December Gathering

[BEAR.]

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[ Slushie, Mumble, Undertaker, Puddle~ wnder, Moonraven, Arie ]

[duckie]

Sootstar
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Another moon, another gathering. Sootstar led the way to the sea stones, feeling a little less lonely than the last time but still wishing he had a little bit of company. Perhaps by the next gathering, he would have someone he could drag up here with him to talk to. For now, however, he hopped up on his own, the deputy spot below him remaining empty.

[LostInTheOrchids]

Graytail, Wolfpaw, and Silverpool were following close behind Sootstar

{Open}

[BEAR.]

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Lionstorm trotted along the edge of the RiverClan crowd, expectant gaze sweeping over the mostly empty clearing.

[Arie]

Breezefeather looked around carefully, green eyes racking every inch of space as he led Windclan into the gathering. They were not first but still, they were there on time unlike the creeping bugs of the pine forest. And still, he was the first of the deputies to arrive... not that there were many considering it was just loud mouth there but well... that was something was it not? Potentially stinky ass could've chosen one... and hopefully that one didn't smell as bad as their leader.

[ WINDCLAN HAS ARRIVED]

[stag]

*Charredpaw bounced to the stones and sat down below,he'd get to see Dawnstar! they all said she was mad but he had high hopes. The small appertince sat near the far side hoping he could talk to some of the other clan appertinces soon,it was a required to be a warrior,his one amber eye gleamed hoping fully non other the other appertinces noticed his missing eye and scar filled pelt*


----OPEN For someone to comment about his eye or something----

[LostInTheOrchids]

Owlflight was walking toward the back of the group

{open}

[Jessica1917]

{Basilpaw of RC}
Basilpaw walked behind her leader, looking around the large clearing. It looked like Windclan had arrived, as well as Riverclan. She hadn't been able to do a lot of socialising the last few gatherings, maybe she could meet a Shadowclan cat!
{Open}

[Snow Fox]

Owlflight was walking toward the back of the group

{open}
Fallenstorm noticed another cat, who she wasn't sure she recognized, and walked towards him. "Hello! How's your day?" She called cheerfully.

Ripplemask stalked into the clearing happily. She looked around for someone to bug or talk to. (OPEN)

[LostInTheOrchids]

"Hi, I'm good, you?" the smart she-cat, Owlflight, was slowing down to talk to this new cat "I'm Owlflight, what's your name?"
Snow Fox

[Peril]

l Fallenpaw l
The she-cat found a seat and sat down, looking at the cats.
{Open}

[Snow Fox]

"Fine." Fallenstorm said with a flick of her tail. "I'm Fallenstorm, it's nice to meet you Owlflight." She smiled. Christmassy Kipo

[LostInTheOrchids]

"Nice to meet you too. What clan are you in? Right now, I can't get a defident scent, with the other clans here and all." Owlflight snickered
Snow Fox

[ChillCat]

Mothshade stumbled on a rock as he followed Sootstar. Yikes, I hope no one saw that...

[Quasar]

Glidingfeather lead her clan over to the seastones, padding beside Buckstar. This was now her fourth(?) gathering as deputy, so by now she was used to the feeling. It was nothing new. Once they entered the clearing in front of the large stones, she split off from the large group and padded over to take a seat next to breezefeather, curtly nodding at him in greeting before turning her gaze to the crowd that was slowly growing as more cats arrived. Slushie Arie

{THUNDERLAN HAS ARRIVED}

[Arie]

[OPEN]

GATHERING GATHERING GATHERING! FIRE FIRE FIRE! That was all that was running through Swallowpaw's head as she followed Thunderclan into the gathering. WOW! there was a lot of cats but... NO ONE WAS AS GOOD AS SHE WAS! "FIRE FIRE FIRE!" she screeched out as she ran around, more in circles than anything. This was so COOL! who would wanna talk to her? Who would want to talk to an apprentice like her? EVERYONE! Letting out another round of "FIRE FIRE FIRE!" she felt good about herself and then went to see someone to chat. Maybe she could convince them she was a warrior already? What would her warrior name be? SwallowFIRE! Yes! Now time to find the victim!

[LostInTheOrchids]

Spotclaw walked over to the front, behind Glidingfeather though.

Pinefang was having major thoughts right now about killing a cat or two at the Gathering, She was a murderer, why wouldn't she want to kill a cat?

{Both Open}

[Quasar]

Snowfern followed sootstar to the seastones, standing just outside of the area before continuing on. Her one eye sweeping the area briefly, she headed over to the outskirts of the seastones before taking a seat.

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Turtlepaw hesitantly padded after her sister, her head down and tail practically dragging on the ground behind her. She was nervous beyond belief, and all she wanted to do at the moment was run back to riverclans camp and curl up in her nice, warm nest. She had never seen so many cats in one place - not even in the clearing. Her paws felt rooted to the ground, and it felt like her body was frozen in fear. The small she-cat hasn't even entered the clearing yet and she was petrified.

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Springpaw stared at the area in awe as the entered it, her wide eyes taking in every little detail. So many cats! So many new smells! Her mouth hung open to drink in all the new and interesting smells, and she felt a large smile grow on her face before she bounded into the clearing of the seastones. Stopping abruptly, she turned her head back to stare at Turtlepaw before padding over to her. "Hey, Turt! Lets go!" she urged, gently pushing her sister towards the other cats.

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Lionpaw bolted ahead of her clan as they arrived at the seastones, chest puffed out as she bounced around. She had already been to a gathering, but this time she could go off on her own and explore all the cool stuff she missed last time! Her ears were standing straight up in the air, and she took a deep breath before letting out a loud holler, "YAAAHOOOOOOOOOO!!" she cried, announcing her presence.

[Puddle~]

Head held high, Finchwhisker marched proudly over to the Seastones, strutting at a slightly faster pace than Dawnstar as the clan drew nearer. They were the last clan to arrive, which he wasn't concerned about in the slightest, since it was honestly becoming typical at this point. Stepping foot into the sandy clearing surrounding the stones, he let a devious smirk form on his face and strolled over to join the other two deputies, leaving Dawnstar to make her grand entrance.

[SHADOWCLAN HAS ARRIVED]

[Willie Warf]

Beetlepaw walked behind Buckstar confidently. He couldn't wait to see Wolfpaw. He sat by the entrance, waiting little did he know that she had Raced before shadowclan.

Wolfpaw pounced on Beetlepaws back startling him. He turned around with fury in his eyes that quickly faded away once he saw who it was. "Hey," He said. "
You're going to pay for that!"
"You're going to have to catch me first, Beebrain!" she said racing away into the crowd of cats. As the zigzagged through the gathering Wolfpaw looked back and bumped straight into a Windclan cat.

(Open for Windclan bully)

[Wolfgirl8]

Marigoldpaw strutted into the clearing head held high. Like every time she attended a gathering she glared at every Windclan scum she saw...especially Fail/brightpaw. Suddenly she noticed another Windclan cat with a twisted paw...hey! Marigoldpaw knew her! “Pipsqeak!” She called out as a greeting to Deadpaw. Honestly the name was kind of hilarious now that she though about it because deadpaw really did have a dead paw.
( gs29513 )

[Snow Fox]

Timberpaw bounced into the clearing with a excited squeak. "THIS IS AWESOME!" She yelled excitedly. Timberpaw jumped up and down and looked around for someone to talk to. (OPEN)

Foxpaw twitched her tail as she walked into the clearing. She didn't want to really interact with anyone but would. (OPEN)

Fallenstorm raised her head proudly and said, "Windclan and I wouldn't be anything else!" She smiled at Owlflight. Christmassy Kipo

[Wolfgirl8]

Forestpaw calmly padded after her clan mates smiling. She loved the gatherings. It meant a time where all cats could get to now each other and violence was banned. What a dream.....if only everyday was like this. What a peaceful land that would be. Suddenly she noticed someone shouting and curious she walked forward. Oh! It’s just about how cool gatherings are! “They are awesome,” Forestpaw agreed as she moved over to Timberpaw.
( Snow Fox )

[LostInTheOrchids]

"That's good. I'm Windclan too." Owlflight said smiling
Snow Fox

[Snow Fox]

Timberpaw turned to face Forestpaw and frowned. "Do I know you?" She asked. The smiled and bounced up and down a bit more. "Yes they are!" Timberpaw agreed. Wolfgirl8

[Snow Fox]

"Oh, nice to know!" Fallenstorm said with a smile. "What do you think of Shadowclan?" Christmassy Kipo

[LostInTheOrchids]

"They make Exuses for whatever it is they do." She Snickered to herself
Snow Fox

[Dovey]

[ Open; ]

Beepaw hopped into the gathering. "This will be AWESOME!!! I bet you Riverclan will be the best here!" It was his first gathering. I cannot WAITTTTT!!!! He dashed to a spot and sat down. It's so big! He thought. Is that Windclan?

[Jade13]

Leafpaw

leafpaw sat down near his clanmates this was his first gathering, he was exited and unsure of everything. everybody had people to talk to and leafpaw didnt want to bother them

Riverpaw

riverpaw had never been to a gathering , she was just made an apprentice not long ago and was exited, she saw riverclan windclan and her clan thunderclan.

( there free to talk)

[crumbl]

Beetlepaw walked behind Buckstar confidently. He couldn't wait to see Wolfpaw. He sat by the entrance, waiting little did he know that she had Raced before shadowclan.

Wolfpaw pounced on Beetlepaws back startling him. He turned around with fury in his eyes that quickly faded away once he saw who it was. "Hey," He said. "
You're going to pay for that!"
"You're going to have to catch me first, Beebrain!" she said racing away into the crowd of cats. As the zigzagged through the gathering Wolfpaw looked back and bumped straight into a Windclan cat.

(Open for Windclan bully)

(Bully? I got you covered.)

"Watch where you're going, " Stripeseed growled, baring his teeth. Apprentices these days. Running all over the Gathering with no respect for their elders. Letting out an exasperated sigh, the old warrior glared down at the offending 'paw. "Don't you have something more productive to be doing than scampering about like a half-crazed squirrel? " He sniffed her skeptically. "And ShadowClan, too. Great stars, kit, get a move on and stop staring."

[Shade.]

Lotusheart sat quietly, away from the other cats. She was having a hard time recently, and was more shy than usual. Her massive build towered and stood out like a tree among bushes. She was red under her pelt, hating how much her big, snow-white body and pale yellow eyes stood out.

[Jade13]

frogpaw

frogpaw sat down and looked around, he didnt have any friends to talk to he pretty much had enemy's. it was his first gathering but it didnt feel exiting.

ashfur

ashfur sat down he didnt want to talk to anybody he was tired he had been visiting his mate pine and there kits. he laid down waiting for the meeting to start

(open)

[Jade13]

Lotusheart sat quietly, away from the other cats. She was having a hard time recently, and was more shy than usual. Her massive build towered and stood out like a tree among bushes. She was red under her pelt, hating how much her big, snow-white body and pale yellow eyes stood out.

ashfur got up seeing a lonly white cat " hi, im ashfur" she said once he got up there

[Willie Warf]

Beetlepaw caught up with moonpaw. "hey you old Foxbrain leave her alone. It's not as if Windclans any better you rabbit muncher. If you wanna be grumpy do it someplace else. Come on Moonpaw this Bee brain isn't worth your time" (ummm and Moon just stood paralized through it all )

Snow Carrot

[Shade.]

ashfur got up seeing a lonly white cat " hi, im ashfur" she said once he got up there

Lotusheart looked down at the approaching cat. Oh no. She really didn't wanna offend them, though.
"Uh, h-hello. I'm Lotusheart..." she mewed. Just as she did, another cat approached her.
"Oh, hi." she mewed, feeling even more awkward.
ChillCat

[ChillCat]

Lotusheart sat quietly, away from the other cats. She was having a hard time recently, and was more shy than usual. Her massive build towered and stood out like a tree among bushes. She was red under her pelt, hating how much her big, snow-white body and pale yellow eyes stood out.

Scorchstrike padded after her clan into the gathering. She was also having a difficult time. She missed Irisflame, who was missing, and was spending all her time hunting for the cold weather. She knew she stood out, with her mangled face and missing eye. She hoped and begged to herself that Dawnstar wouldn't do anything stupid, it would make Shadowclan look terrible. Scorchstrike didn't want war between Shadowclan and literally everyone else. Seeing a free space next to another cat, she went to sit down. Feeling it would be awkward if she said nothing, she turned to the she-cat and said, "H-hello."

[Jade13]

Lotusheart looked down at the approaching cat. Oh no. She really didn't wanna offend them, though.
"Uh, h-hello. I'm Lotusheart..." she mewed.

" nice to meet you, your in riverclan yes?" ashfur asked trying to start and conversation

[crumbl]

Beetlepaw caught up with moonpaw. "hey you old Foxbrain leave her alone. It's not as if Windclans any better you rabbit muncher. If you wanna be grumpy do it someplace else. Come on Moonpaw this Bee brain isn't worth your time" (ummm and Moon just stood paralized through it all )

Snow Carrot

Stripeseed hissed at Beetlepaw. "Watch your tongue, thundercat! If you insult my Clan, you insult me. " He scowled. "But I see you've done both. You, insolent little kit, are on very. Thin. Ice." Stripeseed took a step forward, muscles still aching from his battle on the border. The last time he'd encountered a shadowrunner it hadn't been out of friendliness, and it probably wouldn't be this time, either. "If you don't take that back I'll be speaking to Buckstar about this! And don't you dare walk away." The 'paws hadn't caught him on a good day-- he wasn't about to let this go.

[Wolfgirl8]

“No i don’t believe we’ve met before, I’m Forestpaw by the way,” The russet furred she cat mewed glancing around at the cats who were also attending the gathering. She wanted to congratulate a cat she’d met last gathering for becoming a warrior but she couldn’t see him or any of the other cats she’d talked to before. Slightly disappointing but at least Timberpaw seems....nice...albeit a bit to enthusiastic. “Oh and if you don’t mind me asking what clan are you in? All these scents make it hard to tell,” Forestpaw added with a chuckle.
( Snow Fox )

[Dovey]

[OPEN]

GATHERING GATHERING GATHERING! FIRE FIRE FIRE! That was all that was running through Swallowpaw's head as she followed Thunderclan into the gathering. WOW! there was a lot of cats but... NO ONE WAS AS GOOD AS SHE WAS! "FIRE FIRE FIRE!" she screeched out as she ran around, more in circles than anything. This was so COOL! who would wanna talk to her? Who would want to talk to an apprentice like her? EVERYONE! Letting out another round of "FIRE FIRE FIRE!" she felt good about herself and then went to see someone to chat. Maybe she could convince them she was a warrior already? What would her warrior name be? SwallowFIRE! Yes! Now time to find the victim!

"Fire?" Lynxdust turned around. "Where?" He looked around more, and saw that Swallowpaw was just being a idiot. "Stop. That. Right. Now." He snarled. Stupid apprentices. He thought, annoyed. Can't they just BEHAVE? How hard is it?

[Mia]

Santafan09 Minty the Merry Sun Paw Deerhunter8000
Meadowvalley padded into the Gathering next to Blueface. "It's nice to be back at Seastones for a Gathering," she meowed, her green eyes shining in the moonlight. She could scent RiverClan and WindClan but ShadowClan hadn't arrived yet. They shouldn't be long, she thought. The tan, black, and white she-cat looked at Blueface then around the clearing. Meadowvalley's eyes stopped at Pinefang. "I still don't know why Buckstar brought her, she's a killer," she whispered to Blueface. "But I'm not going to be the one that makes StarClan angry at this Gathering or any." She scented ShadowClan arrive. "ShadowClan is here. I'm gonna go see if Duskfern, Rockystream, Nightshadow and Lionface are here," she meowed to Blueface. "You can come with if you want." But then she saw Beetlepaw and Stripeseed fighting (with words not claws). Meadowvalley padded over to them. "What's going on here?" she meowed firmly. Snow Carrot QueenCuphead
__________________________________________________ _________________________________ Minty the Merry
Nightshadow padded into Seastones next to Duskfern. "We're the last to arrive again," she meowed, her amber eyes looking around at the other Clan cats. "I bet Dawnstar is happy about that. But I'm not." She sat down in the back of the Gathering waiting for someone to say something.
(Open for someone to come to Nightshadow)

[LostInTheOrchids]

Snakepaw walked up to his mentor "Hello, Nightshadow."
Mia

[Snow Fox]

"They make Exuses for whatever it is they do." She Snickered to herself
Snow Fox
Fallenstorm smiled. "I've heard few truer words." She said
“No i don’t believe we’ve met before, I’m Forestpaw by the way,” The russet furred she cat mewed glancing around at the cats who were also attending the gathering. She wanted to congratulate a cat she’d met last gathering for becoming a warrior but she couldn’t see him or any of the other cats she’d talked to before. Slightly disappointing but at least Timberpaw seems....nice...albeit a bit to enthusiastic. “Oh and if you don’t mind me asking what clan are you in? All these scents make it hard to tell,” Forestpaw added with a chuckle.
( Snow Fox )
"Timberpaw!" She said forcing herself to settle down abit, her ear started flicking insanely though. Timberpaw nodded with agreement at Forestpaws statement about scents all mixed up. "Thunderclan! What about you?" She asked

[crumbl]

Santafan09 Minty the Merry Sun Paw Deerhunter8000
Meadowvalley padded into the Gathering next to Blueface. "It's nice to be back at Seastones for a Gathering," she meowed, her green eyes shining in the moonlight. She could scent RiverClan and WindClan but ShadowClan hadn't arrived yet. They shouldn't be long, she thought. The tan, black, and white she-cat looked at Blueface then around the clearing. Meadowvalley's eyes stopped at Pinefang. "I still don't know why Buckstar brought her, she's a killer," she whispered to Blueface. "But I'm not going to be the one that makes StarClan angry at this Gathering or any." She scented ShadowClan arrive. "ShadowClan is here. I'm gonna go see if Duskfern, Rockystream, Nightshadow and Lionface are here," she meowed to Blueface. "You can come with if you want." But then she saw Beetlepaw and Stripeseed fighting (with words not claws). Meadowvalley padded over to them. "What's going on here?" she meowed firmly. Snow Carrot QueenCuphead
__________________________________________________ _________________________________ Minty the Merry
Nightshadow padded into Seastones next to Duskfern. "We're the last to arrive again," she meowed, her amber eyes looking around at the other Clan cats. "I bet Dawnstar is happy about that. But I'm not." She sat down in the back of the Gathering waiting for someone to say something.
(Open for someone to come to Nightshadow)

Stripeseed rolled his eyes in exasperation. "These bee-brained apprentices were chasing each other all over the clearing, StarClan knows why, when one of them crashed into me and had the nerve to insult me on top of it. 'Paws these days have no respect!" The old tom sat back on his haunches, momentarily dissuaded from leaping at the arrogant young cat, but still tensed with irritation.
QueenCuphead

[TheNyanCatMinecart]

[Open to anyone!]

Rosebriar sat in the crowd of cats, her cute pink nose wrinkling. Ugh. The mingling scents made her feel sick. The only comfort was the familiar scent of her Clan, but that was mixed in with a plethora of trees, dampness, and fish. Even worse, it was freezing cold. Her thick fur had to fluff up to warm herself up, ruining all the time she’d spent grooming it back at camp. This was horrible, just absolutely horrible! Why did I have to come? she wondered silently, rolling her leaf-green eyes. Her small, lithe body didn’t provide much warmth. She’d have to rely on the thickness of her fur.

Wolffang sat up, tall and proud, trying not to wrinkle his nose at all the scents that came his way. Seriously, why did the other Clans have to smell so bad? Looking around, his paws planted firmly, he wondered what the other Clans were doing. The news tonight would be quite interesting. Also, due to the chill in the air, he had to fluff out his dappled gray pelt. Oh, well. There went all the time he’d spent grooming it. Rosebriar won’t be happy, he thought with a twinge of amusement. But he wanted to look mighty and presentable in the face of the other Clan cats.

[Wolfgirl8]

“Oh! I remember you! You were made an apprentice at the last meeting!” Forestpaw exclaimed. “I’m Thunderclan too....honestly it’s funny how we don’t even know most of our clan mates sometimes only meeting them at the oddest of places!” She continued thoughtfully. She sat down her tail twitching and after a moment she asked, “So how’s your training going?”
( Snow Fox )

[Mia]

Snow Carrot QueenCuphead
Meadowvalley looked at Stripeseed. She didn't know what to say. "They were only chasing each other," she meowed. "They can't hurt anyone here. If they did there would be consequences." Then she turned to Beetlepaw. "But...your not a new apprentice. So you shouldn't be acting like one. Should you now? And don't you even think about talking back to me." She flicked the tip of her tail. Stripeseed was more correct and right than Beetlepaw.
__________________________________________________ _________________________________ Christmassy Kipo
"Snakepaw," Nighhtshadow meowed and dipped her head politely to her apprentice. "What brings you my way?"

[LostInTheOrchids]

"You're my mentor, I've never been to a gathering before. So what should I do?" Snakepaw asked in a very flat depressed tone
Mia

[crumbl]

Snow Carrot QueenCuphead
Meadowvalley looked at Stripeseed. She didn't know what to say. "They were only chasing each other," she meowed. "They can't hurt anyone here. If they did there would be consequences." Then she turned to Beetlepaw. "But...your not a new apprentice. So you shouldn't be acting like one. Should you now? And don't you even think about talking back to me." She flicked the tip of her tail. Stripeseed was more correct and right than Beetlepaw.
__________________________________________________ _________________________________ Christmassy Kipo
"Snakepaw," Nighhtshadow meowed and dipped her head politely to her apprentice. "What brings you my way?"

Stripeseed nodded, reluctantly satisfied. "I would have left it be hadn't he been so insolent," he added, relaxing. "But great spots, kits will be kits." Though a hint of malice still glittered in his eye he decided to let the incident go. He didn't have time for mucking with apprentices. For the millionth time, he thought to himself that if he were running the Clans, cats might be a little more orderly. But he was generally appeased, so he sat down, waiting for Beetlepaw to respond. QueenCuphead

[vampy]

Santafan09 Minty the Merry Sun Paw Deerhunter8000
Meadowvalley padded into the Gathering next to Blueface. "It's nice to be back at Seastones for a Gathering," she meowed, her green eyes shining in the moonlight. She could scent RiverClan and WindClan but ShadowClan hadn't arrived yet. They shouldn't be long, she thought. The tan, black, and white she-cat looked at Blueface then around the clearing. Meadowvalley's eyes stopped at Pinefang. "I still don't know why Buckstar brought her, she's a killer," she whispered to Blueface. "But I'm not going to be the one that makes StarClan angry at this Gathering or any." She scented ShadowClan arrive. "ShadowClan is here. I'm gonna go see if Duskfern, Rockystream, Nightshadow and Lionface are here," she meowed to Blueface. "You can come with if you want." But then she saw Beetlepaw and Stripeseed fighting (with words not claws). Meadowvalley padded over to them. "What's going on here?" she meowed firmly. Snow Carrot QueenCuphead
__________________________________________________ _________________________________ Minty the Merry
Nightshadow padded into Seastones next to Duskfern. "We're the last to arrive again," she meowed, her amber eyes looking around at the other Clan cats. "I bet Dawnstar is happy about that. But I'm not." She sat down in the back of the Gathering waiting for someone to say something.
(Open for someone to come to Nightshadow)

”Me neither.” she agreed. ”To add onto that, it makes us look like toadbrains..” she muttered, looking around warily. She had a strange feeling everyone was just slightly judging ShadowClan, which made her uncomfortable and a bit angry. By arriving late, they had the impression that they were just lazy cats who happened to make a clan. Not feeling like talking to cats from other clans, she decided to start up the conversation again. ”So.. how’s training with Snakepaw going?” she asked the black she-cat.

