(✦ — the mountaintop ✦ warriors o & a)

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☾. ── ❝ FAIRYSTEP ❞
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( 16 moons ) ( molly ) ( warrior ) ( interest: fangfrost )( location: camp ) ( tags: open )
☾. ── ❝ shorthair fawn calico tabby oriental w/ soft-green eyes. ❞


it was still strange, some mornings, to wake up and find herself in the much more crowded warriors den, rather than the apprentices den that had been her home for so much of her time in peakclan. luckily, she was the kind of cat who was not the lightest sleeper, so the added sounds and movement didn't bother her all that much; she just was still getting used to it. she slipped out of the den as smoothly as she could, trying to avoid stepping on or running into anybody on her way out. her soft eyes scanned the camp before her, noticing mountainstar was up and talking to the medicine cats; perhaps that meant that patrols would be called soon. with that hope in mind, she made her way towards the common area that mountainstar had been using to speak to the clan about such things, sitting down politely to wait, wrapping her tail around her paws, and smiling at anyone who passed her.

✿. ── ❝ LUNA ❞
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( 31 moons ) ( molly ) ( outsider - kittypet ) ( interest: open ) ( location: forest ) ( tags: open )
✿. ── ❝ shorthair solid white scottish fold w/ ice-blue eyes. ❞


the pure white cat always tried to listen when her two-leg spoke to her, mainly because for so long they were each other's only companions, and thus she had gotten quite good at understanding some of the things he said. like early this morning, when he told her he was going hunting on the far side of the mountain, and wouldn't be back for a couple of days; he made sure to leave her little doorway unlocked so that she could come and go as she pleased. it was one thing he had brought from wherever he came from; there was something in her collar that opened her door for her and allowed her to go in and out, but also prevented random other animals from dirtying up their home. and so, she had made her way through the trees towards the local clan's border, wondering if any of her friends were out and about yet.

✭. ── ❝ HONEYPAW ❞
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( 9 moons ) ( tom ) ( apprentice ) ( mentor: ravenfall ) ( location: camp ) ( tags: ravenfall )
✭. ── ❝ longhair cream tabby kurilian bobtail w/ mud-brown eyes. ❞


the young tom found himself eager to get up in the mornings, always curious about the idea of what the day's training could have in store for him. would he be practicing hunting or fighting? would he be on a patrol of some sort with his mentor? or would he be helping out the medicine cats and queens around camp with their needs? there were so many things to do and learn, which caused his mind to start racing practically as soon as he awoke. but, not wanting to disturb his fellow apprentices, he forced himself to stay in his nest until he was called on; thankfully it didn't take long for him to hear his mentor's voice calling out for him, so he leapt up and practically glided out of the apprentices den, greeting his mentor with a kind smile. "good morning ravenfall! are we on any patrols today, or just going to jump straight into training?"

[tauriel.]

Willowstep - female - 28 moons - deputy - apprentice: Vulturepaw - tagged: Mountainstar and Rosedapple(mentioned), open

Willowstep had awake since just before dawn, spending her time perched in a high branch of a pine tree just outside the caves her clan called home. The dawn was cool but as the sun began climbing higher and higher into the sky, Willowstep felt the warmth chasing away the lingering chill, seeping into her fur and energizing her for the day ahead. She'd been preparing for the day ahead, deciding on patrols and thinking about her plans for Vulturepaw's training. She wanted to work with him on his climbing, perhaps try and get him more accustomed to higher heights but Willowstep's thoughts were focused on how to best keep him safe but still give him something challenging to work on. As the sun continued it's climb, Willowstep leapt gracefully from branch to branch until landing lightly on the ground. As she returned to camp, Willowstep's green eyes brightened as she spotted Mountainstar and Rosedapple nearby. She'd intended to greet Mountainstar and see if she had any thoughts about the day's patrols before assigning them, but with Rosedapple already speaking with her, Willowstep would give them their privacy. The medicine cat was known to check on the clan every morning and Willowstep appreciated her friend's focus on ensuring Mountainstar's health.

