ShadowClan Warriors' Den

[BEAR.]

In a cave closer to the front of the camp, sheltered by two boulders with dirt flooring, near the apprentice's den lies the warriors' den.

[shaae_26]

First! Frogkit was feeling sneaky, so the small 4 moon old kit crept into the warriors den, only to be caught by a warrior. OPEN for a warrrior to scold my boy.

[gs29513]

Doeflame had made her way into the warriors den, if only to quickly pick a nest for herself. She didn't intend to stay, but then she saw the kit. As if the warriors didn't have enough to do! With a huff, she was upon him in a few long strides, her mouth already grasping him firmly, and lifting him into the air. Sticking her head out of the den, she unceremoniously deposited him outside. Go away and STAY away! she grunted, before turning her back on the little urchin. Normally she wasn't this grumpy with kits, normally she liked them, but when they were in places they weren't supposed to be......sometime it was best to be firm. Flowerfeather2000

[shaae_26]

Doeflame had made her way into the warriors den, if only to quickly pick a nest for herself. She didn't intend to stay, but then she saw the kit. As if the warriors didn't have enough to do! With a huff, she was upon him in a few long strides, her mouth already grasping him firmly, and lifting him into the air. Sticking her head out of the den, she unceremoniously deposited him outside. Go away and STAY away! she grunted, before turning her back on the little urchin. Normally she wasn't this grumpy with kits, normally she liked them, but when they were in places they weren't supposed to be......sometime it was best to be firm. Flowerfeather2000
"But I was pretending to be a warrior!" Huffed frogkit as he was tossed outside.

[gs29513]

Is seemed the kit wanted to be even MORE annoying. Delightful, absolutely delightful. Turning back around with a huff of annoyance, Doeflame mewed tactfully Ah, but if you get in trouble you don't get to be a warrior. Only GOOD kits become apprentices, and only GREAT apprentices become warriors. So I would say your practice didn't really work. Turning back around, she contemplated her nest for a minute before purring If you wanted to practice, you could..........grab some fresh-kill for the elders. Apprentices and warrior do that ALL the time! Hah! She could outsmart a kit, that was for sure! And if he actually did it.......then he probably deserved to be an apprentice, didn't he? Flowerfeather2000

[shaae_26]

Is seemed the kit wanted to be even MORE annoying. Delightful, absolutely delightful. Turning back around with a huff of annoyance, Doeflame mewed tactfully Ah, but if you get in trouble you don't get to be a warrior. Only GOOD kits become apprentices, and only GREAT apprentices become warriors. So I would say your practice didn't really work. Turning back around, she contemplated her nest for a minute before purring If you wanted to practice, you could..........grab some fresh-kill for the elders. Apprentices and warrior do that ALL the time! Hah! She could outsmart a kit, that was for sure! And if he actually did it.......then he probably deserved to be an apprentice, didn't he? Flowerfeather2000
"Sure!" Said Frogkit. If warriors and appretices did that, than maybe if Dawnstar saw him doing it, she'd let him become a warrior when he's older. "Can you show me a few battle moves like you show my friend Littlepaw?" He asked her.

[Ikoria the Wolf Pup]

Fawnwhisper padded quietly into the room and looked over at the kit and the warrior. She decided she would make her nest in the corner, and chose the one where not many nests have been made, away from the action.

[gs29513]

I don't know if I should do that right now. I should probably go hunting. Doeflame mewed, becoming a bit selfconscious as to how long she'd spent in here. Not wanting to disappoint the kit however, she added But if you come by tomorrow I might have more time. And before the inevitable, or likely whining, she strode out the den. Off to hunt. Flowerfeather2000

[shaae_26]

I don't know if I should do that right now. I should probably go hunting. Doeflame mewed, becoming a bit selfconscious as to how long she'd spent in here. Not wanting to disappoint the kit however, she added But if you come by tomorrow I might have more time. And before the inevitable, or likely whining, she strode out the den. Off to hunt. Flowerfeather2000
"I will!" Frogkit mewed. Now he was off to bring the elders prey.

[Dovey]

{Ravenkit looked around. Spotting a little cranny he could squeeze through, he made a atmept to get to the warriors den. He squeezed in.} "Whoa!" {He said. Ravenkit sat down in the middle of the nest.} "I'm a warrior now!" {He saw a cat had woken up.} uh-oh!
[open]

[shaae_26]

{Ravenkit looked around. Spotting a little cranny he could squeeze through, he made a atmept to get to the warriors den. He squeezed in.} "Whoa!" {He said. Ravenkit sat down in the middle of the nest.} "I'm a warrior now!" {He saw a cat had woken up.} uh-oh!
[open]
Thornheart saw the little kit and growled, not terribly mean though, jst warningly. "Get out kit." He said, not wanting to sound mean, because he loved kits, but not when they were in the warriors den.

[Dovey]

Thornheart saw the little kit and growled, not terribly mean though, jst warningly. "Get out kit." He said, not wanting to sound mean, because he loved kits, but not when they were in the warriors den.
“why should I?” Ravenkit mew’d.

[JusticeRabbit]

(Mind if I join like Bluekit is trying to get Ravenkit out of the Warriors den? Star Wolf )

[shaae_26]

“why should I?” Ravenkit mew’d.
"Because your not a warrior quite yet, but your almost there!" Thronheart said happily. "Why don't you clean the elders bedding, good apprentices do that". Said Thornheart. "If you do it, maybe they'll think your an apprentice, and apprentice is closer to warrior than kit!" He said trying to trick the kit nicely.

[Dovey]

"Because your not a warrior quite yet, but your almost there!" Thronheart said happily. "Why don't you clean the elders bedding, good apprentices do that". Said Thornheart. "If you do it, maybe they'll think your an apprentice, and apprentice is closer to warrior than kit!" He said trying to trick the kit nicely.
"Really?" Ravenkit mew'd. "Where do I find the moss?"

[Dovey]

(Mind if I join like Bluekit is trying to get Ravenkit out of the Warriors den? Star Wolf )
(Not a promblem, but Thorn is tricking them Flowerfeather2000 )

[shaae_26]

"Really?" Ravenkit mew'd. "Where do I find the moss?"
"It grows on the camp barrier and the rock walls sometimes, I'd check there". Thornheart mew'd. "I'll go with you so you can get a lot of moss." He ssaid leading the kit out of the warriors den to the rocks.

[Dovey]

"It grows on the camp barrier and the rock walls sometimes, I'd check there". Thornheart mew'd. "I'll go with you so you can get a lot of moss." He ssaid leading the kit out of the warriors den to the rocks.
“Thank you!” {He bounced away.}

[shaae_26]

“Thank you!” {He bounced away.}
"No problem". Thornheart called and watched the kit leave the warriors den without a fight, get some moss, and head to the elders den.

[Arie]

-- Redtalon --

Doetuft was somewhat asleep. Or well rather, the blind molly was drowsing off in her nest, the nest she had been sharing with Talonstone ever since they arrived and got settled into their new camp. It had become rather comfortable over the last few days, the occasional addition of a feather here and some moss there and it was overall just somewhere where she enjoyed being. Of course it was better when the white tom was there resting too, it all hit an extra degree of comfortableness. It wasn't like her to be drowsing off, but after having woken from a nightmare, she'd needed to sit still and wait out the shakiness that would overcome her body and the horrible thoughts and that was best done by just... existing for some time. And that was exactly what she'd been doing. Curled fully up, nose hidden in a particular spot of moss that smelled of the white tom that she wished hadn't gone on out on a patrol that early. They were independent beings but whenever a nightmare that Sagefeather dominated ravaged through her mind she needed the... steadiness of someone else. But now she was just there, curled up and resting until she felt like she would be ready to face life once again.

[Ziera]

// Arie

Sparkpaw wore quite the smug expression when she [the apprentice] went to wake up Talonstone [her mentor]. It was usually always the other way around; for a while, Sparkpaw wondered if he slept at all, with the way he routinely dragged her out of the Apprentice’s den at sunrise but retired for his own sleep never. In any case. Talonstone was normally more prepared than she was and it was annoying. But not this time!

Sparkpaw was up and bouncing before dawn’s light filtered through the clearing by sheer chance on purpose, and she was definitely going to milk this. How would Talon like to be woken up early for training? Spark was about to find out. Her eyes twinkled with mischief as she thought of what she could say to tease a reaction out of his steel composure.

“Oh meeentorrrr,” Sparkpaw called sweetly when she reached the mouth of the warrior’s den, lips drawn back in a wide, foxlike smile. She knew which one his nest was. It didn’t take long for Spark to decide she should just—jump in and surprise him. Wouldn’t he be so happy, so proud she woke before the sun? The apprentice could play it off so nicely! All the while they would both know…she wasn’t so innocent after all.

Okay. One, two, three... NOW! Sparkpaw leapt inside without warning, angled toward the nest she knew belonged to her mentor. Ha, here it was, the awaited reaction! Her mouth was open, ready to shower him in witty jabs.

He— he… wasn’t there.
But it wasn’t empty.
She stopped at the rim of moss and feathers, completely and absolutely befuddled by the cat she did see in his nest. …It was Doetuft. Spark remembered hearing of her, though they never met. The scars gave her away. But—what was she doing here, in Talonstone’s nest? Did she stumble into the wrong one because she was blind or something? Sparkpaw’s eyes narrowed in thought. She… hmmm… that scent.

Pine, like Talonstone. Spark knew her mentor’s scent now, could distinguish its subtleties from others’. But it wasn’t just pine. This feline—apparently sleeping—smelled of something else, too. Something familiar. Unless…. Sparkpaw’s eyes went wide as pinecones. Oak. Oak and leaves. That—she--- WHAT?

Unable to restrain her gasp at the revelation, Spark further decided to ignore that there might be other cats in this den. “YOU! You’re the smell!!”

[Arie]

-- Redtalon --

If she'd not been drowsing she would've looked up and paid attention the singsong voice that was capable of reaching her sensitive ears even all the way back in the end of the warrior's den. But the brown tabby molly was still somewhat asleep. Or well, if drowsing could be classified as being asleep, she was just not paying much if any attention to her surroundings, looking instead inwards and trying to sort out the issues within there instead of focusing on the outside. This seemed to be her detriment as she heard an extremely loud and high pitched voice just right by her ear. And to be told she smelled was the least of the things she'd expected and lifting her head in a rush, ears flickering and forth trying to make any sense of it she smelled, exactly what had been said, and took a deep breath trying to get her senses on board. So. Start with the basics, there was an apprentice staring right into her nest, why was there an apprentice in the warriors den? What in the stars was she doing? Doetuft wanted a proper answer but first she had to wake up at least somewhat. And when she did she replayed the apprentice's words over in her head, 'you're the smell'. She didn't remember smelling of anything in particular, except for the fact that she had her nose buried in a small piece of moss that held... a particular cat's scent. But that was to be expected was it not? They were sharing a nest after all, had been... had been for a moon now. Nearly... two moons. Time moved much too fast for her liking. But... this was such a strange thing to say. And the only response she could blurt out was, "What? What... smell?" Because she knew she'd been called out for her Thunderclan scent before but she was quite sure that had been long since taken over by the pine scent of Shadowclan, but, as she drew in a deep breath, the oak smell was still there. Brief, hard to pin point, but the slight hint was still there. "What... smell.. are you talking about?" she questioned as she sat up in the nest, feeling saddened slightly by the loss of warmth as she uncurled. "Elaborate... please." Slowly she started to gain a better and better idea especially as she replayed the apprentice's words over. She knew this apprentice didn't she? The one with no filter. Sparkpaw. Snowflake's apprentice. Oh no, had he somehow roped her into checking in on her? Somehow... she doubted that. He wouldn't do such a thing, which meant... that the apprentice had come in looking for him. But it didn't give her the answers she wanted.

[StealthWarrior]

"Well?" Forestfrost asked, nestling deeper into his nest, dropping his voice so he could ask the other two the burning question inside of him, "Anyone going to leave?" he asked, his voice close to a whisper, looking into the eyes of Blackpelt, and Lionstone in turn. Blackpelt's Hazel eyes stared back at his yellow and blue ones, "No." she answered confidently, "I don't agreed with everything, but I will stay. This is my home, it has always been, leave if you want, but you'll be without me." Lionstone looked from Blackpelt to Forestfrost, his gray eyes filled in worry,"You aren't leaving, are you Forestfrost?" he asked,his tail twiching nerviously, normally Blackpelt would jump in and say, 'Of course he isn't!' but all she was doing now was watching him. "No," he replied, "but if you're gonna run away, don't expect me to cover your tail." Lionstone nodded weakly. Forestfrost looked at him, really looked, and saw fear in Lionstone's eyes, what if his old friend wouldn't be there in the morning?

[Ziera]

// Arie

Sparkpaw was much too pleased with herself to answer Doetuft’s confusion right away. What a clever, clever cat she was. Spark found out Talonstone’s secret! Or—one of them. She wouldn’t put it past him to have multiple hidden away, but this one was particularly entertaining, just because… well. He was Talonstone. Mr., ‘I like to pretend I'm not capable of feeling emotions, except I totally am.' The thought that her stoic-faced mentor could actually woo another cat and have any success was a fabulously ridiculous thought in Spark’s mind, something that didn’t quite fit. She underestimated the fluffy white tom.

“You see—I wondered why he smelled different than just pine! Oak. Oak gives it away. I know… I’m advanced for my age, being able to catch the difference. But really, I’m impressed, actually! I didn’t think he would know how to talk to a she-cat!” Or- cats in general. [The creamy she-cat thought this affectionately. Like it or not, maybe she was getting a little attached.] Spark paused only a moment, her cat-brows wrinkling in thought.

“…Now that I think about it, I imagined he’d just kind of—stare. You know, how he does? He just looks at you for a long time, like he’s trying to figure you out. That or he’s judging your pelt on how clean it is, and you can’t tell which is happening. I mean. Unless you’re good at reading cats, like me. But still, sometimes it comes off as creepy? Not creepy, I didn’t mean that. I’m sure you have a lovely—uh–relationship. But…StarClan! A secret mate!”

To be fair, Sparkpaw couldn’t really call Doetuft ‘secret.’ Just because Talonstone wasn’t telling his apprentice about his love life didn’t mean the whole relationship itself was hush hush. Her mentor definitely seemed like the private type, though. Either way! Sparkpaw couldn’t help grinning like she’d made a breakthrough on her ‘study up on Talonstone’ quest, just because he was one of the most challenging cats Spark had to figure out since forever. But this. This gave her an edge. She would have to get up early more often!

Suddenly all at once, a thought occurred to Sparkpaw that distracted her from the sweetness of victory. She remembered who she was talking to a few beats late. “Oh! Sorry. You’re blind, aren't you? You wouldn’t see how he looks- huh?”

[Arie]

-- Redtalon --

That was not what she'd been expecting. Certainly not. Doetuft could just sit there, and blink. Blink blink. It seemed like the apprentice were almost vibrating with excitement and she had no idea why, only that Sparkpaw must have made some strange discovery that excited her and what that discovery was, Doetuft had no clue in truth. It was.... intriguing in truth. And she didn't like this being interrogated without knowing why she was being interrogated and what the aim was for. But... that would be seen as she pulled her tail closer to her, in a way of warding off the cold. Not like it was really cold, but it brought comfort in the nest that she lacked without a certain tom's presence. Okay, so it was the single matter of smell was it? It wasn't exactly something she'd been paying attention to but taking in a deep breath she could easily admit that yes, she too carried the smell of pine and oak, of pine and leaves, oak and leaves. Her and Snowflake it seemed had started to share a similar scent and well... that was a new thing. She couldn't help the slight satisfied smile on her face at the thought. And then at the 'unable to talk to a she-cat' comment, Doetuft couldn't help the burst of laughter. "He... doesn't... know how to... speak in general," she added in mild amusement. Because it was truth. He wasn't... the most open in the words department, but rather his actions spoke far louder than the few words he said at specific points in time. "His... actions speak... far louder... than his... words though." And then Sparkpaw went on a small spree about Frosty's stare being creepy and she couldn't help the small laughter. "No... I don't... notice it but... it might have... to do with... my lack of sight. And even.... in concept... I just... I consider it how... he sees. How... he thinks. He takes... time to... process things....and that... often ends up staring. But... I think... we do have a fine... relationship, although... we're not... mates." Not yet at least. They were... more than friends. Not mates yet. That was something they were both too unsure to jump into yet. "And yes... I am blind... but such can sighted cats... be. But... I know how he... looks because... despite his reluctance to speak... he has described it... to me... such as he's described... many other... things." And she appreciated every action he'd ever done for her and this talk... it made her want to go out and find the tom and give him... a hug. Something to show her appreciation for him. "He's.. your mentor is he not?"

[goldebwhisper]

GorseFall

The russet tomcat lays inside the warrior den softly snoring. his long fluffy tail cleanly wrapped around his body, His long fur w as slightly matted . his yellow eyes shut tightly together.

[Feather-kit]

Featherkit tumbled into the warriors den
Arie

[Ziera]

// Arie

Sparkpaw grinned when Doetuft laughed at the depiction of Talonstone—equal parts pleased that her references were understood and appreciative of the warrior’s reaction to them. Doetuft’s response got Sparkpaw snickering too. Doe wasn’t afraid of teasing Talon for his quirks, even though he was her mate, and that was enjoyably amusing. "I sense some teaming up in our future," Spark said, no small amount of foxlike mischief brightening her blue eyes.

You know what—Spark liked this cat! Usually, she only needed to spend a couple minutes talking with someone to know whether they were good company. Doetuft was passing so far. Her mentor was a gifted observer too; maybe it wasn’t surprising that Talonstone chose Doetuft. Just—how in StarClan’s name did it work out for him? For all his unnerving staring, he must have gotten lucky in the romance department. Sparkpaw filed that question away to ask her later.

Doetuft’s analysis of Talonstone aligned with Sparkpaw’s impression of him. Yes, it was true—his actions did speak louder than words. Even after only a moon or so of training with him, Spark knew to watch what he did so she could guess how he felt. The apprentice wasn’t perfect at it yet, but she was getting better. It was both irritating and challenging in a fun way, having a mentor who could read her so much more easily than she could read him. It spurred the Bengal she-cat on to hone her observation skills.

Smugness caused her lips to twitch. Knowing this little tidbit of information would— wait. Sparkpaw blinked in surprise when Doetuft said they weren’t mates. That… wasn’t expected. She eyed the moss beneath Doe, nestled in a corner of the ShadowClan warrior’s den, undeniably belonging to her mentor in equal right. Spark’s tone was laced with hints of disappointment when she asked: “What do you mean, not mates? Why not? I—you’re already sharing nests.”

Not only that, but Sparkpaw observed Doetuft closely while she talked about Talon. She was clearly smitten with the fluffy white tom—unseeing eyes gleaming with affection while she spoke. Spark thought of herself as an expert on this stuff. There was no way for her to be wrong. Sure, there was a missing piece to all this, though. It was Talon. While waiting for Doetuft to respond, Spark plotted to confront him on this topic next time they trained together.

“And yeah, uh, he’s my mentor,” the cream she-cat added as an afterthought.

[~Berry~]

BrookBee layed down hoping to get some sleep.
She fell in a good sleep.

[Arie]

-- Redtalon --

Teaming up? Doetuft liked the thought of that and the blind molly could barely keep the grin from taking over her face. This apprentice... she had her ways and she would applaud her for that. No lack of intelligence seemed to be reigning here and she could only imagine the trouble Frosty would be in with a an apprentice like her. He must be wanting to stick his head in the sand to avoid her interrogations at that point but it did make her let out a small huff of laughter at the thought. She was definitely going to team up with this young one and lifting a paw slightly and proceeding to bop Sparkpaw's nose she voiced, "Yes... I can agree... to that most... certainly. Do you... have any plans... yet?" Maybe she could get the apprentice in on the long overdue plan to drop a frog in Snowflake's nest... well their nest but he would be the one sleeping in it if her plan was to be executed properly. Hopefully the frog wouldn't be executed. But... it would most likely happen, as long as she was safe, although she could only imagine his reaction and just that thought brought a smile to her face. And then she perked her ears as it seemed that Sparkpaw finally came to the realization that no, she and the white tom wasn't mates... not yet at least. They'd.. had their own unspoken agreement that the word was one of many... banned ones in their relationships. Well not banned, but they were locked up in a safe that none of them had a key to and well, only if they really wanted to get there, that key would be found. Love was another word that was locked up in that safe. "No. We're... not mates. And I mean... we're... not there... yet. Some... cats... move faster with... their titles for... their relationship. And... can good friends... not share nests?" That would give Sparkpaw something to chew on for sure and Doetuft smiled at the thought once again. Good friends sharing nests. That's what they'd been for the total of one night and then they were here at this awkward stage of not having a defining term for their relationship but she didn't mind but it did amuse her that Sparkpaw thought that just because you shared a nest you were mates. "So... you think when... a young warrior has... a nightmare.... and sleeps in... the same nest... as an older... warrior.. they're mates?" Now she was just being mean and poking fun at the apprentice's words and the small bubble of laughter was finally released. It was unavoidable. "Has... he spoken... many words... or were you the.. one talking... his ears off?" She would have to tag onto a training session at some point just to join in with Sparkpaw trying to get Frosty to talk, and maybe her presence or at least words could make the white tom's tongue a bit more... cooperative.

[Ziera]

// Arie

“No plans yet,” Sparkpaw admitted, but her tone left no confusion; she was obviously looking forward to any such plans they might make together. Talonstone was in for a terrible surprise. Hey so uh, I met your girlfriend. And we're plotting your downfall. This Doetuft was fantastic—she really should compliment her mentor's taste in partners. Next time Talonstone snapped at her being late to training, maybe Spark would bring it up, just to throw him off balance. There were so many delightful ways she could break the news of this terrifying alliance to him. But, for now, Spark turned her attention fully onto the blind she-cat.

Because Doe was revealing why she and Talonstone weren’t actually mates yet. The answer was… not surprising, unfortunately. Talon did seem the type to want to take things slow for no discernable reason. Just to make things difficult, maybe, because Spark predicted they would end up together. In fact, she was almost completely sure of it [yes, even though Spark found out about this relationship less than an hour ago.]

Sparkpaw noticed how Doetuft seemed tickled by the thing about sharing nests; her teasing that followed made Spark roll her eyes, but good-naturedly. “No—of course not,” she mewed, only slightly defensive. Mostly enjoying the pushback. “Cats are free to platonically share nests. In your case, however, I’m paying attention to context.” Context, yes. Hmmm. Sparkpaw’s eyes brightened in the way they usually did when she got to show off her observational prowess. The creamy Bengal she-cat started tracing a path around Doetuft’s nest, needing some outlet for her excited, restless energy.

“For instance. The way that you talked about him isn’t like two platonic warriors, two friends. You could barely stop smiling! It’s also the stuff you say about him—all the stuff you noticed. And oh, another thing. You’ve known him longer, but I think it’s safe to say Talon’s not the ‘spend five minutes together, now we’re best friends’ sort? Getting close to him probably takes time cause StarClan, he’s picky. Therefore I’m pretty sure sharing nests with Talonstone is a much bigger deal.”

Satisfied with herself—maybe a bit too much—Sparkpaw settled her paws into the earth once more and stayed still. She grinned wider than a fox. The mate thing would drop… for now. Spark already had full-fledged plans to continue this investigation when next she graced Talonstone with her presence. And wait, huh? Doetuft’s question had Sparkpaw snorting in amusement. “Besides when he bosses me around? It’s pretty much been me who talks his ears off…but I’m sure you guessed that. That’s okay, though. Talonstone speaks a lot without using his voice. It’s almost like having an actual conversation.”

