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allegiance
*proof-read for tone and errors
kestrelstar caught the scent of loner and was chasing it through the matrix of roots and underbrush. his ear's perked up as he hear the crunch of leaves, he lowered himself to crouch and snuck closer. his eye caught onto a lithe tabby she-cat stalking the undergrowth for prey. she didn't seem like she was up to no good, so he figured he would try to convince her to join. the moment the large tom pulled himself out of the undergrowth, the she-cat's piercing amber gaze fell upon him.
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I'm not looking for a fight" the tom mewed first but, there was no response from her other than the narrowing of her eyes. not quite sure what too do after all, he had little interaction with cats beside house-mates and spirits, so he simply countuined on. "I'm starting a clan in the lagoon" -he flicked his tail in the camp's direction- "you're actually currently in our territory right now... um, we are currently looking for new members ..so. yeah...." he trailed off, at least in his head his slogan (close enough) went a lot smoother.
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clan?" she echoed, her voice was both quiet and threatening.
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yeah. a group of cats. -warriors- we all hunt and fight to protect the clan... and we have a healer" kestrelstar mewed gathering himself to sit with his tail curled around his paws "
...and a code- I mean it's a little more complex that... but you get the point..." he was met with silence "
right?"
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who's your leader then?"
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I am." he mewed, more cold and blunt then he wanted "
my name is kestrelstar" he mewed trying to soften his tone and was met again with silence. "
what is your name?"
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where are these warriors?" she mewed, ignoring his question.
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at our camp, I can bring you there if you like" he mewed, he felt the full force of her gaze on him. she looked as if she stared hard enough she was going find a sign that's would say whether or not to trust him, apparently, she found it as she rose to her paws.
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show me." she mewed, the tom perked up excited that he'd been at least some what successful in having her join.
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alright!" he purred practically jumping to his paws, and efficiently causing the loner to flinch "
the camp is this way" he mewed and turning away to make his way back to camp. the she-cat hesitantly followed him back.
"
it's poppy" she mewed, the tom gave her a confused look "
my name is poppy" she clarified, the tom nodded. along the way back kestrelstar tried to strike up small talk which she didn't reply to. he simply gave up and figure she wasn't one for conversation.
poppy stared at the star dotted along the night sky, she found it hard to sleep with the decision to join the clan on her mind. she quietly got up trying not to disturb brookheart and stalked outside, something about the crisp-ocean air seemed freeing. in that moment, she thought about how easy it would be leave- I mean she hadn't explicitly told them she was going to join. the idea of going back to loner life and forgetting about the complexity of clan life was alluring and easy- she didn't have an odd name like them. she flicked her eyes around the camp, mostly out of habit, she caught of kestrelstar perched on ledge outside of his den, she tried to creep into the forest but she was too late, his eyes had already locked onto her. his ears flickered forward and he turned to pad down path carved into the rock-face.
foxdung she thought to herself.
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are you okay?" he asked his exhaustion showing through his voice and lazy movement. "
you're up late" he added as he made a -surprisingly gracefully- leaped down to the sand floor of the camp. poppy shrugged, trying to find some alibi as if he heard of thoughts of thinking of leaving. the tom was a rabbit's length away by the think she could think of anything to say.
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I just wanted to get some fresh air" she mewed "
what about you?"
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the same" he mewed and wrapped his tail around his paws as he sunk down in a sitting position
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REWRITE
[ poppy wanders of the warrior den as she finds it hard to sleep. both poppy and kestrelstar talk, poppy has her doubt about ever being able to live in a clan as she's the only member, from her knowledge, without a clan background. kestrelstar mention that both him and brookheart were both kittypets, poppy is surprised as it's opposite of what she expected from a clan leader. kestrelstar talked a bit about founding the cat and about how starclan brought him there. poppy asked him 'what starclan is" and he replies that 'it's there ancestors', poppy seems a doubtful about it. overall, she's more reassured that she could find a place in the clan, she dismissed herself and goes to sleep ][ cobramask finding her way to the territory ]β |
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