๐Dragonstar - Leader - Male - 68 moons - 7 lives left - Tags: Poppywisp, border patrol 1 [Poppywisp, Charmingpaw, Ravenscream, Feverpaw, Smokefeather, Spiritfeather, Spindle]Dragonstar blinked gratefully at Poppywisp as she brushed against him. When she mentioned that she hoped the storm would subside by tomorrow's gathering, he nodded his agreement. "Let's hope so," he sighed. A small part of him felt like the storm might be a sign of something, but of what, he wasn't sure. Between that and the sign that Beetlewood claimed to have received regarding who would train under him as the next medicine cat, Dragonstar's mind was full, but he had to put those thoughts aside for now. He marched with purpose as he led his clanmates through the muddied undergrowth, trying to keep their spirits up. Suddenly, though, he paused, a faint scent hitting his nose above the smell of rain. He stopped in his tracks and raised his waterlogged tail as a signal for his patrol-mates to stop. "Do you smell that?" he whispered to his clanmates. It was hard to make out above the rain-scent, but there was a stench in the air, and they weren't even close enough to the border for it to be TranquilClan. No, this wasn't cat-scent at all.
๐ชถKestrelclaw - Warrior - Male - 35 moons - Crush: Foxcloud - Apprentice: Starlingpaw - Tags: Starlingpaw, border patrol 2 [Starlingpaw, Wrenfoot, Sunflowerpaw, Rivercry, Fogpaw]Kestrelclaw let out a little purr of laughter. "Don't worry," he chuckled, letting his tail gently rest on Starlingpaw's shoulders. "I had a hard time detecting things in the rain when I was an apprentice, too. You'll get used to it. Just be patient, and try to focus on one sense at a time, instead of all of them at once." When they approached the fallen tree, he added, "Actually, just focus on balancing while you walk across for now. I'll be right behind you."
๐ฌ๏ธSouthwind - Warrior - Male - 35 moons - Tags: Slashpaw, hunting patrol [Littlefoot, Slashpaw, Whirlpool, Magpieflight, Herbpaw, Foxcloud, Jackdawpaw
"Of course." Southwind winked at Littlefoot before falling in line behind her, making room for the other cats who wanted to talk to the deputy. He noticed that nearly every cat on the patrol had an apprentice except for him and Whirlpool, and wondered how much longer it would be until he received his own. Maybe I'll get one of Pigeonflight's kits, he mused, but that was still a long ways off. He sighed, suddenly more aware of the rain drenching his pelt and mud squelching between his toes now that he wasn't talking to anyone. Conversations were a good distraction from being soaked. Glancing over at Slashpaw, he fell into step beside her and gave her a nudge. "How's training going, Slashpaw? Littlefoot teaching you well?"
๐ท๏ธMagpieflight - Warrior - Male - 24 moons - Apprentice: Herbpaw - Tags: Herbpaw, hunting patrol [Herbpaw, Littlefoot, Slashpaw, Whirlpool, Foxcloud, Jackdawpaw, Southwind]Magpieflight's whiskers twitched at his apprentice's excitement. "Herbpaw and I are going to head that way," he told Littlefoot, pointing to the east with his tail. "Thought I smelled a rabbit. We'll meet up after." With that, he padded in the direction he had pointed, beckoning for Herbpaw to follow. It would be easier to focus on Herbpaw's hunting skills alone, where they weren't surrounded by their clanmates. Once they had separated from the rest of the patrol, Magpieflight turned to his apprentice. "We'll split up from here. Just remember, I'll be watching you." With that, the dark-furred tom disappeared into the undergrowth.
โ๏ธBrightsnow - Warrior - Trans-female - 20 moons - Crush: Pigeonflight - Tags: Pigeonflight"You? Cursed?" Brightsnow scoffed. "StarClan has no reason to curse you." She had heard about the red cloud and the smell of blood that had preceded the birth of Pigeonflight's first kits, but she was never really sure what to make of it. She knew next to nothing about kitting, except that it could be terribly painful and sometimes result in injury, or worse, death of the queen giving birth. She shuddered to think of such a thing happening to Pigeonflight. "Did you...lose a lot of blood the first time you kitted?" she asked tentatively, unsure if it was too personal of a question. She had heard about queens losing too much blood before, some of them even losing consciousness or becoming delirious from blood loss, and wondered if that might have been Pigeonflight's experience. Maybe the "red cloud" had really just been blood; it would at least explain the scent of blood, anyway.
๐บWolffeather - Warrior - Female - 19 moons - Tags: Ladybirdflutter"Tell me about it," Wolffeather agreed. Even if she was a bit bored being cooped up, she'd rather be bored than soaked. She hadn't even left the den and already she was feeling cold from the humid air and what little rain blew into the den from outside. She hated having such thin fur. But she supposed Ladybirdflutter had it worse, missing some parts of her fur entirely and having achy joints on top of that. "Though part of me still feels guilty for just sitting here while the others are getting soaked," she admitted with a small laugh. "But hey, not like I asked to not be assigned to any patrols, so..." She fidgeted with a feather that stuck out from her nest. "Did Beetlewood tell you to stay inside today?" she inquired.
๐Hollypaw - Apprentice - Female - 10 moons - Mentor: Pumpkinspirit - Tags: Iciclepaw, PumpkinspiritHollypaw angled an ear in Iciclepaw's direction, but didn't look at him. "You're not supposed to leave camp without a warrior," she pointed out softly, not sounding like she particularly cared whether he followed the rule or not. She saw that Pumpkinspirit was eating a mouse under a tree, and, with a sigh, rose to her paws. Ideally she didn't want to be the one to approach her mentor for training; it should've been the other way around. But she was getting tired of sitting in the den, and she wasn't about to do something stupid like wander out of camp without a warrior's permission. She may not have been as driven as some other apprentices to become warriors, but she didn't really want to be held back either. As for Iciclepaw, he could do what he wanted. "Well, I'm asking my mentor to train. Maybe you should do the same," she suggested before slipping out of the safety of her den and into the rain. She made her way over to Pumpkinspirit with no real sense of urgency and stood in front of him, looking at him expectantly.
๐ธ๏ธJackdawpaw - Apprentice - Female - 6 moons - Mentor: Foxcloud - Tags: Hunting patrol [Foxcloud, Littlefoot, Slashpaw, Whirlpool, Magpieflight, Herbpaw, Southwind]Jackdawpaw felt satisfaction bubble up inside her as she watched Magpieflight and Herbpaw split off from the rest of them. She had nothing against Herbpaw...well, other than the fact that he seemed to revere Magpieflight like some StarClan-sent cat. But as long as he was her brother's apprentice, that meant wherever he was, her brother would be too. Sighing, she pricked her ears when she heard Foxcloud and Littlefoot discuss where to hunt and chimed in with "I like hunting in the hollows! Although, I wouldn't mind Snakerocks either. I'm not afraid of a couple of oversized worms!" She gave a little ferocious hiss.
