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[Kitty-lover93]

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★ Ｌｅａｆｓｔａｒ ★

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ｓｈｅ－ｃａｔ | ｌｅａｄｅｒ | ｆｏｒｔｙ－ｏｎｅ ｍｏｏｎｓ
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ғᴇᴇʟɪɴɢ- curious

ᴛᴀʟᴋɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ- Tigerstep, Bounce

ᴄʀᴜƨʜ- none

ᴀᴘᴘʀᴇɴᴛɪᴄᴇ- none

Leafstar saw the little question in Tigerstep's gaze after she spoke. Of course, while he could probably guess it was about Redstrike since nothing else interesting ever really happened in her life anymore, not since they'd split. He was probably also wondering why, but Leafstar didn't think he could really understand. He most definitely couldn't, she corrected herself. He doesn't know the full story... and if I have anything to do with it, he never will. Then, from their combined speech, Leafstar learned that the stranger was named Bounce and that she was looking for a safe place to raise her kits. She made a little mistake that made it sound like she was almost going to say 'our;' that was a little weird. Maybe something had recently happened to her mate and she was just used to saying it. Or maybe she has ties here, Leafstar thought darkly.

It was clear that the stranger wasn't afraid of Leafstar. That didn't bother her; since her mentor, Flamepelt, had been a better fighter than a hunter, he had been able to tell her that that would happen. It would only come to her advantage if it came to a fight... but she had a feeling it never would. Leafstar studied this new she-cat, her gray-green eyes taking in the tortoiseshell patches of her pelt and the dark gold of her eyes. She seemed uncannily familiar; there was just something about her that made Leafstar get a strange pinging feeling in her stomach, like she should be able to know or see something but she just couldn't.

"StoneClan is not a place where you can just go for protection," Leafstar began in a neutral tone, still assessing the she-cat. "It is not only a commitment, but a lifestyle. There is a code that you must abide by. Joining us is not a light decision; letting you in isn't, either. I cannot let you in unless you fully understand what you are getting into." Leafstar glanced at Tigerstep, flicking her ears. "If it is okay by Tigerstep, I think it would be best if you stayed in the medicine den tonight and learned about the Codes. If you would still like to join us tomorrow, then I will conduct a proper ceremony of welcome. However, if you do anything at all to arouse my suspicion or Tigerstep's, you will be immediately and permanently exiled from our territory. I would also like to talk to you in private before you go with him. Understand?"

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☼ Ｌｉｏｎｐａｗ ☼

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ｔｏｍ | ａｐｐｒｅｎｔｉｃｅ | ｅｉｇｈｔ ｍｏｏｎｓ
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ғᴇᴇʟɪɴɢ- thoughtful

ᴛᴀʟᴋɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ- Oddpaw

ᴄʀᴜƨʜ- none

ᴍᴇɴᴛᴏʀ- Stormstrike

Lionpaw gladly finished off the mouse; he was pretty much always endlessly hungry, so he would never actually say no to food. However, he forgot all about the mouse as Oddpaw directed his attention to the entrance to camp, where his mother stood confronting Tigerstep and a stranger. From that distance, he couldn't really hear anything; his mother always spoke rather softly. "Whoa," he meowed, staring at the new she-cat. He'd never met a stranger before; usually he knew everyone before he even really talked to them. That was just the clan environment. "I wonder what's happening?" he was tempted to go closer just to find out.

"Is she actually going to join the clan?" he wondered aloud, also silently wondering if his mother would let her join if that was the case. He didn't see why not; a new cat would be supercool! However, he knew that his mom could be a bit of a killjoy sometimes. It'd be risky, she might be dangerous, I wouldn't want her to hurt you or anybody else, blah blah blah... Lionpaw felt he could easily beat the she-cat in battle. She wasn't that much bigger than Fernpaw, and he'd easily bested his sister many times. Besides, he was great at fighting; that was his thing. I'd defend the clan, he thought proudly.

