' ⊰ ✧ ── they come at night(warriors)(closed, not accepting)

[vaermina]

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I.xtom-cat II. 39 moonsx III. leaderx III. mentions: a lot lol xIV.x tagged: thornclaw, clanmates


indentdespite the growing throng of cats that began to crowd thornclaw and the leader, wolfstar was silent. he was staring at the tabby warrior intently, trying his best to gouge some sort of logical explanation that could provide reasoning for thornclaw's return. cats just don't come back from the dead. when you're dead, you're dead. thornclaw had been brutally killed by a badger and they had found his mangled corpse in the desert. after thorough expectation, he had been pronounced dead. how was he alive? how was his pelt perfectly clean, smooth and in-tact? there were no bite or claw wounds on his body. no, it did not make sense. no rational explanation could possibly elucidate the tom's return. was it a sign from starclan? wolfstar was not very old but he's never heard anything about a cat coming back from the dead. he knew their ancestors work in mysterious ways and can send omens to the clan in ways that do not make sense but to bring a cat back from the grave? it's never been done before. if anything, a cat returning from the grave seemed like it could be the work of the dark forest more than starclan. not that he dared mention such speculation out loud.
indentthe warrior looked confused by all the questions thrown his way. how are you alive? thornclaw? thornclaw is alive! wolfstar could tell he was dazed, like he had just awoken from a long comatose. thornclaw blinked rapidly. "what are you all talking about?" he sounded genuinely confused.
indent"thornclaw, you're supposed to be dead. you were killed by a badger several sun-rises ago. do you not remember?"
indentsilence. "w-what? no, i don't remember. i... the last thing i remember was leaving camp before dawn. now i'm here. i don't... i don't remember. i was dead?"
indenthe looked spooked, like he was on the verge of freaking out. it was the last thing they needed. everyone was spooked enough as it was, wolfstar did not want the clan to suddenly implode with fear and apprehension. they needed to investigate this. yes... investigate... the burialplace. the burialplace! it was the place thornclaw - and all other dead cats - were laid to rest. it was a few fox-lengths outside of camp. if anything could explain thornclaw's reappearance, they needed to start there.
indentwolfstar turned to the group of cats that had congregated in the clearing. "there must be a rational explanation for this," he reassured briarclan. "there is no need to become apprehensive. we will figure this out but we cannot panic. fear will do us no good." he knew that was better said than done. he observed the crowd. "eaglestorm, pickerelheart, paleblossom, somberfall, shadowface; you will come with me to the burialplace so meet me by the entrance of the camp. our apprentices will accompany us. there must be a logical explanation for this and i have a feeling that explanation will stem from there. the rest of you! we will continue our duties as normal. leaf-fall is coming and we must prepare for a potentially harsh leaf-bare. our fresh-kill pile is getting low so we must replenish it." he swished his tail, eyeing the group and seeking out potential cats. "sootwing," he called to the older warrior. "you will lead a patrol into the forest to hunt. take lionwatcher, falconswoop, heatherlight and sagetalon with you. bring your apprentices with you." he turned his attention back towards the general crowd. "everyone else will stay here for the time-being. once my patrol and i return from the burialplace, we will think of our next move. nobody is to leave camp alone." he turned to a dazed thornclaw before he motioned towards the medicine cat den. "go and see chervilleaf and pebblepaw for the time-being. you are nervous; ask them for dandelion leaves to help with your shock. i will see you when we return."

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I.xshe-cat II. 43 moonsx III. warriorx III. mentions: a lot lol xIV.x tagged: wasppaw, apprentices in front of their den