[ghostwriter]

Snow Carrot

Sparkfrost followed Breezefeather’s procession into the clearing, his eyes bright with barely contained excitement. He had always enjoyed Gatherings, and the chance to visit his brother and acquaintances from other clans was always something to look forward to. He wandered alongside Sagebrook, ears and bobbed tail perked, “My brother should be here—he’s very different from me, but you should meet him. be always has interesting news to share.” He offered enthusiastically.

[ghostwriter]

(Open)
Falconpaw wandered into the clearing, eyes bright with interest. It was her first Gathering, and the introverted she-cat truthfully felt a bit overwhelmed. She couldn’t help but feel mildly suspicious of the other Clan cats—these cat were her rivals on any other day. The full moon ignited her smoky pelt with mottled silver, her lemon yellow eyes vibrant in the dim light of dusk. Part of her wanted to interact with some of these unfamiliar cats, but she was still uncertain, her eyes narrowed with skepticism.

[~dust~]

(Open)
Falconpaw wandered into the clearing, eyes bright with interest. It was her first Gathering, and the introverted she-cat truthfully felt a bit overwhelmed. She couldn’t help but feel mildly suspicious of the other Clan cats—these cat were her rivals on any other day. The full moon ignited her smoky pelt with mottled silver, her lemon yellow eyes vibrant in the dim light of dusk. Part of her wanted to interact with some of these unfamiliar cats, but she was still uncertain, her eyes narrowed with skepticism.
Lotuspaw padded over and said
Hello! I’m Lotuspaw of riverclan what’s your name? Is this your first gathering its my third? What’s your favorite prey? Do you like fish?
The she-cat overwhelming with questions

[marshy]

Sparrowskip followed behind Sootstar to Seastones. He was thankful it was so close, he hate long walks.. As he sat down, he wondered where the other medicine cats were. All the other clans seemed to be there, and he had no idea where Snakepaw had run off too. He'll turn up eventually.. He thought.

[Mia]

Minty the Merry Christmassy Kipo
"It's going really good," Nightshadow meowed to Duskfern. "Snakepaw has the leap-and-hold, back kick, and upright lock completed, but we are still practicing them."

Nightshadow looked at Snakepaw as he padded over to them. "Well, you can talk to basically any cat here, if they will let you. Gatherings are meant for meeting new cats, but not to share Clan weaknesses and strengths. A yowl by a Clan leader is the signal to start the meeting, when this happens you stop talking and look at the leaders. Also, do not fight with any cat because if you see clouds covering the moon, StarClan is doing that and that means they are angry." She glanced at the moon then returned her eyes to Snakepaw. "That's all, you may go meet some other Clan cats now," she meowed.
__________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ Snow Carrot QueenCuphead
Meadowvalley nodded to Stripeseed then looked at Beetlepaw. "Now, you. Watch where you put your paws and maybe just talk a little more than run around. Apologize, Beetlepaw. If Stripeseed will let you and if not you can go." You sound as if your his mother, she thought.

[vampy]

Mia
(Could Dusk and Meadow interact? Duskfern is bitter about her mom being a past rogue, so I thought it would be interesting.)

Watching as Nightshadow left her to talk to Snakepaw, she decided look around for a bit until the gathering was to start. Among the crowd, she spotted her mother’s tan, black, and white pelt. She stared at it for a bit, then Meadowvalley turned around. Duskfern’s eyes widened and she ducked her head a little. She was pretty sure the she-cat had got a glimpse of her yellow and blue eyes, but there was nothing she could to about it now. ”Toad-dung..” she swore to herself.

[nocturnal]

[Open to anyone!]

Rosebriar sat in the crowd of cats, her cute pink nose wrinkling. Ugh. The mingling scents made her feel sick. The only comfort was the familiar scent of her Clan, but that was mixed in with a plethora of trees, dampness, and fish. Even worse, it was freezing cold. Her thick fur had to fluff up to warm herself up, ruining all the time she’d spent grooming it back at camp. This was horrible, just absolutely horrible! Why did I have to come? she wondered silently, rolling her leaf-green eyes. Her small, lithe body didn’t provide much warmth. She’d have to rely on the thickness of her fur.

Fallenheart breathed out through his maw, watching the barest wisps of misty-ness that turned visible in the chilled air. The warrior walked quietly through the crowd, searching for someone, anyone to socialize with. In the end, he settled down beside an unfamiliar molly and greeted, "Good evening." With a twinge of amusement, the ghost tabby remarked, "You don't seem to be enjoying the weather."

[ Open; ]
Beepaw hopped into the gathering. "This will be AWESOME!!! I bet you Riverclan will be the best here!" It was his first gathering. I cannot WAITTTTT!!!! He dashed to a spot and sat down. It's so big! He thought. Is that Windclan?

"Oh, no it's not!" exclaimed a golden-furred tomcat teasingly. He raced towards the other apprentice, a grin plastered onto his maw. "ThunderClan's the best, obviously!" he argued. Laughing, the abyssinian introduced, "I'm Lionpaw; who are you?"

[crumbl]

Snow Carrot

Sparkfrost followed Breezefeather’s procession into the clearing, his eyes bright with barely contained excitement. He had always enjoyed Gatherings, and the chance to visit his brother and acquaintances from other clans was always something to look forward to. He wandered alongside Sagebrook, ears and bobbed tail perked, “My brother should be here—he’s very different from me, but you should meet him. be always has interesting news to share.” He offered enthusiastically.

Sagebrook nodded encouragement. "I can't wait to meet him," she agreed, glancing around Sea Stones. A small twinge of compassion pricked her as she mewed, "It must be hard, living in separate Clans." Shifting from paw to paw she fluffed out her fur a bit against the cold. Leafbare was here, all right. "But also interesting, to have someone with an inside perspective on another Clan. Life is so diverse, even in this small part of the world." She was happy to pad along beside Sparkfrost; it would be the first gathering in a while where she didn't feel alone.

[Leucos]

(OPEN)

Feathermask trotted into the clearing only to smile, her energy was still present unlike last time. This time around it was easier to walk the distance. Eyes bright with excitement, the snowshoe cat looked around for anyone to talk to. Anyone at all! " hey I'm up for conversation! I don't bite! " much. Feeling bouncy like an apprentice she whirled around as she looked at the many cats around her.

[Mia]

Minty the Merry (Sure)
Meadowvalley turned away from Beetlepaw and Stripeseed. They got it covered, she thought. Her green eyes caught a glimpse of yellow and blue eyes. She padded over to the chimera she-cat. "Duskfern?" she meowed, her eyes widening.

[Dovey]

"Oh, no it's not!" exclaimed a golden-furred tomcat teasingly. He raced towards the other apprentice, a grin plastered onto his maw. "ThunderClan's the best, obviously!" he argued. Laughing, the abyssinian introduced, "I'm Lionpaw; who are you?"

"Hi Lionpaw!" Beepaw smiled. "I'm Beepaw. And I assume your from Thuderclan! You can probaly smell that I'm Riverclan. All the other clans seem to think we smell nasty. But I mean- we smell weird to them, they smell weird to us!" He said.

This cat is nice. I think... Beepaw thought. Maybe we'll be friends. The warrior code DOES say "your allowed to make friends in other clans". And I know I might meet him in battle someday so that will be fine, right? He had just found his way around that.

[Peril]

(OPEN)

Feathermask trotted into the clearing only to smile, her energy was still present unlike last time. This time around it was easier to walk the distance. Eyes bright with excitement, the snowshoe cat looked around for anyone to talk to. Anyone at all! " hey I'm up for conversation! I don't bite! " much. Feeling bouncy like an apprentice she whirled around as she looked at the many cats around her.
l Brackenpaw l
The molly was excited, the Gathering was tonight! She immediately spotted a cat who had just called out for conversation and trotted over. "Hi, I'm Brackenpaw. Heard you need someone to talk to?" she said happily, this cat smelled like RiverClan, iteresting.

[Willie Warf]

Beetlepaw whipped around ignoring Moonpaws meow of protest " Beetlepaw it was my fault I ran into him" Then to Stripeseed She said "I'm very sorry I ran into you ill be more careful. And please ignore my friend over here he doesn't know what he's talking about." She said trying to cover up for him.
Beetlepaw scuffed. why can't he defend her? " I'm sorry," he said solemnly. in his head he wanted to fight the cat, but the look moonpaw gave him deterred ant violence. Snow Carrot Mia

[Leucos]

Peril

Her ears perked up only to see an apprentice follow . She gave a smile with a nod "yep yep! Names Feathermask of riverclan, I assume your windclan right? You smell of rabbits " or perhaps that was because of the other many wind clan cats. Tail swishing with excitement the she cat began to clean her chest fur.

[crumbl]

Beetlepaw whipped around ignoring Moonpaws meow of protest " Beetlepaw it was my fault I ran into him" Then to Stripeseed She said "I'm very sorry I ran into you ill be more careful. And please ignore my friend over here he doesn't know what he's talking about." She said trying to cover up for him.
Beetlepaw scuffed. why can't he defend her? " I'm sorry," he said solemnly. in his head he wanted to fight the cat, but the look moonpaw gave him deterred ant violence. Snow Carrot @ Mia

Stripeseed sighed. He was too old for this. "Just don't do it again," he scolded brusquely. "There's enough trouble in the Clans without having to look after--" He glanced disapprovingly at the two youngsters. "--Mooning apprentices." Decisively, he turned his back away.

(You might want to fix Mia's mention :) ) Mia

[Peril]

Peril

Her ears perked up only to see an apprentice follow . She gave a smile with a nod "yep yep! Names Feathermask of riverclan, I assume your windclan right? You smell of rabbits " or perhaps that was because of the other many wind clan cats. Tail swishing with excitement the she cat began to clean her chest fur.
l Brackenpaw l
"Erm, no. ShadowClan actually. Though I wasn't born there, I was a loner before." she said, then added, "But, I grew up in a place with a lot of rabbits."

[nocturnal]

// Reindeer Nightmares

"Yeah, I'm from ThunderClan," the energetic apprentice confirmed. He scrutinized Beepaw for a moment, then meowed, "Nah, you don't smell weird to me. Just like fish, but most cats think fish smells strange, too, so...?" So either way, riverdwellers scented more of the sea than the land, and that automatically made them smell odd compared to other field- and forest-loving felines. "Is this your first Gathering?" the abyssinian asked, his tail tapping on the earth as he inquired. Cats usually grew more reserved with each Gathering, seeing that each time was basically the same thing over and over again.

[vampy]

Minty the Merry (Sure)
Meadowvalley turned away from Beetlepaw and Stripeseed. They got it covered, she thought. Her green eyes caught a glimpse of yellow and blue eyes. She padded over to the chimera she-cat. "Duskfern?" she meowed, her eyes widening.

She sighed as she saw her walking over. Then straightening up, she mewed a greeting bitterly. ”Hello, mother.” Duskfern looked at her with narrowed eyes. Since she was here, she couldn’t do anything but talk, so she tried to do that. “So, what was that?” she asked her. “ThunderClan cats, being stupid as usual?” she insulted. She wanted to make sure that her mother knew that she disliked her.

[Leucos]

Peril

Shadow clan? Her pelt bristled a tad bit just from the name. Ever since Icestar was in charge shadowclan earned a bad reputation. But this apprentice seemed nice though. Feathermask gave a surprised blink "oh! Well no wonder why, Although I must say young rabbits are adorable ... Have you ever seen a turkey before?" she asked with a prideful smile. Oh man so much has happened! She can't wait to tell it to someone. She can show off her missing ptach of fur on her shoulder! Eeek!

[Peril]

Peril

Shadow clan? Her pelt bristled a tad bit just from the name. Ever since Icestar was in charge shadowclan earned a bad reputation. But this apprentice seemed nice though. Feathermask gave a surprised blink "oh! Well no wonder why, Although I must say young rabbits are adorable ... Have you ever seen a turkey before?" she asked with a prideful smile. Oh man so much has happened! She can't wait to tell it to someone. She can show off her missing ptach of fur on her shoulder! Eeek!
l Brackenpaw l
"Hmmm, no. My mother said she once saw one though!" she said proudly. She sat down.

[Leucos]

Peril

Her ears perked up at that "Really? Well they're hideous! The face is anyways ...theyre very fat and have big tail feathers..and tasty. " she meowed only to lick her lips. Lionstorm was right about that part. " but dangerous ... It takes a group to kill one. Your mothers lucky she didn't decide to attack it by herself. Cuz this happened when we did -" she meowed and showed of her shoulder. Thanks to the med cat it had herb stuff on it but it didn't have any fur at all.

[Peril]

Peril

Her ears perked up at that "Really? Well they're hideous! The face is anyways ...theyre very fat and have big tail feathers..and tasty. " she meowed only to lick her lips. Lionstorm was right about that part. " but dangerous ... It takes a group to kill one. Your mothers lucky she didn't decide to attack it by herself. Cuz this happened when we did -" she meowed and showed of her shoulder. Thanks to the med cat it had herb stuff on it but it didn't have any fur at all.
l Brackenpaw l
The she-cat flinched when she saw the shoulder, "Jeez, a bird did that?" she said sympathetically. It looked pretty cool, but painful. She cocked her head and got a closer look, "Nice scar, did it hurt?"

[Mia]

Snow Carrot QueenCuphead
(Sorry. I sent my post before I finished it).

[Leucos]

Peril

Smiling with a bit of that well known River clan pride she chuckled "yep, while my partner had been on its back, I was trying to blind it. Then BAM! It tore my precious fur, that's a price it payed. And no it didn't hurt. " she smirked happily. "So how about you? Any exciting stories?" Apprentices are bound to have some fun adventures right?

[Mia]

Minty the Merry
Meadowvalley stopped half a tail-length away from Duskfern. Duskfern is really upset with me, she thought. "I'm sorry Duskfern, for everything I did wrong. But you can not insult me or my Clan. Not all of us are stupid. What would you do if I insulted ShadowClan? I bet you would rip my fur off!" Meadowvalley knew Duskfern was furious with her. She turned her head and her green eyes landed on Blueface. Then she turned back to Duskfern. "I know you hate me. Just let me explain," she said in a softer voice.

[Peril]

Peril

Smiling with a bit of that well known River clan pride she chuckled "yep, while my partner had been on its back, I was trying to blind it. Then BAM! It tore my precious fur, that's a price it payed. And no it didn't hurt. " she smirked happily. "So how about you? Any exciting stories?" Apprentices are bound to have some fun adventures right?
l Brackenpaw l
"Well, not really." she said meekly. Meek was not a normal emotion for her, but she felt it now.

[Leucos]

Peril


She snorted, she wasn't gonna take that as an reply. Poking softly at the apprentices shoulder "cmooon at least one will do. Doesn't matter if its not exciting. Besides you can't let a stinky old river clan cat have all the spotlight can ya? Your shadow clan! Your bound to have some " that was bound to get a reaction right?

[Madelaine]

Ebonyfang padded right behind Finchwhisker, not really caring that they had left Dawnstar behind. They always seemed to be the lat clan to show up. How would they recognize them as the strongest clan if they always were last. Maybe with the new deputy things will start changing, but he better watch out and not irritate Dawnstar. The tom padded over to the medicine cat area to wait for the other medicine cats. Ebonyfang glanced around, spotting Sparrowskip, but where was Snakepaw. "Hello Sparrowskip. Where's Snakepaw?", he asked.

:Grimmlin:;

[galaxyrat]

open

a pointed tortoiseshell tom would stride into the clearing with a small bounce in each step, a confident shine glimmering in his heterochromiatic eyes as he’d gaze around at the other cats. this was risingmoon’s officially first gathering and he felt excited to meet cats from other clans, of course he had seen some occasionally when they’d patrol their borders but this was different! looking around,, he searched for a potential victim- someone he could talk to.

[Undertaker]

Dawnstar lagged behind her other high ranks, preoccupied with an internal argument with one of the voices who kept whining about her plans for tonight. She wasn't changing them no matter how loud they yowled at her. All they were accomplishing was putting the leader in a very foul mood, on the upside, she'd get to see if the bunny had come to decision or not. A full moon has passed and her time had come. As ridiculous as the bunny had made her proposal sound, she had started it and now Dawnstar was going to make sure she kept to it.

She forced her mind back to reality, eyes glancing up at the Seastones where only Minnowstar sat. She found this first and last arrival thing rather tedious, it's not like she got much out of it. She enjoyed showing up last, it was more fun, and she'd rip apart any of her clanmates who dared show or say else wise. Ignoring the fish's existence, the massive feline leaped up and took a seat on the cold stones. Waiting for her entertainment to arrive.

[stag]

open

a pointed tortoiseshell tom would stride into the clearing with a small bounce in each step, a confident shine glimmering in his heterochromiatic eyes as he’d gaze around at the other cats. this was risingmoon’s officially first gathering and he felt excited to meet cats from other clans, of course he had seen some occasionally when they’d patrol their borders but this was different! looking around,, he searched for a potential victim- someone he could talk to.


Hi Im Charredpaw of Riverclan. Nice to meet you..um who are you? *charredpaw mewed while he talked,he smiled.his one single amber eye gleamed*

[vampy]

Minty the Merry
Meadowvalley stopped half a tail-length away from Duskfern. Duskfern is really upset with me, she thought. "I'm sorry Duskfern, for everything I did wrong. But you can not insult me or my Clan. Not all of us are stupid. What would you do if I insulted ShadowClan? I bet you would rip my fur off!" Meadowvalley knew Duskfern was furious with her. She turned her head and her green eyes landed on Blueface. Then she turned back to Duskfern. "I know you hate me. Just let me explain," she said in a softer voice.

She named the one thing her in her head that made her hate her so much that she wanted to kill her. She separated our family. But.. But she saw the pleading in her green eyes, so Duskfern put pity on her mother and let her explain. ”Go on,” she mewed with a slightly questioning tone. She settled in, ready to hear it. She was expecting that her mother would probably say something that she wouldn’t like, but every cat has to face their fears at some point.

[ghostwriter]

Sagebrook nodded encouragement. "I can't wait to meet him," she agreed, glancing around Sea Stones. A small twinge of compassion pricked her as she mewed, "It must be hard, living in separate Clans." Shifting from paw to paw she fluffed out her fur a bit against the cold. Leafbare was here, all right. "But also interesting, to have someone with an inside perspective on another Clan. Life is so diverse, even in this small part of the world." She was happy to pad along beside Sparkfrost; it would be the first gathering in a while where she didn't feel alone.

Sparkfrost looked a bit mournful for a moment, “Yeah...he’s the only blood relative I have. If we had grown up in the same Clan, I feel like we definitely would’ve been closer.” He answered, walking a bit closer to the She-Cat in hopes of offering some warmth. He hesitated, scanning the clearing, and perking up as he spotted a familiar flash of marbled ginger in the crowd. He led Sagebrook over to a rather isolated looking warrior among the RiverClan cats. He was tall and elegant, and a bit more fine boned than Sparkfrost, but they shared the same athletic build and jewel toned eyes.
“Larkstripe!” Sparkfrost called, padding over to the half-Clan Warrior. Larkstripe’s features brightened as he recognized his brother. He dipped his head in greeting,
“Hello, brother.” He answered coolly. The ginger Tom paused for a moment, raising an eyebrow and taking stock of his half-brother’s goofy enthusiasm.
“Who is your lovely friend?” He inquired, dipping his head in greeting to Sagebrook.
Sparkfrost grew an increment more elated, black and white pelt ruffled, “Larkstripe, i’d like for you to meet...my friend, Sagebrook. She is one of WindClan’s finest warriors, and helped me fight off a particularly vicious rogue.” He explained, pausing almost regretfully on “Friend”. His whole-hearted confession was brimming on the tip of his tongue, but circumstance seemed to beat him to it at every opportunity.
Larkstripe too, seemed to notice the hesitation, and his sea-green eyes lightened in realization, “Ah,” he breathed, almost envious of his brother for a moment, “Pleased to meet you. I hope he hasn’t roped you into too many heroic schemes.” He jokes lightly, knowing full well that was likely the case.

[ghostwriter]

Lotuspaw padded over and said
Hello! I’m Lotuspaw of riverclan what’s your name? Is this your first gathering its my third? What’s your favorite prey? Do you like fish?
The she-cat overwhelming with questions

Falconpaw’s eyes widened a bit at the sudden barrage of questions, but she raised and eyebrow and chuffed in amusement at the apprentice, “I’m Falconpaw, of ThunderClan.” She answered, “It is my first Gathering.” She paused to think for a moment, “Ah, I’ll let RiverClan keep the fish. I like to hunt squirrels.” She replied.

[galaxyrat]

Hi Im Charredpaw of Riverclan. Nice to meet you..um who are you? *charredpaw mewed while he talked,he smiled.his one single amber eye gleamed*

risingmoon’s ears would pick slightly as he realized that he had gotten approached, making the tom widely grin and turn to face the apprentice and dipped his head enthusiastically in greetings before speaking, “oh hey there! name’s risingmoon, i belong to the one and only windclan, nice to meet cha!” he would say brightly, before shifting and rested down on his haunches, “sooo.. charredpaw- have you ever been to any gatherings before?” he would question with a small hum, quirking a brow curiously.

[popsicle dream]

Falconspirit sat by himself, awaiting the other Clans’ arrivals. The WindClanner looked around for a cat to talk to, whether it be his Clan or RiverClan. (Open!)

[crumbl]

Sparkfrost looked a bit mournful for a moment, “Yeah...he’s the only blood relative I have. If we had grown up in the same Clan, I feel like we definitely would’ve been closer.” He answered, walking a bit closer to the She-Cat in hopes of offering some warmth. He hesitated, scanning the clearing, and perking up as he spotted a familiar flash of marbled ginger in the crowd. He led Sagebrook over to a rather isolated looking warrior among the RiverClan cats. He was tall and elegant, and a bit more fine boned than Sparkfrost, but they shared the same athletic build and jewel toned eyes.
“Larkstripe!” Sparkfrost called, padding over to the half-Clan Warrior. Larkstripe’s features brightened as he recognized his brother. He dipped his head in greeting,
“Hello, brother.” He answered coolly. The ginger Tom paused for a moment, raising an eyebrow and taking stock of his half-brother’s goofy enthusiasm.
“Who is your lovely friend?” He inquired, dipping his head in greeting to Sagebrook.
Sparkfrost grew an increment more elated, black and white pelt ruffled, “Larkstripe, i’d like for you to meet...my friend, Sagebrook. She is one of WindClan’s finest warriors, and helped me fight off a particularly vicious rogue.” He explained, pausing almost regretfully on “Friend”. His whole-hearted confession was brimming on the tip of his tongue, but circumstance seemed to beat him to it at every opportunity.
Larkstripe too, seemed to notice the hesitation, and his sea-green eyes lightened in realization, “Ah,” he breathed, almost envious of his brother for a moment, “Pleased to meet you. I hope he hasn’t roped you into too many heroic schemes.” He jokes lightly, knowing full well that was likely the case.

