Murderers in Riverclan V.2 [Roster Update 10/30]

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The tom nodded. "I haven't either." He got to his feet, stumbling as he felt a sharp pain in his back leg. "I- have to go restock on herbs. if Lilypaw wakes up, hopefully soon, could you tell him I went out to the river? If you see Batfang give him a swat over the ears for me." He gave a small smile, and hissed to himself as he limped over to the entrance.

Making his way through the forest, he smelled the air. He was rather low on Fennel and Feverfew, and felt it best to go looking for the herbs. Spotting some Feverfew along the river bank, he absentmindedly went to retrieve it. As he picked the plant, he spotted something unnaturally brown in his peripheral vision. Turning to face it, his whole body went cold when he saw the water-logged body that lay on the bank. He was used to seeing cats who were ill, and he treated many who died. But to see such a young and innocent apprentice lying with a look of terror on his face made him gag. He waited a moment to gain his composure, and approached the body.
Coldpaw had been dead for a long time, as his body (even the part not wet) was cold. He knew the apprentice to not be the best swimmer, (as he had to treat him with thyme to calm him down after a failed attempt multiple times), but it was obvious that this was something different. Only part of the apprentice's fur was wet, and he was awake when he drowned.
"Someone intentionally did this. You didn't just drown- you were drowned." his breath caught in his throat, anxiety filling with cold anger. He got to his paws, lightly pressing his nose to the apprentices forehead. "Let Starclan guide your path.". He glanced around, spotting a small bunch of mint. grabbing the leaves, he began rubbing them on to Coldpaw's body, carefully and kindly. The scent was now masked, and he sighed deeply. there was no way he could bring Coldpaw's body back on his own, his leg would give out if he tried.
However, he couldn't bring himself to leave the apprentice. It felt wrong to just leave him there.

[Rinovo]

{Maplepetal, although I also think it's firefeather.}

The queen slowly roused as an unfamiliar cold hit her side, and when aware of her surroundings, realized that the coldness was due to her missing kits. More annoyed then frustrated, the queen trotted out of the den, picking up her kit's scents as well as her mate's words. "Well, that's because Blossomkit and her littermates decided to leave without waking me." She mewed, a slight grumble in her voice due to her tiredness.

[herbalwolf]

maplepetal | tagged; robinfeather and coldpaw

Maplepetal stood up as more cats began to awaken in the camp. She saw Robinfeather leave the camp, and decided to follow him, to make sure he didn't fall down and get injured while looking for herbs; he is crippled after all.
She soon found that he stopped and seemed to reel in surprise. Ears perking in thought, she padded over, before stopping dead in her tracks.
Her heartbeat sounded in her ears, and the world seemed to slow. Her youngest son was dead.
Her breathing became shallow before she finally broke.
"COLDPAW!!" she screamed in fear, running over to the small tabby tom who lay "cold" on the grass.

[Simonpet]

Abstaining: ||||||
Aphidstar: |
Firefeather: |
Maplepetal: ||||

14/18 votes; votes closing 10 pm Pacific Standard Time

[SpiritKitty]

he nodded at the leader before freezing as he heard a shriek and yowls, his fur fluffing up as he heard someone yowl coldpaw. he flattened his ears in fear.

Abstaining

[eltonn]

That was Maplepetal's voice. Even though Aphidstar had broken up with her soon after the birth of their second litter, her scream still made his blood run cold. The burly tom glanced at Soulpaw, then, without hesitation, dashed towards his ex-mate's call. His heart thudded as the brown tom came to a stop a few paces away from his son's cold, half-damp body. Maplepetal and Robinfeather were standing nearby, and Aphidstar fixed his steely gaze on the medicine cat. "Why haven't you saved him?" The riverclan leader bared his teeth in a terrifying fashion. "How can you just stand here without a word?" His pupils shrunk as the scent of burial herbs drifted into his nose. With a roar, Aphidstar charged at the injured healer. "You were going to bury my son without me?!" It didn't matter much to Aphidstar that he hadn't really been as close to Coldpaw as he was to his other sons. The thought of Robinfeather hiding something like this from him was what fueled his rage. Betrayal was not something he would tolerate, even with the numerous times he had commited it in the past himself.