[ʞ ɔ ǝ ɹ ʍ d ı ʞ s]

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♀ ;; ♍ ;; twenty-four moons ;; loner ;; located in camp ;; with Tigerstep, Rosepaw, Leafstar
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I keep on running
I’m building bridges that I know you never wanted
Look for my heart
You stole it away
Now on every single road that I could take
I want you to burn my bridges down
Set me on fire
You set me on fire
You can burn my bridges down

Bounce nodded once in understanding. She had secretly always wanted to feel like part of a family. She figured at this point, the Clan was as close as she could get. She did not let the formal tone in Leafstar's voice put her off. She understood the reason for it. When she was told she would stay the night with Tigerstep, unease seeped through her, yet an odd sort of comfort. It was better, she thought, to stay her first night with someone she knew and was familiar with, even if it was Tigerstep, than by herself. A spark of nervous joy reached her. She knew him well enough, and knew that he knew her well enough, not to be the reason for her exile. Strange excitement reached her at the thought of a new home and experience with more than herself and one other cat. Already she knew there were many by the scents in camp alone. She glanced off to the side only to catch the eye of two young toms. Amused, but not letting it show, she quickly returned her attention to Leafstar as the leader finished speaking.

"Of course," she said with a slight bow of her head. She was nearly sure of it now; this cat was above the rest of them. Her best chance of staying would be to show her nothing but respect. Submission came at ease for Bounce. She had always been one to easily hand over her trust, and for whatever reason it seemed especially easy with Leafstar. Perhaps it was the way the cats around her were seeming to respect her as well.

[fairyheart]

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she-cat | 25 moons | warrior
mood ;; grumpy
location ;; camp.
with ;; open
crush ;; none/open.
tags ;; Leafstar(mentioned),
Tigerstep(mentioned), Bounce(mentioned)
word count ;; 226

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J i n x s h a d e

Just as she swallowed down the last piece of her mouse, the familiar voices of Leafstar and Tigerstep streamed towards her ears- But they were joined by another voice. Jinxshade did not recognize the new, petite tone. If there was something the she-cat hated more than her own annoying clan-mates- It was strangers. Having had trust issues since kit-hood, she despised everything new. Rising to her paws, she sauntered over to where the group was formed, staying off to the side however. She didn't want to get involved and cause a commotion. Her eyes grazed over the stranger, taking in every inch of her body.

The loner was small, and that was coming from her. Jinxshade had always been one of the smallest cats in the clan, using her speed and agility to her advantage rather than using brute strength. But this stranger was smaller than most of the apprentices in the clan, which made her snicker. She's even smaller than I am. Whilst sizing up the newbie, her gaze seemed to turn into a glare, nothing out of the usual. She was a cruel, grumpy cat. "The poor thing looks like badger bait." Jinxshade snickered under her breath speaking softly enough so nobody could hear. Stalking behind the group of cats, she gave one last glare and continued to the other side of camp.

[E c h o]

[Gosh, I have a ton of catching up to do! It seems as if I'm going to be fairly busy the next couple of weeks, as finals are coming up for me. I apologize ahead of time for my late replies, and I'll edit this post into one in a little while.]

[Fiorre]

Elders

The camp seemed to be bursting with life; cats sharing fresh-kill, apprentices being apprentices, and nothing seemed out of the ordinary. Sadly, that didn't last long. Doveflight and Snakefang had finished the mouse Lionpaw had brought them and were now busy grooming each other. If it wasn't for Adderfang's snoring and Icewhisker's sleep mumbling, the elder's den would've been more relaxing. Thankfully Ridgebreak wasn't so noisy in his sleep.

Upon catching sight of Leafstar and a couple of other cats, Snakefang stood up curiously, trying to see if he could scent the new cat among his clanmates. In less than a heartbeat, Doveflight's fur was fluffed up in alarm. She jumped to her feet and narrowed her eyes. Before long, Robinface and Sedgefoot emerged from the den and began eyeing the camp entrance as well.

"I wonder what a loner is doing here..." Snakeflight mewed thoughtfully, seeming to be much more at ease than his mate, who was now hissing and complaining to the Robinface.

