"Angelicpaw."

Bloodystar, like his adopted daughter and much of SunClan, had burns. One of his front paws was raw and infected and half of his face bore some minor singe marks as well. Of course, nothing compared to the ravaged body of Angelicpaw, who he didn't even recognize at first. Her beauty was ruined well beyond repair... and the fur that wasn't burn or blistered reeked of DayClan and Autumngossamer.

"How dare you return to me like this," He growled, lifting his paw as if to smack her but he something stopped him and instead slammed in back on the ground, "Not only are you crippled, but you have been fraternizing with the enemy, accepting their healing, their prey. All the while your clanmates suffered without half of the necessities you have indulged."

Bloodystar looked her right in the eyes, noticing that one was blind, and lashed his tail. He just felt so... empty. No love, but he had plenty of hate, hate that had nothing to do with Angelicpaw but was easily redirected, "You can't hunt. You can't fight. I can't even trust you. You're useless."

Elementals. He loved and feared them, but more than anything he wanted them under his control, a whole army of them if he could. It was literally fighting fire with fire but it's not like the other side gave him any choice. As he looked at Angelicpaw now he seemed thoughtful not hateful. Without warning, Bloodystar gently cupped the side of Angelicpaw's face that was not burned. It was the gentle caress, a drastic shift in tone from the rage he'd fueled into the same paw only minutes ago, "Angelicpaw... that changes everything."

His voice was very soft but the tenderness did not reach his eyes. He pulled away from her and presented the apprentice with his wounded paw, all illusions dropped except for his own pain nullification. Bloodystar had been treating it and had it well dressed and wrapped but, because he was nulling his own pain, he had no idea just how bad the wound had become. He removed the cobwesb to reveal and angry red lunch of flush, burning bright red now from the flames that caused it but from infection. Bloodystar had done his best to ignore the wound but he was beginning to feel weak when putting pressure on that paw.

"If you can heal this wound, I will allow you to serve at my side once more as one of the Sun God's chosen."

Bloodystar watched in amazement as the blood moved practically on its own, twisting and turning and digging itself into his wound. All he felt was pressure and a tugging sensation but all other sensation he blocked until his paw looks just the same as the rest. Then and only then did he let himself fully his extremity, going so far as to test pressing his full weight on it, but nothing, it was as good as new.

"Angelicpaw, you're amazing," He said, eyes sining bright with pride and something else. Up until now he had only thought of using elementals as a tool of war, but he was finally beginning to realize that they could do so much more than that. Aneglicpaw was invaluable. Judging by how quickly her blood had worked on his two week old wound, he was fairly confident that she would be able to heal ever graver wounds. But there was a catch. He noticed that even though Angelicpaw's cut was covered in her own blood, the wound did not heal. It seemed the element did not go both ways.

"As soon as we are back on SunClan territory, I will welcome you as our newest and youngest senator," It was a rank meant for retired cats, but given Angelicpaw's wounds and abilities, it would be best to keep her far away from the battle field like the rest of his Warriors, "You will serve directly beneath me, in fact, due to your delicate condition I will have you keep your nest near mine in the High Priest's chambers. However... I am still not sure if I can trust you. So I will give you a task to prove your loyalty. As senator, you will be in charge of finding Nightmarepaw and bringing her back to me. Until she is back home, I will have Perfectpaw serve as your personal guard, and he will report to me directly if you act out of line."

"I did not say that you had to stay nearby at all times, did I?" Bloodystar corrected, looking past Angelicpaw and toward the setting sun. The view from MoonClan was terrible but not even Selene could hide the beautiful pink-and-purple dyes the colored the sky. The body paint the all SunClan cats wore was nothing but a poor mimic of the real deal. After his pause he leveled his gaze back to Angelicpaw, now looking somewhat wistful, "You may travel wherever you see fit so long as the Sun God watches your back. However, when the Moon Goddess takes over the skies, you must return to my side. Perfectpaw will be sure to remind you of your curfew. Do not miss it."

Bloodystar got to his paws and touched his nose to Angelicpaw's. She would have felt a sensation akin to being shocked by static followed immediately by... nothing. No itches, no pain. Her burns quit aching entirely. She probably felt just the same as she did before the fire, although her eye remained sightless. He could have given her vision but it wasn't something he could keep up remotely so he left it off entirely, "The Sun God has blessed me with the ability to take away your pain and your scars, but such relief is temporary. Shortly after sunset the glamour will fade and you will appear to anyone who sees you as you really are. I have made an exception tonight. You may visit your clanmates for one hour past sunset should you wish... just be sure to return to me before the time limit is up."

Now he embraced her, purring deeply, it was real, genuine emotion. Not long ago Bloodystar had viewed her as disposable but now she was his treasure, "I'm so glad that you are home."