The younger she-cat tilted her head to one side, expression warm and curious. Her brows pulled together. “But hey- there's something I haven't figured out yet. Can I ask you a question? How did Talonstone manage to snag you? I mean—he’s him. Did StarClan give him extra luck?”

[Arie]

-- Redtalon --

She was unable to help the small bubble of laughter that left her once again. “You… may not… have a plan… But I do have… one idea. We shall… think it out… later if you’re… still willing to go… ahead with it.” It would be fun, to a lot of extents and Doetuft found herself actually looking forward to causing a bit of chaos. And she was one who usually preferred to know where things where and what would happen and who did not do well with the unpredictable… and neither did Snowflake. He didn’t like things changing too often and sudden and it was what had prompted the prank in the first place. Not that he didn’t know about it, it’d been a plan for her to do to him since their apprentice times, but she’d never really gotten around to it. And she did suspect… that he may have become too distracted by the current situation to be fully able to remember that he had in fact dared her to successfully do said prank. It was something she would have to share the details of with Sparkpaw, eventually. But Doetuft liked the apprentice’s spirit and that was something she thought of few apprentices… not like she’d encountered a lot of them in truth. Despite herself just… barely being out of a long apprentice training, she never really spoke with other apprentices or connected with them, well Snowflake was the one exception to that but he didn’t count because he wasn’t going to talk to her in the first place when she’d originally met him. Flickering her ears though as she waited for Sparkpaw’s interesting response to her question – about nest sharing which she still couldn’t help but find comical – she tapped her tail gently on the corner of the nest that was now a mess collection of twigs [ and not sticks because twigs were clearly superior and it was something she needed to get into Frosty’s head, eventually] and moss, it needed to have something softer in it… another thing to eventually do. Because she knew such menial things were something that someone who was invested in sleeping better would have to do. Frosty? As he’d shown during their time as refugees he was apparently perfectly fine just sleeping on the ground and not moving at all… and that was his own fault. So, she would do it… later. And then Sparkpaw began… replying and Doetuft couldn’t help the smile that lit up on her face, this young she-cat was far smarter than she’d originally let on, and her observation skills, when it came to expressions, shine in the eyes, the tone of the voice… slowly the tabby molly was beginning to understand why Talonstone liked this young cat so much that he’d even actually taught her something. Because despite this observation being such a Talonstone thing to do, she knew it had to first come from the apprentice’s own need and want for knowledge and that was why, despite the stupidity of their conversation – because it was largely stupid to a certain extent – that Doetuft didn’t bother shutting it down. At least not yet, she wanted to see how far Sparkpaw as going to take it and in what direction the young she was going to go. And she went in a direction Doetuft herself hadn’t been expecting. Deciding to throw the youngster for a loop though – something she’d never actually enjoyed before but she liked to hear Sparkpaw work out these interesting comments – she murmured slowly, “As a blind…cat… my power… lies in… observation. I need to… notice things others… might not feel the…. Need to… notice.” And then at the smiling, the smile that Sparkpaw had just pointed out lit up on her face… because she did enjoy discussing the white tom’s interesting pattern of thought, it amused her and now she had someone who actually would be willing to speak and discuss these things with her and who had… albeit a different relationship, a similar view of the stone faced quiet intelligent tom. “Wait… I thought he was… ‘I am… spending time… in your… presence… therefore… I like you,’ kind of… cat.” What she’d said had obviously been different from Sparkpaw’s but… it was still correct and once again she couldn’t help the small giggle of laughter from escaping from her maw. “Sharing… nests was… just a simple… matter of… convinence… when it did… happen but… to him… it was a big… deal. If you’ve… not noticed… he is not the biggest fan… of physical contact at… all.” Nope… he wasn’t and it was only through multiple ‘accidents’ that Doetuft had managed to squeeze herself into the white tom’s comfort zone and was now allowed to pretty much do whatever she wanted with and around him. At least he didn’t shred her for using him as a pillow, that was always a blessing. But… then came the question she in truth had been waiting for and she shook her head once again, amusement riding through the blind cat’s head. But before she answered she moved a bit, shifted in the nest and gestured with her tail. “I know… you’re… restless. I heard… your pawsteps… com in here… he won’t… mind. And if he… do… then its… his problem… to deal with.” Not waiting to see if Sparkpaw questioned her comment at all she addressed the funnily stated question. “I highly… doubt the stars… blessed him… and if they did… he wouldn’t… have accepted it. He believes… he’s cursed… somehow. But that… is for him… to share… and not I. Nevertheless… I do not… know. I think… we were both… wrecks when… we first met. Utter… wrecks. I… met him on… my first day in Shadowclan. If… you did not know… I was previously… from Thunderclan. Both of us… were unstable…emotionally. And… we still are to some… extents. Things… went… from bad to… worse… and we…. Its like… that one really good friend you’ve… got. Who cherishes you, but… refuses to see that its… more than just… friendship? I just… think we grew… together. Healed… broken parts of each other…. And without realizing it… the healing…. Reached the emotional and relationships stage… that both had been… destroyed for both of us.” And that was all she would say for now. She didn’t mind the prying, rather enjoyed in truth to be able and challenged to think about her and Snowflake’s relationship but sometimes it did get a bit… challenging to avoid certain topics. But nonetheless she enjoyed this and let out a satisfied smile.

[Ziera]

// Arie

Doetuft’s laughter was infectious. Warmth blossomed in Spark’s chest as the older she-cat’s playful side revealed itself; it felt like sunlight on her cream-colored pelt, even though it was too early in the morning for sun. Doe already had a plan! And because she seemed intelligent and, of course, knew Talonstone longer, this plan would no doubt be a great one. Sparkpaw grinned, committed before she knew what was expected of her: “Yes! I’d be a very willing participant in my mentor’s downfall. You can count on me! I’m a fantastic partner in crime, you know.”

Spark’s ears perked, as sign of interest. Doetuft liked observation, too? Now that was a lucky thing. It made sense that Talonstone would choose a mate—er, future mate—who had a brain. Spark was already catching on to Doe’s intellect. But it was still fascinating on a new level, the idea of blindness intersecting with observation, a contradiction Sparkpaw found herself enamored by.

“I bet cats underestimate you,” Spark mewed, because she couldn’t help throwing out her own perspective, no matter what the topic. “That’s…a pretty great advantage, if it’s your power. What kind of things do you see?” Being blind, Doetuft must have a really unique perspective on ‘observation.’ Did she pay attention to voice inflection—word choice, or scents? What other way might she use this ability, if not with her eyes? The notion intrigued Sparkpaw a great deal; she found herself wanting to learn.

When Doetuft giggled once more, it was after the ‘therefore I like you’ comment, and Spark scoffed through a smile. “I’m pretty sure with a lot of cats, it won’t matter how long you force them to hang out with Talonstone. He still won’t like them. But…” Sparkpaw realized Doetuft had a point. Maybe it was the one she was trying to make originally. If Talon willingly spent time with a cat, then yeah, it meant he liked them, and that made sense too. “Yeah—I guess you’re right. That is kind of like, Talon code for ‘I like you.’”

No matter what Doe said, though, Spark wasn’t buying the ‘sharing nests for convenience’ thing. Doe wouldn’t need to see her to know this. The creamy she-cat’s smirk was pretty much audible. “He’s definitely not a fan of physical contact, yeah, I noticed that one. So why in StarClan’s name would he find sharing a nest convenient? Unless….” She waggled her cat brows. “…unless he really liked the cat he shared nests with. So yeah, you’re right, it sounds like it was a big deal.” She was teasing now—unabashedly, without shame, teasing Doetuft like she might have done with an older sister, maybe. If Spark had any littermates in the first place.

The apprentice's smirk disappeared when she was taken off guard by Doetuft’s invitation into the nest. Into Talonstone’s nest. Spark gawked a little, maw hanging open as she processed two things; she might have been a tiny bit reluctant, but Doe really wasn’t scared of Talonstone at all. She was so confident about it, so effortless, that Spark was both shocked and impressed enough to laugh. Oh, you better be keeping her, was all the Bengal she-cat thought as she stepped into the nest beside Doe, hoping Talonstone received her mental message. Moss and twigs made up the bedding. It was a on the rough side, but Spark was enjoying the moment too much to be bothered by it, signature fox-like smile curling over her lips after her surprise melted away. Doetuft continued without missing a beat when Spark got comfortable.

A thousand follow-up questions flooded Sparkpaw’s mind. Talon thought he was cursed? What the stars did that mean? And why were they both wrecks when they first met—unstable emotionally? If it was possible, Spark’s face might have turned paler, her eyes flaming with blue-tinted curiosity. Doetuft was ThunderClan before. A lot of what Doe said Spark didn’t understand: the stuff about healing each other, not acknowledging more than friendship, parts of them being destroyed… but she did understand changing clans. She was surprised, but the revelation didn’t make her see Doetuft as less. Not at all. If anything, Sparkpaw was more annoyed at herself for not guessing it.

“Oak and leaves,” She said abruptly, mind whizzing with the new information. “Talonstone said! On our first day of training. Oak lines the ThunderClan border. So that’s why it's still in your scent.” In a moment of vast indecision, having far too many responses to choose from and too little understanding of the surrounding context, Sparkpaw went with her gut. Hopefully it wouldn’t be too—uh, direct. “I don’t really get it. You healed together… so something bad happened? I can’t really relate, I guess. Why would healing make him not wanna… you know, acknowledge that you’re more than friends?”

[Arie]

-- Redtalon --

This could go wrong on so many levels but honestly, what was life when it didn’t go a tad bit wrong? Doetuft’s own life had not been the most enjoyable, certainly not when things went wrong but sometimes you just said to put up with it and that was what poor poor Snowflake would have to do with Spark and herself now on a team plotting his downfall. She was more than ready, and Snowflake was most certainly not prepared for what this alliance of outspoken words could do to him. To be frank, Doetuft wasn’t either but that was the fun of it.

“Oh… it seems so… already. Did you know… he is actually… terrified of… frogs?” Just a teeny bit of info, releasing a teeny bit of her plan for the future. She knew Frosty would so very heavily dislike the fact that she’d given Sparkpaw this information but it was one of the more… well known things about the white warrior that Doetuft felt comfortable giving out the extremely secretive information of one of the things that absolutely terrified a warrior that did not seem to be faced by anything… but frogs – and mollies for that sake, considering how… malleable he was to both her and Spark’s influence. Who knew all the white warrior needed to be cut down was sweet words and compliments? Not Doetuft for sure.

But as Sparkpaw entered the nest, Doetuft waited to answer the other questions the apprentice had thrown her way and instead focused on making herself comfortable within the circle of twigs – not sticks, at this point she only made the difference to annoy her partner – and moss. It was slowly growing more and more comfortable – and larger cause Frosty took up more and more space - although now with a new partner Doetuft would maybe begin trading info on how to trade with SparkpawS for feathers for their nest. It seemed… reasonable enough. And surely Sparkpaw would be able to be convinced by such an idea and the temptations to know more about her mentor who was an incredibly hard rock to break.

Nevertheless, back to the underestimation question, Doetuft shook her head, once again a smile breaking upon her face, “I do not… think others… underestimate… me… considering I have… earned the name… of a warrior in the… right way. But… I think I do… surprise them… as they do not… know what to… expect. Each blind… cat has… their own magnified… senses. Where one… may have better hearing…. Another might have a better… nose. It depends on… what their focus… is on… or have been… on.” Doetuft had always listened, always paid attention to anything and everything at the same time. Tried her best to know things simply by listening to the sounds… it had also brought her peace and a feeling of solace to know what things sounded like and it was one of her most preserved skills… and how she got around in the normal life and world.

Without her… not magnified, but without her sensitiveness in her ears she doubted she would be any good at life… would’ve probably been gobbled up by a predator long before she’d even gotten around to settling where she wanted to be. “I do… not see… in the way…you think of sight. I will… never be able to see… expressions… or wounds… or anything like that. But… I can with my ears… differentiate between the shuffling… of a squirrel… compared to… a mouse. Or the wing…beat of… a blackbird… compared to a sparrow. Each sound… is unique and it… it is through that… I see the world. Such… as your voice… has… different tones… and it bounces… giving me a sense… of where things are. I can… hear the bouncing of… the echo which… shows me where… I am. Thank you… for asking though.”

It was so rare in truth that she got to voice her view on how the world looked, it wasn’t something she did often with Snowflake, as they both preferred not speaking over what could be classified as meaningless talk about nothing and just rambles. And well… to some extent that was what it was but Doetuft nevertheless enjoyed it. And she hoped that Sparkpaw had enjoyed the new way that the world could possibly be seen in.

“Unless?” At Sparkpaw’s statement in regard to the nest sharing, Doetuft once again doubled over in laughter. It was too amusing, and she couldn’t keep it contained… nope not at all. That would have to be another time where she just… didn’t laugh but today was not that day. “You might… want the… context. Because… that might show you… that yes… it was a matter… of convenience. It was… after the battle… with Windclan… and we’d both just… gotten our warrior names. He… was lying on the ground… asleep. I was… in a nest… to rest the wounds. So. I simply… dragged him into the nest… hence a matter of convenience.” She knew it probably wouldn’t sway Sparkpaw’s statement and belief but hey, she’d tried to save both of their faces so wherever Frosty was he better appreciate that fact. “He… was actually… not the one… who admitted first… it was… the day after that… we had a talk. He… seemed so terrified.” And Doetuft was unable to help the bout of laughter that escaped her at that comment… because both of them had been in a rightfully horrible mood – or rather she had, Frosty had just been half asleep and tired and sleep deprived – but it was the truth. They’d both been terrified in that circumstance, but it was more fun to make her poor ‘more-than-friend-but-not-mate’ out to be the one who’d was the scared one. Despite it being both of them.

“Enjoying… the fact that… we’re just revealing… all the secrets this… morning, are we?” Doetuft mumbled somewhat to the apprentice a smile once again playing on the tabby molly’s lips. It was nice to just have a day where it was laughter and fun… not dreary sullen moody. And it was a blessing within it, goodness how lucky Frosty had been to get Sparkpaw as an apprentice… Doetuft was just stuck with now one-eyed Buzzard… who was adorable in his own way but also quite the stubborn idiot. Reminded her somewhat of Frosty’s friend.

“Oak and leaves… that was why… you told me I smelled… of oak.” The realization came to Doetuft’s head then and she once again shook her head from the ridiculousness of their current predicament. Seemed Frosty had been reluctant to share things to Sparkpaw and here she was ruining all his hard work by giving Sparkpaw all the answers to all her questions… and she didn’t feel bad. Okay just a teeny bit… nope not really. She did not feel bad about it. “And yes… I was born… and raised… in Thunderclan. Trained… under the former leader… and deputy Flintspirit – who you… may have seen… here in Shadowclan… he left the clan… sooner after I did – and… then I left for the clan… of shadows… where I trained as Beastspark’s… apprentice while he was still… deputy and that was when… I met our… favourite stubborn… icicle.” Icicle was a word that fit Frosty so well… but it didn’t exactly work as a nickname. “Bad… things happen to everyone… Sparkpaw. Sadly… Talonstone… Frosty… Snowflake, and I… have experienced more… than we should… at the paws of… ones we should not suffer… at. But… his story is his own… to tell, not mine.”

[Ziera]

// Arie

Terrified of—what? Sparkpaw nearly choked on her own surprise. Of all the things she expected Doetuft to say, that wasn’t even on the list of possibilities. Just…no way. “You’re telling me that Talonstone—mister broody warrior guy who doesn’t flinch in the face of danger—his weakness is FROGS!?”

Laughter bubbled out of Sparkpaw before she could stop it. The Bengal she-cat could see it now! A jumpy, slimy frog hiding in the crook of his twiggy nest, then Talon’s one-sided expression morphing into a second, much more horrified one. That would be amazing. Stars, her abs were getting a workout from all this ridiculous laughing. “Oh, we’re so putting one in his nest. I have to confirm if this is true or not,” Spark said, resolute. Sorry, mentor mine. Doetuft and I will take you down and there’s nothing you can do about it.

Sparkpaw sobered when Doe began explaining how she processed. Spark’s fluffy ears flicked toward the blind warrior as she listened carefully, intrigued by what was said. It truly was amazing, how Doe could 'see' things in such a different way than Spark, and yet they both existed in the same world. Both received the same sensory information; they just came up with different conclusions and relied on different strengths. It was all a fun discovery for Spark, whose sharp mind soaked up new knowledge like a fluffy pelt soaked up water. She wanted to know how Doetuft saw their world. Sparkpaw wanted to feast on as many different perspectives as she could.

The way Doe described her heightened sense of hearing—it filled Spark’s imagination with splashes of color. The apprentice imagined just what it might be like to differentiate the beat of a sparrow’s wings from a blackbird’s, smiling dream-like by the end. “That’s amazing,” Spark blurted without thinking. She didn’t plan the compliment, which was... rare. Usually everything Sparkpaw said was planned in some way or another. “What do you notice about me? If Talonstone walked into the den, how would you tell us apart from just the sound? Would his pawsteps be heavier than mine since he’s massive?” If every sound was unique, Sparkpaw wanted to know the nuances of hers.

Doetuft’s laughter made the apprentice smile with both corners of her mouth. The sound was still so contagious, showering Spark with light and warmth. Why was it so funny, though, to say what she did about ‘convenience?’ Sparkpaw listened to Doe’s story but didn’t catch on to any good defense, so she snorted.

“Nope. Still don’t believe it. If he wasn’t absolutely smitten with you, there’s no way he’d let you drag him into your nest—‘convenience’ my arse.’” Her blue eyes sparkled with mischief just waiting to be released in a tidal wave. “I’m sure he was terrified! I mean, it’s clear he doesn’t understand emotions, and around you… well I’m sure he feels a lot.” She did like that story, though. It was just such an accurate depiction of her mentor that Sparkpaw could feel the sincerity of it. Er. Sincerity in everything but the convenience part, of course.

With that, Sparkpaw tried to make herself a little more—ah, comfortable in the nest, grunting when a particularly sharp twig poked her back. Ow. “You guys really need some feathers or something… maybe softer moss? Stars, how do you sleep in this thing?”

Maybe it was rude to critique the nest of her mentor, the nest Doetuft just invited her into. The blind warrior's comment about spilling secrets made Spark forget about the discomfort quick enough. Instead, the she-cat grinned, her voice coy when she said: “Oh yes we’re enjoying this very much, thank you. I’ve had more fun with you in ten minutes than I’ve had with Talonstone my entire apprenticeship, in fact.”

Oak and leaves… yeah. When Doetuft repeated it, Spark was delighted to see that it lead to the sharing of more background. The apprentice couldn’t deny that Doe’s cross-clan background was interesting, if only because it was a novelty to her, and Spark just wanted to know more. Born and raised…. Huh? Beastspark Sparkpaw knew, but her nose wrinkled when trying to put a face to Flintspirit’s name. At least Until Doetuft said ‘our favorite stubborn icicle,’ followed by ‘frosty' and 'snowflake,’ names which could only refer to one cat considering their limited pool of mutual friends.

...Talonstone. Had. A nickname. Him!? Oh, sweet stars, could today get any better? It was almost too much to handle. “Why do you call him icicle? Or Frosty, or snowflake!? Is it just about his icy exterior? Or how his face is ‘frozen’ into one expression most the time?”

Sparkpaw’s wide smile faltered a little when Doetuft’s last words hit her. Bad things happen to everyone, the warrior said. But… did they? Bad things didn’t really happen to Spark, but according to Doe, they happened to Talonstone and to herself. New questions replaced old ones. Spark’s mind raced, formulating thoughts and filling in the blanks with any potential or likely answers, but she didn’t get too far. It didn’t matter that Doetuft wouldn’t say anything about Talonstone’s past; Sparkpaw had time enough to uncover those secrets herself. Right now, she cared about Doe’s story to tell, the blind warrior’s own experiences. “What happened to you? What do you mean, suffered? Is… is that why you left ThunderClan, then?”

[Arie]

-- Redtalon --

Sparkpaw’s surprise was golden, and Doetuft couldn’t help but just, laugh at the shock and surprise and smiled at the young cat. “Yes.. wherever you… believe it or… not is up… to you… but he did… tell me… that is most… certainly not… fond of frogs… and that they do… scare him.” Poor Frosty, here she was revealing all his secrets to his apprentice and did she feel any guilt? Nope, not really. “Frogs… according to him… is a massive danger… and they’re extremely… dangerous because… he said… and I quote…’they’re… unpredictable.’ I don’t… know how he got… that fear… but it doesn’t mean… I won’t use it against him.” And have fun while doing so. And having fun was exactly what she was doing right here in Sparkpaw’s company and the blind molly was going to be forever appreciative of being woken up by this little idiotic overexcited young cat.

And then, the laughter set Doetuft’s own off again and the tabby proceeded to fall into a small bout of giggles, just free, bubbling giggles that there was no way she could prevent from happening but that just burst out from her throat and maw. This was fun, this was enjoyable as well and blinking her blind eyes she tried her best to rein in the excitement that wanted to escape and bubble out. “Oh… we are… I’m totally on… board for sacrificing… a goodnight’s… sleep to listen and experience his… reaction to it. And I’ll take… the blame, because… he should remember…. I promised him – back when… we were apprentices – that… I would do this. So I’ll take… any blame… will probably also be… the one laughing the worst.” Was it bad that she was volunteering to take the eventual wrath of Frosty herself? Probably but Doetuft knew how her ‘more-than-friend-but-not-mate’ would take to such surprises better than Sparkpaw herself.

Continuing on, Sparkpaw once again questioned her ability to observe… or not her ability to do it but rather how she did it and it made… it made Doetuft feel quite glad that at least someone was interested in how she viewed the world, and how she did things different than others. “It is… indeed amazing… to its own extent.” And that was the honest truth. It wasn’t making up for sight, it wasn’t like she’d developed any new senses and how her other senses became superpowers, but rather they just adapted along with her and she adapted along with them, practicing and furthering her ability to differentiate between sounds. “You… you speak… very loud. Very… high pitched. And then… you cannot sit still… you keep shifting… or moving something… be it… shifting your weight… lifting a paw... to move… or the constant flick of your… tail. And… yes… his pawsteps… would be heavier and deeper… more deeper sounding… than yours. Where yours… is light and… has a faster pattern… his will be heavier… slower and… more… calculated.” Everything Talonstone did was calculated, Doetuft couldn’t put that past the white tom. He did nothing without knowing what it would lead to. Except when it came to mollies, Doetuft knew that it was the one thing that unnerved the tom because he didn’t know how to react and handle himself. And it still amused her.

Yet… at the snort, she pulled her face up in a frown that was soon released in a small bit of laughter. “Believe… what you want…. Sparkpaw… we both know… Frosty won’t… be happy any which… way.” Because that was the truth, no matter what case, no matter what argument Sparkpaw was going to put forth, the white tom was not going to be happy at any type of interrogation, and just the thought of that within itself was amusing enough to make Doetuft let out a small smile. “I think… he understands them… but I don’t think he… knows how to… react in regard to… them. They confuse him and make him… double think and he’s… not used to that. Not used… to doubting himself.” All of this that Doetuft was speaking of was simply from her own observation as she spent more and more time in his company but he was the one who should really be spoken to when discussing these subject that concerned him and not her.

