πDragonstar - Leader - Male - 68 moons - 7 lives left - Tags: Ravenscream, Spindle, Spiritfeather, Poppywisp, border patrol 1 [Poppywisp, Charmingpaw, Smokefeather, Spiritfeather, Spindle]
"Thank you." Dragonstar dipped his head to Ravenscream and was about to start off again when he heard Spiritfeather fussing over Spindle. His ears flicked uncertainly as the black-and-white she-cat suggested that the tortoiseshell return to camp to get the scrape on his face looked at. Any other time Dragonstar wouldn't have minded sending the tom home, but something in the air felt off. The weather, the moose, and the trampled dragonfly...not to mention the sign that Beetlewood had supposedly received earlier that day about who the new medicine cat apprentice would be. The leader couldn't shake the feeling that something was going to happen, though he didn't quite know what. And with Ravenscream and Feverpaw gone as well, Dragonstar wasn't sure he should send any more cats back to camp. He padded over to Spindle and sniffed the cut on his face before giving his opinion. "It doesn't look that deep. You should be alright, but it's up to you whether you want to head back to camp or not. If you're in a lot of pain, I won't make you go with us." Turning to everyone else, he added, "Let's get to Sunningrocks and get this patrol finished with already." Between the weather and the encounter with the moose, he knew all his clanmates were most likely ready to get back to camp, as was he. He trudged onward through the mud, ears twitching when Poppywisp questioned him. "I'm alright," he assured her, blinking gratefully at her. He knew she worried about him--and often wished she didn't. He had enough to worry about, without also having to worry about his clanmates worrying about him. He needed to be strong for them. "Just had enough of this day already," he gave a half-chuckle, deep and throaty. "But it will be over soon enough." Normally at this time of morning, the sun would have already been peeking over the treetops, but dark clouds still covered the sky, making it look more like before dawn.
π Raventongue - Warrior - Female - 44 moons - Mate: Dustystomp - Tags: Beetlewood
"Beetlewood?" Raventongue poked her head inside the medicine den. She had been out hunting early that morning, wanting to get some prey back to camp before the rains grew heavier so that, hopefully, she wouldn't have to go back out again. She had managed to catch a sparrow and a small lizard, but had slipped in the mud as she was chasing the latter and had a stone scrape her pad. Now, she limped into Beetlewood's den, holding the paw gingerly off the ground. "I'm sorry to bother you, but could you take a look at this for me?"
πͺΆKestrelclaw - Warrior - Male - 35 moons - Crush: Foxcloud - Apprentice: Starlingpaw - Tags: Starlingpaw, Cloud, border patrol 2 [Starlingpaw, Wrenfoot, Sunflowerpaw, Rivercry, Fogpaw]
Kestrelclaw was about to try and give his apprentice some encouragement when he noticed that the rest of their patrol had gathered farther ahead, right at the edge of the border. Upon closer inspection, he saw that they were talking to...someone. A loner, it looked like, and it seemed he was alone. Still, one could never be too careful. "Stay close to me," he told Starlingpaw as they approached the loner alongside the rest of their clanmates. He frowned when he saw the rabbit at the tom's paws, but overheard him say that he hadn't caught it on WildClan territory. Since they were right at the border, Kestrelclaw was inclined to believe him, as well as to avoid a skirmish. "Fighting won't be necessary," he cut in, seeing as only the other apprentices had confronted the loner so far. Looking the loner over, he warned him, "You would do well to avoid hunting so close to our territory in the future. Another patrol might not have been so kind."
π¬οΈSouthwind - Warrior - Male - 35 moons - Tags: Hunting patrol [Littlefoot, Slashpaw, Whirlpool, Magpieflight, Herbpaw, Foxcloud, Jackdawpaw
-hunting-
π·οΈMagpieflight - Warrior - Male - 24 moons - Apprentice: Herbpaw - Tags: Herbpaw, hunting patrol [Herbpaw, Littlefoot, Slashpaw, Whirlpool, Foxcloud, Jackdawpaw, Southwind]
Magpieflight breathed a silent sigh of relief as Herbpaw caught the finch. You've got this, Herbpaw, he encouraged his apprentice in his head. Just one bird, one piece of land-prey. It was rare for Magpieflight to be so invested in the success of another cat, but Herbpaw was his first apprentice, given to him to train when he was only a fresh warrior himself. If Herbpaw did well, it would only reflect better on Magpieflight, or at least that's what he told himself. But perhaps there was a small part of him that wanted Herbpaw to succeed for his own sake too. Magpieflight had never been a very brotherly sort of cat, but he wondered if this was what would it be like to have a younger brother. Better that than two annoying sister.