Despite the flush of pleased embarrassment that ran hot beneath her pelt, Sagebrook smiled lightly. "I'm afraid he has. We've had quite the moon," she purred. "I've heard a lot about you. Pleased to meet you," she nodded briskly. She was grateful for Sparkfrost's warmth beside her and suddenly the clearing felt just the tiniest bit brighter. She inclined her head slightly to the side. "How is the prey running in RiverClan?"

[Reptilian Cabinets]

{ Pheonix Fire }
RiverFrost didn't have any friends to talk to {Wonder why}, so he sat alone. Until he spotted another cat. "A victim for a prank!" He whispered and creeped up on the tom. "BOO!" He shouted. The young warrior began cracking up.

__________________
{Open}
CloudyHeart was super happy to be away from his apprentice. "Finally! Some alone time!" He let out a sigh of relief and pushed his way through the crowd to the front.

[Moonraven]

The lilac leader was wondering if this was how old cats felt during the cold seasons? Twilightstar padded into the gathering behind Breezefeather, puffing up her pelt as much as she could as she padded across the sand. Even the sand was cold, the molly hurried over to the stones, spotting the dark mass that was the dunderhead leader of ShadowClan as she leaped up. Sadly, she didn't see Buckstar yet.
Twilightstar flickered an ear in greeting to Sootstar, while she took a seat on the stones farther away from Dawnstar. The cat didn't seem like she was in a good mood, Twilightstar wondered if the mad molly recalled her words last moon and would leave well enough alone, it was most likely wishful thinking on her part. Twilightstar had a feeling that she should have spoken to Breezefeather about it but had somehow concluded that in the long run, it was an empty threat. The leader was loud and arrogant, but she wouldn't be that insane, maybe.
Before the Windclanner could get her fur ruffled and her tail lashing, she pushed their last conversation out of her mind and focused on the task in front of her, getting through yet another Gathering so she could go home. Sliding her gaze over to her deputy, Twilightstar bet if she asked nicely enough she could him to come up here and be her body heater, this stone was freezing! After watching him a few seconds, she tossed the idea aside, Breezefeather didn't look all that warm.

[jayfeather21]

Not another gathering thought Jaypaw. he hated gatherings, no one talked to him, but on the rare occasions some one did it was often, 'your going to trip in that hole' he could mange on his own! his mother had said to ask Frostbreeze to be their apprentice, they had said they were not ready for an apprentice, he was not up set by that, he could relate. but he had fought with his mother on how she thought he was useless, she had stuttered on when she denied this, he knew she had felt, to his dismay, doubtful, he had slept at the lake that night. When he got to the gathering he was in a worse mood than normal because of all the 'watch out's he had gotten he decided to sit under a tall pine tree. Jaypaw elt longingly for some one to truly talk to him.

my characters: thunderclan: Jaypaw{handsome grey tabby, blind} Mapleleaf {maple red, she-cat}
riverclan: goldenheart,{a beautiful golden she-cat wants to find a mate.}
windclan:braveheart{black tom with ambereyes}, speckleddawn {a light brown she-cat with dark brown brindle}
shadowclan: mintkit,{a dark brown tortoiseshell} valerianpetal {a grey and brown tortoiseshell with a white underbelly}

[Rani]

With a spray of sand Willowpaw hit the beach paws digging in as she slid down a dune to the meeting area with a whoop. Unfortunately for her the bobtails balance had never been the best so before she could neatly slide to a stop the tabby tripped, going head over non existent tail as she tumbled down the rest of the slop, rolling to a stop next to another apprentice.
This gal had the right idea! So with a deep breath from her unwillingly sprawled position Willowpaw tipped her head back and answered his cheer with an ear shattering "WOOOOOHOOOOOOOO!!!!" As she started giggling like a loon shaking her head to try and rid it of all the sand.
"You're loud and I like your fur! Hello!" More blunt then even her usual greeting but sue her, Willowpaw was fairly certain this would be her last gathering as an apprentice and she was excited!

Mumble

[Reptilian Cabinets]

TigerFang slowly walked to the gathering behind the other WindClan cats, her old bones were tired but she loved the gatherings she could bear it. When she got to the clearing she sat in the middle, that way she can keep warm. {Open}

[~dust~]

Falconpaw’s eyes widened a bit at the sudden barrage of questions, but she raised and eyebrow and chuffed in amusement at the apprentice, “I’m Falconpaw, of ThunderClan.” She answered, “It is my first Gathering.” She paused to think for a moment, “Ah, I’ll let RiverClan keep the fish. I like to hunt squirrels.” She replied.


She grinned and licked her pelt
do you have a nice mentor? Mine has only trained me once
She looked down sadly but then cheered up.

[Rani]

Snakepaw had been practicing quiet of late. Not for any particular reason mainly just out of boredom but tonight it was the perfect time to actually do something with his newly practiced skill. Sneaking up ever so quietly behind his mentor Snakepaw felt confident he'd gotten as close as possible without being detected with he bluntly spoke. "Hey where are the other medicine cats Ive got a couple questions I need to ask and I dont see them." if he managed to startle his mentor (and maybe Ebonyfang but he doubted that one) it'd be a success in his mind but if not eh. He needed the question answered anyway. And sure he could probably ask the shadowclan medicine cat but.... Well he didnt want to. Snakepaw had warmed enough to the older tom to not be actively hostile but he didnt trust him, not really. The apprentice actually wanted to ask the windclan medicine cats this herb query, having long ago decided those two where his favourites out of the group and that at least to Snakepaws perception they were the most knowledgeable. He didnt see them though (curse of being short and long rather than tall like his mother) and had no clue if there was a select meeting point for the medicine cats here or what.

:Grimmlin: Xmas Bliss

[ghostwriter]

Despite the flush of pleased embarrassment that ran hot beneath her pelt, Sagebrook smiled lightly. "I'm afraid he has. We've had quite the moon," she purred. "I've heard a lot about you. Pleased to meet you," she nodded briskly. She was grateful for Sparkfrost's warmth beside her and suddenly the clearing felt just the tiniest bit brighter. She inclined her head slightly to the side. "How is the prey running in RiverClan?"

Larkstripe hummed in amusement, “That does not surprise me in the least.” He mewed, “We’re hunting more waterfowl these days, most of the fish have moved to deeper, colder water, but we’re still eating well. It seems that Soostar’s transition has gone smoothly.” He reported thoughtfully. He paused, giving Sparkfrost a sidelong glance, “You said you fought off a rogue? Did he happen to be a big bronze tabby with a blind eye?” He asked.
Sparkfrost stiffened, “Oh—yeah, actually. Sirius. He taunted me, and said that...that you had tried to kill him.” He answered slowly.
Larkstripe bowed his head in shame letting out a terse sigh, “It’s true. He spied on the clans somehow—he was using all of this information against me, and I—I couldn’t help myself...” he trailed off, and met Sparkfrost’s eyes with unspoken alarm, “I’ve never been so furious.”
“Yeah, me either.” Sparkfrost responded, “I had dealt with him before, but it’s like you said...he uses information against Clan cats.”
“Used,” Larkstripe corrected.
Sparkfrost tilted his head in confusion, “What do you mean?”
“He was found dead near the Outskirts of our territory, with his remaining eye clawed to shreds. Now, I wonder where in the four clans is there a warrior savvy enough to lay a blow like that on a rogue that vicious.” Larkstripe mused.
Sparkfrost recoiled, his eyes clouded with conflicted realization, “I—I didn’t mean to, He—he would’ve killed me—he would’ve killed us, I never meant—“
Larkstripe shook his head, “Do not apologize for defending your clan, brother. As far as I am concerned...you did the right thing. We have kits—apprentices to look after. A cat like that cannot roam freely in clan territory. You gave him a chance to flee at your first encounter.” The half-Clan warrior explained.
Sparkfrost glanced away, “I’ve...I’ve never killed another cat.”
Larkstripe sighed heavily, “You didn’t kill him. He made his choice when he returned to WindClan territory. I am simply glad that you both came away from that encounter unscathed.”

(Sorry for the long reply—it be like that when your brother has to tell you that you accidentally killed a man lol)

[ghostwriter]

She grinned and licked her pelt
do you have a nice mentor? Mine has only trained me once
She looked down sadly but then cheered up.

“I do,” Falconpaw answered, “I’m sure your mentor will get around to it. You’ll be a warrior in no time.” She assured.

[Quasar]

With a spray of sand Willowpaw hit the beach paws digging in as she slid down a dune to the meeting area with a whoop. Unfortunately for her the bobtails balance had never been the best so before she could neatly slide to a stop the tabby tripped, going head over non existent tail as she tumbled down the rest of the slop, rolling to a stop next to another apprentice.
This gal had the right idea! So with a deep breath from her unwillingly sprawled position Willowpaw tipped her head back and answered his cheer with an ear shattering "WOOOOOHOOOOOOOO!!!!" As she started giggling like a loon shaking her head to try and rid it of all the sand.
"You're loud and I like your fur! Hello!" More blunt then even her usual greeting but sue her, Willowpaw was fairly certain this would be her last gathering as an apprentice and she was excited!

Mumble

(let the chaos commence (:< )

Jumping slightly in surprise as she heard a soft thud come from next to her, Lionpaw turned wide eyes down to the spotted apprentice, her cry getting abruptly cut off. Her look of brief confusion quickly changed to excitement, and she felt a large, toothy grin form on her maw. Wow! What a cool she-cat! The tortoiseshell she-cat let out a lough laugh as the riverclanner(?) let out her own cheer. At the compliment, she went to place her paws on the chest of Willowpaw, staring directly into the other apprentices eyes with a mock-serious look on her face, before another joyous look broke out ¨Hiya! You're pretty loud too, and I like your fur! I'm Lionpaw! Who're you?¨ She exclaimed, cocking her head at the end. The bluntness of Willowpaws statement didn't bother her, not one bit! She knew that it was nice!

Removing her rather large paws from the spotted she-cats chest, she hopped in place for a bit before briefly chasing her own tail in excitement. She didn't expect to find such a cat so early in the night! Actually...she reminded her of Yotiebug! Lionpaw laughed to herself at the thought, large brown eyes scanning the area for the older apprentice. ¨HEY! HEY YOTIEBUG! COME OVER HEREEE!!! I FOUND SOMEONE WHOS SUPER DUPER AWESOME!¨ She yowled out, her voice ringing through the area that was quickly filling with cats. She was more excited than ever to see what the night had in store for her, and she didnt plan on just waiting around for it to happen! Go big or go home, thats what she always said!

...no, she actually doesn't say that. Oh well.

punkscape

[crumbl]

Larkstripe hummed in amusement, “That does not surprise me in the least.” He mewed, “We’re hunting more waterfowl these days, most of the fish have moved to deeper, colder water, but we’re still eating well. It seems that Soostar’s transition has gone smoothly.” He reported thoughtfully. He paused, giving Sparkfrost a sidelong glance, “You said you fought off a rogue? Did he happen to be a big bronze tabby with a blind eye?” He asked.
Sparkfrost stiffened, “Oh—yeah, actually. Sirius. He taunted me, and said that...that you had tried to kill him.” He answered slowly.
Larkstripe bowed his head in shame letting out a terse sigh, “It’s true. He spied on the clans somehow—he was using all of this information against me, and I—I couldn’t help myself...” he trailed off, and met Sparkfrost’s eyes with unspoken alarm, “I’ve never been so furious.”
“Yeah, me either.” Sparkfrost responded, “I had dealt with him before, but it’s like you said...he uses information against Clan cats.”
“Used,” Larkstripe corrected.
Sparkfrost tilted his head in confusion, “What do you mean?”
“He was found dead near the Outskirts of our territory, with his remaining eye clawed to shreds. Now, I wonder where in the four clans is there a warrior savvy enough to lay a blow like that on a rogue that vicious.” Larkstripe mused.
Sparkfrost recoiled, his eyes clouded with conflicted realization, “I—I didn’t mean to, He—he would’ve killed me—he would’ve killed us, I never meant—“
Larkstripe shook his head, “Do not apologize for defending your clan, brother. As far as I am concerned...you did the right thing. We have kits—apprentices to look after. A cat like that cannot roam freely in clan territory. You gave him a chance to flee at your first encounter.” The half-Clan warrior explained.
Sparkfrost glanced away, “I’ve...I’ve never killed another cat.”
Larkstripe sighed heavily, “You didn’t kill him. He made his choice when he returned to WindClan territory. I am simply glad that you both came away from that encounter unscathed.”

(Sorry for the long reply—it be like that when your brother has to tell you that you accidentally killed a man lol)

(Yup yup, we've all gotta deal with our accidental murders, don't we xD)

Sagebrook winced slightly. So Sirius was dead. She couldn't say she was sorry for the rogue, but she understood how this might be hard for Sparkfrost to process. "Larkstripe's right," she mewed softly, running her tail along her Clanmate's back. "No great warrior would have done any different." She glanced at Larkstripe. "But I am glad that he won't be bothering us anymore," she added. "I can't say that he seemed like much a gentleman, last time we met." She breathed out slowly.

[Willowfern]

Swiftstorm let out a yawn, these gatherings were always so... dull. Perhaps she could find someone equally as bored as her to vibe with, she looked around the crowd.

(Open, she be a bit grouchy)

[~dust~]

“I do,” Falconpaw answered, “I’m sure your mentor will get around to it. You’ll be a warrior in no time.” She assured.
She nodded and said
Maybe so what’s your favorite hunting or fighting?

[ghostwriter]

Snow Carrot

Sparkfrost nodded slowly, contemplating this, “I...understand. Thank you both.” He answered. Before Larkstripe could respond, a longhaired smoke tabby apprentice approached the trio, looking a bit concerned, her lemon yellow eyes wide.
“Excuse me, I’m sorry to interrupt—“ she decided to tread lightly, she was interrupting a group of warriors after all, “But...I overheard you mention a rogue called Sirius...did you...did you say that he was dead?” She asked, voice wavering.
Sparkfrost and Larkstripe both paused, glancing at each other, “Well...yes. He is dead. Does he mean anything to you?” Larkstripe finally asked.
The apprentice, a ThunderClan cat called Falconpaw stiffened, “No.” She lied immediately, “I only wish that I had been the one to end him. I apologize for the intrusion.” She answered, before dipping her head and departing.
Sparkfrost was silent for a moment, his eyes wide.
Larkstripe sucked in a deep breath, “Well, there you have it, another vote of confidence. My prodigal brother has saved us all again.” He quipped.
“For the love of StarClan, Larkstripe—“ Sparkfrost declared.
“You should go tell her you did it, make a new friend! We are Clan cats after all, you know as well as I that it is violence that brings us all together.” Larkstripe chimed teasingly.
Sparkfrost huffed, rolling his eyes, “You cheeky, smartmouthed, fish-licking son of a WindClan—“
“He was your father too, brother, if you’re about to imply that I am the way that I am because of Sorreltail, well...” Larkstripe trailed off, looking his brother up and down, “You certainly didn’t inherit your thoughtless bravado from Heatherpelt.” He retorted, with sly grin.
Sparkfrost snorted, and attempted to act offended despite his brother’s teasing lightening his mood, “You should hope I never see you on the battlefield, you carp smelling bald fox—“
“Nonsense,” Larkstripe interrupted, “Would you really like for your kits to have an estranged uncle?”
Sparkfrost immediately stiffened, his eyes going blank, his pelt growing hot as he fought the urge to glance at Sagebrook. He fumbled, mouth open, brow furrowed.

(ERROR:sparkfrost.exe has stopped working)

[Rani]

[Shrikepaw - SC - TAKEN]
Shrikepaw slipped into the area with an irritated ear flick and after surveying the area quickly slipped away to a quiet shadowed area to observe the gathering. He wasnt a social cat by nature at all and the whole idea of the gathering rubbed him the wrong way, there was such a thing as playing too nice with ones enemies after all and so wasnt well inclined to participate. Sadly though knowing cats he'd be dragged into a conversation with some idiot sap looking to walk over and play nice and he'd have to talk to them.... yay. Worst thing of all this mess though was the lack of sleep was cutting into his valuable training time and stars (or lack of them) knows he'd rather be in a much different forrest then this.

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[Adderfang - SC - TAKEN]
Another day another gathering and yet another example of Dawnstar acting like a child in front off all the clans gathered. Maybe it was some secret plan she didnt know about but Adderfang just didnt see the point of antagonising the windclan leader when they were already doing so on her borders on the regular. Still even as she sighed and shook her head she could enjoy Dawnstars muscles scan the area for someone she knew to talk to if she wasnt otherwise approached. Contrary to what many might believe Adderfang loved gatherings and the chance to talk civilly with other warriors not in her clan, it was this type of interaction that made the clans a group and not a loose collection of rogues after all.

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[Gravehound - TC- OPEN]
It was with a slightly envious grin that Gravehound sat on the sand nearer to the shore and dug through the grains happily. The mute tom wished that thunderclan had a beach as part of their territory, he loved it here, but he was very pleased that riverclan was kind enough to let the other clans come here for the gathering. So while he couldnt come here and enjoy normally he at least could enjoy the still slightly warm sand now for the gathering. He could also hopefully bring something back for the kits that couldnt come too! Granted he could dig up enough shells but as he pulled yet another ridged shell from his hole the fluffy tom didnt really think that'd be an issue. So he dug, not expecting any cats to come and talk to him (they never did but he couldnt let that bother him) used to cats walking away at gatherings once they found out he was mute.

[Frozen Reign]

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[Adderfang - SC - OPEN]
Another day another gathering and yet another example of Dawnstar acting like a child in front off all the clans gathered. Maybe it was some secret plan she didnt know about but Adderfang just didnt see the point of antagonising the windclan leader when they were already doing so on her borders on the regular. Still even as she sighed and shook her head she could enjoy Dawnstars muscles scan the area for someone she knew to talk to if she wasnt otherwise approached. Contrary to what many might believe Adderfang loved gatherings and the chance to talk civilly with other warriors not in her clan, it was this type of interaction that made the clans a group and not a loose collection of rogues after all.

Mia
Blueface nodded to Meadowvalley, then turned. he was determined to interact this time.
Blueface padded up to the tom.
"hi, I'm blueface, what's your name?

[crumbl]

Snow Carrot

Sparkfrost nodded slowly, contemplating this, “I...understand. Thank you both.” He answered. Before Larkstripe could respond, a longhaired smoke tabby apprentice approached the trio, looking a bit concerned, her lemon yellow eyes wide.
“Excuse me, I’m sorry to interrupt—“ she decided to tread lightly, she was interrupting a group of warriors after all, “But...I overheard you mention a rogue called Sirius...did you...did you say that he was dead?” She asked, voice wavering.
Sparkfrost and Larkstripe both paused, glancing at each other, “Well...yes. He is dead. Does he mean anything to you?” Larkstripe finally asked.
The apprentice, a ThunderClan cat called Falconpaw stiffened, “No.” She lied immediately, “I only wish that I had been the one to end him. I apologize for the intrusion.” She answered, before dipping her head and departing.
Sparkfrost was silent for a moment, his eyes wide.
Larkstripe sucked in a deep breath, “Well, there you have it, another vote of confidence. My prodigal brother has saved us all again.” He quipped.
“For the love of StarClan, Larkstripe—“ Sparkfrost declared.
“You should go tell her you did it, make a new friend! We are Clan cats after all, you know as well as I that it is violence that brings us all together.” Larkstripe chimed teasingly.
Sparkfrost huffed, rolling his eyes, “You cheeky, smartmouthed, fish-licking son of a WindClan—“
“He was your father too, brother, if you’re about to imply that I am the way that I am because of Sorreltail, well...” Larkstripe trailed off, looking his brother up and down, “You certainly didn’t inherit your thoughtless bravado from Heatherpelt.” He retorted, with sly grin.
Sparkfrost snorted, and attempted to act offended despite his brother’s teasing lightening his mood, “You should hope I never see you on the battlefield, you carp smelling bald fox—“
“Nonsense,” Larkstripe interrupted, “Would you really like for your kits to have an estranged uncle?”
Sparkfrost immediately stiffened, his eyes going blank, his pelt growing hot as he fought the urge to glance at Sagebrook. He fumbled, mouth open, brow furrowed.

(ERROR:sparkfrost.exe has stopped working)
(Lol oh gosh I feel for them poor childses :rofl: )

For the last few moments, Sagebrook had almost felt as if she was intruding on a private conversation.

And then Larkstripe mentioned kits, an amused glimmer in his sea-green eyes.

Sagebrook felt Sparkfrost stiffen next to her, but at first, her brain could only process confusion. Sparkfrost's kits? What did Larkstripe--

Oh.

Willing herself not to screech, or run away, or do anything similarly mortifying, the only thing she managed to accomplish was not looking at Sparkfrost, blushing so warmly she half-expected her fur to burn off. She opened her jaws to reply, but it seemed her voice had stopped working-- and for once, she couldn't blame it. Come on, Sagebrook. Get a hold of yourself.

Was the thought really that bad that she was this defensive? No, she realized. This wasn't defiance. It was...

She finally found her voice. "No, I don't think he would," she mewed easily, surprised at how smoothly her voice came out. "Or maybe I don't know you so well, Sparkfrost? Estranged uncles are very popular with the kits nowadays." Well, at least her humor hadn't abandoned her. She wouldn't have blamed it if it had run off to some lonely hole to die a slow, humiliating death.

Tensely, she waited for Sparkfrost's response.

[Mango]

:Grimmlin: Rani Xmas Bliss elysian Rainquail implimm

Frostpaw stalked confidently into the gathering, she didn’t see them all, but spotted a few of them, she dipped her head,” I’d like to introduce you to my new apprentice, Eaglewhisker...that’s your name right? Yeah, Rosewhisker as I thought. Buckstar thought I should take an apprentice so this is my apprentice Tawnywhisker. ” she meowed flashing a grin to the other medicine cats.

[stag]

risingmoon’s ears would pick slightly as he realized that he had gotten approached, making the tom widely grin and turn to face the apprentice and dipped his head enthusiastically in greetings before speaking, “oh hey there! name’s risingmoon, i belong to the one and only windclan, nice to meet cha!” he would say brightly, before shifting and rested down on his haunches, “sooo.. charredpaw- have you ever been to any gatherings before?” he would question with a small hum, quirking a brow curiously.

Only 1,no-one really talks to me. Windclan? Really don't you guys like running and junk? *Charred paw newer,softly he got an uneasy feeling*

[Peril]

Peril


She snorted, she wasn't gonna take that as an reply. Poking softly at the apprentices shoulder "cmooon at least one will do. Doesn't matter if its not exciting. Besides you can't let a stinky old river clan cat have all the spotlight can ya? Your shadow clan! Your bound to have some " that was bound to get a reaction right?
l Brackenpaw l
The she-cat laughed and smirked, "Well, I recently found an old fox den with my friend. It was pretty cool, we even made a nest that was really comfortable!" she smiled in triumph. She hoped this she-cat would be her friend, she didn't have many.

