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Settling down at the entrance to the Skyclan camp, Grousestar patiently awaited for the arrival of the two warriors he and Shinefang had both approved of for this little excursion into possibly hostile territory. His head tilted upwards slightly, to look through the now bare limbs of the trees above, taking note of the heavy cloud cover that blocked most of the sunshine. The tom hated it when the clouds were like this and quickly curled his lips in distaste before returning his gaze back to the clan.
His tail was curled tightly over his paws and he almost appeared to be hunkered down. The air had a sharp nip to it and his short fur didn't exactly protect him from it's bite. He wholeheartedly wished it would be greenleaf again, when prey was plentiful, the canopy was thick and the birds still sang. Now, as it neared the harshest season, the entirety of the territory seemed quiet and almost barren. Of course there were still the occasional prey, and the occasional bird singing, but not as much as the leader liked.

Taking his thoughts momentarily away from the thought of the coming leafbare, he began to instead think about their objective today. What he had told the warriors was simply enough, they were simply escorting Shinefang into the Former DS territory in order to search for herbs that might not be found in Skyclan territory, so that they could be fully stocked by the time leafbare really did hit. Of course, that was not his only intention in heading into the now unoccupied territory. He had bigger plans. But he hadn't even told Auroraflame about it, not yet. He hasn't told anyone.
Today, when he was with this patrol, he would get a good look for himself, to see what it had to offer. If it seemed like a good piece of land, that held a good amount of prey, and could be a good asset for Skyclan. Then well. He would begin his approach on it. Skyclan could use the extra territory that's for sure. And he was hoping that he could snag it without too many caring, in regards to the other clans. After all, he didn't see the big deal, Skyclan was the closest to the territory anyways, the other clans would have to travel quite a bit just to try and get some prey in it. He didn't see them wanting to do that. Perhaps they haven't even thought of taking the territory. So he knew he must act fast.
He would get a good look today before making a decision.
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Settling down at the entrance to the Skyclan camp, Grousestar patiently awaited for the arrival of the two warriors he and Shinefang had both approved of for this little excursion into possibly hostile territory. His head tilted upwards slightly, to look through the now bare limbs of the trees above, taking note of the heavy cloud cover that blocked most of the sunshine. The tom hated it when the clouds were like this and quickly curled his lips in distaste before returning his gaze back to the clan.
His tail was curled tightly over his paws and he almost appeared to be hunkered down. The air had a sharp nip to it and his short fur didn't exactly protect him from it's bite. He wholeheartedly wished it would be greenleaf again, when prey was plentiful, the canopy was thick and the birds still sang. Now, as it neared the harshest season, the entirety of the territory seemed quiet and almost barren. Of course there were still the occasional prey, and the occasional bird singing, but not as much as the leader liked.

Taking his thoughts momentarily away from the thought of the coming leafbare, he began to instead think about their objective today. What he had told the warriors was simply enough, they were simply escorting Shinefang into the Former DS territory in order to search for herbs that might not be found in Skyclan territory, so that they could be fully stocked by the time leafbare really did hit. Of course, that was not his only intention in heading into the now unoccupied territory. He had bigger plans. But he hadn't even told Auroraflame about it, not yet. He hasn't told anyone.
Today, when he was with this patrol, he would get a good look for himself, to see what it had to offer. If it seemed like a good piece of land, that held a good amount of prey, and could be a good asset for Skyclan. Then well. He would begin his approach on it. Skyclan could use the extra territory that's for sure. And he was hoping that he could snag it without too many caring, in regards to the other clans. After all, he didn't see the big deal, Skyclan was the closest to the territory anyways, the other clans would have to travel quite a bit just to try and get some prey in it. He didn't see them wanting to do that. Perhaps they haven't even thought of taking the territory. So he knew he must act fast.
He would get a good look today before making a decision.
Shinefang's joints may have been as stiff as ever, but he was excited enough to pad briskly out of the Skyclan entrance. He gave his pelt a vigorous shake as the chilly leaffall breeze hit him. He spotted the leader there first, awake and ready to get moving. The old tom wouldn't have expected anything else from the Skyclan leader. "Mornin' Grousestar," the old tom said. His voice was as gruff as ever, but there was an airiness to his speech. He hadn't been out and about with a group of cats for a mission like this since he became the clan medicine cat. He felt like a young warrior again, ready and eager for the dawn patrol, checking scent markers and alert for signs of trespassing by cats from outside the clan. But it wouldn't be like it was before. He wasn't going along to guard his clan and protect his clanmates. He was the cat to be guarded. He couldn't risk going into former Dusk Syndicate territory on his own while Skyclan depended on him to act as medicine cat, not with leafbare so near. Still, it was a day to have a taste of his former glory as a warrior. Was he so wrong for enjoying it. "It's a good day for a mission," the old tom said, curling his tail over his feet as he sat down. "Hope those other two get their tails movin' soon. We're burning daylight."
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Smogcloud was aware they were awake, yet didn’t open their eyes. As usual, they didn’t get much sleep at all. With a barely audible groan, the dark gray warrior opened their amber eyes. The den was almost empty, besides themself and a few other warriors. It was a cool, crisp Leaf-Fall day, with the promise of Leaf-Bare right around the corner. A harsh season in which many suffer from malnutrition.