"I don't know like rogues so close to the camp entrance," Doveflight rasped as Robinface gently brushed a tail over her spine, sitting down shortly after. The pretty elder seemed to have more confidence in their leader.

"I'm sure Leafstar knows what she's doing." She soothed before flicking her ear and paying attention.

[rockett.]

R E D S T R I K E

fourty four moons // tom // warrior
no mate // apprentice: duskpaw // no crush
hard-working, protective, loyal
overly honest, hard-headed, grumpy
tags: leafstar, tigerstep, bounce

redstrike sat where he was for a moment, letting the sun warm his back. he didn't usually let himself relax, so this was a change for him - it almost felt unnatural, so it didn't last for long. instead, restrike's attention dragged to the entrance of the camp, where a few cats had gathered. the ginger tom let his senses drift out towards them; there was tigerstep, the clan's medicine cat, leafstar, rosepaw, and who? there was an unknown cat in the clan, and redstrike would not stand for it. the senior warrior padded briskly over the camp, skidding to a stop by the small group of cats. now that the new cat was not covered by the other cats, he could see who it was. a small, fragile-looking she-cat, with a round belly that was more than likely full of kits. obviously not a rouge looking to shed blood, redstrike went to the quick conclusion that this she-cat wanted a place to birth her kits so they could be safe. unfortunately for her, stoneclan wasn't just a temporary stop to have kits and move on, and it seemed that leafstar thought the same. "what's going on here?" redstrike questioned, still not knowing for sure why this she-cat was here. his tone, as always, was low and demanding, and redstrike wouldn't be surprised if the foreign cat was afraid of him. by now, the ginger tom was used to it.

F A W N D A P P L E

fourty four moons // she-cat // warrior
no mate // apprentice: oddpaw // no crush
caring, bubbly, adventurous
childish, nosy, dependent
tags: tigerstep, leafstar, bounce, oddpaw, lionpaw

before fawndapple could get into her duties, her attention was drawn to the camp's entrance. the she-cat strained her yellow eyes to see the medicine cat, the leader, and... who was this? have they found a rouge? the thoughts filled her mind, causing fawndapple to tense her muscles. the warrior peered closer, and saw that the new cat had a very round belly - she was pregnant. obviously a pregnant she-cat would not be in clan territory to attack; she was most likely looking for a safe place to give birth. a new cat for the clan? how exciting, fawndapple thought happily, although a part of her was curious as to how she had known about stoneclan, in order to be here now. did she have family in the clan? so many questions, questions that would no doubt be answered as the rest of the clan would see the new arrival.
the she-cat's gaze flicked from the clan entrance to oddpaw, her apprentice, who was sitting with lionpaw. her apprentice would probably want to do some training today, and taking him out of the camp would mean one less cat to bombard the new cat with questions, so really, she was doing them both a favour.
fawndapple padded over to her apprentice and her nephew, a warm smile spread across her muzzle. "good afternoon, 'paws," she began, hoping the apprentices would not take offense to her chosen word to address them. it was just easier to say than both of their names. "oddpaw, would you like to go and do some training? you can chose, if you'd like." oddpaw was a well-rounded apprentice; he was fairly good at everything, but nothing really stood out from the others. this made it hard to decide what to teach him, so sometimes, she would let him decide what he wanted to work on.

F E R N P A W

eight moons // she-cat // apprentice
no mate // mentor: crookedtail // no crush
curious, sweet, sophisticated
sensitive, distracted, impulsive
tags: crookedtail, mentions duskpaw

