
Meadowclan
Number of Cats: 14
winter solstice. wrote: [ StarClan hears Mousestar's pleas and grants MeadowClan a warrior. ]
[ Shrikepaw and Foxpaw learned the Hunting skill! ]
[ Beetlepaw and Weaselpaw learned the tracking skill! ]
[ Newtclaw's hunting patrol successfully catches Hare x2. ]
[ Mousestar's border patrol comes across a potential warrior. ]
[ Nettleleaf finds Fennel x1 and Lamb's Ear x1. ]
The sun beat down on the fields where the sheep were grazing, the ewes newly shorn coats stopping them from overheating and setting them apart from their lambs. A few of their heads lifted as a couple of cats treked across towards the large stone water trough. When they reached it, Magpiecloud dropped something on the ground and leapt up onto the rim and balanced carefully on it's edge. He took a deep drink for himself, then straightened up.
"Alright. Foxpaw, you can pass me the moss now," he called down to his apprentice, who stood up on his hindlegs, leaning his forepaws against the stone trough. He stretched up, passing the ball of moss from his mouth up to Magpiecloud, who leaned over, soaking the moss ball in the water.
Foxpaw stretched up so he could look over the edge of the trough. "Will this water dry up too? Like the streams?" His whiskers quavered with his voice as he looked up at his mentor, who purred reasuringly.
"Don't worry Foxpaw. The humans fill this up daily for the sheep. They won't let them suffer." When the moss ball he was soaking seemed full, Magpiecloud passed it back to his apprentice, and swapped it for the second ball. Whilst he waited, Foxpaw scrambled up onto the trough and drank for himself.
The two cats made their way carefully back, slinking their way along the hedgerows and under the fences until they reached the camp. Pushing his way past the stalks of wheat, Magpiecloud headed straight for the nursery, placing the water in front of Dawnflower and her kits, who tumbled over and sipped at the water.
Cloverkit frowned. "How come we can't get our own water? We're practically apprentices, we can totally handle it!" Her siblings nodded, mmeowing their agreement.
Dawnflower rolled her eyes. "But you aren't yet. Be thankful that Mousestar let you join the clan at this camp rather than leaving you at the barn." The three kits squawked in protest before being silenced by their mother's glare.
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Shrikepaw's tail lashed as they waited for their mentor to give the signal. Across the clearing, Beetlepaw's fur was puffed up, and her eyes darted between Shrikepaw and the mentors stood to the side.
A heartbeat stretched out into an eon. Time paused as the two young cats waited for the signal to begin their mock battle.
"Keep your claws sheathed, and your teeth gentle." Mousestar raised herself up onto two legs, then slammed her front paws back onto the soft earth. "Begin!"
Shrikepaw pounced first, only to land harshly in their own dust cloud as Beetlepaw scuttled out of reach. The older apprentice blinked as they felt paws thud into their side, sending them staggering sideways. They rolled with the hit, meeting Beetlepaw's attack with hind legs kicking.
The two apprentices scrabbled in the dust for a few seconds, surprisingly evenly matched despite Shrikepaw's size and weight advantage. Their mentors called out encouragement and pointers from the sidelines until eventually Mousestar stepped between the younger cats. "Enough. Well done, both of you."
Newtclaw nodded. "I know I have a couple of pointers for you, Shrikepaw, but it was acceptable at least." She flicked her tail over her apprentice's ear, her voice softer than her words suggested. "You can lounge around for the rest of the day, I guess."
Mousestar rolled her eyes. "Tomorrow, you're both on my hunting patrol. We're leaving before dawn, so make sure you're awake. We can't wait if we want to be able to catch anything in this weather. By the time the sun hits the rooftops, everything's already underground or far away. So that means early starts."
Beetlepaw groaned. "Can't we go in the evening instead? I'm already awake then."
Mousestar shook her head, and turned to head back to camp. "We're leaving before dawn. If you don't want to come, you can clean the nursery out for the rest of the moon. It's up to you."
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Comfreykit blinked awake, woken by a dream she couldn't remember. She wriggled out of the pile of her siblings and looked around the camp. It was weird, breathing in the stillness of the night. A motion caught her eye and she followed it. Nettleleaf was leaving camp, carrying something in his mouth. Comfreykit frowned, overcome by curiosity, and slunk across the camp after him.
Comfreykit followed Nettleleaf for so long that she didn't know if she could find her way home. They left the wheat field where the clan lived now, and part way across another one. Nettleleaf didn't even seem to notice the smaller cat sneaking a few tail lengths behind him. Eventually he stopped, at what looked to Comfreykit like a completely arbitrary place. She scuttled into a clump of long grass, crouching down to stay hidden.
Nettleleaf swept his tail over the dirt, clearing the area of small stones and other debris. He laid out a few sticks, rocks and leaves in what seemed to be some sort of pattern. Was it a message to StarClan? She had to know what it said. She crept closer, keeping as quiet as she could. Nettleleaf had finished his pattern, and was now staring up at the dark sky. Comfreykit had reached the edge of the pattern, and she could see the whole thing now. It spiralled around Nettleleaf and pulled focus to him. Comfreykit suddenly felt like she was intruding on something that noone was supposed to see. She took a step back.
