Create A Clan- V.4

My gallery · by **Simonpet** » Fri Nov 09, 2018 6:19 pm

Greenleaf
The territories are in full bloom and prey is running rampant, making them an easy catch. Queens and kits will be much more likely to survive during birth and new cats are still likely to be found. However, the chance for drought and dehydration is higher and predators, while unlikely, are more dangerous than ever due to the abundant resources.

Announcements
Please PM me if I missed your post or made a mistake!

First Clans
Finchclan | Wildclan | Graveclan | Halyconclan | Amberclan | Duneclan | Stoneclan | Dappleclan | Waveclan | Quartzclan | Hurricaneclan

Second Clans
Paragonclan | Merryclan | Wiltedclan

scarlet_wolf wrote:
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[ Wiltedstar's patrol catches the scent of fox! At his request, Chamomilewhisker's patrol joins his as backup. Instead of finding a fox, however, they find a den of foxes which leads to six injured cats: Ivytongue, Knotnose, Flintmask, Pineflower, Littlefang, and Cormorantface. Pineflower received the fewest injuries and will simply need x2 marigold and/or raspberry leaf or 2 posts of rest. Knotnose and Flintmask both received injuries that became infected and will require x3 chervil, oak leaf, or marigold each, or 3 posts of rest each. Ivytongue received several several deep scratches along his flank that will never heal fully, scarring him and giving him a slightly stiff right hind leg. He will require x3 stinging nettle and 3 posts of rest to make a recovery. Finally, both Littlefang and Cormorantface received broken paws due to the ferocity of the foxes and will require x1 bindweed and x1 stick each, but Littlefang will require only 1 post of rest while Cormorantface will require 2 posts of rest. ]

[ Raptorgaze's patrol finds an elderly cat who insists on joining as a warrior. ]
[ Toadsplash's patrol finds a warrior. ]
[ Ravencall's patrol catches x1 vole, x1 ferret, x1 squirrel, and x1 snake. ]
[ Timberspot's patrol catches x1 snake, x2 squirrels, and x1 vole. ]
[ Pelicanface's patrol catches x1 lizard, x1 mouse, and x1 vole. ]
[ Spidernose finds x1 bindweed and x1 stick. ]

[ All kits are accepted as apprentices. ]
[ Apprentices with zero through four moves learn climbing. ]
[ Minnowpaw learns running. ]
[ All apprentices pass their assessments and are welcomed as full warriors of Graveclan, although Grasspaw is driven to exhaustion and will require 1 post of rest. ]

Trggrd wrote:

[ Shortcall's patrol finds a warrior. ]
[ Pinestar's patrol catches x1 hare. ]
[ Weaselwhisker finds x1 goldenrod and x1 chickweed. ]

[ Seedclaw gives birth to six kits! Four of them are males, and two are females. All kits carry classic tabby and non-silver. Unfortunately, the second female kit is deaf in one ear. ]

[ Mod notes: Please remember to update the list of deceased cats! Also, for future reference after glancing at Lemmingfoot's age, I will not allow cats to get pregnant or impregnate other cats if they are less than 20 moons old, simply because they would be considered children (0-6 moons), tweens and early teens (7-12 moons), or older teens (13-20 moons) which would not be considered appropriate by Warriors standards, much less human standards. ]

imp. wrote:
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[ The Dark Forest grants the clan's request of a medicine cat apprentice. They come bearing a gift of x1 chervil and x1 cobweb. ]

[ Mod notes: For your reference, Dawnclaw still needs x1 cobweb, and Milkpool and Hawkfeather need x1 dock, x1 elder leaf, and one post of rest to heal. ]

My gallery · by **KenkuJuice** » Sat Nov 10, 2018 4:56 am

Number of Cats: 16

[Pinestar requests a medicine cat apprentice]
[Weaselwhisker looks for herbs]
[The clan consumes x1 seal pup]
[Shortcall, Weedsmoke, Bramblefoot, and Lemmingfoot patrol]
[Pinestar, Poppyleap, Furtuft, Hollymint, and Mousetail hunt]

Ally Clans:
Clan Name | Username
Clan Name | Username

Enemy Clans
Clan Name | Username
Clan Name | Username

Borders
North | Clan Name | Username
East | Clan Name | Username
South | Clan Name | Username
West | Clan Name | Username

Medicine Store
Catmint |x1I Cures greencough and whitecough

Honey | Soothes sore throats

Burdock Root I Applied to bites, cures
infections

Chervil I Applied to wounds, it's leaves cure
infections, it's roots cure bellyache

Cobwebs I Stops bleeding.

Coltsfoot I Helps shortness of breath.

Comfrey I Sooths wounds

Dock I Soothes scratches

Dried Oak Leaf I Stops infections.

Feverfew I Cools down body temperatures
for cats who have fevers or chills.

Goldenrod Ix2I Applied to wounds.

Honey I Soothes throats.

Horsetail Ix1I Treats infected wounds.

Juniper Berries I Soothes bellyaches. Helps
with troubles breathing.

Lavender I Cures fevers.

Marigold I Stops infections.

Mouse Bile I Used to remove ticks.

Poppy Seeds I Soothes shock, distress, and
eases pain. DO NOT FEED TO KITS.

Stinging Nettle I Dispels poison. Brings
down swelling.

Tansy I Cures cough.

Thyme I Calms anxiety and frayed nerves.

Watermint I Helps bellyache.

Wild garlic I Prevents infections.

Yarrow I Applied to wounds. Prevents infections.
Expels poison. If swallowed, will make a cat vomit.

Adder Barrack I Helps toothache.

Alfalfa I Prevents tooth decay.

Aloe Vera I Treats burns and skin problems.

Blessed Thistle I Strengthens heart & lungs;
Increases circulation.

Bramble Twigs I Helps to sleep.

Broom Malice Poultices Ix2I Apply to open wounds.

Celandine I Strengthens weak eyes.

Chamomile I Gives physical strength.

Echinacia I Eases infection.

Ferns I Used to clean out wounds.

Ginger I Used for asthma and coughs.

Hawthorne berries I Treats heart burns and indigestion.

Huckleberry I Relives muscle pain.

Ivy Ix1I Calms down body.

Daisy leaves I Soothes aching joints.

Dandelion leaves I Calms a cat of nervous breakdown
or shock.

Goosegrass I Also stops bleeding.

Parsley I Stops the initial flow of milk in nursing
queens.

Raspberry leaves Ix2I Eases pain during a queen’s
kitting.

Chickweed Ix2I Also cures greencough

Fresh-Kill Pile:
Lemming | x1 | 1 servings(when I finish these, I'll remove them)
Mouse | x2 | 1 servings (staying)
Hare | x1 | 3 servings (staying)
Hawk | x0 | 4 servings
Ermine | x1 | 2 servings (when I finish these, I'll remove them)
Pika | x2 | 1 servings (when I finish these, I'll remove them)
Vole I x0 I 1 servings
Shrew I x0 I 1 servings
Lark I x0 I 2 servings

Mentors:
Mentor | Apprentice | No. of training sessions | Moves
Mentor | Apprentice | No. of training sessions | Moves

Deceased Cats:
Poppyleap | killed by a monster
Cat Name | Cause of Death

Family:
Lemmingfoot and Seedclaw | Moonkit, Deadkit, Jaykit, Stonekit, Mountkit, and Mosskit.
Name and Name | Kits

Side note, because I moved my clan, I will adjust the prey.

My gallery · by **faerie;** » Sat Nov 10, 2018 10:06 am

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notes for simon / substitutes !!
demelza finds x1 cat per patrol.
jasper finds x1 cat per patrol. x
adanya finds x1 cat per patrol.
bolded names have powers. xxx

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clan count 65 females xx males xx servings 11 moonpool friday

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stories

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[new cats]
duskwillow

[ patrols ]
↳ hunt: dippertuft, sunpeak, beau, millie, cricketcall
↳ hunt: brindleclaw, boulderfoot, cottonleaf, rabbitclaw, fawntail

↳ border: sagefur, antheart, starling, brookrunner, kumonryu
↳ border: mousecurl, rabbitclaw, mintfur, lionwatcher, riverskip (fox patrol)

↳ herbs: bumbletail, poppyleaf, bea

[ training ]

darkpaw, reedpaw, patchpaw
( swimming, hunting )

sunnypaw
( swimming, hunting, fighting )

[ assessments & ceremonies ]
n/a

[ kitting ]
applenose goes into labor! ( father )
dragonfly goes into labor! (must die, needs kit fitting mink- prefix) ( father )

[ deaths & injuries ]
n/a

[ other ]
ferretstar requests an apprentice from the moonpool.
the second border patrol warily examines the scents.

adanya and cricketcall become mates and consequently try for kits.
bea and bumbletail become mates and consequently try for kits.

