November Gathering

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Dewfur~

"I can make it home myself thank you KEstrelstar." she hissed leaving the gathering. @spade

[seeingstars]

(OPEN: Bumblestreak of Thunderclan)
Bumblestreak dashed into the clearing, embarrassment prickled at his pelt as he looked around. He couldn't believe he was late to the gathering, what kind of warrior was he? He slipped into the crowd with a sigh, looking around at the gathered cats, everyone was already here, he glanced around, wondering if his mate had gone along to the gathering. A soft smile formed on the tom's maw, Nutleaf was a truly special cat, he still didn't entirely believe that she was truly his mate, it caught him by surprise when she'd walk and say an affectionate 'i love you' it always sent the tom's stomach into a flurry of butterflies. The ginger tom had stopped paying attention to his surroundings, his mind preoccupied with thoughts of his lovely mate.

(OPEN: Graypaw of Riverclan)
Graypaw padded into the gathering clearing, They had been out hunting when the clan had left. Upon returning to camp they asked around to see if they did go to the gathering and after confirming that they'd made their way to the gathering. Graypaw took a deep breath, so many scents and sounds. They absolutely ADORED the gatherings, they were always so fun! The gray apprentice padded into the crowd of gathered warriors and apprentices. There seemed to be significantly fewer cats than there usually was though, they also noted they hadn't seen Rockpaw, or any of Windclan for that matter, they turned their one-eyed gaze up to where the leaders where, no Twilightstar either, wonder why? The gray-furred cat furrowed his brows.

(OPEN: Eveningpaw of Riverclan)
Eveningpaw padded into the gathering with Graypaw, separating once they both entered. Things felt awkward between him and most of his friends right now and he didn't know why. He let out a frustrated sigh as his pale eyes scanned the Seastones for someone to talk to, he padded towards the largest concentration of apprentices he could find.

(OPEN: Finpaw of Riverclan)
Finpaw padded silently behind his friends, watching Eveningpaw and Graypaw walk off. The small orange apprentice glanced down at his paws. His mother had gone missing a bit ago, all he had left was gone. Why did she leave him? and especially without saying anything? The tom bitterly sucked in air through his teeth, every cat he ever cared about ended up disappearing, maybe he should just stop trying. He sat, looking down sadly at his paws.

(OPEN: Wavepaw of Riverclan)
Wavepaw cautiously padded into the Seastones, their icy blue gaze swept quickly across the area. There were so many cats here and so many smells and sounds, it was almost overwhelming. The gray apprentice padded along the outskirts, not sure what to do or who to interact with, were any of his friends here? or would a stranger greet him?

(OPEN: Crowpaw and Smokypaw of Shadowclan)
Crowpaw padded into the gathering pressed up against Smokypaw. She was having a hard time with her nerves around so many cats. This was her first gathering and so far she hated it. The black-furred kit squinted, trying to make out any one cat in the large mass of blurry figures. Tears began to form in the new apprentice's eyes but she quickly blinked them away.

Smokypaw gave her a sympathetic look, he remembered his first gathering. It'd been so scary with all the noises and cats. A quiet reassuring purr rose from the tom's throat as he looked around the clearing, trying to locate a good place for both of them to go where Crowpaw wouldn't be too overwhelmed.

(OPEN: Badgersight of Shadowclan)
The large black tabby tom padded in alone, he'd been sleeping when Shadowclan left and found himself struggling to find his way to the Seastones, but was relieved to finally be there. He took a deep breath, taking in all the clan's scents. He glanced around squinting, trying to locate a specific orange Riverclan she-cat he'd met, or even his daughter would be a pleasant surprise.

