Number of Cats: Total: 23 Female: 10 Male: 09 Genderfluid: 02 Agender: 02
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Archive: ✨Linnetwhisker's heart thumped in their chest as they made their way to Sagestar's den. They'd just been to Briarleaf, who'd confirmed that they were carrying kits. It made Linnetwhsiker's heart flutter, just thinking about having a family with Applecloud.
When they were just a young apprentice, Applecloud - well, he was Applepaw back then, had just been a crush. They hadn't thought it would
go anywhere.
But it did, and that was wonderful, Linnetwhisker decided.
"Errrr... hello, Linnetwhisker. Is something wrong? You're just... standing there."Linnetwhisker snapped out of their internal monologue with a start, embarrassment heating their fur.
"Oh no, nothing's wrong! The opposite actually - Applecloud and I are expecting!"Thier leader's eyes brightened.
"Really? Congrats!"Linnetwhisker nodded their thanks.
"Hey, so, uh, I know this is silly, and I'm not Mallowcloud - I'm not even twenty moons quite yet, so feel free to reject this, but I know most clans call cats with kits queens, but I think caretakers would be better? In case there are any other cats expeting kits who aren't mollies."It was the first time Linnetwhisker had reffered to their agender identity since joining RainClan - and even then, it was just a quick mention to Sagestar, who told the other cats.
"And, uh, Applecloud and I talked about it, and we'd both like to stay in the nursery with out kits, if that's alright? Maybe cats could also choose to be a permanent caretaker if so pleased, I dunno, just an idea applecloud and I had. It's probably silly, sorry."Sagestar shook her head.
"no, no, it's quite alright! In fact, I think that's a wonderful idea! Shall I tell the clan now?"Linnetwhisker sighed, relieved, and nodded before bounding back outside to attend the meeting Sagestar had just called.
▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬Dunnockpelt crouched at the recently unforzen river, their haunches taught as they prepped to leap at the small fish drifting through the water.
As if passed in front of them, Dunnockpelt dipped down, their head dipping below the water. The copper, metallic tang of of blod filled their mouth, and they immedietly knew they'd caught the fish.
It still wriggled as they pulled it out of the river, and to stop the slippery thing from dropping back into the river, they flung it onto the grass behind them, staining it red.
The fish flopped around briefly before Dunnockpelt bounded over and finished the job. The fish was prey, but they didn't want it to suffer.
They plucked the fish off the ground before heading back to camp with the rest of the patrol and the other fish c=they'd caught.
Newleaf would bring them lots of prey and full bellies, Dunnockpelt hoped.
▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬Cloudpaw sprung across the grass around RainClan's borders, her heart thumping in her chest like a a fox chasing after a rbbit. He first patrol! It was sooooooooo exciting!
She was doing pretty good, she thoughht, and Dusttail seemed to be proud of her, which she thought was pretty big, since Dusttail didn't seem the type to be proud of much.
In the distance, she spotted a black and white pelt.
"Hey, uh, I see somebody in the distance. Should we go check it out?"Her mentor leaned forwards, squinting his yellow-green eyes in an attempt to see better.
"Hey, you're right! Good eyes, Cloudpaw. Come on," the warrior flicked his tail in the direction of the black and white pelt, and the patrol started to move forwards.
Cloudpaw hovered off to the side while the rest of her patrol spoke with the other cat. She'd never seen a loner before, and while it was super interesting to see one, but at the same time, it was scary, 'cause she didn't know if they were bad or good.
Cloudpaw dropped the lay on her belly, and although she didn't speak to the loner, she still felt a wave of pride as they lead the new warrior back to their camp.
▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬Copperpaw's feet thumped against the grass as she zipped around a tree, the wind tossing her long fluffy fur to and fro as she made her way through the forest, turning around trees and leaping over small ditches. It was exhilerating, this feeling of flying, soaring, leaping, and she could hardly believe that -
Her thoughts were cut off when she slid across the ground, and she sqealed in shcok before stumbling to flop onto her belly.
"Copperpaw! Are you alright?"Copperpaw rose to her feet, and once the initial shock of crashing passed, she realized that she felt no pain.
"I'm fine, that was a lot of fun, actually!"Dunnockpelt let out a
mrrow of laughter.
"Glad to hear it! You were going really fast, it was hard for me to keep up with you! Try again, try not crash this time, and should you pass your assessment next moon, I could see you become Copperfoot!"Copperpaw nodded excitedly - to think that she could become a warrior next moon! It was so exciting!
There was a twinkle in her mentor's eyes, and with a broad smile, Copperpaw zipped back into the woods.
▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬The mouse slipped from beneath Daisypaw's feet once more, and he graoned, his head drooping to his chest.
"How're you doing, Cloudpaw?'His sister's head popped up from behind the bushes, her green eyes twinkling in the mid-afternoon sun.
