Nightpaw's blindness

Nightpaw padded out of the apprentice's den, his eyes still shut. He'd decided today would be the day he'd finally open them. They'd stopped hurting and weren't "fused" shut anymore. He slowly opened them but couldn't see anything. It was almost like being in a very dark cave where he couldn't see anything at all. He blinked to make sure his eyes were actually open, and sure enough they were. "Medicine cat! Mallowroot!" he shouted, hoping this wasn't just a terrible dream.

OoC: Basically Nightpaw is now permanently blind

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"Huh? Who's that?" Nightpaw said, looking in the general direction of Soulfang. "I... I can't see anything. I opened my eyes and..." he trailed off.

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"Yes, of course I'm blind!" Nightpaw snapped.

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Hearing yet another argument, Cormorantpelt made her way over to the two. "What is it now? Don't tell me you're picking another fight, Soulfang..."

"Tsk, Tsk, Cormorantpelt, have you lost hope in me so soon?" The tom replied with a teasing smile before gesturing over to Nightpaw. "I'm getting Mallowroot for him, apparently he went blind." Soulfang added before looking at the she-cat and flicking his tail.

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Cormorant opened her mouth to say something... But nothing came out. Not even a little squeak. Visibly flustered now, she turned sharply towards Nightpaw, waving a paw over his eyes. "A-Are you sure? How did this even happen? You didn't eat anything weird did you?" Her tone gradually grew into one of concern.

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Nightpaw stood up and faced Soulfang, his blind bright blue eyes glaring at the other cat. "I can be blind and still be a warrior! It... it'll be easy! I can hear and feel my way around. I won't let blindness stop me! After all, this is only temporary, isn't it?" he said, still being over-dramatic and loud. He then turned to Cormorantpelt and said, "I think it may have been from the sickness. It... My eyes kinda stuck closed for a while, then when I opened them everything was all dark and blurry so I kept them closed. My eyes aren't itchy any more but when I opened them I couldn't see anything at all."

Mallowroot walked across the clearing with a bundle of herbs hanging in his jaws, sleep still clouding in his eyes. Great, he thought bitterly. A break from treating sick cats and an apprentice is already yelling for me. The medicine cat sat down next to Nightpaw and the other cats with a huff. "What's the problem?" he demanded quickly.

"Mallowroot, is that you? I... I can't see anything at all. It's too dark," he said, looking very angry and scared.

"Mallowroot... Nightpaw just told us he's been having trouble with his eyes for awhile now." This was rather worrying, too tell the truth. Maybe Nightpaw was right that this wouldn't hinder him in with Warrior duties when the time came... But it wasn't for certain.

"It obviously sounds like blindness," he sighed, waving his front paws slowly in front of Nightpaw. "What am I doing? Can you see me?" He asked, already knowing what his answer would be.