[the clan consumes x3 big fish and x1 vole.]

[center]

leader

x

shaman:

x

deputy:

x

medicine cat:

bumble

x

⇁ patients

warriors:

orchid

x

growth

x

intermediates:

disabled warriors who cannot meet the daily quota
of hunting and patrolling. instead, they learn about
herbs, help kitting, and do other daily clan tasks.

apprentices:

x

kings & queens:

x

kits:

willowtail's litter

x

cicadaflutter's litter

flurryheart's litter

newtberry's litter

athena's litter

fostered kits:

elders:

x

My gallery · by **Wolfypoof** » Sat Nov 10, 2018 2:22 pm

Number of Cats: 53

Slientkit moved around in her nest. She was bored of being in the nursery all day. She had no other kits to play with as the others were too young. But today she will finally be an apprentice. Her parents were looking forward to this day especially. The night before she heard them talk about it and her father, Graypatch, went to go see Birdstar.

Slientkit woke up bright and early. She was too excited to sleep. She ran out the nursery to see the apprentices, her only friends. Beaverpaw was sitting outside the den.
"Hey, Beaverpaw! Guess what!?" she squeaked.
"What is it?" he asked.
"Today I'll be an apprentice!" she proudly announced.
"Oh, that's great. I'm doing my warriors assessment today actually."
"Good luck then!" she squeaked. Then she trotted away and annoyed anyone else in camp that would listen.

Elsewhere, Emberstorm watched from the shadows. Ever since she was born, she had her eye on the kit. It was for Dustbreeze's sake, after all. She camp up with a plan, but only if her predication of Slientkit's mentor was right. She smiled and walked away.

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Birdstar was preparing for the announcement of the day. Slientkit was also preparing. Blossomberry licked her clean, over and over again. "Mama, you can stop that!" she groaned.
"But you have to look presentable up there," she told her.
"I don't care," she pouted.
"Imagine how your poor mentor would feel if he had to apprentice a dirty kit," Blossomberry said. She opened her mouth to talk back but it closed a second later.
"Fine..."
Blossomberry continued to clean her until she was satisfied. Greypatch burst into the nursery. "Are you ready yet?"
"Yep, she's ready," she smiled.
"Great! I'll let Birdstar know. She's ready too," he nodded and ran out. Blossomberry lead the kit outside. She was buzzing with excitement.

Birdstar crept out her den and yowled to announce the mentor. Cats from every which way begun to fill the clearing. Birdstar cleared her throat.
"Today we will have two announcements. First I would like to call Strawberrypaw, Cedarpaw, Cloudpaw and Shadepaw to the front," she said. The four apprentices got to their paws and sat underneath Birdstar.
"These four have spent many moons training to be a warrior. They have completed their assessment and today will officially become true warriors. Please come up one at a time to receive your warrior names."

They received their warrior names from Birdstar and bowed their head in respect. "From now on, these cats will be known as Strawberryfield, Cedarfur, Cloudnose and Shadepelt!" she shouted. The clan cheered from them. They looked embarrassed for the attention but proud. They went back to their seats.

"Now, for the next bit for today. Slientkit, please come to the front."
Slientkit jumped up.
"Off you go," Blossomberry encouraged. The little kit nodded and went to join Birdstar at the front.
"Slientkit has come to the age to be an apprentice. I received a special request for her mentor and I am happy to oblige. Dustbreeze, please come to the front," she smiled. Dustbreeze was shocked but joined his friends's kit. Birdstar went through the usual thing she asked mentors before they take someone on as an apprentice. Dustbreeze has been a mentor before so he knew what he was doing. They rubbed noses and Slientkit became Slientpaw. He made a vow to himself to protect her. Emberstorm smiled from amongst the cheering cats.

[Acornclan consumes a bird, rabbit and two squirrels (9 servings)]
[Beaverpaw takes his warriors assessment]
[Slientkit becomes an apprentice. Her mentor is Dustbreeze]
[Rabbitnose hunts for herbs]
[Mosspaw, Cherrypaw and Slientpaw train with their mentors]
[Dapplecloud, Bloomseed, Hazelpaw and Ivyflower hunt]
[Cowpelt, Blossomberry, Stormpetal and Lilypaw hunt]
[Bramblestep, Smallsky, Bearbrook and Twigcatcher patrol]

My gallery · by **bug.gie** » Sun Nov 11, 2018 12:27 am

ROBINCLAN
Number of Cats: 45
toms: 22 | mollies: 23
lasair's group

ghrian padded through the forest, happily purring to himself. réalta had kicked him out of the nursery so that cait could rest. ever since the arrival of his and cait's kits he hadn't left the nursery. cait was still a bit taken back by the fact she lost a life and a kit but was happy when she saw the surviving kit crawling around her with unopened eyes. ghrian was a bit lost at the fact they only had 1 surviving kit but was trying to keep on high spirits for the sake of his mate and their kit.

the snow was finally gone and every cat was back on their spirits and not complaining about the cold. during the night they had been struck by a large amount of warmth which is what ghrian guessed was the culprit of the lost snow. but now that the snow was melted, mud lay everywhere and would get stuck to a cat's pelt leaving them to wash it off with the waterfall water. he already felt the heaviness of mud on the fur on his belly.

he stopped in his tracks. the scent of squirrel filled the air. ghrian's excitement and happiness grew, in the last moons patrols haven't caught a thing. maybe he could bring something back for the clan? something dashed past in the corner of his eye and as he turned he heard the squirrel squeal in pain, a few quiet whimpers followed before silence. he took a few confused steps in the direction he heard the squeal come from.

the squirrel lay dead in the mud, it was messily killed, obviously in a quick way and in a way where it couldn't be eaten as prey unless cats were really starving and were willing to eat any prey, even crowfood. something green and sticky covered the top of its head. he dared to touch it but decided to just give it a little sniff. it smelled vile. making him cough and gag.

"i wouldn't touch that if i were you." a small tom meowed, leaving the shadows beside him. his tail gesturing towards the squirrel. "that vile stuff is strong enough to kill a warrior." the cat meowed, licking his paw from mud, it seemed like the taste of the mud didn't bother him. he was full grown but small compared to ghrian.

"where does it come from?" ghrian asked, accidentally ignoring the fact that there was a random cat in robinclan territory. ghrian stared intensely at it, he had never seen anything like it. the tom beside him let out a quiet snort before flicking his tail towards the bottom of the mountain.

"there have been more twolegs roaming the mountains and they have been dumping all sorts of things down there. that is why i'm up here now. it was too dangerous down there and up here they rarely come." the tom meowed scraping the earth with sharp claws. ghrian stared in the direction the camp was in, giving the air a sniff before turning back towards the tom.

"it is robinclan territory you are in though." ghrian meowed, trying to sound just a little hostile. "oh i know." the rogue retorted. "i'm just here for a bit than leaving once the twolegs stop causing a commotion." the calico meowed with a flick of his tail.

ghrian sniffed the air again, ignoring the tom's retort. something was out there.

"come with me."

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rós padded beside ghrian and the rogue who had told them that his name was pine. cait had deemed him slightly trustful. she seemed surprised in a weird way when he arrived with ghrian in camp. réalta - busy with cait's recovery from loosing another life - had told rós to go investigate the squirrel in case it held any sort of signs or prophecies.

finally they came to a spot where a vile smell lingered in the air. she had been used to the sweet smells of herbs in the medicine den so she was taken off guard. almost tripping over her paws as the smell hit her like a bunch of stones. pine had to stop her from flopping down onto her side.

"there." pine meowed, pointing with his tail towards the squirrel, flies had begun to fly around it and there were no noises of other prey around the area. rós cautiously padded up to it, her eyes fixated on the squirrel. she bent her head, taking a few sniffs, trying to ignore the stench of the vile green stuff. the squirrel smelled different. "be careful." she heard ghrian meow. taking another long sniff at the squirrel, something clicked. she knew this smell. it was the smell of robin. her eyes shone as she stared off into the distance.

"this means doom for the robin."