“I don’t… sleep in it.” Well… she did. To some extent. But the majority of the nest was usually taken up by white fur and she just… slept curled up using him as her blanket and pillow because it was simply that much nicer and comforting. Because why sleep on the ground when you had a free white tail that was totally not occupied trying to keep itself warm, to use for herself. “Well… you know…. Frosty’s is… giant. And he takes… up the space. So he… becomes the nest.” It felt kind of awkward to admit but Doetuft played it off by just rolling her eyes after she'd spoken. “If you do… want to offer some… feathers and moss… for it though… I would not say no.” Nope, any gifts to make it more comfortable would always be welcome, or at least that was Doetuft’s thought. “Hey. Don’t be that… mean to your… mentor. I am sure… he tries his… best. Despite his best… might not be that… good… and he fails most… of the time.” Yep. He was simply unable to understand many social queues but hey, so was she.

The silence that followed though was slightly unnerving, but she did wait and just let Sparkpaw process all of it. It was a lot to process and she understood but the question that followed was not what she was prepared to answer, and she once again let out a thrill of laughter. The nicknames. Of course, Sparkpaw would question it. “I call… him that… because when… I first met him… he was called Frostpaw… - he first received… the prefix Talon… when became… a warrior – and he… was worse than he… is now. He would… not say… a single word… and most often… refused to acknowledge… your preference. And… at times he did act… exactly like… a Snowflake. Hence… the nicknames were… born.” And it was still how she referred to him. Talonstone was an alright name but to her, the white tom would always be Frostpaw, Frosty, Snowflake… the cat she’d grown to care for in her apprentice times.

Uh oh. Sparkpaw had no idea of what power the question she asked had on Doetuft, and the tabby molly closed her eyes as she tried to process everything. Tried to do her best and tried to just breathe I slowly. One way or another she was going to have to explain it and she would rather get it over with fast and brief right now than wait and drag it out. That would only call for more pain and suffering and would not just have it done. “My mother… was not very… loving when I was… young. My sister… died when we… 3 moons old. Not more… than that. And I was neglected… from then on… blamed for her… death. My parents… proceeded to die on… the thunderpath when… I’d just become… an apprentice.” No need to share the details about Sagefeather having attended to get Doetuft killed on it, Sparkpaw probably wouldn’t be able to understand that, neither the fact that Sagefeather was still haunting Doetuft in her dreams and even the living world. “I left… Thunderclan though… because of the stupidity and… ignorance and… lack of awareness of the… previous leader. She cared… so little for one’s… abilities that she… wanted to make one… a warrior early… just so she could say… she’d gained a new… warrior.” Doetuft never knew what happened with Duskstar, but… she felt determined to maybe one day find out.

[vampy]

Eve

Duskfern walked into the den, pretty satisfied. There was a smile on her face. She sat down beside Mistheart. ”Hey, Mistheart!” It was unusual for Duskfern to be this happy. She was usually just.. grumpy, angry, or sarcastic and carefree.

[Little Timmy]

Minty

Mistheart would look up at Duskfern ”Oh! Hey Duskfern! You seem surprisingly happy today? Did anything happen?” Mistheart asked with a puzzled expression on her face.

[vampy]

Minty

Mistheart would look up at Duskfern ”Oh! Hey Duskfern! You seem surprisingly happy today? Did anything happen?” Mistheart asked with a puzzled expression on her face.


Sitting down, she mewed, ”Nah. It’s nothing..” She had an embarrassed yet happy look on her face. “Anyways, what’s up with you?”

[Little Timmy]

Sitting down, she mewed, ”Nah. It’s nothing..” She had an embarrassed yet happy look on her face. “Anyways, what’s up with you?”



”Ok then.” she said with a confused yet kinda annoyed tone (idk) ”Well, not much has happened with me.. BUT I DID LEARN SOMETHING! that you probably already know.” she said exited yet sad tone of voice

[vampy]

”Ok then.” she said with a confused yet kinda annoyed tone (idk) ”Well, not much has happened with me.. BUT I DID LEARN SOMETHING! that you probably already know.” she said exited yet sad tone of voice

”And what would that be?” she purred. ”Nothing exciting is going on with you nowadays.” she teased lightly.

[Little Timmy]

Mistheart looked surprised that someone wanted to know what she just had learned “well, I found out that frogs.. are TINY! isn’t that weird I thought they were huge! It’s crazy!” She said excitingly

[vampy]

Mistheart looked surprised that someone wanted to know what she just had learned “well, I found out that frogs.. are TINY! isn’t that weird I thought they were huge! It’s crazy!” She said excitingly

(Continuing)
Eve SleepyJade


Duskfern tried to keep herself from laughing. ”Have you.. never seen a frog.?” she giggled a little. “Well now you know, they’re tiny.”

[SleepyJade]

(Continuing)
Eve SleepyJade


Duskfern tried to keep herself from laughing. ”Have you.. never seen a frog.?” she giggled a little. “Well now you know, they’re tiny.”

Mistyfang walked into the warriors’ den, watching Duskfern giggle at something Mistheart said. “What’s so funny?” he meowed, getting their attention. He sat down to join the conversation.

[Little Timmy]

She would stare at Duskfern for a bit - ”oh.” she mewed ”I feel dumb.” she said embarrassed as heck

[Little Timmy]

She would look towards Mistyfang ”well uhhhhhhhhhhhhhh”

[vampy]

She would look towards Mistyfang ”well uhhhhhhhhhhhhhh”

SleepyJade

(Make sure to press quote on the message you’re replying to!)
”It’s nothing,” she meowed, giving a wink to Mistheart. “How are you?” she asked with a friendly nudge.

[Little Timmy]

(This is just a quick question should I just do quick reply when I’m uh- like not talking to both of you just like doing something?-)

[SleepyJade]

SleepyJade

(Make sure to press quote on the message you’re replying to!)
”It’s nothing,” she meowed, giving a wink to Mistheart. “How are you?” she asked with a friendly nudge.


“Well, I’m doing pretty good.” he said in a dreamy but unusual tone. Then he blinked and focused again. “Do you guys want any prey? Everyone else ate already.”

[Little Timmy]

“Well, I’m doing pretty good.” he said in a dreamy but unusual tone. Then he blinked and focused again. “Do you guys want any prey? Everyone else ate already.”



She would look down ”Well, uh.. I’m not reallly hungry “ she would have a nervous laugh following her sentence

[vampy]

(This is just a quick question should I just do quick reply when I’m uh- like not talking to both of you just like doing something?-)

(When you start a rp (which you aren’t rn), think of who you wanted to rp with. If it’s me, then do Minty. If Jade, SleepyJade. This sends a notification to that person telling them you wanna rp. When you wanna reply to someone, go to the bottom right corner of the box they typed in and press “quote.” Then reply to them like that.)

[vampy]

“Well, I’m doing pretty good.” he said in a dreamy but unusual tone. Then he blinked and focused again. “Do you guys want any prey? Everyone else ate already.”

She glanced at Mistheart for a moment, and then looked back at Mistyfang. ”I could take some,” Duskfern mewed.

[SleepyJade]

(This is just a quick question should I just do quick reply when I’m uh- like not talking to both of you just like doing something?-)

“Do you want any prey, Mistheart?” he questioned her. “We’ve got enough to spare for now.”

[Little Timmy]

Pretend this is not here

[vampy]

She turned her head to Mistyfang ”Well, I guess I’ll get some..” mistheart said




(This is the last time I’m editing this-)

(Don’t quote me! Mistyfang asked if you wanted prey, not Duskfern, so you would quote Mistyfang, or Jade! Lol)

[Little Timmy]

“Do you want any prey, Mistheart?” he questioned her. “We’ve got enough to spare for now.”



She turned her head to Mistyfang ”Well, I guess I’ll get some..” mistheart said

[Little Timmy]

(Don’t quote me! Mistyfang asked if you wanted prey, not Duskfern, so you would quote Mistyfang, or Jade! Lol)


(I know I know- I’m trying me best- eep just read this and ignore it)

[Mia]

Nightshadow padded into the warriors den. "Hello Duskfern, Mistyfang, Mistheart," she meowed, dipping her head to each of them. The black she-cat sat down next to Duskfern. "What you all talking about?" She looked around at the three cats with her amber eyes.

[SleepyJade]

Nightshadow padded into the warriors den. "Hello Duskfern, Mistyfang, Mistheart," she meowed, dipping her head to each of them. The black she-cat sat down next to Duskfern. "What you all talking about?" She looked around at the three cats with her amber eyes.

“Oh, I was actually just about to head out to get some prey for us! Do you want any?” he stood up and she looked at the black she-cat with shining blue eyes.

[Mia]

[QUOTE=SleepyJade“Oh, I was actually just about to head out to get some prey for us! Do you want any?” he stood up and she looked at the black she-cat with shining blue eyes.

[Mia]

(Oops, sorry, I tried to do the quote thing but it didn't work).


"Yes please, thank you Mistyfang," she meowed looking at him with her amber eyes.

[vampy]

Nightshadow padded into the warriors den. "Hello Duskfern, Mistyfang, Mistheart," she meowed, dipping her head to each of them. The black she-cat sat down next to Duskfern. "What you all talking about?" She looked around at the three cats with her amber eyes.

Duskfern watched as Nightshadow sat down beside her. ”Hey,” she meowed in response. “Not too much. We all pretty much just got in here.”

[Mia]

Nightshadow turned her gaze to Duskfern. She nodded at Duskfern's reply, "I saw you all come in here," she meowed nicely. She wasn't sure what to say next.

[Mia]

Misty Eve SleepyJade
Nightshadow decided to start a conversation with them. "Are you planning on doing a patrol or go hunting today?" She meowed looking back and forth at Duskfern and Mistheart. She thought that was a dumb question to ask but that was the first thing that came in her mind. (SleepyJade did you go get the prey yet or have you not left the den?)

[Little Timmy]

Misty Eve SleepyJade
Nightshadow decided to start a conversation with them. "Are you planning on doing a patrol or go hunting today?" She meowed looking back and forth at Duskfern and Mistheart. She thought that was a dumb question to ask but that was the first thing that came in her mind. (SleepyJade did you go get the prey yet or have you not left the den?)


Mistheart would look towards Nightshadow ”I believe we’re going hunting.” she said as she looked towards Duskfern to see her response

[SleepyJade]

Misty Eve SleepyJade
Nightshadow decided to start a conversation with them. "Are you planning on doing a patrol or go hunting today?" She meowed looking back and forth at Duskfern and Mistheart. She thought that was a dumb question to ask but that was the first thing that came in her mind. (SleepyJade did you go get the prey yet or have you not left the den?)

Mistyfang looked at her. ”I’m hunting,” he said before walking out the den to fetch some prey.

[vampy]

Misty Eve SleepyJade
Nightshadow decided to start a conversation with them. "Are you planning on doing a patrol or go hunting today?" She meowed looking back and forth at Duskfern and Mistheart. She thought that was a dumb question to ask but that was the first thing that came in her mind. (SleepyJade did you go get the prey yet or have you not left the den?)

”Hunting,” she mewed. “Wish I got to go to patrol, but I didn’t,” she sighed. “At least we’re still helping the clan,” she said in a happier mood.

[vampy]

(Oops, sorry, I tried to do the quote thing but it didn't work).


"Yes please, thank you Mistyfang," she meowed looking at him with her amber eyes.

(If you can’t quote, do the @ thing. It’s called mentioning)

[Mia]

Minty Eve SleepyJade

"Yeah, I'm going hunting also. I was going to ask Twilightstar if I could go on a patrol but I'll just do hunting for now." She watched as Mistyfang went outside of the den to go get prey.

[vampy]

Minty Eve SleepyJade

"Yeah, I'm going hunting also. I was going to ask Twilightstar if I could go on a patrol but I'll just do hunting for now." She watched as Mistyfang went outside of the den to go get prey.

(Is she in ShadowClan or WindClan?? Is she’s in WindClan, she isn’t allowed to roleplay here.)

[Mia]

Minty (She's in ShadowClan. Oh, I said the wrong leader's name). (I'm still getting used to being on here).

[vampy]

Minty (She's in ShadowClan. Oh, I said the wrong leader's name). (I'm still getting used to being on here).

(It’s ok)

Duskfern made a.. face. ”Err.. you might not want to do that,” she said, looking towards Dawnstar’s den with her yellow and blue eyes. “Don’t get me wrong! Dawnstar is one of the greatest leaders, but.. it’s easy to get on her nerves.”

[Mia]

Minty Eve

Nightshadow knew Duskfern was right, she just didn't think of it at the time. "Yeah, it is easy to get on her nerves," she meowed turning her amber eyes to look at Dawnstar's den. Dawnstar is one of the best leaders, Nightshadow thought. "Since were all going hunting, wanna go with me?" She looked back at Duskfern then at Mistheart.

[Little Timmy]

“Sure, Since were all going.” She meowed, Mistheart would lift herself up then stretch afterwards, ready to go hunting.


(Flip I forgot to quote this whoops- I’ll try to next time :>)

[Little Timmy]

Minty Eve

Nightshadow knew Duskfern was right, she just didn't think of it at the time. "Yeah, it is easy to get on her nerves," she meowed turning her amber eyes to look at Dawnstar's den. Dawnstar is one of the best leaders, Nightshadow thought. "Since were all going hunting, wanna go with me?" She looked back at Duskfern then at Mistheart.


(Just doin this again bc I forgot to quote TwT)

“Sure, Since were all going.” She meowed, Mistheart would lift herself up then stretch afterwards, ready to go hunting.

[vampy]

Minty Eve

Nightshadow knew Duskfern was right, she just didn't think of it at the time. "Yeah, it is easy to get on her nerves," she meowed turning her amber eyes to look at Dawnstar's den. Dawnstar is one of the best leaders, Nightshadow thought. "Since were all going hunting, wanna go with me?" She looked back at Duskfern then at Mistheart.

”Alright,” she mewed in agreement. Duskfern poked her head out of the warriors’ den and saw Mistyfang digging through the prey pile. “Can Mistyfang come when he comes back?” she asked. SleepyJade

[SleepyJade]

”Alright,” she mewed in agreement. Duskfern poked her head out of the warriors’ den and saw Mistyfang digging through the prey pile. “Can Mistyfang come when he comes back?” she asked. SleepyJade

Mistyfang came back from the prey pile. In his jaws was 2 mice, a vole, and a toad. He put them all down in between the cats. ”What about me?” he asked, taking a seat next to Duskfern.

[Little Timmy]

Mistyfang came back from the prey pile. In his jaws was 2 mice, a vole, and a toad. He put them all down in between the cats. ”What about me?” he asked, taking a seat next to Duskfern.



She would look towards the food Mistyfang brought in ”Yeah you can come to.” she said as she grabbed one of the mice.

(Is it mice or mouses?- lol I feel stupid e-learning has melted my brain)
(-NUm NuM Num-)

[vampy]

She would look towards the food Mistyfang brought in ”Yeah you can come to.” she said as she grabbed one of the mice.

(Is it mice or mouses?- lol I feel stupid e-learning has melted my brain)
(-NUm NuM Num-)

(Mice :>)

[Mia]

SleepyJade Eve Minty
Nightshadow looked at Mistyfang. "Thank you for bringing the prey," she meowed while looking at him, her amber eyes shining. "You can come hunting with us," she meowed taking the other mouse. She started eating the mouse, trying to keep pace with everyone else and glancing at them.

[vampy]

SleepyJade Eve Minty
Nightshadow looked at Mistyfang. "Thank you for bringing the prey," she meowed while looking at him, her amber eyes shining. "You can come hunting with us," she meowed taking the other mouse. She started eating the mouse, trying to keep pace with everyone else and glancing at them.

She hooked the toad with her claw and dragged it over to herself.”Yeah,” she mewed with her mouth full of toad. She swallowed it. “But maybe tomorrow. I’m not sure about you guys, but I’m pretty tired!” she yawned, adding a stretch. SleepyJade Eve

[SleepyJade]

She hooked the toad with her claw and dragged it over to herself.”Yeah,” she mewed with her mouth full of toad. She swallowed it. “But maybe tomorrow. I’m not sure about you guys, but I’m pretty tired!” she yawned, adding a stretch. SleepyJade Eve

”Same,” he meowed. “I’m gonna get some rest.” he got up and walked over to his nest. He adjusted the moss a little before curling up to sleep. Eve Mia

[vampy]

”Same,” he meowed. “I’m gonna get some rest.” he got up and walked over to his nest. He adjusted the moss a little before curling up to sleep. Eve Mia

Duskfern padded over to the nest beside him. She arched her back in a stretch, then laid down. ”Good night,” she said, half asleep already. The sun was going down and the sky was fading dark, but lit with stars. She relaxed at the familiar smells of ShadowClan and closed her eyes.
(Should we time-skip to tomorrow and move our roleplay to ShadowClan territory and hunt?)
Mia Eve

[SleepyJade]

Duskfern padded over to the nest beside him. She arched her back in a stretch, then laid down. ”Good night,” she said, half asleep already. The sun was going down and the sky was fading dark, but lit with stars. She relaxed at the familiar smells of ShadowClan and closed her eyes.
(Should we time-skip to tomorrow and move our roleplay to ShadowClan territory and hunt?)
Mia Eve


(Yeah, we probably should unless someone wants to roleplay in the night lol)

[Mia]

Minty Eve SleepyJade (It doesn't matter to me)

[Mia]

Minty Eve SleepyJade (Just tell me where to go then I'll be there, unless were going to rp our hunt on this same page).

[vampy]

Minty Eve SleepyJade (Just tell me where to go then I'll be there, unless were going to rp our hunt on this same page).

(I mentioned you on the ShadowClan Territory page. Go to that.)

[Mia]

(Ok, thanks)

[Lonely]

Rockystream was snoring softly when he heard the momvent and loudness of his clan outside. His afternoon nap inturupted, he grumpitly walked outside to get some freshkill. (Open, but mention me in the clearing)

[Ziera]

// Arie

Talonstone hated frogs; it made complete sense in the most ridiculous and comical way. He didn’t like being out of control. Spark knew he observed everything and everyone—she’d known it from the moment they met. Maybe her mentor didn’t realize it himself, but she’d bet the last piece of fresh-kill that predicting others’ actions and attitudes gave Talon a sort of security. Frogs could jump whichever way they wanted! No rhyme or reason, no logic. They were the absolute opposites of anything predictable. Stars- it just made so much sense. Sparkpaw’s laughter joined Doetufts, and they rode out a wave of shared Talonstone-amusement together.

“That sounds perfect to me,” Spark said after a good wheeze, and she meant it. Doetuft taking the blame made obvious sense. Clearly, he’d forgive her, since they had a history and she shared his nest! With Spark—well, he still had ways to retaliate against her if he chose to. It was just safer altogether for Doetuft to take the lead. “I’ll just say you forced me into it with your irresistible charm! He can’t be mad at me because I fell for it the same way he did.”

Sparkpaw wrinkled her nose when Doetuft said she spoke loud and high-pitched. Was it true? Okay, maybe sometimes, but it still wasn’t very flattering to hear your voice described like that. The rest of her description distracted the apprentice well enough, however. “That sounds right,” she said, considering each detail. She mused further, “It’s fascinating to think that each cat might have their own unique profile of sound you know them by.”

The grin that split her face was mischievous as hell. “You know what I think, Doetuft? I think he should doubt himself. It’s healthy for such a confident cat to double think once in a while,” she said as a matter of fact, completely missing the irony of the advice ever applying to herself. “Especially in this arena. I think you’d be wonderful for his temperament. And when I say temperament… I mean, maybe he’ll make more than one expression if you work with him really, really hard. But don’t worry—I won’t get my hopes up for it. Just because he’s head over paws for you doesn’t make you a miracle worker.”

More ridiculous imagery swirled in Spark’s brain. She thought of Talonstone curled in the nest with twigs and all, and then Doetuft on top, using him as a pillow of fur and softness. Ha! “That’s perfect! I imagine he’s quite comfortable. More comfortable than the nest itself, judging by all the twigs. Yes, I really do have to get you some feathers or something…” the sentence ended in a small frown as Sparkpaw scrutinized Doe’s nest.

And then… well, the more sobering part of the conversation. Frostpaw? Talonstone’s name was Frostpaw? The nicknames made much more logical sense in that context. “Why did his name change?” Sparkpaw blurted, unable to retrain her curiosity, because it was a force to match all forces.

She didn’t like the way Doetuft’s expression shifted. One second, the blind warrior had been laughing, her belly vibrating with mirth that couldn’t be contained in a smile. Now? She looked… different, and not in a good way. Only after the story did Sparkpaw understand what her question forced Doetuft to recount.

“I’m sorry,” the apprentice murmured dumbly. Spark tried and failed to imagine what that would be like: neglect, false blame for the death of a sibling, orphaned—no. None of these experiences connected with her; the younger cat didn’t comprehend them, no matter how hard she tried.

Uncertain of how to act after hearing that information, Sparkpaw shifted in the nest. She didn’t want to look pitying. No cats enjoyed that, it was disrespectful and unnecessary! But then—was she to act aloof? That wasn’t right, either. Ugghhhh. What should I do with my paws?

Sparkpaw was grateful when the subject shifted to why Doetuft left ThunderClan, the home of the oak in her scent. Would she never learn? A foolish question was at the roof of Spark’s mouth before she could stop herself: “…Would you leave ShadowClan, if Dawnstar’s leadership got problematic, too?”

[Arie]

-- Redtalon --

She was unable to resist the burst of laughter as Sparkpaw agreed to her idea. It made sense, that she would take the blame of it all, although Doetuft couldn't very well admit that she was looking forward to it. Looking forward to something potentially negative wasn't exactly a good thing, but she could only imagine the cold and pissed off glare that Sparkpaw would get thrown her way, and then the extra harsh training sessions, if she were the one who'd technically come up with the idea. But the frog punishment of Frosty's was long overdue and he needed to get a slap of reality every now and then... getting too caught up in his head and that wasn't often too good.

"Me... and charm? I think... you may have mistaken... me for someone... else Spark." Doetuft had no relationship with charming others... it wasn't something she did, or if she did it wasn't intentionally at all. In truth she had no clue how that worked, no clue at all and maybe that was where her mistake lied within? She didn't know and well... such were things. But was it true that somehow her 'charm' had won over Frosty? She severely doubted that... by a long shot. Sparkpaw was out fishing in deep waters that held stuff even Doetuft wasn't entirely aware of.

Then continuing on with the senses, Doetuft couldn't help the slight smile on her face again. "Each cat... has their own... scent pattern... their own sound of paw... steps... their own tone of voice. With time... and experience... everyone can learn... to decipher the differences... I've just got naturally... more sensitive hearing... not better... but i've trained... and that... is what makes the difference." Just because one couldn't see it didn't mean their other senses were stronger, but without the training of another sense she could focus on the ones she had... without diverting focus onto one she lacked.

And... wow. "Frosty... and confident? I don't think... we're talking about the... same cat... he's rarely ever... confident at all... he's always... so unsure and... shell-shocked." Or could it be due to the at times awkward and trying situation they were in and trying to figure out all the time. "But... does.. that not mean.. you need... to get knocked... on your head a few times?" Sparkpaw had enough confidence to build an entire clan with and would then still have leftovers for sure.

Oh... stars no. Nope she was not going to touch nor discuss how soft Frosty was when she slept... that was private info that she would not further indulge Sparkpaw's curiosity with. She could whine and screech all she want but Doetuft was going to keep that locked up, safe and out of Blow Up's careful paws. No chance of her getting it... no chance at all.

Yet moving on to the name subject... that was an interesting thing and Doetuft would do her best to explain without revealing too much of Frosty's past. It would be up to him to decide how much his apprentice should know about him, but she could tell Spark what she knew and what would be safe to tell. "His name changed... because he didn't want to think... about his past... he didn't want to think about... Thunderclan. I kept mine... because to me... it symbolized how... far I've come."