fernpaw let herself enjoy the tasty meat, until she was satisfied with her meal. she did not want to eat much, in case she needed to move around anytime soon. the small apprentice took the time to wash her face, by flicking her pink tongue over her little paws, and rubbing those little paws across her muzzle. the she-cat took pride in her appearance, and would not be caught anywhere with a pelt that didn't look it's finest. fernpaw listened as crookedtail called out to duskpaw, saying how redstrike would never give a cat a compliment. the apprentice sagged her shoulders, but didn't protest. she loved her father dearly, and knew that even though he mightn't be the most cheerful cat in the clan, he was capable of feeling. fernpaw knew that he had once loved leafstar, her mother, but apparently, not anymore. but fernpaw still saw the looks he gave her, looks that a cat couldn't give another cat if they had no feelings for them. so why didn't they get back together? the thought had crossed fernpaw's mind many times, but whenever she tried to ask either of her parents, they would tell her the same thing, every time: there just isn't a spark anymore. but that was wrong! why were they lying to her? what did they have to hide?
fernpaw's thoughts got the better of her again, causing her to miss what her mentor had said. "huh?" she mumbled, putting her full attention on her mentor. "sorry, i got a bit caught up in my head," fernpaw apoligised for the second time to crookedtail in the past few minutes.

F O X P A W

eight moons // tom // apprentice
no mate // mentor: frostfire // no crush
energetic, charming, humorous
hot-headed, proud, rebellious
tags: frostfire, lionpaw, oddpaw, fawndapple

foxpaw listened to his mentor's criticism, absorbing every word that left her mouth. he needed as much help as he could get, if he were to become the best warrior there could be. ''track your prey carefully, be light on your paws, and don't wiggle," the apprentice mumbled under his breath, making a note of his mistakes. hearing that they would be tracking, foxpaw drooped his shoulders, but bit back a whine. what would redstrike say if he caught him whining? tracking could be very boring, but if that's what it took to be a better warrior, then so be it. when frostfire asked who he wanted to train with, foxpaw immediately turned to his brother, who was finishing off a mouse with oddpaw and fawndapple. he loved to get out and train with his brother, as it gave him a chance to get competitive, and attempt at proving he was a better apprentice. before frostfire could object, foxpaw dashed off in lionpaw's direction, calling out his name excitedly. "lionpaw! frostfire wants to take me out to practice tracking, do you wanna come?" his words came out quick and loud, loud enough for half the clan to hear. foxpaw always got loud when he was excited about something; one of his more annoying habits.

[Fiorre]

Crookedtail
| Warrior | She-cat | 28 moons | Apprentice: Fernpaw | No crush | Location: Camp | tags; Fernpaw, Jinxshade, Oddpaw(mentioned), Cottonpaw(mentioned) |

It took a moment for Fernpaw to even respond to Crookedtail, and when she did, it was obvious she wasn't paying attention. At least the apprentice had the decency to apologize. The squirrel was mostly finished, and it would be a shame to let it go to waste. Without second thoughts, Crookedtail finished up the squirrel and then sat herself up, grooming herself for a few heartbeats before twitching the tip of her crooked tail and looking at Fernpaw. What was she thinking about that is so distracting? the gray she-cat wondered to herself.

"I can tell..." She meowed quietly before repeating herself. "Can you, Cottonpaw, and Oddpaw get some fresh moss for the elders?" She cast a glance over at elders and then over at the commotion near the camp entrance. Redstrike sure was bold to go and march up to the group and question what was happening. It was hard for Crookedtail to fight off the urge to eavesdrop in the conversation. What was happening? Who was that she-cat? Was she a rogue? A loner? An injured cat? Despite all these questions, Crookedtail soon noticed the she-cat was expecting, ruling out a few of her assumptions. What is a rogue queen doing here...? she wondered, narrowing her eyes in thought as she stared after the group. Surely this was too much commotion for camp, and they needed to keep things flowing. The whole clan couldn't just stop to watch. Crookedtail could catch up on what was going on later. Right now, she needed to occupy the apprentices and make sure they didn't put their nose where it didn't belong. Sending them to fetch some fresh moss would be good enough for the current situation.

"I need to find out what's happening. Go talk to Oddpaw and Cottonpaw. I'll see if we can head out on a patrol later," Crookedtail informed her apprentice, flicking her tail to dismiss her. She hadn't really noticed that Fawndapple was just about to take out Oddpaw for training. There were much more interesting things going on for her to notice that.