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sneachta padded up the mountain, following pine's scent. cait had wanted to speak to him about the green stuff that was found. sneachta heard the young calico tom mumbling to himself. he was sitting on one of the cliff like structures and staring off into the clear night sky.

"i know you're there." the tom stopped mumbling and meowed with a slightly amused purr. he didn't take his eyes off the sky as he gestured with his tail for her to come closer. "i've never seen such a view." he meowed as sneachta stood beside him. "i wish we had this at the bottom of the mountain."

"cait wanted to talk to you.." sneachta mumbled, trying to think of what he meant by 'we'. pine nodded, standing up and giving his pelt a shake.

"there are dark skies coming for the robin." pine muttered under his breath, loud enough for sneachta to hear. he stalked off towards camp, leaving her confused. she could hear him meowing to himself.

"i'm sorry storm.."

[ oighir, stoirm, caonach, snowtuft, adhmad and seabhac hunt ]
[ oíche, úll, seabhac, carraig, cloch and fuinseog hunt ]
[ dramhaíl, óir, farraige, seabhac, solas and duilleog patrol ]
[ sneachta, darach, ghrian, oighir, stoirm and oíche patrol ]
[ réalta, ádh and rós go herb hunting ]

[ fiáin, tíogair and úll become warriors! ]

[ cré-umha trains with snowtuft - balance ]
[ fómhar trains with sneachta - combat ]
[ marmair trains with ghrian - combat ]
[ scréachóg trains with gloine - combat ]

[ robinclan eat 2 sparrows and a mouse ]

(notes; no prey catches for now)
(rogue - pine)

Leader:
cait | 59m | molly | x
Lives: ★★★★★★★☆☆

Deputy:
oighir | 55m | tom | x

Medicine Cat:
réalta | 50m | molly | x
rós | 18m | molly | x
ádh | 16m | molly | x

Medicine Cat Apprentices:

Warriors:
oíche | 40m | tom | x
stoirm | 43m | tom | x
duilleog | 28m | tom | x
snowtuft | 28m | molly | x
adhmad | 38m | tom | x
solas | 28m | molly | x
sioc | 71m | tom | x
seabhac | 58m | molly | x
branar | 45m | molly | x
ghrian | 67m | tom | x
darach | 30m | molly | x
ómra | 46m | molly | x
caonach | 38m | molly | x
sneachta | 21m | molly | left
bán | 21m | tom | right
óir | 20m | molly | x
coirt | 81m | molly | x
gloine | 43m | tom | x
sciathán | 57m | tom | x
carraig | 18m | tom | x
cloch | 17m | tom | x
fuinseog | 17m | molly | x
xx- mute
éan | 61m | tom | x
Name | Age | Gender | [url=link]x[/url]

Apprentices:
fiáin | 14m | tom | x
tíogair | 14m | tom | x
úll | 14m | molly | x
cré-umha | 13m | tom | x
scréachóg | 7m | tom | x
marmair | 7m | molly | x
fómhar | 7m | tom | x
Name | Age | Gender | [url=link]x[/url]

Queens:
gualaigh | 31m | molly | x
farraige | 69m | molly | x
dramhaíl | 43m | molly | x
scamall | 28m | molly | x
Name | Age | Gender | [url=link]x[/url]

Kits:
snáthaid | 2m | molly | x
scáth | 2m | tom | x
eitilt | 2m | tom | x
xx- deaf
péine | 2m | tom | x
coillte | 0m | molly | x
Name | Age | Gender | [url=link]x[/url]

Elders:
fíochmhar | 136m | tom | x
Name | Age | Gender | [url=link]x[/url]

My gallery · by **goneeeeee :)** » Sun Nov 11, 2018 7:16 am

M.E.O.W.S

M.E.O.W.S is a feline intelligence agency dedicated to protecting cats from dogs and humans. They have claimed the premises of their land in Iceland as their territory, which is dotted with hot springs, waterfalls, rivers, ponds, and lakes. the hot springs are popular amongst the cats, especially during the winter months, as is broken talon point.

The prey for the agents of M.E.O.W.S includes mice, voles, rabbits, squirrels, small fish, big fish, and birds.

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may this be my leader?

My gallery · by **Katrione** » Sun Nov 11, 2018 8:37 am

starkiller. wrote:
M.E.O.W.S

M.E.O.W.S is a feline intelligence agency dedicated to protecting cats from dogs and humans. They have claimed the premises of their land in Iceland as their territory, which is dotted with hot springs, waterfalls, rivers, ponds, and lakes. the hot springs are popular amongst the cats, especially during the winter months, as is broken talon point.

The prey for the agents of M.E.O.W.S includes mice, voles, rabbits, squirrels, small fish, big fish, and birds.

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may this be my leader?

[ This is still too human-like to be accepted. Any Clan that refers to itself as a protection agency is not allowed since that's a human thing ]

My gallery · by **ilhdc7** » Sun Nov 11, 2018 1:19 pm

total cats; 97
kit due date; peachswipe (2)
serving size; fifteen
fresh kill eaten; five squirrel

daily board wrote:newest members; littlekit & junglekit
camp gaurd; nightwatcher & icekeeper
hunting1; aldershade, rookfur, avocado,
coonstripe, quartzflicker, koishade (only rats)
hunting2; lightningwatcher, hailbreeze, grizzleystumble,
soilface, thistlejaw, badgermask (only rats)
hunting3; flintowl, bronzegaze, goldstride,
orchidpelt, silkfallow, oystershade
hunting4; redwing, sapwing, aukfeather,
gullwing, wolffrost, aloeleap
patrol1; cherrygaze, elmfur, duneclaw,
goldentail, peachswipe, raggedheart
patrol2; mallardclaw, owlpounce, otterbright,
mistsparrow, shadowfang, beetlefang
med cat gathering; badgerheart, branchnose, mallowpool,
prickleblink, wisteriasky
resting;
death;
mates;
kitting;
apprentice ceremony;
warrior ceremony;
training; all ap. train
other news; bumblesnout retires

“Here’s some cobwebs,” Said Badgerheart, “Where’d you get this bite?” Wisteriasky stood behind her and grabbed some cobweb of her own to put on another warrior.

“Hey Badgerheart, can I see that bite?” Wisteriasky asked.

Badgerheart looked up, “Yeah? Why?”

Wisteriasky came closer, it had two big indents in his fur, the young warrior didn’t seem to concerned about it and had rolled his eyes at the annoyance of having to be looked at by another medicine cat. He just wanted to go take a nap after his hunting patrol. “Rookfur has the same bite marks on him. And in the hunting patrol that came in before this, there were three warriors with bites like that.” She raised her eyes from the wound to look at Badgerheart.

Badgerheart cocked her head and let a confused look cross her face, “Really… Alright Aldershade you didn’t answer my question, where did you get this?”

He rolled his eyes again, “The new two-leg dump place. There’s so many rats there its mouse-brained. All that free food its hard not to hunt there. We’ve just been taking entire patrols out there and bringing back like four to five rats. The thing is they are so huge though. That’s why they bite. We hunt them in pairs.”

Wisteriasky sat down, “Ok. Thank you Aldershade. I’ll let Badgerheart get back to your wound and I’m going to go finish helping Rookfur.” She turned and threw casually over her shoulder a couple of words letting Badgerheart she’d like to talk to her afterwards.
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A couple of minutes later after all the wounded cats had left the room Wisteriasky stalked farther into the cave to grab Branchnose and Mallowpool while Badgerheart grabbed Prickleblink from the front of the cavern.

They waited until everyone was together to start talking. Wisteriasky took the lead as she had noticed the correlation first, “Alright. So, every single hunting patrol that goes out and hunts rats is coming back injured. It’s not good. I’m afraid that one could get infected and then all of a sudden the infection spreads and we have a problem.”

Badgerheart shook her head, “We got bigger problems. Back when I was a city cat big rats were called scat rats and they were huge. And smart. You couldn’t hunt them because they got together in groups and tried to kill you. Sometimes they went out of their own way to kill predators. It’s dangerous.”

Mallowpool looked worried and sighed, “Alright that’s no good. But we can’t cause panic. Until we know that these are, as you say, scat rats then I don’t think we should cause a ruckus.”