[Leucos]

Peril


She gave a hum to that, that peeked her interest. Even gave her some ideas for them. "Ya know what else you can do ? You can make that your secret hang out spot. Everyone needs one " she smiled . Says the one who doesn't have one... Tail swishing "wanna chat again at the next gathering ?.. I figured I better ask before the gathering ends too soon -"

[Peril]

Peril


She gave a hum to that, that peeked her interest. Even gave her some ideas for them. "Ya know what else you can do ? You can make that your secret hang out spot. Everyone needs one " she smiled . Says the one who doesn't have one... Tail swishing "wanna chat again at the next gathering ?.. I figured I better ask before the gathering ends too soon -"
l Brackenpaw l
The she-cat nodded, "Yeah we can talk next Gathering! I'd love to. And the secret hangout idea is awesome!" she said excitedly. She smiled more and sighed, "I wish ShadowClan would arrive sooner instead of dead last, it would give me a little more time to talk."

[Rani]

Sure Willowpaw wasnt really a child anymore (more of a mid to older teenager) but she didnt let that stop her form having fun ever! So when Lionpaw placed her paws on the tabbies chest she had no problem with reaching up with a large soft paw and batting at the other apprentices whiskers not even bothering to get up. "Hiya Lionpaw! Im Willowpaw! Or Willowsomething soon enough I guess because Im gonna be a warrior soon just you wait!" She delared giggleing as Lionpaw chased her own tail. The bobtail didnt really see the draw but she didnt have a tail of her own so what'd she know really, if Lionpaw thought it was fun let her have fun.

Cocking her head curiously the apprentice looked up at the yelling molly asking with a chirp "What'sa yotiebug? Is that a name or something? I dont recognise it must be like a special windclan thing. Well I mean I know what a bug is, I can find you a bug if you want one... OH! I can get you a sand bug easy they live on the beach and even though theyre super jumpy and bouncy I bet we can collect at least some without them escaping! Oooooh but if yotiebug is a cat I wanna meet them, new friends are great!" Growing tired with being stuck in place Willowpaw wiggled around eventually getting herself sitting up straight even if her front paws pranced in place as she did so.

punkscape Mumble

[dino.]

Buckstar trailed far behind the rest of his Clan, his brows furrowed. He managed to clamber his way up the large stones and take his place next to the other leaders. A particularly distracting pain pulsed between his eyes in steady waves, and he closed his eyes and sucked in several deep breaths. He desperately needed a break, and having to deal with a Gathering was just... it was doing the opposite of helping.

He opened his eyes and settled for stretching out on his belly with his legs tucked beneath him. "Evening. Sorry for being late," he offered to the other leaders. "Had some stuff to deal with." He searched the crowd and found Frostpaw, in her spot with the other medicine cats. Whatever she was grinning about, he was sure it wasn't anything to worry about. Nothing that he wouldn't be able to fix, anyway.

[ wnder, Moonraven, Arie, Mumble ]



[ BILL. ]

[Leucos]

Peril

She just gave a smile at that. Only to nod in agreement , sometimes it was frustrating... She kinda wished everyone would arrive on time. But alas that couldn't always happen. "Yeah, I get that. It'll be beneficial to all of us " she half sighed as she looked at the ground. "Excited to be a warrior?"

[Rani]

Mia
Blueface nodded to Meadowvalley, then turned. he was determined to interact this time.
Blueface padded up to the tom.
"hi, I'm blueface, what's your name?

Oh another cat coming to talk so soon, usually the other clans were (rightfully) more wary of shadowclan cats of late. "Greetings I am Adderfang, it's a pleasure to meet you Blueface. You're thunderclan right? How've you all been doing with the cold so far, leafbare has been especially harsh this early in the season." Her words were level and neutral but internally Adderfang was pleased it was a thunderclan cat that approached her instead of a windclan or riverclan warrior, its not like she particularly hated either clan but the tensions with windclan would make any conversation argumentative at best and the molly would never be fully relaxed around a riverclan cat. But thunderclan? They were no issue so the two could relax and idly talk with no underlying tensions.

[ghostwriter]

(Lol oh gosh I feel for them poor childses :rofl: )

For the last few moments, Sagebrook had almost felt as if she was intruding on a private conversation.

And then Larkstripe mentioned kits, an amused glimmer in his sea-green eyes.

Sagebrook felt Sparkfrost stiffen next to her, but at first, her brain could only process confusion. Sparkfrost's kits? What did Larkstripe--

Oh.

Willing herself not to screech, or run away, or do anything similarly mortifying, the only thing she managed to accomplish was not looking at Sparkfrost, blushing so warmly she half-expected her fur to burn off. She opened her jaws to reply, but it seemed her voice had stopped working-- and for once, she couldn't blame it. Come on, Sagebrook. Get a hold of yourself.

Was the thought really that bad that she was this defensive? No, she realized. This wasn't defiance. It was...

She finally found her voice. "No, I don't think he would," she mewed easily, surprised at how smoothly her voice came out. "Or maybe I don't know you so well, Sparkfrost? Estranged uncles are very popular with the kits nowadays." Well, at least her humor hadn't abandoned her. She wouldn't have blamed it if it had run off to some lonely hole to die a slow, humiliating death.

Tensely, she waited for Sparkfrost's response.

(Sparkfrost thinking introducing his crush to his sibling was a good idea shows just how little he actually thinks lmao. I’m really vibing with this Weird Family™️.)

Larkstripe raised a brow, impressed by the Sagebrook’s cool response. He too, glanced at his brother expectantly, and Sparkfrost effortfully recovered from choking on hair, the tips of his ears blazing hot, pelt bristled right down to the tip of his bobbed tail, “No, I wouldn’t mind at all if my kits were unfamiliar with their weird RiverClan Uncle! They would have all the family they needed in WindClan, where everyone minds their own business and doesn’t ask personal questions!” He blurted huffily. Larkstripe tilted his head and chuffed in amusement.
“Oh come now, I’m just giving you a hard time—“
“Well what about you then? Standing all alone at a Gathering full of cats?” Sparkfrost countered, fairly gaining a counter attack, “All alone, when I know that RiverClan has plenty of handsome t—“
Larkstripe stiffened, recoiling in mild panic, “Do not. As you mentioned, this is a Gathering full of cats.” He hissed.
Sparkfrost snorted, “That’s what I thought.” He quipped. Surprisingly, both brothers looked to Sagebrook in unison, with shockingly similar withering glances, and spoke the same phrase in flawlessly timed unison: “I apologize for him.”
They immediately snorted at each other.
“Get out of my head!” Sparkfrost snapped.
“What, and leave all this lovely vacuous emptiness?” Larkstripe retorted, trying not to laugh.
Sparkfrost huffed, then shrugged, “Alright. Fair enough.”

[ghostwriter]

Rani (Shrikepaw)

Sirius was dead. Falconpaw inhaled sharply and retreated to the back of the clearing struggling to process. All her Dark Forest training, all of her planning—and she had been inadvertently robbed her chance for revenge. Her lemon yellow eyes were clouded with conflict and confusion, and she shook her head. It didn’t matter. Her prerogative remained the same, and in a way, the WindClan warrior had killed the ghost that had haunted her every step. She could perhaps focus on a somewhat normal life again. Perhaps. She glanced over at a particularly sour looking ShadowClan apprentice, and offered him a weak smile.
“You seem about as happy to be here as I am.” The smoke tabby she-cat joked lightly.

[Frozen Reign]

Oh another cat coming to talk so soon, usually the other clans were (rightfully) more wary of shadowclan cats of late. "Greetings I am Adderfang, it's a pleasure to meet you Blueface. You're thunderclan right? How've you all been doing with the cold so far, leafbare has been especially harsh this early in the season." Her words were level and neutral but internally Adderfang was pleased it was a thunderclan cat that approached her instead of a windclan or riverclan warrior, its not like she particularly hated either clan but the tensions with windclan would make any conversation argumentative at best and the molly would never be fully relaxed around a riverclan cat. But thunderclan? They were no issue so the two could relax and idly talk with no underlying tensions.
"pleasure to meet you too adderfang. yes, I'm thunderclan. it isn't bad in thunderclan teritory. prey is still running good, but slower than usual."Blueface thought about the wonderful hunting sessions he had with his mate, and smiled slightly.
"what about shadowclan?"

[ghostwriter]

(Open)

Tallfern waded through the throng of cats, towering above most of them, her emerald eyes bright with excitement. The young warrior enjoyed any opportunity to socialize with cats who shared her gregarious demeanor—ShadowClan warriors were often austere and unfriendly. She flagged her feathered tail high above her back, long whiskers occasionally brushing the pelt of a passing warrior.
“Ah, it is lovely to be out of camp.” She breathed.

[marshy]

:Grimmlin: Rani Xmas Bliss elysian Rainquail implimm

Frostpaw stalked confidently into the gathering, she didn’t see them all, but spotted a few of them, she dipped her head,” I’d like to introduce you to my new apprentice, Eaglewhisker...that’s your name right? Yeah, Rosewhisker as I thought. Buckstar thought I should take an apprentice so this is my apprentice Tawnywhisker. ” she meowed flashing a grin to the other medicine cats.

Okay, who in all of the clans would be sane enough to let Frostbrain have an apprentice? "Buckstar must be losing it" Sparrowskip whispered to Snakepaw. He then turned back to Frostbrain "I find that... hard to believe. Frostbrai-Breeze, congrats..?" Rani Xmas Bliss elysian Rainquail implimm

[Abyssopelagic]

Coldamber stared at Frostbreeze and looked her up and down with disdain.
She rolled her eyes and huffed.
"You're barely competent enough to heal, I doubt Buckstar would really put an apprentice in danger by assigning them to you."
They grey cat snorted to herself and turned to the other Medicine Cats, taking intrest in Rainywhisker and nodded to him.

Zesty Mango implimm Rani

[Rani]

Hm question unanswered but it seemed that everyone was here anyway so it didnt matter. "Bet you dinner its not Buckstar thats lost their mind here..." Snakepaw murmured back to his mentor watching the thunderclan cats with amusement before piping up at proper volume "Coldamber has a point somethings fishy with this and its aint us." He drawled waving his tail between him and Sparrowskip "I dont know about you but find it far more likely that she were assigned yet another minder and with her head being so full of fluff completely misheard that poor Buckstar (do I ever feel for the poor man) said entirely. Whatever the case may be good luck to you... Whatever your name is, I am so so sorry for your bad luck." Did Frostbreeze really not know her own clanmates name? That was just sad.

His piece said Snakepaw, the youngest cat in the group, purposefully flicked his ear dismissively and turned his back to talk to the windclan medicine cat (though he kept half an ear on the group nevertheless). "Hey Coldamber sorry if its a bother but Ive got a couple of herb questions I kinda need answered as soon as possible, would you mind me asking at some point tonight? Maybe after the leaders wrap up if you want to stay for the announcements, Ive nowhere to be anyway." While the apprentice wasnt trying to whisper really his tone was low again, he didnt exactly want the knowledge that riverclan (or maybe just him) needed a bit of help shouted to the heavens.

Zesty Mango :Grimmlin: Xmas Bliss Rainquail implimm

[Arie]

It was a new thing to see another deputy here and as it seemed he led the smelling bunch of Shadowclan into the clearing, Breezefeather looked over with quiet intrigue. He didn't expect anything out of the ordinary from this deputy, considering FatLady had picked him so he didn't have any high expectations but still... just out of friendliness because it was how he was and nothing could sway that, he uttered a low rumbling, "Welcome to the trash spot of the gathering." It wasn't like it was anything prestigious where they were... nope they were just sitting below the leaders and getting sand or snow thrown in their faces.

Shaking out what little winter fur he had, which in truth wasn't much, he sat up a bit straighter, noticing with a small bit of satisfaction that despite the stereotypical 'Windclan is small' he was the tallest among the deputies here... that could of course all change with the pick of a Riverclan deputy but it seemed unlikely for now. "Thunderclan struggled with the cold?" he directed that question at Sourlady, someone he didn't particularly like talking to but for the sake of diplomacy that he and Twilightstar had discussed, someone had to try to uphold the peace between their clans and it seemed that today it would fall to him.

[ Mumble Puddle~ ]

[Rani]

Rani (Shrikepaw)

Sirius was dead. Falconpaw inhaled sharply and retreated to the back of the clearing struggling to process. All her Dark Forest training, all of her planning—and she had been inadvertently robbed her chance for revenge. Her lemon yellow eyes were clouded with conflict and confusion, and she shook her head. It didn’t matter. Her prerogative remained the same, and in a way, the WindClan warrior had killed the ghost that had haunted her every step. She could perhaps focus on a somewhat normal life again. Perhaps. She glanced over at a particularly sour looking ShadowClan apprentice, and offered him a weak smile.
“You seem about as happy to be here as I am.” The smoke tabby she-cat joked lightly.

"You can see that so easily and take is as an invite to come and chat? Thats speaks of either a lack of sense or a desire to make me suffer with you and Im not even sure which one I prefer less." He snorted letting his head thump on the ground as he kept half an eye on the other apprentice. "If I look like Im displeased to be here you look like youve been punched in the gut. Got some bad news recently? I dont particularly care but that makes me the best kind of cat to rant to." If he couldn't be left alone he might be able to get a little bit of information, as likely useless as it may be to him.

[ghostwriter]

"You can see that so easily and take is as an invite to come and chat? Thats speaks of either a lack of sense or a desire to make me suffer with you and Im not even sure which one I prefer less." He snorted letting his head thump on the ground as he kept half an eye on the other apprentice. "If I look like Im displeased to be here you look like youve been punched in the gut. Got some bad news recently? I dont particularly care but that makes me the best kind of cat to rant to." If he couldn't be left alone he might be able to get a little bit of information, as likely useless as it may be to him.

Falconpaw raised a brow but remained austere. Typical ShadowClan, she thought to herself, they all have Dawnstar’s contagious disposition. It’s like a plague.
“Hm,” she responded, glancing across the clearing where Sparkfrost, the WindClan warrior was still conversing with his companions, “I had...planned something. Quite extensively. And it seems someone beat me to the punch.” She answered absently. It wasn’t personal. The warrior did what he had to do. “I want for very few things, and this particular brand of revenge was one of them. It was my right to take.” She added quietly, with a low hiss. She knew the ShadowClan apprentice was likely too focused on his brooding to truly take stock of her words, but there was something gratifying about admitting this to herself. Sirius was hers, and he had been messily and hastily dispatched by a cat he had no connection to. She wanted to feel him quiver beneath the weight of her stare as she bested him for the first and final time. She exhaled softly, glancing up at the silver moon, “And what about you?” She inquired idly, “Anger for the sake of anger or something far more interesting?”

[Rani]

"pleasure to meet you too adderfang. yes, I'm thunderclan. it isn't bad in thunderclan teritory. prey is still running good, but slower than usual."Blueface thought about the wonderful hunting sessions he had with his mate, and smiled slightly.
"what about shadowclan?"

"Same with us, prey is slowing down but still plentiful enough. We're preparing for the future nevertheless though." She sort of chuckled, though it was flat and sort of blank as her normal cadence. "I cant say I envy Riverclan or Windclan though, at least our clans have the cover of the trees to stop the gusts and buffer from the snow they have little. It must be freezing over there and I cant imagine the prey wants to stick around in those areas right now, we have some issues with the lizards and frogs going to sleep but there are still alternatives for shadowclan, and thunderclan too I imagine." the warriors tail flicked contentedly as a deep breath out caused the air mist in a wispy cloud.

[plum]

Coming to these things was beginning to wear on the old guy. Rainywhisker pads along towards the Seastones and, after momentarily beginning to scope out a relatively spacious sitting area to spend the evening, remembers the new position he held. And its seating arrangements. With a slight shake of his head, the dark gray tabby picks his way towards the medicine cats, blinking as he spots Frostpaw already making herself known. Perhaps it was with the new close-proximity, but she did have a knack for establishing herself wherever she went.

And here she was talking about him.

The tom steps up beside her and clears his throat, brushing his long and thick-furred tail lightly over Frostpaw's flank. Then he nods politely to the others. "Rainywhisker," he meows gruffly.

He hardly knew these cats by sight, let alone their names. Truthfully, faces came and went all the time. The older warri- medicine cat had gotten used to it by now. But by scent at the very least, he could distinguish them. His copper eyes slide over Sparrowskip and Coldamber. "I can assure you that Buckstar is in perfectly good condition." It wouldn't do for ill rumors about ThunderClan's leader to spread.

Then, he looks at Snakepaw. "I wouldn't say I have bad luck," he says to him. "And I would be kinder to Frostpaw here. She's had it rough these past few days. Hopefully all of you are willing to forgive her- I will be standing in her place instead." Looking from the RiverClan apprentice to the others as well, Rainywhisker dips his head just a little more formally than his earlier nod. "I would greatly appreciate any help you can give me, as I have a lot to catch up on in order to do good by Buckstar."
[ Zesty Mango, Rani, :Grimmlin:, Xmas Bliss, Rainquail ]

[Abyssopelagic]

Coldamber's ears went up as Rainywhisker corrected the now FrostPAW and she had to sigh in relief.
"So Buckstar is as sensible as ever. I was worried. I had to work with Frost.... paw briefly and however briefly, she was a pain and caused me to turn extra grey."

She turned back to Snakepaw and leaned closer as he spoke, so he wouldn't need to talk very loudly to be heard. Her good ear twitched as she heard his request and gave him a nod.
"I don't usually pay much attention to the Gatherings, so we can slip away for you to ask your questions if you'd prefer."

implimm Zesty Mango Rani

[Quasar]

As the seemingly new shadowclan deputy strolled over to them, Glidingfeather narrowed her eyes at him, silently examining him. She didn't recall ever seeing the tom before, but that wasn't really saying much. The she-cat never really socialized much at gatherings, even when she was just a warrior. Eyes trailing over to Dawnstar, she felt a tinge of amusement. At least old frog-breath was on time (unlike last gathering). An ear flicked at Breezefeathers comment, a small snort escaping her. Oh, how true that was. The absolute honor that was bestowed upon them, having to sit in the shadows of the leaders, with who knows what falling from the tops of the stones. Dark, narrow eyes scanned the group of deputies, doing an internal head count. One... Two... Three including her. So there was still no riverclan deputy, huh? Well, Sootstar better get moving on that.

When the Windclan deputy directed his speaking towards her, she glanced back at him. Struggle? No, not really. She didn't think 'struggle' was necessarily the right word. A more accurate description would be 'hit over the head and caught off guard'. But she wasn't going to say that, who knows what that new Shadowclan deputy would do with that information. She wasn't really worried about Windclan knowing, the two clans seemed to be on good - or, at least neutral terms. "We've been doing rather well, as a matter of fact. Prey hasn't seemed to have been harder to find, though there has been a noticeable difference in the amount of prey in the pile." She mused, shrugging slightly. A questioning eyebrow quirked at Breezefeather, gesturing for him to respond to the same question.

Arie Puddle~

[TheNyanCatMinecart]

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Rosebriar turned to see a ghost tabby tom approaching her. She hoped that she looked presentable enough. Sniffing the air, she found that she couldn’t catch a good whiff of his scent. Which Clan was he from? Oh, well. She listened to him talk and tensed up. Was he trying to tease her? “Of course not. It’s freezing,” she muttered. Normally, she’d flirt - of course, without breaking the warrior code, since she thought toms from other Clans were disgusting anyway - but she didn’t. Instead, she added, “I wish leaf-bare would just end. What’s the point of it, anyway?” She gave her fluffy white chest fur a few licks. If only all the grooming she’d done hadn’t gone to waste!

[Peril]

Peril

She just gave a smile at that. Only to nod in agreement , sometimes it was frustrating... She kinda wished everyone would arrive on time. But alas that couldn't always happen. "Yeah, I get that. It'll be beneficial to all of us " she half sighed as she looked at the ground. "Excited to be a warrior?"
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The she-cat nodded, "Yeah, even though I'm only seven moons, time will pass super quickly!" she said happily. She learned that as a kit. She looked at the warrior and smiled.

[Lonely]

Santafan09 Minty the Merry Sun Paw Deerhunter8000
Meadowvalley padded into the Gathering next to Blueface. "It's nice to be back at Seastones for a Gathering," she meowed, her green eyes shining in the moonlight. She could scent RiverClan and WindClan but ShadowClan hadn't arrived yet. They shouldn't be long, she thought. The tan, black, and white she-cat looked at Blueface then around the clearing. Meadowvalley's eyes stopped at Pinefang. "I still don't know why Buckstar brought her, she's a killer," she whispered to Blueface. "But I'm not going to be the one that makes StarClan angry at this Gathering or any." She scented ShadowClan arrive. "ShadowClan is here. I'm gonna go see if Duskfern, Rockystream, Nightshadow and Lionface are here," she meowed to Blueface. "You can come with if you want." But then she saw Beetlepaw and Stripeseed fighting (with words not claws). Meadowvalley padded over to them. "What's going on here?" she meowed firmly. Snow Carrot QueenCuphead
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Nightshadow padded into Seastones next to Duskfern. "We're the last to arrive again," she meowed, her amber eyes looking around at the other Clan cats. "I bet Dawnstar is happy about that. But I'm not." She sat down in the back of the Gathering waiting for someone to say something.
(Open for someone to come to Nightshadow)
(Rockystream's not here, lol.)

[Mia]

Sun Paw
(Ok. Just checking if you were or not :))

[Leucos]

Peril

"Time does fly doesn't it? Can't wait to see you next gathering, maybe youll be a warrior then! " I wonder what name shed have- can't wait! names were always fun to her. " your nice for a shadow clan cat, I'm glad you didn't pick up the others rudeness..." she said with honesty. It was refreshing to see someone who wasn't a blind follower of dawnstar and the darkforest. Stupid dawnstar and her minions... Brainwashing them..

[crumbl]

(Sparkfrost thinking introducing his crush to his sibling was a good idea shows just how little he actually thinks lmao. I’m really vibing with this Weird Family™️.)

Larkstripe raised a brow, impressed by the Sagebrook’s cool response. He too, glanced at his brother expectantly, and Sparkfrost effortfully recovered from choking on hair, the tips of his ears blazing hot, pelt bristled right down to the tip of his bobbed tail, “No, I wouldn’t mind at all if my kits were unfamiliar with their weird RiverClan Uncle! They would have all the family they needed in WindClan, where everyone minds their own business and doesn’t ask personal questions!” He blurted huffily. Larkstripe tilted his head and chuffed in amusement.
“Oh come now, I’m just giving you a hard time—“
“Well what about you then? Standing all alone at a Gathering full of cats?” Sparkfrost countered, fairly gaining a counter attack, “All alone, when I know that RiverClan has plenty of handsome t—“
Larkstripe stiffened, recoiling in mild panic, “Do not. As you mentioned, this is a Gathering full of cats.” He hissed.
Sparkfrost snorted, “That’s what I thought.” He quipped. Surprisingly, both brothers looked to Sagebrook in unison, with shockingly similar withering glances, and spoke the same phrase in flawlessly timed unison: “I apologize for him.”
They immediately snorted at each other.
“Get out of my head!” Sparkfrost snapped.
“What, and leave all this lovely vacuous emptiness?” Larkstripe retorted, trying not to laugh.
Sparkfrost huffed, then shrugged, “Alright. Fair enough.”