Then Sparkpaw's apology, and Doetuft just let out a sad smile, curling her tail around the young molly's shoulder. "It's... alright. It's taking me... some time still... and is hard to process... but life has been... getting better... and you're... helping make it better... for me. You... and Frosty too." It was true, and Doetuft to an extent didn't know what she would do without the comfort she'd gotten from Snowflake and what he'd taught her and helped her out with, without even knowing what his presence did.

The next question that came out of Sparkpaw's mouth though, was not something that was expected at all but then again, nothing from Sparkpaw was ever expected... would she leave Shadowclan if Dawnstar's leadership got too bad.. "I would leave... if something happened... that brought my family... and close relatives in... extreme and lethal... danger. If not... then yes... I would stay within... the clan of shadows."

[Little Timmy]

Mistheart padded towards the warriors den hoping someone she knew would be in there, no one was. She went towards her favorite spot in the warriors den and sat down, wishing there was someone to talk to

Aka start of roleplay :3 Minty the Merry

[vampy]

Mistheart padded towards the warriors den hoping someone she knew would be in there, no one was. She went towards her favorite spot in the warriors den and sat down, wishing there was someone to talk to

Aka start of roleplay :3 Minty the Merry

Duskfern padded in with a tiny shrew. She settled in on the right side of the den, quite far away from Mistheart. Of course she was aware her friend was there, but honestly, she didn’t care much today. She picked at the shrew for awhile before actually taking a bite. This is pretty small, she thought to herself, observing it. Wonder who caught it. As she was eating, there was a sharp bone in her mouth, poking her, so she spat it out violently. After she had finished eating, she stared out of the camp, watching cats walk by.

[Little Timmy]

Duskfern padded in with a tiny shrew. She settled in on the right side of the den, quite far away from Mistheart. Of course she was aware her friend was there, but honestly, she didn’t care much today. She picked at the shrew for awhile before actually taking a bite. This is pretty small, she thought to herself, observing it. Wonder who caught it. As she was eating, there was a sharp bone in her mouth, poking her, so she spat it out violently. After she had finished eating, she stared out of the camp, watching cats walk by.


Mistheart noticed Duskfern come into the warriors den, Mistheart went towards Duskfern hoping to talk. ”Hello!”, Mistheart was excited to see someone, because she’s been lonely the pass couple days.

I’m sorry if my things are short, I just can’t think of anything cuz I have small brain

[vampy]

Mistheart noticed Duskfern come into the warriors den, Mistheart went towards Duskfern hoping to talk. ”Hello!”, Mistheart was excited to see someone, because she’s been lonely the pass couple days.

I’m sorry if my things are short, I just can’t think of anything cuz I have small brain

Duskfern looked at her with conflicted eyes. ”Hi.” she mewed bitterly. She then continued staring at the cats passing by, her fur prickling as she felt Mistheart behind her. Since she didn’t move, Duskfern became a bit more rough. “What do you want?” she snapped as she turned around quickly.

[Little Timmy]

Duskfern looked at her with conflicted eyes. ”Hi.” she mewed bitterly. She then continued staring at the cats passing by, her fur prickling as she felt Mistheart behind her. Since she didn’t move, Duskfern became a bit more rough. “What do you want?” she snapped as she turned around quickly.

Mistheart knew somthing was up, did something happen? Or... Mistheart looked to the cats where Duskfern was looking, then back at Duskfern. ”Well, uh.. I just wanted to talk.” Mistheart mewd. ”if that’s ok..”

[Little Timmy]

Minty the Merry

Bump

[vampy]

Mistheart knew somthing was up, did something happen? Or... Mistheart looked to the cats where Duskfern was looking, then back at Duskfern. ”Well, uh.. I just wanted to talk.” Mistheart mewd. ”if that’s ok..”

”Well,” she mewed, “Does it look like I want to talk?” she snapped. Then realizing her friend’s feelings were probably hurt, she calmed down for a moment. “I just can’t believe Dawnstar picked that stupid toadbrain for deputy instead of me.” she hissed to herself.

[Little Timmy]

”Well,” she mewed, “Does it look like I want to talk?” she snapped. Then realizing her friend’s feelings were probably hurt, she calmed down for a moment. “I just can’t believe Dawnstar picked that stupid toadbrain for deputy instead of me.” she hissed to herself.

Mistheart looked down at her paws ”Well.....” She had no idea what to say. ”I.. I think you should of been the deputy, but.. that’s Dawnstar choice. And I don’t think Finchwisker isn’t that bad..” Mistheart looked back up at Duskfern, knowing that she was in a bad mood. Mistheart hoped what she said wouldn’t make Duskfern madder.

[vampy]

Mistheart looked down at her paws ”Well.....” She had no idea what to say. ”I.. I think you should of been the deputy, but.. that’s Dawnstar choice. And I don’t think Finchwisker isn’t that bad..” Mistheart looked back up at Duskfern, knowing that she was in a bad mood. Mistheart hoped what she said wouldn’t make Duskfern madder.

She unsheathed her claws at this, and got up from her spot. ”Excuse me?” she said in a low voice, slowly turning her head to Mistheart. ”Yes, it is Dawnstar’s choice, but honestly, she was being stupid.” she glared at the sealpoint she-cat. “Who’s side are you on?”

[Little Timmy]

She unsheathed her claws at this, and got up from her spot. ”Excuse me?” she said in a low voice, slowly turning her head to Mistheart. ”Yes, it is Dawnstar’s choice, but honestly, she was being stupid.” she glared at the sealpoint she-cat. “Who’s side are you on?”


Mistheart took a step back, she tucked her tail underneath her, ”I... I don’t know..” Mistheart said, she was startled. She knew that Duskfern had anger issues, but Why be so mad about a cat..? ”Both....I guess.”

[vampy]

Mistheart took a step back, she tucked her tail underneath her, ”I... I don’t know..” Mistheart said, she was startled. She knew that Duskfern had anger issues, but Why be so mad about a cat..? ”Both....I guess.”

She quieted down and stopped baring her teeth. Leaving the den, she mewed,”Don’t talk to me.”

[Little Timmy]

She quieted down and stopped baring her teeth. Leaving the den, she mewed,”Don’t talk to me.”

”....” Mistheart watched as Duskfern walked out of the den. “Duskfern....?” Mistheart walked over to where she was sitting before,she sat and laid her head down. What did I do....?

[vampy]

”....” Mistheart watched as Duskfern walked out of the den. “Duskfern....?” Mistheart walked over to where she was sitting before,she sat and laid her head down. What did I do....?

(End of rp-)

[Little Timmy]

(End of rp-)

Kk

[ophelia]

Xmas Bliss ChillCat Erebus - [rp for ChillCat's request for Silentkit]

Poppyshine ducked into the medicine cat's den for her second visit. She set down Silentkit, who was fast asleep in her jaws. She looked back up. "Ebonyfang?" she called quietly, in case there were sleeping patients. She sat down and curled her tail around the kit protectively. She was too little to be this injured.

[vampy]

Xmas Bliss ChillCat Erebus - [rp for ChillCat's request for Silentkit]

Poppyshine ducked into the medicine cat's den for her second visit. She set down Silentkit, who was fast asleep in her jaws. She looked back up. "Ebonyfang?" she called quietly, in case there were sleeping patients. She sat down and curled her tail around the kit protectively. She was too little to be this injured.

(Sorry to be nosy, but this roleplay should be in the nursery thread. Or is Poppyshine supposed to be in the warriors’ den?)

[Reptilian Cabinets]

RoseWhisper ducked into the Warriors' den with a frog, she found her nest and went to lay down to eat. While the orange cat began eating the frog, her mind wandered. 'Is ShadowClan right for me? Am I supposed to be here?' She shook her head, 'No! ShadowClan is my home! StarClan put me here for a reason!' Her blue eyes were full of worry and hatred. 'How could I question StarClan like that! I'm such a dumb ass!' She scolded herself. RoseWhisper finished her frog and went to go bury it. While she was walking back to her sad little nest she thought it would be a good idea to get her mind off that and to go hunting to help her clan. "Is there anyone who would like to go hunting"? The deep orange she-cat yelled, hoping someone would agree.{Open}

[Little Timmy]

Mia

Mistheart sat there for a few hours, she’d just sit there and think about what happened. Mistheart didn’t even get up to get food even though she hasn’t eaten all day, and barley anything yesterday.. was this maybe... ....depression...?
Mistheart would look out of the warriors den, ..‘don’t talk to me.’ What Duskfern said was flooding her head. She didn’t know what to do, or even how to react. ‘What if i just lost a friend?’ Mistheart quizzed in her head hoping not, maybe Duskfern just overreacted, possibly.. Mistheart relaxed a bit and tried to fall asleep, hoping the next day wont be so bad. She could barley even sleep but she managed to. The following morning Mistheart woke up later in the day, later then she usually wakes up at, but, ‘I..... I’ve never slept this late before..”. She forgot what happened yesterday, but then it came to her. She remembered what happened. She would get up to stretch then lay back down, ‘ she probably is gonna forgive me today... right?’
Mistheart looked saddder then usual, this wasn’t normal for her, which could worry some people

[Mia]

Christmassy Eve
Nightshadow walked into the warriors den looking for Mistheart. "There you are!" she exclaimed. She walked over to her friend. "Why are you still in here...." the black she-cat trailed away. She could see pain in her friends eyes. "What's wrong, Mistheart?"

[Little Timmy]

Christmassy Eve
Nightshadow walked into the warriors den looking for Mistheart. "There you are!" she exclaimed. She walked over to her friend. "Why are you still in here...." the black she-cat trailed away. She could see pain in her friends eyes. "What's wrong, Mistheart?"


The seal-point she cat looked up at Nightshadow ”well......” it was hard for Mistheart to explain but she had to try, Nightshadow was her friend and she needs to know. ” i.. i went to go talk to Duskfern, but... she was in a bad mood.... I think it was about her not getting deputy... then she called finchwhisker a toad brain, but i made a mistake and said that i don’t think finchwhisker wasn’t so bad, which made her upset..... she looked angry then asked me who’s side i was on.... i said both, .....then she just left and said “dont talk to me”.. I don’t know what to do! All i know is that i messed up and now Duskfern is angry at me.....“
Mistheart was worried, but she hoped that Nightshadow would understand what happened, so she doesn’t have to say it again.

[Mia]

Christmassy Eve
Nightshadow sat down next to Mistheart. "Oh...well it's not your fault for speaking what you thought and that was your opinion." She put her paws further underneath of her. I think Finchwhisker will be a good deputy, but Duskfern would have been a good deputy also. It's not Duskfern's decision though, to get picked as deputy. It's Dawnstar's decision. I understand why she is upset. She probably thought that her being deputy would change how everyone looked at her, in a good way. She wanted everyone to look toward her as a cat that should get respect from others. Duskfern wanted to be a higher rank so she could makes everyone listen to her." Nightshadow said the last few lines in a softer voice. "Don't worry, Mistheart. I think Duskfern will apologize soon and not be mad at you." She meowed with empathy.

[Little Timmy]

Christmassy Eve
Nightshadow sat down next to Mistheart. "Oh...well it's not your fault for speaking what you thought and that was your opinion." She put her paws further underneath of her. I think Finchwhisker will be a good deputy, but Duskfern would have been a good deputy also. It's not Duskfern's decision though, to get picked as deputy. It's Dawnstar's decision. I understand why she is upset. She probably thought that her being deputy would change how everyone looked at her, in a good way. She wanted everyone to look toward her as a cat that should get respect from others. Duskfern wanted to be a higher rank so she could makes everyone listen to her." Nightshadow said the last few lines in a softer voice. "Don't worry, Mistheart. I think Duskfern will apologize soon and not be mad at you." She meowed with empathy.

Mistheart looked down, then back up, she was thinking about what Nightshadow just said, ”Yea... i guess your right.” she replied, “maybe Duskfern will forgive me..” MIstheart was sure, her friend would never leave her just like that. “ima go get something to eat, I’m starving” MIstheart sounded better, but still sad. Mistheart got up and went to the food pile, she grabbed a normal-sized mouse. She went back to her spot and ate it there, she tried not to be rude in any way while eating the mouse.

[Mia]

Christmassy Eve
Nightshadow watched Mistheart go to the fresh-kill pile then come back in the den with a mouse. "Is that all you wanted me to help you with?" she meowed nicely. "I can stay longer to talk, if you want." She was sure Duskfern would forgive Mistheart sooner than later. The amber eyed she-cat would stay with Mistheart if she wanted her to.

[Little Timmy]

Christmassy Eve
Nightshadow watched Mistheart go to the fresh-kill pile then come back in the den with a mouse. "Is that all you wanted me to help you with?" she meowed nicely. "I can stay longer to talk, if you want." She was sure Duskfern would forgive Mistheart sooner than later. The amber eyed she-cat would stay with Mistheart if she wanted her to.

She finished eating the mouse, ”you can leave, if you want, i dont mind.... i just had to get that out of My head.” Mistheart mewd.

[Mia]

Christmassy Eve
"Are you sure? 'Cause I can stay. But if you want me to go then I'll go." Nightshadow stood up.

[jayfeather21]

"hello?" mintkit poked her head inside the den not knowing what it was she slipped on moss and slid into the middle of the den "oh! It's uh. . the uh warriors den!!" she squeaked wernt kits not aloud in the warriors den?

[Dog Lover]

Wolfstreak was sleeping when he felt claws digging into his tail. Grunting, he awoke to find a small kit clawing his tail. "Hey! What are you doing in the warriors den, clawing my tail off?" He yelled at the kit. (OPEN)

[Fuzzy]

Jxno
[Sorry its short!]

Owlspots yawned as she dipped into the warrior's den. The sun was already down showing that the day was over with and it was time to sleep before moving on to tomorrow. The speckled and striped warrior moved over to her nest only to find a tom blocking her way, doing stars knows what. Frankly she did not care what he was doing. Who even was this cat? Ugh, that didn't mater. Icy blue eyes scanned over the tom. "You are blocking the path." She informed him skeptical of how to handle him.

[Terrestrial]

Fuzzy

Ravenburn glanced behind him and flicked his tail. "Oh my sincerest apologies, but I don't give a flying feather. Walk around, or are you too stupid to do that?" The Black tabby tom spat, who did this molly think she was?! Walking up to him of all cats! He didn't care if the nest he was sitting in front of belonged to this mouse-brained warrior.

[Fuzzy]

Jxno

Great another idiot of a warrior. Did none of these cats get taught how to think? Owlspots raised her upper lip at his comment, letting out a small huff in return. "Only stupid one here is the one who choose to sit in front of another warrior's nest instead of their own." She pointed out, tail slowly lashing behind her. What was with this tom? Acting so high and mighty over moving to the side, or better yet going to his own nest.

[Little Timmy]

Christmassy Eve
"Are you sure? 'Cause I can stay. But if you want me to go then I'll go." Nightshadow stood up.

( Very sorry I haven’t responded, I did not forget. I just didn’t have much time on my hands to do so. Hope you understand C: )

Mistheart looked up at Nightshadow, she had Nightshadow wait a moment, her eyes were filt with sorrow and regret. If only she had not spoken her opinion. Mistheart blinked then she started to answer her friend, ”I don’t know.. I— mean, you probably have something better to do..” Mistheart laid her head on her paws, “somthing better than talking to me..” She mumbled to herself, waiting for Nightshadows answer.

[Mosspaw0909]

Dogclaw was laying in his nest yet he hadn’t slept all night. The big lug was actually awake all night thinking.
“What did... you think of Dawnstars show of force the other day?” He asked the other warriors around him tentively. “She killed that cat.” He tried not to word it positively or negatively but he needed to gauge just how his clan felt about the whole thing. For now it should be safe to speak here, unless Finchwhisker or Dawnstar came by.

(Open)

[Little Timmy]

Minty

Mistheart walked into the entrance of ShadowClan with a plump mouse in her jaws. She was proud of her catch, because the colder it got the less prey would be caught. She padded toward the fresh kill pile and dropped the mouse down on top of the stack. The pile was getting smaller by the minute. Mistheart was worried but not to much because if she could of caught that fat mouse then what else could be out there? She soon padded over to the warriors’ den, to lay down and relax after she went hunting. She went over to her usual spot and sat down.
She started to lick her paw and slide it over her forehead, grooming herself. After, she laid down. She put her head in her paws and stared out if the den to watch the cats walking by.

[vampy]

Minty

Mistheart walked into the entrance of ShadowClan with a plump mouse in her jaws. She was proud of her catch, because the colder it got the less prey would be caught. She padded toward the fresh kill pile and dropped the mouse down on top of the stack. The pile was getting smaller by the minute. Mistheart was worried but not to much because if she could of caught that fat mouse then what else could be out there? She soon padded over to the warriors’ den, to lay down and relax after she went hunting. She went over to her usual spot and sat down.
She started to lick her paw and slide it over her forehead, grooming herself. After, she laid down. She put her head in her paws and stared out if the den to watch the cats walking by.

Duskfern had gone hunting and dropped her prey off in the prey pile. She got pretty tired from this and decided to sleep in the warriors den. She noticed Mistheart, but decided to ignore her. Since their last talk, there had been tension. They didn’t really interact anymore. She gave a quick glance, hoping she wouldn’t notice. Then the multicolored she-cat padded in a circle a few times, then curled up. She couldn’t fall asleep, though. Thoughts clouded her mind.

[Little Timmy]

Duskfern had gone hunting and dropped her prey off in the prey pile. She got pretty tired from this and decided to sleep in the warriors den. She noticed Mistheart, but decided to ignore her. Since their last talk, there had been tension. They didn’t really interact anymore. She gave a quick glance, hoping she wouldn’t notice. Then the multicolored she-cat padded in a circle a few times, then curled up. She couldn’t fall asleep, though. Thoughts clouded her mind.


Mistheart’s ear twitched as Duskfern entered, she quickly lifted her head hoping Dusk would talk to her, But, no, she ignored her. Mistheart lowered her head when she sall Duskfern glance at her. Oh... she mumbled to herself quietly. She put her head on her paws, trying to fall asleep. I’m not tired. I should go apologize to Duskfern... Mistheart thought to herself. Mist got up and went over to Duskfern, she nudged her lightly with her paw, ”D-Duskfern....?” Mistheart asked, ” Look, I’m sorry about what I said last time we talked....” Mistheart mewd, she hesitated then she started saying more “Your r-right about Finchwhisker... Mistheart sighed “I should of never said what I said..” but I only stated my opinion.. she added on quietly, “Can we be friends again..?”
Mistheart looked down, then back at Duskfern hoping she wouldn’t get made again. ”Please..?” it was clear in Mistheart’s eyes to see that she my desperate. She had no one else to talk to, and she was to shy to ask anyone else to be her friend.

[vampy]

Mistheart’s ear twitched as Duskfern entered, she quickly lifted her head hoping Dusk would talk to her, But, no, she ignored her. Mistheart lowered her head when she sall Duskfern glance at her. Oh... she mumbled to herself quietly. She put her head on her paws, trying to fall asleep. I’m not tired. I should go apologize to Duskfern... Mistheart thought to herself. Mist got up and went over to Duskfern, she nudged her lightly with her paw, ”D-Duskfern....?” Mistheart asked, ” Look, I’m sorry about what I said last time we talked....” Mistheart mewd, she hesitated then she started saying more “Your r-right about Finchwhisker... Mistheart sighed “I should of never said what I said..” but I only stated my opinion.. she added on quietly, “Can we be friends again..?”
Mistheart looked down, then back at Duskfern hoping she wouldn’t get made again. ”Please..?” it was clear in Mistheart’s eyes to see that she my desperate. She had no one else to talk to, and she was to shy to ask anyone else to be her friend.

Duskfern didn’t really care about the deputy situation anymore. Sweetberry helped her understand. She ignored Mistheart because she was.. scared. Scared of what her friend would think of her. She usually wouldn’t care, but it was like she changed for the better. The StarClan cat suggested she would reach out, but the fear of them not liking her stopped her. At least someone reached out to her instead of having to do it herself. Her ears twitched, surprised at the lilac-point she-cat’s gesture. She lifted her head.
”Uhm.. y-yeah.” she mewed awkwardly.
For a moment Duskfern hesitated, then decided to apologize. Her friend deserved it. She was caught up in the whole thing and looking back, she was really stupid.
“I’m sorry, too. You were stating your opinion. I was too o-obsessed with the whole thing and I was a mousebrain... do you forgive uh.. m-me.?” she looked up at her friend with hopeful eyes, and shuffled her white paws nervously.

[Little Timmy]

Duskfern didn’t really care about the deputy situation anymore. Sweetberry helped her understand. She ignored Mistheart because she was.. scared. Scared of what her friend would think of her. She usually wouldn’t care, but it was like she changed for the better. The StarClan cat suggested she would reach out, but the fear of them not liking her stopped her. At least someone reached out to her instead of having to do it herself. Her ears twitched, surprised at the lilac-point she-cat’s gesture. She lifted her head.
”Uhm.. y-yeah.” she mewed awkwardly.
For a moment Duskfern hesitated, then decided to apologize. Her friend deserved it. She was caught up in the whole thing and looking back, she was really stupid.
“I’m sorry, too. You were stating your opinion. I was too o-obsessed with the whole thing and I was a mousebrain... do you forgive uh.. m-me.?” she looked up at her friend with hopeful eyes, and shuffled her white paws nervously.

(Me reading what I posted yesterday “omigosh like 3 spelling mistakes smh!”)
Mistheart stared as Duskfern for a moment, she was surprised that Duskfern wasn’t mad, Has she gotten over the deputy thing? Mistheart wondered.
”Your no mousebrain!” she said to Duskfern,”And, yes, I do forgive you.”
Mistheart was happy that her friend got over the hole deputy thing.

[vampy]

(Me reading what I posted yesterday “omigosh like 3 spelling mistakes smh!”)
Mistheart stared as Duskfern for a moment, she was surprised that Duskfern wasn’t mad, Has she gotten over the deputy thing? Mistheart wondered.
”Your no mousebrain!” she said to Duskfern,”And, yes, I do forgive you.”
Mistheart was happy that her friend got over the hole deputy thing.

(Lol also I wasn’t expecting Duskfern to apologize but we got HUGE charrie development for her)

[Little Timmy]

(Lol also I wasn’t expecting Duskfern to apologize but we got HUGE charrie development for her)

(Wow it’s like Duskfern has a mind of her own)

[vampy]

(Wow it’s like Duskfern has a mind of her own)

(Nah actually she talked to a StarClan cat named Sweetberry that’s a therapist)

[Little Timmy]

(Nah actually she talked to a StarClan cat named Sweetberry that’s a therapist)

(Hmm ok-)

[Little Timmy]

(Mistheart be lonely she need more friend)
Mistheart was sat down in the Warriors den, eating a vole that she had caught. She had recently went hunting and brought back a few pieces of prey. She finished the vole and spat out the bone. It wasn’t great but it didn’t make her hungry anymore. She waited in the warriors den, thinking of anymore things to do to past time. Maybe she could go find Duskfern, or go hunting again. it was getting late maybe not that idea was the best. She waited there for anyone to talk to.

Minty
Roleplay with the sick chiald (Me me )

[Stonefall]

(May I join the roleplay? I am new here, and I would like to know if it is acceptable to hop in.)

[vampy]

(May I join the roleplay? I am new here, and I would like to know if it is acceptable to hop in.)