indentno matter how hard she tried to rack her brain, she could not come up with a logical explanation for thornclaw's return. was it a sign from their ancestors? was it an ill omen? she didn't know. it made the fur along her spine rise in apprehension. it did not feel right. it felt unnatural, like they had somehow trespassed onto the very edge of logic and death. no, it did not feel right at all. she bent down to pick up the mouse in her jaws, trotting over to the fresh-kill pile to drop it off before she watched the others crowd thornclaw, barking questions and dismay. the tabby warrior looked confused and almost overwhelmed, like everyone was badgering him for no reason. does he even remember what has happened? her ears swiveled forward when their leader addressed the crowd, stating he was going to lead a patrol to the burialplace to figure out what was going on. however, he also wanted a patrol to go out hunting. she dipped her head when he addressed her, telling her she was to lead a patrol into the territory to hunt. good. maybe that'll help clear everyone's heads. sootwing did not really want to be here in camp with thornclaw, anyway, given the mysterious circumstances around his return.
indentshe made her way over to the apprentice's den. her own apprentice, wasppaw, was standing in front of the entrance alongside sandpaw, frogpaw, quickpaw and an assortment of other youngsters. she flicked her tail at the younger cats. "all of you," she addressed them curtly. "if your mentors have been assigned to either one of the patrols, meet them accordingly so we can head out. the rest of you are to stay in camp; no sneaking out or else you'll be punished accordingly. wasppaw, come with me." she told the younger she-cat, turning away to trot towards the middle of camp and wait for her patrol to gather. wasppaw and sootwing have... differing views when it comes to reality. sootwing did not tolerate wasppaw's bossy attitude and has made it clear from the start that she was not, by any means, the alpha in their mentor-and-apprentice dynamic. still, that didn't seem to stop her sometimes.

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I.xtom-cat II. 9 moonsx III. apprenticex III. mentions: a lot lol xIV.x tagged: frogpaw, spiderpaw, apprentices, sootwing


indentsandpaw's eyes were widened as he watched thornclaw. he was unable to believe what was right in front of him. thornclaw, back from the dead? how was that even possible? they couldn't have possibly buried him alive. he had been so injured by the badger there was no way he could have survived. not to mention, his body was perfectly fine and in-tact. there were no visible signs of wounds or trauma. how could this be? he heard frogpaw come up beside him. "mmhm," he responded, his reply lackluster because of shock more than anything else. spiderpaw had also joined them. "yes, he was gone. but apparently, he's alive." alive. how? why?
indenthe listened to wolfstar's announcement. the burialplace. well, it made sense. pickerelheart, his mentor, had been called to join the patrol which meant sandpaw would have to tag along, too. fox-dung! honestly, sandpaw was quite apprehensive of the situation and he was afraid to see what could be possibly found in the burialplace. he refused to show such fear, though. he couldn't help but throw a glare at quickpaw when he heard the tom speak about skeletons walking back to camp. he wasn't sure if he was joking or not but if he was, it wasn't the time for it. before he could speak, one of the warriors, sootwing, approached the group of apprentices, telling them they need to either get with their mentors or find something to do in camp since those who were not on said patrols were on lock-down. sandpaw sighed to himself, flicking his tail in farewell to his den-mates before he headed towards pickerelheart to join him for the patrol.

[Animals65]

Creamflower looks at Wolfstar as she listens to what he has announced, confusion still settling in her mind. If we are to continue on as if nothing ever happened, then I guess it shall be done. she thought. When the leader mentioned Chervilleaf, her heart starts to pound. She is in love with the medicine cat and just wants to be together despite it being forbidden.

[deftonesly]

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( 19 moons ) ( briarclan warrior ) ( where: camp ) ( tags: blackspeck ) ( info )
before her friend could respond, wolfstar addressed the throng of cats around the clearing, snapping everyone out of their dazes. "there must be a rational explanation for this," he mewed, but even he looked bewildered.
indent"there is no need to become apprehensive. we will figure this out but we cannot panic. fear will do us no good." his green gaze swept across the crowd, and then he called out the names of numerous clanmates to accompany him to briarclan's graves. darkrain shuddered at the thought of going near that eerie place; she was certainly relieved when her name wasn't called. wolfstar then assigned a hunting party, which once again the siamese wasn't heralded to attend; those that were not chosen were to stay in camp, and no cat had permission to leave by themselves. darkrain thought it was all a bit silly──why all the hubbub? and why do we have to stay here?──but she understood that their leader was only taking precautions. the tabby male then turned back to a wide-eyed thornclaw, and seemed to send him off to chervilleaf and pebblepaw; the once-dead warrior padded across camp to their den, with everyone's eyes resting on him.

indentonce he entered the medicine den, the camp returned to somewhat normalcy; cats milled around, grabbing prey, settling down to enjoy the early morning and share their theories about thronclaw. the cats wolfstar had chosen to examine the graveyard gathered at the camp entrance, and sootwing's hunting patrol bounded up to her. darkrain turned to face blackspeck again. "i'm glad we don't have to go with them to the graveyard . . . hopefully we can get some answers soon." she trailed off, then decided to change the precarious subject "do you want to get a bite to eat, maybe share tongues? there's not much we can do right now anyway, so why not enjoy the sun?" a half-flirtatious smirk donned her lips.