(Vibes indeed but all I could think of when I saw that was how you must have had to go find, copy, and paste the TM sign rofl)

Sagebrook laughed a bit as the brothers bantered between each other, grateful to leave the awkward moment behind. "Apologies accepted," she smirked, curling her light gray tail around her paws. "I'm sure that you're both equally fuzzbrained and equally eligible toms." She tilted her head to the side. "By the way, I've no idea if you've seen any sign of it, but... Sparkfrost and I recently encountered a strange creature near the ShadowClan border." Her whiskers twitched as she tried to describe it. "It was something of a large, hairless badger...? I've never seen anything similar."

[Frozen Reign]

"Same with us, prey is slowing down but still plentiful enough. We're preparing for the future nevertheless though." She sort of chuckled, though it was flat and sort of blank as her normal cadence. "I cant say I envy Riverclan or Windclan though, at least our clans have the cover of the trees to stop the gusts and buffer from the snow they have little. It must be freezing over there and I cant imagine the prey wants to stick around in those areas right now, we have some issues with the lizards and frogs going to sleep but there are still alternatives for shadowclan, and thunderclan too I imagine." the warriors tail flicked contentedly as a deep breath out caused the air mist in a wispy cloud.
Blueface nodded, then looked at the leaders on the rock.
"nice night tonight. wonder what the leaders are going to say," he commented. he wasn't very good at small talk, but he tried. he tried to think of something else to say.

[Frozen Reign]

silverpaw padded nervously into the gathering and settled down at the back. she had never been this nervous, even when she was a kit. she took a deep breath to clam herself, then looked up a little more confidently.
[OPEN]

[Mia]

Minty the Merry
"My new mate is Blueface," Meadowvalley meowed to Duskfern. Please don't get mad, she thought. (Sorry, it's short).

[ghostwriter]

(Vibes indeed but all I could think of when I saw that was how you must have had to go find, copy, and paste the TM sign rofl)

Sagebrook laughed a bit as the brothers bantered between each other, grateful to leave the awkward moment behind. "Apologies accepted," she smirked, curling her light gray tail around her paws. "I'm sure that you're both equally fuzzbrained and equally eligible toms." She tilted her head to the side. "By the way, I've no idea if you've seen any sign of it, but... Sparkfrost and I recently encountered a strange creature near the ShadowClan border." Her whiskers twitched as she tried to describe it. "It was something of a large, hairless badger...? I've never seen anything similar."

(I was on mobile bc im Chaotic™️ :) )

Larkstripe’s ears perked in interest, “A hairless badger? That sounds terrible. I’ve never heard of such a creature.” He remarked, “Are you certain it wasn’t this fellow? I mean, short black and white fur, bobtail, seems to fit the bill.” Larkstripe added, gesturing to Sparkfrost, who huffed dramatically, “No, it was like...a Twoleg per of some kind.” He corrected stiffly.
“Hm...no, I’ve never heard of such a thing. Was it dangerous?” The RiverClan warrior asked.

[vampy]

Minty the Merry
"My new mate is Blueface," Meadowvalley meowed to Duskfern. Please don't get mad, she thought. (Sorry, it's short).

She looked at her mother with shock. ”How could you.?” she growled in a low voice, both sounding angry and hurt. “How could you replace him.?” She remembered her father. Dark gray pelt with black tabby markings, and those piercing yellow eyes. Her mother didn’t know how much he meant to her, and just replaced him. Then with a sadder voice, she replied, ”How could you betray us? Betray him!” she asked, blinking back tears.

[crumbl]

(I was on mobile bc im Chaotic™️ :) )

Larkstripe’s ears perked in interest, “A hairless badger? That sounds terrible. I’ve never heard of such a creature.” He remarked, “Are you certain it wasn’t this fellow? I mean, short black and white fur, bobtail, seems to fit the bill.” Larkstripe added, gesturing to Sparkfrost, who huffed dramatically, “No, it was like...a Twoleg per of some kind.” He corrected stiffly.
“Hm...no, I’ve never heard of such a thing. Was it dangerous?” The RiverClan warrior asked.

"Not that we could tell." Sagebrook furrowed her brow. "It was strange," she added, concluding the thought with a small stretch. "Well, keep an eye out for it, anyway. You never know."

--continue--

Stripeseed stalked away from Beetlepaw and Moonpaw, disgruntled. Stupid apprentices. Were cats so far gone that they couldn't look where they were going anymore? Great StarClan, if he were Clan leader...

"Uff!" squeaked Sagebrook, her cry muffled as her preoccupied Clanmate bumped into her. She glared. Stripseed, of all cats. "Watch where you're going," she mewed, trying to keep her tone light in front of the other cats. Inwardly, she groaned. StarClan, don't let this mouse-brain ruin such a nice night for me!

Stripeseed had been just as surprised as she. He righted himself, shaking out his long pelt with a half-guilty, half-annoyed glint in his amber eyes. "Well, you're standing right in the middle of the clearing. Maybe you should move to the side a bit," he muttered through gritted teeth. He had no patience tonight; not to mention how hard it was to be gracious through his humiliation. He turned back to her with a defiant glare when his eye caught Sparkfrost's. He suppressed a growl. Are the Stars against me? The fuzzbrained she-cat and his Clanmate, in one place! Struggling to maintain his composure, the old warrior nodded to the other tom. "Sparkfrost."

[ghostwriter]

"Not that we could tell." Sagebrook furrowed her brow. "It was strange," she added, concluding the thought with a small stretch. "Well, keep an eye out for it, anyway. You never know."

--continue--

Stripeseed stalked away from Beetlepaw and Moonpaw, disgruntled. Stupid apprentices. Were cats so far gone that they couldn't look where they were going anymore? Great StarClan, if he were Clan leader...

"Uff!" squeaked Sagebrook, her cry muffled as her preoccupied Clanmate bumped into her. She glared. Stripseed, of all cats. "Watch where you're going," she mewed, trying to keep her tone light in front of the other cats. Inwardly, she groaned. StarClan, don't let this mouse-brain ruin such a nice night for me!

Stripeseed had been just as surprised as she. He righted himself, shaking out his long pelt with a half-guilty, half-annoyed glint in his amber eyes. "Well, you're standing right in the middle of the clearing. Maybe you should move to the side a bit," he muttered through gritted teeth. He had no patience tonight; not to mention how hard it was to be gracious through his humiliation. He turned back to her with a defiant glare when his eye caught Sparkfrost's. He suppressed a growl. Are the Stars against me? The fuzzbrained she-cat and his Clanmate, in one place! Struggling to maintain his composure, the old warrior nodded to the other tom. "Sparkfrost."

Sparkfrost bristled involuntarily, icy eyes narrowing as the older warrior snapped at Sagebrook. He had very limited interactions with him, but he was thus far unimpressed.
“You know, the full moon truce applies not only to cats of other clans, but to your own clanmates. If you’re interested in stirring up conflict, perhaps you should go heckle some ShadowClan warriors.” He remarked, lifting his chin a bit, tail twitching in light agitation. He had no intentions of arguing with the warrior, but he was determined not to allow him to be so abrasive to a fellow WindClan cat—to Sagebrook.

[gs29513]

Jumping as she heard her name, Deadpaw turned to see a familiar, humongous cat. Besides, who else called her pipsqueak? Bounding over and shoving Marigoldpaw lightly, she asked How are you doing Boulderhead? before plopping down next to the Shadowclan she-cat. She appreciated the fact that this cat would whack people who got in her way, or were mean to her, something she herself was getting pretty good at. There were still a few cats on the post-insult whack, most notably her sister, but she was going to get to that sooner or later. Wolfgirl8
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Making her way into the crowd, Skunkblaze looked around for someone to talk to. She really didn't care who, but she was going to find SOMEONE so she wasn't bored the whole time the leaders gave barely hidden threats to each other and attempted to bolster their clans intimidation factor. Hopefully Dawnstar wouldn't be the mouse brain she usually was and stay cool, but that was probably to much to hope for at this point.(Open for non-WC)
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Brightpaw slid and slipped into the hollow, skidding a bit on the slick ice that she had found. Perhaps she could find the other Brightpaw! They had gotten along well last time! They had been from Riverclan she thought, so she headed towards the fishy smell of the water clan, her nose wiggling as she looked about for who she considered her friend. (Open for RC)
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Fleetwind didn't think Falconpaw would get up to any trouble, but just in case he stayed somewhat in the middle of the crowd, feeling as though he was responsible for any trouble his apprentice, or any other, might cause. Cringing as he heard the fire child begin squealing, he averted his gaze towards the leaders. (Open for ALL)
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Rushpaw scampered into the area, looking around before spotting someone, really the first cat she saw, and making her way up to them. Hi! I'm Rushpaw! Who are you? she asked happily, her tail swishing side to side as she regarded them innocently. (Open for non-RC)

[Mia]

Minty the Merry
Meadowvalley winced when Duskfern yelled at her and when she saw the hurt in her daughter's eyes. "I didn't betray you guys!" she meowed softly. "I love you and your father very much. You guys were everything to me, and still are." It made her heart hurt when she saw the hurt in Duskfern. "I'm sorry, but you were going to find out sooner or later about me and Blueface," Meadowvalley meowed, then did a small sigh. "I...I told myself that I would never love a tom again, but then I saw Blueface. You have to know that I didn't know this was gonna happen. I thought none of this was gonna happen. Please Duskfern, you have to believe me. I love you and your father." She took a step forward to her then stopped.

[vampy]

Minty the Merry
Meadowvalley winced when Duskfern yelled at her and when she saw the hurt in her daughter's eyes. "I didn't betray you guys!" she meowed softly. "I love you and your father very much. You guys were everything to me, and still are." It made her heart hurt when she saw the hurt in Duskfern. "I'm sorry, but you were going to find out sooner or later about me and Blueface," Meadowvalley meowed, then did a small sigh. "I...I told myself that I would never love a tom again, but then I saw Blueface. You have to know that I didn't know this was gonna happen. I thought none of this was gonna happen. Please Duskfern, you have to believe me. I love you and your father." She took a step forward to her then stopped.

(Small swear i w i)

She took a step back. ”Oh, no.” she narrowed her eyes. “That’s not how it is. If you really loved him, you would’ve not done this.” Tears streaming down her face, she continued. “Do you know how much pain this has caused me? I live everyday, feeling alone. Like no one in the world gives a f***!” She unsheathed her claws with hate. “Yes, I know it’s selfish! But I have tried and tried and nothing works, okay? I feel like giving up at this point. Everyone hates me! Everyone does!” She spilled out her insecurities to her mother. She usually was secretive about them, but this.. this made her upset. She needed to know how she felt. “And so I hope you’re happy with that blue-brain,” she turned around, giving one last look. With a whisper, she mewed her parting. “I should have never talked to you.”

[Willie Warf]

Moonpaws' sharp hearing picked up duskferns yelling nearby. She left beetlepaw alone to comfort the cat. duskfern had always been a good role model for moonpaw so now she wanted to repay her. She raced to Duskferns side in an attempt to comfort her. Minty the Merry

[vampy]

Moonpaws' sharp hearing picked up duskferns yelling nearby. She left beetlepaw alone to comfort the cat. duskfern had always been a good role model for moonpaw so now she wanted to repay her. She raced to Duskferns side in an attempt to comfort her. Minty the Merry

She walked away from her mother, an apprentice in her way, trying to comfort her. All she wanted was to be alone right now. If she wanted to be with someone, it was definitely not an apprentice. What could she help with? Duskfern’s life was already ruined enough. She hissed at her and walked past, blinking back tears. She went over to sit by her mate, hoping that would make her feel better.
SleepyJade

[SleepyJade]

She walked away from her mother, an apprentice in her way, trying to comfort her. All she wanted was to be alone right now. If she wanted to be with someone, it was definitely not an apprentice. What could she help with? Duskfern’s life was already ruined enough. She hissed at her and walked past, blinking back tears. She went over to sit by her mate, hoping that would make her feel better.
SleepyJade

Mistyfang was looking up at the leaders, until he saw his mate coming over to him. It looked like she had cried, so he let her sit by him. Wrapping his tail around her, he asked, “What’s wrong? Are you okay.?” He bent his head forward to look at her, concerned. He looked around for a moment, and spotted Meadowvalley looking slightly ashamed. He knew that her family made her upset. “Was it your mother?” He questioned. He knew for a fact she was going to snap at him, but letting her anger out should make her feel better. Even if that anger was aimed at him, doing it back would only cause more trouble.

[vampy]

Mistyfang was looking up at the leaders, until he saw his mate coming over to him. It looked like she had cried, so he let her sit by him. Wrapping his tail around her, he asked, “What’s wrong? Are you okay.?” He bent his head forward to look at her, concerned. He looked around for a moment, and spotted Meadowvalley looking slightly ashamed. He knew that her family made her upset. “Was it your mother?” He questioned. He knew for a fact she was going to snap at him, but letting her anger out should make her feel better. Even if that anger was aimed at him, doing it back would only cause more trouble.

(Forgot you aren’t allowed to swear-)

She tensed up. ”S-she.. she replaced him.” she stuttered. ”She didn’t care whatsoever. She just replaced him.” she remembered the moment and shuddered. She would remember it for a very long time. ”How could she..?” Duskfern whispered to herself. Life was all lies. Life was all torture, life was all meaningless. At least, that’s what she convinced herself to think. At this point, she didn’t even care about the Gathering. She wanted to be home, curled up in her nest. Her normal self would have been angry at this, but all she could feel was sadness. Her family was torn apart. Who’s gone? Dad’s gone, Mom’s gone, Flame’s gone, Petal’s gone.. she named her family members in her head. Everyone’s gone. And she just replaced him. I guess she’s gonna have new kits next.. All of this was just like a storm, emotions pouring down like rain. She was confused, scared, angry, sad, everything. It didn’t make sense, but you just have to go along with life.

[Wolfgirl8]

“Kind as always I see,” Marigoldpaw grumbled flicking an ear. “Now c’mon Pipsqeak let’s watch the chaos unfold. Maybe we’ll get some excitement today,” She growled moving over. Surprisingly Marigoldpaw actually like Deadpaw...or as she called her Pipsqeak. In all honestly that was probably the only cat from another clan she liked or even tolerated. The golden apprentice tried to refrain from talking bad about Windclan in front of Pipsqeak but sometimes it slipped. She was getting better though...of course that was when she tried.
( gs29513 )

[Mia]

Minty the Merry (Wow, that was...I have no words.)
"Duskfern..." Meadowvalley watched as her daughter walked away. What have I done, she thought. The family is ruined. She tried to walk to her but all she could do was stumble on her paws. She took one last look at Duskfern then walked away and sat down far away from everyone else, facing her back to the leaders. All she could do was cry (no tears). Looks Duskfern gave her flashed through her mind, her father and siblings flashed through her mind as well. Blueface will be angry with me too for not telling him, she thought.

[gs29513]

As you are! Deadpaw quipped, considering with a bit of amusement that Marigoldpaw had been the one to insult her first. Scooting after the Shadowclanner, she asked rather sneakily Your leader got any chaos planned, or just the usual? Maybe taking a dig at Dawnstar wasn't the best idea, but.........it wasn't like anyone could deny with any substantial evidence that she didn't generally aggravate everyone. Just her presence seemed to do it, which actually might be useful in a fight if you unsettled the heck out of everyone instantly. Maybe it was just how angry the molly always looked, her face glowering now and, Deadpaw imagined, always. Wolfgirl8

[Wolfgirl8]

Marigoldpaw rolled her eyes and growled gently shoving into Pipsqeak as if she couldn’t decide whether to be annoyed or amused. “Bleh blah blah blah,” She mewed with a small grin. Taking little to no offense as Pipsqeak question Marigoldpaw mewed, “Hope so! It’d be fun to see that Rabbitstar of yours knocked of her throne,” Okay maybe she’d taken a tad bit of offense. In an attempt to be nice again(Yeeesh Adderfang was really rubbing off on her) she shrugged and said, “Or any of the leaders. Though I can’t say I wouldn’t enjoy Frostbrag to be knocked off her Thorne as well,” At that she smirked.
( gs29513 oh gosh I adore these 2 :0 )

[vellichor]

// Rainquail Xmas Bliss Zesty Mango implimm Rani :Grimmlin:

Snailswirl
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Stars above, they were tired.

Not only were they absolutely mentally drained, but they were sick and tired of all the illnesses and injuries. It was as if these cats thought the herb supply was endless! Better yet, their supply of catmint wasn’t faring exactly well! It was almost enough to make them wish they were just a warrior again. So much simpler, so much easier. Almost. But not quite.

Leaf-bare would pass, but they could make it through. Even if their vision came true, WindClan wouldn’t die. The bicolored tabby reminded themself of this as they ran to the Gathering. Their breath came out of their mouth in wispy clouds, warming the air for a short moment before disappearing. As the Seastones came into sight, Snail slowed. And it seemed they were just in time to see their favorite cat, good old Frosty. With another ThunderClanner. Another poor bodyguard, huh? Oh, an apprentice? Before they could speak or introduce themself to Somethingwhisker, the cat spoke. And despite their heavy breathing, Snailswirl couldn’t help but let out a chuckle.

"Frostpaw, eh? ...Looks like the medicine cat... has become the apprentice!"

[Rani]

Falconpaw raised a brow but remained austere. Typical ShadowClan, she thought to herself, they all have Dawnstar’s contagious disposition. It’s like a plague.
“Hm,” she responded, glancing across the clearing where Sparkfrost, the WindClan warrior was still conversing with his companions, “I had...planned something. Quite extensively. And it seems someone beat me to the punch.” She answered absently. It wasn’t personal. The warrior did what he had to do. “I want for very few things, and this particular brand of revenge was one of them. It was my right to take.” She added quietly, with a low hiss. She knew the ShadowClan apprentice was likely too focused on his brooding to truly take stock of her words, but there was something gratifying about admitting this to herself. Sirius was hers, and he had been messily and hastily dispatched by a cat he had no connection to. She wanted to feel him quiver beneath the weight of her stare as she bested him for the first and final time. She exhaled softly, glancing up at the silver moon, “And what about you?” She inquired idly, “Anger for the sake of anger or something far more interesting?”

Oh more interesting then he expected out of a thunderclan cat. "When it comes to revenge theres a fine line between too much haste and cation and it is all too easy to miss a fleeting chance death provides. If youre lucky the chance is still there, death isnt always the end but if it is? Well maybe the plan wasnt worthy of you if someone else couldve so easily accomplished it." Shrikepaw could almost be eloquent when he wasnt in a blind frothing rage born of bloodlust, the mainecoon tom almost civil when he wasnt cruel. "And if it was so important? Find a way to move on. Don't be one of those fools that wastes their life caught up in the past, those cats are worse than a burden, they're dead weight meant for culling. We had one of those in shadowclan, their name is now Failpaw so let that be an example or a lesson." There was the cruelty the monochrome toms words were biting and vicious, without mercy.

As for the second question that netted a sort of callous drawn rather than a bite. "Anger for wasted time. This gathering is a waste of time that can be better used elsewhere. We are wasting time chattering with cats we may be biting the throats of later, giving too much time for socialisation creates bonds with foes that will detrimental later, get to the announcements and let's go home if even that." The tom doubted the other cat would make the connection to the wasted time (at night a time generally spent sleeping) to training in the darkforest but if they did? They might be more worth to talk to then he first thought.

[Rani]

Blueface nodded, then looked at the leaders on the rock.
"nice night tonight. wonder what the leaders are going to say," he commented. he wasn't very good at small talk, but he tried. he tried to think of something else to say.

"Well we have a new deputy, which is probably obvious. And no doubt more of windclans complaints, bunch of soft hearted fools talk big but fail to back up any of their words when it comes to more than that." This came with a scoff and a head toss over the moor born clan before she shook it off "Anything interesting happen in thunderclan as late or are things stable for your kin?" A short pause before she commented again "Actually Im very impressed with how far your clan has come, after how badly Duskstar let your people down, it looked like thunderclan would never bounce back. But is amazing how well Buckstar is doing to do that, you all must be very pleased with him."

[Rani]

"Uh yeah sorry miss Coldamber give me a second." Snakepaw stammered a bit head whipping back to stare at the thunderclan she cat a wide delighted grin slowly growing over his face "Frostpaw? Frost-paw. You werent given an apprentice you were made the apprentice! You and I are the same rank now! What do you even have to do to get demoted like that?! And why would you even try and lie about it, its not like there was any conceivable way you'd able to hide it, and it really just makes you look well...." He gave a short inhaled hissing breath before deciding "You know what, nothing I can say can be better than what you already manage to do without help. No need to scold me Sparrowskip Im going, I'll find you when the gathering ends." With that the apprentice stood and nodded at the windclan cat pointing with his tail "Thank you again I see a clear patch over there where we can talk."

Zesty Mango :Grimmlin: Xmas Bliss Rainquail implimm elysian

[BEAR.]

https://i.imgur.com/BOm76YG.png

Well, everyone seemed to be here, though it appeared the leaders weren't ready to start..

Lionstorm was a bit impatient, admittedly, but he had every reason to be! He was always on time.. and the change in pace was weird.

Sighing quietly, he look around to see who he could steal for a chat. Anything to pass some time while they waited. "Hey there," he said to the nearest (non-ShadowClan or RiverClan) available cat, "is this spot taken?" He took the seat beside them anyway.

[ open for 1 TC or WC cat ]

[Frozen Reign]

"Well we have a new deputy, which is probably obvious. And no doubt more of windclans complaints, bunch of soft hearted fools talk big but fail to back up any of their words when it comes to more than that." This came with a scoff and a head toss over the moor born clan before she shook it off "Anything interesting happen in thunderclan as late or are things stable for your kin?" A short pause before she commented again "Actually Im very impressed with how far your clan has come, after how badly Duskstar let your people down, it looked like thunderclan would never bounce back. But is amazing how well Buckstar is doing to do that, you all must be very pleased with him."
"well there was a clan meeting about Frostbreeze,"Blueface mewed. he listened to what else Adderfang said.
"well, yeah I am pleased with him. we also have a bunch of new apprentices too. " he paused for a second then added, "what kind of prey does shadowclan eat? I never know. I know riverclan eats fish, and windclan eats rabbit, but I guess I always thought shadowclan ate the same type of prey we do.

[ghostwriter]

Oh more interesting then he expected out of a thunderclan cat. "When it comes to revenge theres a fine line between too much haste and cation and it is all too easy to miss a fleeting chance death provides. If youre lucky the chance is still there, death isnt always the end but if it is? Well maybe the plan wasnt worthy of you if someone else couldve so easily accomplished it." Shrikepaw could almost be eloquent when he wasnt in a blind frothing rage born of bloodlust, the mainecoon tom almost civil when he wasnt cruel. "And if it was so important? Find a way to move on. Don't be one of those fools that wastes their life caught up in the past, those cats are worse than a burden, they're dead weight meant for culling. We had one of those in shadowclan, their name is now Failpaw so let that be an example or a lesson." There was the cruelty the monochrome toms words were biting and vicious, without mercy.

As for the second question that netted a sort of callous drawn rather than a bite. "Anger for wasted time. This gathering is a waste of time that can be better used elsewhere. We are wasting time chattering with cats we may be biting the throats of later, giving too much time for socialisation creates bonds with foes that will detrimental later, get to the announcements and let's go home if even that." The tom doubted the other cat would make the connection to the wasted time (at night a time generally spent sleeping) to training in the darkforest but if they did? They might be more worth to talk to then he first thought.

