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

[Tordier]

Chervilleaf

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

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Chervilleaf followed his apprentice's gesture, peering out of the medicine den and into camp, expecting to see something, anything, that Pebblepaw could have mistaken for their deceased clanmate. Instead, he saw Thornclaw, just as Pebblepaw described. The tabby tom was just standing there, like nothing had happened. The shock jolted Chervilleaf to full wakefulness as he stared, frozen and wide-eyed. There was no time to process this new development. Thornclaw had just been ordered to visit him, and he was already on his way.
"Ah, um", Chervilleaf stammered, thoroughly caught off guard, yet still searching for some guidance to offer his apprentice. "We'll just have to investigate."
He seemed satisfied with that answer. In truth, having a plan was comforting for Chervilleaf, himself.
"This is... Strange, yes, but remember what I told you about treating wounds? Step one is to look closely before doing anything. So, let's look closely and see what we learn."
Chervilleaf had bounced back remarkably well, all things considered. Having his job to focus on gave him a path to act without being held back by bewilderment. He even managed to note Pebblepaw's nervousness, and brushed the apprentice's flank with his fluffy tail.
"It's alright. Stick close. I've got you."
Then, he lifted his gaze towards Thornclaw, taking a step or two forwards to meet the tom and putting himself between Thornclaw and Pebblepaw in the process. It was just a precaution. He had no prior experience with dead cats' temperaments, after all.
"Thornclaw, come on in. I'm sure you have a lot to share."
Chervilleaf felt his hackles start to prickle at the uncanny absurdity of it all.

Juniperpaw

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Apprentice
10 Moons
Straight
Mentored by Somberfall
Single
With Wolfstar,
Eaglestorm,
Pickerelheart,
Shadowface, Sandpaw,
and Mosspaw

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Juniperpaw had no idea how to react to something like this. Her usual response of picking a fight seemed inappropriate. Thornclaw was a clan member. She could not just attack him, especially in front of everyone else when he was clearly not a threat, but as far as what she could do, she was at a loss. Wolfstar was right about one thing. There had to be a logical explanation for this. At least going to the burial place would be the perfect opportunity to decide what to do about Thornclaw, or even just what to think.
After a period of time that could just as easily have been seconds or hours, Juniperpaw headed towards Wolfstar to join the other cats gathering for the patrol. Somberfall had not arrived yet, but she knew she was supposed to go with him on this patrol, so Juniperpaw thought that waiting with everyone else made the most sense. Waiting was exactly what she did. She sat down, silently watching the other cats gather around her with that same, intense glare that she always seemed to have. Juniperpaw made no move to strike up a conversation with anyone else. She was far too distracted and disoriented at the moment to tolerate chit-chatting.

Littlestripe

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

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The elder blinked in recognition at the sound of their name being called. Even better, was the voice that chose to call out to them. Immediately, Littlestripe's irritated expression softened at the sight of Cavestep, who was trying with only moderate success to quell his excitement over Thornclaw's return. It was actually an interesting idea, but Cavestep did have a point. The implications of the possibility of cats returning from death were strange, but also beautiful.
"Actually, this does remind me of something..."
Cavestep wanted to know if Littlestripe had any experience with something like this, and as it so happened, Littlestripe had indeed lived long enough to see a strange thing or two.
"You know leaders have their nine lives, right? I've seen more than a life or two lost in my day, including lives lost due to injury. The strange thing is that there's only so much that StarClan can heal. What happened to Thornclaw..."
Littlestripe trailed off for a moment, recalling the damage done to the apparently formerly deceased cat and shivering slightly in discomfort. It could not have been a pleasant end.
"What happened to Thornclaw was something cats just don't come back from", Littlestripe continued. "And he wasn't even a leader with nine lives in the first place."

