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littlestep was not happy. not one bit. her plan to take over mapleclan's territory was slowly forming in her mind, but kits were not part of it. briarleap's giggles echoed in camp as she once again laughed at one of foxstar's dumb jokes. the leader and deputy had been becoming closer and closer recently, and were passing a lot of time chatting in foxstar's den. littlestep clenched her jaw and spat on the ground, her fur bristling. her hate for her 'leader' was growing with each passing day. "when the time comes, i'll show you who's the real leader here." the she-cat's thoughts were interrupted by an unexpectedly familiar voice. "whisper?" littlestep turned ans snarled at her brother. "what are you doing here? i told you to stay back with the others!" the she-cat snarled. smoke didn't seem very concerned of his sister's anger. "i was worried, just like any brother would." the warrior's reply was cut short by another cat. "brother? littlestep, is this your litter-mate?" the black cat meowed a small 'yes', trying to regain her calm. smoke stepped towards the ginger tom and nodded respectfully. "i would like to join mapleclan. my name is smoke. i have great knowledge on herbs and i dislike fighting or conflict." foxstar returned the gesture and declared, "welcome to the clan. you will now be known as smokeleaf and be our medicine cat."

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after smokeleaf's ceremony, foxstar took briarleap out to hunt. littlestep had tried to go with them, but had reluctantly stayed behind when her leader told her to help her brother gather herbs. the black she-cat was always trying to keep them apart these days... the leader and deputy had been walking silently when the ginger cat suddenly spoke. "thank you." briarleap stopped marching and turned to look at the tom. "for what?" foxstar first looked down at his paws but then stared into the she-cat's green eyes to continue. "for illuminating my life. you're like a star, spreading the light of happiness everywhere you go and -" foxstar was interrupted by a nuzzle and loud purr. "no need to go all poetic on me, foxy. i love you too." the ginger leader smiled and let out a sigh of relief. "i thought you only liked me as a friend." the tom meowed. briarleap looked up and stared into his hazel gaze. "me too, me too. now don't ruin the moment."

[ tradition : smokeleaf ]
[ hunting : foxstar, briarleap ]
[ mates : foxstar and briarleap - kits ]
[ herb hunting : littlestep, smokeleaf ]

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since littlestep didn't want to deal with an anxious father-to-be, the she-cat decided to go hunting. as the black cat was walking under the maple trees' watching eyes, an angry cry rang across the forest. "foxdung! i almost had it!" littlestep immediately knew that the intruder was quite young, and it was very likely for them to be a she-cat. the small cat was running after a squirrel, who seemed to be the only one having fun in their 'game'. "those little critters don't get caught so easily, my dear." the intruder turned her head around, hissing with all her might and the fur on her back standing up. "who are you? what are you doing on my territory?" the smaller cat meowed furiously. littlestep couldn't help but laugh at the bengal's attempt at intimidating her. "i should be the one asking that question. this forest is the heart of mapleclan's territory." the black she-cat meowed, her piercing pale green gaze staring right through the poor kitten. "mapleclan? never heard of that!" the intruder spat, adding a, "you're probably no better than witherclan! all you're going to do is tell lies!" the small cat trembled in fury, and it was obvious she didn't bear witherclan in her heart. littlestep however remained calm and posed, curling her tail around her paws. "now now, don't judge us so quickly. i'm sure we're better than that witherclan of yours." the bengal remained silent, her eyes observing the older she-cat. "i even have a suggestion for you." a malicious grin crept onto littlestep's face, awakening the kitten's curiosity. "i'm listening." the warrior let silence reign in the forest for a few seconds before answering. "come back with me to mapleclan. you'll be free from your past and off to a new start. who knows, maybe i'll even teach you a few things or two... to give those pesky witherclan cats a lesson." the intruder's gaze glowed, a smile reflecting the older she-cat's expression. "alright."

