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The medicine cat shifted the small stones around her paws. A piece of smoky quartz represents herself, and a piece of Aventurine, a good luck symbol. She moved them closer to the opening of her den, letting the sun's light bounce off of the stones. She narrowed her eyes, watching the way the clean light of the quartz hit the Adventurine. The fade from the black to clear was nearly perfect, with no spots. And the Adventurine showed no dark shadows on it. She let out a long sigh of relief. A good signs. She picked up the rocks and ticked them back in a cool crevice in her den. She padded out to the mouth of the cave.
Casting a long shadow was Cavestar. He had his eyes closed, focused on the sound of the wind. When he heard pawsteps behind him, he turned and nodded to the medicine cat.
Smokyquartz stepped out of the cave, the orange evening lighting up the cave in an array of colors. Cavestar followed the molly and sighed, "It's been a quiet Greenleaf. Just you and me for a bit of it. I'm not surprised by the lack of cats. Not everyone can live in the mountains. It is quite dangerous."
Smokyquartz hummed, turning to face the well-worn slope that leads down the mountain, "It's been fun, though. Don't worry so much, Cave." The black molly smiled and bumped the shorter leader with her side.
Cavestar rolled his eyes, "Yea, yea, I know. You tell me all the time, Smoky. But I know you worry too. Don't think that your pawsteps don't echo."
The molly's eyes widened and she shook her head quickly, picking up the pace, "Let's just start looking for prey and herbs. The stones held good signs for us. What about yours?"
"I covered my den in Rhodonite in hopes of being better at communication. Scolecite as well. I haven't really received anything other than the usual wishes from StarClan."
"Have you tried using Sugilite?"
"Not yet. I might take you up on that. Do you have some?"
"Of course I do. You know I hoard these things like wild."
Cavestar snorted, quirking a small smile, "Yes, I have seen the collection. I used to think I loved rocks more than anything in the world. Apparently not. You might love them more than me."
Smoky pushed him gently, causing Cavestar to take a pawstep over, fumbling on his paws with a laugh. He headbutted her shoulder gently as the two headed east, towards the river.
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--level 0
experience: 44
--inventory
Prey
Rabbit scraps -- 1 fp[01]
Herbs
Catmint -- cure greencough or whitecough[01]
Coltsfoot -- trouble of breathing, cough, cracked or sore pads[01]
Willow Leaves -- eases stomach pain or sickness[01]
--items in inventory used
N/A
--predators:
Foxes, Wild dogs, Venomous Snakes (Common)
Bears, Lynxes (Uncommon)
Weasels, Minks, Mountain Lions, Cougars, Hawks (Rare)
Boars, Eagles, Wolves (Ultra Rare)