Cougarsight - male - 36 moons - warrior - tagged: Ivyscorch and Lightningjaw(both mentioned), open

The reddish brown warrior stretched as he paused in the entrance of the warrior's, enjoying the luxurious stretch of his muscles. For once, Cougarsight had taken an early night, choosing sleep over an evening spent somewhere in Peakclan's territory gazing up into the stars. Early mornings were not the tom's usual routine what with his tendency for late nights, and being awake so early was an interesting change for the tom. Cougarsight found a spot on the main cave where he wouldn't be in any cat's way and settled down to groom his fur, glancing up slightly after Lightningjaw left the nursery. The tom's gaze lingered on the den's entrance for a moment but the pretty smoke queen did not follow Lightningjaw out of the den. Asleep still? Cougarsight shook aside the small flicker of disappointment, reminding himself that it wouldn't be long before the queens and kits were awake. Cougarsight's interest in the queen had manifested moons ago, long enough that if it had been any other cat, he would've told him or her. Not Ivyscorch though. Cougarsight was normally a very opinionated tom, never hesitating to vocalize his thoughts, but Ivyscorch was different. Her history was so chaotic, causing the queen so much stress that Cougarsight felt that he couldn't be the one to make her life a little more complicated.

Mistpaw - female - 7 moons - apprenticed to Mountainstar - tagged: Wolfbite and Ravenfall and Honeypaw(mentioned), open

The apprentice's jaws parted in a sleepy yawn as Mistpaw curled into a tight ball of fluff. It felt early but the sounds of her fellow apprentices made it clear that it was time to get up. Despite that, she was still half-asleep and sleep beckoned her further back into her slumber. It was Wolfbite’s mew that had the sleepy Mistpaw a little more fully awake, their voice startling her upright. Embarrassment swept through her sleep ruffled fur as she realized she’d slept in. Wolfbite wasn’t her mentor but Mistpaw still felt as if she’d slept in too late. She should’ve been awake before the mentors came to summon their apprentices. Quickly, Mistpaw set about to grooming her fur into a more presentable state, smoothing down the ruffled fur and trying to make sure none of the moss and feathers lining her nest remained tangled into her fur. Her embarrassment quickly grew into a flicker of anxiety when she heard Ravenfall join Wolfbite in checking on their apprentices. Was she really that late? What would Mountainstar think? Mistpaw wasn't entirely sure how presentable her fur was now, but the quick grooming would have to do for now. She still had so much to do and not much time to do them before patrols or training. Mistpaw wanted to pop into the medicine den and say hello to Goosefeather and Bumblepaw, maybe bring the older medicine cat breakfast, and from the growling of her stomach, Mistpaw probably needed to eat as well. She could hear Honeypaw's voice as she followed him out, mewing a hasty good morning to the three as she hurried into the main cave.

[senua]

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𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐭 | 𝐑𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐝𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐞
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rank - medicine cat | gender - she-cat | location - camp
tags - echolight, goosefeather, mountainstar | mentions - lightningjaw, the queens ━━━━━━━━━━━━∙⋆⋅⋆∙━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

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𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐫 | 𝐑𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐟𝐚𝐥𝐥
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rank - warrior | gender - tom | location - camp
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ravenfall blinked at honeypaw's energy. well, at least one of them was a morning cat. he was a bit grateful that his apprentice happened to be someone full of life, a grumpy or rebellious one would've been overwhelming for the poor tom. "Good.. morning," He spoke slowly, "I had training in mind. But, if you'd like to do something else, we can." He meowed gently, his voice soft as usual. he wanted the young cat to have some choice and leeway in his training, while it was of course good to know everything, some cats have a preference for their roles. He didn't want to be a restrictive mentor. He lacked the social aspect and energy to match the young cat, but he could do his best through his training so the appentice grows into a comfortable warrior. Of course it was always possible on their way out their plans could change by being assigned to a patrol randomly. Meanwhile, he noticed Mistpaw's stunned awakening and he flicked his ear in amusement at the she-cats hurry, and gave her a small, awkward nod in greeting as she rushed by.