[ kits : briarleap ] [ training : tigerpaw ] [ hunting : foxstar ] [ herb hunting : smokeleaf ]
[ tigerpaw from witherclan has joined mapleclan! ]

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foxstar was overwhelmed with joy. mapleclan clan now had four more members. dovepounce, now doveflight, a refugee from the late streamclan, and... his kits. the father purred softly as one of the little toms decided to start climbing his back. his mate, briarleap, smiled tiredly at him. foxstar felt his heart swell as the other ginger kit blindly walked towards him. "have you thought of names?" the leader asked, guiding the tiny ball of fluff towards him. "well," briarleap meowed, pausing to give the tortoiseshell kit a lick, "i thought we could maybe name them after plants. in honor of our mothers." foxstar nodded, thinking of his true love's adventurous mother, mint, who had caught greencough last leaf-fall. the tom then thought of his own mom, the kind berryheart, who had taught him to love no matter what. the leader was brought out of his thoughts by a shrill squeal from the kit who was trying to climb to his father's back. the tiny ball of fur was half-way there, but seemed to not be able to go any further. the father gently took the kit by the scruff and put him on the ground with his sleeping brother. "i think we should call these ones sagekit and cloverkit." foxstar meowed, smiling at how rapidly the newly named cloverkit fell alseep alongside his brother. "that's perfect. how about acornkit for the molly?" briarleap nuzzled the tortoiseshell to her chest, the tiny kitten also snoozing in mere seconds. foxstar purred in agreement, the whole family settled down for a nice nap.

"and this here is catmint. it cures greencough and whitecough. it's very useful in leaf-bare." doveflight nodded, listening closely to her new friend. the molly had been found by smokeleaf one evening, panting and panicked. the medicine cat had been able to calm the silver tabby down, learning that her clan, had been attacked and she had fled in the forest with a few friends to get help but ending up getting separated from them and was now lost. smokeleaf had brought her back from camp, and after a long conversation with foxstar in his den, it was decided she would stay in mapleclan. but in the middle of her warrior ceremony, the then dovepounce had politely interrupted her new leader to ask if she could change her suffix, as it brought some painful memories. fortunately for her, foxstar was an understanding tom and immediately agreed without hesitation. the medicine cat and warrior had then sympathized as they both were brutally honest and reserved. they were the only ones who truly enjoyed the sweet sound of silence and could easily stay together for hours without meowing a single word. even though doveflight still wanted to be a warrior, she didn't find any harm in learning a few herbs with her new friend. "doveflight! are you listening to me?" smokeleaf looked sternly at the molly, not amused that his precious lessons weren't being taken seriously. the tabby let out a chuckle before encouraging the tom to continue his lecture.

outside the medicine cat den, a completely different lesson was being given. "nightshade is my personal favorite, it's great to kill a cat in minutes without having to get your paws dirty." tigerpaw nodded, memorizing the information. her mentor was giving her lessons on the different poisons that could be found in the forest. the bengal took great interest in all that littlestep taught her, especially the warrior's secret past. the molly had prohibited the apprentice of asking her about it, but from time to time, a little 'back in the day...' or a 'in the past...' slipped out of her mouth. the scheming warrior's protege gathered all the information she could get from her mentor, as she admired her greatly. suddenly, littlestep raised herself on her paws and meowed a simple order. "that's it for today. we're going to go training and then hunt with doveflight." tigerpaw kept her face neutral, but she was secretly terrified. outside of training, littlestep was almost nice with her apprentice. during training, she was a demon. the warrior pushed the little bengal way further than her limits and trained with her until the apprentice couldn't get up on her paws. the molly had started to walk towards the camp entrance when tigerpaw asked, "shouldn't we go ask foxstar if it's alright to go training before leaving?" the bengal immediately regretted it, and her mentor froze on the spot. littlestep turned sharply and with a few large steps, was now nose to nose with the smaller cat. her pale green eyes were glowing with fury, and tigerpaw trembled under her stare. "we do not follow the orders of that scum. how many times do i have to repeat this to you? now shut your snout and follow me." the small molly gulped before nodding nervously, following the black cat out the camp entrance.

[ training : tigerpaw ] [ hunting : doveflight, littlestep, tigerpaw ] [ herb hunting : smokeleaf ] [ moonpool : foxstar ]
[ dovepounce, now doveflight, from streamclan joins mapleclan! ]

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