ＴＨＥ ＰＯＩＳＯＮ ＯＦ ＬＯＶＥ [warriors] taking one apprentice

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As Vinestar walked past the tom cat at a brisk pace, he frowned and watched her leave. When he was alone, he sat under the Highrock and hung his head and looked straight ahead glaring at nothing in particular. There was nothing to do, and this bothered him. Lionheart was used to always having something to do, and when he didn't it made him feel like dead weight to the clan. While the aggressive look on his face probably warded others away from him, he still sulked, not really caring. The orange cat flexed his claws, sinking them into the dirt and then retracting. The feeling of the cool dirt running between his toes sent shivers up his spine.

When Vinestar came back and asked him about not having a mate, he sat up straight, but continued to keep his aggravated, sulky self present. "No. I have not been assigned a mate quite yet. Please, do not go out of your way to pair me. I'm a bit too young to be fathering anyways." While his word choice was colourful, and made his speech more interesting, his tone was flat and uninterested.

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[adcatfish]

~ Shrewnose ~
-- Warrior -- Tom -- 21 moons -- Life-mate: Frecklefoot -- Apprentice: Breezepaw--
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Shrewnose watched as Frecklefoot had slightly smiled in response to his first sentence, before she had glanced over at the apprentices, perhaps wondering what they should teach them at the next training session. Shrewnose wondered if they should work on hunting, or fighting moves; while fighting moves were neccessary in battle, it would be one's hunting skill that would feed the Clan. Perhaps they could teach Breezepaw and Dovepaw both hunting and fighting skill, if there would be enough time. Shrewnose was looking forward to training the apprentices; for one, he did like to teach Breezepaw new moves, and to know that he was helping an apprentice on their path to becoming a warrior. Secondly, he did slightly enjoy getting to spend more time with Frecklefoot; the brown tabby tom wouldn't admit it, though, for fear of someone accusing him of going against the Warrior Code. Shaking his head slightly, Shrewnose blinked as he realized he hadn't been paying attention. Hoping that none of the three other cats had spoken, Shrewnose's gray eyes glanced at each one of them, trying to determine if he had missed anything.

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~ Dovepaw ~
-- Apprentice -- She-cat -- 9 moons -- Life-mate: Breezepaw -- Dovepaw: Frecklefoot--
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The apprentice saw Breezepaw's small nod in reply to her words, his own way of responding. Dovepaw knew that Breezepaw was typically silent, and wondered for a moment if there were a reason for it. Perhaps it could be that he was just quiet, as her own mother had been, though still the curious Dovepaw wondered if there was more behind Breezepaw's silence. Either way, she still didn't mind, and was just glad that Breezepaw still responded to her. As she didn't have any kin presently residing in the Clan, she was just happy that there were some cats she could consider as friends. Dovepaw didn't really know what had happened to her family; they had left, but that was all she knew. Her parents had left, followed by her apprentice-aged sister. And Icekit- Icekit hadn't survived any more than moon or two. Realizing now that she was probably showing some sadness, Dovepaw left her thoughts behind, trying to act as if nothing had happened. I can't show any emotion; not love, not sadness, none of that; it would mean I really did care about my family. The apprentice told herself, before glancing back at her mentor to see if she would announce what they'd be doing today.

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[crowley,]

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• tom • 10 moons • apprentice • mentor: shrewnose • lifemate: dovepaw • crush: none •
tags;; dovepaw, frecklefoot, shrewnose

Now, while he typically enjoyed the silence, this time it felt prolonged and awkward. No one spoke for a good minute, way too caught up in their own thoughts. Breezepaw looked between the two mentors. Okay, so maybe they were deciding what they'd do today. But they make more progress if they kind of.. conferenced together. His gaze then lifted over to his mate. For a brief moment, he saw a flicker of sadness. Huh. He could only wonder what she was thinking about. The only one not wrapped up in himself, the tom awkwardly shifted on his paws, eyes lowering to stare at the ground. "So what're we doing..?" he mumbled in a tone that was hardly audible. He could only hope that he was actually heard.

[grizzly.]

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FRECKLEFOOT

ɢᴇɴᴅᴇʀ. she-cat.
ʀᴀɴᴋ. warrior
ᴛᴀɢs. Shrewnose, Dovepaw, Breezepaw
ᴄʀᴜsʜ. Shrewnose
ʟɪғᴇ-ᴘᴀʀᴛɴᴇʀ. Shrewnose
ᴋɪɴ. none.

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Frecklefoot was brought out of her daze when a quite voice, that she was just able to manage to piece together the words that the uoung tom had spoken. The she-cat felt embarressment wash over her as she realized she stood there lost in a mix of daydreams.
"Oh, yes, right. We'll go see what Cougartail has in order for us, first and we'll go from there."
She replied to the young apprentice, before turning her head in the direction of Cougartail, who seemed to already be looking at the she-cat with a slight glare. Feeling herself feel smaller, she knew that the tom knew she was daydreaming, but with a flick of her tail she slowly made her way over towards Cougartail, only hoping Shrewnose, Dovepaw and Breezepaw were following her, but the she-cat stopped as Cougartail seemed to dismiss her, but then heard the tom's unfriendly voice speak as he wasn't looking directly at the four cats.
"Go and just decide what you're going to do for training."
She had heard the tom say before turinging to look at the three cats.
How does a mixture of hunting and fighting sound? It won't be like usual training, no. We're going to put it into sperspective, and a possibility if it happening. That's all I will inform you two of, but you must work together to hunt, and kill and collect as much prey as possible."
She announced to the two apprentice's, wanting to take the oportunity to see what they already know by heart, and also to take time to speak to Shrewnose.

