, and today was the day. He sprinted over and laid down his herbs. "Starlingpaw, Poisonpaw! Fetch some moss and brambles! We'll have to build a nest around her, seeing that she can't get up." Flamespirit barkd to the apprentices. "Crowbone, could you fetch some poppy seeds from my den? Only three are needed." he says to the warrior. The tom looks down at the kitting queen. She'd give birth pretty soon. His blue eyes watched her intently, "It's gonna be okay, Silencefall." the Siamese says softly to the female.

[Leogrim]

The tortoiseshell's head snapped upward, and dipped once, twice, down in agreement. She shot off towards the apprentice's den, where a couple extra pieces of moss could be seen. Gingerly picking it up with her sharp teeth, the she-cat raced back towards Flamespirit, emerald orbs of her eyes wide with horror.

"What's happening, Flamespirit?" Starlingpaw asked, her voice shaky as she looked at the flame point tom. While she asked, she worked around the queen, tucking in the moss around her sides and making sure that it was comfortable.

Fervently, although she did not know this cat well, fervently Starlingpaw hoped that Silencefall would be all right, and this event was not StarClan's punishment towards her bad words.

[ℳoon 浤]

Crowbone nodded, relieved that the medicine cat had finally come into the camp. He went over to the medicine cat's den and began searching around for the poppy seeds. After a moment or two of looking over the leaves, and searching around, he found some, and brushed them into a leaf to carry back to Flamespirit.

He was deeply concerned for Silencefall. She'd been through a lot, and a painful birth was just going to be something else to add onto her list of sufferings. He set the leaf with the poppy seeds inside of it down in front of Flamespirit.

"Here you are. Is she going to be alright?" he asked.

[Toadie]

Poisonpaw looked around nervously as he was ordered to go gather moss by the medicine cat. He quickly padded away as fast as he could. He followed Starlingpaw and grabbed some moss out of the nests, and set it near Silencefall. After that he went and grabbed some brambles from one of the outsides of the nests.

His heart was beating very quickly. He didn't know exactly what was going on. This was the first labor he'd ever seen from a queen. He didn't know how he was going to deal with it. He'd heard there was a lot of blood and other gross things.

[Smith]

[bg=gray][atrb=border,0,true][atrb=width,300,true]Silencefall - The queen was relieved when the medicine cat, Flamespirit, came to her aide. She was breathing heavily, and saw her sides rippling as one of the kits. It was estimated that she would only have two, which was a relief to her, but she almost couldn't take the pain of just having a couple. Her sleek body wasn't right for standing up to these kinds of pain. If she had had it her way, she never would have had kits at all. She watched the apprentices building her a nest. Crowbone had been sent off to get poppy seeds. They would be a welcome relief to her. Thank you, she wanted to say to Flamespirit, but nothing came out but a small choking noise.

[VineStar12]

The Siamese tom makes sure the moss is in place, providing some comfort to the kitting queen. "Thank you Starlingpaw, Poisonpaw. And she is having her kits, Starlingpaw. Every she-cat does eventually, unless they are a medicine cat or have gone to the Cutter." he answers the apprentice absentmindedly, all his attention on the queen. He gave Crowbone a small nod and took the poppy seeds. "Just lick these up and the pain should ease. The first kit is coming very soon. And don't strain yourself, Silencefall." the medicine cat says softly to the she-cat, pushing the seeds over to her muzzle. Although Flamespirit was a rude cat, he was very gentle and kind to queens and kits. His cream paws would slide across the queen's pelt here and there, feeling for a special kind of ripple of muscles that ment a kit was coming.

[Leogrim]

A sigh of relief escaped her mouth as she resigned herself to calmness again. The tortoiseshell apprentice grinned a bit. More relaxed, Starlingpaw curled her tail about her paws neatly, blinking her round green eyes. Flamespirit was so skilled and calm, even in this environment! For a minute, she found herself admiring the medicine cat.

However, Flamespirit's comments stirred her curiosity. There were some items that she didn't know about the world yet, and so, Starlingpaw sought to question them. "So, is she going to be all right? And what's the cutter?"

[Toadie]

Poisonpaw was relieved that Silencefall was getting the help that she needed. He couldn't help but overhear what Flamespirit said to Starlingpaw as well, all about things like the cutter. He'd never even heard of that before. He decided he would either wait around for Flamespirit to give the answer, or ask his mentor Crowbone when he got the chance.