(You should ask the person beforehand, then join in. In this case, I’ll let you! :))

[Little Timmy]

(You should ask the person beforehand, then join in. In this case, I’ll let you! :))

How dare you respond to that person 6 days later but not to me *anger*
Pls bump

[vampy]

How dare you respond to that person 6 days later but not to me *anger*
Pls bump

But
But
Am busy
Plus I don’t think they’ll respond

[Little Timmy]

But
But
Am busy
Plus I don’t think they’ll respond

PLEASEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
:(((

[~|Snow Leopard|~]

Leopardkit looked in at the warrior to see what they were they doing.


{OPEN!}

[Little Timmy]

(Mistheart be lonely she need more friend)
Mistheart was sat down in the Warriors den, eating a vole that she had caught. She had recently went hunting and brought back a few pieces of prey. She finished the vole and spat out the bone. It wasn’t great but it didn’t make her hungry anymore. She waited in the warriors den, thinking of anymore things to do to past time. Maybe she could go find Duskfern, or go hunting again. it was getting late maybe not that idea was the best. She waited there for anyone to talk to.


Aspen
B u m p p p p p p

[Polaris]

[ Peachblossom ]

Nightkit was sitting down on the edge of the clearing, sitting with his eyes closed. He let the sounds of the busy camp fill his ears. He sorted through the different sounds, sighing when he didn’t hear anything different than the normal chatter. He loved listening to the sounds of cats chatting but sometimes it became a little monotonous. He opened his amber eyes, standing up and shaking his medium-length black haired coat. He blinked as the sun shone on his eyes, stepping into the shadows to make the adjust from the darkness to light more gradual for his eyes. Nightkit normally did things in an seemingly endless round. Eat, sleep, play, talk or sit in the clearing, and repeat. He looked around the clearing, wondering what he could do to end the repetitive round. His eyes swept over the camp from left to right, stopping on the warriors den.

Nightkit walked over towards the warriors den, deciding that it was the perfect thing to distract him. He stepped into the den, blinking as his eyes adjusted to the sudden darkness. He looked around before sitting in a shadowed corner. He loved to listen to the sounds of camp and doing it in hear would not only change what he heard but it might even cause him to make a new friend! His dark pelt blended easily in the shadows and when he closed his eyes, his pelt made him nearly invisible. He sighed and let the sounds fill his ears, unaware that there might be warriors in the den.

[VexSkullz]

Nightfur felt his moss as he tried to sleep more; it had something sharp in it, but he ignored it as he curled back up properly. He saw the entrance as he peeked with one eye; if only he had the energy to get out there and do what he needed to. He sighed and twisted in the moss, feeling the sharp object stab into him. He held back a sharp yowl and scrambled up, seeing the moss had a thorn, or two, in it. He looked up at the entrance again and huffed; he might as well take this moss out while he was up. He picked it up and went outside into the clearing.

[~dust~]

fleetwhisker yawned sitting down. He had a exhausting day with his apprentince.
He licked his fur gently and sighed. He was lonely.
Her ember Ed the cat who he okayed tag was it with? Yeah tag! He hoped she would come just s9 he could talk to someone.

Silverfur & Co

[Silverfur & Co]

fleetwhisker yawned sitting down. He had a exhausting day with his apprentince.
He licked his fur gently and sighed. He was lonely.
Her ember Ed the cat who he okayed tag was it with? Yeah tag! He hoped she would come just s9 he could talk to someone.

Silverfur & Co


Darktiger padded into the warriors den yawning and sat by him "hello there ." She mews smiling at him. She remembered his name and nodded. "You seem like your tired. Are you ok? " He was the only one that she seemed concerned for the rest of the clan she could care less with besides the kits and the soon to be warriors. She curled her tail around her paws. ~dust~

[~dust~]

Darktiger padded into the warriors den yawning and sat by him "hello there ." She mews smiling at him. She remembered his name and nodded. "You seem like your tired. Are you ok? " He was the only one that she seemed concerned for the rest of the clan she could care less with besides the kits and the soon to be warriors. She curled her tail around her paws. ~dust~
he yawned and grinned. It was like his wish had come true!
I’m tired I got a new apprentice she’s really nice but it was exhausting I’ve never had an apprentince
He licked his paws.

[Silverfur & Co]

he yawned and grinned. It was like his wish had come true!
I’m tired I got a new apprentice she’s really nice but it was exhausting I’ve never had an apprentince
He licked his paws.

"Well thats good that you get some training a apprentice action." She mews her paws still under her tail. "Well then maybe you should sleep." She mews softly. She wandered if he even remembered her name. Her blue eyes looked at him.

[~dust~]

"Well thats good that you get some training a apprentice action." She mews her paws still under her tail. "Well then maybe you should sleep." She mews softly. She wandered if he even remembered her name. Her blue eyes looked at him.
He looked at her and felt his pelt grow hot
Oh umm yeah I should darktiger, well umm you could stay here!
He turned away a bit embarrassed

[Silverfur & Co]

He looked at her and felt his pelt grow hot
Oh umm yeah I should darktiger, well umm you could stay here!
He turned away a bit embarrassed


"I can if you would like fleetwhisker." She smiled glad that he remembered her name and she laid down close to him as her pelt got a little hot after asking. "This spot isn't taken is it?" She curled around him after moving a nest closer to his. She was gonna make sure he had some company.

[oky]

GoldenSight sat under the shade of the den and shuffled her paws anxiously through the dirt.


(Open)

[~dust~]

"I can if you would like fleetwhisker." She smiled glad that he remembered her name and she laid down close to him as her pelt got a little hot after asking. "This spot isn't taken is it?" She curled around him after moving a nest closer to his. She was gonna make sure he had some company.
his tail swooped around his paws as he yawned and licked her ears gently
No it’s not darktiger

[Silverfur & Co]

his tail swooped around his paws as he yawned and licked her ears gently
No it’s not darktiger


She purs softly as he licks her ears and she looks at him as her tail wrapped around herself as she purs more "Well good im gonna stay right here."

[~dust~]

She purs softly as he licks her ears and she looks at him as her tail wrapped around herself as she purs more "Well good im gonna stay right here."
he licked her ears still and said
Never leave.....
He licked her nose and then laid his head on hers.

[Silverfur & Co]

he licked her ears still and said
Never leave.....
He licked her nose and then laid his head on hers.


"never will I leave you fleetwhisker." She mews as she starts to drift to sleep she licks his ear in response after he lays his head on hers. She was purring soundly.

[~dust~]

"never will I leave you fleetwhisker." She mews as she starts to drift to sleep she licks his ear in response after he lays his head on hers. She was purring soundly.
he listened to her purring and fell asleep wrapping his tail around hers.

[Silverfur & Co]

he listened to her purring and fell asleep wrapping his tail around hers.


As they both fell asleep their tails together Darktigers ears twitch hearing sounds around her and she still slept

[iliri]

The tall, lanky feline made their way into the den. Their diluted gaze looking around at the mossy grounds and such. They would of said something of how good it looked, but they remained silent, like usual and just made their way in. Lightningeyes laid down on a fresh bed of moss, it probably was meant for them. Breathing out through their nose, they just lied down.(OPEN)

[Quasar]

Quietly tiptoeing (or at least doing the cat version) into the shaded den, Littlepaw peered warmly over at her mentor, who she couldnt really tell whether he was asleep or just relaxing. The small she-cat knew it was one of their no-training days, so she just wanted to check up on him. "Pssst!" she hissed out, her voice lowered into a whisper, "Halfblood, can I come in?" not really waiting for a response, she padded a few more steps into the den, blue-purple eyes gazing around in near wonder. Even though it certainly didnt hold a candle to her own previous sleeping-quarters, the fact that cats were able to build dens was still amazing to her. Though she would never admit it, she would always prefer the way her old bed looked. But the moss was still surprisingly comfortable, even if it did take quite a while to get out of her curly pelt.

// Romulus

[teddy.]

Quietly tiptoeing (or at least doing the cat version) into the shaded den, Littlepaw peered warmly over at her mentor, who she couldnt really tell whether he was asleep or just relaxing. The small she-cat knew it was one of their no-training days, so she just wanted to check up on him. "Pssst!" she hissed out, her voice lowered into a whisper, "Halfblood, can I come in?" not really waiting for a response, she padded a few more steps into the den, blue-purple eyes gazing around in near wonder. Even though it certainly didnt hold a candle to her own previous sleeping-quarters, the fact that cats were able to build dens was still amazing to her. Though she would never admit it, she would always prefer the way her old bed looked. But the moss was still surprisingly comfortable, even if it did take quite a while to get out of her curly pelt.

// Romulus

He groaned out, long and low. The underweight tom exhaled an exhausted sigh. What did his blasted kittypet apprentice want now? He himself was half kittypet, thanks to his mlthers antics, his name didn't lie... but that didn't mean he didn't loathe them; Deeply; Passionately. "No you can't--" it was too late, the Lamb-like cat was already in the apprentice den. Oversized ears flattened back in dismay. "Why ask a question if you aren't going to wait for an answer!"

[Quasar]

He groaned out, long and low. The underweight tom exhaled an exhausted sigh. What did his blasted kittypet apprentice want now? He himself was half kittypet, thanks to his mlthers antics, his name didn't lie... but that didn't mean he didn't loathe them; Deeply; Passionately. "No you can't--" it was too late, the Lamb-like cat was already in the apprentice den. Oversized ears flattened back in dismay. "Why ask a question if you aren't going to wait for an answer!"

The curly-furred she-cat pouted a bit at the response, not exactly surprised by her grumpy mentors behavior. "Ohh, dont be like that!" she mewed, prancing light-heartedly over to stand by his nest "Say, whatcha doin'?" Littlepaw cocked her head at the tom, head tilted as she blinked innocently down at him with large, round eyes. The former kittypet knew he wasnt exactly fond of her, but she liked him just fine! He wasnt that bad when you got to know him, but even then it did take a certain type of cat to be able to get past his prickly exterior.

[teddy.]

The curly-furred she-cat pouted a bit at the response, not exactly surprised by her grumpy mentors behavior. "Ohh, dont be like that!" she mewed, prancing light-heartedly over to stand by his nest "Say, whatcha doin'?" Littlepaw cocked her head at the tom, head tilted as she blinked innocently down at him with large, round eyes. The former kittypet knew he wasnt exactly fond of her, but she liked him just fine! He wasnt that bad when you got to know him, but even then it did take a certain type of cat to be able to get past his prickly exterior.

His ears twitched in annoyance. The white tip of his pitch black tail slashed furisoly behind him but his split coloured eyes remained the same; hard and emotionless. "Its a den, what do you think I'm doing?" He snapped the sarcastic question at Littlepaw, shifting in his nest to stretch. His pelt blended perfectly into the shadows of the dark den, save for the practically glowing eyes he seemed to have. Vibrate in colour but dead in emotion. "Why are you hear? Its your day off! Shouldn't you be making a fool of yourself somewhere?"

[Lavender'fur]

Hopepelt pads in, yawning. She takes her nest and curls up sleepily.

[Lavender'fur]

;Hope'pelt;
Hope'pelt wakes up and sleepily stretches. Getting up, she rubs her eyes and pads outside.

[teddy.]

Skullkit was exhausted - when wasn't he? The racket of the nursery was making his head spin with a dull pain. He wanted somewhere private and quiet to curl up and perish... he was taking a long time to die, actually. The weakness was always there, that dull ache in his chest joining it, but death never released him from the grip of pain. Being in his dreams did-- when he had talked to Blackhaze... odd.

The kitten climbed unto the softest nest he could find and settled down into its mossy bed with a sigh of relief.

(Open!)

[Fletcher]

(This is a lore post for Bouncepaw! I'm purposefully writing these and leaving them around seeecretly to characterize him and foreshadow his development. If you'd like you can reply to this!!)

Bouncepaw

Bouncepaw was sticky, he needed to get back to the Medicine Cat's den, he was covered in pine sap again...

Gross.

He'd been sitting in the warriors den, padding from corner to corner, skulking in the shade. As warriors stepped in and out, he closed his eyes, stuck close to the walls, and prayed softly that he wouldn't be seen.

He stared at a slender warrior stepping out of the den.

He needed to wash his paws off, this felt disgusting, pine sap, gross, gross...

"Worry not, rest your pelt, relax your haunches, you're safe, all is well."

He closed his eyes, lowering his body to the ground. That was one perk of being a Medicine Cat's Apprentice, he supposed. It was much easier to connect with Starclan, it almost felt like a glow in his heart, it kept him grounded. He looked at his messy paws, and to a pile in the corner.

He shook his head and took his leave from the den, feeling a bit better than he did prior that day.

He really needed to wash off his paws.

[Exis]

Skullkit was exhausted - when wasn't he? The racket of the nursery was making his head spin with a dull pain. He wanted somewhere private and quiet to curl up and perish... he was taking a long time to die, actually. The weakness was always there, that dull ache in his chest joining it, but death never released him from the grip of pain. Being in his dreams did-- when he had talked to Blackhaze... odd.

The kitten climbed unto the softest nest he could find and settled down into its mossy bed with a sigh of relief.

(Open!)
Tigerlily had just settled down for a nap when the small kit crawled in his nest. He looked like... yes... he supposed it was "Skullkit. What are you doing in here?" he asked not quite mean but not the nicest either. He knew that Blackhaze had told him this kit was sickly. Technically speaking he was supposed to be watching him as he did poisonpaw but... He didn't want to go into to nursery... Too many kits with sticky paws and pointy claws for his licking.

[Quickpaw]

~Skyleap~

Skyleap bounded into the warriors' den. She wanted to spread cheer around the place. Why wouldn't any cat want their Clan to be happy. Skyleap took it as her job to make sure that no cat in ShadowClan was grumpy. The elders' were an exception, but that could be changed. The kits were always happy and the apprentices were either happy, or training with their mentors. That made the warriors the next cats on her mental list. Surprisingly, there were a lot of warriors in their den, but most of them were asleep. Skyleap didn't want to wake any cat up, so she picked her way through the bodies of sleeping cats. There's got to be at least one cat in this den who isn't sleeping. But, as Skyleap looked around she saw that she might be wrong. Oh, come on. And then she saw him. Clouheart! He was one of the most grumpy warriors, which made him the perfect cat to cheer up. Plus he was her brother.
"Hi, Cloudheart," Skyleap found it hard to keep her voice quiet.

~Cloudheart~

Cloudheart was about to curl up in his warm nest and dream of plump mice, when he heard a voice. Skyleap, great. He loved his sister, but sometimes she could be a little too much. Yet, he couldn't snap back at her.
"What is it," Cloudheart turned around to find himself face to face with Skyleap.
"Well," she answered, her voice quivering with excitement, making her act like a kit. "All the cats in ShadowClan are so... grumpy."
Cloudheart knew what she was getting at, "Not now. Besides, we're ShadowClan. We're grumpy. That's just the way our Clan is."
"But it doesn't have to be," Skyleap had been ready for Cloudheart to protest.
"Fine," Cloudheart couldn't think of a way to back out of this one. "Just make it quick, okay?"
"No can do," Skyleap replied. "This might be a long process."
"Some cat, help me," Cloudheart murmured as his sister led him out of the den where his cozy nest was waiting.

{Open! If some cat wants to save Cloudheart or help Skyleap, just quote this post or mention me and I'll reply as soon as I can!}

[FireyZack]

~Skyleap~

Skyleap bounded into the warriors' den. She wanted to spread cheer around the place. Why wouldn't any cat want their Clan to be happy. Skyleap took it as her job to make sure that no cat in ShadowClan was grumpy. The elders' were an exception, but that could be changed. The kits were always happy and the apprentices were either happy, or training with their mentors. That made the warriors the next cats on her mental list. Surprisingly, there were a lot of warriors in their den, but most of them were asleep. Skyleap didn't want to wake any cat up, so she picked her way through the bodies of sleeping cats. There's got to be at least one cat in this den who isn't sleeping. But, as Skyleap looked around she saw that she might be wrong. Oh, come on. And then she saw him. Clouheart! He was one of the most grumpy warriors, which made him the perfect cat to cheer up. Plus he was her brother.
"Hi, Cloudheart," Skyleap found it hard to keep her voice quiet.

~Cloudheart~

Cloudheart was about to curl up in his warm nest and dream of plump mice, when he heard a voice. Skyleap, great. He loved his sister, but sometimes she could be a little too much. Yet, he couldn't snap back at her.
"What is it," Cloudheart turned around to find himself face to face with Skyleap.
"Well," she answered, her voice quivering with excitement, making her act like a kit. "All the cats in ShadowClan are so... grumpy."
Cloudheart knew what she was getting at, "Not now. Besides, we're ShadowClan. We're grumpy. That's just the way our Clan is."
"But it doesn't have to be," Skyleap had been ready for Cloudheart to protest.
"Fine," Cloudheart couldn't think of a way to back out of this one. "Just make it quick, okay?"
"No can do," Skyleap replied. "This might be a long process."
"Some cat, help me," Cloudheart murmured as his sister led him out of the den where his cozy nest was waiting.

{Open! If some cat wants to save Cloudheart or help Skyleap, just quote this post or mention me and I'll reply as soon as I can!}

Bonekit was padding around boredly in the clearing. Almost all the kits in this clan were crybabies! The only exception he'd found was Buzzardkit, and she was wayyyy older than him! Like years and years! As he was padding around a brown rock for the gazillionth time, two cats walking out of the warriors den caught his eye. Without much thought, he bounded over to them.
Hey! Who goes there? This is Boneclan territory!
He puffed out his chest and fluffed out his fur in an attempt to look bigger, but all he accomplished was looking like a fluffy kitten.

[Quickpaw]

Bonekit was padding around boredly in the clearing. Almost all the kits in this clan were crybabies! The only exception he'd found was Buzzardkit, and she was wayyyy older than him! Like years and years! As he was padding around a brown rock for the gazillionth time, two cats walking out of the warriors den caught his eye. Without much thought, he bounded over to them.
Hey! Who goes there? This is Boneclan territory!
He puffed out his chest and fluffed out his fur in an attempt to look bigger, but all he accomplished was looking like a fluffy kitten.

~Skyleap~

Skyleap was bringing- or dragging- Cloudheart over when a cute kit bounded over to them and fluffed out his fur. "Hello! How are you doing?" Skyleap asked.

~Cloudheart~

The kit had saved him. Thank StarClan! Cloudheart slowly backed toward the warriors' den while Skyleap greeted... Bonekit? That was his name right? Bonekit? It didn't really matter because Cloudheart wasn't going to talk to him. Cloudheart ducked his head and quickly walked into his den. Skyleap hadn't seen him, thank StarClan, yet again.
Cloudheart remembered when he was a kit. He'd always pretend that he was the leader, or that Skyleap was, it depended. That was fun. That was back when he wasn't busy making sure that he kept his Clan alive. Now, he was going to forget about this and sleep.

[wolfie]

MooingPanda
Wolfwhisper let out a pleased squeak, rolling to his paws lazily. As if moving at normal speed may take up all his energy. He began to paddle to the Warriors' Den.

"Now, Embershadow! If any of these goes missing -- " He whipped his head around, squinting his eyes at the tom. "I will -- uh, do.. do something veryyy baaad!" He threatened before his expression broke back into a goofy grin. "I know ya won't doo thatt though!"

With that, Wolfwhisper ducked into the den. Careful to not disturb the possible sleeping cats, he made his way to his nest. "Where are they... where are theeyy... Oh! Oohh!!" He pulled three rocks out from the nest, placing them on top of said nest.

There laid one misshaped rock, rather grey but extremely smooth -- a large, rough brown rock that carried darker stripes -- and finally, a simple redish rock that was missing a fragment.

"Behold! The three keys to uhmmm,, something. Still working on that but they are toootally special, just.. loooook at them!!" The short tom would rumble in pride, grinning brightly at Embershadow.

[furrensic]

[ ShadowWing65 ]
Buzzardkit stood outside of the entrance to the warriors den, her nose scrunching up in a cringe. Ugh. Warriors den meant warriors, that meant stinky people. She was never one to get along with adults.

But...she had a job, and she was determined to fulfill that job, which was making sure there were no gross windclan likers in shadowclan! She promised vixenwhorl too, and vixenwhorl was a cool old person, so buzzardkit didn't want to disappoint the elder. And!! And-- she could brag about it to that little guy, bonekit (and her siblings). She was sure he'd think it was great that she interrogated everyone. Little twofaced worm could use it to his advantage or something in arguments.

Walking into the warriors den, she would look at all of the larger cats. Hm..hm...hm..who should she interrogate right now? Her eyes landed on a black she-cat who she recognized as moonshadow. (She hoped she got the name right.) "Moonshadow!" she called out, padding towards the warrior and plopping down in front of her. Okay, she had to look and sound intimidating.

The calico frowned, furrowing her brows and speaking up in an obviously forced, flat and emotionless voice. "I have a question for you, it'll decide your fate, for like, forever! The question is.....do you like windclan at all?" she wasn't sure if that sounded intimidating or not, but she sure hoped so. She thought about the story vixenwhorl told her, she'd make it even scarier if moonshadow said she liked Windclan!

[Willow_Tree]

Moonshadow frowns at the young kits question. “Why would that decide my fate? Also, why are you in the warriors den?”
jude

[furrensic]

[ ShadowWing65 ]
Buzzardkit stilled at the questions, a blank expression on her face. She hadn't really expected moonshadow to ask questions back, especially ones that weren't related to her own question. "Because....." she started, not sure what to say. She could really just say anything and it'd probably be believable. Then again, wouldn't it be better to tell the truth in this situation?

"Because!! Depending on your answer, starclan will curse you, that's why!" she blurted out-- ah yes, an amazing answer, really. Quite believable. Moonshadow would be cursed by shadowclan if she said she liked windclan!

She narrowed her eyes at the warrior. "And because I can come in here, Dawnstar never said I couldnt. I also have a job, but dont ask questions about it!" she explained, the last part in a warning tone. No more questions- she was the interrogator here! Not moonshadow, or anyone else! "Now answer the question: do you like windclan?"

[Willow_Tree]

Moonshadow chuckles. “Starclan won’t curse me for liking another clan, kit.” She says, amused. “And yes, I do like Windclan. They’re pretty nice, with a few exceptions of course. But then, all clans have good cats and bad cats . . . “ She trails off, looking at the young kit. “Why did you want to know?”
jude

[iliri]

Silence. That was all that the black cat wanted. Silence. Lightningeyes glanced around at the cats around them. How pitiful. Their black fur matched perfectly with the surrounding darkness around them, they were sitting on a small bedding of moss that was made for them. Their diluted green gaze continued to glance around at the cats around them. They always questioned other cats and how they acted..maybe one would talk to them? (OPEN)

[furrensic]

[ ShadowWing65 ]
Aha! Moonshadow had fallen right into her (very) clever trap. And for the warriors information, they would curse her-- because she was basically starclan. So she would curse her with bad luck, or something. She didn't know yet. "So I can get dawnstar to exile you, that's why." she said flatly, shaking her head which hinted at that being a lie. Or was she lying? Who knew. That just made it exciting.

"Windclan is bad, that's why I wanted to know, obviously!" stars, she wasn't going around asking people the same question for no reason! "They raided the camp when everyone was at a gathering, and brought all of the kits, queens, and elders to a barn. Then they set the barn on fire! And...do you know what happened to the cats inside....?" buzzardkit questioned, falling into silence for a few moments. One. Two. Three.

"They melted alive and the barn exploded!" she announced, in a convincing tone. Maybe that'd change the warriors mind about liking windclan.