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( 32 moons ) ( briarclan warrior, mentor to sandpaw ) ( where: camp ) ( tags: burialplace patrol, sandpaw ) ( info )
quickly, wolfstar seemed to gather himself, making an effort to calm the clan down and return to normal daily routines. when pickerelheart heard his name called for wolfstar's patrol, he jumped to his nimble paws. he didn't know how he felt about going to the burialplace; he feared what they may find there, and wondered if they would return with more questions than answers. it was creepy to return, now that thornclaw had quite literally risen from the dead. the bengal tom's fur rippled, but he tried not to let his anxiety show as he──along with eaglestorm, paleblossom, somberfall, shadowface, and their apprentices──met at the entrance of the oasis camp to wait for their leader.
indenthe beckoned his apprentice, sandpaw, who was among the other apprentices outside their den. the sandy-brown tom didn't look too enthusiastic about having to go with him──his fur was prickling and his tail was whisking at the air──but when the apprentice came to stand at his side, pickerelheart looked at him with encouraging gray-blue eyes. "don't worry, sandpaw . . . it'll be fine. i don't think any of us like this anymore than you do." he nudged the warrior-to-be playfully, in spite of the somber, shocked state the clan was still enveloped in. "maybe after we get this over with you and i can do some sparring? as long as we have permission to leave, of course."

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( 7 moons ) ( briarclan apprentice, mentored by sootwing ) ( where: camp ) ( tags: apprentices ; hunting party, sootwing ) ( info )
the tabby she-cat was jerked back into the present by wolfstar's commanding voice. he assigned cats to a patrol that would accompany him to the burialplace, as well as a hunting party, which wasppaw's mentor, sootwing, was to lead. wasppaw rolled her eyes, knowing that she had no choice but to join her strict mentor's patrol. just then, as if thinking about the gray senior warrior summoned her, sootwing passed by the apprentices, mewing sternly, "all of you. if your mentors have been assigned to either one of the patrols, meet them accordingly so we can head out. the rest of you are to stay in camp; no sneaking out or else you'll be punished. wasppaw, come with me." giving her black-blotched pelt a shake, wasppaw rose to her paws and weaved her way around her denmates, shamelessly stepping on a few tails and paws. she trotted after her mentor with her tail high in the air, a prideful gait in her step, to the camp entrance.

indentsootwing was very level-headed and wise, never letting her emotions get the better of her . . . and wasppaw, well──she was almost exactly the opposite. she and sootwing had their fair share of disagreements, frustrations, and quarrels, and yet wasppaw didn't find herself wanting a new teacher. in order to become the best warrior briarclan had ever seen, she needed to soak up sootwing's teachings like a cactus starving for rain water. despite their different natures, wasppaw did appreciate the gray warrior . . . not that she'd ever admit it.
indentthe young molly didn't say a word to her mentor or anyone else, just obediently stood at her flank as the rest of the patrol──made up of lionwatcher, falconswoop, featherlight, sagetalon, frogpaw, thunderpaw, and quickpaw──joined them. it was a rather large hunting party──in wasppaw's eyes almost too many cats were tagging along──but she supposed that thornclaw's return had wolfstar on edge, thus why he was only sending out large parties and putting everyone else on lock-down. i'd much rather be out in the desert hunting than cooped up here, wasppaw thought absently. her claws unsheathed and pricked at the sandy camp floor. she was ready to stretch her limbs and put her hunting skills to the test. i'm going to catch more prey than every cat on this patrol! just watch!

