Glacierstar woke with a jolt. That dream from long past wouldn't leave him be. Taking a
deep breath in, he rolled over, paws tucked beneath him, and began to stretch away the
cramps from the night. The warmth of the air felt nice after the long snow-covered moons
the clan had just endured. Poking his head through the entrance to his den, he slid out
and watched the morning proceedings. Fawn Leap was doing great taking over as the
deputy of the clan, assigning patrols and hunting parties. The white and black tom felt
bad. He needed to choose a cat, but no one seemed willing or able to be him when he
passed. As he moved to the clearing, a few names perked his ears.
“Eagle Stone, Heather Flight, you will be doing border patrol, Blackberry Song, I want you
to join them, and try to get some more hunting in,” Fawn Leap called out. At the sound of
the three names, hustle and bustle in the camp stopped. Heather Flight and Blackberry
Song were known to not get along, and putting the most eligible bachelor in the same
patrol was bound to cause chaos.
“Fawn Leap, let me join the patrol. The foxes and minks will be out just as much as we are
now with summer here,” Pine Wind spoke up. Knowing full well what the three cats were
capable of. “A fighter, guardian, and a wave runner won't be able to do much. Please let me
join.”
The chocolate she-cat sighed and nodded. The tom walked towards his brother when
Glacierstar stopped him. “Let me go.” Pine Wind stopped, stunned that the leader would
offer to help. Glacierstar was the main reason Heather Flight and Blackberry Song couldn’t
get along. Bowing his head, he watched the leader head to the group, looking at his brother
with pain and worry.
The group left. Eagle Stone leading the way, followed by Heather Flight, then Glacierstar,
trailed by Blackberry Song. Careful to place their footing, the group walked down the edge
of the cliffside they called home. Eagle Stone and Heather Flight, easily placing their feet,
seeming to trot down the ledge, while Blackberry Song was held up by her father, who
wasn’t sure how to go about this.
“Maybe something to think about the next time you find a spot for a camp,” the lilac she-
cat mumbled clearly enough for the tom to hear. Her tail seemed to snap back and forth
in irritation. Glancing down at the bottom, an easy two cat lengths away, she watched as
her half-sister was flirting with Eagle Stone. The tom not paying her too much attention,
but also fueling her sister’s flirtatious ways. A small hissed escaped her, as she jumped
down into the soft sand. Her claws extended but were covered by the loose ground.
“Oh, Blackberry Song!” Heather Flight exclaimed stopping her flirting, “We were just
talking about how exciting it is that father is joining us.”
“Oh yes, just great for Glacierstar to join us,” the she-cat half hissed back before trotting
along the beach towards the water. Her paws were greeted by the cool touch of the waves
as they rolled along the sands. The fish were starting to grow larger, soon she wouldn’t be
of much help besides joining the sand diggers for crabs and other creatures as the weather
cooled.
“What’s her issue with my father?” Heather flight looked at Eagle Stone. The brown tom,
just sighed at the cluelessness of the she-cat and continued up the beach towards his friend.
“Blackberry Song,” he started before the she-cat jumped into the water after a fish. He
dropped his head and went back to the shoreline, marking the best he could for territory.
The sand was deemed unmarkable by most cats, as it got churned daily by creatures walking
along.
“She’s just so rude, ignoring you like that.”
“Just stop today, okay,” he half spat at Heather Flight, “She has had a rough start to life,
and you haven’t helped her any.” The brown tom continued on.
A tail touched Heather Flight, making the she-cat jump slightly. “Oh father, what am I
doing wrong?”
Glacierstar thought for a second, “Nothing my dear, you will have good days, and you will
have rough days, don’t let it stop you. Pursue what and who you want, and don’t worry
about others.” He watched as his daughter walked away, marking the territory in spots
that Eagle Stone passed over for another cat to mark. Maybe he should think about
making the deputy Eagle Stone. He was a smart cat who knew almost everything. But
his mix-up in his daughters worried the leader.
“Wish I got those nice little life insights there too, Glacierstar,” The poison hit the tom
close to his heart. He looked over at his other daughter. Almost a spitting image of his
first mate, and true love of his life. His heart let out a pang of grief. His silence on her
retort not helping him, as the she-cat bound away towards the tide pools. He only wished
he could talk to her about everything. Her mother, why he was so distant. It all came d
own to his longing and missing her. The leader continued after the others, knowing that
Blackberry Song would hunt alongside them. He kept an eye on the two cats ahead of him,
while glancing over at his first child. He watched as her head poked above the rocks dry,
the disappear, only to reappear, dripping wet, and possibly with something in her mouth.
‘You know it will happen right? You will bring about the end of Blackberry Song’s clan life,
losing her again.’ He snarled to himself. Why was the negative voice always there? Always
inside his mind. “Eagle Stone,” he called out making the other tom stop in his tracks, “a
word?”
“What is it?” The brown tom looked hopeful, falling in step with his leader.
“You grew up with her, you’re close and even love her,” he hesitated, “How can I do better?”
Eagle Stone stopped. “Respectfully sir, you can’t. She doesn’t see you as her father
anymore. Fawn Leap is the only ‘parent’ she has, and even that isn’t enough to stop
her from destroying all the relationships she has here. Including mine. I do love her, you’re
right, but she has never loved me. I was only ever a brother to her, much like Pine Wind.”
Eagle Stone stopped in front of Glacierstar, blocking the leader’s path along the border
into the forest, His eyes glanced behind the tom, seeing Blackberry Song looking at their
interaction with wonder. Closing his eyes, he sighed. “If you love her as much as I do,
you’ll either talk to her, or let her go. Stop looking at her with so much pain in your eyes,”
he said quieter this time as he walked towards the she-cat in question.
“How was the hunting today?” Glacierstar heard the tom ask behind him faintly. The tom
knew the younger one meant well, but what did he know about love, and letting go?
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blackberry song| HP 100% | HUP 0% | Sick: N
eagle stone| HP 100% | HUP 0% | Sick: N
heather flight| HP 100% | HUP 0% | Sick: N
glacierstar| HP 100% | HUP 0% | Sick: N
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eagle stone| HP 100% | HUP 0% | Sick: N
heather flight| HP 100% | HUP 0% | Sick: N
glacierstar| HP 100% | HUP 0% | Sick: N
cat| HP 100% | HUP 0% | Sick: N
cat| HP 100% | HUP 0% | Sick: N
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Predators;
red & artic fox
lynx, coyote,
fisher, mink
wolverine
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wolverine
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personal list here
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