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Robinfeather stumbled backwards, but he attempted to stand his ground. "He was dead when I got here! I couldn't just leave him, and I couldn't bring him back to camp! He has probably been here since moonhigh, and I felt it disrespectful to leave him!" The tom's hiss was harsh, fear hidden behind his fierce demeanor. "I wasn't going to bury him. I was respecting him as a warrior of the clan- I was making sure his spirit got to Starclan safely. We respect the dead with silence, Aphidstar." Although it's unlike you to give any respect he held back the words that would probably earn him a slash across the face. His fur bristled, and his back leg ached from the way he stood. It was common for him to fiercely defend himself, with words only, but he felt his throat grow dry. Aphidstar was the kind of cat to congratulate a killer, one who respects their cleverness. They were polar opposites in that belief.
"Your son was murdered. Someone else has betrayed your trust, worse then I for respecting your kin." he could feel the rage pouring from Aphidstar, and he knew him to feel rage when betrayed, so he picked his words carefully as he sent Maplepetal a glance.

[herbalwolf]

maplepetal | tagged; robinfeather, coldpaw, aphidstar

She sobbed deeply into her son's damp fur, paws gently wrapped around his chest as if he were a fragile newborn kit.
"Starclan why....?" she glanced to her ex-mate, pulling Coldpaw closer.

[Simonpet]

Abstaining: |||||||
Aphidstar: |
Firefeather: |
Maplepetal: ||||

15/18 votes; votes closed and the exile will be posted within 24 hours

[Simonpet]

Aphidstar had calmed down after a while, and had muttered to Robinfeather,
"Let's take him back." The leader, deputy, warriors, and medicine cat had
carefully handled Coldpaw's body and taken it back to the camp. At the sight
of the body, many of the warriors froze. Lilypaw let out a whimper at the
sight of his brother while Batfang and Echowhisper simply padded up to their
parents to whisper a few words of comfort.

"I have come to the conclusion that Coldpaw was murdered," said
Robinfeather slowly and loudly. "We...we have a killer in Riverclan. I could
scent nothing but our clan."

Once the medicine cat was finished, the accusations began to fly. A few warriors
yelled out Aphidstar and Firefeather's names, and the soft-spoken ginger tom
flinched.

"How could I do such a thing?" Firefeather whispered, eyes darting around the
camp. "He was my apprentice!"

Several cats yelled out Maplepetal's name and she hissed. "I'm his mother, you
idiots!" Aphidstar padded over to her and nuzzled her briefly. While they were
not mates anymore, the feelings of love had remained however faint and the
deputy calmed down.

Finally, once the shouting had lessened, Aphidstar sat down and yowled: "We
will now vote who to exile! If you wish to vote for a cat, sit to the right of me.
If you do not wish to exile anyone, sit to my left." The cats moved to their
respective sides and the leader saw that most of his clanmates wished to avoid
exiling someone.

"It has been decided," Aphidstar said. "We will not exile anyone today. But to the
killer, I will hunt you down for the death of my son." The last ended with a
snarl. He then turned away and went into his den, hoping to mourn alone.

Be careful to avoid letting indecision doom you to a slow death, Riverclan!
The killer is still out there.

Batfang - Nightpaw (3)
Blastclaws - Lilacpaw (3)
Echowhisper - Soulpaw (3)
Robinfeather - Lilypaw (2)

• Maplepetal + Aphidstar = Batfang, Echowhisper / Coldpaw, Lilypaw
• Stonefall + ??? = Breezefire, Robinfeather
  
  • Breezefire + Firefeather = Lilacpaw, Nightpaw, Soulpaw
• Windsong + Blastclaws = Blossomkit, Poppykit, Shiverkit, Whitekit

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Leader
↬ Aphidstar / tom / save seedcakes

Deputy
↬ Maplepetal / molly / ¯`••ĸaтperѕon098••´¯

Medicine Cat
↬ Robinfeather / tom / napola.

Medicine Cat Apprentice
↬ Lilypaw / tom / iceypopCS

Warriors
↬ Batfang / tom / Midnightkitkat
↬ Blastclaws / tom / Lane Frost</3
↬ Breezefire / molly / Breezecat
↬ Echowhisper / molly / Ocean Plumeria
↬ Firefeather / tom / 22tabby

Apprentices
↬ Coldpaw / tom / Newts
↬ Lilacpaw / molly / The Mouse
↬ Nightpaw / molly / Fading Dreams
↬ Soulpaw / tom / ghostlyflames

Queens
↬ Windsong / molly / Rin ;v;

Kits
↬ Blossomkit / molly / Doggoesmeow
↬ Poppykit / molly / Coco Bunny
↬ Shiverkit / molly / EchooftheWhiteWolf
↬ Whitekit / molly / ƜαтєяƜσƖf600

Elders
↬ Stonefall / molly / <•Red Like Roses•>

Toms: 7
Mollies: 11
Total: 18