Prickleblink nodded, “That’s fine. But the first sign of bigger injuries and mentions of the rats fighting back we need to let Whitherstar know and send out some battle patrols to get rid of those rats.

leader;
whitherstar, 58, tom
★★★★★★★★★[9/9]

deputy;
ibisthroat, 45, molly (in nursery)
phantombelly, 36, tom

med cats;
badgerheart, 63, molly
branchnose, 46, tom
mallowpool, 90, tom
prickleblink, 28, tom
wisteriasky, 17, mollly

warriors;
aldershade, 21, tom
almondblaze, 45, molly (in nursery)
aloeleap, 59, tom
aukfeather, 34, tom
avacado, 48, molly
badgermask, 22, tom
bronzegaze, 22, tom
beetlefang, 41, tom
cherrygaze, 28, molly
cricketwing, 56, molly (in nursery)
coonstripe, 49, tom
duneclaw, 21, tom
elmfur, 21, tom
flintowl, 35, tom
goldentail, 49, tom
goldstride, 25, molly
grizzleystumble, 15, tom
gullwing, 28, tom
hailbreeze, 60, molly
honeydew, 40, molly (in nursery)
icekeeper, 34, tom
koishade, 44, molly
lightningwatcher, 25, tom
mallardclaw, 18, tom
mistsparrow, 25, molly
monarchwing, 29, molly
nightwatcher, 34, tom
orchidpelt, 21, molly
otterbright, 15, molly
owlpounce, 36, tom
oystershade, 15, tom
peachswipe, 32, molly
pikeclaw, 34, tom
poppysong, 61, molly (in nursery)
quartzflicker, 22, tom
raggedheart, 27, tom
redwing, 53, molly
rookfur, 47, tom
sapwing, 15, tom
screechpelt, 31, molly (in nursery)
scorchscream, 54, tom
shadowfang, 33, molly
shellfog, 28, molly
silkfallow, 19, molly
smokewind, 29, molly (in nursery)
soilface, 49, tom
sootberry, 31, molly (in nursery)
sundapple, 39, molly
thistlejaw, 19, tom
tulipsnap, 32, molly (in nursery)
waterbird, 22, tom
wheatclaw, 37, molly
wolffrost, 56, tom

apprentices;
haypaw, 11, tom
dovepaw, 9, molly
avalanchepaw, 7, tom
alfalfapaw, 7, tom

queens;
tulipsnap, 32, molly
poppysong, 61, molly
ibisthroat, 55, molly
smokewind, 29, molly
honeydew, 40, molly
almondblaze, 45, molly
sootberry, 31, molly
screechpelt, 31, molly
cricketwing, 56, molly

kits;
daffodilkit, 5, molly
petuniakit, 5, molly
coralkit, 4, molly
---
bugkit, 4, tom
crowkit, 4, tom
pepperkit, 4, molly
fallowkit, 4, molly
---
ratkit, 3, tom
woolykit, 3, tom
shimmerkit, 3, molly
---
slatekit, 3, tom
boulderkit, 3, tom
firkit, 3, tom
---
houndkit, 2, tom
larkkit, 2, molly
minkkit, 2, molly
mullberrykit, 2, tom
axolotlkit, 2, tom
---
ziannakit, 2, molly
dandilionkit, 2, molly
burrkit, 2, tom
---
doekit, 1, molly
stagkit, 1, tom
---
bullfrogkit, 1, tom
jackdawkit, 1, tom
hedgehogkit, 1, tom
snowflakekit, 1, molly
---
littlekit, 0, molly
junglekit, 0, molly

elders;
shadedclaw, 121, tom
bumblesnout, 72, molly

allies/enemies;

borders;

medicine store;
x1 Alder Bark
x2 Beech leaves
x2 Bindweed
x1 Blackberry leaves
x3 Borage
x1 Broomtail
x1 Broom
x2 Bright-Eye
x1 Burdock Root
x2 Burnet
x2 Catchweed
x4 Catmint
x5 Celandine
x2 Chamomile
x2 Chervil
x2 Chickweed
x1 Cobweb
x1 Cob Nuts
x3 Comfrey Root
x1 Coltsfoot
x2 Daisy Leaves
x1 Dandelion
x1 Deadly Nightshade
x3 Death berries
x3 Dock
x2 Elder leaves
x3 Fennel
x1 Feverfew
x1 Goatweed
x0 Goldenrod
x5 Honey
x1 Horsetail
x3 Juniper berry
x1 Lambs ears
x4 Lovage
x1 Marigold
x1 Oakleaf
x2 Parsley
x0 Poppyseed
x2 Ragwort
x5 Raspberry leaves
x1 Rush
x2 Sorrel
x1 Stinging Nettle
x4 Tansy
x3 Waterhemlock
x4 Watermint
x1 Wild Garlic
x2 Willow bark
x2 Wintergreen
x1 Yarrow

fresh kill pile;
11 mouse / 1 serving
12 vole / 1 serving
10 rats / 1 serving
8 bass / 3 servings
9 rainbow trout / 3 servings
11 sparrow / 3 servings
7 squirrel / 3 servings
9 robin / 3 servings

apprentice training;
hay&gull / four / climbing, forest battle, hunting, swimming
dove&mist / two / hunting, swimming
avalanche&aloe / one / hunting
alfalfa&flint / one / hunting

deceased cats;
see archive

family;
salmonstar & seabird = snowpaw, screechpelt & sootberry
timberclaw & redwing = mistsparrow, whisperpaw & emberpaw
aloeleap & pearlheart = shellfog, gullwing,lavenderpaw & duckpaw
wolffrost & ibisthroat = ratkit, woolykit & shimmerkit
male and cricketwing = pikeclaw
timberclaw & mambaquake = piranhapaw & condorwing
aloeleap & poppysong = mallardclaw & bugkit
turquoiseclaw & rubypelt = quartzflicker & bronzegaze
male & yewrunner = duneclaw, elmfur & orchidpelt
male & koishade = thistlejaw & silkfallow
beetlefang & honeydew = otterbright, grizzleystumble, oystershade,
--->houndkit, larkkit, minkkit, mullberrykit & axolotlkit
soilface & hailbreeze = rockshade & waterbird
rookfur & foxdawn = coralkit
branchnose & lilacscent = crowkit, pepperkit & fallowkit
scorchscream & heronstride = quailkit
goldentail & almondblaze = ziannakit, dandilionkit & burrkit
male & avocado = alfalfapaw & avalanchepaw
whitherstar & cricketwing =
aukfeather & smokewind = slatekit, boulderkit & firkit
male & tulipsnap = daffodilkit & petuniakit
raggedheart & goldstride
pikeclaw & screechpelt = doekit, stagkit & fawnkit
phantombelly & sootberry = bullfrogkit, jackdawkit, hedgehogkit, & snowflakekit
flintowl & peachswipe =

My gallery · by **solyn** » Sun Nov 11, 2018 6:05 pm

𝐆𝐑𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐂𝐋𝐀𝐍 !!
# of cats; 43 (♀: 22 / ♂: 21)
servings consumed; 7 servings
next moonpool visit; 12 nov. '18

