[Jayvines]

High Rank Announcement [#hrannouncement]

Brown paws swiftly padded through the forest, not bothering to avoid the crunch of fallen leaves as they moved. Tonight was another Gathering, and while Sparrowstar hadn't had too many issues last moon she was still wary of unruly cats that may have followed her tonight. Pausing as she reached the edge of the sandy expanse leading up to the Seastones, the young leader turned to address the cats that accompanied her.

"Behave tonight," she stated, tone firm as she glanced over her peers. "I want no interruptions from any of you. Mingle as you wish, but control yourselves. If you cause a scene expect a swift dismissal from this gathering, and a re-evaluation of whether you are welcome to come to the next."

She was not going to tolerate having cats who couldn't handle that responsibility come to simply cause trouble. She had enough on her plate as it was.

Turning back towards her destination, the smaller she-cat swiftly restarted her paws. It seemed that Shadowclan had already made themselves comfortable, so one swift leap brought the thin molly up to join the large maine coon that currently rested atop the Seastones. It looked as if she was searching the beach (most likely for the inevitable outsider that meandered their way before getting a swift pawstrike for their sins), so Sparrowstar simply settled into a comfortable sitting position next to the imposing leader and scanned the beach as well.

"Evening Dawnstar," she hummed, tone smooth as she made sure her peers settled in without issue. "Any trespassers occupying our stones tonight? Hopefully they've gained enough sense to avoid them after the last few were chased off or disposed of."

Was she really going to attempt a casual conversation with the mountain of a cat beside her? Unfortunately. Was she expecting much to come out of it? Not at all. However, it wouldn't do any harm to attempt to build at least a cordial relationship with the formidable she-cat that led Shadowclan. Hopefully her attempts wouldn't blow back into her face like the uncomfortably chilly gusts of wind that whirled off the sea.

*THUNDERCLAN HAS ARRIVED*

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