With much effort, Smogcloud stood and stretched, taking all the time they needed. Something was nagging them in the back of their mind. As if the morning had an urgency to it. It took little thought to remember. ‘I was chosen for the herb patrol!’ Their eyes widened in alarm. They attempted to groom all of the knots in their fur as quickly as they could. After all, they were burning daylight.

After approving of their long, smooth fur’s presentability, Smogcloud raced to the camp entrance. Every time they exhaled, their breath formed a cloud of condensation, which quickly evaporated. This was typical, as the temperatures were dropping. Finally, they reached the camp entrance where Grousestar and Shinefang lay. The warrior slowed to a brisk walk, catching their breath.

“Grousestar, Shinefang.” They addressed their leader and medicine cat, each with great respect. They were honored to serve for such noble cats, and to be picked out of the whole clan? That was something.
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Smogcloud was aware they were awake, yet didn’t open their eyes. As usual, they didn’t get much sleep at all. With a barely audible groan, the dark gray warrior opened their amber eyes. The den was almost empty, besides themself and a few other warriors. It was a cool, crisp Leaf-Fall day, with the promise of Leaf-Bare right around the corner. A harsh season in which many suffer from malnutrition.

With much effort, Smogcloud stood and stretched, taking all the time they needed. Something was nagging them in the back of their mind. As if the morning had an urgency to it. It took little thought to remember. ‘I was chosen for the herb patrol!’ Their eyes widened in alarm. They attempted to groom all of the knots in their fur as quickly as they could. After all, they were burning daylight.

After approving of their long, smooth fur’s presentability, Smogcloud raced to the camp entrance. Every time they exhaled, their breath formed a cloud of condensation, which quickly evaporated. This was typical, as the temperatures were dropping. Finally, they reached the camp entrance where Grousestar and Shinefang lay. The warrior slowed to a brisk walk, catching their breath.

“Grousestar, Shinefang.” They addressed their leader and medicine cat, each with great respect. They were honored to serve for such noble cats, and to be picked out of the whole clan? That was something.
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Kestrelshade was dosing in the warrior’s den when she awoke at the crack of dawn. I need to meet Grousestar, Smogcloud, and Shinefang to enter the Dusk Syndicate territory. She stepped out of the den stretching and gave her fur a quick lick before grabbing a small vole and eatting up quickly and approaching Grousestar, Shinefang, and Smogcloud,” Sorry I’m late!” She meowed quickly guilt filled her chest. She wondered if Grousestar was disappointed in her or if Shinefang would think she was ill. Would Smogcloud disapprove of her? I just returned to warrrior duties yesterday, I’m not the best at waking up by sunlight. I got use to kit squeals waking me up. she shook her head I need to be ready to protect Shinefang. Enough of this guilt.
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Shinefang was the first to join him, as he expected. Smiling brightly at the older tom, he would dip his head in greetings, taking note of the gruff hint to the tom's voice. "Good morning Shinefang. And yes, I do believe it is a fairly good day for a mission. Though I have to say, I wish there was more sunlight and less clouds." Sighing lightheartedly, he'd give another glance up at the clouded sky before looking back at the medicine cat. "They should be here soon, I have faith in them."
And as if to prove Grousestar right, Smogcloud was hurrying up to join them, seeming a bit rushed in their actions, but awake nonetheless. They must have thought they overslept, thought the leader to himself with a quiet chuckle before in turn dipping his head in greetings to the warrior. "Smogcloud, glad to see you were able to make it. Now all we seem to be waiting on is Kestrelshade."
Straightening himself up, he'd look in the direction of the warriors den patiently, waiting to see the she-cat make her exit so that they could get their patrol moving. Perhaps a few minutes later, the she-cat did step out, stretching and giving herself a quick lick before snagging a bite to eat and joining them as well. When Kestrelshade did join them, Grousestar stood with a bright smile to all of them.
"Wonderful! That should be everyone, lets get a move on, we have a lot of ground to cover."