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𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐫 | 𝐖𝐨𝐥𝐟𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐞
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rank - warrior | gender - nonbinary [they/he] | location - camp
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[Animals65]

Creamflower's fur begins to warm at Ivyscorch mentioning Lightningjaw, her heart pounding. She is in love with Lightningjaw ever since he helped her overcome the loss of her kits, but she is afraid of how he feels about her. I gotta find him and thank him later. she thought. "Thank you Ivyscorch." she replied before taking a bite of her fish, savoring the delicious taste.

[Catfrog]

Icestrike
[ male - 35 moons - warrior ] ✦ [ located in camp - tags: open ]
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Icestrike had been out hunting since dawn, and was now returning with two mice dangling from his maw. He thought it important to get up early. The only times he wasn't awake at dawn were the times he had been up guarding the camp. He wasn't a fan of idling. There was always something to be done, so why not do it? With his head held high, he dropped the mice in the fresh kill pile and purred, proud of his catch. What a great warrior he was, providing for his clan! With that accomplished, he settled down on a large stone and began to groom his fluffy coat.
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Fawnwhisper
[ female - 19 moons - warrior ] ♡ [ located in camp - tags: open ]
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Fawnwhisper slept deeply, curled up in a ball with her tail covering her nose. She loved sleeping, but more than sleeping she loved dreaming. In her dreams she could do and be anything. Whether she was an excellent fighter, slaying badgers left and right, or a young apprentice being made a warrior early, her dreams were sweet. Reality, on the other paw, was disappointing. Now awake, she sat up and started grooming her coat, as she always did. Robotically swiping a paw over her ears and face as she thought about the day ahead of her. She prayed to Starclan that Willowstep would put her on a hunting patrol. All she ever did on border patrols was embarrass herself. With that on her mind, she finished grooming herself and made her way out of the den. She shivered slightly as her paws touched the cold stone floor of the cave, but quickly padded forward and joined the rest of the clan in milling about the camp, waiting for something to do.
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Kestrelpaw
[ male - 9 moons - medicine cat apprentice ] ★ [ located in camp - tags: open ]
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Unfortunately for himself, Kestrelpaw was a shallow sleeper. He doubted that he'd had a single good night of rest ever since he became an apprentice. He had far too many worries each day to sleep soundly, and those were only mental. He'd been all over the place collecting herbs yesterday, which had been rough on his body. Briefly, he wondered if things would be different, had he become a warrior apprentice. Would he be stronger? He shook the thought as soon as it came to him. There was no use thinking about that, when he was going to be a medicine cat. Although he wanted to stuff himself back in his nest and close his eyes, he couldn't just fall back asleep when the entire clan was awake. So, rather than sleeping, he sat up in his nest and pretended he wasn't even a little bit sore. He stretched like any cat, gave his coat a quick wash, then entered the main cave. He thought, privately, about checking on the kits, but decided against it. Rosedapple was probably already checking on them, and what would he even have to say to them? And, being an apprentice, he couldn't be playing mossball when he had his own duties. So there really was no reason to go. He silently hoped one of his mentors would come by and give him something to do, so he could just forget about it.
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[star star.]