[Quickpaw]

Silence. That was all that the black cat wanted. Silence. Lightningeyes glanced around at the cats around them. How pitiful. Their black fur matched perfectly with the surrounding darkness around them, they were sitting on a small bedding of moss that was made for them. Their diluted green gaze continued to glance around at the cats around them. They always questioned other cats and how they acted..maybe one would talk to them? (OPEN)

One cat, with white fur, was awake. Sitting quietly in his nest. He seemed to be deep in his thoughts.

[Willow_Tree]

[ ShadowWing65 ]
Aha! Moonshadow had fallen right into her (very) clever trap. And for the warriors information, they would curse her-- because she was basically starclan. So she would curse her with bad luck, or something. She didn't know yet. "So I can get dawnstar to exile you, that's why." she said flatly, shaking her head which hinted at that being a lie. Or was she lying? Who knew. That just made it exciting.

"Windclan is bad, that's why I wanted to know, obviously!" stars, she wasn't going around asking people the same question for no reason! "They raided the camp when everyone was at a gathering, and brought all of the kits, queens, and elders to a barn. Then they set the barn on fire! And...do you know what happened to the cats inside....?" buzzardkit questioned, falling into silence for a few moments. One. Two. Three.

"They melted alive and the barn exploded!" she announced, in a convincing tone. Maybe that'd change the warriors mind about liking windclan.


Moonshdaow just shakes her head. "Let me guess, Vixenwhorl's been telling you stories. Everyone knows she hates Windclan . . . . No doubt the barn story was just a that. A story. I know some windclan cats, and they were pretty nice." She says, off-handedley, looking over at the entrance. Wasn't it her turn to patrol today? "Anyways, I don't have enough time for anymore questions. I have to go see if it's my turn to patrol." She says, getting up.

jude

[MooingPanda]

Embershadow waited for the tom to lead the way, falling behind Wolfwhisper with a sigh. At the rate he was going, Embershadow could take a much needed nap and wake up in time for the other tom to get around to showing him the magical rocks.

He frowned at Wolfwhispers' words. He was very skeptical that the rocks would be anything out of the ordinary and he certainly had no interest in them. "Oh, of course," he meowed with a sigh. He followed the tom to his nest and waited while he fished under the moss.

Embershadow narrowed his eyes as Wolfwhisper pulled the rocks out and plopped them on the nest. They looked completely ordinary. He was confused about what the other cat saw in them. "They look pretty ordinary to me," he meowed.
x ghostie

[iliri]

One cat, with white fur, was awake. Sitting quietly in his nest. He seemed to be deep in his thoughts.

The mute cat casted a glance towards the white cat. They gave them a..blank expressionless stare before looking away, his ears flat against his head.

[Quickpaw]

The mute cat casted a glance towards the white cat. They gave them a..blank expressionless stare before looking away, his ears flat against his head.

Cloudheart looked at the cat, still covered in questions and thoughts. (That sounds so bad.) He stared back. Who are you?

[wolfie]

Embershadow waited for the tom to lead the way, falling behind Wolfwhisper with a sigh. At the rate he was going, Embershadow could take a much needed nap and wake up in time for the other tom to get around to showing him the magical rocks.

He frowned at Wolfwhispers' words. He was very skeptical that the rocks would be anything out of the ordinary and he certainly had no interest in them. "Oh, of course," he meowed with a sigh. He followed the tom to his nest and waited while he fished under the moss.

Embershadow narrowed his eyes as Wolfwhisper pulled the rocks out and plopped them on the nest. They looked completely ordinary. He was confused about what the other cat saw in them. "They look pretty ordinary to me," he meowed.
x ghostie

Wolfwhisper slowly lifted his head, staring at Embershadow for a period of silence. Blink Blink. Until he practically deflated, "Aaa, I doon't understandd why everyoonee says that!" He admitted, shaking his head.

"Yknow, a medicine cat could see a moth with a broken wing and be like, oh yes! That's a sign from Starclaannn! We're in immeddittattee doom, but no! No, but I suppose... not everyone is gifted for the eyes to see into the mysteries, " Wolfwhisper explained, gesturing for Embershadow to look at the rocks again.

"We'll start with the first one. Take.. take a closer look to it. Something caused this rock to be so misshaped, Embershadow. Nooww... I'm not sure what but -- think of it, if Starclan is real.. what else is real?" He whispered softly, putting a paw on the second rock to push it forward.

"This second rock? The colors. I've never seen a rock colored like this! It's unnatural! Oh, oh --, " The tom paused for a moment to push the third rock forward.

"Um, okay. I'm not... so suree about this rock. It just, kinda looks cool. I'm sure it's -- it's meant for something though! That's what I have to fiigureee out!" He grinned.

[furrensic]

[ ShadowWing65 ]
Buzzardkit scoffed quietly under her breath, watching moonshadow stand up. "Vixenwhorl wouldn't lie. But fine! Go see if it's your turn to do dumb patrols, just know you'll suffer from my wrath soon!" the kit announced loudly with a huge frown, also standing up. Moonshadow would be cursed for her terrible actions! Cursed by the might buzzardkit! She let out a high pitched 'heh' sound before bolting out of the warriors den to find her next victim person om her interrogation list.

[teddy.]

Tigerlily had just settled down for a nap when the small kit crawled in his nest. He looked like... yes... he supposed it was "Skullkit. What are you doing in here?" he asked not quite mean but not the nicest either. He knew that Blackhaze had told him this kit was sickly. Technically speaking he was supposed to be watching him as he did poisonpaw but... He didn't want to go into to nursery... Too many kits with sticky paws and pointy claws for his licking.

Skullkit didn't hesitate to actually be mean to the cat that seemed to be three times his size. He crinkled his nose up at him, a sneer on thin lips as his ears flattened back. "No. Go get a new nest, this is mine now," Tiny kitten hackles were raised as he shuffled to securely rest in the softness of Tigerlilys nest.

[MooingPanda]

Embershadow rolled onto his belly, yawning. He blinked his eyes as sun filtered through the den entrance and onto his nest. He had been spending the afternoon catching up on some sleep after a late-night patrol the evening before. His stomach growled and he licked his lips, realizing he hadn't eaten since the morning. Judging by the suns' position in the sky, it was getting close to dinner time.

Embershadow hopped out of his nest, glancing around at the empty den. He shook his fur out and nosed his way out into the clearing. His eyes set on the fresh-kill pile, he didn't notice the kit standing in front of him until he had nearly bumped into it. "What are you doing, hanging around the warrior's den?" he grunted. "Shouldn't you be curled up with your mother or something?" He tried to make a move around the kit and continue toward the pile of prey. jude

[furrensic]

[ MooingPanda ]

Buzzardkit had decided that instead going into the warriors den, it'd be easier to just stand in front of it and wait until a warrior came out. For the past few hours, she had little luck, glaring harshly at the ground until she heard a voice. Yes! Her plan worked! Looking up at the warrior, she rolled her eyes at the questions. "Shouldn't you be in the elders den? You look old enough to be one." she retorted, blocking the warriors way so he couldn't make his way further into the clearing.

"Anyways! I'm here to ask you a few questions today," she explained, switching the topic. She hadn't been waiting for him specifically, but he'd do. She'd already asked, like, tons of people the question! Well-- only like four people, so not a ton, but still! She was making good progress. There was no way she was letting this guy get past her either.

Unless he swatted her away or something, but that wouldn't stop her. "Tell me, what's your opinion on windclan?" that was much more subtle than directly asking them if they liked windclan or not.

[MooingPanda]

Embershadow bristled indignantly at the kits' comment. "I'm not even thirty moons!" he snapped back. The audacity and disrespect that kits had these days. That was the first thing that she said to him? He needed to go join the elders? He considered whacking the ignorant kit over the head, then realized it probably wouldn't be the smartest thing to do.

Suppressing his annoyance, he meowed somewhat calmer, "well, they're a different Clan, so not very high." Embershadow hesitated a little before saying his opinion on ShadowClans' treatment of them. Frowning at her, he mewed suspiciously, "why do you want to know?" Was this kit a spy? He doubted it, but some of the cats in the Clan would definitely do something similar. jude

[furrensic]

[ MooingPanda ]

Not even thirty moons? She could've sworn he looked eighty. Sarcasm, of course. The warriors answer was...okay, she guessed. She was hoping for a much more enthusiastic, hateful answer. He never directly said he liked windclan though, or excused their actions or felt bad for them like many of the cats she had questioned in the past did. "Good answer," she noted aloud, her brows furrowing together at the toms question. What was this guys name anyways?? Embermoon? Or it was embershadow, either one would work.

All she knew at this moment was that she wasn't a big fan of the tone he used, even if she couldn't pinpoint the reason he used such a tone. "Because, I made a promise to someone that requires me to ask people questions like the one I just asked you. That's why." buzzardkit answered-- telling people about vixenwhorl telling her stories didn't seem like such a good idea, from her other experiences. She didn't feel like getting lectured on why she shouldn't believe the stories that were obviously true.

"I don't think you'd be interested in what the job is though. You seem mean." from his first impression anyways, that little remark about her being a kit hadn't left her mind yet.

[MooingPanda]

Embershadow tipped his head to one side impatiently. How was that a good answer? Wasn't that every ShadowClan cat's answer? He sat down with a bump, glaring at the she-kit. So she was a spy. He didn't know what she was looking for. He frowned. Maybe someone had overheard him talking to Wolfwhisper about Dawnstar. Or perhaps Wolfwhisper had told on him. Both were possible, but that didn't explain why a kit would be the one to talk to him. He figured that as soon as Dawnstar caught wind of his conversation, she would have a bounty put on his head.

Embershadow sighed. "And you're nosy," he snapped. "Look, I'm not sure what you want, but go find it somewhere else, okay?" Exasperated, he stared over at the fresh-kill pile. It was only him. These things only happened to him. And he couldn't just move the annoying kit out of the way because she would go mewling to Dawnstar. She seemed like the kind of cat that would do that. Most young cats were like that these days. jude

[Willow_Tree]

Moonshadow padded into the warriors den, bored after her patrol, and more than happy to rest a bit. The patrol had been uneventful, but that was what had made it tiring. There had been nothing to do but walk the borders, hoping something would happen. She sighed slightly.

Twilight Wing

[Twilight Wing]

Moonshadow padded into the warriors den, bored after her patrol, and more than happy to rest a bit. The patrol had been uneventful, but that was what had made it tiring. There had been nothing to do but walk the borders, hoping something would happen. She sighed slightly.

Twilight Wing


Suddently two balls of fluff burst in the warriors den,"I told you I would win pebble kit"a little rain grey she-cat boasted to her brother who timidly stepped into the den,neither of them noticed Moonshadow."I d-dont know about t-this"he stuttered.

[Willow_Tree]

Moonshadow pricked her ears up, watching the young kits as they burst into the den. She pads over. “What’re you doing in the Warrior’s Den?” She says, her voice a mixture of amusement and curiosity.
Twilight Wing

[Twilight Wing]

Moonshadow pricked her ears up, watching the young kits as they burst into the den. She pads over. “What’re you doing in the Warrior’s Den?” She says, her voice a mixture of amusement and curiosity.
Twilight Wing


Pabblekit squeaks and flops over scrambling on the ground trying to get away,Rainkit stomps over trying to look feisty,she looks Moonshadow up and down,"I'm not scared of you"she growled,"we can go where ever"she said with a sniff.Pebble kit who lay panting on the ground now got up and creeps over to rain kit trying not to draw Moonshadow's attention to him,"uh,rain kit I told you this was a bad idea"he whispered in Rainkits ear.

[Willow_Tree]

Moonshadow smiles slightly. “I never said you couldn’t” She says, amused. “And why would you be scared of me? It’s not like I’m a warrior of a different clan.” She sits, curling her tail around her paws. “I only wanted to know what you two came here for.”
Twilight Wing

[Twilight Wing]

Moonshadow smiles slightly. “I never said you couldn’t” She says, amused. “And why would you be scared of me? It’s not like I’m a warrior of a different clan.” She sits, curling her tail around her paws. “I only wanted to know what you two came here for.”
Twilight Wing


Rainkit snorted and pebble kit looked quite relieved."we were just racing miss"he said shyly.

[Willow_Tree]

Moonshadow laughs. "And who won?" She says, looking at the kit who had answered her. "What are you names, by the way?"
Twilight Wing

[Twilight Wing]

Moonshadow laughs. "And who won?" She says, looking at the kit who had answered her. "What are you names, by the way?"
Twilight Wing


"Iam rain kit and this is Pebble kit,and I won because Iam the fastes"Rain kit boasted.Pebblekit looked at his sister sharpy,he waggled his hind quarters and bowled her over.They tussled on the ground for a few seconds but then sat up.rainkit flicked her tail and got up,"I win"she said pebble kit grumbled something and shook the dust from his fur.

[Willow_Tree]

Well, rainkit and pebblekit, do you usually burst into dens like that?" She said, wondering how'd they respond to that. The she-kit would probably make some snappy reply. She thought, cocking her head to the side, waiting for the kits responses.
Twilight Wing

[Twilight Wing]

Well, rainkit and pebblekit, do you usually burst into dens like that?" She said, wondering how'd they respond to that. The she-kit would probably make some snappy reply. She thought, cocking her head to the side, waiting for the kits responses.
Twilight Wing


sorry if I took so long,I probably wont respond again today,untill monday

Rainkit smiled,"we do,its a talent".pebblekit nodded,suddenly dawnmist padded into the den,"you naughty kits"she scolded,"I am so sorry if they caused any trouble"she said to moonshadow

[Willow_Tree]

Moonshadow laughed. "It's fine. They weren't causing me any trouble at all." She replies, looking at the two kits. "You must have your paws full with them, though." She says with a smile.
Twilight Wing

(That's fine.)

[Twilight Wing]

Moonshadow laughed. "It's fine. They weren't causing me any trouble at all." She replies, looking at the two kits. "You must have your paws full with them, though." She says with a smile.
Twilight Wing

(That's fine.)


(sorry her name was dusksong I keep getting her name mixed up)

Dusksong sighed and watched her kits tussling on the ground,"I do"she said,"but I love you two"she said sweeping her tail around the two kits,"but you certainly give me grey fur,especially when your up to mischief"she added

[Willow_Tree]

Moonshadow smiles. “Well, I think your doing a good job raising them, I wouldn’t be surprised if they grew up to be good warriors.” She says, flicking her tail. Twilight Wing

[furrensic]

[ MooingPanda ]

Buzzardkit frowned. Her? Nosy? Impossible, no way. She was anything but nosy! And he wanted her to leave? How rude. She was close to saying that she didn't like him, but figured that would probably cause some tension. She followed his gaze to the prey pile-- oh, so he wanted food? Too bad.

"Uh, no." the kit answered, shaking her head as she faced the warrior again. "I still have one more question, after you answer it you can leave." technically she wasn't stopping him from leaving right now, but he still sat there.

"How do you feel about dawnstar?" buzzardkit asked. She needed to know this! Dawnstar dislikers were..like...basically on the same level as windclan likers, if not worse. Seriously, how could someone dislike a cat as cool as dawnstar?

[MooingPanda]

Embershadow pulled his gaze back down toward the kit and stared at her incredulously. Who did she think she was? You can't just order around a warrior and expect to get your way. "Last question?" he grunted, his tone of voice making it sound like a statement.

He tilted his head left and right. It was probably a really bad idea to say this outright, but he knew that most kits were pretty gullible and could be swayed pretty easily. "Alright, I think- I know- that Dawnstar is a tyrant." He watched the kit closely, seeing how she would react to such a blunt statement.

It could go either one of two ways: she could be shocked that a warrior would say such a thing and want to know his reasoning. If she hadn't already been brainwashed, he might convince her that Dawnstar was indeed a tyrant and he could gain another ally. The other, more probable outcome, was that her parents had been feeding her stories about ShadowClans' greatness and how puny the other Clans were from the moment she was born. They were just there to be taken over, and that ShadowClan should do so as quickly as possible. jude

[furrensic]

[ MooingPanda ]

"A tyrant!" buzzardkit repeated, jaw dropping. What-- what was will all of these dawnstar dislikers in shadowclan? Tyrant was a big word, and she was quite sure what it meant, but she knew it was bad. It probably meant evil or something, like smokepaw had said when she interrogated him. "She's not a...tyrant." if she was a tyrant, then vixenwhorl or her mother would've said something! Then again, she hadn't asked her mother anything. So. Hm. But still!

Jeez, already two dawnstar dislikers. "Why do you say that?!" she questioned with shock. Dawnstar...was...a perfectly good leader! In fact, one of the best leaders-- the best leader to ever be appointed as a leader! She hadn't been alive for very long to see any of the other leaders, actually, but her opinion was very strong.

"She hasn't done anything wrong, not that I've seen at least. Or my mom would've told me about it, or vixenwhorl would have!" she pointed out-- this tom was trying to turn her against her own leader probably! (She would be very hard to convince, she looked up to dawnstar.)

[MooingPanda]

Embershadow sighed. It seemed like she was leaning to the latter of the two reactions. But, still, she hadn't gone running across the clearing, yowling that he was a traitor. Yet. "I thought that was the last question?" he grunted. Then, he checked himself. If he wanted to get the kit to listen to him, then it wouldn't help that he was being short with her.

But, man, she was dumb. Even for a kit. Honestly, he couldn't blame her, considering she probably grew up hearing tales about the amazing Dawnstar. "Look," he meowed, drawing his tail over his paws. They were going to be here for a bit. "Do you know that the Clans aren't supposed to hate each other and fight each other all the time? Probably not, considering what it sounds like you know right now." He rolled his eyes. "Anyway. Dawnstar led a completely unnecessary attack on WindClan. I'm sure you've heard of that. Held Twilightstar and Buzzardfeather-you probably don't know who he is. No one knows where he is, so he's likely dead. Which I'm sure is great news to you." Embershadow had to bite his lip to stop the flow of sarcasm from coming out of his mouth.

"If a cat speaks out against her, they mysteriously disappear. A.K.A., Dawnstar murdered them. Or, in the recent case of Raggedpaw, cats would just kill themselves in plain sight before she could get to them. The reason that you haven't seen her do any of those things is because she doesn't do them in the middle of the camp," he added. Even with all the cats who would support Dawnstar, even if it meant dying for her, there were enough cats that would revolt if she killed outright. "Are you listening to any of this, or am I wasting my time?" He raised an eyebrow at her. jude

[furrensic]

[ MooingPanda ]

"well it was supposed to be the last question then you said dawnstar is a tyrant!" she pointed out with a frown. If he had said something different, she wouldn't have continued to ask questions, and most likely would have ran off to bother someone else. However, she seemed interested when he started speaking again, deciding to plop down and listen intently.

she shrugged. "Uh, yeah, i think? i know we hate windclan though. I've only heard evil stories about windclan." she hadn't heard any bad tales about the other clans, only windclan. Now she was wondering if there were horror stories about the other clans-- she'd talk to vixenwhorl or her mother about it later. Probably. If she felt like it. "not true!" buzzardkit interrupted, going silent after, glancing to the side for a moment. "they probably deserved it." they definitely deserved it. Windclan deserved everything bad.

buzzard? two buzzards-- seemed her prefix was popular. Her ears twitched at the mention of this so called buzzardfeather's disappearance, fur bristling in unease at the last part. (She wanted to snap at embershadow for the little snip of sarcasm, but was too focused on the idea of the unknown cat being dead.) Surely dawnstar wouldn't kill him.

right?

raggedpaw? She'd heard about him before, and what he'd done. She always ignored it though, just some weird tales from the times she had eavesdropped in on the conversations of the warriors den. Would a cat really do that? Just kill themself because they were afraid of dawnstar? She couldn't do anything worse to them, than them just killing themself. Probably.

"But- that- it doesn't make sense! Why would she kill them?" more importantly, why would they speak out against her if they knew she'd kill them? This was all...a bit...dark. "Of course I'm listening, or else I would've walked off already."

[MooingPanda]

Wolfwhisper slowly lifted his head, staring at Embershadow for a period of silence. Blink Blink. Until he practically deflated, "Aaa, I doon't understandd why everyoonee says that!" He admitted, shaking his head.

"Yknow, a medicine cat could see a moth with a broken wing and be like, oh yes! That's a sign from Starclaannn! We're in immeddittattee doom, but no! No, but I suppose... not everyone is gifted for the eyes to see into the mysteries, " Wolfwhisper explained, gesturing for Embershadow to look at the rocks again.

"We'll start with the first one. Take.. take a closer look to it. Something caused this rock to be so misshaped, Embershadow. Nooww... I'm not sure what but -- think of it, if Starclan is real.. what else is real?" He whispered softly, putting a paw on the second rock to push it forward.

"This second rock? The colors. I've never seen a rock colored like this! It's unnatural! Oh, oh --, " The tom paused for a moment to push the third rock forward.

"Um, okay. I'm not... so suree about this rock. It just, kinda looks cool. I'm sure it's -- it's meant for something though! That's what I have to fiigureee out!" He grinned.
Embershadow peered at the rocks again. Finally he meowed, "okay, so I will admit, these aren't usual rocks. That doesn't necessarily mean that they're a sign of something."

He frowned. Wolfwhisper wasn't totally wrong. If something like StarClan existed, then who knew what other strange things were out there. But, that didn't mean that rocks could be what the other tom was suggesting. "They're cool, but how do you know that they're anything but ordinary rocks? Is it just the fact that they look unusual?"

[Twilight Wing]

Moonshadow smiles. “Well, I think your doing a good job raising them, I wouldn’t be surprised if they grew up to be good warriors.” She says, flicking her tail. Twilight Wing


Dusksong nods and ushers the kits back to the Nursery.

[FireyZack]

Tigerfang padded into the warriors' den. She had a lot on their mind and sitting around mewling kits all day just gave her a headache. Thankfully, Dawnstar had been kind enough to allow her back into warriors' duties and Silverspider agreed to care for her kits.
Tigerfang padded to her old nest, glad to see that it had not been taken over while she was caring for her kits. Tigerfang laid down in her nest and rested her head on her paws. She had a lot to think about.
(Open for any gender variant or trans cats to interact with him!)

[Willow_Tree]

Dusksong nods and ushers the kits back to the Nursery.

Moonshadow watches them leave before padding over to her nest. She lays down with a slight sigh.

[wolfie]

Embershadow peered at the rocks again. Finally he meowed, "okay, so I will admit, these aren't usual rocks. That doesn't necessarily mean that they're a sign of something."

He frowned. Wolfwhisper wasn't totally wrong. If something like StarClan existed, then who knew what other strange things were out there. But, that didn't mean that rocks could be what the other tom was suggesting. "They're cool, but how do you know that they're anything but ordinary rocks? Is it just the fact that they look unusual?"

Wolfwhisper grinned brightly at Embershadow, he had admitted it! Even if he was still quite skeptical, he saawww potential! He nodded eagerly at the tom, pushing the rocks back into a proper line. Very careful with his handling.

"Yep! Maybe they are just ordinary rocks, maybe they aren't. That's whyyy I likee themm! It's the mystery that makes them specialll! Onee day I hope that likee, perhaps I'll figure out what they areee. That would be prettyy cooooll, I'm fine with them just being normal though. It isn't like they are my onllyy piece of evidence!" Wolfwhisper wiggled his non-existent eyebrows at the last statement.

"They are special though, gottaa mean somethin!"

[MooingPanda]

Wolfwhisper grinned brightly at Embershadow, he had admitted it! Even if he was still quite skeptical, he saawww potential! He nodded eagerly at the tom, pushing the rocks back into a proper line. Very careful with his handling.