And with that, the brown tabby set off at a brisk pace out of the clan, and into the territory he knew all too well, just like the back of his paw. Ever since they moved into this territory he spent nearly every day walking it's premises. There were few areas that the leader was not aware of. But if they did add on the former Syndicate territory, he would have plenty to explore and memorize.
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The two warriors arrived not long after, and Shinefang dipped his head to each of them in turn as they arrive. "Smogcloud. Kestralshade." He was pleased with the selection of warriors for the patrol Both the tom and the shecat were young, spry, and fierce. He had little doubt they'd do well on this mission. The old tom stifled a grunt as he got to his feet. "Off we go then," he called, following after the brown tabby tom. He kept a couple of tail lengths back form Grousestar, not quite able to match the younger cats pace. Shinefang's spirits were up though, it was good to be out on patrol again. His senses were alert and in spite of the cold, he could still catch a faint whiff of a prey's trail along the leave-strewn earth. He could hear the wind whistling over the treetops, and notices the the branches overhead were swaying. Just a little. It may not have been ideal weather, but it a way, he preferred it. He felt alive, and the faintest taste of possible danger made the journey that much sweeter. Snapping out of his revelry and focusing on the task at hand, he called out to Grousestar. "Let's stop and have a look at that catmint plan I mentioned at the border. I'm curious to see if it has anything worth harvesting. It's right but the fallen oak near the scent line."
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Smogcloud turned just in time to see Kestrelshade grab a bite to eat and run to where they were sitting with the leader and medicine cat. They looked down at their own small figure, realizing they hadn’t eaten since the day before. Before they could speak up, though, Grousestar had started toward the old DS border, Shinefang trailing behind. With an internal sigh at their own stupidity, they hurried after the others. Quickly, she chose to keep pace with Grousestar.

They knew they had to talk to the leader. It would be awkward not to, and rude to step back. So, they opened their mouth, but nothing came. They had so many questions, though. They finally settled on one. “So...” they started, internally cringing. “Do you think we’ll find much?”
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Kestrelshade saw that Smogcloud was rather skinny. But she didn’t say anything. She watched Shinefang showing interest in catnip, it smelled so good. But she didn’t want to touch it, as she might loose her self control and eat it. She licked her lips sniffing for any signs of outsiders I don’t feel safe out here...
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Grousestar was aware that Shinefang wasn't as spry as he used to be and might not be able to keep up with an overly fast pace and so made a conscious effort to slow himself down so that the medicine cat wasn't struggling to keep up. After all, this patrol was centered around protecting and escorting Shinefang, not just following Grousestar into dangerous territory for the fun of it! Though quietly the leader did think this was a little fun, he couldn't help it, the danger sort of excited him, made him feel like a young warrior again. Not that there were ever really any major dangers in the old territory.
His ears swiveled back in Shinefang's direction as he heard what the older tom wished to do, the brown tabby nodding his head and turning it to look at Shinefang over his shoulder. "Will do. That should be coming up here soon.. The last part was more or less mumbled to himself as he made a mental note, his eyes absentmindedly looking about for the fallen oak that was mentioned, and he one he passed nearly every day on his morning walk.
Though he quickly snapped back to reality as he realized there was a cat beside him, Smogcloud. Turning his head, he'd offer them a smile, they seemed about to say something to him. And they did, though it was more of a question more than anything. Looking back ahead, he seemed thoughtful for a moment before actually answering the question.
"I have high hopes that we will find much needed herbs for leafbare. Hopefully some that our own territory doesn't bare." He decided he would leave out the mention of prey and extra territory until he fully decided on whether or not he wanted to further explore it by sending out hunting patrols.
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Shinefang noticed that the pace as they came to the edge of the territory had stayed close to the same, and realized Grousestar must be keeping the pace easy for his sake. He was grateful for the kindness, and even more grateful that the tom hadn't said anything about it. The old medicine cat still had his pride to consider after all. Smogcloud moved ahead to chat with the leader, but he paid the pair no mind. And in the mean time, Kestralshade seemed to be drooling over something. Sure enough, there was the fallen oak near the scent line, and there was the cat mint plant. It looked every bit as puny and sad as he remembered. The plant was a pretty young one with only a couple a scraggly branches with no more than a few good leaves on each. He grunted as he pawed at one of the branches, his tail twitching thoughtfully. "I can maybe take a couple of these, but I'll have to leave enough to give the plant a better chance to grow more come newleaf." Shinefang knelt forward and carefully bit off four of the precious leaves. It was enough to conservatively treat one warrior for about a day, and greencough sometimes took several days to treat. He'd need more than this, and now that he remembered how good the leaves tasted and smelled, he was suddenly afraid the cats of the Dusk Syndicate would have lacked the self control to not gobble up every leaf.
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