W a r r i o r D o g s || RiverPack

[qerrat]

Reedpaw

♂| Flat-Coated Retriever | 9 Moons | Mentor: Smokenose Bramblestream | Crush: Open! | Location: Near border with Skypack | Tags: Bramblestream

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Reedpaw ran hard, hearing the crashing of bushes behind him. The apprentice's shoulder was aching from the sudden exertion, but he wasn't stopping for an ache. He ran into a bush, and fought madly to get out, several broken twigs sticking out of his fur, the wind stinging his brown eyes. Almost... almost... Reedpaw yelped and stopped running, feeling himself fall and slide across the sudden rocky terrain. Reedpaw scrambled back away from the edge of the cliff. Did Foxpaw go over that? From the sounds behind him, the bear hadn't given up, so the black dog began to clamber down the cliff, rocks sliding past him to clatter loudly against the ground. Starpack, help us, Reedpaw thought frantically, leaping lightly onto the next jut of the cliff. Will the bear come after us? Will it chase us? He felt the rock he was standing on give way. With a yelp, Reedpaw scrabbled for a hold. No no no... With strength born from desperation, he heaved himself up once more, looking around wildly. Where was Bramblestream?
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[kilimanjaro]

= B R A M B L E S T R E A M =
sex; female age;25 moons rank; warrior breed; spaniel mix location; Near skypack tags; Reedpaw

Bramblestream flew after Reedpaw but she could tell the bear was gaining on her. Her heart launched into her through as she scrambled to a halt at the cliff edge. She could see Reedpaw scrabbling down the sheer rock face. The spaniel couldn't find Foxpaw's scent anymore but she knew that the only way to escape the bear was down. As she lowered her front half onto a stone outcrop, an unbearable pain seared through her back leg and the grunting of the bear made her heart leap. She was being drug back to the flat ground by the bear! Bramblestream thought quickly, turning onto her back. Although she was now exposing her soft underbelly she was able to sink her teeth in the upper lip of the bear that held her leg. The creature let go and roared at her, spit flying into her face. The adrenaline soured through her veins as she yelped, running toward the edge of the cliff and practically throwing herself off. She had seen a good foothold when she had begun descending the cliff face. As she landed, her hind legs gave out and she cried out harshly. Her eyes saw stars and the breath was knocked out of her but it didn't seem like the bear was following them down the cliff. Bramblestream sighed, catching her breath. Her energy drained from her body like a river and she was left on the side of the cliff with a bleeding leg and zero interest in moving. "Reedpaw," she croaked out, hoping he would hear her. Shakily, she sat up on her haunches, letting her bitten leg splay out to the side.

[Queen of flames]

Inkfeather
male - dalmatian - medicine dog - Foxpaw (kind of) - crush: open - tags: Bearstrike, open

He managed to catch a pheasant and a small hare, smiling to himself as he was so proud of his catches. He thought to take a small drink to the river when getting the familiar scent, which was coming in the wrong way '...why Bramblestream's and Reddpaw's scent are coming outside of the Riverclan borders? what's going on?' he thought following the scent trails to the edge of the Riverclan's borders.

[qerrat]

Reedpaw

♂| Flat-Coated Retriever | 9 Moons | Mentor: Smokenose Bramblestream | Crush: Open! | Location: Near border with Skypack | Tags: Bramblestream

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"Bramblestream!" Reedpaw yelped, and he awkwardly shimmied down to the bottom of the cliff where she lay. Her back leg was torn, bloodied, and obviously broken, but otherwise she seemed okay. "Are you alright? I just kept running... do you think it'll follow us down the cliff?" He looked up at the cliff, darkness blurring his vision.
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[kilimanjaro]

= B R A M B L E S T R E A M =
sex; female age;25 moons rank; warrior breed; spaniel mix location; outside Sky Pack tags; Reedpaw

Bramblestream sighed softly as Reedpaw joined her. He seemed unscathed at least. "I'm okay," she groaned. Her body ached and her leg was beginning to sting as the adrenaline left her body. "It shouldn't follow us down. Unless it's crazy," she huffed. What were they going to do? With a broken leg and this far from riverpack the two dogs were out of luck. "I can smell Foxpaw just a little bit. We can keep following her scent and hope that she can help me with my leg," she said, only thinking out loud. If Foxpaw is even still alive that was. Bramblestream's stomach growled loudly and her front legs shook from having to hold up her weight but she knew they couldn't stay there and become crow food.