[susurri]

b r i g h t e y e s

She-cat;;Medicine Cat;;Sitting in Den;;Tags- Flowerpaw

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Brighteyes sat up in her den, waiting patiently for her apprentice. "Flowerpaw?" She mewed. Brighteyes nosed around for her, making a mental list of the items that Flowerpaw would need. "Alder Bark, Borage Leaves," she mumbled. She would get them herself, but Flowerpaw needed something to do. Brighteyes pawed through some bushes around her den, hoping for herbs. She would need some for new queens, too. "Flowerpaw? Has anyone seen her?" The medicine cat sighed and left it at that. She went on with her herb business and mewed to herself silently.

((Sorry for short post, I'm busy.))

[Greenleaf]

(I'm really sorry I haven't even posted once when this RP started; I think I'm far too busy for this. I'm really sorry for the inconvenience this causes to the life mates of Goldenpaw and Mistypaw x_x I'm sorry, I have to quit. It's been wonderful watching you guys RP.
Please forgive me for leaving, and goodbye.)

[crowley,]

[ That's okay. Sorry that you couldn't join us. uvu ]

[adcatfish]

~ Shrewnose ~
-- Warrior -- Tom -- 21 moons -- Life-mate: Frecklefoot -- Apprentice: Breezepaw--
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Shrewnose glanced over at Breezepaw as he heard his apprentice speak, realizing that he hadn't actually announced any plans for training. Hearing Frecklefoot mention that they'd go to Cougartail first, the brown tabby nodded, wondering if the deputy would assign them to any patrols. He was about to follow, when Frecklefoot had stopped, and Shrewnose managed to hear Cougartail tell them to decide on what to train the apprentices. The tom listened as Frecklefoot explained her idea. "I think that's a good plan; I was thinking about a combination of hunting and fighting as well." Shrewnose meowed to Frecklefoot, before looking at their apprentices. "It would also be good to make sure that you two can work together well, as it's important that one cooperates in a Clan." He added, waiting to hear their responses.

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~ Dovepaw ~
-- Apprentice -- She-cat -- 9 moons -- Life-mate: Breezepaw -- Dovepaw: Frecklefoot--
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Dovepaw managed to hear most of what Breezepaw had said, her blue eyes looking to Frecklefoot as her mentor spoke. The gray-and-white apprentice nodded, watching as the other warrior padded over to the deputy. She tried to hear what Cougartail had said, hearing something about 'training'; Frecklefoot had then turned back, looking at her and the other two cats nearby. Dovepaw heard Frecklefoot next say that they'd be working on both hunting and fighting, though wondered what her mentor meant by the fact that it wouldn't be like usual training. The warrior also added that she'd need to work together with Breezepaw, and hunt as much prey as they possibly could. "Alright, it sounds interesting; I can't wait to start." Dovepaw mewed with some slight excitement in her voice; she liked to learn new fighting and hunting moves, and the challenge to hunt as much prey as possible perhaps could be fun. Dovepaw glanced over towards the medicine cats' den as she heard Brighteyes ask about where Flowerpaw was, though the apprentice hadn't seen her yet today. She shook her head slightly to say that she wasn't certain, before looking back to the cats next to her.

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[crowley,]

➳ＢＲＥＥＺＥＰＡＷ
• tom • 10 moons • apprentice • mentor: shrewnose • lifemate: dovepaw • crush: none •
tags;; dovepaw

A combination of both. Hunting and fighting. 'Possibility of it happening'. If Breezepaw put two and two together, he'd have to guess that the mentors were probably going to ambush them on their hunting trip. At least, if he was right, that'd be an interesting way of training. He could dig it. Hopefully he and Dovepaw would be ready, if and when that happened. But he had confidence--and an idea. He wouldn't say it right here, of course, so the apprentice looked up to the mentors, seeking approval to head off. When they got the go, Breezepaw turned on his heels and gently flicked the younger she-cat with his tail before stalking off into the forest. It was only when they were far enough away that he spoke again. "Stay downwind," he said simply before his ears flicked up, being on alert for any shuffling prey.

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FRECKLEFOOT

ɢᴇɴᴅᴇʀ. she-cat.
ʀᴀɴᴋ. warrior
ᴛᴀɢs. Shrewnose.
ᴄʀᴜsʜ. Shrewnose
ʟɪғᴇ-ᴘᴀʀᴛɴᴇʀ. Shrewnose
ᴋɪɴ. none.

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Frecklefoot flicked her tail in amusement to her apprentice's excited meow. Giving the two apprentice's the 'okay' to go and get started she waited until Breezepaw and Dovepaw were out of her hearing reach before turning to Shrewnose, and stretched her muzzle up to the tom's ear before speaking in a soft, quiet voice.
"We need to talk someplace more private before participatingin training Dovepaw and Breezepaw."
She meowed in a whisper, before quickly backing away and twisting her head around the camp, to make sure no one had seen her whisper to the tom. Making her way out the camp she looked over her shoulder at Shrewnose and smiled lightly, before disappearing out of camp completely.
Worry began to build up inside the she-cat as her mind played over the tragidy her actually fessing up to her life-partner could cause. He could for one rat her out, secondly not feel the same, or lastly he could ignore her. All these possibilities made Frecklefoot cringe, she wanted nothing more than to have at least Shrewnose's respect, but the she-cat noticed that she began to crave something more than the clan allowed; affection.