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[qerrat]

Songbreeze

Female | Moorrunner | 13 moons | Apprentice: None| Location: Camp | Mate/crush: Open | Tags: Gorsefoot
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Songbreeze sighed. "Well, let's just say two certain apprentices sneaked off into another pack's territory without telling any warrior when they were supposed to be gathering bedding. They came back around dawn last night, and told me and Cloudtuft that it smelled of death, that their waterholes and lakes were black, that other animals were dead in metal things. And lots of monsters." Songbreeze huffed, looking gloomily down at her mostly-finished sheep leg. "It's so absurd that I didn't really believe them, but Cloudtuft did, so she made me promise that we'd go check it out later today." Well, Cloudtuft, can you please wake up so I can deal with this already and get to bed early? Songbreeze thought, and smiled inwardly at how much she didn't want to go on a simple patrol.

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[kovit]

G O R S E F O O T

♂ | unknown mongrel | moorrunner of windpack | 34 moons | location: camp | tags: Songbreeze

Gorsefoot certainly found what Songbreeze described to not be believable in the slightest. Certainly some other dog would have seen this before two apprentices happened to stumble upon it? He was glad that the she-dog had brought this up before she and Cloudtuft had left. If what the apprentices had spoken of was true, it likely wouldn't be very safe for two dogs that had recently became warriors to go off and check out. Before he spoke, Gorsefoot finished eating his rabbit, licking his chops. "You should probably confront Stagstar about this before going off with only a patrol of two dogs. Even if it isn't believable, it's better to be on the safe side." Something like this could affect all of the packs, I can only hope that it isn't actually real. It's a good thing the next gathering will be coming soon, checking Riverpack's territory would be a good idea if Skypack's territory is actually as how the apprentice's described.

The male got to his feet, glancing towards the apprentices den and then back to Songbreeze. Perhaps the apprentices had more they could share, young dogs always seemed prone to want to hide things. "I'll try and see if they saw anything else." Gorsefoot could only assume that the two apprentices were Spottedpaw and Patchpaw, the pair were siblings so it made sense. Both were already awake, luckily. They'd likely get a bit of a scolding from him before he actually questioned them.

[Tordier]

Dunlinfur
27 Moons
Aidi
WindPack
Medicine Dog
With Ravenflight

"A'ight, then." Dunlinfur said, glad his clanmate was equally taken care of. "Don't mind if I do..."
With that, his eyes wandered downwards, to his breakfast. He had waited long enough to dig in, and had little intention of waiting any longer. So, the medicine dog settled himself before the lamb meat and used a paw to hold it in place while he ripped off a chunk. It was only when he swallowed that first bite that he noticed Ravenflight was still hanging around, staring at one of the alcoves that were used to store herbs. He felt some pride at that, since he assumed Ravenflight had noticed something about the herbs had changed.
"Ah, you noticed. Yeah, I re-organized everything yesterday. Whaddaya think?"
Dunlinfur beamed as he wagged his tail cheerily. Organization was one of those things that was so important to stay on top of, but often went unnoticed and unappreciated. It was nice to think that Ravenflight was perceptive enough to break that cycle, even if Dunlinfur had unwittingly misinterpreted the reason for Ravenflight's staring.

[Gravis Cordis]

Ravenflight
//Whippet/Borzoi mix\\
//Male•Windpack•Warrior/Tunneler•28 moons•Tags : Dunlinfur\\

Ravenflight noticed that Dunlinfur had started to eat, but such thoughts were shoved into the back of his mind as he struggled over what to say. On the one paw, he knew next to nothing about herbs and could just come off as a hare-brain if he said anything, but on the other paw, maybe this was some sort of herb Dunlinfur was short on.
Ravenflight jumped slightly, startled out of his train of thought by Dunlinfur's incorrect assumption that he'd noticed the new organization of the herbs. The older male opened his jaws to correct the Aidi but, not wanting to insult him, decided to play along as it was a fine set up to his question anyway. "It's very tidy. I myself enjoy a nicely organized work space too." The black and white tunneler narrowed his eyes at the herbs, trying to see if one looked like the roots, but if a match was there, he didn't see it. "Say...I found some strange smelling roots in the tunnels the other day. It smelled rather strong...sort of like your herbs?" The statement was phrased more as a question than anything as Ravenflight was unsure of his expertise, or rather lack thereof, in this particular subject.