[marshy]

// @Cheesy da Cheese @spade
[any powerplaying used has been approved by an hr]
Sparrowskip
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aww, first Plumstorm had to leave and now he had to? Sparrowskip was disappointed that he couldn't hang with the rest of Shields, but it wasn't like he was going to refuse. So he got up saying "I guess we can hang later! See you guys at camp later, be sure to let me know if anything interesting happens!" He said with a smile, before putting on a more serious face as he approached the leaving Dewfur. "I don't think so Dewpaw. Starclan you seem more like an apprentice if anything. I, and I'm sure Kestrelstar doesn't as well trust you at camp by yourself. I'll be escorting you there, if you act up at all I won't hesitate to hit you around a bit." He had been in quite a few battles and was very confident in his abilities as a fighter. While he hoped nothing would happen, he would be sure to take care of anything that may happen. He turned around to Kestrelstar, throwing him a quite nod and then looking back at Stormdew saying "I hope you're prepared for the consequences after the gathering. From his tone, Kestrelstar is not happy at all. Goodness you and your brother are alike, and not in a good way." He said with a sigh as he led Stormdew back to camp.
[from this point forward, Sparrowskip will be hanging with Plumstorm back at camp!]

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Originally Posted by :Grimmlin:

// @Cheesy da Cheese @spade
[any powerplaying used has been approved by an hr]
Sparrowskip
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aww, first Plumstorm had to leave and now he had to? Sparrowskip was disappointed that he couldn't hang with the rest of Shields, but it wasn't like he was going to refuse. So he got up saying "I guess we can hang later! See you guys at camp later, be sure to let me know if anything interesting happens!" He said with a smile, before putting on a more serious face as he approached the leaving Dewfur. "I don't think so Dewpaw. Starclan you seem more like an apprentice if anything. I, and I'm sure Kestrelstar doesn't as well trust you at camp by yourself. I'll be escorting you there, if you act up at all I won't hesitate to hit you around a bit." He had been in quite a few battles and was very confident in his abilities as a fighter. While he hoped nothing would happen, he would be sure to take care of anything that may happen. He turned around to Kestrelstar, throwing him a quite nod and then looking back at Stormdew saying "I hope you're prepared for the consequences after the gathering. From his tone, Kestrelstar is not happy at all. Goodness you and your brother are alike, and not in a good way." He said with a sigh as he led Stormdew back to camp.
[from this point forward, Sparrowskip will be hanging with Plumstorm back at camp!]

"Whatever." she meowed Following th warrior.

[flopsy]

~ Springpaw ~

He smiled at the apprentice who had seemed to have come from nowhere. The tall she proudly stated that she was from Shadowclan. "My name is Springpad. I'm an apprentice of Thunderclan." he curtly flicked his tail towards a group of Thunderclan cats. "If you're going to be the best Shadowclan warrior I guess I'll be the best Thunderclan apprentice."

@Toodle

~ Mistflower ~

Padded in he lifted his head to survey the cats who came to the gathering. It seemed Riverclan and Thunderclan were at odds right now. He carefully found a place to sit and watched with every cat with a blank expression. Maybe it was boredom or maybe tiredness who knows.

//Open\\

~ Silkheart ~

He had entered with his clan that had been the first to arrive. Now he was awfully bored and sat by himself. It wasn't like he didn't want anyone to talk to...he was just really bad at interacting with others that one time he tried and failed miserably.

//Open\\

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~Kestrelfight [She/her] [Thunderclan]~

After coming to the Gathering she listened to what was happening. Ugh! What couldn't Greypelt's kit be calm and not argue! After thinking a bit. Hmm, what will Aspenstar choose as the New Medicine cat? What really did happen to Icicleripple? As she watched the 2 river clan warriors leave. Can't river take care of their warriors? As she wrapped her tail around her paws. Stifling a purr of amusement. Ah, Stormpelt and Dewfur oh what the heck! Most interesting happening at this gathering. Kestrelflight was so lost in thought. As she couldn't hear what anyone else was saying. As She licked her chest fur. Murmuring. "Interesting Gathering. Huh! I should care that much about Riverclan should I?" As she looked around the cats. //Open to intrect!//

[poppy]

High Rank Announcement [#hrannouncement]

Luckily, Dogbark arrived. Late, but she was hardly in a position to judge that, considering the track record of ThunderClan's arrival the the last few Gatherings. But no sign of her medicine cat. Hopefully no one would noticed Icicleripple's disappearance. Well, they probably would, but that was inevitable and she was wondering about that herself.

