RiverClan Floodstone [Archive] - Page 36

Rizo

March 29th, 2022, 06:09 PM

~Wolfsong | Open~

Padding back into camp after a walk around the territory, the silver tabby realized she was just in time to hear Sparrowskip call for a meeting.
Although he's probably Sparrowstar now...
She padded to the front of the group and found a spot to sit, wrapping her striped tail around her paws. Locking her blue eyes on the new leader, she smiled warmly, hoping to give him a bit of encouragement. Wolfsong had gained a lot of respect for the golden tom in the short time he'd been in leadership of the clan.

~Moonfrost | Open~

Pushing through the entrance to the warrior's den, Moonfrost leaned back into a stretch, her jaws gaping in a yawn.
The first clan meeting for him as an official leader.
Taking a moment to smooth her chest fur, the dark molly made her way to the edge of the gathered cats and took a seat. Her tail tip flicked in anticipation.
I'm sure he'll make an amazing leader. Maybe I should try to help him more...
She pondered the actions she could take to assist the leader as she waited for him to start the meeting.

stardust.

March 29th, 2022, 06:17 PM

Oaksong padded to the Streamstone, humming a tune, while Cloverpaw yelled, "HEY SPARROWSTAR, YOU'RE SO LAZY!!! FORMER MEDICINE CAT HEAD!!! OHHH!!! YOUR SO SMALL!!!" She screamed, so the whole clan could hear her words, "I will give you a guide on how to be a leader. First, you feed the old leader deathberries. Then, you go get your nine lives, which is from the Dark Forest I'm pretty sure. Next, you lose all your lives to DROWNING! Then, Finally, I BECOme the leader while you retire, Sparrowbutt!" She explained, "I bet everyone in this clan supports you and your mouse brained tactics!" She yelled, "Flintstrike would be an even worse leader than you!" She mewed, "Or Oakbutt!" She meowed sassily, she WAS the best cat in the world, and the most prettiest.

(Please note than Cloverpaw's views don't match mine, and that she often WILL bring up these kinds of things)

taillow

March 29th, 2022, 06:25 PM

Otterfluff
Ah, and there it was. Yowling that could only belong to once apprentice. And now was certainly no time for such screaming or demanding, and it was certainly not something that Sparrowstar needed to deal with.

Rising to his paws in a flourish the fluffy brown tom swept over to Cloverpaw, stepping out in front of her and brushing her shoulder lightly with his tail. "Cloverpaw, I do believe you have been already reprimanded twice for speaking like this at meetings. Come now, and sit me with for the remainder." He kept his voice calm and words to the point; he was no Shield, but even this was beneath the work of the cats who fought to protect RiverClan from actual threats. Any warrior could handle a mouthy apprentice.

[ ~StinkyStinky ]

stardust.

March 29th, 2022, 06:29 PM

taillow

March 29th, 2022, 06:33 PM

Otterfluff
Cloverpaw and her screaming did nothing but cause Otterfluff to sigh with impatience. "Lower your tone, Cloverpaw, and sit down." His voice now held no room to argue, and a narrowing of his blue gaze landed onto the young apprentice. His ear flicked in the direction of Oaksong who, in his opinion, seemed to be involving the new leader. That was exactly what Otterfluff had been trying to avoid, because it seemed so beneath the tom. As stressful as calling the first meeting as RiverClan's new leader was, he did not need this on top of everything.

[ ~StinkyStinky ]

WinterMara

March 29th, 2022, 06:37 PM

| Whitepaw of Riverclan |

Whitepaw was here, but I don't have motivation to write anything interesting, simply because with the recent meetings her posts are getting repetitive, so you're getting a different form of comedy this post.

| CLOSED

Shade.

March 29th, 2022, 06:38 PM

Lizardfrost was sitting there. She assumed the other shields would handle this problem because she was aware she was not suited for it. Anything that involved a lot of talking she was not suited for.

poppy

March 29th, 2022, 06:42 PM

| tulle ~StinkyStinky |

Birdpaw's soft blue eyes turned as Cloverpaw started yelling. Her ears flattened against her head, and she padded over to where her denmate stood. Maybe she could help! So Sparrow and Fluffy cat wouldn't have to worry and so Clover wouldn't get in trouble! "Clover, do you want to come sit with me? I have a really special place and I wanna share it with you. That was we can watch the meeting together. Please?" Clover was confident so maybe she could teach Birdpaw confidence too, and then no one would get yelled at!

dino.