βοΈBrightsnow - Warrior - Trans-female - 20 moons - Crush: Pigeonflight - Tags: Pigeonflight
Brightsnow smiled, pleased that she had been able to comfort Pigeonflight, if only a little bit. However, the smile faded slightly when the queen asked if she would ever want to be a mother herself. "Well..." She grew silent. The truth was, she had thought about it, but she was never quite able to picture herself as a mother. At least, not the kind of mother that she'd had, not the kind that Pigeonflight was. Not the kind that she wanted to be. She would never be able to carry her kits, or birth them, or nurse them at her belly. She would never give off that warm, milky scent that she remembered so fondly from her own mother, a scent that varied slightly from queen to queen, but that always had something nostalgic and comforting about it. "I'm not sure," she answered at last, unsure if she should voice her grievances to Pigeonflight. After all, how could she tell her that she envied her for being able to give birth, something that every she-cat described as incredibly painful and uncomfortable? She knew it was selfish of her, she knew it wasn't something she should want, but she did all the same. "I just don't know if I'd be a good one," she murmured.
πΊWolffeather - Warrior - Female - 19 moons - Crush: Ladybirdflutter - Tags: Ladybirdflutter, open
"Good luck," Wolffeather replied with a grin. Only when she watched Ladybirdflutter leave the den did she realize that she had been hoping the scarred she-cat would stay in and nap with her, perhaps even keep close to her, but she shook the thought away. I must just want someone to keep me warm. The rain is making me cold. Content with this explanation, she closed her eyes and curled up into a tight ball, hoping sleep would take her back.
π§Frostedpaw - Apprentice - Female - 11 moons - Mentor: Chivewhisker - Tags: open
-sleeping-
πHollypaw - Apprentice - Female - 10 moons - Mentor: Pumpkinspirit - Tags: Iciclepaw, Pumpkinspirit, Pyrefire, Purpleflower
Hollypaw nodded and padded after her mentor, glancing at Iciclepaw out the corner of her eye. "Sounds like we're all going," she spoke in a soft voice. She inwardly rolled her eyes when the black-and-white tom spoke about how he couldn't wait to be a warrior alongside his mentor. Hollypaw did want to be a warrior, but she knew she didn't want it as badly as some other apprentices did. Warriors were what practically every cat became, aside from medicine cats. She couldn't understand why some cats treated it like it was something special, when in reality it was an inevitability. "I'm ready when you all are," she meowed, not sounding particularly eager.
πΈοΈJackdawpaw - Apprentice - Female - 6 moons - Mentor: Foxcloud - Tags: Slashpaw, Littlefoot, Foxcloud, hunting patrol [Foxcloud, Littlefoot, Slashpaw, Whirlpool, Magpieflight, Herbpaw, Southwind]
Jackdawpaw's ears flattened when Slashpaw and Littlefoot scolded her for how she spoke of Southwind. "Well, he is!" she retorted, sticking her tongue out at them before bounding after Foxcloud. It wasn't her fault nobody else could see how creepy toms were. She tore her focus away from them and back to her mentor, and parted her jaws to scent the air. "I smell..." She paused, letting her mouth hang open for a moment. "Rain and mud," she answered finally, looking defeated.
πͺLucky - Loner - Male - 35 moons - Tags: Lola
"Hey, pretty kitty." Lucky sat perched atop the fence that surrounded Lola's yard. He had been wandering through Twolegplace for a while now, looking for just about anything; a snack, some catnip, another cat to talk to...and finally he had stumbled upon Lola. He had seen her from time to time in her yard, knew her name from the other kittypets, but this was the first time he had ever actually approached her. "You know, your pretty fur's gonna get all wet in this rain," he teased.
