Whispering Wetlands

[MaplestrikeWCUE]

Badgerdawn admired the willows. She didnt understand why the other cats thought they were intimidating. To her, they were beautiful

[ellie]

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ﾟ。 Mossfreckle (ShC)
　ﾟ･｡･ﾟ they/he ~ medicine cat apprentice

The journey to Herondive Hallow (Whispering Wetlands ?) was a quite one, Palepaw was as always was a walking ray of sunshine and for that Mossfreckle was thankful that is pushed the shadowy aura wafting off of Darkfall away from the starry minded medicine cat apprentice whose pelt has slowly began to prickle more and more with anxiety… why had Darkfall chosen him of all felines, chosen his ex-mates apprentice… the questions swirled in the confines of his mind, white tipped paws pressed into the thawing, chilled earth as the freckled oriental shaped feline allows thorn sharp claws to rake tiny trails into the soft earth of their changing surroundings - a visual representation of the figurative claws of insecurity that once again trailed down his tattered heart, leaving crimson rivers on their wake. The whisper soft tap, tap, tap of the trios paws echoed through the marshy forest territory, each carful paw step carrying them closer and closer to the Windclan border, each passing moment silent but somewhat comfortable if one ignored the tension that seemed to hang heavy in the air… if the herbalist reached out her white maw could he nip the threads away… or would he become tangled in a web of what was partially his own making. Diligent white paws carry him along and soon reaching their destination the trio pauses and the dark scared tom breaks the long held silent vigil that had fallen as if dictated simply but nature, no tones leaving theirs maws as if a silent resignation has been agreed on amongst the the warrior, apprentice, and medicine cat apprentice - curt words exited the large warriors mouth but Mossfreckle could not tell if he was meaning to come off as short of if he simply had more bubbling underneath his surface than either of the apprentices knew, but that was neither here nor there and oriental shaped ears simply perked and took in the patrol leaders tones.

The freckled oriental shaped herbalist hummed for a moment, white tipped feathery tail twitching deep in thought of the proposition… on one paw he wanted to get to know Darkfall better, he was Lostspark’s exmate and the father of birdie and the other sweet ones he had grown to love, on the other paw, however, it was not in his nature to simply let Palepaw out of sight this close to the border, it was not really the fact that she was an apprentice or that he did not trait her… no, it was because she was a good apprentice and Starclan knows that Shadowclan needed a good stock of good felines - like Dawnstar had said the current lot was leaving something to desire as of late. A moment later calm, thought out tons left Mossfreckle’s white muzzle, ”I say we stay together, he meowed community before tacking on, ”but if anyone has a stronger conviction we can follow that,” in the end he was quite easy to please… well, he preferred to avoid unneeded conflict and in the end grouping was a surface level concern, the patrol got done regardless, as much as he wants to speak with Darkfall - who even knew what about but the dark tom had to have a reasoning… or maybe his starry mind was simply connecting stars into constellations that did not exist - he much enjoyed the company of the sweet calico apprentice who truly was a little light in the shadows of his beloved clan.

{ @Dark ~ Darkfall } { @starry ~ Palepaw}

{ @silver. ~ moon/ wolfkit }
[ mittsss <3 if you want moss is open to moon too !! I know you have a plan with dark but when they are heading back or such ]

[Lewolfers]

Another day NightWolf spent his time training and hunting in the whispering wetlands, with everyday he canfeel himself get stronger and faster, the only thing he can hope for now is a worthy challenge. Many times a day does he wish he could encounter that fox again, the one whose eye he had taken. He nearly died that day, but now.. now he feels like he could take on that fox and finish their fight.

[starry]

Palepaw
ShadowClan
she/her, apprentice, 9 moons
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The calico molly stalked after her patrolmates, letting out a quiet groan as she realized where they were heading. Whispering Wetlands - one of those super swampy, disgusting borders that would result in her white paws getting stained by yucky brown mud. She stayed somewhat closer to Mossfreckle, because she didn't know a lot about Darkfall and did not want to annoy anyone. At Darkfall's question she bobbed her head. While she had not been on an official border patrol, Batflight had shown her how everything worked during their tour of the borders.