xxxxxECHOLIGHT.
xxxxxxx✦ ⋯ med cat ⋯ she-cat ⋯ tagged: rosedapple ⋯ mentions: goosefeather, kestrelpaw, bumblepaw, mistpaw, mountainstar, willowstep
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Echolight sits and stares, attention glued to the herb stock in their den. Her mind is running rampant, thinking of things that need to be done soon, mumbling to herself. "Poppyseeds are getting low... no surprise there," she mumbles, unaware she's even speaking. "May need more borage soon... Tinyleaf isn't due but..." It'd still be nice to have, just in case anything happened. "Why didn't I think of these yesterday...?" Her gaze lingers over the cobwebs, and for some reason her mouth feels dry. Something she is still getting accustomed to is the amount of leftover cobwebs and marigold they have in storage, or even just the amount of herbs they have. Under Brackenstar, Echolight had been terrified for the safety and well-being of the clan. What if a cat got sick? What if something happened? What if something that was so easily treatable was left to rot and fester until it became so bad that there was absolutely nothing they could do and something irreversible happened? She thinks, with an incredible amount of guilt, of Mistpaw. Had she argued back more, had she not been a coward and left on her own and found the herbs herself, regardless of the consequences. (she honors her code as much as she does her ancestors in starclan. but she could not risk anyone's life, and echolight would not have been able to go searching for herbs at the base of the mountain on her own at night. and mistpaw had been so young, and even echolight hadn't been sure how much longer she'd have at the time... and they'd been so stretched thin, and she didn't want to risk ruining the chance of herbs even being able to be regrown in their normal spots.)

Across the den, she hears Rosedapple shout something. Echolight forces herself to look away from the cobwebs and spots her friend walking out of the den, still talking to herself. "Tell Mountainstar and Willowstep hello from me!" she calls out, then laughs to herself. There's no way Rosedapple heard her. Shaken from her thoughts, she fluffs out her fur and huffs. Right then!

Echolight lashes her tail as she scans the den. Now then - where were her and Goosefeather's apprentices? And Goosefeather, for that matter? She's thinking about taking the apprentices to find chervil and lamb's ear, and to see if they remember how to get to their patch of coltsfoot. Goosefeather might be helpful to have nearby in case they need to split off, but it'd also just be helpful to give him a heads up that she might be stepping out for a moment to grab some herbs.

Echolight pauses mid-step and then drops her head. She also needs to probably get a warrior-escort as well, just in case of any hawks. "StarClan above," she grumbles. Too much to do, especially after they'd gathered herbs yesterday. She tilts her head back and sighs, staring at the ceiling. "Maybe I'll leave them here... Go by myself." Or maybe she could drag Rosedapple into going with her? Goosefeather could stay behind with Kestrelpaw and Bumblepaw.

xxxxxTHUNDERCLASH.
xxxxxxx✦ ⋯ warrior ⋯ tom ⋯ tagged: none⋯ mentions: wolfbite, icestrike, stormpaw, rosedapple, mountainstar, honeypaw, ravenfall
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There's still a slight cold tang to the air, and Thunderclash heavily inhales it. He had woken up a few moments ago - stretched and groomed his fur down into submission - and had passed Wolfbite to sit just outside the camp entrance for a short moment. He doesn't have any immediate plans to go hunting or any early morning activities (like he noticed Icestrike doing when the warrior walked back into camp, two mice in his jaws). He just wants a moment to sit in silence and think.

And to let himself wake up at his own pace in the cool air.

After a short while (as in, he notices that Wolfbite has finally left his position at the front of camp), Thundercrash sighs. He stretches once more, trying to get the tiredness out of his joints, and pads back inside. He takes a quick gaze around camp - Rosedapple is speaking with Mountainstar, and Ravenfall is speaking with Honeypaw. He notices Wolfbite nearby, with Leafpaw slowly exiting the den, and he figures that once the area is a bit more clear, he'll see if Stormpaw is awake. For now, he'll stay just inside camp, watching his former apprentice interacting with his own.

(he wonders if he did a decent job with ravenfall - he knows he has a tendency to focus too heavily on battle training due to his own paranoia - but he has no issue shaking the thought away. ravenfall turned into an incredible young warrior, and he believes in him to pass all of his knowledge to honeypaw.)

xxxxxLEAFPAW.
xxxxxxx✦ ⋯ warrior apprentice ⋯ she-cat ⋯ tagged: wolfbite, honeypaw ⋯ mentions: stormpaw
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Leafpaw had barely been able to sleep last night.

