Murderers in Thunderclan V.5 [News on page 897]

[montmorency]

avocetwhisker was called to his senses with a wail from the camp center. he stretched quickly, yawning. his slightly old moss nest rustled as he dashed out of the warriors den. thunderclan cats were gathered around the fresh-kill pile, and he made his way over there. avocetwhisker gasped as he arrived. "berryfoot!" he cried, tail erect. "he was killed! oh no, great starclan! great starclan!"

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badgerfrost

the tip of a tail touched acornpaw's shoulder gently, and badgerfrost's cool voice piped up beside the young apprentice. "he's truly gone," she meowed softly, her yellow eyes dulled with thought as she frowned deeply. "unfortunately, there is no mistaking that. there is nothing mortal paws can do for him now." the way she spoke was smooth, her tone tinged with sorrow. as a medicine cat apprentice, she'd seen death before, but nothing this deliberate. it was always hard to explain to cats younger than she, and she looked to her mentor for help, before her gaze traveled to their leader. her optics narrowed as she tried to make sense of the madness, and she looked back towards the body, a pang of grief welling inside her chest.

[Areater]

[ you may begin voting! ]

[krazykitty00]

Blackpaw

Blackpaw was never a tom who enjoyed waking up early but his clan had other thoughts as yowls of dismay and protest rose among them. He dragged himself to his paws and out of the den to look around. There he spotted the still body of Berryfoot. His eyes went wide and sped over. It would have been stupid to ask what was going on for it was pretty clear. Berryfoot was dead. When his clanmates spoke of death berries, Blackpaw shook his head. Berryfoot. Death by deathberries. Kind of ironic. He thought with a small mental laugh. But this was no joking matter. An elder would never be so stupid as to eat deathberries. Someone must have given it to him... but who?

Vote ~ Uh.. Avocetwhisker?

[A Voice Among Many]

The small she-cat glanced up at Badgerfrost, she was still in disbelief. Why would someone kill the elder? The medicine cat's apprentice's voice calmed Acornpaw down a bit and she nodded. She lowered her head. "I'm sorry for causing a ruckus at a time like this." She apologized in a whisper. Who would kill the old tom? The thought kept going around in her mind until she had finally decided who the murderer was.

(Voting Newtmask.)

[MyLostShadow]

Hazelmist

The warrior turned over in her nest, rolling on to her back with her paws up in the air. Slowly opening her eyes, the she-cat took a painfully long time stretching out each of her legs, flexing her claws and opening her mouth to let out a long yawn. Eventually, the fawn coloured cat flopped back on to her front, pushing herself to her paws. The warrior's den was emptier than normal. With a flick of her tail, Hazelmist trotted briskly outside, fearing she had missed something important. She hadn't expected to see the sight of one of her clanmates, dead, with mournful meows singing across the clearing. She padded up to the crowd, sitting a few pawsteps away from the elder, and lowered her head in grief. Who would do such a thing?

((My vote is Vixentail))

[~Macmanus~]

Burningkit rolled in her nest, hearing a commotion outside. She didn't mind it at first, since the camp was always usually bustling with cats and business. However, due to her boredom, she decided to check out what was going on, if not at least to find someone to play with. She padded out of the nursery and stared around at all of the gathered cats.
"What's going on?"

(Newtmask)

[nymx]

( voting avocetwhisker )

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badgerfrost

"please do not apologize. this isn't easy for anyone, and it isn't a crime to be upset." badgerfrost mewed to the apprentice in return, eyes softening, if only a small fraction. "come this way. let's get some thyme for the shock." the she-cat cast a glance back at her mentor, worry flaring somewhere deep in her chest, before she guided the young apprentice away from the crowd. he could handle this.

(i'm voting for oceanpaw.)

[frankie (dup)]

» Magpienose » Female » Thirty-six moons » Black and white with yellow eyes » At Berryfoot's body » Shocked and horrified

» Magpienose turned to face Burningkit. "Burningkit... maybe you should go back to Vixentail and ask her." The deputy wasn't sure if Vixentail would appreciate Magpienose revealing such a thing to her kit. It would be the mother's decision to make.

She shuddered as cats began to call names. Avocetwhisker, Newtmask, Vixentail, Newtmask again...
She stopped counting and added another name to the fray.
"B-badgerfrost?" She croaked. She had little idea about who it was, but maybe the medicine cat apprentice would know enough about herbs to slip some into a cat's food. But then again... anyone would know the properties of deathberries.

Oh StarClan, what do we do? «