The Two Faces of Scourge

The kitten tries to wriggle out of my paws as I rub the chewed up burdock into his cut. “Stop moving, Tigerkit!”
“But it’s cold!” he squeaks.
“It doesn’t matter! It’ll make your cut heal faster. You don’t want more pain, do you?”
“Oh, no!” Tigerkit meows, terrified. He’s so amusing. He’ll act brave in front of the other kits but when it comes to pain, he can be such a little baby.
I finish rubbing the burdock into his cut then let the squirming kitten go, getting a few scratches myself in the process. I’m about to go back into the herb storage when I start to hear...

“What’s this?” asks Lightpoppy, putting a bitter smelling herb under my nose.
I think for a moment, the smell’s familiar. “Burdock?” I ask.
“Good job, Rosepaw!”
Then my sister, Poppypaw rushes in, panicked.
“What’s wrong, Poppypaw?” asks Lightpoppy in her calm voice.
“Lionpaw fell from a tree and broke his leg!” she yells, breathless. Just great, my brother has managed to get into trouble again. He just had to break his leg! And when I was learning, too!
“Oh my!” exclaims Lightpoppy. She turns to me and says, “Rosepaw, please get me some cobwebs and burdock while...

Wolfbreeze mournfully picked up the appretnice's limp body as Lilacpaw tried to chase after her but I held her back.Lilacpaw finally stopped trying to get out of my grip and sat down sobbing.I took a deep breath and sat down knowing what it was like to lose your best friend.Suddenly,I remmebered Feathernight and gasped.Summerlight nodded knowingly at me and helped Lilacpaw up as Lakepaw comforted her.I swallowed wondering if she wass okay as i raced back to camp.Suddenly the realization that my best friend could be dead hit me and I stumbled a little as i held back tears.Finally,when i got...

"Badger!"

I heard Squirrelflight yowl and I ran out of the den and saw that the other's have done so as well. I spotted Firestar emerge from his den and launched himself off towards the ground. Then I saw Cinderpelt and Brightheart come out of the medicine cat's den-Brightheart snarled at the intruder. I stared at the badger as it stood in the hollow, scanning the area.
I was about to fling myself at the badger with unshethed claws, but then then more trampling noises started to occur. I looked around at all sides of the camp and saw lots more badgers coming in through the barrier. Then with...