[Esther~]

Somberfall|Tom|28 moons|Warrior|Apprentice:Juniperpaw|Interested in:Nobody|Tagged:Burial patrol, Juniperpaw

Somberfall had returned to camp shortly after the sudden appearance of Thornclaw. At first he was confused, perhaps even a bit concerned, at the sight before him. His clanmates were gathered around, but instead of the usual peaceful exchanges, they all seemed anxious and on edge. The grey tom began to look around, hoping to spot exactly what had caused such an uproar. That was when he saw Thornclaw's familiar coat.

He listened to the exchange between Wolfstar and Thorclaw, frozen in place as he tried to comprehend what was happening. He only managed to move once Wolfstar gave the orders for him, along with his apprentice Juniperpaw, to join the patrol. After a moment of hesitation he made his way over to his apprentice."You feeling okay?"He noted that the apprentice seemed rather shocked, and he couldn't say he blamed her. This was a bizarre situation, one he had never heard of happening before. How had Thornclaw managed to live? Or was there more behind this?

Minnowpaw|Tom|10 moons|Apprentice|Mentor:Sparrowtooth|Interested in: Open|Tagged: Open

Minnowpaw woke up to a rather empty den, meaning most of the other apprentices had already left."I overslept!"He jumped to his paws, eyes wide and fur messy."I hope I haven't kept Sparrowtooth waiting."The young apprentice quickly burst out of the den, his bright and eager gaze quickly shifting into one of confusion and shock."T-Thornclaw?"His voice was quiet, barely audible. Thornclaw wasn't supposed to be alive, he had died, he saw the outcome of his tragic fight.

Once Wolfstar finished speaking Minnowpaw began to look around, trying to spot his mentor. He had hoped to start the day with a training session, but he doubted that would happen now given the unusual circumstances."Guess i'll have to wait."The young tom gave a small sigh, wishing he could find his mentor and head out. Sitting around with nothing to do didn't sound like fun.

Sorry for the short response, writers block isn't being kind right now))

[Tordier]

Juniperpaw

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Apprentice
10 Moons
Straight
Mentored by Somberfall
Single
With Wolfstar,
Eaglestorm,
Pickerelheart,
Shadowface,
Somberfall, Sandpaw,
and Mosspaw

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It was her. It had to be her. There was no other cat that voice would talk to in that way, not when it was so close to her, somewhere behind her and to the side. Somberfall had to be talking her, and Juniperpaw wished fiercely that it was any cat but herself. She did not want to talk to anyone, and she especially did not want to talk about her feelings. Yet, she suspected that Somberfall would not drop the subject if she ignored him. She had to answer him in some way, so she did.
"I'm fine."
A curt response was all he was going to get out of her, along with just enough of a tilt of her head to glare menacingly at her mentor out of the corner of her eye. In truth, all of the tangled emotions Juniperpaw was struggling with had come to a point to be directed at Somberfall the moment he interrupted her brooding. She was not fine. She was shocked, confused, afraid, and angry at herself for being scared and for not knowing what to do. Perhaps a more emotionally intelligent cat would have been able to understand those feelings, but not Juniperpaw. She just felt bad, far too bad to think clearly and control herself. In the moment, it had not even occurred to her just how rude she was being to a cat she was supposed to respect as a role model, and in front of an entire patrol at that.

[vaermina]

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I.xtom-cat II. 39 moonsx III. leaderx III. mentions: a lot lol xIV.x tagged: mosspaw, burialplace patrol