The RiverClan leader and deputy were both courteous towards Aspenstar, and even as she smiled and nodded to them both in greeting, she felt that familiar resentment bubbling inside her. They weren't friends. Probably never would be, at least for a couple seasons. She wouldn't forget nor forgive, she only promised them that her Clan would be more smart. Even if it was only a few cats of hers that messed it all up. Yeah, ThunderClan did wrong, but still. The feud wasn't completely shoved under the rug, and she intended to never let it be forgotten. Cats died, in battles but also at the border. Cats who may very well still be around alive and breathing if cats just bothered to use their words. But she wouldn't bring any of this up now. Because according to Kestrelstar's report, now she got to deal with Yarrowshade, who went and beat up RiverClan's Plumstorm.

Shooting a minacious yellow glare at her warrior, who she quickly sought out in the crowd despite the large amounts of cats gathered, she sighed. That little mouse-brain. She would have to deal with that promptly. Hopefully Kestrelstar would keep his mouth shut when it came to how she punished Yarrowshade. If he started up again with that nonsense speech of his, telling her how to penalize her Clan, she wouldn't have much patience with him then. "She will be dealt with accordingly."

"Though I hope you're aware that her actions don't represent ThunderClan, and that there were no orders from me that permitted her deeds. Because all of ThunderClan except for her have respected the truce, as yours have." She didn't have to explain herself, but she felt the need to specify, if only to prevent more violence and bloodshed. Ok. Continuing on with the Gathering. Don't linger on one topic.

The ThunderClan leader stayed silent as Stormpelt yowled at her from below. She glanced down at him disgustedly. Stars above, the Gathering was always full of surprises. Aspenstar didn't bother hiding the amused disdain on her face as two RiverClanner's spoke up. Quite unimpressive, Kestrelstar needed to keep his cats reigned in, this was quite embarrassed. RiverClan always knew just when to make themselves look silly.

But the amusement died from her face once he mentioned Oakfur. Oakfur? She looked around for the tom, but didn't see him. Oakfur had a cross Clan relationship with Graypelt? And had kits? The fur on the back of her neck rose slightly, and she stared at the warrior speaking. He looked like a semi-young warrior. So probably born before the war, but wasn't Graypelt the mother of another litter? It had been mentioned that she had kits in the nursery, at the max the kitten were probably 6 moons old, therefore born either right before or somewhere in between all of the violence. A cross-clan relationship going on between two cats of enemy Clans during scandal and war. How disloyal could you get, you might as well just sit up on the Seastones and scream the Clan secrets. Even calling her stupid, she had been called worse but words hurt, even if they were meaningless in many ways.

She listened to Kestrelstar chastise his warrior, send him home. Then Dewfur, Stormpelt's sister apparently, spoke up, and Aspenstar felt the beginning of a headache coming on just from listening to the idiots. If things had been different, those two might've been ThunderClan cats. A never ending train of whines and insults coming from the duo, it seemed, and the maple-furred she-cat sympathized with Kestrelstar for the first time in a while. She didn't envy him, even being in the same camp as them must be driving him crazy. A little bout of karma in the form of incredibly loud and cranky cats.

Not wanting to engage, she just clicked her tongue, shaking her head slightly. Only half listening to the report Dawnstar and Kestrelstar had, she only allowed a few words to sink in. No declarations of war. No drama. Thank the stars above for that. ThunderClan was running smoother, the last thing Aspenstar didn't want that to change. The alliance between WindClan and RiverClan was concerning, but hopefully Kestrelstar's new mindset included a logical brain.

Finally, it was her turn to speak. Standing up, fluffing out her honey-colored fur, she briefly met Dogbark''s eyes, still wanting to gather courage from him, the more the better. "ThunderClan had been doing well, growing stronger by every day that passes. Prey is running well, and we are preparing for leaf-bare." Prey was running okay, but even if the Clan was starving she would say the same. Show no weakness.

"ThunderClan had a large group of new recruits, Mistpaw, Cloverpaw, Shadeleaf, Honeyrain and Vulturefang have all been welcomed to my Clan's ranks, and have already proved that they are indeed valuable assets." This was true, the two queen's kits should be on their way very soon. Aspenstar was no expert on birthing and pregnancies, but she was pretty sure they were close to popping.

