1x1 Kess and Gohtye.

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Whiteberry

Whiteberry blinked her green eyes open to see Jackalfur. "Come on. Dawn patrol." His voice was a growl, making her think he probably wasn't in the best of moods-- or he was tired. She nodded and stood, yawning and stretching. She arched her back, placing her forepaws in front of her and flexing her claws into the soft earth beneath them before straightening and wriggling her way out of the warrior's den, careful not to wake the others.

Echopaw

The white-and-brown tabby she-cat roused at the sound of her mentor's voice waking her brother. Huh. Dawn already? She shrugged mentally, rising to her paws and shaking loose bits of moss from her fur.

Hailpaw

The gray-blue tom opened his eyes to slits. Pale, early dawn light spilled in from the den entrance, lighting up the warm, comfortable den filled with his sleeping Clan mates. He sighed. Time for the dawn patrol. He got up and yawned, following his sister out of the den and over to Sandpelt.

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Jackalfur

The brown tom slid out of the den and stretched, hoping to wake himself up. He looked around for Sandpelt and when he located her, padded over to stand beside her. "Do we need to re mark any borders this morning?"

Berrypaw

The small black she-cat woke with a start. She'd been dreaming about chasing a tasty-looking mouse when something had bumped into her. Looking around she saw a pebble on the ground beside her. It must've fallen and hit her. She stood up and padded over to Jadepool, her mentor, and prodded her in the side.

Jadepool

Something poked her in the back. The black she-cat jumped and glanced around. "Berrypaw!" she grumped indignantly. You woke me up!"

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Sandpelt

Sandpelt nodded. "Yes," she meowed, "Along all the borders. It's been a while since they were re-marked." Her green eyes flicked over the others, who seemed a bit groggy. "I know it's early, but it has to be done," she said. "I'm tired too. But the sooner we get through this, the sooner you can get back to your den. Now," she finished, standing with a flick of her tail, "let's get going."

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Jackalfur

Jackalfur sighed and set off after her. He padded up next to her and meowed, "May I mark it today? Or will Harefoot be doing it?" He glanced at Whiteberry for a moment, then back to Sandpelt.

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Sandpelt

"You both can," meowed the deputy. "The more ThunderClan scent, the better," she added, whiskers twitching. By this point, they had reached the stream and were passing the training hollow. The patch of soft sand was warming up in the early newleaf sun and the birds were chirping in the trees, probably waiting for the patrol to pass so they could resume sunbathing. She'd have to remember to tell the hunting patrols that the birds were hanging around here.

Whiteberry

Noticing Jackalfur's look, Whiteberry sped up a little to walk beside him. "So, Jackalfur," the she-cat meowed, tone friendly and, finally, awake, "How did you sleep?" she asked. She, herself, had had a little bit of trouble getting to sleep. She hadn't been able to get comfortable, as her bedding had been damp. Probably Vinepaw, forgetting to shake out the moss properly before putting it in the warrior's den last evening when she and the other apprentices were cleaning the dens.

Harefoot

"Sounds good," murmured the tom, pacing just behind his sister and keeping pace with his kit, Hailpaw. His green eyes shone with pride as he glanced at his son. Hailpaw was turning into a fine warrior, he thought. He knew his mate was equally proud of all their kits, just as he was.

Fallownose

Fallownose padded out of the warrior's den, not pausing to stretch or groom himself as he headed for the nursery. He'd been compulsively checking on his mate for the past few days, as she was, he thought, nearing her kitting. Though he was no medicine cat, so he couldn't be sure. He decided he might ask her when she woke up. He didn't pause at the entrance, like he used to at first, but instead went straight in. The cozy, dimly lit den was warm and smelled of fresh moss and sleep as he padded in quietly. Fallownose walked up to the reddish-brown mass of fur that was Fluffwhisker and curled up beside her, waiting for her to wake.

[Kess]

(Gotta do a crap post tonight. Supposed to be sleeping.)

Jackalfur blinked at Whiteberry. "Er, fine. How about you?" He wasn't really sure what to say to the she-cat.

Fluffwhisker heard movement at the nursery entrance and knew on instinct that it was her mate, Fallownose. She opened her eyes and purred. "Good morning, dear."

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Whiteberry

Whiteberry shrugged. "Couldn't fall asleep for awhile for whatever reason," she meowed.

Fallownose

The tom purred back, touching his nose to her ear in greeting. "Good morning," he meowed. "How did you sleep?" he asked.

((Crap post, too, sorry.))

[Kess]

Jackalfur

Jackalfur nodded, unsure of what to say next. He bounded back up to Sandpelt. "Which way are we going first?"

Fluffwhisker

Fluffwhisker yawned. "Pretty well," she replied. "I wonder when the kits will be born. It seems like they're ready."

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((I added the Clan territories and a few different things at the bottom of the front page. :]))

Sandpelt

Sandpelt nodded ahead. "We'll head straight, then turn towards the ShadowClan border and mark and patrol there first, then move onto WindClan and then RiverClan," she meowed, jumping over the shallow creek that cut across ThunderClan land and waiting for the others to cross.

Whiteberry

The snowy white she-cat bunched her muscles and leapt gracefully across the creek, landing about a fox-length away from Sandpelt as she waited for the others. "Should we hunt on the way back?" she asked the deputy, who nodded.

Fallownose

The tom nodded, and meowed, "It's been two and a quarter-moons. They'll be here any day now, from what I've heard from Jadepool." He was slightly nervous for his mate; these things could end badly for a cat. He kept his worries to himself, though, and said instead, "Would you like me to get Jadepool to come and have a look at you?"

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Fluffwhisker

"Sure. She's going to check on me anyhow." Fluffwhisker meowed, ears twitching.

Jackalfur

Jackalfur summoned up all his might and leapt lengthily over the water. His paws skimmed the stream.