She remembered how during their trek, she'd been super relieved when they finally reached Herondive Hollow. For some reason, it was the only not wet border. Palepaw did hate ThunderClan, though. She was not planning to near that border by herself anytime soon, even when she was a warrior. So.. sticking together, splitting up... it's not like she really cared. Anything was good with her as long as they got their job done. Though she did enjoy Mossfreckle's company and maybe she would like the enforcers' as well.

It seemed the medicine cat apprentice had a similar idea. Palepaw nodded when he suggested sticking together, not having anything to object. She hoped that when she showed compliance and determination, her clanmates would recognize her efforts and it would be time for her assesment soon. Pale wanted to become a warrior alongside Yellowpaw, maybe even Goopypaw and Squirrelpaw if they were done at that point... it would be really exciting if they all became warriors at the same meeting!

"Anything is good with me, though I wouldn't mind staying together."

Her words were accompanied by a small purr and a tip of her head. She really wanted to get started on this patrol! Marking borders would be an interesting experience, she was sure.

[ Mossfreckle - @Fawn<3 | Darkfall - @Dark ]

[Dark]

Darkfall

Shadow Fiend: Inactive | Beefed Up (T3) | Ultimate Predator: Inactive | Hulk SMASH! [Inactive]
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It seemed as though Palepaw was also not a huge fan of the slight muddiness of this border. Understandable, the stuff was disgusting, however, he had other things to focus on. The two cats accompanying him didn’t appear to have strong opinions either which way about how they wanted to handle the patrol, however, it seemed like the consensus was that they would remain together. Of course, he didn’t mind, it just meant that the patrol would take slightly longer than normal which was perfectly okay.

”Alright, let’s get going then.” The massive tom spoke, flicking his tail to signal to follow along with him. Generally, Darkfall would take this moment to enjoy the silence, but figured some small talk wouldn’t hurt. After all, he didn’t know either one of these cats all that well, so there wouldn’t be any harm in gleaning some new information about them. Turning briefly to where he assumed Palepaw to be, in between marking some spots he asked ”Have you been on a border patrol before?” He was sure that her mentor would’ve showed her the borders at some point in her training, however, he couldn’t recall if she’d actually been sent out on a formal patrol. After all, it was quite different – seeing the borders and then marking it and ensuring their were no trespassers.

Then, turning to Mossfreckle he squinted at the younger tom a bit. "Your training coming along well?" He asked. He was genuinely curious. He knew that Larkfire had dipped her paws in the training of a fair amount of apprentices while she was an Enforcer, but he wasn't sure how she'd handle teaching herbs. After all, the amount of time they had spent together during her tenure as a medicine cat, and then a full-fledged healer had been short and fleeting. Had he known that that was the beginning of the end, he would've made more of an effort to check and see how her progress was coming along, and if there was anything that had been bothering her at the time. Oh well, too late now he supposed. They weren't even really on talking terms, and he was doing absolutely everything he could to avoid interacting with her outside of handling their shared kits.

[ @Fawn<3 @starry thank you very much for your patience while I have been sick. I apologize for how long it has taken me! Additionally, with permission from silver, we will be proceeding without them]

[ellie]

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ﾟ。 Mossfreckle (ShC)
　ﾟ･｡･ﾟ they/he ~ medicine cat apprentice

White tipped paws turned sepia as they padded through the moist, marshed earth of Whispering Wetland, the herbalist perked his oriental shaped ears towards the colossal, dark pelted tom as a questioned slipped from his maw… Mossfreckle doubted that Darkfall was truly asking for his regard but that was neither here nor there, the tom seemed to be taking his status as an unmated tom somewhat well, as well as someone who had utterly detached from the situation could… turning his mossy hues to meet the tom’s hallowed orbs the freckled oriental shaped feline offered a soft smile before he allowed his calm tones to slip conversationally from his white maw, ”My training is going well, in fact Lostspark has already taught me all she knows,” the next words he wanted to say caught a bit in his white throat as a tête-à-tête of emotions battled in his starry mind, in the end he allowed the words out anyway… he would not coddle the older tom, he had a right to be somber over his situation with Lostspark but in the end it wasn’t Mossfreckle’s job nor place to side step around Darkfall’s unaddressed emotional strife, ”She is a good molly and an amazing mentor, I hold Lostspark in high esteem and hope that she is proud of her choice in me… that she doesn’t see it in vain…” the herbalist’s calm tones trailed off and his pelt prickled with anxiety at the thought of what he had just revealed… stupid, stupid,stupid… the voices whispered harshly within the confines of his hazing darkening mind, insecurity leaving crimson rivers on his already tattered heart. Shaking his angular head the oriental shaped medicine cat apprentice stopped to mark the Windclan border before turning his mossy hues back to the sunny calico apprentice and the melancholic enforcer, large ears perked in their direction as he waited for the next order from Darkfall.

