☄x boulderstarx! !
tomcat - 60 moons - leader - feeling excited - in sanctuary clearing - with clan, leopardstrike
- xxxxxBoulderstar looked back at his clan - their pelts mixed together as they chatted amongst the sanctuary cats. His gaze fell over Willowbreeze and Cypresspaw as the cats conversed about Tornado's kits.
"Tornado's kits!" He hissed to himself, his tone quiet though full of anxiety. Just one moon ago, one of the clan cats had give birth to two kits the night Boulderstar planned to have his clan escape. This event easily set back the exciting time, but kits were to be tended to, after all. Even though he wasn't close to Tornado, he was always interested in who the father had been. His gaze traveled through the crowd before he found Tornado and his daughter, Pebblepond, sitting together as Tornado's kits sat in front of them. He watched as more cats approached the low hanging branch he stood in.
xxxxxNoel had been running around the sanctuary all day, telling all of the cats of the meeting Boulderstar would be calling at sunset. The persian pelted molly warily approached, Flamefall following after her tail. Frostkit could barely keep up, though he pushed his way between the two clashing pelts.
xxxxxBoulderstar let his gaze drift one last time, making sure that his clan was here. Leopardstrike, Goldenpaw, Dovesong, Willowbreeze, Adderpaw.. he ticked off names in his head. Once he had counted the majority of his clan, he loudly cleared his throat as to get all of the cats to stop their chatter. He walked out from the trunk of the tree to the low hanging branch where the cats could see him best, his smoky grey pelt easily standing out against the autumn foliage that shook behind him.
xxxxx"Good evening, cats of all ages." His voice came out as a croak; the tom refused to speak for the rest of the day, requesting that he be left alone so he could go over his words for this very meeting. "I've asked Noel to gather you all here because I have important news. To some, it will be a miracle. ..To others, it will be a stab in the heart. We should get on with it, then." He announced, pausing as he allowed his words to sink into the cats pelts.
xxxxx"Thanks to the help of Dovesong and Nightclaw," His voice boomed, his gaze flitting to the two cats that sat together. "We have figured out a way to leave the sanctuary." He exhaled, the frost nipping at his throat every time he parted his jaws. "I plan for my clan, AmberClan, to leave tomorrow morning just before dusk." He paused again, looking for any sort of reaction from the cats. His own were excited to say the least. The sanctuary cats held no real reaction, seemingly not caring about the cats departure. Boulderstar leaped down to the ground, his claws unsheathed so that he wouldn't stumble. As the tree stood on a hill, he still stood taller than the cluster of cats.
xxxxx"Though, I do have a few more announcements and requests before we share our goodbyes for the night." He called out, straining so that even the cats in the barn could hear him. "AmberClan has been left without a deputy after the loss of Oceanbreeze." He reminded the cats, his mind skipping back to the sight of the deputy being carted away in a small cage just days after AmberClan had landed in the sanctuary. Boulderstar shook his head, forcing himself to continue. "I would like to happily announce the new deputy of AmberClan - a tomcat that I wholeheartedly believe will lead this clan better than I once I am pass on and join our ancestors." He barked, his pale green gaze falling on Leopardstrike. "I say these words before StarClan, so that the spirits of our warrior ancestors, Oceanbreeze included, may hear and approve of my choice. The new deputy of AmberClan is Leopardstrike." He stated, his tone strong as he had finally found his comfort zone as he spoke.