Barkpaw was just waking up.


He yawned and stretched his tongue out before he brought it back closing his jaws with a clop. Walking outside of his small cave barkpaw sat down and closed his eyes letting the morning sun wash over him. After spending a couple more minutes like that he meowed softly and got up then began to walk to the medicine cats cave for his daily chores. Nimbly working his way up the mountain side he reached the kats cave. Seeing that his mentor wasn't there be began to work on his chores as a apprentice.


Grabbing certain leaves with his mouth barkpaw began to sort the herbs by color and smell. Putting pungent herbs with the other pungent herbs and the lightly colored ones with the same type. Barkpaws tongue witch at first had been to sensitive to sort the herbs had slowly lost its ability to taste over the years. As a result he was able to handle most herbs that certain apprentices or even medicine kats couldn't handle. Purring in satisfaction after they had been properly sorted barkpaw laid in his corner to take a quick nap.