𝕠𝕟𝕖 𝕞𝕠𝕠𝕟 𝕒𝕘𝕠,
As cats began to file back into the camp, Flintburr ducked into the nursery to check on Woodpaw. The molly was still dutifully fixing the back wall of the den, ears flattened in concentration. A light, breezy chuckle drew Flintburr's attention, and his eyes lighted on Featherpelt, who was sitting with the two younger queens. Fawnrunner's kits had taken to happily tumbling with Featherpelt's, while Maplefall's smaller kits were nestled against her flank, snoozing peacefully. A painful pang tugged at his heart. He wished he could have seen Silvermoon like this, with his kits.
"You're thinking hard," Maplefall said, amused, "come on, Deputy, surely you're not too busy to have a word with an old friend." Flintburr chuckled, making his way over to the mollies, and settling down in the gap provided for him, between Maplefall and Featherpelt. "I am never too busy for you, Maplefall. How's motherhood treating you?" The calico she-cat pricked her ears forward and let out a rumbling little purr, as her kits snuggled even closer. "It's good. Badgerstar is in here all the time absolutely gushing. He's so excited to be a father."
"I can imagine," Flintburr said, sounding amused, "becoming a father is an exciting thing." Maplefall ducked her head, looking a little embarrassed, but the black tom shook his head comfortingly. "You don't have to be sorry, Maplefall. I wish I could have been there for Silvermoon and my kits, but I suppose it wasn't StarClan's will. Maybe we were always meant to be star-crossed, but I still have hope that one day our paths will cross again, for good this time."
"I have faith," Featherpelt said, which made Flintburr jump, "she talked about you all the time, you know. It seemed like she genuinely missed you." The rest of the group stopped to blink at the newcomer, who just shrugged. "She thought you were dead. She wasn't able to go to gatherings, and no one had any news. Eventually, she had to move on, but... I don't think she ever really did. As far as I could tell, she missed you very much." Flintburr gave Featherpelt a grateful smile, and they shared a nod of solidarity, before Flintburr turned his eyes to Featherpelt's kits.
"And their father?" He asked, which made Featherpelt laugh. "Nothing so tragic, I assure you," she said, "he was just a short romance for comfort after my first clan disbanded. And then I found LilyClan, and by that time I realized I was pregnant with his kits. He doesn't know about them, and he doesn't need to. Maybe one day I'll find the right cat, but for now... all I care about is my kits having a good upbringing, and I think this clan can give it to them."
"It can," all of the older cats jumped as Woodpaw settled down on the other side of Fawnrunner, who began to groom her between her ears to get rid of some of the dirt she'd plastered herself in while fixing the walls of the den. "This clan has been good to me. Squirrelpaw and I were safe, and even though we were the only kits in the nursery we still got to play with some of the younger apprentices, and I know that Badgerstar wouldn't let anything bad happen to anyone here. Neither would Lionheart. Or Flintburr, or any of the cats in this clan. We look out for each other."
"Sometimes you do show pearls of your mother's wisdom," Fawnrunner said, and the nursery descended into light-hearted laughter that made the playing kits lift their heads momentarily, before they exchanged glances and went back to whatever it was that they had been doing. Woodpaw purred a little, resting her head on her paws as she gazed around the nursery with a wistful sigh. "I can't wait to be a mother," she mewed.
"There are a lot of more exciting things to do than be a mother," Maplefall said, sounding amused, "but it is a good feeling. I wouldn't give up my kits for the world." Fawnrunner and Featherpelt nodded their agreement, as Flintburr's eyes locked on some point into the distance, a fond nostalgia causing his eyes to glass over. The queens exchanged a look, before they went back to quietly chatting, letting the old tom reflect on his own completely grown kits.

★★★

"Congratulations," Sedgefire purred, touching noses with Shadowtail and then Dustfang, while her brother purred like a two-leg monster beside her. Next to them, Dusklight looked like he might explode with happiness, the rest of the clan beginning to converge on Dustfang and Shadowtail to congratulate them on the announcement of their mate-ship. Dustfang chuckled, moving to step in front of his new mate, shooing the clan back with practiced flicks of his fluffy tail.
"Back up, we still need some space to breathe," Shadowtail let out her airy laugh, ducking under his chin to touch noses with Dusklight and Dawnblossom, the former of which began to ramble like his life depended on it. "Shadowtail I'm so happy for you!" He enthused. "You're going to be a great mother, I just know it, and your kits are going to be so cute because you're so pretty and I can't wait to see them and you have to promise me I'll be allowed to play with them I'll teach them to be the best mossball players in the entire clan, by StarClan I'm so excited I--" he was cut off by Novella flicking her tail across his mouth, giving Shadowtail a sheepish smile as Dawnblossom and Halfpond flanked the tabby tom and steered him away from her, firmly.
"Looks like I'm going to be an uncle," Hawkthorn said, as the crowd began to disband, and Shadowtail purred, rushing forward to rub around him and then Acornstream in turn. The sorrel somali let out a pleased sigh, licking Shadowtail between the ears. "I've been waiting for the day we all found someone to love. Now we just need to get Flintburr's mate back, and the founders of GroveClan will all have families of their own. Perhaps Hawkthorn and I should have another litter, then we could be in the nursery at the same time." Shadowtail laughed.
"Well, everyone has always said that we do do everything together." The two she-cats pressed their foreheads together and purred hard, nuzzling each other, as Hawkthorn brushed up against his mate and touched his nose to his sister's cheek. "We'll think about it. We all know how distressed I was last time Acornstream had to kit in Leaf-fall." A laugh rippled around the group as Dustfang moved forward with his children, but it was hollow, and they fell silent again, turning their heads to look above the ring of rock that encased them, toward the tips of the mountains in the distance.
"It's not the same without Ashenstrike, huh," Boulderflame said, and the rest of them nodded, before Shadowtail dropped her head with a sigh. "I wish Lionheart were here. It doesn't seem right to share this news without her." Dustfang gave her a comforting smile, and leaned across to nuzzle her cheek. She leaned into him, and Boulderflame glanced at his sister. "Congratulations, Dad, Shadowtail," Burrcall mewed, touching noses with both of them before she bounded off. Boulderflame's eyes glinted cheekily.
"I told you so," he said, before he ducked his head and began to move away from the group, leaving them to celebrate in private. He made it halfway across the camp, toward the warrior's den, when a pelt brushed up against his own, making him jump a little in shock. He turned his head, and found himself staring Flowershine in the eye. She smiled at him, the first stars of the night twinkling in her eyes, and Boulderflame gave her a nervous smile. "Hey, sorry, I didn't see you. What's up?"
"Big news in the clan," she mewed, glancing over her shoulder at Boulderflame's father. A fond smile crossed his face, watching Acornstream and Shadowtail settle in close together while Dustfang and Hawkthorn chatted amicably alongside them, the four of them laughing among themselves. "I saw how you helped them," she said, and his attention swung back to her, "you didn't have to do that but it was... nice of you. Really nice. You're a good tom, you know that?" Boulderflame ducked his head bashfully, blinking in shock as he felt a soft nose press through the fluff on his cheek and nuzzle his face.
"Any cat would be lucky to have you," Flowershine mewed, and Boulderflame's eyes widened in surprise. He turned to speak to her, but she was already giving him an amused look over her shoulder, heading toward the nursery, her ticked pelt disappearing into the shadows created by the mouth of the den.

★★★

Dusklight lay stretched out on the ground, trying to soak up the last of the warmth from the sunlight as the night settled in. Beside him, Novella, Halfpond, Mousepaw and Dawnblossom had been joined by Sedgefire, who looked very amused at their advanced game of Mossball. Novella shoulder-charged Dawnblossom to knock her away from the ball, flicking it up and over the other two, before she expertly weaved between them and with a practiced arc of her paw, skipped it across the 'arena' to Mousepaw, who batted it into their goal.
"Wh- that's a foul!" Dawnblossom complained, all heads turning toward Dusklight and Sedgefire. The black she-cat was first to answer, a rumbling purr coming from deep in her throat. "I'll allow it. Point team, uh-" she turned to Dusklight, looking for help. The tabby cracked one eye open, humming contemplatively, before he lifted a paw toward his sister's team. "Team Sunrise, and Team Medicine." Sedgefire gave him a questioning look.
"Point Team Medicine," Mousepaw said, "we'll take it." Novella preened proudly beside her, their tails twining for all of a second, before their eyes met and they looked away from each other, quite embarrassed. Halfpond huffed and rolled his eyes. "Where's the loyalty to your brother, Sedgefire? Clearly that was a foul." Teasingly, Sedgefire flicked Dusklight aorund the ears with her tail. "I don't hear Dusklight leaping to the defense of his sister, my darling brother. Something you feel like sharing?"
Halfpond ducked his head as well, and Sedgefire let out a laugh, while Dawnblossom shook her head good-naturedly. "Well I think it's sweet he was willing to defend me against some cheaters," she and Mousepaw stuck their tongues out at one another, "apparently that's too much for some cats to handle." Dusklight rolled over, and easy grin on his features as he purred, low and quite pleased with himself.
"I think you've got it covered, sis," he said, "you guys make great teams. Mousepaw and Novella always have each other's backs, and they play to each other's strengths really well. Mousepaw always makes sure she can see what Novella is doing so that she doesn't have to try and get her attention, and Novella never makes a move on Mousepaw's blind side. They understand each other, they work as a team and they accommodate for each other's weak spots." Novella and Mousepaw shared a look, and Sedgefire's features softened knowingly as she saw Mousepaw twine her tail with Novella's again, the black and white she cat resting her forehead against the smaller one's.
"You and Halfpond make a good team too," he continued, "Halfpond is strategic, and he knows you panic under pressure, so he's always making moves that leave you in the clear, that he can back up if you need to, and you know he's not exactly the strongest so you're always giving him options to weave his way through and use his agility to the best of his ability. You work symbiotically because you play to each other's strengths. You don't need me to mediate for you, and you certainly don't need me to defend you. This match is so close because you are good teams. That's the best part about it."
"I guess he's a little bit right," Dawnblossom said, which got a laugh out of the whole group. She turned, to find Halfpond smiling at her. He stepped forward, touching noses with her so tenderly she thought she might have dreamt it. "He is right. We do make a good team." And then, a smile split his face as they turned their combined gaze onto the two she-cats still standing near their goal. "It's why we're going to kick their furry butts." Mousepaw and Novella exchanged a look, before the little molly turned back to them and purred, deep and throaty.
"You are so on."

