Airplanes 1x1 with Dinah.

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"So the itsy bitsy spider would get washed out by the rain, eh?" Ashclover said, snickering at his own joke as she shook out his head fur. "Well in my clan, every cat learns to swim. There are floods, even if you don't like it you have to deal with it."

This said, he half swam, half waded back to the shore, shaking out his fur as soon as he reached the banks. "Besides, it cools you when the sun gets too hot."

[a ghost!]

" we don't deal with floods as much, although fires are often here. the upwalkers start them, nasty little things. " batears spat. " the sun doesn't bother us much at all. if you haven't noticed, the wheat acts as a canopy. unless you purposely lay in a sunspot, you'll most likely get a fair bit of shade. " batears followed him out, shaking his battlescarred pelt alongside his.

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Ashclover shot Batsears a surprised look, giving a slight flick to his large ears. "Fires? Why would the humans start fires? They're as dangerous to them as it is to us!"

[a ghost!]

" it's not for us, it's for the field. helps keep the weeds and pests away when winter nears. those upwalkers are rather greedy, unwilling to share their wheat. we hide during this time, cover our camp. we haven't been found out yet. " he'd explain simply, littlerain standing on the sidelines. she'd look into the water.

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"I wouldn't stay in a place like that." Ashclover said sheepishly. He glanced aside briefly at Littlerain before asking. "What now? Aren't you supposed to do the whole take me to your leader bit?"

[a ghost!]

batears blinked, littlerain burrowing her eyebrows as she turned to the tom. " er, didn't you already see him? we came from camp, if you've forgotton, after your capture ceremony. "

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"Wasn't much of a ceremony, and you didn't come to a very... conclusive decision." Ashclover said slowly.

[a ghost!]

" .. all of spiderstar's ceremonies are like that, we've learned to do with what we have. he's more of an elder than a leader, but we don't seem to mind at all. he's still one of the greatest in our eyes. why? who knows. " batears responded rather hastily, littlerain chiming in at the last minute. " I like spiderstar's ceremonies, they're so quick! I can get back to the kits faster! " she squealed.

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"Then, what now?" Ashclover asked, rolling his eyes to the sky slightly as he moved further forwards to stand closer to them, letting a sunbeam hit his pelt to help dry it. He didn't understand what they were planning on doing with him!

[a ghost!]

" simple; we keep you here until your clan comes to find you. if we let you go back to them by yourself, we do not trust you enough to believe you wouldn't engage war with us. though, that's seeming less and less likely as your hatred for the wheat grows. if you conquer our land, which would be near impossible with Soleil's protection, then you have to live here, and none of your kind seem to be able to navigate through the field. "