Murderers in Riverclan V.3 [welcome back!]

[mastergirl7]

Flamingheart
She-cat / Warrior / Tags; Cranekit, Blazingsun, Jadestar, Ottersnap

Even when Cranekit agreed she still felt uneasy. It coiled in her gut, making her shuffle her paws uncomfortably on the ground as the kit padded off to find her eldest sibling. She was only granted relief, even just slightly, when her own brother approached them, sharing greetings with the kit before arriving at her side. She noticed a lot of other cats had awoken by this time so she lowered her voice to answer him, not wanting to cause a panic. "Cranekit went looking for her brother and Sunpaw inside of the apprentices den just a few minutes ago, however they were not there and I don't think anyone has seen them since last night." She hums nervously under her breath. The more time that passed without either apprentice entering the camp made her nerves grow, what if they've been injured and cannot get back to camp? The thought leaves her fur prickling with adrenalin, ready to get up and find them right this moment.

She is halted, for now, as Jadestar approaches. Calming herself and bowing her head respectively she can't help but wince at the volume their leader speaks at. Of course this is a serious topic that has begun to churn panic, but they needed to contain that panic to help find the apprentices, and letting the whole camp know would just cause chaos. She is thankful that in her distraction her brother was able to inform Jadestar about what has happened, murmuring her agreement to his statement.

She jumps slightly as Ottersnap quietly appears, her nerves are seriously heightened by this situation. Oh dear, she can't help but think, when we find those two, if they're not injured they're going to be getting a real earful for worrying everyone.

She tunes back in with talk of a patrol, straightening herself and meeting their eyes. "If there is going to be a patrol, I would like to join." She looks back to the camp entrance, still empty. One or her claws trace patterns on the ground, "I told Cranekit that I would go looking for them if they hadn't returned soon." She informs, still tracing circles in the dirt, swirling repetitive motions that help her stay calm for the moment.

[✧Mahou Shoujo✧]

Jadestar sat down and cleared her throat slightly, realizing she probably should not have spoke so loudly without knowing who was around her. "My apologies." she said, slightly dipping her head. "I didn't realize Cranekit was there." her voice was much quieter now.

"I wasn't aware either." The leader raised her head, parting her jaws slightly to try and catch the apprentices scent, but, as expected, it was stale. A small panic rose in Jadestar's chest, knowing her own kit was missing, but she continued speaking calmly as if she was unbothered. "But yes, I agree a patrol is in order. This may be a bit of a short notice, but Blazingsun, Ottersnap, will you accompany Flamingheart to help look for them?" Though she worded it like a question, it was obviously spoken not as a request. She stood up, 'looking' at the cats. "I will be going as well. Blizzardstrike can handle anything that happens. Plus, with four cats we can split up and cover more ground."

[Kaijvy]

Minnowshade
Female | Camp | Mentions; group

"That would be recommended." Was what she said to the tom, taking another look over at the group that was forming around. More and more cats had gathered over there, and even made her curious. Maybe even worried, seeing Jadestar was also joining on the conversation. What's going on?

Her paws and tail flickering behind her said nothing more as she approached the situation happening. Not that anything else was at up most importance right now. Taking a pause to examine everyone in their group, it seemed like almost all of riverclan had gathered there. What? The apprentices are missing? Began to circle up in her mind, only making her feel just maybe as anxious as the other cats. Sometimes even staring out over either Flamingheart or even Ottersnap's shoulders just thinking about this conversation.

All she really could do was nod at the other cats at their suggestions. Talking was not in her favor what-so-ever. Ears slowly lowered as the anxiety grew more. If those two really had gotten injured, for any reason, oh boy. Boy would they be in trouble for sure. "Is there any way in particular I can help other than telling Arcticwhisper when he wakes up or something? " A few googling eyes around at the other cats, not paying any mind to Cranekit leaving the conversation. Making the she-cat even more nervous at her leader's loud voice in general. The nervousness was quite honestly more noticeable compared to the other cats if anything else, tail slowly going lower as the cats talked.

[Tainted~Wings]

Blazingsun
The tom dipped his head. "Yes jadedstar," he replied. He looked at his sister quite worried. What could those two have gotten into, he thought.

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votes are open

[The Trickster~]

OTTERSNAP
Tom // Camp // Tags; Jadestar, Blazingsun, Flamingheart // Vote; N/A

Ottersnap nodded quickly, looking around camp intently as if the apprentices were merely hiding in some corner and had yet to come out. After a moment of looking around, he nodded at Jadestar. "Of course, Jadestar." Ottersnap could feel worry beginning to worm its way into his stomach, causing him to almost feel nauseous.