★★★

Badgerstar's paws were tired as he descended the last rise, back into GroveClan territory. He stretched, arching his back, a motion that caused a sharp click. He winced, but didn't find any pain, and he straightened up slowly, ears swiveling as he turned in a slow circle, keeping his pads quiet against the forest floor. And there it was again, that click, but it wasn't a click, it was a snap. Badgerstar crouched, moving forward slowly, eyes trained on the shrubbery where the snapping twigs were coming from. Then, suddenly, a burst of colour and a black shape was hurtling toward him.
He hit the ground on his back, and almost instantly his back paws slammed into the stomach of his attacker, sending them flying with a hiss. He rolled to his paws, turning to face them, only for a solid shoulder to hit him in the side and send him sprawling. He rolled out of the way of the paws coming down hard where his chest had been, and, still on his side, he flattened his ears and hissed at the approaching shape, swatting at their paws. He watched their claws unsheath in the moonlight, and he pulled his back legs close to himself to protect his stomach.
"Why are you following me," the cat hissed, and Badgerstar forgot to fear for his life as he scowled up at them. "Following you? Why are you following me!" The cat snarled, and a paw slammed down, against his throat, pinning him back to the floor. His gold eyes blazed, meeting another pair of gold in the dark, that of a slender she-cat, owner of the gravely voice that had spoken just before. Her maw parted, and she spoke again. "Very funny. I don't know who sent you, but they sent the wrong cat. You couldn't beat me if you tried."
"I don't want to fight you," he snapped back, lifting his paw to show that his claws were hidden. "That doesn't prove anything other than that you're opportunistic," the she-cat replied, ears flattened against his head as she pressed down harder against his throat. "Now answer my question. Why are you following me? Who sent you?" Badgerstar's mouth turned upward in a small grin. "That's two questions." The molly looked confused for all of a second, but that was all that he needed to swing his back legs around and smash a back paw into her face, sending her stumbling as the rest of the momentum carried him over and back onto all fours. She tried to recover, but it was too late.
Badgerstar bowled her over, slamming both paws hard against her chest and holding her down to the ground. "I'm not following you anywhere. No one sent me. I'm Badgerstar, of GroveClan, and you're on my territory." The she-cat looked bewildered, shocked that Badgerstar had actually managed to pin her, before she eyed him suspiciously, ears flattened against the top of her skull. "You're a clan cat?" She asked, "a clan leader, even. Aren't you... I don't know, a little small."
"Well gee, if there was a height restriction I guess the rest of my qualifications must have been really good. Anyway, Lionheart says I'm StarClan-sent or something, so I guess they were desperate if they forewent their strict philosophies when it comes to the size of their leaders." The she-cat underneath him sneered a little, futilely shoving at him, trying to get him to budge, but Badgerstar was adamant. He didn't plan on dying today, especially not before he got to tell his kits goodnight.
"Who's Lionheart, your mom?" She asked, disdainfully. A voice from behind them said:
"Something like that."

★★★

"Goldleaf!" Badgerstar's yowling brought the clan rushing from their dens. The medicine cat was quick to act, shoving through the throng of cats with Mousepaw stuck to her side like glue. The crowd parted to reveal a travel-haggard Lionheart and Ashenstrike with a young, crudely bandaged tom propped between them, supported from behind by an interestingly chocolate-coloured molly, who looked sheepish and nervous to even be there. She didn't know where to start.
"I've got it," Mousepaw ducked past them, giving her small frame to ease the weight on Lionheart's shoulder. She turned to look at the newcomer. "You-"
"Wolverinejaw."
"I didn't ask," the she-cat blinked, stunned by the fiery attitude of the small apprentice, "take over for Ashenstrike. Sedgefire, come take Lionheart's side. You two help me. Goldleaf, you make sure that they're okay." The older she-cat looked amused at her apprentice as the two sturdy she-cats easily slipped into the places of the older warriors, keeping the young tom steady between them. "Since when were you in charge?" She teased, and Mousepaw just looked smug. "You said the key to my proper name is initiative. Consider it taken." And with that, she was leading the two dark-coloured mollies back toward the medicine den, leaving Goldleaf facing her leader and the two returned warriors.
"You look like mousedung," she said, and Lionheart laughed, picking a bramble out of her coat with ruthless precision. "That happens when you've been away for a moon. But we're fine, I promise. You should go and make sure that Mousepaw is okay." Goldleaf shook her head, a paw moving to stop Lionheart's before it hit the ground. She turned it over, revealing the swollen, lacerated pads from the non-stop walking. Badgerstar winced.
"Is it bad?" He asked. Goldleaf shook her head. "No, they'll be fine. You two, elder's den so I can check you over and get a poultice on those cuts. Badgerstar, you too. I think they should catch you up on what happened." Ashenstrike groaned, leaning on Lionheart, who tilting her head to rest hers against his. "Can we have a nap first?" He asked, tipping his head back in despair as Goldleaf shook her head. Lionheart rumbled a chuckle, gently nudging the tom forward, the weary travelers taking their first steps toward a good night's rest.
"Good to know that some things never change."

𝕥𝕠𝕕𝕒𝕪,
The sun was just starting to rise as a small group of cats gathered at the entrance to the camp. Badgerstar and Dustfang sat together, with Lionheart on the other side of him. In front of them, Acornstream and Hawkthorn gave their kits their final words of wisdom before they imparted on their warrior assessments. Lionheart watched with a bittersweet smile, but Dustfang beat the small black tom to the punch.
"What are you thinking about?" He murmured, and the she-cat let out a gentle sigh. "We've come such a long way," she mewed, "it doesn't seem that long ago that Squirrelpaw and Woodpaw were newborn kits, and I was avoiding the nursery because I didn't want to talk about how I lost my own. Now Badgerstar has kits, and you and Shadowtail are having some of your own and Ashenstrike asked me to be his mate, and-"
"Ashenstrike asked you what?" Badgerstar asked, drawing the attention of the group to Lionheart. She blinked, ducking her head. "It's nothing concrete yet. I said I'd consider it. Anyway! Anyway, this isn't about me," she spoke over top of Badgerstar's protests, "this is about Woodpaw and Squirrelpaw, the first clan-born kits to become apprentices. I remember when you were born, you know, and now you're going to be working alongside as fully fledged warriors. Are you excited?"
"Very!" Woodpaw enthused. "I hope I get a cool name like yours, or Dawnblossom! Her name is so pretty. Badgerstar is pretty good at naming cats, if you ask me." Dustfang let out a chuckle, stepping forward to touch noses with Squirrelpaw, whose whiskers twitched. "I'm sure he's glad to hear that," the grey tom said, sharing a soft smile with the leader, "he used to be so nervous. But Lionheart is right, we have come a long way. Do you two have anything else to say?"
"Only that no matter what, your mother and I are so proud of you." Acornstream leant on Hawkthorn, eyeing her kits fondly. Badgerstar nodded, stepping forward to touch noses with both of them. "You best be going, or you'll be losing time on your task. You are both resourceful, intelligent cats and I know if you're anything like your parents, this assessment will be a breeze for you. Good luck."
The apprentices looked at each other, and nodded. They cast one look back at the group of adult cats, before they turned and peeled away, ducking through the leaves of the willow and out into the open territory. They sat in silence for a moment, before Badgerstar turned toward Lionheart, looking as offended as he was capable of while also trying to repress an excited grin.
"So, about this Ashenstrike thing..."

