- Aug 9, 2022
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What was just a normal practice session ended in concern. Scratches were nothing new in WindClan, their insistence on teaching combat with claws unsheathed had been a thorn in his side since he'd been apprenticed and it wasn't going to change just because he complained so he opted for a compromise to some degree. With Brownpaw's scratch patched up and some marigold plastered over it for good measure, he held up Spiritpaw's paw for examination and gave a throaty sigh at what he saw.
"Unsheathe'em please." Upon doing as he asked he tilted his head, carefully scrutinized each curved hook and let her go with a shake of his head, "Clean'em a little better 'fore ye go practicin' next time. Takes only a little dirt under a nail to get in a wound and then we get a problem. Body don't like dirt in it. It'll act up real nasty when it finds somethin'." The chocolate dipped tom smiled, the wheatstem clenched tight between his teeth going slack as he lost the tension in his jaw and rose his voice up to the other cats present around the edge of camp.
"Ye hear me? Ye keep them claws CLEAN 'fore ye spar or else ah'll put ye to work pickin' plants fer me to replace the stock I waste keep'n yer cuts from goin' sour! It's real unpleasant! Don't do that to yer clanmates and certainly don't do that to me..." He WOULD make a cat pay for adding more to his already astronomically large workload, perhaps he was exaggerating a bit but he had not stopped fretting about leaf-bare since the first orange leaf done fell from a tree and got crunched under paw.
"Yer not in trouble, Spiritpaw-it's not somethin' no cat really thinks about. But keep'em nice and shiny from now on if ye'd be so obliged." Dandelionwish gave his head a little tilt of a nod, grinning lightly to show no harm done. This time, it was just a scratch and he'd cleaned it quick, but he'd really prefer they didn't all go taking such risks in the future. If he had to pick his battles, he'd compromise here. Fear of being put on boring herb gathering duty would hopefully keep even the most rambuncitious apprentices picking at their toes to remove the grit and dirt before a tussle. Hopefully, anyways...
@spiritpaw - No need to wait for them to post first though!