Murderers in Riverclan V.2 [Roster Update 10/30]

[DaisieGames]

Silverkit heard the cries of the clan and ran out of the nursery. Stopping in her tracks, the kit tilted her head. "What happened?" She asked, seeing Fernstar's body in the clearing.

[Rinovo]

Windsong could only sit dumbfounded as the words hit her ears. Fernstar's dead. She's dead. The idea sent her mind reeling as she listened numbly as Honeysuckle declared when he would take his leave. A sorrow pierced her heart as she knew she would never hear the leader's sweet voice again. The thing that shook her out of her trance was the innocent voice of her only kit, Silverkit. Instinctively her blind eyes turned towards the she kit, a sad expression on her face. "Come here dear. Fernstar's... resting. She's very tired and we need to be quiet." She mewed, wrapping her tail around the kit.

[eltonn]

Newtpaw stared at her leader's corpse with wide eyes. Panic fluttered in her chest, but slowly a steely resolve trickled in. She would not let harm come to her friends. Namely Stormpaw. The small shecat pressed herself against his flank. She didn't have to be able to speak to get across what she was trying to say. A shudder passed through Newtpaw's pelt. She didn't like this, not one bit.

[web.]

Honeysuckle led a moment of silence for the leader, looking to the medicine cats to see if they were ready for the burial.
He looked around at the faces of his clan, and he dipped to his to many mourning warriors. He sat down next to Windsong, shutting his eyes. Why would someone do this? someone in their clan no less?
He knew something had to be done before he left. He needed to know that his clan was safe.

[Coco Bunny]

Potoopaw shivered, staring at Honeysuckle with despair in his eyes. He still was haunted by his mentor's death recently, and now Fernstar, who'd done her best to comfort him afterwards, was dead as well. Was someone doing this on purpose? Why would they do such a thing? He closed his eyes and let out a shaky sigh. Maybe these had all been accidents.

[deimido]

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Lightningtail seated herself besides Potoopaw, resting her tail on the tom's back in a sign of comfort for the shaken apprentice. She was also in mourning for the Clan leader, hardly believing that her lives had been taken from her not long after Cherryfang and Bonefur had passed. Lightningtail felt a mixture of sadness and anger towards her lost Clanmates, something had to be done about this and soon. If someone was fearless enough to take their leader in the comfort of her own camp, they were fearless enough to do anything.

[eltonn]

Stark realization dawned on Newtpaw as her mind connected the dots. The body on the ground wasn't just anycat. It was her mother. The munchkin's paws began to tremble lightly, then she burst into full-on shakes. Tearing herself away from the comforting side of her best friend, Newtpaw ran to Fernstar's fallen corpse, moisture filling her eyes. A strange, croaking wail drew out of her mangled voicebox as Newtpaw curled next to her mother's fallen form.

[doggoesmeow]

Sweetleaf heard a wail and quickly looked around to see where it came from. Her heart quickened as she had believed that another cat had been killed. She let out a sigh of relief as she saw it was Newtpaw who let out the wail. Sweetleaf padded towards her den to get poppyseeds for Newtpaw. While she was searching for the poppy seeds she noticed that a bunch of the death berries were missing from their pile. Sweetleaf picked up the poppy seeds before padding back to Newtpaw. She placed them on the ground next to Newtpaw and Fernstar. "Newtpaw, eat these. They will help you calm down."She said.

[herbalwolf]

The elder awoke with a groan, limping out of her den with a little gait. Her shredded ears were flattened against her head as her pale eyes looked around.
"What's with all this commotion?! I'm trying to-" she paused as her worn eyes laid upon the dead leader laying on the ground.
"...Fernstar...?"

[eltonn]

Newtpaw eyed the poppyseeds worriedly. She didn't want to leave her mother's side. The mute shecat's jaws gaped open in protest, and she flattened her ears. Newtpaw let out another, softer wail, looking back to her mother's body.

(small note, poppyseeds are for physical pain and sleep. for calming a cat down, thyme, lavender, or chamomile is used c:)