[Tordier]

Chervilleaf

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Medicine Cat
30 Moons
Straight
Mentor to Pebblepaw
Crushing on Darkrain
With Pebblepaw

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Unlike his apprentice, the medicine cat was a heavy sleeper. He was so completely at ease, so convinced of his safety within BriarClan camp, that he lost himself to the void each night, eager to rest after so many long hours of focusing on the well-being of others. It was his time. That is, it used to be, until he felt someone urgently prodding him, and a familiar voice practically begging him to wake up. He groaned softly in protest and groggily lifted his head, blinking his blue eyes into focus, only to see Pebblepaw staring back at him.
"Wha...? Pebblepaw, you're dreaming...", Chervilleaf mumbled sleepily, pausing for a yawn before continuing. "Thornclaw's gone, remember? You saw what happened."
Pebblepaw did have a history of being rather anxious, and even in his newly roused state, Chervilleaf had the presence of mind to consider that getting up to look at whatever Pebblepaw wanted to show him would likely ease the apprentice's mind. He could show him that everything was safe and Thornclaw was nowhere around here. It had been an admittedly gruesome end. Poor Pebblepaw was probably just confused after some nightmare about the whole ordeal.
"Alright, I'll go look. Show me what you saw."
Chervilleaf, only slightly reluctantly, pushed himself to his paws. It was only then that he noticed the dust falling from his pelt as he shifted. Another dust storm must have rolled in last night. It was about that time of year, after all. He'd have to get a good grooming session in if he wanted his fur to be white again.

Juniperpaw

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Apprentice
10 Moons
Straight
Mentored by Somberfall
Single
Alone

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Lots of cats enjoyed an early-morning walk. It was nothing unusual. Juniperpaw felt secure with that excuse. Technically, yes, it was a walk, but the lie was one of omission. Juniperpaw had indeed gone for a walk to one of the few odd structures that did not seem to have something nasty lurking it. Instead, it was Juniperpaw's secret place where she kept her rock collection. On the way, she had found a pretty, pale one with delicate streaks that had fit right in to the growing numbers of hidden treasures that had long since been left behind. Somberfall would probably be looking for her, so Juniperpaw knew better than to stay out too long.
Soon, she found herself approaching camp. In the distance, she could see Briarpelt entering camp ahead of her, and Juniperpaw picked up her pace to catch up. Maybe she would have a chance to ask Briarpelt for advice on hunting techniques or something. She seemed to be good at that. However, the apprentice was momentarily distracted by the crowd amassing in the middle of camp. Juniperpaw narrowed her eyes and stalked forward, both suspicious and curious as to the cause of the commotion, but with all the other cats in the way, each muttering their own opinions about whatever had happened, it was difficult to piece together what had happened in the first place. Trying to decipher clues was too much of a pain to bother with. Juniperpaw decided to hang back for awhile and see of a more straightforward answer would come to her. As it so happened, that answer came from Wolfstar himself.
While the leader relayed his instructions, Juniperpaw stood with her ears pricked forward and her tail-tip twitching impatiently. Had Wolfstar really said something about Thornclaw being alive, and that an investigation was in order? It was nearly enough to make the stoic apprentice actually laugh. The corners of her mouth curved upwards in a subtle smirk as she snorted her amusement at the ridiculous notion. Thornclaw was torn to bits by a badger and currently laying in the ground. She remembered seeing his body, and imagining what a glorious fight it must have been. If only she had been there, then maybe he would have survived, and Juniperpaw would have some brand new scars to show off. Wolfstar really seemed serious about this whole thing, though. He mentioned she and Somberfall, among several others, were supposed to help investigate the burialplace, which sounded incredibly boring, of you asked her.
It was only as the crowd began to shift as cats moved to follow their respective instructions that she caught a proper glimpse of a hauntingly familiar tabby pelt. The sight of which promptly wiped the remnants of amusements right off her face. This was no joke. Wolfstar was telling the truth.