indentthe throng of cats began to disperse once the leader gave his orders. despite the dread inside of him, wolfstar knew better than to show fear. he was ultimately the face of the clan and they looked to him for guidance during troubling times. granted, he wasn't sure how any leader could prepare for their clan-mate coming back from the dead. it was not exactly something you prepare for as leader. he knew he could not freak out or show deep apprehensiveness about it. after all, his clan looked up to him during times of conflict and how could he reassure them if he himself was feeling anxious? he took in a deep breath, green eyes scanning the now thinning crowd before he turned his attention to his apprentice, mosspaw. do you think this is an omen from starclan? truly, wolfstar had no idea. if it was an omen from their ancestors, it was surely a grim one. what could it mean, too? omens are naturally enigmatic but this was just... different. he sighed. "i do not know," he admitted. "but we will find out. there has to be a reasonable explanation behind this." if you can even call this situation reasonable.
indentonce their patrol was gathered, wolfstar rose to his feet. "let us head out. keep close to one another," he instructed, turning on his heels and leading the way outside of camp. the burialplace was not far from where briarclan rests but there was safety in numbers and the leader was on edge right now.
indentthe birds were quiet this morning. a heavy silence hung in the dusty air as the patrol followed a small sandy path that branched off from the camp entrance and into the dry vegetation and brambles. wolfstar trotted at the head of the patrol, leading them through the quiet territory as they approached the burialplace. for moons upon moons, briarclan has been burying their dead in a large clearing a few fox-lengths from camp. the soil was soft here to make it easy to dig a grave. as wolfstar pushed his way into the burialplace, he was surprised to see that it looked relatively untampered with. there were no empty graves; the ground was smooth, patted down. the cats often put small stones on top of each grave to mark where a cat was buried, and although some of the stones were either entirely eroded or lost, it's still easy to sense where a grave is at. wolfstar instantly made his way over to the edge of the clearing, where thornclaw had been buried a few nights ago. he remembered where he had been buried because he was there during the burial. the grave had not been tampered with; it looked exactly like it did before. how was that possible? thornclaw was thornclaw. he was not some sort of imposter. the cat back at camp looked and talked exactly like how thornclaw did. so why was his resting place so quaint?
indenthis ears flattened. "this isn't right," he said, more to himself than the patrol. "thornclaw is in the camp. he can't be buried." without thinking, the leader began to shove his front paws into the soft soil, digging into the grave. some might call it morally indictable to tamper with a cat's resting place but wolfstar was not thinking about that and it's not like he was purposely vandalizing one of his clanmates's graves. he just had to see what was going on here. there was no way that thornclaw was in camp right now but also buried underground. there was no way.
indentwolfstar took a step back, panting as his paws were coated in red soil. he had dug as far down into the grave as they had buried thornclaw. he swallowed, now facing an empty grave.
indent"it's empty."
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indentthornclaw jolted slightly when chervilleaf suddenly stood in front of him. the tabby warrior hadn't realized he was so close to the medicine cats den until he heard the familiar voice of the medicine cat. thornclaw appeared rather dazed, like he was not connecting with reality. his amber eyes were rather murky and cloudy, showing no coherent emotion. if anything, he was there but not there. "actually, i don't." he responded impassively, following the two cats inside of their den. and that was the truth. thornclaw did not have much to share but truth be told, the tom-cat had no remembrance of his death. he remembered leaving camp and then promptly returning. the badger that his clan-mates told him about had no presence in his memories. but thornclaw seemed to lack the emotional capacity to react in an extreme, negative manner to such news. the warrior was there, physically, but only bits and pieces of his mental and emotional state remained. he took a seat inside the den and uttered not a word.

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I.xshe-cat II. 43 moonsx III. warriorx III. mentions: a lot lol xIV.x tagged: wasppaw, hunting patrol


