[Marigoldwhisper]

Originally Posted by Tiabirb

 

Starlingflight
57 Moons
She/Her
RC Border Patrol
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Well it seemed Orchidpaw had either gotten lost, or slept through the patrol's assignment. Starlingflight scowled at the absence of the apprentice, but she turned to notice Owltalon's interest piqued by something. Finishing her marking, she padded over, wide paws floating over swampy ground.

"What do you have?" She asked, turning her nose up the length of the tree until she could spy a nest halfway up and tucked into a forked branch. She pricked her ears as she heard the chirps, and for the first time, a smile appeared on the older warrior's face. "Ah, newleaf is early this year..." She purred softly, "A good sign. There will be plenty of prey by next moon." She observed for a time, taking a seat beside Owltalon.

And then, she began to witness something spectacular. Just as she sat down, she saw one of the young fledgelings hop to the edge of the nest. "Oh! First flight! We don't get to see our prey go through their own graduation ceremonies very often, do we?" She chuckled, watching now as the bird, too small for a raven, too big for a sparrow, and though she couldn't make out any colors, what with the sun in her eyes, she could see a distinctive crest as it stretched and flapped its broad wings. "Ah, blue jay. That's why we can hear them so well..." Starlingflight murmured, but she quieted down as the juvenile let out a blaring call of courage and leaped.

Starlingflight watched, heart in her throat. If it failed to make it's first flight...well at least they had something to take back to camp. The blue jay was quick with its instincts, and after dropping a fox-length, it shot up and above it's home-tree in wild, sporadic circles. But the cats had been spotted so close to the tree, and the alarm was sounded. Starlingflight rolled her eyes, backing away from the tree. "Come on, let's get back to camp." She urged, turning away and stalking off into the grasses as another young bird prepped to take it's first flight next.

//Wrapping up the patrol now!

@Marigoldwhisper @staurn

`~Owltalon
She\Warrior\RC
"Are you listening, starchild?"
· · ─────── ·· ─────── ·

The brown she-cat nodded her head rather absentmindedly, her mouth still ticked up into a small smile.

"That was quite a sight, wasn't it?" Owltalon let out a low purr, it's soft noise almost inaudible in the sounds of the buzzing forest. "I can't believe we got to watch it!"

The hobbled alongside her clanmate, thinking back on the event of today's patrol.

It was far more interesting than she expected to be honest. Hopefully all of her patrols would be like this.

As she and Starlingflight padded through the winding trees in the forest, Owltalon found herself grateful for the sun beating down on her pelt.

While the harsh rays could be a pain, she, and any other cat, was fortunate to have them. If there was one thing the sun was good for, it was melting snow. Owltalon wouldn't mind that.

Tags; @staurn