★★★

"Feel like sharing why Hawkthorn has been looking at me and laughing all day?" Lionheart's ears pricked forward, and she turned on the sun rocks just in time to see Ashenstrike launch himself up next to her and settle down close enough that their pelts brushed. She noted that, like her own, his paws were healing just fine after Goldleaf's rigorous poultice application and rest orders. She snuggled closer, enjoying the way the warmth of his body mingled with the warmth of the sun. His rumbling purr was a welcome feeling as well.
"I may have slipped up and mentioned that you asked me to be your mate when I was reminiscing this morning," she sighed a little, "I suppose it is too soon for me to be back. I've gone soft." He laughed a little, touching his nose to the spot between her ears. "I don't think you could ever be described as soft... and that's not a bad thing. You have the most iron will that I know, but that doesn't mean you're not kind, and gentle. You're malleable, maybe, but you're not soft."
"Poetic," Lionheart teased, leaning back against him, "but... I don't know. I did say I would consider it, but it's a lot to consider. It's not- it's not a you thing, it's just... after everything with Adderbite, I guess I never really thought about my future involving romance again. And if it did, it would be with a molly so I wouldn't have to worry about kits, but even that was a fleeting thought and I didn't think on it too much. It's... strange, to suddenly be faced with this reality and not know where I think I'm headed."
"Well, that's part of the fun, if you ask me," Ashenstrike said in a contemplative tone, "we get to figure that out together, and we don't necessarily need to have a plan. But I know that it's important to you, and I won't rush you. I know you need your time to make peace with yourself, and decide what it is you want- no, need from me. In the mean time... I'll wait. I meant it when I said I'd wait for you. I've never wanted to be with anyone else as much as I want to be with you."
"You're such a flatterer," she murmured, stretching out under the sun. They lay in companionable silence for a moment, Ashenstrike's face tilted upwards to catch the rays. Then, Lionheart spoke again, voice quieter and unsure. "What do you want from the future, Ashenstrike? You're always asking me what I want, but I never... ask you what you want. And I know you'll say it's not important but it is. How could we be happy together if you were padding so carefully around me?" Ashenstrike fixed her with a fond smile, nuzzling their noses together.
"I don't need anything other than you, I promise. You'd make me the happiest tom alive just by agreeing to be my mate, but I'll bite. Ask me anything, I'll answer honestly. You know, that is Ashenstrike of GroveClan's best policy." Lionheart laughed, but she nodded, sitting up a little more so she could face him more readily. "Okay, I suppose the question that weighs most on my mind is... do you want kits?"
"I always wanted to be a father," Ashenstrike admitted, "but that doesn't mean I need you to have my kits. I mean, we've practically adopted multiple kits since we've been here. Longriver is like a son to me, and I know that Dusklight is like a son to you. If I needed kits that badly, I know we could find some kind of a solution, one that doesn't put your life in jeopardy."
"Someone's been rehearsing."
"I was trying to sell myself to you for a long time, Lionheart. I wanted you to see I was a good option."
"I do," she smiled at him, touching their noses together, "and what about if I become leader? What if my duties to the clan get in the way?" Ashenstrike's eyes widened, and he shook his head. "No! They could never! Lionheart, I love you because of your duties to the clan. It's part of who you are, and it's part of what makes you so incredible. Really, this place wouldn't exist without you. You're kind of like the main star in the sky that all the smaller ones branch off of. You're the stable, guiding light. This clan needs you, and I would never get in the way of that." Lionheart's smile was decidedly fond.
"You really are perfect, somehow," she said, which got a laugh out of Ashenstrike, "you've given me a lot to think about, and that's just two answers." She settled down against him again, sighing contentedly as his jaw came to rest upon the top of her head, his purr rattling through her bones in an oddly comforting way.
"However long it takes," he said, "I'll wait for you."

★★★

The group of queens lay stretched out in the camp in the sunlight, letting the Greenleaf rays warm their pelts. Shadowtail's recline was a little more awkward, hindered by the swelling of her stomach that signified her pregnancy. Fawnrunner was curled around her, the pair of them sharing tongues, while Featherpelt and Maplefall watched their kits play. Juniperkit, Twilightkit and Midnightkit might have been smaller than the others, but they were happy to play along as if there were no difference. Featherpelt let out a laugh as Juniperkit tackled Thunderkit away from the mossy ball, leaving an opening for Ternkit to swoop past and knock the ball through their goal.
"No fair," Thunderkit griped, pushing the smaller molly off of her with ease, "you blocked me." Ternkit laughed a little bit, tail lifting like a banner. "Fair's fair, Thunderkit. Nice work, Juniperkit." The calico molly have her friend a smug look, and the three of them collapsed into laughter, before they bounded back to their teams. Deerkit was napping next to his mother, which meant that they'd managed to split into even teams of four. That was Juniperkit, Ternkit, Midnightkit and Elkkit versus Thunderkit, Avocetkit, Mistkit and Twilightkit.
"We'll get you next time," Juniperkit's sister warned, her black tail raised high as she crouched down, ready for the match to restart. Juniperkit batted it forward, and the kittens charged into the fray again, delighted yowls filling the camp. The mothers swiveled to watch Shadowtail as she let out a wistful sigh, a fond expression on her features. When she noticed the others looking at her, she laughed a little.
"Sorry, I was just thinking," she said, "it's nice. This is, I mean. I always wanted to be a mother, and, well. I suppose it's just hitting that that wish is coming true." Fawnrunner and Maplefall exchanged a look, before aww-ing in unison. Shadowtail rolled her eyes, swatting at Fawnrunner as she pushed herself to sit up a little more. "You all suck," she said, "but I'm happy to be here with all of you. Old friends, and new ones." She gave Featherpelt a warm smile, the older molly smiling back.
"You're going to make a wonderful mother," Featherpelt said, "and if they inherit any of your charm, GroveClan is going to have more allies than they know what to do with." Shadowtail laughed a little bit, blinking as the mossball landed at her feet. She looked up to see the kittens staring at her intensely, before Twilightkit began jumping up and down. Not to be outmatched, Ternkit did the same, yowling for Shadowtail to pass to her.
With a practiced flick of her paw, Shadowtail sent the ball high over their heads, watching their artistic leaps, each of them trying to scrabble for the ball, before they crashed back to the ground, rebounding much like the mossball, and sprinting after it with spirited yowls. Shadowtail exchanged a glance with the other queens, feeling warmed by both the sunlight and the laughter surrounding her. Things just felt... right.

★★★

Stonepatch's large paw came swiping right for Mousepaw's head. She ducked, nimbly, stepping easily to the side, moving consistently in a circle as the bigger tom lashed out repeatedly. Her brow furrowed in concentration, her brilliant green eyes fixed firmly on the tom, watching his movements and the way his muscles tensed to get a sense of how he was going to move next, making sure to keep him in her line of sight, and making sure not to blind-side herself. Then, she spotted her opening.
With a swift and decisive move, she darted toward Stonepatch's back leg and swept it, roughly. The tom stumbled, knocked off balance, which was enough for her to spin and slam both of her back paws into his side, sending him tumbling over. Before he had time to react, she leapt onto him, forcing him back against the ground. Stonepatch let out a surprised laugh, before he smiled warmly at the small she-cat.
"Very good, Mousepaw. You certainly picked that up quickly." She purred at the praise, stepping off of him carefully and helping to nudge him back onto his paws. "Novella and Dusklight have been helping me practice. Dusklight is especially tough on me, but it's been really useful. He's a great fighter." Stonepatch rumbled his agreement, grooming himself a little to get rid of most of the debris stuck to his fur after his tumble. "I'm not surprised, he was Lionheart's apprentice after all."
"That's true," she mused, shaking out her own pelt, "and whoever comes up against Adderpaw isn't even going to stand a chance." Stonepatch turned to look over his shoulder where Adderpaw was swiping roughly at her mentor, Acornstream nimbly ducking out of her way, but Stonepatch could see the way the older molly's muscles were flexing. She might have made it look easy, but Adderpaw was barely breaking a sweat and she was definitely making Acornstream work for it. "Adderpaw must have been practicing hard," he mused, watching the way that the little she-cat incorporated extremely technical battle moves into her combination of attacks as if it came to her naturally.
"Definitely not someone I'd want to get on the wrong side of," Mousepaw agreed, licking a dirt patch on her chest, "especially considering how big she's gotten. She's almost as tall as Sedgefire now, and Sedgefire is what? Nearly a whole seasons cycle older than her? She's going to be a formidable opponent." Stonepatch hummed, nodding slowly. The pair of them watched as Adderpaw feinted to the right, stumbling heavily with an expulsion of breath. Acornstream fell for it readily, swiping at Adderpaw's back legs, only for the she-cat to launch herself sideways and tight against Acornstream, shoulder hitting her mentor square in the side at the same time as she shoved it upwards, flipping Acornstream straight off of her feet and onto her back.
"Oof!" Acornstream exclaimed, laughing as Adderpaw's singular paw landed on her chest, and then removed itself. She respectfully gave her mentor a few seconds to collect herself, before the somali rolled upright, shaking out her pelt. "Someone's been practicing," she said, with a grin, "well done, Adderpaw. You're getting stronger every time we spar. But... I have to ask. Are you alright? it seems like you have a lot more anger behind your moves than you usually do."
"I'm fine," Adderpaw snapped, before wincing immediately, clearly guilty. "I mean... it's nothing. Sorry, I didn't mean to snap." Stonepatch and Mousepaw turned away, wandering a respectful distance away to chat about sparring practice times in the upcoming moon to make sure that Mousepaw stayed on top of her training. Acornstream settled next to Adderpaw, wrapping her tail around her apprentice. "Hey, you know you can talk to me about anything, right?"
"I know... it just, it feels so petty. Every time there's a warrior ceremony, I can't help but think... everyone has family out there, and my family didn't even care enough to give me a name. Who's going to yowl for me at my ceremony? I know everyone in GroveClan is a family, but... I don't know. I can't imagine who would possibly care." She lowered her head, sniffing a little more harshly than needed to try and make it sound disdainful rather than sad. Acornstream gave her a gentle look, nudging her shoulder with her own. "Well, I'll be yowling. You know I'm proud of you. Lionheart will be too, and I think Squirrelpaw and Woodpaw will too. You have gotten close, haven't you?"
Adderpaw ducked her head further, embarrassed by the knowing lilt to Acornstream's voice. "Thanks," she said finally, before shooting her mentor a lop-sided half smile, "and for what it's worth, I kind of wish I'd been there to send them off. I know they'll do great... but not as great as I will." Acornstream laughed, shoulder-checking her apprentice again. "Alright then, hot shot, if you're so sure of that, let's see you beat me again."
Adderpaw pushed herself to her feet, readying herself against her mentor with a confident smirk. This would be easy.