indent"let us be off. stick close to one another," she told the hunting patrol once everyone was gathered. the dark gray warrior proceeded to trot out of camp, making up the head of the patrol as she led her clan-mates into the territory.
indentcombined with the warriors and apprentices, the hunting patrol was rather large. she knew wolfstar was erring on the side of caution, though and sootwing did not blame him. the return of thornclaw had the fur along her spine rising in apprehension. she did not like it. not one bit. sootwing was logical and she often tried to connect events to rational explanations. but no matter what, she simply could not connect this. how in the name of starclan could this happen? it had to be some sort of spiritual event. nothing else could explain it. thornclaw had not survived the badger attack and had been dead at burial, so it's not like they had buried him alive. did starclan decide it wasn't his time? she couldn't help but allow her dark gaze to turn to the cloudy sky, silently wondering what starclan was thinking right now.
indentshe noted that the territory was oddly quiet. usually, you'd hear the sound of birds around dawn-time but what little trees decorated the dry land were devoid of such noise. she parted her jaws to try and delve into whatever scents she could smell but she was annoyed to find hardly anything. the dust-storm last night must have forced all the prey into hiding. that... or the lack of activity could be related to thornclaw's reappearance.
indent"we might have to split up into two smaller parties," she told the patrol. "i'm not getting much of anything scent-wise so we'll have to go looking deeper in the valley. what do you all think?" although wolfstar appointed her as head of the hunting party, she wanted to get their feed-back on what they should do. their patrol was definitely large enough to be split into two groups and end up fine and well-protected either way.

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I.xtom-cat II. 9 moonsx III. apprenticex III. mentions: a lot lol xIV.x tagged: pickerelheart, burialplace patrol


indentdespite his mentor's reassurance, sandpaw's ears flattened. that did not much reassure the young tom. a cat has come back from the dead! why was he the only one freaking out? maybe everyone else was but was good at hiding it. sandpaw has never been good at hiding his emotions. still, he was thoroughly freaked out. none of this felt right. he knew that wolfstar wanted to find out the reason behind thornclaw's return but maybe some things were better off not, well, being discovered. could this be some sort of sign from starclan? some sort of ill omen? he sighed. "i guess. hopefully we'll be able to leave camp." sparring sounded like a fun activity right now and he wondered if they'll be able to leave camp afterwards. their leader had initiated a lock-down for the entire clan. which made sense, he supposed but it did nothing to quell his nerves.
indentthe young tom followed after pickerelheart and the patrol once wolfstar set out. he kept close to his mentor, not really wanting to walk alone or without the close company of the patrol. the territory seemed awfully eerie this morning, quiet with no sign of activity from prey. the dust-storm last night could be a reason why but honestly, it did not help sandpaw's nerves. he felt like he was walking into some sort of blood-bath, even though he knew that wasn't the case at all and he was just being nervous.
indenthe kept beside pickerelheart when they entered the burialplace, wide eyes watching wolfstar as he approached thornclaw's grave.

[Queen of flames]

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

He followed after the few cats going to check out the Thornclaw's burial place, his heart beating like crazy when they got to the area. He was curious and nervous to see what they could find there, but when it seemed to be empty, disappointed yet confused him "so does everyone there know that we buried him? then how this is empty, he is back in camp and we remember the ceremony of his death?" he meowed to cats around him "This is not normal did we hallucinate thinks?" he keeps meowing his eyes looking the empty grave and the ground around it, looking for some hints to the truth.

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...

[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.

[robin★]

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≼tom≽ ≼9 moons≽ ≼location: camp clearing≽ ≼tags: Chervilleaf, Thornclaw≽
≼mentor: chervilleaf≽ ≼interested in: cricketpaw≽ ≼mentions: ≽
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Pebblepaw admittedly felt a little safer with his mentor's words, and was very thankful for his quick thinking. But that relief was washed away when Thornclaw came into the den, staying behind Chervilleaf while watching the warrior with caution. He still felt so off about the entire situation, this just isn't natural at all. Pebblepaw's nervousness was still obvious in his body language as he turned around to gather dandelion leaves at their leader suggested. Nudging his gather to his mentor to pass on, he sat in the back of the den to try and calm himself down. "What do you remember then?"