[qerrat]

Reedpaw

♂| Flat-Coated Retriever | 9 Moons | Mentor: Smokenose Bramblestream | Crush: Open! | Location: Near border with Skypack | Tags: Bramblestream

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Reedpaw nodded, still looking at the cliff. If we don't get back by dawn, surely they'll come looking for us. But... Foxpaw... He sniffed around, barely able to make out her scent, and even so, she smelled like fear and pain. "Will we keep looking for her..." he trailed off. It now sounded ridiculous. They were in just as much danger as Foxpaw was.
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[kilimanjaro]

= B R A M B L E S T R E A M =
sex; female age;25 moons rank; warrior breed; spaniel mix location; outside Sky Pack tags; Reedpaw

Bramblestream looked around her unsure of what they were going to do. On one paw, they could wait for a patrol to come look for them. But on the other paw they could keep moving to find Foxpaw in hopes that she can help with the spaniel's leg. "Yes," Bramblestream decided, standing to her three legs. "We will still find her," she said, new found determination coming to her. "Come on," she said, wobbling forward on her three legs to follow the faint fear scent of Foxpaw.

[qerrat]

Reedpaw

♂| Flat-Coated Retriever | 9 Moons | Mentor: Smokenose Bramblestream | Crush: Open! | Location: Near border with Skypack | Tags: Bramblestream

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Reedpaw followed Bramblestream, lifting his nose, searching for her scent. Almost nothing. It would definitely be gone by morning, especially with the dew that came with it. Bramblestream, despite her broken leg, the fact that they were stranded in the dark with an impossible climb behind them (not including an angry mother bear), and Foxpaw's fading scent, seemed confident that they would find the missing apprentice. Huh, he thought to himself, a small smile sliding onto his black muzzle. Normally I'm the overly-confident, optimistic dog. He continued on, and, despite the dire situation, found the bounce in his step. Reedpaw skipped around, munching on a particularly juicy mouthful of grass to pass the time. "How far d'you think Foxpaw got?" he asked Bramblestream, one ear up, one ear down.
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[kilimanjaro]

= B R A M B L E S T R E A M =
sex; female age;25 moons rank; warrior breed; spaniel mix location; in Sky Pack territory tags; Reedpaw

Bramblestream's tail wagged slightly at Reedpaw's new chipper attitude. "I don't imagine all that far unless she got chased by that bear," she said. Her leg and hips ached as she limped through the forest. The scent of Foxpaw was barely there but Bramblestream was picking up a new scent. Dogs? She stopped her slow limping for a second to take a deep sniff at a small bramble bush. It was definitely a territory marker but not one she had ever smelled before. Bramblestream thought for a moment. A warrior and a pup walking into strange territory would be bound for trouble. But there was no way they could go back. Bramblestream's leg would be infected and she'd probably die before they got back up the cliff. With a solemn expression she faced Reedpaw. "We're going into this foreign territory," she explained. "I don't know how these dogs will treat us. You have to be prepared for the eventuality that Foxpaw might be dead," she said. She hated bringing down Reedpaw's spirits but she knew another pack's territory was no place for optimism.
--we should probably post on the sky pack thread now--

[Owlcat]

Froststar

( ♂ ) - ( English Cream ) - ( Alpha ) - ( RiverPack ) - ( 30 moons old ) - ( No romance ) - ( Tags: Mossbrook )

"Thank you," Froststar paused at her question. He knew what should be done, "No, we shouldn't waste dogs on looking for apprentices that may or may not be dead. It's sad to say, but it's the truth. For all we know they could have went straight into a coyote den, and if we send more dogs to go after their tracks what to say that those dogs won't be killed?" He said, hopefully making his point clear. In truth he didn't want to leave Bramblestream alone, he didn't want Bramblestream to die either. "Who else went with Bramblestream to search for Foxpaw?" He asked sorrowfully.