★★★

Hawkthorn tenderly stepped over some debris near the shore, watching Novella splash ahead, Flowershine shortly behind her, head cocked curiously as she watched the black and white molly. Novella scampered along, before she spotted something and her ears pricked forward. She ducked her head, and when she came up, she was carrying some kind of herb between her jaws. Flowershine's sweet laugh carried.
"For Mousepaw?" She asked, and Novella nodded proudly. "I'm sure she and Goldleaf will appreciate that, but we're hunting prey here remember." Novella rolled her eyes and tilted her head from side to side rapidly in what was meant to be a mocking gesture, but there was a pleasant, teasing light behind her eyes. Flowershine laughed, gently splashing water at her former apprentice, before she inclined her head up toward the sun rocks. "Come on then, herb-hunter extraordinaire, let's stash them up there and get back to the actual patrol."
Dawnblossom watched them go from where she and Halfpond were crouched on the ruins of an old two-leg creation, a flat platform above the water that had broken and tilted just enough for them to reach the water when they wanted to fish. They sat close enough that their fur could brush, and every time she felt Halfpond's shoulder shift against her own, her heart beat a little faster. After Dusklight's speech about teams a moon ago, Dawnblossom couldn't help but think about what other kinds of teams she and Halfpond could make. Mostly of the romantic sort.
"You okay?" His voice cut through her thoughts, and she blinked her wide blue eyes at him. "Huh? Oh! Oh, yeah, no, I'm fine. I'm just thinking." He tilted his head a little, looking quizzical in an adorable way. "Oh, about what?" She scrambled for something to come up with. "About Novella, I guess. And Mousepaw, I mean it makes sense they would have been friends since they were so shy at the start but they're both so bold now. Novella was actually just joking around with Flowershine. She never would have done that when she came to the clan."
"I guess she trusts her," Halfpond said, "and it makes sense. You trust Shadowtail, right?" Dawnblossom nodded. "And I trust my father. I think mentors become kind of like... a parent by extension, for cats who don't have any. In my case it's my actual father, but you, Novella, Adderpaw- your mentors are really a pretty solid kind of parental figure, you know? Plus, you have an extra connection to Shadowtail because she's kind of a little bit maybe mentally your aunt?"
"That was a lot of wishy-washy words," she teased, and Halfpond rolled his eyes, before Dawnblossom nudged him. "If you move, we're going to scare away all the fish." Halfpond hesitated for a second, like he was thinking about something, before he dipped his paw into the water and splashed, roughly. "Oops," he said in a faux-innocent tone that Dawnblossom knew could only have been learned from her impish brother. It caused her to gasp, as if he'd done something truly salacious, the pair of them descending into giggles. "I guess you'll have to sit with me longer now." Halfpond said. Dawnblossom's clear blue eyes met Halfpond's calculating green, and the corners of her maw tugged into a smile.
"Yeah, I guess I will."

[ the clan consumes two birds and a vole
goldleaf and flintburr look for herbs
stonepatch teaches mousepaw some combat skills
squirrelpaw and woodpaw attempt their warrior assessments!
acornstream teaches adderpaw advanced battle
roseclaw teaches cormorantpaw tracking
acornstream and hawkthorn try for a second litter of kits
dustfang's border patrol: dusklight, grouseclaw
sootface's border patrol: wolverinejaw, boulderflame, sedgefire
hawkthorn's hunting patrol: flowershine, novella, dawnblossom, halfpond - lake
pinefeather's hunting patrol: longriver, harrierstreak, burrcall, willowthroat - forest ]

affiliate clans wrote:ally clans;
echoclan | Katrione
hopeclan | adiebaby11

enemy clans;
none yet!

borders;
north | echoclan | Katrione
east | kingdom of shattered bones | vivere!
south | open | dm me!
west | highgarden | eagle,

inventory wrote:medicine store;
catmint [4] | greencough
chervil [4] | wounds/aches
marigold [0] | wounds
tansy [2] | coughs
goldenrod [1] | wounds
catchweed [1] | poultices
poppy seeds [3] | pain
cobwebs [1] | bleeding
fennel [4] | pain
raspberry leaves [1] | kitting
ragwort leaves [2] | strength
alder bark [1] | toothache
beech leaves [1] | use ???
chickweed [4] | coughs
parsley [1] | bellyache
rosemary [1] | burial
willow bark [1] | pain
bindweed [1] | binds sticks
blackberry leaves [1] | bee stings
borage leaves [1] | milk
bright-eye [1] | cures coughs
burdock [1] | infections
broom [1] | breaks/wounds

fresh-kill pile;
mouse | x7| 1 servings [7]
vole | x4 | 1 servings [4]
rabbit | x5 | 2 servings [10]
bird | x3 | 3 servings [9]
fish | x7 | 2 servings [14]
squirrel | x7 | 2 servings [14]
capacity: 58 servings (8 posts)

relationships wrote:mentors;
dustfang | squirrelpaw [4]
↪ hunting, climbing, battle, stalking
badgerstar | woodpaw [4]
↪ hunting, climbing, battle, stalking
acornstream | adderpaw [4]
↪ stalking, hunting, battle, adv. battle
roseclaw | cormorantpaw [1]
↪ tracking, skill, skill, skill

deceased cats;
none yet!

family/mates;
flintburr ♡ bluestripe
↪ halfpond & sedgefire
tawnycloud ♡ shrikecry
↪ shadowtail & hawkthorn
dustfang ♡ tanglestep
↪ boulderflame & burrcall
hawkthorn ♥ acornstream
↪ squirrelwhisker & woodbloom
ripplebound ♡ junipernose
↪ dawnblossom & dusklight
eagleleap ♡ dewfeather
↪ harrierstreak & mousepaw
badgerstar ♥ maplefall
↪ juniperkit, midnightkit
& twilightkit
cherryflower ♡ frostjaw
↪ roseclaw, russetwing, lionheart,
gingerstrike & dawnleap
roseclaw ♥ pinefeather
stonepatch ♥ fawnrunner
↪ elkkit, thunderkit,
mistkit & deerkit
longriver ♥ harrierstreak
featherpelt ♡ seneca
↪ avocetkit & ternkit
pigeoncall ♡ reedwhisper
↪ grouseclaw & willowthroat
shadowtail ♥ dustfang
↪ due in two posts

My gallery · by **goneeeeee :)** » Mon Nov 12, 2018 4:51 am

The kingdom stretches for many miles in iceland and is dotted with hot springs, rivers, ponds, and lakes. The FIRE PEOPLE follow a strict hierarchy, which is as follows:

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may this be my leader?

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