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{Cats attending: Skunkbrush}
"In any case," Skunkbrush fluffed out his fur against the evening chill, his eyes scraping the sky. The moon was high in her perch among the Silverpelt, it was time to share tongues with Starclan. The tom shivered, he supposed he was a little nervous. Who would he see? His old clan? But they watched over further skies. And likely wouldn't want to talk to me anyways. He found himself scanning the clearing one last time for a trace of his apprentice, then finding no trace of Asptail, sighed, "We should begin talking to Starclan I suppose." With that the Beechclan medicine cat padded forward into the blinding moonlight and dipped his muzzle in the pool.
Starry trees arose around a blinking Skunkbrush, starry beech trees that stretched infinitely into the sky. It wasn't his old clan territory then, so who would greet him now? "Hello? Is any cat-" A giggling bundle of fluff tumbled into the medicine cat's paws before popping back up to her own and grinning up at him. "Yarrowkit?" The dead kit nodded, stars flicking off her dark fur at every motion. She giggled again and continued to shake, batting at her own stardust. "Yup! That's me, hiya Skunkbrush!" Skunkbrush relaxed, leaning down until he was nose to nose with the kitten. "And how are you enjoying Starclan? I'm sorry you couldn't stay a part of Beechclan longer." Yarrowkit shrugged, her smile not fading in the least. "I guess? I miss Cougarkit and Wispkit but I can watch them! I wish I could talk to them though." For only a second she appeared dismayed, then crunching pawsteps arose behind the pair and the kit brightened again. "But I have Speckledbeetle to tell me stories!" "Speckledbeetle? But-" Skunkbrush pushed back to his paws and his gaze found the owner of the crunching pawsteps; Speckledbeetle. The Beechclan elder had been stripped of his age and injury, and now stood tall with a curious expression on his muzzle. "What happened? Did you die in the cold? We should have sent out patrols to fetch you back-" "It wasn't the cold. I would have never left Beechclan." "What?" Speckledbeetle glanced away as if talking about it pained him, but Yarrowkit nudged his paw encouragingly, wide eyes pleading for him to speak. "It was a cat. Malloweyes. She sent Burntsoul and Cedarslash after me because I knew." "Knew?" Skunkbrush reeled back a step, he had suspected the elder of something but- "Malloweyes sent us out on out 'kit patrol'. She said we needed to prove ourselves to Sorrelstar. She killed us." "I should have- I'll avenge you I promise." Speckledbeetle was nodding, clutching Yarrowkit close to his belly. "Tell her." "Tell her, you must stop this from happening again." "I will!" The starry world was beginning to blur from his vision. "I will!" It was quaking and collapsing before his eyes.
"I will!" Skunkbrush was back before the moonpool, water dripping from his muzzle, his eyes unfocused on the sky. For a moment he just stood there, shivering. Murder. It had been murder. He had to get back to Beechclan! Had to warn Sorrelstar!
Asptail | 26 moons | Tom |
X | Tagging: Cinderblaze
"Heh, maybe you're right. You are the smart one after all." He tracked her gaze up towards the sky. Silverpelt was dazzling tonight and the half moon was almost as bright as if it were full, cascading light down upon the lovers of the Earth.
The half moon. The half moon! "Foxdung and beestings!" Asptail exclaimed suddenly, jolting to his paws,
"Tonight's the medicine cat gathering!" He should go, maybe he could still make the tail end of it? But he really didn't want to go! The tabby tom stood in limbo for a good few moments, casting glances between Cinderblaze and the moon.
"Oh what's a pool of water worth it anyways?" The tom immediately regretted saying that and shot a quick prayer of apology up at Starclan.
"I mean, the gathering's probably already over. And Skunkbrush will tell me all about it anyways." And I'll just work extra hard tomorrow to make up for it. He resettled himself next to Cinderblaze and tried to watch the sky without guilt.
"I'd hate to miss this pretty sight with you."
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