Sure, part of that had been her fault. She had planned to sneak out again last night, and had almost told Stormpaw about her plans before she had faltered at the last second. At some point, she was going to get caught - and something deep within Leafpaw knew that it was when, not if (not that she would ever admit that, however). Stormpaw's basically her best friend, and the fact that he would sometimes go with her whenever she would sneak out to try and find some lead toward her family warms her heart. But she wanted to see if she could do something different, to see if there was something she might be able to pick up on if it was just her. And at the last heartbeat, she had faltered. She'd stood in the mouth of the apprentices' den, paws stepping lightly, only to freeze in place when she saw her mentor sitting watch over the camp. They hadn't seen her, thankfully, but something heavy had settled in her gut and she'd darted back to her nest. Her rest after that had been fitful; full of mild night terrors and the fear that she was getting in too far over her head. Has she been getting too bold, too risky, sneaking out as often as she has? Maybe she needs to scale it back?

She blinks blearily, gaze unfocused, unaware that she's staring out of the apprentices' den. Again, her fault - but maybe she can get in Wolfbite's good graces today by apologizing for not sleeping well last night. It won't be enough, but it could be something.

Leafpaw blinks again, and it takes her a moment to register that someone had just said her name. Her ears perk toward the entrance, and she slowly rises up when she realizes it's her mentor. On the other side of the den, she watches as Honeypaw slips out, and she sighs. She stretches, feeling even more tired afterward, and carefully pads around her fellow sleeping apprentices.

"Morning, Wolfbite," Leafpaw says, trying to force some of her usual cheer into her tone. It works - halfheartedly and only slightly - but it's enough to ignore the urge to crawl back into her nest. "How are you doing today?"

xxxxxMOTHKIT.
xxxxxxx✦ ⋯ kit ⋯ she-cat ⋯ tagged: ivyscorch, siblings ⋯ mentions: creamflower
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Mothkit is awake.

Well, not really, but she's waking up. Which is silly and ridiculous, because she's still curled up in her mother's warmth with her siblings to her side. But it's happening, because the other cats in the nursery are talking, and now she's awake!

Mothkit grumbles quietly, jerkily pulling her head out from her mother's warmth. By accident, she jerks her head back too far, so she finds herself blinking wide-eyed at the ceiling of the den. Mothkit lets her head flop back down, then peers up at Ivyscorch and Creamflower. What are we talking about? she attempts to ask, trying to be quiet, but it instead sounds like, "Wha're we talkin' 'bout?" with a slightly warbling volume, a bit louder than she intended to be and also muffled because half of her face is obscured by Ivyscorch's fluffy fur.

[believe-hwu]

𝙼 𝙾 𝚄 𝙽 𝚃 𝙰 𝙸 𝙽 𝚂 𝚃 𝙰 𝚁 ! !
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xx[31 moons] [leader] [she-cat] [mentors; mistpaw] [interest; to be determined] [location; camp] [mood; neutral]
xx [mentions; rosedapple] [tags; rosedapple]
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Her ears perked at the medicine cat's greeting, flicking her ear in acknowledgement. "Good morning, Rosedapple. As well as I can, it's a new den and all." She didn't bring up how she could still scent the former leader in the den, so she'd been avoiding it until she was incredibly tired. They were short on herbs like that, with all the deaths, she didn't need herbs for a problem that time could fix.