"Thank you." Dragonstar dipped his head to Ravenscream and was about to start off again when he heard Spiritfeather fussing over Spindle. His ears flicked uncertainly as the black-and-white she-cat suggested that the tortoiseshell return to camp to get the scrape on his face looked at. Any other time Dragonstar wouldn't have minded sending the tom home, but something in the air felt off. The weather, the moose, and the trampled dragonfly...not to mention the sign that Beetlewood had supposedly received earlier that day about who the new medicine cat apprentice would be. The leader couldn't shake the feeling that something was going to happen, though he didn't quite know what. And with Ravenscream and Feverpaw gone as well, Dragonstar wasn't sure he should send any more cats back to camp. He padded over to Spindle and sniffed the cut on his face before giving his opinion. "It doesn't look that deep. You should be alright, but it's up to you whether you want to head back to camp or not. If you're in a lot of pain, I won't make you go with us." Turning to everyone else, he added, "Let's get to Sunningrocks and get this patrol finished with already." Between the weather and the encounter with the moose, he knew all his clanmates were most likely ready to get back to camp, as was he. He trudged onward through the mud, ears twitching when Poppywisp questioned him. "I'm alright," he assured her, blinking gratefully at her. He knew she worried about him--and often wished she didn't. He had enough to worry about, without also having to worry about his clanmates worrying about him. He needed to be strong for them. "Just had enough of this day already," he gave a half-chuckle, deep and throaty. "But it will be over soon enough." Normally at this time of morning, the sun would have already been peeking over the treetops, but dark clouds still covered the sky, making it look more like before dawn.
π Raventongue - Warrior - Female - 44 moons - Mate: Dustystomp - Tags: Beetlewood
"Beetlewood?" Raventongue poked her head inside the medicine den. She had been out hunting early that morning, wanting to get some prey back to camp before the rains grew heavier so that, hopefully, she wouldn't have to go back out again. She had managed to catch a sparrow and a small lizard, but had slipped in the mud as she was chasing the latter and had a stone scrape her pad. Now, she limped into Beetlewood's den, holding the paw gingerly off the ground. "I'm sorry to bother you, but could you take a look at this for me?"
πͺΆKestrelclaw - Warrior - Male - 35 moons - Crush: Foxcloud - Apprentice: Starlingpaw - Tags: Starlingpaw, Cloud, border patrol 2 [Starlingpaw, Wrenfoot, Sunflowerpaw, Rivercry, Fogpaw]
Kestrelclaw was about to try and give his apprentice some encouragement when he noticed that the rest of their patrol had gathered farther ahead, right at the edge of the border. Upon closer inspection, he saw that they were talking to...someone. A loner, it looked like, and it seemed he was alone. Still, one could never be too careful. "Stay close to me," he told Starlingpaw as they approached the loner alongside the rest of their clanmates. He frowned when he saw the rabbit at the tom's paws, but overheard him say that he hadn't caught it on WildClan territory. Since they were right at the border, Kestrelclaw was inclined to believe him, as well as to avoid a skirmish. "Fighting won't be necessary," he cut in, seeing as only the other apprentices had confronted the loner so far. Looking the loner over, he warned him, "You would do well to avoid hunting so close to our territory in the future. Another patrol might not have been so kind."
π¬οΈSouthwind - Warrior - Male - 35 moons - Tags: Hunting patrol [Littlefoot, Slashpaw, Whirlpool, Magpieflight, Herbpaw, Foxcloud, Jackdawpaw
-hunting-
π·οΈMagpieflight - Warrior - Male - 24 moons - Apprentice: Herbpaw - Tags: Herbpaw, hunting patrol [Herbpaw, Littlefoot, Slashpaw, Whirlpool, Foxcloud, Jackdawpaw, Southwind]
Magpieflight breathed a silent sigh of relief as Herbpaw caught the finch. You've got this, Herbpaw, he encouraged his apprentice in his head. Just one bird, one piece of land-prey. It was rare for Magpieflight to be so invested in the success of another cat, but Herbpaw was his first apprentice, given to him to train when he was only a fresh warrior himself. If Herbpaw did well, it would only reflect better on Magpieflight, or at least that's what he told himself. But perhaps there was a small part of him that wanted Herbpaw to succeed for his own sake too. Magpieflight had never been a very brotherly sort of cat, but he wondered if this was what would it be like to have a younger brother. Better that than two annoying sister.
