- Jun 8, 2022
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Lilybloom could not stay in the medicine den forever. She still hadn't been officially permitted to leave and return to her warrior duties just yet, but with no injuries so to speak of, and no colds settling in from her time underwater, she didn't want to waste all her day sitting in the medicine den doing nothing. Usually, she would have been content to stay put and do as Beesong asked, but she had been growing increasingly restless since waking up. There was nothing wrong with her in her eyes, therefore she did not need to be watched over or spend her days in the medicine den. The only thing that troubled her was the dreams she had, the nightmares that woke her up gasping for breath and leaving her heart racing inside her chest.
That morning she left the medicine den quietly, informing Beesong she needed some air and assuring him she wouldn't go far. Lilybloom had walked close to the river's edge in camp, hovering close to the edge, torn between dipping her paws in or not. Her racing heart suggested she should have stayed away but she dared to move forward, only putting her front paws in the water.
Not long after she did so, she was aware of one of her clanmates behind her. Lilybloom could feel herself zoning out the longer she stood there but she was dimly aware of looking back and nodding in greeting at the cat in question. Her thoughts began to swirl about the 'what ifs' on the day she nearly drowned, Iciclepaw's comment about her being able to swim, and her own opinions of what she had done wrong that day. It was overwhelming to say the least and not helped by the presence of the cat behind her, asking questions to her to check if she was alright. Deep down she knew they meant well, she knew their words were kind and full of concern. BuT right now Lilybloom just wanted to be left alone, she wanted the world to be quiet and still, she wanted her thoughts to leave the river and what had almost happened to her there. "Oh, would you please shut up?" Lilybloom snapped, whirling on the spot to face the cat talking to her. "I do not need you hovering over me like I'm a one day old kit! I'm fine!"
That morning she left the medicine den quietly, informing Beesong she needed some air and assuring him she wouldn't go far. Lilybloom had walked close to the river's edge in camp, hovering close to the edge, torn between dipping her paws in or not. Her racing heart suggested she should have stayed away but she dared to move forward, only putting her front paws in the water.
Not long after she did so, she was aware of one of her clanmates behind her. Lilybloom could feel herself zoning out the longer she stood there but she was dimly aware of looking back and nodding in greeting at the cat in question. Her thoughts began to swirl about the 'what ifs' on the day she nearly drowned, Iciclepaw's comment about her being able to swim, and her own opinions of what she had done wrong that day. It was overwhelming to say the least and not helped by the presence of the cat behind her, asking questions to her to check if she was alright. Deep down she knew they meant well, she knew their words were kind and full of concern. BuT right now Lilybloom just wanted to be left alone, she wanted the world to be quiet and still, she wanted her thoughts to leave the river and what had almost happened to her there. "Oh, would you please shut up?" Lilybloom snapped, whirling on the spot to face the cat talking to her. "I do not need you hovering over me like I'm a one day old kit! I'm fine!"