​𝙸 𝚅 𝚈 𝚂 𝙲 𝙾 𝚁 𝙲𝙷​ ! !
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xx[29 moons] [queen] [she-cat] [kits; n/a] [interest; cougarsight] [location; camp] [mood; content]
xx [mentions; creamflower, mothkit, cougarsight] [tags; creamflower, mothkit, cougarsight]
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She gave her a small nod in response, carefully parting herself from the mostly sleeping kits. Maybe now would they say something? She wasn't sure. "Mothkit, Tinyleaf is still sleeping, hush. I'll bring you something and your siblings to eat in a moment, alright?" She lightly scolded, though her tone was nothing but gentle towards her sleepy daughter. Ivyscorch left the den shortly after, spotting her friend, Cougarsight by the prey pile. "Good morning, Cougarsight."

𝙻 𝙸 𝙶 𝙷 𝚃 𝙽 𝙸 𝙽 𝙶 𝙹 𝙰 𝚆 ! !
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xx[23 moons] [warrior] [tom] [mentors; n/a] [interest; creamflower] [location; camp] [mood; neutral]
xx [mentions; open] [tags; open]
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Lightningjaw had gone into the main cave, what with the many cave dens around and simply settled down away from the cave exit. With his short pelt, it was still quite cold out and he hadn’t been out for long but long enough to feel the bitter cold.

𝙵 𝙰 𝙽 𝙶 𝙵 𝚁 𝙾 𝚂 𝚃 ! !
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xx[15 moons] [warrior] [tom] [mentors; n/a] [interest; fairystep] [location; camp] [mood; neutral]
xx [mentions; open] [tags; open]
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The fluffy white tom still found the cave den full of warriors a bit odd, after spending so long with his other apprentices. He hadn’t slept all too well since he had moved his nest, since he was even the youngest warrior. His mentor had said Fangfrost had deserved to be a warrior moons ago. But he chose not to dwell on it for much longer, rolling out of his nest carefully not to hit any cat.

𝙷 𝙰 𝚆 𝙺 𝙿 𝙰 𝚆 ! !
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xx[8 moons] [apprentice] [she-cat] [mentor; whitedaisy] [interest; open] [location; camp] [mood; bored]
xx [mentions; whitedaisy] [tags; open]
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The brown tabby laid on her back, tossing a mossball back and forth to herself in sheer boredom. She thought about leaving the den, but didn’t really want to leave the warmth of the cave. It was only just getting out of leafbare after all.

[lacke]

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𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫

location: territory, campxx mood: big grumpy xx tags: rosedapple, echolight, bumblepaw, kestrelpaw

despite having lived his entire life blind, goosefeather always happened to find himself in new, 'dire' situations. the one this morning was that he had traversed down some of the mountainside outside of camp to reach some rosemary - but he always forgot how hard it was for a blind cat to navigate climbing back up. he knew he had left before the sun came up, as no cat was up when he left, but he was sure the sun was up now - he could feel the warmth on his pelt. as he leaned down to nap the rosemary stems, a gust of wind flew by, causing him to press himself close to the cliffside. he flattened his ears, grasping what he had of the rosemary tightly in his jaws. once the wind had subdued, he delicately (and painstakingly slow) made his way back up to the main cave, ears flattened against his skull the entire time.

as he entered the cave, a wave of scents hit his nose - most of the clan was probably awake and mingling by now. as he began his way towards the medicine cat den, he heard mountainstar and rosedapple chatting, making a mental note that the younger medicine cat was no longer in the den. eventually he arrived to his destination, swishing his tail over the ground as he entered. he scented echolight, bumblepaw and kestrelpaw in the den, and carefully set the rosemary down at his paws. "the air in here feels tense," he noted, pushing the herbs towards the deeper part of the den. "i went and gathered some rosemary this morning. the area was pretty bare, so i think i got everything." he grumbled, flicking his tail dismissively. "will one of you apprentices take these and store them?" he asked, although it didn't seem like a question - more of a demand.

