by Arcaii » Sun Aug 24, 2014 1:05 pm
Choices:
1. Get some hunting in
2. What about you?
3. I have to make dirt
4. I have to make dirt
5. I have to make dirt
6. Get some hunting in
7. Get some hunting in
Roll says... 6: Get some hunting in.
"Oh, I was just planning to start hunting early today," you say lightly. "Might as well surprise Applefoot."
Knotpaw tilts her head a little, but says nothing, just goes back into camp. You make your way to the border.
You only have to wait a little while before Thistlenose arrives. She makes it clear that you two don't have a whole lot of time, since she's expected to be on the morning patrol in a little while. You half-jog, half-run the whole way, constantly looking behind you in case someone chose to follow.
The forest is still dim when you walk in, but you can at least see. The trees are thick, which leaves little light for anything to grow, but by some miracle there are patches of growing things. It's mostly mushrooms and the occasional patch of hardy plant, none of which smell similar to what you got the night of the attack.
Which reminds you...
"Say, Thistlenose," you say as you two walk. "Do you know the smell of the plant that covered up Thriftwhisker?"
"I was thinking about that earlier," she replies. "It's really puzzling that a BrookClan cat would have that scent."
"Wait, do you know what it is!?" You halt and look at her excitedly. "I couldn't figure it out!"
She smiles a little. "Well, yes. It was wild garlic. But that grows in our territory, and near the Gathering place."
"Do you think that he ran to the Gathering place just to get scented up?" you ask.
"I don't think he would have enough time between noticing you were gone and following us into the woods," she says, and frowns a little. "And we would have tracked him if he went into our territory. He must have been watching and waiting nearby."
"But we would have smelled him if he was following us the entire time-" you start, and then stop again, eyes wide.
"What?"
"The day after that, the lavender plants in our territory looked like they'd been rolled in. He must have rolled in it, waited 'til we snuck off, and then..."
Something strikes you about that. How did he know you would sneak off?
You look at Thistlenose, who looks puzzled and is waiting for you to finish. You don't really want to think about it, but...
You didn't set me up, did you?
Did someone tip him off?
Did Eveningtail...
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Arcaii on Mon Sep 15, 2014 4:15 am, edited 1 time in total.