βοΈBrightsnow - Warrior - Trans-female - 20 moons - Crush: Pigeonflight - Tags: Pigeonflight
Brightsnow smiled, pleased that she had been able to comfort Pigeonflight, if only a little bit. However, the smile faded slightly when the queen asked if she would ever want to be a mother herself. "Well..." She grew silent. The truth was, she had thought about it, but she was never quite able to picture herself as a mother. At least, not the kind of mother that she'd had, not the kind that Pigeonflight was. Not the kind that she wanted to be. She would never be able to carry her kits, or birth them, or nurse them at her belly. She would never give off that warm, milky scent that she remembered so fondly from her own mother, a scent that varied slightly from queen to queen, but that always had something nostalgic and comforting about it. "I'm not sure," she answered at last, unsure if she should voice her grievances to Pigeonflight. After all, how could she tell her that she envied her for being able to give birth, something that every she-cat described as incredibly painful and uncomfortable? She knew it was selfish of her, she knew it wasn't something she should want, but she did all the same. "I just don't know if I'd be a good one," she murmured.
πΊWolffeather - Warrior - Female - 19 moons - Crush: Ladybirdflutter - Tags: Ladybirdflutter, open
"Good luck," Wolffeather replied with a grin. Only when she watched Ladybirdflutter leave the den did she realize that she had been hoping the scarred she-cat would stay in and nap with her, perhaps even keep close to her, but she shook the thought away. I must just want someone to keep me warm. The rain is making me cold. Content with this explanation, she closed her eyes and curled up into a tight ball, hoping sleep would take her back.
π§Frostedpaw - Apprentice - Female - 11 moons - Mentor: Chivewhisker - Tags: open
-sleeping-
πHollypaw - Apprentice - Female - 10 moons - Mentor: Pumpkinspirit - Tags: Iciclepaw, Pumpkinspirit, Pyrefire, Purpleflower
Hollypaw nodded and padded after her mentor, glancing at Iciclepaw out the corner of her eye. "Sounds like we're all going," she spoke in a soft voice. She inwardly rolled her eyes when the black-and-white tom spoke about how he couldn't wait to be a warrior alongside his mentor. Hollypaw did want to be a warrior, but she knew she didn't want it as badly as some other apprentices did. Warriors were what practically every cat became, aside from medicine cats. She couldn't understand why some cats treated it like it was something special, when in reality it was an inevitability. "I'm ready when you all are," she meowed, not sounding particularly eager.
πΈοΈJackdawpaw - Apprentice - Female - 6 moons - Mentor: Foxcloud - Tags: Slashpaw, Littlefoot, Foxcloud, hunting patrol [Foxcloud, Littlefoot, Slashpaw, Whirlpool, Magpieflight, Herbpaw, Southwind]
Jackdawpaw's ears flattened when Slashpaw and Littlefoot scolded her for how she spoke of Southwind. "Well, he is!" she retorted, sticking her tongue out at them before bounding after Foxcloud. It wasn't her fault nobody else could see how creepy toms were. She tore her focus away from them and back to her mentor, and parted her jaws to scent the air. "I smell..." She paused, letting her mouth hang open for a moment. "Rain and mud," she answered finally, looking defeated.
πͺLucky - Loner - Male - 35 moons - Tags: Lola
"Hey, pretty kitty." Lucky sat perched atop the fence that surrounded Lola's yard. He had been wandering through Twolegplace for a while now, looking for just about anything; a snack, some catnip, another cat to talk to...and finally he had stumbled upon Lola. He had seen her from time to time in her yard, knew her name from the other kittypets, but this was the first time he had ever actually approached her. "You know, your pretty fur's gonna get all wet in this rain," he teased.