Littlestripe

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Elder
148 Moons
Bisexual
Related to Pebblepaw, Falconswoop, and Sandpaw
Single
Alone

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Littlestripe was dumbstruck as they watched the scene play out before them. Thornclaw had apparently been put back together, and seemed to have no recollection of ever having been sent off to StarClan by that badger several days ago. Wolfstar seemed to think that taking a look at the burial site was the best course of action and was already getting his chosen patrol together for that. By the time he had announced this plan, Littlestripe had somewhat recovered and managed a scoff at the leader's decision. In their opinion, a close examination and interrogation of Thornclaw was much more direct. Was this some sort of trick? Was this even the same cat? Getting a better look at Thornclaw and hearing his side of the story would provide answers to those questions, but Wolfstar did not seem to have considered that.
"Typical." the elder muttered under their breath.
Naturally, Littlestripe's mind was reeling with questions, just like everyone else, but seeing as they were at a loss as to how to make sense of cats returning from the dead, the best Littlestripe could come up with was try to carry on as normal, or at least as normally as possible, until there was a proper explanation. Littlestripe chose to remain in their spot at the edge of the crowd for another few minutes until the patrols got out of their fur. Once camp was more empty and peaceful, breakfast was in order. After such a strange morning, any cat would work up an appetite.

[ohm.]

𝐅𝐎𝐆𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐓
female || 43 moons || warrior || location: briarclan camp || tags: open

there's not a lot that can truly disturb fogheart. though she may force a smile, or a solemn face, she has long grown used to the daily drama, the ebb and flow of clan life; in the grand scheme of things, nothing really matters all that much. today however, seeing thornclaw stumble into camp made her heart jump and her fur stand on end. cats do not simply return from the dead. after hearing the clan announcements, and that they would be sure to find some kind of logical explanation, fogheart stood for a moment to process.

𝐂𝐀𝐕𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐏
male || 30 moons || warrior || location: briarclan camp || tags: littlestripe

on a typical morning, cavestep is the one up in the early morning disturbing the peace. today, as he blinked his eyes open he was surprised to already hear a clamor coming from outside of the den. hearing wolfstar's voice, he quickly made his way out of the den, only to set his eyes on someone that he never thought he would see again: thornclaw. his first instinct was to go and talk to him, but seeing as he already had a crowd of cats marveling at his simply being alive, cavestep decided to give him a bit of space and time to recover. recover-- how does one recover from something like that? starclan? dark magic? the last he had seen thornclaw his body was mangled and lifeless. 'spooky,' cavestep thought to himself, though he couldn't help but let a smile creep onto his face just from seeing thornclaw alive again. however this came to be, how could it be bad news that a beloved clanmate was alive?
spotting his favorite (and only) elder sitting nearby, cavestep meowed, "littlestripe, it's a miracle! have you ever seen anything like this?" he tried to keep his voice down, seeing as the looks on his fellow warriors' faces were quite harrowing in contrast to his, but it was truly difficult to contain his excitement.

[Emberwhisker]

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greydove had gotten up early this morning to have a wonder around the clans territory, and just admire the beauty of their clan as well as clear her own little head. recently she had noticed how she had rather similar feelings for two certain cats, and though she tried to ignore her feelings, each day they grew stronger. she wasn't quite sure what she felt for one of them, as she was also her friend...well both cats were her friends. she sighed quietly to herself shaking her head to clear her mind and wondered back the place where she had buried her rabbit. such a scrawny little thing. they certainly were heading into leaf-fall, she just hoped the clan would be ok. as she headed back to camp she heard noises from within and realised the clan must be waking up, but once she pushed through the entrance her heart stopped at the sight of a familiar pelt. thornclaw? what? no? how? that not possible! she glanced around at the cats gathering in the clearing and spotted a familiar golden orangey pelt that made her heart flutter. she padded over to the tom "lionwatcher? what...whats going on?" she questioned quietly her voice a little shaky and her blue eyes wide with shock and concern.

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mosspaw listened quietly to her leader dish out orders. she was glad he was taking charge again, it gave her a sense of relief that and the panic inside her died down a little bit, not completely, but enough to be able to walk up her mentor to wait for the other warriors and apprentices accompanying them. she rather admired her leader and mentor, and her admiration for him only grew with how calmly and rationally he seemed to be dealing with this situation. she turned her head to glance up at her mentor, green gaze clouded with fear, and confusion "wolfstar, do you think this is an omen from starclan?" she meowed quietly to him as they waited. she hated this feeling or fear and confusion that she had, hated it. she was often the one to encourage or comfort others when they were fearful of something but the whole clan was feeling the same way that she was.