{ @Dark ~ Darkfall } { @starry ~ Palepaw }

[gs29513]

Whispering Wetlands. The border with Windclan, one Shrewstep remembered crossing himself several times. With Marigoldpaw, to see that loud Windclan rat who called him small. To attack them, multiple times. Once in a battle patrol with Rookscreech, before he had failed her and she had gone missing. Though nominally their allies now as both clans grew distrustful of the volatile Thunderclan and Riverclan, Shrewstep would probably prefer to be at any other border than this one. Especially with the news of the minks about. Fortunately as he arrived at the border, nose well in the air because if ANYTHING was around he wanted to know, no sinusoidal little buggers came flying at them. Their scent was clearly still in the air, as was that of Windclan, but any and all goings on seemed confined to the other side of the border. That was how they liked it. With a soft Shall we separate and get this done? to Palesong and Cornpuff, Shrewstep began marking the border. Best to get this over with and then head back home. @starry @RoboPrism

[RoboPrism]

Originally Posted by gs29513

Whispering Wetlands. The border with Windclan, one Shrewstep remembered crossing himself several times. With Marigoldpaw, to see that loud Windclan rat who called him small. To attack them, multiple times. Once in a battle patrol with Rookscreech, before he had failed her and she had gone missing. Though nominally their allies now as both clans grew distrustful of the volatile Thunderclan and Riverclan, Shrewstep would probably prefer to be at any other border than this one. Especially with the news of the minks about. Fortunately as he arrived at the border, nose well in the air because if ANYTHING was around he wanted to know, no sinusoidal little buggers came flying at them. Their scent was clearly still in the air, as was that of Windclan, but any and all goings on seemed confined to the other side of the border. That was how they liked it. With a soft Shall we separate and get this done? to Palesong and Cornpuff, Shrewstep began marking the border. Best to get this over with and then head back home. @starry @RoboPrism

-Cornpuff-
Male, 48 Moons
SHADOWCLAN - Warrior
A yellow-eyed, white and cream-point tom.
Apprentice(s): Cinderpaw

Cornpuff smirked, rolling his eyes. "All of these patrols and I get stuck on the one with high stakes for being lazy, like I haven't completed every one I've been given." He puffed in mixed feelings, while following with a mutter as he trotted away to do his part. "And I'm somehow put with a grump each time."
@starry

[starry]

palesong
shadowclan warrior | 10 moons | she/her
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The small shecat bounded after her patrolmates. When they arrived, she gave Shrewstep a quick nod. She just wanted to get this over with and make sure she wasn't exiled from her home because of some patrol. Cornpuff words just made her sigh a little, because she felt the same way, but didn't want to express it too openly. Just get this done and everything will be alright... "I promise I'm not a grump, and maybe Shrewstep isn't either!" she protested before trotting to her section of the border.

Silently, she began marking it. There had been no trouble with WindClan lately so this should be an easy and peaceful patrol...

@gs29513 @RoboPrism

[gs29513]

Well, Cornpuff's muttering about grumps aside, things seemed to be going rather smoothly. This, if Shrewstep had bothered to use his brain for once, would have seemed somewhat suspicious. But, fortunately for this individual who wasn't the most aware, there really wasn't anything going on. Just staleish mink scent, and the Windclan border markers alongside theirs. The lack of actual danger allowed him to call out in response to Cornpuff I won't be a grump unless I have to! which, somewhat ironically, sounded rather grumpy. Oh well. Shrewstep was something of a master of hypocrisy if he did say so himself, and saw no reason to stop being vaguely annoying now. What they did have to do was head back, seeing as there was.....very little to see. Let's head back, the only thing I see of mention is the mink scent. was his call, just in case anyone else had something to add, or thought the mink thing wasn't worth reporting or whatever. So they were all...synced up for their reports and whatnot. Somehow he imagined their tyrant would want them all there to certify the thing had been done. @RoboPrism @starry