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Turtlekit lay in Rainwing's den, her head resting on her good paw. She waited for the medicine cat, the pain coursing through her veins enough to make a warrior cry out in pain but she could not. It was like he voice had gone and left her. If she would ever speak again, no one knew.

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CoonStripe slowly stalked into the Medicine Cat's den. He refused to be repaired, for he felt like Turtlekit needed it the most. She was just a little kit... who does no harm at all..

"Hey Turtlekit... you okay?" he asked while concern filled his voice, "I hope you are.."

He sat down next to the little kit, and licked her fur gently.

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Turtlekit looked up at Coonstripe, her eyes boring into the tom's pelt. It was like she was staring straight through him. Like she wasn't even really there anymore. She looked back at her paws, her ears pinned back slightly.

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CoonStripe sighed...

"Turtlekit.... listen to me..." he said that softly, and looked at her soothingly, "I'll stay here... until you get better. I'll get you fresh-kill, and I'll try to be your best friend... would you like that...? Nod once if you do... nod twice if you don't... please.."

His eyes just stared at her. He felt horrible. He fet like he did it, but he knew he didn't. He knew that. BatWing did. And he was going to kill BatWing sooner or later. Just not now. Not now.

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Twitchpaw walked into the den having seen Coonstripe walk in, "What's going on?" She noticed he was injured before frowning, "Are you okay?" She walked over to him before noticing the small kit, "Hey Turtlekit, what happened? You not feeling well?" She looked at the small kit, before looking at her paws, noticing one looked off. "CoonStripe, do you know what happened to the Turtlekit? Do you know?"

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Turtlekit looked at Coonstripe, her eyes just boring through him. She didn't have a voice. Nor a mind really. Her gaze turned to Twitchpaw, still staring through them. She stood up, showing Twitchpaw just how badly it looked. It was pretty well bent sideways...not her paw but the actual bone in her leg. It wasn't good. She blinked slowly, laying back down, careful not to nudge her leg.

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Twitchpaw flinched when she realized the bone looked.. very broken. "How did you do that. That must hurt, your very brave not to be crying, let me get you some poppy seeds and some moss then I will need to go look for sticks to brace your leg, Rainwing should some back soon... I hope." Twitchpaw watched to the herb store grabbing some poppy seeds and rolling some moss, placing some of the seeds in front of the kit. "Eat these. You will feel sleepy but the pain in your leg will become manageable and here is some moss to help keep your leg comfortable. I will hurry about the sticks, do your best not to shift that leg. I don't want you to hurt it more then it already is." Twitchpaw then looked to the warrior in the den, "Can you tell me how this happened? Was she playing and fell or what? I can't think of many things a kit can do to injury themself this badly with climbing a tree or being attacked...." Twitchpaw sighed, "I need to get the sticks, can you make sure she eats the seeds?"

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"BatWing, TwitchPaw! Did you not hear the commotion outside earlier?! He tried to kill Turtlkit, Me, And FlightWhisker!" he looked at TwitchPaw, his tail lashing back and forth angerily, "Is it that bad? If it is... I swear... I'll make him feel worse pain..."

He growled angerily, and soon stopped, hoping to not frighten Turtlekit.

"I'll make sure," he mewed, and sat down next to the bundle of fur. He nudged her very gently, as if trying to encourage her, "Eat the seeds, Turtlekit... you'll get better."

He smiled at the little kit, letting his tail trail down the back of her spine, hoping to calm her if frightened, hurt, or whatever, so she could try to eat the seeds.

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Turtlekit watched Twitchpaw blankly. There was no expression to her face. She was crippled, for right now. If not longer......she listened to the medicine cat apprentice explain what she was going to do, not giving any acknowledgement of having heard her. When she brought her the seeds she looked at them, her expression still blank. She lapped them up, listening to Coonstripe's words.

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"I don't know if her leg with stop her from being able to use, it looks bad but if its set and she doesn't move to much, it should heal just fine," Twitchpaw mewed before rushing out of the den, wanting to gather the sticks and set the small kit's leg before more damage was done. Poor thing, a broken leg.... if I don't set it right, she will suffer from likely never becoming a warrior. I hope I can set it properly...

Twitchpaw stopped and looked at the ground, finding to nice thick and straight sticks before heading back to the camp, entering the medicine den again before dropping the sticks by the kit and then gathering cobwebs from the back. She looked at Coonstripe, "Make sure she doesn't move, this will hurt even with the poppy seeds." Twitchpaw placed her supplies down and shifting Turtlekit's leg so she could set it. "Are you ready Turtlekit?"

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Turtlekit just stared straight through her, the expression in her eyes just telling her to do it already. Why as questions? It was obvious that it was going to have to happen. She sighed, flicking her tail patiently.

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Twitchpaw smiled, "Your brave and sorry about the pain." Twitchpaw placed a paw on the good side of her leg and gently grabbed her paw with her mouth, pulling the leg straight and shifting it so the bone lined up properly. She let go and felt the leg, wanting to make sure the leg was properly set before splinting the leg. She licked the kit's head before grabbing more poppy seeds, "Here, eat these and sleep, I will have to have Rainwing check the leg but I think as long as you don't move much, you should be just fine." Twitchpaw smiled, nosing the kit before looking at Coonstripe, "Want your wounds to be treated now?"

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Turtlekit flinched infinitesimally when Twitchpaw set her leg. She blinked slowly, lapping up the poppy seeds that were given to her. She curled up into a ball, falling asleep rather quickly. She looked kinda peaceful, if not for the horrible cut that was on her leg, the cut that exposed a bit of muscle, down to the bone. When Twitchpaw had reset the bone, it had torn the skin, the break having pressed against the skin to almost the breaking point. She sighed, dreams drifiting into her mind as she slept.

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CoonStripe looked at TwitchPaw. He trusted her, he did, it's just... something seemed off with TurtleKit. She should at least acknowledge them. Okay, she did, but she didn't talk or anything. Hopefully it was because of the shock. Anyway, he was still worried about her. Something else was wrong. Wasn't there?

"..No. I'll be fine. Just a few flesh wounds.." he licked his flank a bit, wincing as the cut stung. He wasn't roughed up too bad. Although, he may get an infection later on...

He looked back at TwitchPaw, with worry in his eyes, "I'm still worried about Turtlekit.."

CoonStripe licked TurtleKit's leg gently, not sure if it would make her wince or not. Hopefully her sleep will let her ignore the pain.

CoonStripe was actually be nice and caring. Remember when he was so fiesty? He still was, but... when it came to kits... he couldn't help but be like this... ((Seemed out of the blue,b ut I wasn't sure where to put it..))

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Twitchpaw sighed, "At least let my treat them to they don't get infected. It won't take long then I am going to go look for Rainwing." Twitchpaw smiled before gathering marigold and horsetail leaves and walked back over to the two. "It won't take long as you should know." Twitchpaw stated, twitching her tail, very proud that she was able to remember so much even though she thought she had a long way to go still.