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──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── ( tom ) x ( 32ms )x ( warrior ) x ( crush. open )x ( mentors. frogpaw )x( location. camp ) x ( tags. camp commotion paleblossom, & frogpaw)

falconswoop shook his head slightly in disbelief, this was either a dream or he was going absolutely crazy....he hoped it wasn't the latter. how in starclan was thornclaw back? it just did not make sense. was this an omen? good or ill? he supposed they would find out later but...this was unnatural and it gave him ice cold shivers, normally dead cats stayed dead. he was shaken from this thoughts when he felt someone run into him, and saw it was paleblossom. he smiled at her apology, not blaming the she-cat for being distracted with what was going on, everyone was. despite the situation he chuckled a light chuckle to her apology before turning serious again "don't worry, I think we all are a little distracted....I was beginning to think this was a dream but the reactions of all clan tells me it isn't" he paused and considered her question "I believe thats the same question everyone has" he meowed concerned and glancing down at her before back at the undead cat in the camp.

he turned his head to glance back at wolfstar as the leader spoke, ears pricking up at the mention of his name. a hunting patrol seems almost ridiculous in a situation like this but he understood his leaders motives and glanced around for frogpaw. when he spotted her, he briefly turned to paleblossom "good luck out there." he smiled and opened his mouth, wanting to say more to her like, can I join you for something to eat later, but he decided against it. he dipped his head to her and headed towards frogpaw "frogpaw, are you ready?" he meowed dipping his head in greeting to all the apprentices gathered with her.

[-solar eclipse-]

➴ 𝐒 𝐀 𝐆 𝐄 𝐓 𝐀 𝐋 𝐎 𝐍
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xx22 moons old ⟶ warrior of briarclan ⟶ she-cat ⟶ mentors; quickpaw ⟶ interest; open ⟶ location; camp ⟶ mood; mostly confused
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She simply shook her head to shake the thought of perhaps seeing any more of her deceased clanmates back from the dead, and turned around for her apprentice, or maybe someone to help clear this up somewhat. This was too confusing, she didn't understand any of it.

With the leader catching her attention, she was a little glad that she wasn't on the burialplace patrol. She wasn't sure if she could have handled it, but her ears perked at the mention of her name. It was probably time to find Quickpaw, wasn't it? She moved around so that she could find him, and found him near one of his denmates. "Onto the hunting patrol then, Quickpaw." .

[Queen of flames]

Shadowface/ tom/ warrior/ open crush/ no apprentice/ tags: Buriel place patrol

He didn't really say anything for anyone, just stood up to his paws when heard his name being mentioned and started to make his way toward the few other cats coming with the leader to check the Thornclaws burial place. He was curious to see what they will find out, what if the burial place was untouched, which means that the body could still be there, or was there no grave at all, or who knows what they will found there. It little bit creeper yet excited him, this was like a dream without any sense.

Heatherlight/ she/ warrior/ open crush/ no apprentice/ tags: Sootwing, hunting patrol

She was so focused on the supposed to be dead warrior, that she almost missed that the leader was called for her name to a patrol. Shaking her head to break her thoughts she looked around for the cats starting to gather to the two different patrols which were being gone out soon. She didn't have an apprentice to care for so she made her way to the Sootwing and few others there, giving them a small nod as she walked past them.

Quickpaw/ tom/ apprentice/ open crush/ Sagetalon/ tags: Sagetalon, hunting patrol

He watched the situation going into the clan, not really knowing what to think or where to believe, this all felt like dream, but if everyone was seeing the same thing than he was it must be a reality then. He sighed with disappointment when his mentor's name was not mentioned by the parols which were going to check the burial place, he was curious to see it as well, even if it felt a little scary to think that cat from dead come back to life. His ears perked toward his mentor "yes, I heard...coming" he meowed to her, jumping to his paws to follow the warrior.

Wishpool/ she/ queen/ open crush / tags: open

She was being up for a while now, but stayed still so she could not wake her two still sleeping kits, but when she started to hear voices which seemed a little shocked and confused. She silently stood up and peeked out of the nursery, first she didn't see anything except her clan mates as a tight group, hearing someone calling Thornclaw's name few times, before she did see the fallen warrior as well 'what? Am I still sleeping?' she thought to close her eyes and shooked her head, but when she watched again the warrior was still there.

