The New Light of Hope Book II: Return to the Forest

Chapter XIX: SilverHeart's Health.

Aurora:

"I will be talking with all of the offspring today as they're all four months of age and are a month away from their apprenticeship." Chief ArrowHeart told me. "Be sure to please help SilverHeart if she needs it."

"I'll go talk with the Healer's and see if she's okay." I replied before leaving.

I went over to the Den of the Healer's and entered, noticing that NightStone and Doe were sorting herbs that were recently brought to the Division. NightStone looked up and noticed me. "Do you need anything, Aurora?" NightStone asked. "I want to know how SilverHeart's doing." I told her.

"Not very well unfortunately." NightStone answered. "She's still sick."

Doe: "And it's so strange, too. Remember how Fox told us yesterday that she suffered from a stomachache from eating a rabbit early yesterday morning?"

NightStone: "Yes."

Doe: "Then how is it that her health has worsened?"

NightStone: "Well, Doe. There are some illnesses that can't be cured, there are some injuries that can't be healed, and there some things that we just fix and the fait of an animal is completely up to our ancestors."

Doe: "I guess so. But it's still doesn't make any sense to me."

NightStone: "Don't worry; once you become a healer, you'll understand more."

She was right on that; and the whole of a healer having an apprentice isn't just for them to share their knowledge on remedies to other animals and become their assistant, but they are usually given an apprentice to as not only their assistant, but to have an animal that'll take their position if they were to die, or retire. And that was the case of NightStone mentoring Doe and Fox: to become her assistants as she was planning on retiring when her job was done.

"Oh, I meant ask you: Where is SilverHeart, Fox, and MoonStone?" I continued.

"They should be in the Den of the Elders." NightStone answered. "Fox told me he was going to help MoonStone with SilverHeart while Chief ArrowHeart talked with the offspring about what position they wanted to take when they become apprentices next month."

"Got it." I then left.
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I made to the Den of the Elders where Fox poked his head of the den. "Pardon me, Aurora." He said. "I have to fetch some yarrow for SilverHeart–she's got a fever."

"Of course." I stepped out of the way so he could run back to the Den of the Healer's. I stepped inside where I saw HazelStripe and MoonStone trying to help her by giving her water to drink. SilverHeart was so weak that she could barely hold her head up to even look at anybody. "My head feels so warm." SilverHeart weakly added, so soft that barely understood her. "I feel… weak."

"Fox is going to fetch some yarrow for your fever, SilverHeart." MoonStone told her. "It'll be okay."

SilverHeart: "Will I even make it through all of this?"

HazelStripe: "Of course you'll make it through, you're the strongest she-wolf this Division has ever known."

"I'm back." Fox whispered, carrying the yarrow in his mouth. "Hopefully it'll help your fever."

SilverHeart took the herb with no problem. "Thank you." She muttered, falling asleep.

"She'll need rest, let's leave and give her some space." I quietly told everyone.

Then me, MoonStone, and Fox left the Den of the Elders to let her rest. But SilverHeart's condition was still worrying for all of us. All we could was try and help her out and pray for her, that was the best we could do as whatever happened next was up to the Spirit Runners.