Spoliers and trigger warnings ahead like the last chapter, read with caution.

Third person p.o.v.

Its now been a few sunrises since runningnose had a little black Tom rushed to him, cold, bloody, covered head to tail in wounds and mud. The kits fever was starting to settle down, but not by much. Meaning the infection is still in his body, stopping him from recovering any time soon.

Runningnose had hardly eaten nor slept, he couldn't waste any time with this kit. Deerpaw didn't get whitecough luckily but still wanted to stay with runningnose and help treat the kit she brought in. Brokenstar was getting mote impatient with every sunrise went by.

Which made runningnose feel even more axnoius and determined to save the black Tom. His usual short and smooth fur is now all clumped and raggedy, since he's barley been taking care of himself.

"Is it okay if I come in?" A gentle voice sounded from the entrance of the den. He nodded yes and the cat made it's way to him. The cat sat down next to the poor medicen cat, curled her fluffy tail around her legs and sighed. "Poor kit..... I hope he makes it." She breathed, having a look of sympathy towards the kit.

"You know.... I've been thinking of taking him under my care." She mewd with a huge smile as she looked towards runningnose. For the first time in days, the grey and white Tom seemed to look happier, eyes regaining that spark he always has.

"That's fantastic news! You will be doing this poor fella a great thing fernshade." Runningnose beamed which lit up his whole face. The two stemmed to chat for ages, while watching the black kit of course. It's been a while since he's had an actual conversation with someone, other then the cats in his dreams.

Suddenly some weak coughing broke the happy talking cats. Runningnose immediately crouched in front of the kit. The kit still had his eyes closed but was trying to cough up some mud. Before He could say anything fernshade had already brought all the herbs she could over.

He sorted though all of them and chose the ones that would help the kit bring up this dried up mud. He chewed them into a pulp, spat them out and put them in the kits mouth. Even barley awake the kit still swallowed the herbs and brought them back up with the dried mud.

Then the kit opened his ice blue eyes only to see two very hude and very happy cats. He yowled and tries to run but slumped back down. His wounds were still recovering and still in heaps of pain.

"Don't move to much please little one." Runningnose spoke while rumminging through his herb pile. The kit suddenly felt really soft fur againts his weak, infected and battered body. "It's okay little one, I'm here." The soft cat spoke gently, giving his warm ears a lick.

He seemed to instantly calm down and started to snuggle against fernshade. "Heh seems like your getting comfatble already, but I do need to replace the herbs and cobwebs." Runningnose chuckled a bit and the instant connection the kit and fernshade seemed to have.

Fernshade gently rolled the kit over so runningnose could begin his work. "Ow!" The kit yowled as runningnose took the first set of cobweb and herbs off. Runningnose mumbled and apology but had to proceed. Fernshade gave the little kit a comforting purr and meowed. "I'm right here."

"Okay....." He mewd, his voice still rough and sore from breathing in all that mud several days earlier. Even though the herbs hurt and stung, the kit managed to stay strong and brave.

After a few minutes runningnose was finaly finished what he had to do. Before anyone else could speak deerpaw came from seemingly know where and barged past runningnose. "Thank starclan your awake!" She yowled loudly, probably letting the whole camp know.

"I'm deerpaw, the cat you picked you up from the mud." Deerpaw smiled, even though she to seemed not taken care of. The kit mumbled a thank you before curling into a little ball againts fernshade's belly fur. "I'm going to tell everyone!" She yowled and sprinted out of the den.

Runningnose chuckled and started to walk towards his nest. Once he was there he curled his body around and once again put his head on his front paws. His slim tail curled around his paws and face as much as it could. He closed his yellow eyes and finaly went to sleep in the first time in days.