Without any indication that he felt that way, he turned to Flamingheart and Blazingsun, gesturing to the exit to camp. "Let's go then. If those two are out there alone, we should go find them as fast as possible." Shaking his head slightly as if attempting to dispel his anxiety, Ottersnap started walking to head out of camp. Surely, he tried to reassure himself, everything was fine and Gullpaw and Sunpaw were merely messing around. At least, he hoped that was what they were doing.

[Kaijvy]

Minnowshade
Female | Camp | Mentions; Pigeonspot, Arcticwhisper | Vote: N/A

She decided at that point that an answer from Jadestar really wasn't required. So the first thing she really did was wonder over to the medicine cat den. Stepping slightly in, she peered around for the cat. "Hello? Arcticwhisper?" Her head looked back over again at the clearing, just to clarify who wasn't within the group. She could spot Pigeonspot from across the clearing but decided not to bother him. Yet.

[mastergirl7]

Flamingheart
She-cat / Warrior / Tags; Blazingsun, Jadestar, Ottersnap, Minnowshade / Vote; Arcticwhisper

If her feelings at the moment were physical, her eyes would be blue. A sad conflicted blue reflected from her soul to her clanmates, but almost fully at their leader. Jadestar's own kit was missing, there's no way she's as calm as she seems on the surface. Having to make hard decisions for the clan under this sort of stress had to be painful emotionally. She wanted to console her, promise they'd find the apprentices, but it was different making a promise to a kit and a promise to your leader. So out of respect she kept quiet, only listening to the orders with most of her attention.

She was relieved that Jadestar respected her wishes, putting her in the search patrol. She couldn't help the slight surprise and concern shown in the widening of her eyes when Jadestar announced she would be going on a seperate patrol, alone. Surely they wouldn't let her leave without company? They don't know what to expect from this situation. Surely this was a decision made from stress, isn't that all the more reason to not leave her alone? She met her brother's eyes as he caught her gaze, trying to convey her panicked thoughts to him through their held stare.

Her eyes shifted when Ottersnap obeyed Jadestar's wishes and began to leave the camp, gesturing for the two siblings to follow. I don't like this but I need to trust in my leader. Jadestar can handle herself, even if the circumstances are.. a little personal. She leaves these thoughts with a sigh, bowing her head, "we'll stay out as long as we can, we will find them." Praying to Starclan that these hopes are not false, she turns to leave with Ottersnap, knowing her brother will follow.

She caught up to Ottersnap, pace becoming brisk as she scanned the surrounding area. Early light filtered through the trees, it may be a little difficult to spot things in detail at the moment but that would quickly change with the rising sun. She tsked her earlier thoughts about this looking like a nice day; there's still a chance the day can improve if they find the apprentices safe and sound, but something in her gut doubts it. "Where should we go first? Or would we rather split up to cover more ground and meet back here later?" Even as a trained warrior the latter option didn't feel right, if there's something out there it's safer to be in a group. On the other hand if there's nothing, then they could save time by splitting up. She looks to the other two for their opinions, this is a group decision after all.

[sorellabac]

❄️.𝔸𝕣𝕔𝕥𝕚𝕔𝕨𝕙𝕚𝕤𝕡𝕖𝕣

44 moons ~ tom ~ medicine cat ~ location: medicine den ~ tags: cranekit ~ vote: blizzardstrike

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He hardly noticed the young kit entering until she had spoken. The pile of herbs he had been sorting through would have to wait, he supposed. Arcticwhisper turned to face Cranekit, "Hello, Cranekit," he greeted, "I could use some help, if you're interested in learning about herbs," he offered. If anything, he wanted to keep her occupied so that she wouldn't head back into whatever the warriors were talking about. Missing apprentices? They'd figure it out, he was sure.

[✧Mahou Shoujo✧]

(Going to vote articwhisper as well, not really any motivation behind it)
Jadestar stood there for a few seconds, listening to the cats leave camp. Her ear twitched once as they left, the leader taking that as her signal to head out as well. She took off into the territory, using her memory to try and avoid any obstacles. Though, things change as time passes, and she had a few missteps. Normally she would be able to evade any OSHA violations, but right now her senses and her mind were on finding the apprentices.

Having made it a good ways away from camp, Jadestar slowed her pace, eventually stopping to catch her breath. She was trying to think of where the apprentices might be, but having lost her mate, and many of her clan mates, during leaf-bare, she kept coming back to the worst possible outcome. Maybe theyre not dead.. Maybe they got kidnapped?

All the emotions she had kept down had come up to the surface, and the normally calm and collected leader began to stomp around and shout angrily for Sunpaw and Gullpaw to come out and stop goofing around. Her shouting became more like desprate cries as the blind leader heard nothing. She had gone out on her own so her clan didnt have to see her weak moment, but if any cats were listening, Jadestar was not in a state of mind to care. Worn out, she plopped her butt down, figuring to wait and see if the patrol had better finds. She occasionally would still weakly call for the apprentices, just in case