Thankfully, the warrior caught sight of Jinxshade. It seemed the warrior was able to briefly assess the situation before padding away from the group. Quick on her paws, Crookedtail made her way over to the dark she-cat and sat down next to her. "What's going on? Did you get to hear anything when you were over there?" Crookedtail inquired, twitching the tip of her tail side to side as she cast a glance back over towards her leader. It likely would be a good idea for Leafstar to take the medicine cat and the rogue into the den before all the clan got fussy, but honestly, Crookedtail enjoyed this. Before anything else, she needed to gather more information, and maybe Jinxshade had some.

[fairyheart]

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she-cat | 25 moons | warrior
mood ;; grumpy
location ;; camp.
with ;; Crookedtail
crush ;; none/open.
tags ;; Bounce(mentioned), Crookedtail
word count ;; 212

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J i n x s h a d e

Find a vacant spot on the opposite side of the camp she sat down, tucking her front paws under her puffed out chest, and her back paws tucking into her sides. Some would say she looked like a little black ball of fluff. She kept her eyes plastered on the longer though- Making sure she wasn’t planning some form of trick. A small bug buzzed around her left ear, irritating it to the point of a small flick. Stupid bugs. She hissed mentally, narrowing her eyes in disgust.

But then the small pattering of foot steps alerted her of an approaching body. Great. She resisted the urge to hiss at the approaching cat and tell them off, but she remained silent. "What's going on? Did you get to hear anything when you were over there?” The cat said. She recognized it to be Crookedtail. Slightly craning her neck to the side to look at her fellow warrior she still held her grouchy, unamused expression. "Something about that stranger wanting to join.” She huffed plainly, her tail thrashing back and forth against the dirt. “Apparently Leafstar is letting kitty pets into the clan now.” She snickered out an insult, her eyes finding their way back to the newcomer.

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tom | 32 moons | warrior
mood ;; friendly
location ;; camp.
with ;; Bounce, Leafstar, Tigerstep
crush ;; none/open.
tags ;; Bounce, Leafstar, Tigerstep
word count ;; 230

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R i p p l e b r e e z e

The breeze was nice and comforting as it lightly rustled the toms pelt, is was relaxing. Ripplebreeze had always been a morning cat, always up early in the mornings. He loved nothing more than to run through the forest and blow off some energy and steam as he was always jumping with energy in the mornings. His morning walk hadn’t been all that eventful, so instead of continuing on his walk he made a b-line back to camp. However as he approached the entrance a new aroma of scents entered his nose. Who is that? He crept forward slightly, the frame of a smaller female coming into view. He did not recognize her. He did recognize the familiar build of Leafstar and Tigerstep. He was eager to ask what was going on, but he felt it wasn’t his place. Instead he padded by silently, acknowledging his leader and medicine cat. “Good morning Leafstar, Tigerstep.” He dipped his head in respect, before turning his attention to the stranger. “And I don’t believe we have met, I’m Ripplebreeze.” He didn’t dip his head like he had to his leader- as this she-cat was a stranger. Leafstar seemed to trust her enough to bring her to camp, so he showed kindness towards her. Here to join I would assume. He thought silently to himself.

[Fiorre]

Crookedtail
| Warrior | She-cat | 28 moons | Apprentice: Fernpaw | No crush | Location: Camp | tags; Jinxshade, Ripplebreeze(mentioned) |

Crookedtail quietly listened to what the black she-cat had to offer. The words seeped into her mind like water being soaked up by a bundle of moss. Her crooked tail flicked slightly, side to side, as she crouched down next to Jinxshade. The sun was still warm over the camp and the wind seemed to almost still for a moment, as if Starclan was holding its breath to see what Leafstar would do about the stranger asking to join camp. What is she going to do? Surely we have more than enough healthy cats in the clan? she wondered before casting a side glance at Jinxshade. The she-cat was always so grumpy. She never seemed to be in a good mood.

"That's odd. Surely Leafstar will turn them down?" She meowed quietly, keeping her voice low in case any other cats wanted to hear. She needed more information, but this seemed like all that Jinxshade had to offer. "I don't think it's like Leafstar to let a kittypet join the clan... Although Ripplebreeze sure doesn't seem to mind," she mentioned with a glance at the tom-cat who was soon greeting the stranger as if they were clan mates.

