Rise

Chapter 4

"Help!" Flamekit screeched when they rushed into the camp entrance.
Everyone was in their den's except for the camp guard. Dawn came barreling forward. "What happened?" She gasped when she saw the bloody Duskkit in Thunderkit's jaws.
Novakit whimpered in fear that Crowfur couldn't save him in time.
"A snake bit him!" He cried.
Dawn's wide eyed showed fear mixed with a glimmer of hope. She grabbed him from Thunderkit and rushed him to the Healer's Den.
Crowfur was sleeping soundly in his nest, but Doepaw must have been awoken by the commotion outside. She prodded her mentor and asked Dawn to lay down Duskkit. The others waited outside impatiently.
The Skin-Healer gasped when he saw the almost-limo body. He pressed his pricked ear on Duskkit's chest and heaved a sigh of relief as his chest moved up and down at a slow rate. Duskkit blinked open his eyes barely.
Doepaw fetches cobwebs and water to ease the bleeding as Crowfur laid a gentle paw on Duskkit's main wound. It started to steadily heal, but would take a few sunrises to completely close.
"He'll be okay." Crowfur declared happily. "You got here just in time."
Doepaw applied the cobwebs on the less major spots that would close on their own without the help of a silver Skin-Healer. She gave Duskkit some water. "Drink." She meowed soothingly.
The kit did as told and lapped at the cold water, not even caring about the pain, just happy to be alive.
Flamekit burst in. "Is he okay? Is he dead?"
Dawn gave him a reassuring glance. "He's already getting better. Thanks to Crowfur."
The orange kit purred. "Thanks, Crowfur. And what are you still doing here?" He hissed to Dawn.
Typical. Flamekit hissing at a red.
The she-cat huffed and muttered under her breath. "If only Silverstar would die already, then we could all treat each other equally." She left the den with a flick of her tail.
"It's all my fault!" Thunderkit cried.
Novakit wanted to say it wasn't, but she couldn't lie to her brother. "It's okay. Duskkit is okay. Crowfur healed him."
She was going to continue soothing him, until she heard a loud and powerful voice. "What is going on here?"