"It's going wonderfully! What about you?"Daisypaw sighed and dropped to his belly.
"I wish I could say the same..."He heard his sister sigh sympathetically, and she padded over to her forlorn brother.
"Hey, don't worry! I'm sure you'll get the hang of it!"There was a brief pause before she spoke again.
"We can both be the best warriors ever! Won't that be something - Cloudpaw and Daisypaw, best siblings and best warriors ever!"Daisypaw smiled softly and he got to his feet, shaking the dirt off his mostly white pelt.
He passed his training, but he couldn't help but think that he'd only just made it.
▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬"Alright, Palepaw, you're doing pretty well!"Briarleaf flicked her tail towards a leaf sitting on the stone of the den floor.
"What's that herb, and what is it used for?"Palepaw squinted, trying to recall what that leaf was.
"Errrr... that's a raspberry leaf, right? And um... you use it to stop cats from bleeding, kinda like cobwebs, and to um... soothe scratches?""Close! You're right, that's a raspberry leaf, and you do use it to stop bleeding - but you should use cobweb if you can. Cobweb is better if you need to prevent a wound from getting infected, as it stays on and protects the wound from dirt. Raspberry leaves don't stay on, but they're good if you need to stop blood loss in the moment and don't have cobweb. Soothing scratches is dock leaves, raspberry leaves are also used as a painkiller. Does that all make sense?""Palepaw nodded cheerfully, and his mentor beamed back at him before moving on to the next herb. She was only covering the basics of how to treat wounds that day - how to stop bleeding, how to prevent infection before it happens, how to know what herbs to use in what situation, and how to pick up on infection. It made Palepaw terribly nervous, thinking about all the ways he could mess up, but Briarleaf was a good teacher.
They wrapped up their lesson, and when Briarleaf requested that he come along on her herb gathering - t'd be good practice, she said, Palepaw could barely contain his excitement.
Being a medicine cat was so much
fun!▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬Palepaw made his way along the forest floor, looking in every nook and cranny for herbs. He eventually spotted a leaf fluttering through the gentle wind - one he'd seen before, in the medcine den.
Palepaw whipped around and sprinted after the leaf, his copper-coloured eyes glimmering. If it was what he thought it was, Briarleaf would be so proud of him!
He lept into the air, one of his paws striking the leaft, and when he went down, a ringing sensation sounded in his ears and he carefully plucked the leaf out from under his paw. It hurt a little, but that pain quickly faded away.
"Palepaw! Why'd you run off like that?"Palepaw winced at the dissaproving voice of his mentor and tucked the leaf back under his paw.
"I- this is a raspberry leaf, right?"He plucked it out from under his paw once more and tilted his head up to better show his mentor.
"It is indeed! Good job, Palepaw! My apologies for getting short with you, but next time you run off, let me know where you're going! I worry. We can head back to camp onceI grab the tansy I found - I've put tucked it about halway under a very distinctive rock so it doesn't get lost. Again, congrats on catching that leaf!"Palepaw beamed at the praise of his mentor, and bounded after her, his spirits high.
[OOC: eeeeehhhhh this isn't really important but Applecloud is the father of the litter, aha. Linnetwhisker is agender, but since they're AFAB, they're carrying the kits!]
[Clan Changes: The rank 'queen' has been changed to Caretaker! This is for three reasons - to include non-binary and trans cattos, to have the fathers take time off warrior duties as well, and as a permanent rank for those who'd like to spend their time mostly with kits. I hope that's alright?]
[Rank Changes: Linnetwhisker and Applecloud (temporarily) move to the nursery in preparation for their kits]
[Fresh-Kill: x2 small fish are added to the fresh-kill pile]
[Fresh-Kill: x3 minnows are added to the fresh-kill pile]
[New Cat: Smokeface's patrol brings in the cat, who is named Sheeppelt]
[Skill: Running is added to Copperpaw's skill list!]
[Skill: Hunting is added to Cloudpaw and Daisypaw's skill list!]
[Skill: Healing (Basic) is added to Palepaw's skill list!]
[Medicine: x1 raspberry leaves and x1 tansy are added to the medicine store]
[Food: Rainclan consumes x5 servings (-1 small fish, -1 big fish)]
[Hunting: Mallowcloud, Firefoot, Lavendercloud, Sheeppelt, Daisypaw, and Ashnose hunt]
[Patrol: Swiftheart, Dusttail, Smokeface, Cloudpaw, Copperpaw, and Pearfoot patrol]
[Herbs: Briarleaf and Palepaw go herb hunting]
[Training: Copperpaw learns swimming as her final skill]
[Training: Cloudpaw and Daisypaw train in fighting]
[Training: Palepaw trains in Herbs (i.e healing sickness)]
[OOC: Could Daisypaw be given a higher chance of failing training than what you usually roll? For plot n stuff]