[E c h o]

c o t t o n p a w

Cottonpaw let out a loud squeal of surprise as her legs were knocked out from under her
from Emberpaw's weight. I knew I should have gone for Tigerstep's den. A loud huff
escaped her jaws, and she sneezed out a miniscule bit of dust that crept into her nose.
"Hey, you! It's about time that you woke up! You're usually awake way before I am!" she
called up to her captor. The apprentice slipped out of Emberpaw's grip and shook her
brown-stained fur free of excess dirt. Running a paw over her ear, she added, "I'll have to
find some different ways of getting at you from now on! I bet I'll beat you the next time we
have a hunting competition!"Cottonpaw opened her mouth, as if to say something more,
but shut it as Crookedtail approached. The young she-cat's eyes gleamed as she was given
her first duty of the day, no matter that it was merely to fetch some moss for the elders.
"I'll be right on my way, Crookedtail! See you later, Emberpaw!" With a small nod of goodbye
to her comrade, Cottonpaw streamed off in search for Oddpaw.

As Cottonpaw's eyes swept over the camp, she took note of several warriors murmuring in
couples to each other, gesturing to a gathered group just beside Leafstar's den. Following
their gaze, Cottonpaw noticed a strange she-cat conversing with her leader, Tigerstep,
and several other cats. "I wonder what's going on over there? Surely a kittypet isn't joining
the clan? Or is she a rogue?" the apprentice pondered out loud. Never mind that, mouse-brain!
Leafstar will take care of everything! Right now, I have to get Oddpaw and some moss for the
elders! Cottonpaw's self-reminder rang in her head as she beelined for the white tom, shaking
off her curiousity. The ecstatic she-cat scrambled across the camp, but about halfway across
her tracks, she noticed the ginger tom just beside Oddpaw. Lionpaw! Cottonpaw instantly
stopped in her tracks, and subconsciously checked her fur, giving a small squeak when noticing
her matted-down, mud-splattered chest. She hurriedly licked down the spikes of mud-
plastered fur and gave her chest a few fluffs before looking up once more. Padding up to the
two toms with confident strides, Cottonpaw turned to Oddpaw, repeating Crookedtail's orders;
"Crookedtail wants us to go fetch some moss for the elders, Oddpaw." She cooly gave a small
nod to Lionpaw, who had just been called over by Foxpaw.

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● she-cat
● 10 moons
● apprentice
● mentor: honeycloud
● crush: lionpaw
● tagged: emberpaw, oddpaw,
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d u s k p a w

Duskpaw gave an arrogant and small nod of thanks to Crookedtail, who had mentioned his
mentor's strictness, and had given a small word of encouragement to the apprentice. The
tom couldn't help but let his eyes gleam in hope, knowing that there was a warrior who was
supporting him, and was on his side. Well, isn't that the truth. Redstrike better know what
he's doing with me. Wanting to be in company at that moment, Duskpaw padded over to the
two she-cats and settled beside Fernpaw, only to catch Crookedtail exchanging a word with
her apprentice and rush away. Glancing back over to Crookedtail, Duskpaw noticed the
warrior making her way over to a group of cats at the front of the camp. Duskpaw snorted in
disgust at the sight of the young loner conversing with Leafstar. "If Leafstar's in her right
mind, she should never have even let that soft kittypet into the camp!" he hissed under his
breath. "You know, Fernpaw, your parents really need to work something out with each other.
I think their separation has gotten to their heads," he added, rather rudely. However,
Duskpaw couldn't help but wonder about his mentor. Is Redstrike so mad at me all the time
because he's not with Leafstar anymore? Or..am I really just not good enough of an apprentice?
With a huff of annoyance, the charcoal tom muttered to himself, "Sometimes this clan can just
be so mouse-brained."

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● tom
● 10 moons
● apprentice
● mentor: redstrike
● open crush/mate
● tagged: fernpaw
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