"Yep! Maybe they are just ordinary rocks, maybe they aren't. That's whyyy I likee themm! It's the mystery that makes them specialll! Onee day I hope that likee, perhaps I'll figure out what they areee. That would be prettyy cooooll, I'm fine with them just being normal though. It isn't like they are my onllyy piece of evidence!" Wolfwhisper wiggled his non-existent eyebrows at the last statement.

"They are special though, gottaa mean somethin!"
Embershadow frowned. Wolfwhisper was moving them about like they would crack if they bumped each other too hard. He was still convinced that they were ordinary rocks and the tom was wasting his time. He agreed that they were interesting, but that didn't mean they were a sign from StarClan.

"What evidence? From what? What are you trying to gather evidence for?" Embershadow pulled his eyes together as Wolfwhisper waggled his eyebrows. "Please, don't ever do that again," he muttered. "That made me so uncomfortable." He cleared his throat. "How long have you been holding onto these?"

[MooingPanda]

"Yeah, and I answered your question, didn't I?" Embershadow stared at her, unblinking. He sighed. Her mother had probably filled her head with stories about WindClan doing exactly the same things as ShadowClan was doing to them. He wasn't really sure why cats filled kits head with propaganda. "And what did your mother tell you about WindClan?" he questioned.

Embershadow frowned at her next question. Why would she kill them? Well, since she's a dictator-big word for you, I know, just try and follow me- since she's a dictator, then anybody that does something against what she says is automatically an enemy to her. She can't take cats that might have different opinions is basically what I'm trying to say." He didn't feel like that was the best way to describe it, but he hoped she got the point.
jude

[furrensic]

[ MooingPanda ]

"Well my mom didn't tell me stuff about windclan,," she mumbled, glancing off to the side. Yeah, her mother didn't tell her anything at all about windclan. "vixenwhorl did though." the elder was responsible for all of the information buzzardkit had gotten.
"but i heard it from another kit first," she wouldn't expose said kits name, that'd probably be useless. But that kit was the reason she went to vixenwhorl, which lead to her hearing the story, which lead to her doing this.

Oh yes, that was indeed a big word. But from embershadows words, she figured it meant evil leader..or controlling leader? Either one of those, she thought they both worked well in this context. Uurrgh this was all a bit confusing, her tiny brain. This stuff was way different than the usual praise she had heard about dawnstar.

"okay...that makes sense, sorta." dawnstar = evil leader = cats who speak out against her = dead...okay, yeah, that made sense. She just had to simplify it. She had a few, or, actually, a lot more questions, but decided it would be better to ask them later.

Buzzardkit nodded slowly, standing up. "Hm..okay, yeah. Well, you answered my questions so you can go do whatever you want now! I won't snitch to dawnstar since this stuff is pretty interesting." and scary if she had to admit it. The kit would step to the side, stilling for a moment, but then bounded off towards the nursery.

[MooingPanda]

Embershadow rolled his eyes. He wasn't surprised when he heard Vixenwhorl's name pop up. She had to be one of the worst. He always wondered where she got her information from. She was probably one of the first couple cats to dream up these ridiculous ideas. He watched the kit's expression as she digested this information. Hopefully, it wouldn't just go right out her ears. He was relieved that it made sense. He nodded when she mewed that she wouldn't report him. That was nice, at least. "Alright," he replied, watching her go. Maybe he could get ahold of her a couple more times and maybe try and change her mind. jude

[Exis]

Skullkit didn't hesitate to actually be mean to the cat that seemed to be three times his size. He crinkled his nose up at him, a sneer on thin lips as his ears flattened back. "No. Go get a new nest, this is mine now," Tiny kitten hackles were raised as he shuffled to securely rest in the softness of Tigerlilys nest.
Tigerlily sigh and shook his head. He held back a chuckle because... well... this kit was kinda funny. Unafraid of his huge, mean uncle. How cute. Fine. He'd play into this little game. "Well, how about we share. You wouldn't want to be left along in the warriors den would you?" he couldn't help but wonder how the kit had even gotten here. It was quite funny.

[Rani]

It was only once in his life had Redshrike changed dens before now but he'd already decided he did not like the task before now. It was messy trying to find a recently vacated nest left empty by some warrior who'd died or disappeared as so many did that did not come with the downside of an intolerable neighbour or horrid conditions. The best nests were seldom empty and fiercely guarded so while snatching one left desolate wasnt a fun experience it was at least better then creating a new nest on the fringes of the den himself. At least Redshrike slept deep when he did sleep, spending nights locked deep within the dark forrest so it wasnt so horrid if the nest was of poor quality.... The one he seemed set to claim wasnt entirely though. It was spacious, obviously once home to a larger cat so perfect for the runty smaller maine coon, and not to bad in location. So even as Redshrike was sniffing around the pine padded area his ears flicked to attention to the lone resident of a larger nest (probably shared with another cat by the scents and from his tired movements in the morning light another night cat) there wasnt much hesitation as he spoke.
"This nest is unoccupied yes? The scent is stale and one I think I recognise as one of our more recent deaths but Im not fool enough to claim this space as my own without being certain." Romulus

[teddy.]

It was only once in his life had Redshrike changed dens before now but he'd already decided he did not like the task before now. It was messy trying to find a recently vacated nest left empty by some warrior who'd died or disappeared as so many did that did not come with the downside of an intolerable neighbour or horrid conditions. The best nests were seldom empty and fiercely guarded so while snatching one left desolate wasnt a fun experience it was at least better then creating a new nest on the fringes of the den himself. At least Redshrike slept deep when he did sleep, spending nights locked deep within the dark forrest so it wasnt so horrid if the nest was of poor quality.... The one he seemed set to claim wasnt entirely though. It was spacious, obviously once home to a larger cat so perfect for the runty smaller maine coon, and not to bad in location. So even as Redshrike was sniffing around the pine padded area his ears flicked to attention to the lone resident of a larger nest (probably shared with another cat by the scents and from his tired movements in the morning light another night cat) there wasnt much hesitation as he spoke.
"This nest is unoccupied yes? The scent is stale and one I think I recognise as one of our more recent deaths but Im not fool enough to claim this space as my own without being certain." Romulus
╰┈➤ Halfblood

The skinny cat stuck out like a sore thumb amongst the monsters of the clan; huge puffy maine coons and here he was... all skin and bone; a walking black skeleton with eyes too sharp to make contact with without the risk of being cut.

Even so, his body felt heavy with sleep. Halfblood was retiring for the night-- well for the morning, technically. If he had a duty to do, it was done within the darkness of night. Shadows were a comfort to him, a blanket of secrecy and isolation. He was hardly a social feline...

"You imply I care enough about the cats within this den to know who they are," he commented, meow as sharp as they came. "But, I do know, that specific nest," Halfbliod gestured with with singular white paw, settling into his own large nest, "Does not have an owner. Not anymore," his murmur was low; Halfblood knew not to wake the other sleeping cats around them... crabby things.

[carmen]

It was only once in his life had Redshrike changed dens before now but he'd already decided he did not like the task before now. It was messy trying to find a recently vacated nest left empty by some warrior who'd died or disappeared as so many did that did not come with the downside of an intolerable neighbour or horrid conditions. The best nests were seldom empty and fiercely guarded so while snatching one left desolate wasnt a fun experience it was at least better then creating a new nest on the fringes of the den himself. At least Redshrike slept deep when he did sleep, spending nights locked deep within the dark forrest so it wasnt so horrid if the nest was of poor quality.... The one he seemed set to claim wasnt entirely though. It was spacious, obviously once home to a larger cat so perfect for the runty smaller maine coon, and not to bad in location. So even as Redshrike was sniffing around the pine padded area his ears flicked to attention to the lone resident of a larger nest (probably shared with another cat by the scents and from his tired movements in the morning light another night cat) there wasnt much hesitation as he spoke.
"This nest is unoccupied yes? The scent is stale and one I think I recognise as one of our more recent deaths but Im not fool enough to claim this space as my own without being certain." Romulus
Falconfeather stared at the new arrival to the den. Funny, I don't know them. She knew everyone, or so she thought. When no one speaks to you, watching from the shadows is a more useful tactic to meet them. She walked over to the new cat and nodded her tabby head. "That nest has been vacated for six sunrises since the owner left and didn't return." She blinked slowly, unsure of the skinny tom, "You can have it, should you wish."

[wolfie]

Embershadow frowned. Wolfwhisper was moving them about like they would crack if they bumped each other too hard. He was still convinced that they were ordinary rocks and the tom was wasting his time. He agreed that they were interesting, but that didn't mean they were a sign from StarClan.

"What evidence? From what? What are you trying to gather evidence for?" Embershadow pulled his eyes together as Wolfwhisper waggled his eyebrows. "Please, don't ever do that again," he muttered. "That made me so uncomfortable." He cleared his throat. "How long have you been holding onto these?"

Wolfwhisper stared at Embershadow. Was he not clear? Oops. "THE MYSTERIES WITHIN THE CLAN! Yknoww how I mentioned like, if Starclan exists who knew what else existed? I'm tryyingg to figure what else exisstsss! This is my evidence, " The tom exclaimed excitedly.

He tilted his head in confusion, "Whatcha mean? What did I do?" Oh no, stop it. Stop this cursed movement Wolfwhisper. His eyebrows were wiggle-waggling.

Wolfwhisper glanced to his rocks, shrugging his shoulders. "For bout a week or two. This one may be three weeks.. or.. two weeks and a half?" He gestured to the misshaped rock.

[MooingPanda]

Wolfwhisper stared at Embershadow. Was he not clear? Oops. "THE MYSTERIES WITHIN THE CLAN! Yknoww how I mentioned like, if Starclan exists who knew what else existed? I'm tryyingg to figure what else exisstsss! This is my evidence, " The tom exclaimed excitedly.

He tilted his head in confusion, "Whatcha mean? What did I do?" Oh no, stop it. Stop this cursed movement Wolfwhisper. His eyebrows were wiggle-waggling.

Wolfwhisper glanced to his rocks, shrugging his shoulders. "For bout a week or two. This one may be three weeks.. or.. two weeks and a half?" He gestured to the misshaped rock.
Embershadow shrugged. It seemed like a big waste of time to him. They had medicine cats for stuff like this. He preferred to think about things that he already knew and not go searching for something that might not be out there.

"Does anyone else know about them?" he asked, reaching forward with a brown paw to touch the smooth one. "Have you shown them to anyone else?" It sounded like Wolfwhisper was pretty secretive and protective of them, so he would probably not be outgoing with his rocks.

[wolfie]

Embershadow shrugged. It seemed like a big waste of time to him. They had medicine cats for stuff like this. He preferred to think about things that he already knew and not go searching for something that might not be out there.

"Does anyone else know about them?" he asked, reaching forward with a brown paw to touch the smooth one. "Have you shown them to anyone else?" It sounded like Wolfwhisper was pretty secretive and protective of them, so he would probably not be outgoing with his rocks.

"Yeah! Welll, okay Nightshiver knows like.. about one. That one, the longest one I've had. I haven't really gotten a chancee to show them offf... " Wolfwhisper chuckled softly, his tail flickering.

"You would be surprised at how hard it is to bring up rocks in a conversation, " The tom confessed. As much as he wanted to show his clan the actual mysteries, the tom didn't think he could handle any negative feedback about them.

"Oh! OH! Ember-- Embershadow, we're friends, right? Like, we shareedd each other secretsss.. I showed you my roocksss.. Seems like a friendship! Which, which guess whatt! You're qualified to join me on my adventuresss!" Wolfwhisper nodded excitedly, a hopeful gleam in his eyes.

[MooingPanda]

"Yeah! Welll, okay Nightshiver knows like.. about one. That one, the longest one I've had. I haven't really gotten a chancee to show them offf... " Wolfwhisper chuckled softly, his tail flickering.

"You would be surprised at how hard it is to bring up rocks in a conversation, " The tom confessed. As much as he wanted to show his clan the actual mysteries, the tom didn't think he could handle any negative feedback about them.

"Oh! OH! Ember-- Embershadow, we're friends, right? Like, we shareedd each other secretsss.. I showed you my roocksss.. Seems like a friendship! Which, which guess whatt! You're qualified to join me on my adventuresss!" Wolfwhisper nodded excitedly, a hopeful gleam in his eyes.
Yeah, he could see how it would be difficult to try and talk about rocks. Embershadow wasn't sure it was the best idea to bring up the subject of rocks to a cat he had just met. Especially when Wolfwhisper gave them the reasons why. He knew what his reaction was and wondered what Nightshiver thought about it. "Yeah, I can see that." He rolled his eyes.

Embershadow tensed a bit when Wolfwhisper brought up sharing secrets. He didn't have any big ones, well, not that Wolfwhisper didn't know about, but Embershadow still didn't want to tell the other tom about anything else. He merely grunted when he said they were friends. He supposed that they had to be now. The leaders of the resistance. That sounded so corny that Embershadow cracked a small smile.

When he noticed Wolfwhisper staring at him, he cleared his throat. "Right. Uh, what adventures would we be talking about? He said that mostly to humor the tom, Embershadow doubted he actually had any serious ones.

[furrensic]

[ Firey ]

buzzardkit stormed into the warriors den, fur all prickled, a huge frown on her face. she was so upset! absolutely furious with a certain warrior who was most likely in this stupid, dumb, grownup filled den. she'd hunt down the cat she was looking for, even if she had to go into the territory. she did it before, she'd do it again.

"tigerfannnggg!" she yowled, whipping her head around quickly, scanning every area of the den. she needed to have a chat with her mother, she didn't have the chance to do so before, but she had a chance now, and she was taking advantage of that. ooh, she had so many complaints.

she groaned, growing more upset by not being able to see her mother yet. that was until, she spotted a familiar looking pelt near the back of the den, and bolted over. immediately, she started aiming weak whacks. it looked erractic, she was sort of just flailing her paws around.

"mom! mom! MOOMM!!" with her yelling, buzzardkit was probably getting quite a few stares from the warrioes inside of the den. she didn't care though.
tired of flailing and whacking, she sat down in front of the warriors nest, frowning and glaring at her. "why did you become a warrior before we became apprentices? why did you even go back to being a warrior in the first place?!" she demanded to get an answer. it was shocking! absurd! terrible! buzzardkit hated it!

[FireyZack]

[ Firey ]

buzzardkit stormed into the warriors den, fur all prickled, a huge frown on her face. she was so upset! absolutely furious with a certain warrior who was most likely in this stupid, dumb, grownup filled den. she'd hunt down the cat she was looking for, even if she had to go into the territory. she did it before, she'd do it again.

"tigerfannnggg!" she yowled, whipping her head around quickly, scanning every area of the den. she needed to have a chat with her mother, she didn't have the chance to do so before, but she had a chance now, and she was taking advantage of that. ooh, she had so many complaints.

she groaned, growing more upset by not being able to see her mother yet. that was until, she spotted a familiar looking pelt near the back of the den, and bolted over. immediately, she started aiming weak whacks. it looked erractic, she was sort of just flailing her paws around.

"mom! mom! MOOMM!!" with her yelling, buzzardkit was probably getting quite a few stares from the warrioes inside of the den. she didn't care though.
tired of flailing and whacking, she sat down in front of the warriors nest, frowning and glaring at her. "why did you become a warrior before we became apprentices? why did you even go back to being a warrior in the first place?!" she demanded to get an answer. it was shocking! absurd! terrible! buzzardkit hated it!

Tigerfang lifted his head from his paws, a dreary sleep still holding him in its claws. He'd been hunting most of the night since he didn't want to interact with his clanmates but still wanted to provide for them. He groaned, his ears pinning back and exhaustion holding him down like a blanket of lead. "What is it, Buzzardkit?" He mumbled, not wanting to move from the warmth of his nest.

[furrensic]

[ Firey ]

"you--" she sputtered out, her anger only rising. why was tigerfang acting like that? why wasn't she answering? the little kit was on the verge of shaking from how many emotions she was feeling. maybe she was over reacting just a tiny bit. maybe. her frown only grew, slamming her paws on the ground as hard as she could, even if it hurt.

she needed to express her anger somehow without yelling.

"what do you mean 'what is it'?! you just suddenly returned to being a warrior without telling me, maplekit. or berrykit!" she said, exasperated. yes, tigerfang had given the three very nice gifts, yes she knew tigerfang was probably busy being a warrior-- but she felt entitled to an explanation at least.

she wondered whether or not she should just walk out of the den and give tigerfang the silent treatment. "and i had to come visit you!" she hissed, more or less upset rather than angry. "what have you even been doing to not have enough time to visit us? silverspider had her kits, she can't also look after us!" buzzardkit wasn't sure how many kits silverspider had, but she was pretty sure it was enough that she couldn't look after three more, especially one being a troublemaker.

"the gifts were nice- yeah, but it also would've been nice if you gave them to us yourself instead of getting silverspider to do it." she complained.

[FireyZack]

[ Firey ]

"you--" she sputtered out, her anger only rising. why was tigerfang acting like that? why wasn't she answering? the little kit was on the verge of shaking from how many emotions she was feeling. maybe she was over reacting just a tiny bit. maybe. her frown only grew, slamming her paws on the ground as hard as she could, even if it hurt.

she needed to express her anger somehow without yelling.

"what do you mean 'what is it'?! you just suddenly returned to being a warrior without telling me, maplekit. or berrykit!" she said, exasperated. yes, tigerfang had given the three very nice gifts, yes she knew tigerfang was probably busy being a warrior-- but she felt entitled to an explanation at least.

she wondered whether or not she should just walk out of the den and give tigerfang the silent treatment. "and i had to come visit you!" she hissed, more or less upset rather than angry. "what have you even been doing to not have enough time to visit us? silverspider had her kits, she can't also look after us!" buzzardkit wasn't sure how many kits silverspider had, but she was pretty sure it was enough that she couldn't look after three more, especially one being a troublemaker.

"the gifts were nice- yeah, but it also would've been nice if you gave them to us yourself instead of getting silverspider to do it." she complained.

Tigerfang sighed and sat up. He had too much of a headache right now. It's not that he didn't want anything to do with his kits, it's just that he wished to return to being an outsider within the clan, with no one paying attention to him unless he provoked them first. It was much easier to get things done that way. "I made sure Silverspider would be able to take care of you. She has more patience and time anyways. Her kits aren't big enough to cause any trouble at the moment and you'll be an apprentice in less than a couple of moons. I don't have the patience to sit around kits all day." He said tiredly with a dismissive flick of the tail."If I was able to, I would have given them to you myself, but I have responsibilities that come with being a warrior." He hoped that would be enough to get his daughter off his back.

[furrensic]

[ Firey ]

oh okay, she saw how it was. tigerfang simply didn't want to be around kits all day, and she was taking that the completely wrong way-- she saw it as tigerfang saying she didn't have patience to be around her and her sisters. unbelievable! she was growing more and more upset, her anger settling down into annoyance and hurt.

"oh yeah, responsibility, why didn't i think of that? you warriors are just so busy with stupid patrols and stuff, huh." she groused, sarcasm clear in her tone. patrols weren't that hard! they didn't take long! it's not like tigerfang had one everyday. her mother still had the opportunity to visit them.

oh, but apparently tigerfang had enough time to give them to silverspider. buzzardkit bet that her mother wouldn't even appreciate her hardwork she planned on doing upon becoming an apprentice-- the thought made anger bubble up inside of her once again.

"you could've just stayed out in the clearing for most of the day. you could've at least told us you were going back to the warriors den." she muttered bitterly, glaring at the ground instead of the orange warrior.

[FireyZack]

[ Firey ]

oh okay, she saw how it was. tigerfang simply didn't want to be around kits all day, and she was taking that the completely wrong way-- she saw it as tigerfang saying she didn't have patience to be around her and her sisters. unbelievable! she was growing more and more upset, her anger settling down into annoyance and hurt.

"oh yeah, responsibility, why didn't i think of that? you warriors are just so busy with stupid patrols and stuff, huh." she groused, sarcasm clear in her tone. patrols weren't that hard! they didn't take long! it's not like tigerfang had one everyday. her mother still had the opportunity to visit them.

oh, but apparently tigerfang had enough time to give them to silverspider. buzzardkit bet that her mother wouldn't even appreciate her hardwork she planned on doing upon becoming an apprentice-- the thought made anger bubble up inside of her once again.

"you could've just stayed out in the clearing for most of the day. you could've at least told us you were going back to the warriors den." she muttered bitterly, glaring at the ground instead of the orange warrior.

Tigerfang groaned inwardly, irritation spiking through his bones. "That's not what I meant, Buzzardkit. I need to be alone. Not because I need to get away from you, I need to get away from everyone." He paused. If he didn't even like being around his clanmates, why was he still here? Silverspider? His kits? If he left, wouldn't they all be just fine? He had joined this clan to escape, but surely the threat was gone by now... After all, so many seasons had passed and he was so much older now. The only way he really knew to deal with the turmoil in his head was to isolate himself and work when no one else was around.

(Lmao, poor Tigerfang trying to explain his stress disorder and antisocial tendencies to a child)

[furrensic]

[ Firey i feel bad for him lmao</3 buzzard almost always takes things the wrong way ]

"then leave! you won't have to see anyone!" buzzardkit blurted out, the anger that had been bubbling up inside of her spilling out. why was tigerfang even in a clan if she wanted to be alone from everyone? a clan was filled with cats! many, many cats! you couldn't just be alone in a clan that was filled with cats.

though. processing what she had actually said, her eyes widened. she didnt mean to say that, that was a mistake.
"I didn't- i didn't mean that." she breathed, gulping nervously. she didn't, really, she'd be devastated if her mother left, and she was sure her sisters would be devastated too. she was just upset and angry and confused, and all of those emotions made her say something bad.

it seemed like she was always saying something she didn't mean, always because of her temper.

but- you...cant just do this! what about when me, berrykit. and maplekit are apprentices? are you still just gonna stay away from us and not even try to visit us?" she questioned, all of her anger becoming worry, but she kept her gaze hard. ouhhhh, this wasn't going so well...

[FireyZack]

[ Firey i feel bad for him lmao</3 buzzard almost always takes things the wrong way ]

"then leave! you won't have to see anyone!" buzzardkit blurted out, the anger that had been bubbling up inside of her spilling out. why was tigerfang even in a clan if she wanted to be alone from everyone? a clan was filled with cats! many, many cats! you couldn't just be alone in a clan that was filled with cats.

though. processing what she had actually said, her eyes widened. she didnt mean to say that, that was a mistake.
"I didn't- i didn't mean that." she breathed, gulping nervously. she didn't, really, she'd be devastated if her mother left, and she was sure her sisters would be devastated too. she was just upset and angry and confused, and all of those emotions made her say something bad.

it seemed like she was always saying something she didn't mean, always because of her temper.

but- you...cant just do this! what about when me, berrykit. and maplekit are apprentices? are you still just gonna stay away from us and not even try to visit us?" she questioned, all of her anger becoming worry, but she kept her gaze hard. ouhhhh, this wasn't going so well...


Tigerfang was taken aback by the first sentence. Did she really want him gone? He had opted to stay because he would feel bad about leaving behind the few friends and family he had managed to make, but if they wanted him gone, then wasn't he doing more harm by staying? If he left, he could start over. Have a new life. No more headaches, no more annoying cats. He didn't want to leave his daughters behind, but what if they wanted to be left behind? He didn't seem to register what she said after, simply staring blankly at the kit.

[furrensic]

[ Firey ]

she stared back at tigerfang, soon realizing that she wasn't going to answer her question. her mother's blank gaze made her think; man, she really messed up this time. for one of the first times in her life. she felt guilty. she didn't like it, it was a terrible feeling. tigerfang wouldn't actually leave....right?