Comfreykit sat down a couple steps away from Nettleleaf's circle. She glanced around nervously, aware of how alone they were and how far from camp they were. She felt very small out there in the field, with only the stars and the silent medicine cat for company. Comfreykit heard her mother's voice in her mind, telling stories of kittens that wandered off and met with terrible fates. Foxes. Badgers. Owls. Malicious spirits. Would Nettleleaf even hear if she called for help? Would she just be a story of a disappearance? Or worse - what if something stole her body and her family never even knew she'd been lost.
It hadn't been more than a few minutes before Nettleleaf's whole body shivered and he stood up. He turned around and met Comfreykit's gaze. She flinched, breaking eye contact with the older cat.
Nettleleaf broke the silence. "You're very lucky. Since you're here, you can take these back with you." He gathered up half the herbs and passed them to Comfreykit. She took them gingerly and walked next to Nettleleaf as he headed back to camp. The two cats walked back in silence.
When they reached the camp, Comfreykit dropped the herbs in Nettleclaw's hollow and turned to the medicine cat. "You... You won't tell mama, will you?"
Nettleleaf sighed. "I have to. You could have been killed. If something had found us, I wouldn't have been able to wake up in time to save you." His tail flicked, and he breathed out again, heavily.
Comfreykit nodded and started to head back to the nursery. She stopped after a couple of steps and turned back to face Nettleleaf. "Were you talking to Starclan? What did they say?"
The medicine cat smiled. "You'll find out, I think."
Actions:
Meadowclan eats a hare and a mouse (4 servings)
Training sessions:
Newtclaw + Shrikepaw - Fighting
Magpiecloud + Foxpaw - Stealth
Mousestar + Beetlepaw - Fighting
Smokewhisker + Weaselpaw - Stealth
Patrols:
Hunting - Mousestar, Smokewhisker, Pigeonpelt, Shrikepaw, Foxpaw, Weaselpaw
Border - Newtclaw, Smokewhisker, Badgerfoot, Beetlepaw
Herb Search - Nettleleaf
Cats to find: Sablewhisper/Sedgewhisker and Nuggetshine/Goldtail from Lambclan
- Leader:
Mousestar | 49 moons | molly | X|Apprentice:
Lives: ★★★★★★★★★
Deputy:
Name | Age | Gender | [url=link]X[/url]
Medicine Cat:
Nettleleaf |37 moons | tom | X App: Beetlepaw
Warriors:
Smokewhisker| 51 moons| tom | X| App: Weaselpaw
Newtclaw | 24 moons | molly | X app: Shrikepaw
Magpiecloud | 33 | tom | X| App: Foxpaw
Pigeonpelt| 13 moons | molly | X
Badgerfoot| 40 moons | tom | X
Apprentices:
Foxpaw | 8 moons | tom | X|
Weaselpaw | 8 moons | tom | X|
Beetlepaw | 8 moons | molly | X|
Shrikepaw | 10 moons | nonbinary | x
Queens:
Dawnflower | 32 moons| molly | X
Kits:
Daisykit | 5 moons | tom | X
Cloverkit| 5 moons | molly | X
Comfreykit|5 moons | molly | X
Elders:
Name | Age | Gender | [url=link]X[/url]
Name | Age | Gender | [url=link]X[/url]
- Ally Clans:
Clan Name | Username
Clan Name | Username
Enemy Clans
Clan Name | Username
Clan Name | Username
Borders
North | Clan Name | Username
East | Moorclan | Dinolil1 - not met yet
South | Clan Name | Username
West | Clan Name | Username
Medicine Store
Borage | 1 |
Catmint | 1 |
Cobweb | 2 |
Dock | 1 |
Fennel | 2 |
Feverfew | 1 |
Goldenrod | 1 |
Lamb's Ear | 1 |
Nettle | 1 |
Poppy seeds | 1 |
Ragwort| 1 |
Stick | 1 |
Tansy | 1 |
Watermint | 1 |
Wild Garlic | 2 |
Willow bark | 1 |
Fresh-Kill Pile:
Mouse | x1 | 1 servings - used this moon
Rat | x1 | 1 serving
Rabbit | x0 | 0 servings
Hare | x2 | 6 servings - used one this moon, one remaining
Vole| x0| 0 servings
Song bird| x0 | 0 servings
Mentors:
Mousestar | Beetlepaw | 2 sessions | Hunting; tracking
Smokewhisker | Weaselpaw | 2 sessions | Hunting; tracking
Magpiecloud | Foxpaw | 2 sessions | Hunting;
Newtclaw | Shrikepaw | 1 sessions | Hunting;
Mentor | Apprentice | No. of training sessions | Moves
Deceased Cats:
Cat Name | Cause of Death
Cat Name | Cause of Death
Family:
Newtclaw + unknown| Foxkit, Weaselkit, Beetlekit
Dawnflower + unknown| Daisykit, Cloverkit, Comfreykit
Can I please have a serving of prey for my advent calendar? Thank you!