Wisperkit/ she /kit / open crush / tags: open

Still sleeping in the nursery...

Gingerkit/ tom /kit /open crush/ tags: open

Still sleeping in the nursery...

[robin★]

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≼tom≽ ≼9 moons≽ ≼location: camp clearing≽ ≼tags: Chervilleaf≽
≼mentor: chervilleaf≽ ≼interested in: cricketpaw≽ ≼mentions: Thornclaw, Wolfstar≽
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"I wish this was a dream." Pebblepaw muttered with weary, gesturing out to the camp opening towards Thornclaw. "You see? He's just... here. Like he was never gone in the first place." The young apprentice whispered, then hearing his leader's words for the reanimated cat to come to their den. He flattened his ears in discomfort and slight fear, feeling his fur bristle down his back. How could any training prepare him for this moment? How was he even supposed to feel? "Chervilleaf?" He mumbled weakly, looking up at the much wiser cat. "What... what do we do? I mean, is this even supposed to happen?" He asked a little dumbly, letting his self-doubt show through his worries.

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𝚂𝙿𝙸𝙳𝙴𝚁𝙿𝙰𝚆 ➥ 𝙰𝙿𝙿𝚁𝙴𝙽𝚃𝙸𝙲𝙴
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≼molly≽ ≼8 moons≽ ≼location: camp clearing≽ ≼tags: open≽
≼mentor: fogheart≽ ≼interested in: frogpaw≽ ≼mentions: Thornclaw, Frogpaw, Mosspaw≽
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Spiderpaw's stoic face remained as stone cold as ever, but her tail gave her away to how she was truly feeling. It was flicking back and forth quickly, bristled, like it was a dark thorny vine in the wind. She stayed composed however, and slowly made her way out of the apprentice's den to get some fresh air. Starclan knows she needs to relax, at least Thornclaw will be in the Medicine Cat's den for the day. Her ears flattened as she overheard that Frogpaw and Mosspaw would be leaving on patrol. The two cats she actually liked are going to be gone, and that's just great. Spiderpaw didn't even realize she was clawing at the grass below her paws. Maybe some time by herself will let her cool down.

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[believe-hwu]

𝐄 𝐀 𝐆 𝐋 𝐄 𝐒 𝐓 𝐎 𝐑 𝐌 ! !
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xx[29 moons] [deputy] [she-cat] [mentors; n/a] [interest; pickerelheart] [location; camp] [mood; concerned]
xxx[tags; burial place patrol, commotion in camp]
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The only thing that was obvious from the look on her face was concern for her clan, thankfully the confusion was already covered up. There wasn't a single thing that she understood about this situation, other than she would do as asked of her. Even if that meant going to the burial place, and checking graves. She sorely hoped that they would just check the one though, but despite her apprehension, it didn't show. Giving a small nod to the leader, she turned away from the ever-growing crowd to head towards the the camp entrance. What if visiting the grounds only brought up more questions? And she expected that they would. What if the grave wasn't empty, or who even knows what could happen? Perhaps her thoughts only stemmed from her dislike of visiting the burial grounds, or maybe she was right to be concerned.

𝐋 𝐈 𝐎 𝐍 𝐖 𝐀 𝐓 𝐂 𝐇 𝐄 𝐑 ! !
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xx[29 moons] [warrior] [tom] [mentors; thunderpaw] [interest; greydove] [location; camp] [mood; confused/calm]
xxx[tags; greydove, commotion in camp]
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The golden-orange tabby was truly confused, but surely this was a mistake. Had something gone wrong with the burial? Had they even buried the right cat? A million theories were flying into his mind, but none nearly as preposterous as a cat coming back from the dead. It had never happened before, and it certainly wasn't going to start now. He had a thoughtful look on his features as he considered the possibilities, before hearing his name from one of his closest friends. Truth be told, he had had quite the crush on her for a while now, but never wanted to say anything for fear of ruining their friendship. "I don't know, I don't think anyone really knows what's happened, but Thornclaw's somehow back to life." His voice was calm and cool as he answered her, although it held an undertone of concern.