"I'm uh...uhh..." she felt nervous-- why did she feel so nervous all of a sudden? she was never nervous, she had never been nervous in her life, only when she had been cornered by those loners. that was only because she was in danger, she wasn't in danger now.

"I didnt...uh..mean..that...if you didn't hear." she repeated, taking her mother's empty stare as a sign that she was spacing out or something. her fur was now prickling with a new emotion: anxiety. it was shocking how fast her emotions could change, how she could feel emotions that she'd never had to deal with.

buzzardkit thought about it, if something went wrong, she could tell silverspider. the queen would understand! she always did! "are..you okay...?"

[FireyZack]

[ Firey ]

she stared back at tigerfang, soon realizing that she wasn't going to answer her question. her mother's blank gaze made her think; man, she really messed up this time. for one of the first times in her life. she felt guilty. she didn't like it, it was a terrible feeling. tigerfang wouldn't actually leave....right?

"I'm uh...uhh..." she felt nervous-- why did she feel so nervous all of a sudden? she was never nervous, she had never been nervous in her life, only when she had been cornered by those loners. that was only because she was in danger, she wasn't in danger now.

"I didnt...uh..mean..that...if you didn't hear." she repeated, taking her mother's empty stare as a sign that she was spacing out or something. her fur was now prickling with a new emotion: anxiety. it was shocking how fast her emotions could change, how she could feel emotions that she'd never had to deal with.

buzzardkit thought about it, if something went wrong, she could tell silverspider. the queen would understand! she always did! "are..you okay...?"

Tigerfang nodded slowly, swallowing a lump in his throat. "...Yes, I-..." He took a deep breath. "I'm alright. Why does that matter, anyways? What can I give you that Silverspider can't? I can't even tell you who your father is." His tone was somewhat cold. The exhaustion that had been holding him down moments ago was lifted, and he would rather leave camp and enjoy the peace of the forest than sit here with his own daughter treating him like this. He stood up, shaking moss off and starting towards the exit.

[furrensic]

[ Firey ]

buzzardkit could hear her heart thumping against her chest, at a loss for words hearing tigerfang speak. her mouth opened and closed repeatedly, like a fish out of water that was gasping for air. she hadn't...she said she didnt mean it! twice! was tigerfang really considering leaving?

she couldn't leave! she hadn't made her proud yet, she hadn't even become an apprentice yet-- tigerfang wouldn't be able to see how hard she would work. her sisters...ohhh, they would hate her if they found out she was the reason their mother left, if she did.

an intense feeling of dread consumed her, simply staring at her mother walking towards the exit before speeding after her. "you're not actually gonna leave, right? I didn't mean what i said, i really didn't! i told you!" she said, voice quivering slightly. she hated feeling so nervous and scared that the only parent she had ever had, would leave because of something she said.

[FireyZack]

[ Firey ]

buzzardkit could hear her heart thumping against her chest, at a loss for words hearing tigerfang speak. her mouth opened and closed repeatedly, like a fish out of water that was gasping for air. she hadn't...she said she didnt mean it! twice! was tigerfang really considering leaving?

she couldn't leave! she hadn't made her proud yet, she hadn't even become an apprentice yet-- tigerfang wouldn't be able to see how hard she would work. her sisters...ohhh, they would hate her if they found out she was the reason their mother left, if she did.

an intense feeling of dread consumed her, simply staring at her mother walking towards the exit before speeding after her. "you're not actually gonna leave, right? I didn't mean what i said, i really didn't! i told you!" she said, voice quivering slightly. she hated feeling so nervous and scared that the only parent she had ever had, would leave because of something she said.

Tigerfang sighed. "No, don't worry about that," He muttered, just loud enough for the kit to hear, before ducking out of the den. He didn't take a glance back at his daughter, shame prickling his fur too much to even look her direction.

[furrensic]

[ Firey ; would you like to continue this in the nursery with silver and buzzard or just leave it at this? /w\ ]

tigerfangs words didn't help settle buzzardkits nerves, honestly it made her even more of a mini-wreck. she stilled as she watched her mother walk off to who knows where. she mumbled something under her breath, staring at the ground, before scurrying off to the nursery.

[FireyZack]

[ Firey ; would you like to continue this in the nursery with silver and buzzard or just leave it at this? /w\ ]

tigerfangs words didn't help settle buzzardkits nerves, honestly it made her even more of a mini-wreck. she stilled as she watched her mother walk off to who knows where. she mumbled something under her breath, staring at the ground, before scurrying off to the nursery.

(Sure, go ahead!)

[Rani]

╰┈➤ Halfblood

The skinny cat stuck out like a sore thumb amongst the monsters of the clan; huge puffy maine coons and here he was... all skin and bone; a walking black skeleton with eyes too sharp to make contact with without the risk of being cut.

Even so, his body felt heavy with sleep. Halfblood was retiring for the night-- well for the morning, technically. If he had a duty to do, it was done within the darkness of night. Shadows were a comfort to him, a blanket of secrecy and isolation. He was hardly a social feline...

"You imply I care enough about the cats within this den to know who they are," he commented, meow as sharp as they came. "But, I do know, that specific nest," Halfbliod gestured with with singular white paw, settling into his own large nest, "Does not have an owner. Not anymore," his murmur was low; Halfblood knew not to wake the other sleeping cats around them... crabby things.

So his new nest was assured and Redshrike ever possessive of what was his and willing to use any excuse to spill blood would kill for it happily. Sure some work needed to be done, he'd need to scent it to scrub away any trace of the previous occupant and replace some of the pine needles to make it suffiecntly soft but for now it was serviceable. He'd be able to stretch out here unlike his nest in the apprentices den and it'd be his for life. Still the tom was a planning and conniving one so being in good and becoming allies with those he'd be sharing the den with would be useful, at the very least he could learn enough about him to be useful.

Another nocturnal cat though his mate might not be, the owner of the other scent coming from the nest wasnt present, he'd have to enquire about him. And.... Redshrike was a skinny cat no good eating habits putting any padding on his bones but his frame was meant for a strong cat this tom on the other paw... Had the skinny frame of a windclan cat. Was he half blood of the rabbits or was it a thing of outsiderness that made him this way, he could potentially even be a rogue once himself Redshrike had no way of knowing and asking would not likely end up well.

"I suppose you will know the names of at least one of the cats around you with me claiming this one. I am Redshrike. Just for reference you and your not present mate are... ?"
His voice was quiet and calm as he shuffled around the pine needles and created a better area for himself before halting for a second and silently huffing. "I suppose with similar sleeping habits like this we will be seeing eachother often; Tell me did you hear that large commotion near the heartlands? I was hunting at the ruins and it startled some rats to me but I could not make out what it was myself... Suppose thats how this life goes, theres danger that lurks in the dark and good reasons for this nest being unoccupied." Though his voice took on a sort of quietly somber tone the monochrome tom himself wasnt really upset or feeling anything in the slightest. These things happened and Redshrike completely lacked the empathy to care about it.

[wolfie]

Yeah, he could see how it would be difficult to try and talk about rocks. Embershadow wasn't sure it was the best idea to bring up the subject of rocks to a cat he had just met. Especially when Wolfwhisper gave them the reasons why. He knew what his reaction was and wondered what Nightshiver thought about it. "Yeah, I can see that." He rolled his eyes.

Embershadow tensed a bit when Wolfwhisper brought up sharing secrets. He didn't have any big ones, well, not that Wolfwhisper didn't know about, but Embershadow still didn't want to tell the other tom about anything else. He merely grunted when he said they were friends. He supposed that they had to be now. The leaders of the resistance. That sounded so corny that Embershadow cracked a small smile.

When he noticed Wolfwhisper staring at him, he cleared his throat. "Right. Uh, what adventures would we be talking about? He said that mostly to humor the tom, Embershadow doubted he actually had any serious ones.


Wolfwhisper would put away his rocks -- shoving them under his bedding. He was convinced Embershadow wouldn't steal him. Too much of a cool guy to do that, you know?

He leaned back on his haunches -- a yawn escaping him. This talking had made him pretty tired. He wasn't worrying as much either! It seemed like the voices had went away. Success! "Well yknow, adventures? Exploring? As long as we aren't gone for long and uh, yknow! Not into like anyy other clans' territory because that would be just a bad idea. Anywhere else is free-range!" Wolfwhisper explained.

Of course usually his uh, adventures were just. Inside the territory. The outskirts and everything were so,, very,, scary and new!! No place for just one cat to be wandering alone. Two.. on the other paw.

"It's verryy exciting! Usuallyy. One time, one time. I almost met a lonerrr! Then, then another time I found like... a really weird lookin frog. I almost died once. There's um, more obviously but uhh, yeesss, " Wolfwhisper rumbled. Some were half-lies. Just a little bit.

[MooingPanda]

Embershadow drug a claw through the dirt as he listened to Wolfwhisper. So, they were kind of adventures. As long as it wasn't dangerous. That kinda defeated the purpose, right? No going into other Clan's territories and you had to be back by mealtime.

"Yeah, that sounds exciting," Embershadow meowed. If meeting a strange frog was exciting, then he wondered how Wolfwhisper would fare in a battle. That would be interesting. "How do you almost meet a loner?" he asked. How did that even work? x ghostie

[teddy.]

So his new nest was assured and Redshrike ever possessive of what was his and willing to use any excuse to spill blood would kill for it happily. Sure some work needed to be done, he'd need to scent it to scrub away any trace of the previous occupant and replace some of the pine needles to make it suffiecntly soft but for now it was serviceable. He'd be able to stretch out here unlike his nest in the apprentices den and it'd be his for life. Still the tom was a planning and conniving one so being in good and becoming allies with those he'd be sharing the den with would be useful, at the very least he could learn enough about him to be useful.

Another nocturnal cat though his mate might not be, the owner of the other scent coming from the nest wasnt present, he'd have to enquire about him. And.... Redshrike was a skinny cat no good eating habits putting any padding on his bones but his frame was meant for a strong cat this tom on the other paw... Had the skinny frame of a windclan cat. Was he half blood of the rabbits or was it a thing of outsiderness that made him this way, he could potentially even be a rogue once himself Redshrike had no way of knowing and asking would not likely end up well.

"I suppose you will know the names of at least one of the cats around you with me claiming this one. I am Redshrike. Just for reference you and your not present mate are... ?"
His voice was quiet and calm as he shuffled around the pine needles and created a better area for himself before halting for a second and silently huffing. "I suppose with similar sleeping habits like this we will be seeing eachother often; Tell me did you hear that large commotion near the heartlands? I was hunting at the ruins and it startled some rats to me but I could not make out what it was myself... Suppose thats how this life goes, theres danger that lurks in the dark and good reasons for this nest being unoccupied." Though his voice took on a sort of quietly somber tone the monochrome tom himself wasnt really upset or feeling anything in the slightest. These things happened and Redshrike completely lacked the empathy to care about it.

╰┈➤ Halfblood

Even the mention of Tigerlily made his long thin legs weak with... love. The word was sickly, it made his stomach curdle, but there was no dying just how intoxicating his lover was. Halfblood had to suppress his urge to purr with a hoarse cough. "Halfblood," He landed his single white paw - a beautiful contrast to his midnight body, save for the half splatter across his snout (anyone who didn't do too much digging would assume that was the reason for his name; or those split amber-blue eyes of his,) - to gesture to himself. "And my husband," Stars, goosebumps ran across his body like no tomorrow, "Is Tigerlily. He mults like a dog sometimes so excuse any tufts of red fur," The last was meant to be some form of small talk but his dry, deep voice didn't practically ooze friendliness.

Those large, ripped, tattered ears flattened at the mention of a commotion. Truth be told, he found himself actively avoiding large crowds. A life of battles made them more than anxiety provoking. He was a better unit working alone or in pairs. Patrols were... barely bearable. "I hadn't but I'm sure we'll hear the news by one way or another. Along with lurking dangers, there's always a pair of eyes to watch you and ears to hear your darkest secrets," His whispered meow was a hiss, the type of tale you'd tell a kitten to scare them, but he was hardly wrong... Nobody knew his secret but his long dead mother and {hopefully dead} father.

His long black whiskers gave a small twitch as his nose caught an unsavoury scent, yet his nose found it entangling his senses. drawing him in... A shudder visibly ran through his skeleton like body. "Thank the Darkness that we aren't occpuying the moors anymore; half the cats came back stinking of mud and rabbit," he scoffed lowly, gaze dropping anxiously to the ground as he gave his tufted chest a quick lick. Everything to do with Windclan made his body break; Only Tigerlily was allowed to do that.

[wolfie]

Embershadow drug a claw through the dirt as he listened to Wolfwhisper. So, they were kind of adventures. As long as it wasn't dangerous. That kinda defeated the purpose, right? No going into other Clan's territories and you had to be back by mealtime.

"Yeah, that sounds exciting," Embershadow meowed. If meeting a strange frog was exciting, then he wondered how Wolfwhisper would fare in a battle. That would be interesting. "How do you almost meet a loner?" he asked. How did that even work? x ghostie

"Well. We didn't.. cross paths, exactly. I just, saw them.. and they were yknow, in sight!! I saw them in the distance! Hangingg aroundd the borders. They were real scary lookin' and almost looked like a badger with that sizzze!" Wolfwhisper gasped, his eyes widening as he recalled the very scary experience. He shuddered.

"They were carryin somethinggg in their mouth so I decided that ahh! They must, they must be busyy.. which is, why I didn't... talk to them.. Uhm, yknow how it is when someone interrupts youuu!" The tom yawned, shrugging his shoulders.

"Also, I would not want to start accidental troubblee... " He mumbled, loners were terrifying. They lived alone!

[MooingPanda]

Embershadow rolled his eyes again and sighed. "So you saw a loner, someone that doesn't live in ShadowClan, at the border? You're a warrior. That's part of what you do. Chase off strangers." He felt like he was talking to an apprentice. Wolfwhisper was one strange cat.

"Yeah, busy stealing our prey," he muttered. He wondered if Dawnstar knew how much of a halfwit Wolfwhisper was. Seeing him collect rocks thinking that they might be prophecies and scared of a loner was probably what made her think the entire Clan was this foolish. StarClan knew how he had become a warrior thinking like this. x ghostie

[wolfie]

Embershadow rolled his eyes again and sighed. "So you saw a loner, someone that doesn't live in ShadowClan, at the border? You're a warrior. That's part of what you do. Chase off strangers." He felt like he was talking to an apprentice. Wolfwhisper was one strange cat.

"Yeah, busy stealing our prey," he muttered. He wondered if Dawnstar knew how much of a halfwit Wolfwhisper was. Seeing him collect rocks thinking that they might be prophecies and scared of a loner was probably what made her think the entire Clan was this foolish. StarClan knew how he had become a warrior thinking like this. x ghostie

Wolfwhisper was beginning to think Embershadow had an eye-rolling problem because this is like, the fifth time he's done it. Maybe some underlying anger issues. He seemed like the type of cat to have those. He tilted his head, "Soo...? They weren't on our territory, if they were then well this would be a verryyy different storyy then -- wouldn't ittt? Plus, probably was just confused about the scent. Ya know how manyy cats don't know about the clans? Uh, I have no idea. Probably verryyy many though, " He shrugged his shoulders, was there sass in that sentence? Honestly he just wished cats would stop questioning his 'warriorness'.

And then any possible undertones disappeared as Wolfwhisper smiled, a yawn escaping him. "Anywayy! Those are my rocks, that's pretty much it. I dunno if I really could be much help with the whole Dawnstar thing but just let me know if ya got any ideas. As long -- as long as it isn't spying, " He shuddered at the idea.

If he got caught spying? Now that was a death sentence. Despite not agreeing with Dawnstar at all, the tom most likely wouldn't be doing much against her. Scary lady with power, no siree. Wolfwhisper just didn't want to admit it to himself. Man, he really didn't want to admit alot of things.

[MooingPanda]

Embershadow grunted. It could have been a better story if he had confronted the loner. That's what warriors were supposed to do, right? Be aggressive and suspicious of cats wandering close to their territory. Aloud, he meowed, "Well, it's a pretty big world out there. It can't just be us." He had no idea what else could be going on. Embershadow preferred to think about what was around him, and not worry about things that weren't really in his control.

He nodded at Wolfwhisper. "At least I have an ally now," he replied, laying his tail on the tom's shoulder. He meant it. It had felt good to tell someone else of his worries and not keep them to himself. It was the first step in revealing Dawnstar as a cruel cat who needed to be dealt with as soon as possible. He dipped his head. "Nice talking with you," he meowed in farewell. He backed out of the den. x ghostie

[wolfie]

Embershadow grunted. It could have been a better story if he had confronted the loner. That's what warriors were supposed to do, right? Be aggressive and suspicious of cats wandering close to their territory. Aloud, he meowed, "Well, it's a pretty big world out there. It can't just be us." He had no idea what else could be going on. Embershadow preferred to think about what was around him, and not worry about things that weren't really in his control.

He nodded at Wolfwhisper. "At least I have an ally now," he replied, laying his tail on the tom's shoulder. He meant it. It had felt good to tell someone else of his worries and not keep them to himself. It was the first step in revealing Dawnstar as a cruel cat who needed to be dealt with as soon as possible. He dipped his head. "Nice talking with you," he meowed in farewell. He backed out of the den. x ghostie

Wolfwhisper blinked, glancing at the tail on his shoulder. Huh, so this was what it felt like to have a friend. It was a very nice feeling, why didn't he do this more often? Start accidental rebellions? Nice! Terrifying.

He grinned at Embershadow nodding, "Whenever ya needd me, ya know where to find me!" He meowed, waving the tom goodbye with a gesture of his (fluffy) tail. "See ya laterr!! Don't die!" And with the end of that converstation, Wolfwhisper would find a better hiding spot for his rocks before going and taking a long and nice nap.

[panchiko]

Stormykit quietly slipped into the warriors' den, looking to her left and right. There were some witnesses around, but she was tiny - hopefully they wouldn't notice her if she tippy-toed around, silent as an ant. She looked around for Finchwhisker's nest - er,,, which one was his??? They all looked the same. These warriors really needed a lesson on pizzazz-y decorating. Her own sleepy-place was pretty boring, but she could only do so much being stuck in camp! They had ~freedom~! Way to put it to waste.

Eventually she figured out a system - smell all of them. She only knew her siblings' scents and the higher-ups' smells, since she hadn't gotten out much, so Finchwhisker's should be one of the only ones, if not the only one she recognized. Hoping people wouldn't look at her weird, Stormykit went one by one; sniff; no, not this one. Sniff; not this one either. This went on for a number of nests until one finally smelled faintly familiar. Ah yes, that was Finch's stink. She glanced around carefully -- quick, no one was looking! -- and put 1 flower in it. Just the one. It was white and fluffy and though the stem was kinda mangled that was okay, 'cuz it smelled pretty cool. It'd help stop Finchwhisker from being such a stinker! (:<

The kit then made a break for it, dashing out the exit.

// Puddle~ u dont have to reply nerd dnbvc but a flower 4 u :heart: stinky

[Rani]

╰┈➤ Halfblood

Even the mention of Tigerlily made his long thin legs weak with... love. The word was sickly, it made his stomach curdle, but there was no dying just how intoxicating his lover was. Halfblood had to suppress his urge to purr with a hoarse cough. "Halfblood," He landed his single white paw - a beautiful contrast to his midnight body, save for the half splatter across his snout (anyone who didn't do too much digging would assume that was the reason for his name; or those split amber-blue eyes of his,) - to gesture to himself. "And my husband," Stars, goosebumps ran across his body like no tomorrow, "Is Tigerlily. He mults like a dog sometimes so excuse any tufts of red fur," The last was meant to be some form of small talk but his dry, deep voice didn't practically ooze friendliness.

Those large, ripped, tattered ears flattened at the mention of a commotion. Truth be told, he found himself actively avoiding large crowds. A life of battles made them more than anxiety provoking. He was a better unit working alone or in pairs. Patrols were... barely bearable. "I hadn't but I'm sure we'll hear the news by one way or another. Along with lurking dangers, there's always a pair of eyes to watch you and ears to hear your darkest secrets," His whispered meow was a hiss, the type of tale you'd tell a kitten to scare them, but he was hardly wrong... Nobody knew his secret but his long dead mother and {hopefully dead} father.

His long black whiskers gave a small twitch as his nose caught an unsavoury scent, yet his nose found it entangling his senses. drawing him in... A shudder visibly ran through his skeleton like body. "Thank the Darkness that we aren't occpuying the moors anymore; half the cats came back stinking of mud and rabbit," he scoffed lowly, gaze dropping anxiously to the ground as he gave his tufted chest a quick lick. Everything to do with Windclan made his body break; Only Tigerlily was allowed to do that.

Redshrike wasnt one to really care about appearances beyond manipulating them or such soft emotions like attraction but he had to admit Halfblood was a striking cat despite his poor body structure (at least by shadowclan standards, but then despite his maine-coon blood the runt wasnt perfect either). "Well by the fondness in your tone if I find any of his 'molt' I suppose I can just toss it back in your two's nest for padding." In contrast to Halfbloods dry speech Redshrikes was almost dripping with charm his smooth drawl tailored in private to put cats at ease. At least when he wasnt actively tormenting them then it was just quietly threatening.

The next statement prompted a soft chuckle from the warrior "Ah but isnt that just shadowclan for you? We lurk in the shadows to our betterment and not and that puts ears and eyes in every shadow especially in those that belong to us. If there is a shadow and secret you dont wish known to all that lurk there like you do then keep it as a shadowclan cat does, and hide better than the hiders. A secret is only a secret if it's kept that way." That was the way things were here, in another clan just hiding alone would be enough and secrets could safely fly just out of sight of then clan but not here. Here you had to secret that which you didnt want others to know away from those who dedicated themselves to finding such things. Redshrike would know, he was among the number that made of hobby of lurking in those shadows making a weapon out of information they felt safe divulging when they thought they were alone. It wasnt even among one of his worst and more secretive hobbies too, no his... tastes were among that unknown number and he knew full well to ensure they stayed secret with how this clan was.

Oddly enough Windclan posed a safer topic to discuss in this clan. Redshrike could see the origin for the topic too with the strange breath of moor scent in the den and the monochrome tom sniffed at the air to try and find its source for a moment. He gave up eventually though settling for continuing the conversation instead, if there was windclan or a cat that visited in the camp then they'd be found out fast so there was little point in expending the energy to find it. The skinny runt was tired besides.
"As one of the cats assigned to occupy that wretched place let me assure you it was no more enjoyable to be there then it is to smell it. The areas was just too open there was nowhere to hide or hunt like a proper cat Im no longer surprised theyre so skinny or spend all their time running. Though that doesnt excuse their constant cowardice and running away, thats just how they are and their specific disease of weakness no amount of running after rabbits can excuse that. Still that place is pathetic to the point of comedy the mud, the wind, the sheer lack of prey there, even the cats... Its a pleasure knowing how hard they will have to scrabble to recover if they even can. The rabbits shouldnt be a trouble from now on."

And that fact was so so satisfying.

(Sorry this took so long)

[Flowerkit]

FlowerKit walked in to the warriors den and sat down, her heart pounding in her chest. She wanted to ask one of the warriors about which position her tail should be in when she was hunting but it felt rude to just go and talk to the older cats.

[Hawktail5]

FlowerKit walked in to the warriors den and sat down, her heart pounding in her chest. She wanted to ask one of the warriors about which position her tail should be in when she was hunting but it felt rude to just go and talk to the older cats.

“Hey li’l kit!” Hawkstorm said “did you want to ask me something I don’t mind I did worse when I was a kit” I could tell you a story about it but you better go to the elders I said