Aspenstar took a deep breath, then continued. "Multiple new apprentices have started their training in the past moon. Ivypaw, Tulippaw, Houndpaw, Springpaw, Brightpaw and Lotuspaw have all begun to learn the ways of the ThunderClan warrior, and all show great promise for the future and present."

She noticed how she always did this. Complemented the cats she announced, giving them a little recognition for everything they had done. Finally, she was to announce the new old addition to the Clan's territory. "I had decided to rename our graveyard after regaining it from RiverClan, it is now called Starlit Meadow in honor of ThunderClan's fallen." She couldn't have a RiverClan and ThunderClan territory slice have the same name, it would inappropriate and didn't sound very right.

Dipping her head, she stepped back. "That concludes the report for ThunderClan." She would wait to see if the other leaders (or more of RiverClan's senseless warriors) had something to say. If not, she would simply let her cats mingle for a bit longer, then they would leave.


@spade @Undertaker @Willowfern @Singing Jay @gs29513

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~Kestrelfight/She/Her/Thunderclan.~

Kestrelflight stepped forwards looking around At the Leader's. Calling their names. "Ivypaw,Tulippaw Houndpaw Springpaw Brightpaw Lotuspaw!" She cheered. She tried to act cheerful. Oakfur had a mate from another clan? How Disrspectful!

[gs29513]

High Rank Announcement [#hrannouncement]

WHY was every cat in this clan intent on making a fool of themselves? Splashleap had no idea, it was infuriating really. The screaming from Stormpelt didn't even make sense, and then his sister had to get involved? Clearly those two were trouble, and definitely shouldn't be invited back to the Gathering. But that was up to Kestrelstar, she wasn't going to poke in that hornets nest unless she really, really had to.

There was some satisfaction, she supposed, in being the first and only deputy to arrive on time. Dipping her head to the two toms she decided to avoid any other greeting, the announcements were already well under way so there was really no point. Dawnstar seemed intent on throwing fuel on the fire, although Kestrelstar hadn't exactly come prepared with any water to add preemptively, with bringing things from last gathering up. Yes it was horrible, yes Shadowclan needed to stop being murderers and stay in their territory, and yes their leader would take it personally and happily send more of them over. Sometimes saying nothing was the best way to go.

While she understood that they didn't want to appear weak or afraid, leafbare was coming and they had just gotten peace made with Thunderclan. That was one war avoided, surely they could avoid another? Too many Riverclan cats had been dying, and more would likely follow. Unless Dawnstar and all of her followers suddenly died in a freak avalanche, which wasn't particularly likely considering Shadowclan territory was mountain free. A pile of snow from a tree then? It seemed less lethal, unfortunately. Maybe a nice swim in the cold river? Cats could be trapped under the ice if they broke through, and Dawnstar might be heavy enough to do so. Hmm, or maybe the twolegs could pick her up? Or good old fashioned claws, that was also an option.

But no point daydreaming, problems didn't go away that quickly, especially problems that were so large, pointy and partially immortal. Aspenstar's announcement was standard, although the renaming of the territory that had been returned did give Splashleap cause to tilt her head sideways. Well, if nothing else it was slightly more convenient. It would make sure that it was clear when she told cats to go to Firefly cove what she meant, probably the same for Dogbark. So not a useless thing, she'd probably use that next time she sent out patrols. It seemed the thing was wrapping up now, hopefully no more outbursts would be occurring and they could head back before they froze to the ground.

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~Kestrelfight [She/her] [Thunderclan]~

After coming to the Gathering she listened to what was happening. Ugh! What couldn't Greypelt's kit be calm and not argue! After thinking a bit. Hmm, what will Aspenstar choose as the New Medicine cat? What really did happen to Icicleripple? As she watched the 2 river clan warriors leave. Can't river take care of their warriors? As she wrapped her tail around her paws. Stifling a purr of amusement. Ah, Stormpelt and Dewfur oh what the heck! Most interesting happening at this gathering. Kestrelflight was so lost in thought. As she couldn't hear what anyone else was saying. As She licked her chest fur. Murmuring. "Interesting Gathering. Huh! I should care that much about Riverclan should I?" As she looked around the cats. //Open to intrect!//