by Arcaii » Thu Aug 07, 2014 4:36 am
Choices:
1. Offer support
2. Say nothing
3. Make a joke
4. Make a joke
5. Say nothing
6. Offer support
7. Make a joke
8. Offer support
Roll says... 3: Make a joke.
"It could be worse," you say, and smile. "You could have lost against me. Hailfang would have had plenty to say then."
Rowanpaw doesn't exactly chuckle, but the aura of anger around him relents a little. He sighs, and settles into a crouching position. "If I could just get him once, I'm sure he'd shut up. Even if I'd never win again, the one time would be enough."
"You're still a few moons from graduation," Knotpaw says. "It'll be a while before you can catch up with him."
"I'm a Clan cat, Knotpaw." He tucks his feet underneath him, scowling. "It's my job to be the best I can be. Otherwise, I'm no better than the loners."
"Still -"
"Crowcloud!"
All three of you look to the left, as a cat comes running through the trees, skittering to a halt just before the adults, who all look surprised. It's Beefur, who takes a second to catch his breath before looking at your mother.
"Crowcloud, you need to come, quick," he finally manages to say. "There's a scuffle on the border. The cat we found...she's from ForestClan. They think...they think that we had something to do with her death."
She nods, tells Applefoot to go get Eveningtail, and has Hailfang follow her and Beefur. All four leave immediately, leaving you apprentices by yourselves.
Knotpaw blinks in surprise. "That molly didn't look familiar at all. I've never seen her on any patrols."
"She must have been a new apprentice," Rowanpaw says quietly. "She was too little to be a warrior."
You feel your stomach go cold again. The idea of someone your age drowning, or, worse, being murdered, like ForestClan thinks, makes you upset. You distract yourself by looking down at a stray leaf that the wind is carrying through the sand pit.
There's a moment of silence, before Rowanpaw stands up. "I want to go see what's happening."
"You shouldn't," Knotpaw says. "If they see a large group of cats coming, they'll think that we intend to fight."
"And if they're already fighting, they'll need all the help they can get!" Rowanpaw turns to you. "What if Crowcloud gets attacked the minute she shows up? Beefur said it's a scuffle-"
"That could mean anything," Knotpaw says sternly. "Tensions are really high right now, obviously - you, especially, shouldn't go there. You're not exactly the calmest of cats."
"We should at least make sure that it's not an actual fight!" Rowanpaw is appealing to you, more than Knotpaw. "Rookpaw, you'll go, right? It's your mother that's out there. What if someone attacks her?"
The idea does fire you up, certainly, but Knotpaw isn't wrong - a large patrol plus an angry patrol makes a fight. Then again, you are pretty curious as to what's happening...
Go with Rowanpaw.
Stay with Knotpaw.
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Arcaii on Thu Aug 07, 2014 6:03 am, edited 1 time in total.