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𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐰

location: apprentice den, campxx mood: silly xx tags: leafpaw, thunderclash

stormpaw had felt leafpaw move throughout the night, but whenever he moved to glance at her, she seemed... okay? nevertheless, he awoke when leafpaw's mentor stuck their head in the den, gently calling for them. stormpaw let out a brief mmrph as leafpaw passed, before curling tighter into himself. it was only when he felt other apprentices getting up that he allowed himself to stand and stretch, his back arching tall, nearly standing on the tip of his pawpads. he briefly shook out his fur before turning and stepping out of the den, eyes narrowing at the sunlight within the cave. he quickly scanned the camp before spotting his mentor, thunderclash, stationed alone not far off from the mingling cats.

he took the opportunity to circle around where he was sure his mentor couldn't see him, and once he was a few tail lengths behind the tom, stormpaw dropped into a crouch, his ears pinned back, a mischievous grin slowly making its way onto his face. he quickly stalked towards the tom, before coming to a stop and bunching up his limbs. without warning, he leapt towards the tom, bracing for impact as he barreled into the back of thunderclash. "thunderclash! good morning!" playfully, he rolled away from the older cat and onto his side, tail flicking excitedly.

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𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐲𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐟

location: nurseryxx mood: sleepy xx tags: other queens, kits, wolfbite

tinyleaf wasn't known for being a heavy sleeper, but something about carrying kits made her body shut down. her ears twitched as another cat shifted in the nursery, and as she raised her head, she noticed ivyscorch exiting the den. she sleepily blinked towards creamflower, as well as ivyscorch's kits, before letting out a purr. "good morning you lot," she teased gently, before a yawn escaped her mouth. "i trust you kits have been behaving yourselves this morning?" she meowed towards the kits, shifting her body to face them, tucking her legs gingerly underneath her. briefly, the thought of stepping outside the nursery to catch wolfbite before they headed out for training, but quickly decided against it - she didn't want to get in the way of what could be their productive morning. rather, she'd keep the queens and kits company for now.

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𝐝𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭

location: herexx mood: here xx tags: words

she's open for anything! (:

[senua]

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rank - medicine cat | gender - she-cat | location - camp
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Rosedapple gave a respectful nod, "Good to know. Well, I must be off to check on the others now then." And with that she turned around quickly and began to think who to go for next. She spotted Wolfbite and Ravenfall with their apprentices, so she would check up on them after their mentor-apprentice duties.. she should check on the queens! Rosedapple hurried her paws to the nursery, "Hello~?" A soft singy-songy tone left her as she peeked into the den. Rosedapple immediately caught sight of Tinyleaf and Creamfeather still there, "How are you two doing?" Her voice was soft, so that if any kits were around she would not disturb the little bundles, "Any pain? Nausea? Trouble sleeping?" Her eyes glanced between the two. Tinyleaf was still carrying her kits, and pregnancy was a very difficult thing that required the utmost careful attention. But the queens were strong cats, and both seemed to be doing well.

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rank - warrior | gender - tom | location - camp
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rank - warrior | gender - nonbinary [they/he] | location - camp
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Wolfbite eyed the young apprentice, noticing a hint of sleepiness behind the she-cats attempt at a greeting. She must not have slept well or is still attempting to wake up. There was no hiding that even Wolfbite themselves were a bit sleepy, having been up most of the night after all."Morning. Once we get going I am sure it will energize you." They took a step back and gazed around camp, what should their first task for today be? "We are going on a small border patrol." He decided. This would be a good task to start the day. Leafpaw would have a chance to get her bearings and border patrols always carried a bit of everything with them - a quick trail off to practice hunting, or doing a bit of sparring before their return, "I am well." They replied stiffly, returning their gaze back to her. Wolfbite remembered the ceremony of receiving Leafpaw as an apprentice, they remember a feeling of warmth going through them since having an apprentice was something he looked forward to. As such, wolfbite was happy to teach leafpaw what he knew and was curious to see who and what leafpaw would grow into.