Falconpaw raised a brow, “Hm, you make a valid point.” She remarked coolly. She had the severe focus of an archer finding their mark, and this cat’s practical perspective was quite reasonable to her.
“He was a cruel, unprincipled creature and despite my selfish need to purge him from our land in the name of clan sovereignty, we are all better off now that he has been taken off the board.” She remarked, looking out across the throng of cats with calculative lemon yellow eyes, “Still,” she said, her claws involuntarily extending, “He was killed by one of the most fearsome warriors in the four clans. I would’ve loved to have seen it.” She added. Time better spent? She couldn’t help but agree.
“It is just as Berrywing and Coldpath have told me. We must be prepared to take our opportunities. Fate will not wait for us.” She remarked. The She-Cat paused. Coldpath was dead, but his reputation for fratricide lived on. She worried briefly if the ShadowClan warrior made the connection.

[Peril]

Peril

"Time does fly doesn't it? Can't wait to see you next gathering, maybe youll be a warrior then! " I wonder what name shed have- can't wait! names were always fun to her. " your nice for a shadow clan cat, I'm glad you didn't pick up the others rudeness..." she said with honesty. It was refreshing to see someone who wasn't a blind follower of dawnstar and the darkforest. Stupid dawnstar and her minions... Brainwashing them..
l Brackenpaw l
She nodded, "Yeah, I do appreciate our leader, but I wouldn't follow her off a cliff like most of those suck-ups!" she said with disdain. She shook her head as if to clear her of that ridiculous thought.

[Astraea]

~Thunder-chaser made her way to a empty spot and sat down.. Now we wait. Thunder-chaser got bored fast so she instead decided to talk to others~ Hello? Your lion-storm , right? Sorry im bad with names. And remembering crap. You were Riverclans leader? Thats cool. Well how is Riverclan doing now that Sootstar is leader?


// BILL.

[Quasar]

https://i.imgur.com/BOm76YG.png

Well, everyone seemed to be here, though it appeared the leaders weren't ready to start..

Lionstorm was a bit impatient, admittedly, but he had every reason to be! He was always on time.. and the change in pace was weird.

Sighing quietly, he look around to see who he could steal for a chat. Anything to pass some time while they waited. "Hey there," he said to the nearest (non-ShadowClan or RiverClan) available cat, "is this spot taken?" He took the seat beside them anyway.

[ open for 1 TC or WC cat ]

(redleaf is in thc, jsyk)

All the clans had arrived, and the leader haven't even so much as made small talk. Redleaf felt his boredom growing, and it was growing fast. The transgender tom exhaled loudly out of his nose, his eyes sweeping the area. He was currently laying down, his head propped up on his front paw. Things better get moving quickly, or he was pretty sure that he would end up dozing off. Eyelids already drooping, he decided to briefly close them for a moment....or two. Basically, he just wanted to take a nap. Even though the slim tom was still relatively young - for a warrior, at least - he was already exhausted by his duties, which he thought would be more exciting than what he had to do as an apprentice. After about 4 moons into being a warrior, he was soon proven wrong. A small snort escaped him at the thought. He was only...what? 29 moons? 30? (He wasn't really keeping track, but he knew it was somewhere around that) and he was already acting more like an elder than some of his seniors.

As he heard pawsteps approaching him, he peeked an eye open and glanced over to the other cat, ears slowly perking up. When he recognized who it was, his eyebrows rose in slight surprise. It...was riverclans former leader. It had barely been a moon since he had found out about the resignation, and he still thought of Lionstorm as Lionstar, in a way. Its not that he was against Sootstar being leader, not at all. He just...wasn't quite used to it yet. As the golden tom took a seat next to him, he offered the warrior a small smile ¨Well...I guess its yours now¨ he responded, tail tip slowly flicking back and forth. ¨Im redleaf, by the way¨ he introduced himself, briefly dipping his head in greeting before straightening back up. Of course, he already knew who Lionstorm was, but he was almost certain that Lionstorm didn't know who he was.

[Wings]

[ OPEN! - WC ]
-Creekdash-

Creekdash found a nice spot near some shrubs to keep him somewhat sheltered from the sea breeze. He loved greenleaf so much, the prey, the warmth. He let out a shivered breath as a breeze came by. Ugh, he hated the cold.

--

[ Shimm-Noel-It-All - if u wanna have stormy and echo meet ^^ ]
-Echopaw-

The huge molly found her way down to seastones with the rest of her newish clan. She still wasn't fully comfortable and still hated seeing Dawnstar up on the rocks. She didn't deserve to be up there, and she didn't deserve to be alive either. With all the problems she's caused of late, she doesn't even deserve to be a clan cat in her eyes.
She didn't want to think about this anymore, and walked away down the coast line to where she had sat last gathering. Hopefully her mother would come looking for her over here.

[Leucos]

Peril


Feathermask gave a laugh at that, she liked this kid! She nodded in agreement "yeah suck ups are pretty annoying .If they jump off a cliff like rats let them. " although she gave a hum. "But part of me thinks they do it just so they won't risk anything Negative from the leader. Like how some cats are fine with voicing their hate, sometimes with certainty leaders ...it can cost them their lives. That's why I think some do it..if ya can't beat them join them" she had to make that mentality make sense to her somehow.

[Mia]

Santafan09
Meadowvalley turned her head to see if she could see Blueface. She saw him and Adderfang talking. She cleared her throat then padded over to both of them. "Hey, Blueface," she meowed. "I need to talk to you."

[Frozen Reign]

Mia
Blueface turned toward Meadowvalley.
"um, ok. I'll be right back adderfang[@Rani]," he mewed, then padded with Meadowvalley to a shadowy spot.
"so, what is it?"

[nocturnal]

Making her way into the crowd, Skunkblaze looked around for someone to talk to. She really didn't care who, but she was going to find SOMEONE so she wasn't bored the whole time the leaders gave barely hidden threats to each other and attempted to bolster their clans intimidation factor. Hopefully Dawnstar wouldn't be the mouse brain she usually was and stay cool, but that was probably to much to hope for at this point.(Open for non-WC)

The frosty warrior quietly searched for an open seat amongst the crowd, wary of accidentally interacting with the wrong felines. Surprisingly enough, his golden-furred friend seemed to have found something else to do other than bother him, which left Talonstone with his own choice of where to stand for the night. As he padded around, he couldn't help but brush by a few cats—the result of too many clanners gathered around one small area—but as he scanned the next group of felines in now ahead of him, he paused. One scent stood out to him—one scent eerily familiar. Directing his darkening gaze towards the she-cat, Talonstone said plainly, "You." He wasn't attempting to antagonize the feline he'd fought with at the border; he simply knew no other way to address her, having failed to obtain her name back then

[Mia]

Santafan09
Meadowvalley sighed then sat up straight looking at Blueface. "I should have told you this a while ago," she mewed. "I...I have a daughter. Her name is Duskfern and she lives in ShadowClan." Tell him everything, she said in her head. "Before I met you I was a loner. I was living with my mate at the time. I got pregnant and had three kits, Duskfern, Flame, and Petal. But Flame died by rescuing Duskfern from drowning and Petal rejected life in ShadowClan when they got reunited. Duskfern's father died protecting us. I wanted Duskfern to come with me but she refused. I don't know why she refused." Meadowvalley said all of that with sad clouded green eyes. At the end of her talking to Blueface she was looking at the ground. She knew she had to raise her head to look at Blueface. "I'm sorry," she meowed.

[Frozen Reign]

Mia
Blueface was confused and angry.
"You had a mate before me? you have a daughter in another clan? why didn't you tell me before?" Blueface was mad, but strangely understanding. he took a breath to calm himself.
"is there a reason you didn't tell me this before?" he mewed as calmly as he could. he thought he knew, but he wanted Meadowvalley to answer first.

[Mia]

Santafan09
Meadowvalley saw that Blueface was mad. "I didn't tell you before because I thought that if you knew then you wouldn't like me and that you wouldn't talk to me again," she meowed. "The reason is I tried to forget about my dead kits and my dead past mate. Whenever they were brought up or talked about all I could do was blame myself and think of is that I couldn't save them. I loved my dead mate and kits so much that I tried to forget them, whenever they were brought up all it gave me was pain." Sadness and anger flashed in her eyes. Meadowvalley looked over at Duskfern next to her mate then she looked back at Blueface. "I didn't want to hurt you Blueface."

[Frozen Reign]

Mia
Blueface's eyes softened.
"oh... I don't want anything to hurt you." he nuzzled Meadowvalley. he paused for a second.
"um... let's get back to the gathering shall we?" he hoped he didn't sound too insensitive. he licked her cheek one more time, and then padded slowly away. well, he thought, as he searched the crowd for adderfang, that was an interesting talk. he stopped searching and sat down somewhere near the back.

[Mia]

Santafan09
Meadowvalley's eyes weren't clouded anymore after she listened to what Blueface had to say. "Thank you for understanding," she meowed softly.
I thought he would've been more mad at me after I told him but he wasn't, she thought.
Meadowvalley nodded to Blueface then padded with him to the back of the other cats. How will I get Duskfern to like me again, to understand? she thought.

[Rani]

"well there was a clan meeting about Frostbreeze,"Blueface mewed. he listened to what else Adderfang said.
"well, yeah I am pleased with him. we also have a bunch of new apprentices too. " he paused for a second then added, "what kind of prey does shadowclan eat? I never know. I know riverclan eats fish, and windclan eats rabbit, but I guess I always thought shadowclan ate the same type of prey we do.

"Frostbreeze? Oh right your medicine cat. Isnt she kind of..... Questionable?" She asked moving her paw in a sort of so so motion. The warrior remembered how she interrupted the gathering when first introduced and from all she'd heard the molly was a walking nightmare to deal with. So stars knows what the meeting mightve been about.
"And shadowclan? Well I suppose we eat similar things for the most parts, squirrels, mice, and voles but we also have the marshes and get some prey you might not normally get from there. Frogs, lizards and rats primarily, some cats dislike them but Im rather fond of rats and lizards though the first two arent common during winter." She was going to miss lizards...
"Oh its alright if you have to go then." She'd find another conversation partner elsewhere if Blueface was busy.

(Whoops I didnt see your @, Edited this post)

[Rani]

Falconpaw raised a brow, “Hm, you make a valid point.” She remarked coolly. She had the severe focus of an archer finding their mark, and this cat’s practical perspective was quite reasonable to her.
“He was a cruel, unprincipled creature and despite my selfish need to purge him from our land in the name of clan sovereignty, we are all better off now that he has been taken off the board.” She remarked, looking out across the throng of cats with calculative lemon yellow eyes, “Still,” she said, her claws involuntarily extending, “He was killed by one of the most fearsome warriors in the four clans. I would’ve loved to have seen it.” She added. Time better spent? She couldn’t help but agree.
“It is just as Berrywing and Coldpath have told me. We must be prepared to take our opportunities. Fate will not wait for us.” She remarked. The She-Cat paused. Coldpath was dead, but his reputation for fratricide lived on. She worried briefly if the ShadowClan warrior made the connection.

Shrikepaw snorted "Well if your foe was stupid enough to go agaist the 'most fearsome cat in clan' then you stood no chance of killing him before he got himself killed from gross stupidity." As Falconpaw continued though his eyes narrowed, locked on the other apprentice head cocking slowly at the words. Coldpath, Coldpath he'd heard that name hadnt he? But from where? It was obviously something, she'd paused there. Curious as to if the she cat would end up spilling more information on her own Shrikepaw employed from manipulation tactics that oft worked against his sister. He kept his eyes narrowed and head cocked but a sort of smug grin curled its way across his muzzle as he asked "Berrywing and Coldpath? Your... mentors I assume. How strange that you have two, do thunderclan apprentices needs so much help or is it more of a... extracurricular type of thing." Let Falconpaw assume Shrikepaw already knew everything so she'd be more likely to talk.

[Mia]

Santafan09
Nightshadow looked around the clearing for someone from a different Clan to talk to, even if it was an apprentice. She spotted Silverpaw. "Silverpaw," she called to then padded over to her. "Long time no see. How are you?"
(Can Silverpaw not know who Nightshadow is but Nightshadow knows who she is. Or Silverpaw can know who Nightshadow is).

[gs29513]

The frosty warrior quietly searched for an open seat amongst the crowd, wary of accidentally interacting with the wrong felines. Surprisingly enough, his golden-furred friend seemed to have found something else to do other than bother him, which left Talonstone with his own choice of where to stand for the night. As he padded around, he couldn't help but brush by a few cats—the result of too many clanners gathered around one small area—but as he scanned the next group of felines in now ahead of him, he paused. One scent stood out to him—one scent eerily familiar. Directing his darkening gaze towards the she-cat, Talonstone said plainly, "You." He wasn't attempting to antagonize the feline he'd fought with at the border; he simply knew no other way to address her, having failed to obtain her name back then
Jumping slightly as she heard a voice address her, at least she thought it was directed at her, Skunkblaze turned around slowly. It wasn't that she was scared at the gathering, no one could fight, but it might not have been her that they wanted anyway. Turning around though she was left with little doubt, the scent of the Shadowclan cat her and Stripeseed had fought reaching her nostrils, her eyes confirming that it was indeed him. He didn't seem aggressive or angry, which was certainly good, but he didn't look all excited either. Her voice a bit wary, she mewed I remember you. My name's Skunkblaze by the way. she didn't necessarily want to be called "you" forever. Wanting to get his too, since she couldn't call him "him" she hurried on. What's your name? before closing her maw, not wanting to talk too much at once since she didn't know where this would be going.

[Frozen Reign]

Santafan09
Nightshadow looked around the clearing for someone from a different Clan to talk to, even if it was an apprentice. She spotted Silverpaw. "Silverpaw," she called to then padded over to her. "Long time no see. How are you?"
(Can Silverpaw not know who Nightshadow is but Nightshadow knows who she is. Or Silverpaw can know who Nightshadow is).
(I guess nighthadow knows who she is sure)
silverpaw jumped; she was always jumpy at gatherings. she clamed herself down.
"hi,"she mewed, "I'm fine. how are you?" she couldn't help adding, "who are you?"

[Mia]

Santafan09
Nightshadow dipped her head politely. "I'm Nightshadow from ShadowClan and I'm well," she meowed. "You probably don't know who I am but I know who you are. Your Silverpaw, right?"

[Frozen Reign]

"yes, I'm Silverpaw," she mewed more confidently.
"I heard that windclan and shadowclan have tension? Is that true? I didn't hear anything about it until this gathering."

[ghostwriter]

Shrikepaw snorted "Well if your foe was stupid enough to go agaist the 'most fearsome cat in clan' then you stood no chance of killing him before he got himself killed from gross stupidity." As Falconpaw continued though his eyes narrowed, locked on the other apprentice head cocking slowly at the words. Coldpath, Coldpath he'd heard that name hadnt he? But from where? It was obviously something, she'd paused there. Curious as to if the she cat would end up spilling more information on her own Shrikepaw employed from manipulation tactics that oft worked against his sister. He kept his eyes narrowed and head cocked but a sort of smug grin curled its way across his muzzle as he asked "Berrywing and Coldpath? Your... mentors I assume. How strange that you have two, do thunderclan apprentices needs so much help or is it more of a... extracurricular type of thing." Let Falconpaw assume Shrikepaw already knew everything so she'd be more likely to talk.

Surprisingly, Falconpaw offered a rare chuckle at the initial statement, “Fair enough.” She remarked. Sirius has been cocky and proud—he had been a vicious, dirty fighter, but had to have known that Sparkfrost would flay him alive. She paused. The ShadowClan apprentice was playing games. Falconpaw flicked an ear and lowered her voice, calculative eyes distant, “Are they training you too?” She inquired, her voice growing cold.
“These cats...Coldpath has been dead for moons now. So has Pikefang. They gather in a dark forest; these warriors who led esteemed but brutal lives. It is not StarClan. They claim it’s something greater.” She enumerated, “They claim that this...place is designated for great warriors to pass their knowledge on to promising cats. I’m not sure I believe them, but it doesn’t matter—if they can grant me what I want, I don’t care who they are.”

[Mia]

Santafan09
"Yes, that is true. But I'm not here to cause trouble." Nightshadow was more on the easy side of ShadowClan cats. She barely causes any trouble anywhere unless someone threatens her Clan or Clanmates. She sat down in front of Silverpaw. "So um, how's WindClan? Prey running well?"

[popsicle dream]

(Open for a cat for him to yell at, preferably WindClan)

Larkpaw sat alone in a corner on the sandy ground. What mouse brain decided that they would have Gatherings at a sandy beach? He hated sand. It got between his paws and claws and all in his fur and it took forever to get it out! He growled a little. He stared - no, glared - at all the cats around him. He hated them all.

[Frozen Reign]

Mia
"well, yeah," silverpaw, "but I'd say that anyway if it wasn't running well." she was defensive of her clan. she hesitated.
"but, I guess I could say that it's slowed down since leaf-bare started. how's shadowclan? do you eat rabbit in shadowclan? I heard some rumors when I was younger that shadowclan was ferocious. is that true?" silverpaw suddenly realized that she was talking a lot. she stopped talking at once to listen.

[Mia]

Santafan09
Nightshadow listened to all of the questions that came from Silverpaw. "ShadowClan is good," she meowed. She tried to answer all of the apprentices questions. "No rabbits for me though," she joked. "We don't eat rabbits." She flicked her ears forward to listen to Silverpaw's last question. "ShadowClan cats aren't ferocious," she growled. Nightshadow realized she growled at the apprentice. "Oh, I'm sorry. I just hate when other cats call my Clan ferocious. Some cats in ShadowClan are mean, but I'm one of the few cats that are nice. But if someone threatens my Clan or Clanmates then I will unsheathe my claws and hold my ground."

[Snow Fox]

(Open for a cat for him to yell at, preferably WindClan)

Larkpaw sat alone in a corner on the sandy ground. What mouse brain decided that they would have Gatherings at a sandy beach? He hated sand. It got between his paws and claws and all in his fur and it took forever to get it out! He growled a little. He stared - no, glared - at all the cats around him. He hated them all.
Seeing a cat sitting alone Ripplemask went unknowingly over. She smiled cheerfully at the tom. "Hey! How are you? And who I guess." Ripplemask said. Twitching her tail she looked around

[popsicle dream]

Larkpaw's head shot up. "WHAT DO YOU WANT, YOU MOUSEBRAINED IDIOT?" He was not in a good mood, and nothing made him angrier than a cat from another Clan. Snow Fox

[popsicle dream]

"She won't listen to you, you FISH-FACED MOUSEBRAINED CROWFOOD EATER!" Larkpaw yelled, his voice getting louder with each word. Why couldn't this stupid fish-cat leave him alone? He glared at the warrior, daring her to go on. Snow Fox

[LostInTheOrchids]

Wolfpaw walked up to the two "Hi, fellow cats." he mewed

Congrats! You've been picked by the most depressed cat in the clans!
Presenting! Snakepaw!

Snakepaw heard the arguement and padded up "What is going on?"
Phoenix Fire Snow Fox

[popsicle dream]

Another one? Larkpaw resisted the urge to slash at the cat's face. "Why don't you just mind your own business, you stupid furball?" he hissed. Christmassy Kipo

[LostInTheOrchids]

"Hold on." Snakepaw said in a flat tone "You're Shadowclan, I'm Shadowclan, chill."

Wolfpaw wanted to stop the fighting "If you start fighting, Starclan will get mad." he mewed

Phoenix Fire

[popsicle dream]

Annoying cats. Annoying cats. Stupid cats. He hated them all for a reason, and some for no reason. But he hated them all. And really wanted to attack this fellow apprentice attempting to... do something. And that other cat. "You think I don't know that?" Larkpaw growled, turning to the other apprentice. Christmassy Kipo Snow Fox

[popsicle dream]

"I'm not the one starting a fight, you are! You just had to come and stick your nose in my face! Can't any of you respect a cat's personal space?" Larkpaw decided he would have to teach this idiot of a warrior how to stay in their own business and not butt into another's. He wasn't going to do it with claws, of course. That would be something he couldn't win. But he also wanted to stay a ShadowClan apprentice, so he wouldn't go to the point that he was violating the warrior code. Any other time, he would've been (trying to) beating this cat to a pulp. But he couldn't do that now. Snow Fox Christmassy Kipo

[LostInTheOrchids]

Snakepaw sat there amused, even if he never showed a single feeling it was there

Wolfpaw had enough of this and walked away

Phoenix Fire Snow Fox

[pidgeon]

Mumble Rani

Coyotepaw skidded to a halt in the clearing, taking in the sights and sounds. They'd never actually been to a gathering before! It was awesome! There were twice as many cats as in that big battle they'd crashed, only this time nobody was fighting, which was great. Wondering where they should go first, their attention was grabbed by Lionpaw calling out for them.

"LIONPAW!" They hollered with a smile as they dashed over to meet the younger apprentice and the new friend. "It's so LOUD here! I kinda LOVE IT!" They felt right at home here with everything going on. "We can meet so many new cats and ask them all sorts of questions!! I wonder what cool things they know that we don't? Oh, hi there! I'm Coyotepaw!" They finally introduced themself to Willowpaw. "Wanna be friends?"

[The Room Service Guy]

Hawkclaw Walked around looking for cats to socialize with.He didn't prefer to socialize but he didn't want to look like a sore loser either.
[Open]

[Snow Fox]

Ripplemask smirked. "I'm sure Dawnstar would be pleased to here you've been discarding any respect for warriors." She said. Ripplemask twitched a ear and sat down. "I however won't be going anywhere." Pheonix Fire Christmassy Kipo

[popsicle dream]

With that, Larkpaw was done. He walked off. Very strange for him, but he knew the fish-cat was right. He shouldn't be disrespecting a warrior, even if he hated them with alm his might. But as he walked off, he kept his head held high and walked with confidence. Even though he should've felt humiliated, he never did feel like that. Snow Fox Christmassy Kipo

[crumbl]

Sparkfrost bristled involuntarily, icy eyes narrowing as the older warrior snapped at Sagebrook. He had very limited interactions with him, but he was thus far unimpressed.
“You know, the full moon truce applies not only to cats of other clans, but to your own clanmates. If you’re interested in stirring up conflict, perhaps you should go heckle some ShadowClan warriors.” He remarked, lifting his chin a bit, tail twitching in light agitation. He had no intentions of arguing with the warrior, but he was determined not to allow him to be so abrasive to a fellow WindClan cat—to Sagebrook.

Stripeseed flicked his tail in irritation, letting its tufted tip whisk up dust. "I believe that I've already checked that off my list for the night, thank you very much." Deliberately keeping his eyes off Sagebrook, he gave a curt nod. "Enjoy your Gathering." Without another word, the sour old warrior strode off and was lost in the throng of cats. He wouldn't let his thoughts rest on his error; instead, he padded off to a far corner of the clearing and sat in silence. Mousebrains, all of them. If I had formed the Clans, there wouldn't be any of this silly Gathering business, mucking around with cats from other Clans. WindClan should keep to itself. He sighed. Why wouldn't the leaders begin, already?

