Lil Rootkit gets found by Scorchclan's very depressed deputy, Sunchaser! Well she doesn't have the heart to leave Rootkit there, and by the look of all the ghosts around... well she's pretty sure there's no one around to take care of her.

Her mate, Rowanheart is pretty surprised when her mate brings back a kit, but hey no going back now

Now I think Rootkit would still become a healer, after all her mom (rowanheart) is always getting injured, and her other mom (sunchaser) is always worrying about everyone's health, and well, maybe she feels a need to repay her new parents and clan somehow.

Rowanheart insists on training Rootpaw in combat regardless, Sunchaser is just happy her kid decided to choose a less dangerous job. but... there's only one medic, and they are an apprentice themselves

Bring in Twigpaw, Rootpaw's fellow medic apprentice, and best friend. Twigpaw is blunt and down to earth, an anchor to Rootpaw when she bouncing off the walls from starclan messages and other such worries, or when she gets excited. They work together to piece together enough knowledge to eventually be given their full names

Rootstep and Twigpelt

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also some notes about my cats:

Sunchaser (she/her)

Sees ghosts, can't identify them but can hear them if they all talk in tandem

Very nervous

Has lost almost every important person in their life

Was chosen as deputy only because no one else was capable

Great tracker

Pretty reasonable, avoids fights if possible

Doesn't like sleepystar, but keeps that to herself

Rowanheart (she/her)

The most reckless cat ever, and the most stubborn

Has almost died several times, but refuses death

Actually a good fighter despite her bad leg

Will fight you if you make fun of sunchaser

Twigpelt (He/they)

His mentor, Raindrop, died due to sickness, she was very old but couldn't retire due to her previous apprentice, Riverstripe (sleepystar's daughter and sunchasers first girlfriend), dying from a snake bite

Was so stressed before Root joined them

Is pretty small, a twig you might say

Sleepystar (She/Her)

Does the bare minimum

Oddspirit (he/him)

Sunchaser's previous apprentice, and sorta son