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☾. ── ❝ FAIRYSTEP ❞
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( 16 moons ) ( molly ) ( warrior ) ( interest: fangfrost )( location: camp ) ( tags: fangfrost )
☾. ── ❝ shorthair fawn calico tabby oriental w/ soft-green eyes. ❞


there were more and more cats leaving their dens and coming out into the main cave for the morning. she made sure to give warm smiles to everyone that passed by near her, but couldn't help how her mind wandered, wanting to get out of camp and be doing something. she didn't mind if it was a border patrol, or if she would be sent out hunting, she just was eager to get moving for the day. her soft green eyes landed on the larger form of her friend fangfrost as he neared her, and she called out a greeting to him; at least she could have someone to talk to while waiting for her daily instructions. "good morning fangfrost!"

✿. ── ❝ LUNA ❞
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( 31 moons ) ( molly ) ( outsider - kittypet ) ( location: forest near border ) ( tags: open )
✿. ── ❝ shorthair solid white scottish fold w/ ice-blue eyes. ❞


the pure white cat was not the best huntress, not that she had to hunt to feed herself, what with her two-leg always leaving food out for her. most of the time it was something fresh that he had caught for himself, but with him being gone for a few days, he had left out the dry kibble that wasn't her favorite by any means. she had been trying to practice her hunting skills outside of the clan's territory, not wanting to take away from her friends prey supplies. she truly wasn't very good at it though, and it you asked her, she would comment that she thought it was because of her folded ears; she could still hear normally just fine, but she still felt like she struggled to hear smaller or farther sounds that other cats could hear. she sighed softly, wondering if perhaps one of her friends would be near the border and could maybe try to help her hunting skills.

✭. ── ❝ HONEYPAW ❞
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( 9 moons ) ( tom ) ( apprentice ) ( mentor: ravenfall ) ( location: camp ) ( tags: ravenfall )
✭. ── ❝ longhair cream tabby kurilian bobtail w/ mud-brown eyes. ❞


the young tom always found it surprising when his mentor asked for his opinion on something, as he hadn't noticed any other mentors with that sort of training style towards their apprentices among his friends. he didn't dislike it, in fact he quite enjoyed having some semblance of choice, but he just wasn't quite used to it yet. "training sounds good to me! are we going to do anything specific? are we going to be training with anyone else, or just the two of us today?" he mewed curiously as he sat down next to his mentor, quickly grooming his fluffy fur down so nothing was sticking up at odd angles, having realized he had just jumped up at his mentor's words without doing so yet.

❅. ── ❝ COYOTEHEART ❞
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( 45 moons ) ( tom ) ( warrior ) ( apprentice: n/a )( location: camp, med den ) ( tags: echolight )
❅. ── ❝ longhair classic tabby maine coon w/ green-yellow eyes. ❞


sleep was never the large tom's favorite thing; ever since he was a young kit, he had been plagued with nightmares; whether they be real memories just replaying in his mind, or figments that his mind made up of scenarios that hadn't yet happened, it was the same. and so, he was often one of the last warriors entering the den and going into his nest at night, and one of the first cats to get up in the mornings as well. this past moon, however, his dreams had turned in an entirely new direction; replaying the moment when his brother was killed in front of him, and feeling nothing but relief and gratitude to mountainstar for her actions. it still wasn't the most pleasant of dreams, but it was certainly an improvement from the nightmares he had for most of his life. that morning, he had gone out hunting, since he had been awake early, and ended up catching a pair of really nice, plump voles. as he padded back into the caves that his clan called home, he looked around for a particular molly, hoping to catch her before she left camp to do her own thing. not seeing her, coyoteheart made his way into the medicine cats den, nodding politely to goosefeather and the medicine cat apprentices and feeling slightly awkward about the audience, but walking towards the grey and white molly anyways. setting one of the voles down at her paws, he gave a nervous smile to his friend, dipping his head in slight embarrassment. "good morning, echolight. i was up early hunting today, and i remembered that you like voles, so i thought i'd bring you one."