Several fox-lengths off, Sagebrook sighed. "My savior," she mewed with a wry grin. "I don't know why, but Stripeseed and I have never gotten along. Sometimes-- well, we can both be fuzzbrains. Thanks for intervening," she added, letting her pelt brush Sparkfrost's. Inwardly, satisfaction and hope mingled. It was so nice to have Sparkfrost around. A good friend. Her best, actually.

She eyed him surreptitiously. And something more?

[The Room Service Guy]

Mind if i join your oc? Snow Carrot

[crumbl]

Mind if i join your oc? Snow Carrot

(Sure!)

[The Room Service Guy]

(Sure!)
Wait sure as in you do mind?

[crumbl]

Wait sure as in you do mind?

(Lol no I don't mind :D But I will warn you, he is a grump...)

[The Room Service Guy]

Hawkclaw walked up to Stripeseed."Hello there!",Hawkclaw tried to use his manners. Snow Carrot

[ghostwriter]

Stripeseed flicked his tail in irritation, letting its tufted tip whisk up dust. "I believe that I've already checked that off my list for the night, thank you very much." Deliberately keeping his eyes off Sagebrook, he gave a curt nod. "Enjoy your Gathering." Without another word, the sour old warrior strode off and was lost in the throng of cats. He wouldn't let his thoughts rest on his error; instead, he padded off to a far corner of the clearing and sat in silence. Mousebrains, all of them. If I had formed the Clans, there wouldn't be any of this silly Gathering business, mucking around with cats from other Clans. WindClan should keep to itself. He sighed. Why wouldn't the leaders begin, already?

Several fox-lengths off, Sagebrook sighed. "My savior," she mewed with a wry grin. "I don't know why, but Stripeseed and I have never gotten along. Sometimes-- well, we can both be fuzzbrains. Thanks for intervening," she added, letting her pelt brush Sparkfrost's. Inwardly, satisfaction and hope mingled. It was so nice to have Sparkfrost around. A good friend. Her best, actually.

She eyed him surreptitiously. And something more?

Sparkfrost shook his head a bit. He didn’t know what Stripeseed’s problem was, but as far as he was concerned the Gathering was the last place anyone needed to be stirring up trouble. However, his ears burned at Sagebrook’s initial comment, “Ah well, I don’t know about that, you can more than hold your own...” he replied. The prodigal warrior’s voice wavered a bit. He had grown ever closer to the capable WindClan she-cat, and felt as if the gravity pulling him closer was reaching a paramount. He glanced up at the silvery moon, reminded of Sunhawk’s blunt advice. Sparkfrost inhaled sharply. Don’t mess this up, he chided himself inwardly. He met Sagebrook’s gaze with trembling resolve, “Sagebrook, I...you are the most clever and accomplished cat I have ever met. I know I have—well, I’ve roped you into a lot of haywire adventures as of late, and I hope you can forgive me for that. I know I’m not a very conventional warrior, and I’m certain I can be a pain at times, but like I said...I hope you can forgive me...” he trailed off, voice wavering, “Because it’s no secret to either of us that I love you. And...and if you can forgive me for my shortcomings...would you—would you consider taking me as your mate?”

[crumbl]

Hawkclaw walked up to Stripeseed."Hello there!",Hawkclaw tried to use his manners. Snow Carrot

Stripeseed's brow raised as he observed the new tom. "Hello," he mewed, eyeing him warily. The friendly cat had the scent of ShadowClan on him, and Stripeseed chose a neutrally diplomatic approach. "How does the prey run in ShadowClan?" He couldn't help but sigh a bit. Socialization was so pointless.

[The Room Service Guy]

Stripeseed's brow raised as he observed the new tom. "Hello," he mewed, eyeing him warily. The friendly cat had the scent of ShadowClan on him, and Stripeseed chose a neutrally diplomatic approach. "How does the prey run in ShadowClan?" He couldn't help but sigh a bit. Socialization was so pointless.
"The preys running good!,How about your clan's prey?"He asked cheerfully.This was the 1st time he socialized.

[crumbl]

Sparkfrost shook his head a bit. He didn’t know what Stripeseed’s problem was, but as far as he was concerned the Gathering was the last place anyone needed to be stirring up trouble. However, his ears burned at Sagebrook’s initial comment, “Ah well, I don’t know about that, you can more than hold your own...” he replied. The prodigal warrior’s voice wavered a bit. He had grown ever closer to the capable WindClan she-cat, and felt as if the gravity pulling him closer was reaching a paramount. He glanced up at the silvery moon, reminded of Sunhawk’s blunt advice. Sparkfrost inhaled sharply. Don’t mess this up, he chided himself inwardly. He met Sagebrook’s gaze with trembling resolve, “Sagebrook, I...you are the most clever and accomplished cat I have ever met. I know I have—well, I’ve roped you into a lot of haywire adventures as of late, and I hope you can forgive me for that. I know I’m not a very conventional warrior, and I’m certain I can be a pain at times, but like I said...I hope you can forgive me...” he trailed off, voice wavering, “Because it’s no secret to either of us that I love you. And...and if you can forgive me for my shortcomings...would you—would you consider taking me as your mate?”

Sagebrook's paws tingled and for a moment she was terrified, but the second after her fears were doubled over by jubilant relief. She stared deep into Sparkfrost's icy blue eyes, moonlight pooling softly over them, and a deep purr rumbled in her throat. No doubt remained. "Of course, you silly furball," she said, barely able to contain her smile. "I would be honored. You're the bravest, most gentlemanly, most charismatic cat I've ever met, and I'd like nothing better. The adventures are the part that makes life worth living. And StarClan knows I l-love you too."

Her inner cynic snorted a bit. A proposal at a Gathering. How cliche.

But for once, she wasn't listening to her inner cynic.

[crumbl]

"The preys running good!,How about your clan's prey?"He asked cheerfully.This was the 1st time he socialized.

(Excuse Mr. Frownyface. He didn't get his nap today.)

Stripeseed resisted the urge to groan. Oh, StarClan, no, not another one of these hapless optimists. Grudgingly, he responded. "As well as it can be. But with leaf-bare coming on, I hardly think we should get our hopes up. Many of the Clans have been lazy these past few winters and if we don't step up we'll find ourselves facing starvation again."

[ghostwriter]

Sagebrook's paws tingled and for a moment she was terrified, but the second after her fears were doubled over by jubilant relief. She stared deep into Sparkfrost's icy blue eyes, moonlight pooling softly over them, and a deep purr rumbled in her throat. No doubt remained. "Of course, you silly furball," she said, barely able to contain her smile. "I would be honored. You're the bravest, most gentlemanly, most charismatic cat I've ever met, and I'd like nothing better. The adventures are the part that makes life worth living. And StarClan knows I l-love you too."

Her inner cynic snorted a bit. A proposal at a Gathering. How cliche.

But for once, she wasn't listening to her inner cynic.

Sparkfrost purred eruptively, elated, and brushed his head against her pelt, his cyan eyes bright with relief, “You don’t know how much I fretted over asking you...there’s not a hare alive that’s evaded my claws, but words, on the other hand...” he pulled away, features bright and endearing with childlike excitement, “I have never looked forward to anything more than a lifetime of adventures at your side.” He purred warmly.

[Frozen Reign]

Mia
"yeah, me too," silverpaw mewed. she stopped, waiting for the warrior to start the conversation again.

[Mia]

Santafan09
"So, um..." Nightshadow trailed off not knowing what to say. "Do you have any siblings?" That was a dumb question to ask, mouse-brain! she thought.

[Frozen Reign]

"well, no. I don't have any siblings. do you?" silverpaw asked. she shifted her paws.

[Mia]

Santafan09
"Yes, I've got a brother," Nightshadow mewed. "Same Clan. His name is Blackforest." She flicked her tail to a black and white forest markings tom with amber eyes.

[Frozen Reign]

(isn't blackforest played by you? Mia)
"well, that's very interesting. I might talk to him. but for now I'm going to meet some other cats if that's okay." she wandered off before Nightshadow had a chance to reply.
[OPEN]

[Mia]

Santafan09 (yes Blackforest is played by me)
"Yeah, that's...your already gone," Nightshadow meowed while watching Silverpaw leave. What should I do now and who should I talk to? she thought. She looked around the clearing. "Already talking...already talking...already talking," she meowed while naming off the cats that were already in a conversation. She then sighed and walked to the back of the crowd of cats and looked up at the moon. "Clear moon, good sign. I hope to meet you, StarClan, one day."

[Puddle~]

Having received such a somber welcome, Finchwhisker couldn't help but scoff. However, the WindClan deputy--whatever his name was--did have a fair point. This was a rather dreary area, especially considering it was supposed the spot set aside for cats of such merit. "Why thank you," His sarcastic declaration of appreciation was swiftly cut off as Dawnstar finally leaped onto the rock, causing grains of sand and snow to come sprinkling down on top of their heads. What kind of cat in their right mind had assumed this would be a place the deputies might enjoy sitting? This was all rather distasteful, but he knew there wasn't a whole lot they could do about it.

In his time spent thinking, the tabby tom realized the others had moved on in conversation. Amber eyes studied the two other deputies as they went on with their exchange, examining them closely for the first time. What were their names again? He didn't have a clue. In truth, he'd never wholly paid attention to anything involving the other clans at gatherings, but now, he supposed he was in the same position as these two. Well... maybe they were equal in rank, but naturally, he was unmistakably superior to those scoundrels. Nevertheless, he would have to get to know them a bit better--or at the very least, learn their names--if he didn't want gatherings to be such a drag. But it wasn't as if he'd take himself down by asking them what in the world their names were. No no no. One of them was bound to use the other's name at some point, so all he had to do was watch, and wait, and listen.

[ Arie Mumble ]

[Abyssopelagic]

"Uh yeah sorry miss Coldamber give me a second." Snakepaw stammered a bit head whipping back to stare at the thunderclan she cat a wide delighted grin slowly growing over his face "Frostpaw? Frost-paw. You werent given an apprentice you were made the apprentice! You and I are the same rank now! What do you even have to do to get demoted like that?! And why would you even try and lie about it, its not like there was any conceivable way you'd able to hide it, and it really just makes you look well...." He gave a short inhaled hissing breath before deciding "You know what, nothing I can say can be better than what you already manage to do without help. No need to scold me Sparrowskip Im going, I'll find you when the gathering ends." With that the apprentice stood and nodded at the windclan cat pointing with his tail "Thank you again I see a clear patch over there where we can talk."

Zesty Mango :Grimmlin: Xmas Bliss Rainquail implimm elysian
Coldamber waited patiently for Snakepaw to finish his comment. When he turned back to her, she rose to her paws and followed him to the clear patch he had pointed out.
She sat back down, seeing no point in wasting energy to keep standing unless she needed to get up to grab something.
"You said you wanted herb training. Anything in particular you're needing to learn?"
She knew Sparrowskip was equally unskilled, but unsure just how much either of them had been taught.

[Rani]

Surprisingly, Falconpaw offered a rare chuckle at the initial statement, “Fair enough.” She remarked. Sirius has been cocky and proud—he had been a vicious, dirty fighter, but had to have known that Sparkfrost would flay him alive. She paused. The ShadowClan apprentice was playing games. Falconpaw flicked an ear and lowered her voice, calculative eyes distant, “Are they training you too?” She inquired, her voice growing cold.
“These cats...Coldpath has been dead for moons now. So has Pikefang. They gather in a dark forest; these warriors who led esteemed but brutal lives. It is not StarClan. They claim it’s something greater.” She enumerated, “They claim that this...place is designated for great warriors to pass their knowledge on to promising cats. I’m not sure I believe them, but it doesn’t matter—if they can grant me what I want, I don’t care who they are.”

Got her. Shrikepaw chuckled derisively before responding "Not those specific cats, no. I'd say I've got my own mentor." Though he didnt name any names, the thunderclan cat would defiantly know of Stormgorse, him being a thunderclan warrior and a well respected one to boot though him being in the dark forrest may be an interesting shock given Stormgorse seemed well versed at hiding his inner darkness. Though the apprentice seemed to know less of the darkforrest it wouldnt do to piss her off too badly. "An interesting claim and not a true one let me tell you. Think of it as a counterpart to starclan where cats who don't... fit there go." He shrugged "They can deliver though, it's the cost that most dislike, among other things. High risk high reward so to speak. Still I'd warn you to be a little more cautious about speaking of it in the future not everyone is as willing to look away as I am."

[Rani]

"OOOOOOH Yotiebug/Coyotepaw! That makes sense! Thats a really cool name! Im Willowpaw, of course we can be friends!" The tabby chirped bouncing a little in place "Does Lionpaw call you Yotiebug because you like bugs? I can find you cool bugs here if you want like sandfleas! They're not like normal fleas though they're bigger and dont bite! Theres also crabs which I guess are a sorta bug but crabs are evil! Trust me stay away from crabs! Theyre weird and scary and can pinch off a toe!!!" She shuddered hard and mumbled with a vacant terrified look glancing over her face "Awful evil creatures crabs."

punkscape Mumble (sorry this is short Im uninspired)

[Rani]

Coldamber waited patiently for Snakepaw to finish his comment. When he turned back to her, she rose to her paws and followed him to the clear patch he had pointed out.
She sat back down, seeing no point in wasting energy to keep standing unless she needed to get up to grab something.
"You said you wanted herb training. Anything in particular you're needing to learn?"
She knew Sparrowskip was equally unskilled, but unsure just how much either of them had been taught.

Snakepaws ecstatic grin disappeared in a flash a much more somber scowl stealing its way into place. "Right yeah... This is gonna be a bit of an ask but Ive got two major issues I need to learn how to fix.
First of all, theres a kit in the den right now sick but not with the normal flu its smells different. Theyre coughing and weak and feverish and while I dont really know anything I did listen to the elders a lot as a kit and they talked about Greencough (whitecough? Ive no clue what the difference is) and how bad it is. As much as I hate to say it a single kit dying might not be that bad if it is greencough but they also mentioned how fast it spread and I cant depend on it being only them recovering or not for the entire winter. So what herbs do you use for greencough and what do they look like? Any information you can give me will be a huge help..."
Heavy question sure but that wasnt it.
"Also I dont know about windclan but our warriors seem to get into scraps so often its insane and we lost two to infection like as soon as we were given the position. So how do you treat and prevent infection? I- I dont wanna loose anymore clanmates..." It still hurt. The apprentice had expected he couldnt have saved Dogflame, the warrior bled out before he could even get to him, but Owlflight and Mapleleaf? It haunted him. Hopefully Coldamber would be able to help though, the medicine cat seemed to know a lot so maybe he would finally have some good luck.

[Abyssopelagic]

Coldamber held a small, pleasant and passive smile as Snakepaw came back, not terribly minding the apprentice's resting scowl, but her smile immediately vanished as soon as Snakepaw mentioned a horribly familiar disease.
"Yes, that sounds like green cough. It's an infection of the lungs and spreads very easily. WindClan recently had 3 kits, a queen, and a warrior all come down with it, but thankfully, hopefully, it shouldn't be too contagious. Put the infected under a quarantine and change any bedding they've slept in, to minimize the spread."
The measures to prevent further spread were just as important as actually curing it. You could cure it all you wanted but if you treated it like any other sickness, it would no doubt spread quicker han you could cure it.
"There is a specific plant you use to cure it. It's not immediate and some need re-treatment. The plant is called catmint. I don't know how to describe it, but it's smell is unmistakable and invigorating. The leaves are separated in fours, all corresponding, in a particular pattern. Uh, like this."
Coldamber used a paw to make the four marks the way she had seen on the plants.
"Usually they are without flowers, but when they do bloom, they're a very pale grey-purple colour and are bell shaped. Do not give the patients the blooms, only the leaves. I don't think they're dangerous if eaten, but I know they aren't what helps."

She stopped and listened to him talk about infection in his clan and frowned. Had Fawnsqueak not taught them anything.
"No offense, but why didn't Fawnsqueak teach you this when he retired? That's irresponsible to not teach your replacements...."
Her nose crinkled. She was still a little aggravated that Coyotesnarl never taught her and Snailswirl more than he had, but the fact that Fawnsqueak hadn't taught them anything was infuriating.
Her tail lashed.
"Marigold, it's a golden flower, full of ruffles and almost looks like a cloud; this will help fight infection. You chew it into a poultice and make sure there are as few pulp bits as you can manage. In addition, you should use a light layer of cobwebs to hold the poultice to the wound so it can work, but don't keep it on longer than a few days. Also keep wounds clean and dry as much as you can."
She rolled her neck to let it pop a few times before returning her attention to him.
"Are you sure this is all you want to know? I would not mind sharing more with you."

Rani

[Arie]

Seemed Shadowclan was nothing worth paying attention to, or at least their deputy. But, they were not someone to forgotten, never something that could be forgotten. The feud might have lost its fire but the embers were still and not a joking matter, not a joking matter at all and so, he would spend this time to get to know as much about his new cat as possible, doing his own best to reveal as little about Windclan's status in the process. The temporary armistice that seemed to be resting between the two clans was just that, temporary. And Breezefeather had no doubt that the clan of lies and deceit would be the one to strike first.

Nevertheless he focused back on the arrogant lady of Thunderclan. He barely listened to what she was saying in truth, he'd only asked the question out of courtesy and obligations of keeping at least an alright diplomatic relationship with the molly. "Your two statement do contradict themselves. You said there was little prey on the pile yet there isn't any less to be found? Is Thunderclan's warriors slacking and not doing their job or is someone failing to send out patrols? Per say, the Thunderclan border, at least on our side of the grass has seemed rather stale lately." It was one of the main thing that the last three border patrols had reported in and he couldn't help but think there might be some internal struggles within the clan they, at least between him and Twi, considered an ally, and this ally might not prove as useful as previously thought.

"Windclan's been well, snow is obviously something we just got to deal with on the moors but such is things. At least our borders are marked and under constant observation." No need to say their border with Riverclan was less than ideal, but neither of these clans were in position to take advantage of that either. But the snow was a sole windclan thing usually, the other two hiding underneath their forests. Directing his gaze to the newcomer of the group he flickered his tail in the tom's direction. "Care to comment on how Shadowclan has been fairing under you and Skunk lady's leadership?"

[ Mumble Puddle~ ]

[ghostwriter]

Got her. Shrikepaw chuckled derisively before responding "Not those specific cats, no. I'd say I've got my own mentor." Though he didnt name any names, the thunderclan cat would defiantly know of Stormgorse, him being a thunderclan warrior and a well respected one to boot though him being in the dark forrest may be an interesting shock given Stormgorse seemed well versed at hiding his inner darkness. Though the apprentice seemed to know less of the darkforrest it wouldnt do to piss her off too badly. "An interesting claim and not a true one let me tell you. Think of it as a counterpart to starclan where cats who don't... fit there go." He shrugged "They can deliver though, it's the cost that most dislike, among other things. High risk high reward so to speak. Still I'd warn you to be a little more cautious about speaking of it in the future not everyone is as willing to look away as I am."

Falconpaw listened carefully, lemon yellow eyes widening a bit, “It is as I suspected...” she murmured, frowning thoughtfully and looking out over the crowd of cats before her. She was quiet for a moment, but set her jaw in resolve, “It doesn’t matter,” she decided, “They have taught me things that my clanmates won’t.”
There was something frigidly detached about Falconpaw. She was dangerous—precise and authoritative and unyieldingly focused. The trauma below the surface stoked her fire, and her obsession grew stronger every day.
“The clans represent order and safety,” she said quietly, “We protect our own, we shelter those who are willing to adopt our ways. The days of rogues harassing and even killing Clan cats must end. And if they will not yield they must be culled.”

[dino.]

"Let's get started, shall we?" Buckstar grunted. He wanted this to be done with as quickly as possible. Then he could grab some poppy seeds from Rainywhisker, and make this awful headache go away, and get some well-needed rest. He stood up, and had to pause for a moment to gather his bearings. Standing made the pain between his eyes even worse. Wonderful.

He made his way to the front of the rock and started with a shaky breath. "Things have been going well in ThunderClan. We have several new apprentices, and a new medicine cat."

"Rainywhisker has been chosen to stand in Frostpaw's place until she learns some dignity and respect. Most of you will have known her as Frostbreeze. Hopefully this change of pace does her some good." He spared the medicine cat apprentice a brief glance before carrying on.

"On top of that, Swallowpaw, Flickerpaw, Timberpaw, and Flamepaw have all begun their training. I expect each of them to do well."

"Halfpaw has also been renamed Owlpaw, due to there being some confusion with two Halfpaws in ThunderClan."

"And, sadly, we've lost Flowerkit. She wandered out of camp, and was attacked and killed by a rogue. I commend Lionpaw for trying to save her, and for driving the rogue off, but I'd like to take this moment to warn you all to keep a closer eye on your kits and your borders. Stars forbid something like this happens again, and I wish Flowerkit well in StarClan. That is all."

He backpedaled to his original place on the rock and laid down again, squinting his eyes against the pain pulsing through his head. Please hurry up so I can go home.

[ wnder, Undertaker, Moonraven ]

[Frozen Reign]

Silverpaw nodded.
new apprentices and a new medicine cats. and... poor Flowerkit! silverpaw told herself that she would remember to be on the watch for escaped kits.
"the only thing that was horrible was that that poor kit died." she mewed to no one in particular.
(Open)

[panchiko]

[OPEN]

GATHERING GATHERING GATHERING! FIRE FIRE FIRE! That was all that was running through Swallowpaw's head as she followed Thunderclan into the gathering. WOW! there was a lot of cats but... NO ONE WAS AS GOOD AS SHE WAS! "FIRE FIRE FIRE!" she screeched out as she ran around, more in circles than anything. This was so COOL! who would wanna talk to her? Who would want to talk to an apprentice like her? EVERYONE! Letting out another round of "FIRE FIRE FIRE!" she felt good about herself and then went to see someone to chat. Maybe she could convince them she was a warrior already? What would her warrior name be? SwallowFIRE! Yes! Now time to find the victim!

after careful examination of the floor and peoples’ fur, robinpaw hadn’t found any spiders yet, so he decided that he could have a nice time…. for now. the second he saw something with more than four legs, though, he was out. no thank you. not today, not ever. he wasn’t trying to die here. and,,,, oh!! someone was screaming fire! that was fun. was there a fire?? he didn’t see one, but who knew? maybe the fire was invisible or it was tiny or he just had bad eyesight. there was only one way to find out! run towards the fire! — or the person screaming fire, since he didn’t know where the fire was. yes. okay. that sounded smart. woop!

“hiiiiiiiii!” bouncing over, robinpaw greeted the Fire Person. “fire? fire! where fire? are you on fire? do you think you could maybe channel that fire towards any spiders in the nearby area?” could you even tell fire where to go, or did it just talk back and set you on fire in spite because you were telling it what to do? robinpaw didn’t know?? maybe Fire Person would know! “how can you make fire go where you want it to go?? or do i have to set the whole place on fire to get all of the spiders??” .. wait. he also had another question. Fire Person was making him question a lot of things. “also! who are ya? ‘m robinpaw.”

[Rani]

Getting bad news was never pleasant and this was the worst kind of news one could get. The kit had come in, what, a couple days ago? And Snakepaw hadnt went to fetch their old bedding in the nursery due to lack of knowledge. That was a couple days of contaminated bedding in the nursery that could potentially infect another kit. The apprentice would have to ask Sparrowskip if it would be prudent to check over everyone in the nursery just to be safe when they removed the bedding. Any other medicine cat would probably be asking the stars to give them luck here and prevent any more sick cats but Snakepaw ever the skeptic had less hope for divine blessings.