He hoped that nothing would go wrong with Silencefall's labor. He would feel bad if anything happened to the mute she-cat. She was a brave warrior, as the older warriors said. Brave warriors didn't deserve bad things to happen to them.

[Smith]

[bg=gray][atrb=border,0,true][atrb=width,300,true]Silencefall - She lapped up the poppy seeds, feeling them sooth and ease her pain. She looked up to Flamespirit with joy in her eyes. She was so happy that he was helping her out. However, another push sent her digging her claws into the ground. Though the pain was less, she could still feel it. The ripples moved in her body until the first kit began to slide out. She didn't know what to do, so she just pushed as hard as she could. Soon enough she had a small kit down by her side, and she began to clean it.

[VineStar12]

The tom had forgotten that he was speaking to apprentices, so they wouldn't know who/what the Cutter is. "Yes, she is okay. And the Cutter is what most kittypet toms go to at the age of 6 moons. After tgeir visit, the tom can never have kits and becomes quite lazy. Sometimes Twolegs will take a she-cat to the Cutter, and the same thing happens. It is one of the may weird things Twolegs do that us cats will never understand." he answers Starlingpaw. Flamespirit's attention turnee back to Silencefall as her first kit was born, a tom. He helped the queen by licking the kit's fur the wrong way, so that it would fluff up and provide warmth to the newborn. Although, the medicine cat was mystified as to how the she-cat would name her kits. Forcing the thought out of his head, the flame point Siamese continued grooming the kit, knowing the next one was to come very soon.

[ℳoon 浤]

Crowbone was relieved when it looked like Silencefall was going to be alright, and the she-cat wasn't in so much pain anymore. He didn't like to see any of his clan mates hurt like that. He looked down at the queen, and watched as she gave birth to the first kit. He didn't know how she-cats could go through something like that. It looked terrible.

The medicine cat and Silencefall both licked the kit. Crowbone didn't know how Silencefall was going to be able to raise them without her voice. She couldn't tell them not to do something or another, or comfort them with her soft words. She couldn't even give them names. It was going to be complicated, and she was going to need a lot of help from her Clanmates.

[Leogrim]

"Weird," Starlingpaw mumbled. She watched the kits get licked, and she cocked her head, almost like a bird. Why did they have to be licked? Could she lick? The tortoiseshell leaned forward eagerly, curious for her answers to come.

"Flamespirit, why do kits have to be licked? And can I help lick them?" she chirped, her bright green eyes inquisitive. "Does it help them get healthier, or something?" It was a good guess, and Starlingpaw was sure it was correct.

[Toadie]

Poisonpaw was glad that all his questions about the process were being asked by Starlingpaw, to save him the possible rebuking for saying something like that. She certain was brave and had a lot of audacity. He looked at the kit that Silencefall had down by her side. It was so small and helpless. He couldn't even remember when he was that young. Everything was dark around that age.

"It's cute," he remarked. He didn't really have much else to say on the matter. He hoped that Silencefall was feeling better now that she had taken the poppy. He wondered how much time it would take for the other kit or kits to come out.

[Smith]

[bg=gray][atrb=border,0,true][atrb=width,300,true]Silencefall - It didn't take long for yet another kit to exit Silencefall's body. She took in a deep breath. That would be the last one, she knew. There were no more left inside her now flattening belly. She grabbed the other one, licking it gently. She didn't know how she was going to properly communicate her choice of names with the Clan, without her voice. She would just have to direct them to what she wanted to call them after. The tom will be Acaciakit. He'll have the name I couldn't keep. The she-cat will be Gingerkit, after her gingery fur. She looked down at them. Even though she never wanted them, she couldn't help but stare at them fondly. She was still considered that Anubis, their evil Raider father, would one day come to claim them.

[VineStar12]

"A newborn kit needs to be licked after it's born, to keep it warm. I always lick their fur the wrong way so it'd fluff up and keep it especially warm. And you could help me with this one." he answers the curious apprentice, giving the tom kit another lick on the neck. The medicine cat was still mystified on how Silencefall was to name her kits, but they'd find a way. The Siamese tom gets up and takes a look at the other kit, making sure it was okay. The small she-cat seemed healthy, no birth defects, and was responding normally to her mother "The kits seem healthy. I'll check in often to make sure nothing develops. We should move them to the nursery. Silencefall, are you able to walk?" Flamespirit already knew it'd be a lot less painful to walk now, but he needed to know if Silencefall was too tired to get up. He would ask in a couple minutes on what the mute queen wanted to name the kits.