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≼molly≽ ≼8 moons≽ ≼location: camp clearing≽ ≼tags: Creamflower, Wishpool≽
≼mentor: fogheart≽ ≼interested in: frogpaw≽ ≼mentions: ≽
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By the time a few minutes have passed, Spiderpaw's claws have dug up all the grass from where she sat. It had left an unsightly spot the size of her paws, and she gave it a disgruntled look. Swiping her paw over the blank spaces, she covered her tracks. She didn't need her mentor possibly scolding her over that. The apprentice's attention shifted to the queen's den, and realized they probably needed to be checked in on. Making her way towards Creamflower and Wishpool, she looked up at the two queens. "Are you two doing alright?" She whispered, noting the still sleeping kits inside the den.

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[Animals65]

Creamflower looks up from her thoughts to see Spiderpaw talking to her, smiling. "Yes Im quite alright thank you!" she replied warmly. "Im not sure about Wishpool though, but you can ask her!" She takes another bite of her fish, savoring the delicious taste.

[Tordier]

Chervilleaf

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

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"I see..."
The medicine cat picked up on Thornclaw's strange, absent state almost immediately. He was not entirely sure what he had been expecting, but this was not it. The confusion made sense. Coming back to life would be confusing for any cat, but it almost seemed as if Thornclaw did not even care that he had been dead in the first place. Chervilleaf certainly would care about that, if it were him in Thornclaw's place. It was possible that this unconcerned behavior was some sort of shock, but it simply did not add up.
Pebblepaw spoke up this time, continuing the questioning directed at Thornclaw.
"Yes, you came into camp this morning, right? Do you remember having left camp in the first place? Why don't we start there?"
Chervilleaf swallowed his discomfort and unease with the situation and stepped closer to his "patient".
"Hold still."
With that, he began his physical examination, starting with sniffing at Thornclaw's pelt, in search of any strange, foreign scents or hints of wounds. Then, he moved on to gently prodding Thornclaw in the areas he remembered seeing gashes and broken bones, searching for any sign that the tom had lived through such traumatic injuries at all. Chervilleaf was curious if the wounds would appear to be completely healed, or if it seemed they had never happened in the first place. He might even find some other clues while investigating.

Juniperpaw

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Apprentice
10 Moons
Straight
Mentored by Somberfall
Single
With Wolfstar,
Eaglestorm,
Pickerelheart,
Shadowface, Sandpaw,
and Mosspaw

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Juniperpaw padded along with the rest of burialplace patrol, her expression stony and aloof. No one tried to talk to her, and she attempted conversation with no one. This suited her just fine. She preferred to slowly pound her feelings out with each pawstep she took. Having a physical activity, even such a simple one as walking, was a welcome outlet for all the confusion and unease she was experiencing. She hardly even noticed that the patrol had arrived at the burialplace until Wolfstar commented on the state of Thornclaw's grave.
With her curiosity piqued, Juniperpaw took a few steps closer to see the untouched soil for herself, but it did not remain in that state for long. Wolfstar had begun tearing at the earth almost as soon as he had finished speaking. The apprentice wordlessly watched him as he dug, curious as to what he might find. The situation called for investigation, after all, and she cared very little for ceremonies and rituals. Graves were nothing but dirt and dead cats in her eyes, and neither of those things had feelings, so she saw no reason to be concerned with manners. In fact, if she was not so stunned by the implications of resurrecting clanmates, she probably would have helped Wolfstar dig.
To be honest, Juniperpaw had little idea what she was expecting to be at the bottom of Thornclaw's grave. She hardly had prior experience with this sort of thing to call upon, after all. The last time she had seen it, Thornclaw's body was supposed to be buried within. Somehow, it made more sense that Thornclaw's body would be where it was it was supposed to be, and the Thornclaw in camp was just some kind of strange impostor. Cats did not come back to life. Surely, the living cat and his twin mangled corpse were not one and the same.
Yet, Wolfstar announced an unsettling discovery. The grave was empty, and Shadowface was the first to voice very similar concerns to Juniperpaw's. Indeed, she remembered burying Thornclaw. By all accounts, his body should still be in the ground. The apprentice nodded her head in agreement, silently indicating that she did remember the burial just as Shadowface had described.