[qerrat]

Songbreeze

Female | Moorrunner | 13 moons | Apprentice: None| Location: Camp | Mate/crush: Open | Tags: Gorsefoot
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Tell Stagstar? Why? Surely the apprentices aren't telling the truth. Does Gorsefoot believe them? She sat there, debating what to do. Yes, it was probably wise to inform their leader about what they were about to do. "Cloudtuft, where in the name of Starpack-" Songbreeze's complaining was cut short when she noticed Stagstar climbing onto their high-rock. Aha. The young female warrior instantly knew his purpose. Stagstar's appointing a new deputy.

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[qerrat]

Stagstar

Male | Alpha | 38 Moons | Apprentice: None| Location: High-rock | Mate/crush: Open | Tags: Camp
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Stagstar glanced around camp one last time, before deciding that it was time. He leaped onto high-rock, back legs digging into the stony surface to propel him upwards. The alpha gave three, piercing barks, the signal for the pack to gather. "May all dogs old enough to catch their own prey please gather." Stagstar waited for a few seconds for his pack-mates to gather beneath him before starting. "Copperskip was a great warrior, and deputy. It was a shame that he passed so young." He paused again, before, once more, continuing. "But over my two moons of grieving, I've been considering who should take his place as deputy."

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[SilentMelody]

Deerpaw
male ★ 11m ★ bi ★ wind. med. app. ★ greyhound/husky mix
crush: - ★ tags: spottedpaw

He noticed that Spottedpaw remained silent for a while, so he picked up the bird bones in his jaw and deposited them on the side of the dirtplace. When he came back, she was responding and talking about how she hadn't learned anything new. "I understand that," Deerpaw murmured empathetically.

His attention was slightly pulled away from Spottedpaw when Stagstar called for a meeting, but Deerpaw simply shifted his body so he could see. At his words, he couldn't help but glance around and wonder who would be the next deputy. He didn't talk to many of the older dogs unless he was treating them, so his guess most likely wouldn't be the best answer.

[kovit]

G O R S E F O O T

♂ | unknown mongrel | moorrunner of windpack | 34 moons | location: camp | tags: meeting

Gorsefoot had been about to approaxh Spottedpaw when he heard the call from Stagstar, perking his ears as he realized what this was for. I guess that'll have to wait. He quickly gathered up his rabbit bones, dumping them in the dirtplace before he moved ro gather before Stagstar. The male knew there was a decent chance it would be him, and was quite excited ro know who the new Beta would be, even if it didn't happen to be him. Two moons seemed like a long time in his mind to keep from having a Beta, but he understood Stagstar's decision to wait.

[Tordier]

Dunlinfur
27 Moons
Aidi
WindPack
Medicine Dog
With WindPack

His ears pricked up at the mention of these mysterious roots Ravenflight had apparently stumbled upon, but it sounded like the tunneler was unsure of the exact identification of said roots or whether they would be of any use. Dunlinfur, on the other hand, was intrigued. He trusted Ravenflight's nose, so if it smelled like something in the herb stores, then it was probably something Dunlinfur would like to add to them.
"You don't say..." Dunlinfur mused. "Well, there's only four or five things it could be, I recon, and I could always use more of any of 'em. If ya have the time later, maybe you could take me or Deerpaw out there and we'll see if we can't bring back a nice haul."
He took advantage of the time it would take for Ravenflight to answer and snagged another bite of two of his breakfast. That was all he had a chance to do before he heard Stagstar's familiar voice calling a meeting, which brought all the memories of the urgent things he needed to discuss with his leader flooding back. Hopefully, Stagstar would have a moment to spare after his announcement, but for now, Dunlinfur's attendance took precedence.
"Oop, 'scuse me. Better go see what's up. Come find me later about them roots, a'ight?"
Dunlinfur hurriedly swallowed the last bites of lamb and sprung to his paws, trotting out of the medicine den and taking a place in the gathered crowd just as Stagstar was beginning to speak. It seemed it was time to name a new beta, and he had a fairly good idea of who it might be. Still, Stagstar had the final word on that front, so he eagerly listened for the grand reveal. All the while, his heart pounded in his chest. At the back of his mind, his dream lingered, seeping into his thoughts and sapping his focus.

[qerrat]

Stagstar

Male | Alpha | 38 Moons | Apprentice: None| Location: High-rock | Mate/crush: Open | Tags: Camp
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Stagstar smiled a bit, and announced his choice to the pack. "I choose Gorsefoot to be our next deputy. He will help our pack and protect it. I also believe that, when my time comes, this dog will continue to lead the pack, yet support even the lowest omegas and pups." He exhaled, his heart beating with joy at having said it. Waiting had, of course, been necessary, but finally announcing his choice to the pack, and knowing that it would help his pack even after he was gone was a happiness.

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