There was something that did give him hope though, catmint. Snakepaw had no clue what the herbs currently stored in the medicine cats den were or did but he'd studied them extensively for lack of anything better to do and as Coldamber talked recognition sparked. They had some of that in the herb storage already! Riverclan had what he needed to heal the kit! Snakepaw visible relaxed, relieved, as he nodded along to the lesson internalising the new knowledge.... Only to tense again when the Fawnsqueak question arose. With the telltale expression of a child who'd been caught doing (or talking) about something he knew he shouldn't Snakepaw stuttered a bit panicking. He was pretty sure this information wasnt something Sootstar wanted to get out and while he normally didnt care for what others told him right now he really wanted Sparrowskip to be here to deal with the question for him. So mouth shut tight bar his senseless sputtering Snakepaw heaved a sigh of relief when the windclan cat moved on.

"Wait THATS marigold?! I found a huge patch of it ages ago and thought it was familier but had no clue what it was! We needed that like water and it was right there the whole time!!" Snakepaw howled a little bit grumbling an offhanded "Yeah dry in riverclan, good luck with that." in between groans of exasperation. Wrapping up his melodramatic fit he perked up and sat straight at the offer for more. "Yes please! Ive got a couple more questions I think! First, poppyseeds, are they to make someone sleep or for pain? I cant remember and Im too afraid to test them. Also, what other herbs can be used for sickness? Like even if it's not greencough can you use catmint or are there other stuff for coughs and sore throats and stuff?"
It was funny Snakepaw was rarely this respectful, even to his own mentor, but he felt like he should listen to Coldamber like he would Foxblaze, strange...
Rainquail

[Rani]

Falconpaw listened carefully, lemon yellow eyes widening a bit, “It is as I suspected...” she murmured, frowning thoughtfully and looking out over the crowd of cats before her. She was quiet for a moment, but set her jaw in resolve, “It doesn’t matter,” she decided, “They have taught me things that my clanmates won’t.”
There was something frigidly detached about Falconpaw. She was dangerous—precise and authoritative and unyieldingly focused. The trauma below the surface stoked her fire, and her obsession grew stronger every day.
“The clans represent order and safety,” she said quietly, “We protect our own, we shelter those who are willing to adopt our ways. The days of rogues harassing and even killing Clan cats must end. And if they will not yield they must be culled.”

No cat who went to the darkforrest in their dreams was normal, stable, average there was always something... off about them that pushed them that distance to seek the dead for power. For Shrikepaw its was bloodlust pure and simple, a vicious want for the power in battle and the aching drive to bite in his teeth. So the monochrome tom was, in a way, waiting for Falconpaw to show her true colours since he found out. Aaaaand there it was. Culling, obsession with rogues and probably all things similar. Shrikepaw didnt really care about this particular crusade but kept his trap shut about that. "Sounds like a thunderclan problem, shadowclan doesn't have that issue but then again any rogues near our land die or join before they can do much of anything. I suppose theres a fundamental difference in methods between our clans though." He muses smugly, tail flicking. Honestly Falconpaw reminded him more of a shadowclan cat than a thunderclan one and the tom had to wonder why that was.

[ghostwriter]

No cat who went to the darkforrest in their dreams was normal, stable, average there was always something... off about them that pushed them that distance to seek the dead for power. For Shrikepaw its was bloodlust pure and simple, a vicious want for the power in battle and the aching drive to bite in his teeth. So the monochrome tom was, in a way, waiting for Falconpaw to show her true colours since he found out. Aaaaand there it was. Culling, obsession with rogues and probably all things similar. Shrikepaw didnt really care about this particular crusade but kept his trap shut about that. "Sounds like a thunderclan problem, shadowclan doesn't have that issue but then again any rogues near our land die or join before they can do much of anything. I suppose theres a fundamental difference in methods between our clans though." He muses smugly, tail flicking. Honestly Falconpaw reminded him more of a shadowclan cat than a thunderclan one and the tom had to wonder why that was.

“If ShadowClan is killing rogues, then I must commend you. It is my...prerogative to help my clanmates see that if we do not strike preemptively, we put ourselves at risk.” She grit her teeth almost audibly, viperous yellow eyes reduced to lambent slits, her claws buried in the sand, “Flowerkit was killed by a rogue. These cats are lawless murderers.” She hissed, “ThunderClan and ShadowClan have more in common than any clan cat has with those derelicts.” She stiffened, adopting a frigidly statuesque silhouette, her ashen pelt stirred by the leaf-bare breeze, “I look forward to making an example of the next rogue I encounter. Pikefang has shown me what I must do.” She hissed under her breath, recalling the way in which the RiverClan warrior had taught her to swiftly dispatch a cat. She glanced at the ShadowClan apprentice out of the corner of her eye. There was something wildly menacing about the She-cat’s chilled and precise delivery of her macabre aspirations.
“Do you train with them solely for prowess in battle?” She inquired.

[Abyssopelagic]

Coldamber bit her lip as she listened to Snakepaw. It was obvious something had come to mind when she mentioned the quarantine and removing old bedding. That wasn't a look that indicated any good news.
She noted his awkward look further when she had spouted the question about Fawnsqueak, in a bout of anger and frustration.
It was good they had the marigold, but now they knew about it. This suggested Snakepaw and Sparrowskip knew nothing and that really boiled her blood, but she kept herself from saying anything more about it.

"Oh, both. Poppy seed is a relaxant, it soothes all sorts of pains and is especially good for muscle pains, swelling, and headaches, but it will still help with more general pains and in addition relaxes the body enough to fall sleep, stay asleep, and give restful sleep."
The confusion behind its use was understandable. Most herbs didn't really have multiple uses.
"Uh, for fevers, we think we have a plant that works. One of our warriors had a fever recently. We gave them a plant I don't know the name for, but it seemed to ease the fever. The flower has five pointed blue petals and between each petal is.... a bud, I think, very thin, and usually just as long as the petals. The plant also seems to be fuzzy. I'm not certain which part of the plant works, we just.... gave the whole thing to her."
She thought about anything for coughs.... and came up with nothing, but she did know honey was good for sore throats. She wouldn't have if it weren't for Stagpaw's insistence on constantly messing with the bees..
"We use honey for sore throats. If you can soothe the throat, usually, the coughing will ease up, but not always. I'm afraid I wasn't taught anything for a general cough."

Snakepaw was a pleasant student, he listened and paid attention and so far he hadn't interrupted her. Or, if he had, he quickly corrected himself. Much better than teaching Frostbreeze.
Er, Frostpaw.
It was going to be weird calling her an apprentice.

Rani

[Madelaine]

Seedheart noticed a cat digging and without noticing he was mute she padded over to him. The three legged molly looked at him with a friendly smile. "What are we searching for?", she asked with a sweet voice. The young warrior would be just as friendly once she knew he couldn't speak. She really couldn't judge as her muzzle and nose was crooked. Also she only had three legs. The Windclan molly was just really curious. If it intrigued her she might join him. Seedheart was such a sweet cat no matter what. She hated rude cats and she would never leave him once she found out he couldn't speak. "My name's Seedheart.", she meowed.

[ Rani; ]

[Rani]

“If ShadowClan is killing rogues, then I must commend you. It is my...prerogative to help my clanmates see that if we do not strike preemptively, we put ourselves at risk.” She grit her teeth almost audibly, viperous yellow eyes reduced to lambent slits, her claws buried in the sand, “Flowerkit was killed by a rogue. These cats are lawless murderers.” She hissed, “ThunderClan and ShadowClan have more in common than any clan cat has with those derelicts.” She stiffened, adopting a frigidly statuesque silhouette, her ashen pelt stirred by the leaf-bare breeze, “I look forward to making an example of the next rogue I encounter. Pikefang has shown me what I must do.” She hissed under her breath, recalling the way in which the RiverClan warrior had taught her to swiftly dispatch a cat. She glanced at the ShadowClan apprentice out of the corner of her eye. There was something wildly menacing about the She-cat’s chilled and precise delivery of her macabre aspirations.
“Do you train with them solely for prowess in battle?” She inquired.

This cat wasnt just entertaining they were a full blown show! Flopped on the ground with his tail flicking the amused cat listen to Falconpaws ranting with a small grin, ok maybe this night wasnt a complete waste.
"Well good on you then but do exercise cation, some cats treat death like some great evil and not just a fact of life so go sort of strange when faced with it. If those types of cats have power in your clan you'll face opposition if you arent smart or subtle enough. Cats lie us die a certain way and it'd do not to walk too closely in the paw prints of our predecessors. I dont mind the 'forrest' but even I dont want to end up there sooner than necessary."

He rocked back further into his flop when Falconpaw aimed her focus at him raising a single eyebrow at her gaze. "I train for many reasons; I train for the power, I train for the experience, I train to protect the few worth protecting, I train for myself, I train because the other option is not worth considering," A cruel vicious mad grin flashes across his muzzle, his true lack of empathy and desire to see cats suffer for his amusement shining in his eyes for but a moment before it was carefully hidden once more "and I train for the thrill." Now how would Falconpaw react to that, Shrikepaw wanted to know. "I do wonder, in the eyes of the stars which of us has a more pure motivation...."

[Rani]

Seedheart noticed a cat digging and without noticing he was mute she padded over to him. The three legged molly looked at him with a friendly smile. "What are we searching for?", she asked with a sweet voice. The young warrior would be just as friendly once she knew he couldn't speak. She really couldn't judge as her muzzle and nose was crooked. Also she only had three legs. The Windclan molly was just really curious. If it intrigued her she might join him. Seedheart was such a sweet cat no matter what. She hated rude cats and she would never leave him once she found out he couldn't speak. "My name's Seedheart.", she meowed.

[ Rani; ]

Oh new cat! Gravehound was happy to answer her best he could especially with how friendly she seemed! He mouthed and signed his words co-currently 'Hello' a happy wave 'Seedheart!' an improvised sign for her name which consisted of a paw dug slightly into the ground moved to press against his heart. 'I'm' a double tap on his front 'Gravehound!' a slashed motion on his throat and a wagged tail/barking motion like a dog. The warrior didnt expect her to figure out his name really but as long as she wasnt going to call him something mean he didnt mind what he called her. 'Im' double tap on the front 'mute' a paw placed over his mouth and his jaw opened to no sound coming out 'I can' double tap and a nod 'hear you though.' a gesture to his ears and a nod/grin combo.

To answer her question he didnt bother to sign just holding up a shell he'd dug up with a pleased grin and a happy tail wave. 'For the kits!' A giving motion to a non existent creature and a vague gesture to cats combined with a paw lowered near the ground in the approximate size of a kit.

[Madelaine]

Oh new cat! Gravehound was happy to answer her best he could especially with how friendly she seemed! He mouthed and signed his words co-currently 'Hello' a happy wave 'Seedheart!' an improvised sign for her name which consisted of a paw dug slightly into the ground moved to press against his heart. 'I'm' a double tap on his front 'Gravehound!' a slashed motion on his throat and a wagged tail/barking motion like a dog. The warrior didnt expect her to figure out his name really but as long as she wasnt going to call him something mean he didnt mind what he called her. 'Im' double tap on the front 'mute' a paw placed over his mouth and his jaw opened to no sound coming out 'I can' double tap and a nod 'hear you though.' a gesture to his ears and a nod/grin combo.

To answer her question he didnt bother to sign just holding up a shell he'd dug up with a pleased grin and a happy tail wave. 'For the kits!' A giving motion to a non existent creature and a vague gesture to cats combined with a paw lowered near the ground in the approximate size of a kit.

Seedheart was a bit taken back, but soon she understood what he was getting at. She continued to smile. "It's great to meet you Gravehound.", she meowed. The three legged cat saw the shell he lifted up with his paws. Oh he was looking for shells. She could help with that. She was a great digger. Well of course she was she was Windclan. "Let me help you. I love shells. I just wish we had some where I am.", Seedheart added. The kits would love them as well. She could imagine the expressions on the kits faces. Happy and excited.

[Rani]

"It does both? Thats both convenient and not, what if I want to take the pain away of a cat I dont want to sleep like.... Like a queen or a kit! I guess I gave to just go without or have to use something else then.... annoying." He grumbled but still nodded at the information shooting a thankful grin at the older molly.

"Hmm I dont recall ever seeing a flower like that but maybe Ill get lucky and find it somewhere. Can I ask how come you dont know the name? You dont have to tell me if you dont want to though." His head cocked when he asked ignoring the sinking feeling that unless showed in person he'd not find this flower or mistake another flower for it.... Still he had to wonder how Coldamber knew this stuff herself though, he was too young to know of Coyotesnarl so he guessed it was the previous medicine cat but why would they not tell her the name?
And then there was the last 'herb' "Ugh no not honey thats harder to get then a trout in a deep river! How is honey ever remotely worth it, it better be a mirable cure because finding it isnt gonna be fun." He lamented not whining trying to figure out if there was even a way to get some without being stung hissing lightly at the general idea, ears drooped "Maybe I can trick Sparrowskip into to doing it..." He mumbled unaware he was speaking.

"Right thats all I think I can remember right now without my head starting to smoke, thank you so much for answering my questions. Any last bits of knowledge you think I should know before I go? I know general stuff like putting pressure on wounds to prevent bleeding out and to clean wounds if dirty but any things you think Ill need would be really helpfull." The older cat had to have some words of wisdom for Snakepaw or something, the the experience the older cat had (so much and monumental to the young tom) she probably had something that Snakepaw didnt even know he'd need to know.

Rainquail

[Rani]

Seedheart was a bit taken back, but soon she understood what he was getting at. She continued to smile. "It's great to meet you Gravehound.", she meowed. The three legged cat saw the shell he lifted up with his paws. Oh he was looking for shells. She could help with that. She was a great digger. Well of course she was she was Windclan. "Let me help you. I love shells. I just wish we had some where I am.", Seedheart added. The kits would love them as well. She could imagine the expressions on the kits faces. Happy and excited.

'Yes!' An exstatic nod 'No shells' a shaken head an a point as his bounty 'in thunderclan' he pointed in the direction of the territory drumming his paws on the ground in a mimicry of thunder for good measure 'so I' double tap 'carry some back.' he picks up some of the shells and mimes walking pointing again at the direction of the thunderclan camp. 'I love' double tap and a downright dopy happy face with a rub on his chest over his heart 'that riverclan' a point as some riverclan cats 'allows us here.' a nod, paw pointed between the two warriors then sweeped in a general gesture to the gathering, and a point down to the sand. 'They're nice!' another point at some riverclan cats and a gentle patting motion on his shoulder. 'It's sandy here though..' a paw scooped up some sand which he lets fall back down onto the beach and a sort of frowny grumble as he shakes some of the sand out of his pelt. He hadn't even don't much but the stuff was everywhere and we always took like half the beach back to his nest every time. Still with the invitation he went back to looking for shells, leaving a space for Seedheart to deepen the hole once he gathers all the shells he can see on this layer.

[ghostwriter]

This cat wasnt just entertaining they were a full blown show! Flopped on the ground with his tail flicking the amused cat listen to Falconpaws ranting with a small grin, ok maybe this night wasnt a complete waste.
"Well good on you then but do exercise cation, some cats treat death like some great evil and not just a fact of life so go sort of strange when faced with it. If those types of cats have power in your clan you'll face opposition if you arent smart or subtle enough. Cats lie us die a certain way and it'd do not to walk too closely in the paw prints of our predecessors. I dont mind the 'forrest' but even I dont want to end up there sooner than necessary."

He rocked back further into his flop when Falconpaw aimed her focus at him raising a single eyebrow at her gaze. "I train for many reasons; I train for the power, I train for the experience, I train to protect the few worth protecting, I train for myself, I train because the other option is not worth considering," A cruel vicious mad grin flashes across his muzzle, his true lack of empathy and desire to see cats suffer for his amusement shining in his eyes for but a moment before it was carefully hidden once more "and I train for the thrill." Now how would Falconpaw react to that, Shrikepaw wanted to know. "I do wonder, in the eyes of the stars which of us has a more pure motivation...."


Falconpaw’s eyes narrowed, but she said nothing. She had encountered cats like this in the Dark Forest—Coldpath, the narcissistic, fratricidal WindClan warrior—madness was not appealing, but it was, on occasion, quite useful. Unhinged though many of the Dark Forest cats were, they were a means to an end. She inhaled slowly, her expression cold and unchanging.
“The Dark Forest is a resource, just as our mentors are. I do not have to worship the unconsecrated ground they walk on to get what I want from them. Power is not merely a desire, but a necessity, in the world we live in.” She remarked coolly, “My Clan is all I have, so I will do whatever it takes to defend it. It doesn’t matter what the stars, the darkness, nor the living think. There is work to be done.” She replied. Still, this cat could be a very effective weapon against outsiders, and her mind was already working in that direction.
“I make no alliances. I have encountered your type before, and you would move to slit my throat simply for the novelty of it as soon as I turned my back. However, I respect your need for chaos, and I know you would be far more interested in an opportunity than an alliance.” She decided. She was surprisingly placid about this statement—she had read the young Tom and not flinched at what she saw. “Should a rogue...elude my grasp...and flee across the ShadowClan border...I would be willing to meet you in the Dark Forest and tell you of their location. If they do escape me, they will be heavily wounded. Perfect to practice a good dispatch technique and...satisfy your needs.”

[Mia]

Santafan09
Blackforest looked around him to see if he could talk to cat from a different Clan. Looking around him he saw several pairs of ShadowClan cats talking to RiverClan and ThunderClan, not much with WindClan. Interesting, he thought. He then found himself out of his thoughts when he head an apprentice meow to no one. She said 'poor Flowerkit'. Blackforest walked over to her. "Hello," he meowed. "I just heard what you said." he paused, he sounded hostile toward her. "Oh..sorry. I didn't mean to say it like that. It's horrible what happened to Flowerkit. I think she would've been a good warrior one day." Blackforest stood looking at her.

[The Room Service Guy]

(Excuse Mr. Frownyface. He didn't get his nap today.)

Stripeseed resisted the urge to groan. Oh, StarClan, no, not another one of these hapless optimists. Grudgingly, he responded. "As well as it can be. But with leaf-bare coming on, I hardly think we should get our hopes up. Many of the Clans have been lazy these past few winters and if we don't step up we'll find ourselves facing starvation again."
(sry for late response.wasn't on yesterday)Hawkclaw who was very senseless started to think that this cat was enjoying talking to him."Yes,yes Winter has been unkind to us,but if you believe that you can survive,you can survive!",said Hawkclaw not getting the message.

[Frozen Reign]

Santafan09
Blackforest looked around him to see if he could talk to cat from a different Clan. Looking around him he saw several pairs of ShadowClan cats talking to RiverClan and ThunderClan, not much with WindClan. Interesting, he thought. He then found himself out of his thoughts when he head an apprentice meow to no one. She said 'poor Flowerkit'. Blackforest walked over to her. "Hello," he meowed. "I just heard what you said." he paused, he sounded hostile toward her. "Oh..sorry. I didn't mean to say it like that. It's horrible what happened to Flowerkit. I think she would've been a good warrior one day." Blackforest stood looking at her.
silverpaw Looked around at being addressed.
"oh, I know you. your..." she tried to remember his name, "blackfrost right? I was just talking to your sister. I was just thinking... poor Flowerkit. she was only a kit and she was killed."
Silverpaw looked down, and silently grieved for the kit. he looked back up.

[Mia]

Santafan09
Blackforest held his jaws together until Silverpaw was done talking."It's Blackforest. I don't know you, but you know me from Nightshadow. What's your name?"
He held his head down when Silverpaw said Flowerkit. "I'll grieve for her lost. She would of made a good warrior one day," he meowed, bringing his head up to look at Silverpaw.

[Mango]

Rani Rainquail :Grimmlin: elysian Xmas Bliss implimm

Frostpaw gave a his at Rainywhisker, why couldn’t he just play along,” Buckbranch has no understanding of medicine, decided my treatment for an infection was hazardous and therefore I needed proper supervision. Everyone knows your suppose to burn the infection off in a twoleg fire! Buckbranch is just twitchy about fire!” she almost shouted, jeez what was Buckbranch’s problem, well she didn’t get it.

[duckie]

Littlemouse
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Littlemouse always felt terribly overwhelmed by these gathering things, and yet they still decided to come along all the same. The socialization was fun - it was just awfully loud and crowded. Enjoyable in the moment but a relief to go home, they supposed. Anywho, they tiptoed through the masses until they found a nice spot and settled down to listen to the announcements.


[ TAKEN ]

[Willie Warf]

Now that moonpaw had ditched him beetlepaw felt lonly he was half paying attention to the leaders talking

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[LostInTheOrchids]

Now that moonpaw had ditched him beetlepaw felt lonly he was half paying attention to the leaders talking

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Wolfpaw walked up to the apprentice "Hello." he said to the Tom

[Willie Warf]

Beetlepaw was snapped out of his thoughts when an apprentice approached him, saying hello. "Hi." he mewed "What clan are you from?" hoping he dint get approached by an annoying furball
Christmassy Kipo

[LostInTheOrchids]

"I'm in Riverclan." He mewed back
QueenCuphead

[Willie Warf]

"Uggg how do you stand eating fish every day" beetlepaw said with descust. "not to mention being wet when its so cold? how do you manage it?"
Christmassy Kipo

[LostInTheOrchids]

"We don't always eat fish, we eat other prey too." he mewed "And our fur, when we do eat fish, deflects most of the water."

QueenCuphead

[Willie Warf]

Huh beetlepaw said dully. He wondered where moonpaw was, hoping that this riverclan fish would get the message and leave him alone (Fat chance)
Christmassy Kipo

[Estelle]

Gingerfrost wasn't exactly willing to be at these gatherings - he never was - but had still shown up for whatever reason it might've been. He had found a nice spot and made himself as comfortable as he could, glancing up at the leaders. There was nothing to surprising for now, as usual and so them tom simply watched. There was nothing else to do, after all.

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It.. Had been a little bit since Nightshiver had actually gone to a gathering. She couldn't even quite recall whether the last one she'd been to was before or after her warrior ceremony- erm, probably after. Per usual the molly found a less crowded spot on the side lines, sitting down there, tail wrapped over her paws, and watching the leader's. There were many cat's, as always, and she still wasn't quite used to the bigger crowds.

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Gracefully, Hailpaw had seated herself among cats of the different clans. She had a straight posture, watching and listening around her, paying attention.. It wasn't all to polite to eavesdrop, was it? True, so the older apprentice kept herself from doing so... Mostly. All she really had to hope for was that no one would come and speak her - it was still a pain to try and actually talk to others when they all knew how it would end. But what did it really matter anyway.

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First gathering! First gathering! First gathering! Flamepaw was ecstatic about going to the gathering so shortly after being made an apprentice. And not only that, but her name got called out as well among those new apprentices - that was a bit embarrassing actually - but no one actually knew who she was soooo. The young molly limped along the many gathered cats, only then feeling a pang of insecurity about her leg. They weren't judging her, were they? The new apprentice sat, suddenly a lot more nervous than before, glancing next to her.

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