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I.xtom-cat II. 39 moonsx III. leaderx III. mentions: eaglestorm xIV.x tagged: thornclaw


indenta calm tranquility had fallen over wolfstar as he lay in his nest.
indenthe could hear the sound of the waterfall falling into the pool next to their camp from inside his den. it was a quiet morning. judging by the limited amount of sunlight shining into his den, it was most likely cloudy outside, dusty and orange from the dust-storm they had last night. for as long as he could remember, they've often have at-least one dust-storm every green-leaf. briarclan usually waits it out in their dens although luckily, the dust-storm had hit at night and most of them had been asleep, anyway. green-leaf was slowly transcending into leaf-fall, though and he knew that prey would most likely begin to become scarce as the weather changes. we need to send out patrols, see what the stock is like, he thought to himself as he lay in his nest, bright eyes scanning the rocky walls of his den. sometimes, he missed sleeping in the warrior's den. it was often lonely here in the leader's den. honestly, wolfstar had ascended to power far more quickly than he anticipated. he only recently received his nine lives after the death of their former leader, crowstar, who had miraculously lost his last five lives altogether in a fox attack. wolfstar had certainly been thrown through a loop when he was made leader and oftentimes, he wondered if he was good enough to be in this position.
indentslowly, the tom rose to his paws, a yawn escaping him as he shook out his pelt from bits and pieces of moss and grit. right, patrols. he'd need to get with eaglestorm and talk to her about that. they needed to go out hunting. border patrols? he wasn't sure. briarclan has never had to worry about intruders. they were rarely bothered by wandering cats. if anything, it seemed like they were the only cats for miles and miles out here. he's never given it much thought. that's just how it's been for moons. as he stepped out of his nest, he froze when he heard a loud voice from outside his den.
indent"hello? wolfstar? eaglestorm? anyone?"
indenthis blood ran cold. the fur along his spine rose at the familiar mew. no... it couldn't be. was he hearing things? maybe he was, he's been lacking sleep recently. another call from what sounded to be outside in the clearing drew his attention again. thornclaw. the tom did not hesitate to bolt outside his den. the clearing was relatively quiet; it seemed like wolfstar was the first one to leave their den. the sun was barely rising above the distant cliffs and the air was warm and heavy. it would have been a scene like every other morning had he not spotted a familiar tabby tom standing in the middle of the clearing, looking dazed. it was thornclaw.
indentthe warrior turned his head to look at his leader, who had an expression of both horror and dismay on his muzzle. "wolfstar?" he asked, sounding dazed as he took a few grueling steps closer to the leader. when wolfstar backed up, thornclaw blinked, obviously confused. "what's wrong?" what was wrong? thornclaw was not supposed to be here. he was dead. he was supposed to be dead. they buried him several days ago after a badger attack. he was the only warrior to die. he remembered the vigil they held for him. he remembered his entire form lying mangled in the dirt. yet here he was, perfectly in-tact, pelt sleek and chest moving with each breath. "wha-how-yo-wh-?"
indenthe was alive.

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I.xshe-cat II. 43 moonsx III. warriorx III. mentions: wasppaw, wolfstar xIV.x tagged: wolfstar, thornclaw


indentas soon as the dust-storm was over, sootwing had left camp to go hunting and clear her head.
indentshe often woke up early to leave camp and clear her head. it was a good way for her to prepare herself for the day ahead and to stretch out her legs before she was sent on a patrol or left camp to train her apprentice wasppaw. she liked to have the first few minutes of her day to herself. sometimes she'd hunt and bring back something for the fresh-kill pile, other times she'd simply wander the grounds around camp and clear her head before returning. the weather could sometimes hinder her wandering but luckily, the storm was over by the time she woke up.
indentduring her brief wandering, sootwing managed to catch a mouse. she noted how scrawny it was, hinting the arrival of leaf-fall. she wasn't looking forward to the colder months. it rarely - if ever - snowed but there were plenty of days where a sharp, frigid chill would hang in the air that seems to easily melt into the bones of every cat. leaf-bare can be harsh, especially if sickness happens to become rampant throughout the briarclan ranks. she knew they would have to prepare themselves for a potentially lethal season. hopefully, their leader wolfstar could handle that. he's only recently become leader after the death of crowstar so sootwing had no idea what to expect from him. she hoped he would be level-headed and rational and make good decisions. starclan knows they couldn't afford a faulty leader.
indentafter gathering the mouse in her jaws, sootwing rose to her paws again, making her way back towards camp. she noted that the birds seemed awfully quiet this morning. granted, they just got over a dust-storm but still, she'd expect at-least something from whatever trees grew around their camp. it was unusually quiet, though and that made the fur along her spine rise in apprehension.
indentsootwing made her way through the large log that acted as an entrance into briarclan's camp. she blinked when she heard the sound of someone calling out in the clearing, followed by some more mews. were cats up already? her question was answered when she entered the camp, immediately taking note of wolfstar in the middle of the clearing with a familiar face.
indentthornclaw.
indenton instinct, she dropped the dead mouse in her jaws onto the ground.

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I.xtom-cat II. 9 moonsx III. apprenticex III. mentions: pickerelheart xIV.x tagged: wolfstar, thornclaw, sootwing


indentwide eyes flashed open when he heard the sound of conversation in the clearing.
indentsandpaw huffed. dawn already? it felt like he just went to sleep! a sneeze sounded from the apprentice when he inhaled, a thin layer of dust lying around him from the dust-storm that started last night. he hissed in annoyance, sitting up to shake his pelt. he narrowed his eyes, ears swiveling forward to try and put a face to the sound of meowing outside the apprentice's den. who could be awake already? he knew some warriors tend to wake up naturally early but it was barely dawn! he wanted a few more seconds of sleep before pickerelheart dragged him out for training. of course, sandpaw enjoyed training but he also enjoyed his sleep.
indentah, whatever.
indentthere was no use in trying to go back to sleep if he was going to be woken up soon. sandpaw stepped out of his nest. the rest of the apprentices were asleep, having yet to be disturbed by the sound of conversation in the clearing.
indentsandpaw exited the den, blinking a few times so his eyes could get use to the change of light and scenery. what he saw, though, caused him to freeze.

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xx22 moons old ⟶ warrior of briarclan ⟶ she-cat ⟶ mentors; quickpaw ⟶ interest; open ⟶ location; camp ⟶ mood; happy/confused
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Practically skipping back into the camp, she couldn't help but be excited for another day to spend with her apprentice, Quickpaw and Minnowpaw. She was a little upset at the passing of Thornclaw from a few days ago, he was always a good warrior and he was pretty nice towards her too. But she wasn't going to let it bring her down, or she would be upset for at least a moon.

Bringing the two rodents that she managed to get, she perked her ears after noticing the commotion around, quickly placing her small catches in the measly fresh-kill pile before heading towards it. She blinked before realizing what exactly had happened, tilting her head a bit similar to what a kit would do, before accidentally blurting out the first thing on her mind. "Thornclaw? How did you come back?" She always thought that when cats went into the ground, they would stay in the ground, but apparently not since the warrior was back and perfectly fine.