March 29th, 2022, 06:43 PM

// ~StinkyStinky

>Littlestag<
Man, oh, man, cats just didn't know when to be quiet, did they? Littlestag flattened his ears as he swiveled his head to stare at the shouting before rising to his paws and wandering over. He shot Cloverpaw an icy glare from the edge of the crowd. "Oh my stars, shut your mouth and sit down," he snapped at her. "If you're going to make accusations, at least make them believable. For StarClan's sake. Apprentices these days, I swear... absolutely zero tact."

He was half tempted to whack Cloverpaw over the ears and send her skidding into the sand, but that would probably only succeed in raising her already insufferable volume. If Sparrowskip (Sparrowstar, now, surely?) was willing to put up with this, Littlestag would take it upon himself to put this whelp out of her misery for him. No one would have to know, right?

stardust.

March 29th, 2022, 06:44 PM

taillow

March 29th, 2022, 06:47 PM

Otterfluff
Well this certainly was not going how the young tom imagined. He had wanted to not draw attention away from Sparrowstar and his first meeting, but that seemed to be the course of the day. Blue eyes flickered to several of his Clanmates who stepped in to diffuse the situation, with Birdpaw seeming to offer some sort of positive reward. Otterfluff didn't agree with it, but if it got Cloverpaw to quiet down he supposed it couldn't hurt. "How about both of you go sit down quietly so that the meeting can continue," he motioned with his tail for them to perhaps find an area away from the large gathering.

[ poppy. ~StinkyStinky ]

poppy

March 29th, 2022, 06:49 PM

| ~StinkyStinky tulle |

Birdpaw smiled lightly, twirling her tail. "Yeah! We can listen to the meeting together and then maybe after we can go on a walk and look for flowers together! Then we can make crowns with the flowers. It'll be super fun!" She loved making new friends! And now there wouldn't be anymore yelling! Yay! She liked it when everyone was happy.

As Fluffy cat came to talk to them she nodded to him and nudged Clover, grinning. "Okay Otterfluffy!"

stardust.

March 29th, 2022, 06:50 PM

| ~StinkyStinky |

Birdpaw smiled lightly, twirling her tail. "Yeah! We can listen to the meeting together and then maybe after we can go on a walk and look for flowers together! Then we can make crowns with the flowers. It'll be super fun!" She loved making new friends! And now there wouldn't be anymore yelling! Yay! She liked it when everyone was happy.
"Yeah!" Cloverpaw mewed happily, maybe meetings were a bit too much for her. Maybe she wasn't very into them. They just were overwhelming. But Birdpaw is the best friend ever! She thought

taillow

March 29th, 2022, 06:59 PM

Otterfluff
Letting out a relieved breath as Birdpaw seemed to diffuse the situation (with... positive rewards for negative behavior, but Otterfluff didn't dwell on it) the fluffy warrior padded over towards where Littlestag sat. He cleared his throat in greeting, not looking at the tom as he settled in next to him. "There are other ways to speak to the apprentices, ones that do not involve lowering yourself to their level and losing what tact you have." His words were clear, tone unburdened with any animosity towards the tom. Just a sliver of disappointment that instead of acting composed and professional, the warrior who was much older had decided to simply tell her to "shut up and sit down".

After a beat passed, Otterfluff turned to look at his new companion, offering a smile that seemed to be the end to what he had spoken. If Littlestag wished to argue, it would only be proving the fluffy brown tom's point in all of this. As far as the RiverClan warrior was concerned, there were other ways to handle such outbursts, and stooping to the level of an apprentice was not one.

[ Slushie ]

poppy

March 29th, 2022, 07:09 PM

| ~StinkyStinky |

Birdpaw's smile grew as she nodded to her special spot, right in front, off to the side. The long furred ragdoll scampered over to where she had been sitting originally and patted the ground beside her. She was so glad that there was no more yelling. "M-maybe try being a teensy bit quieter during meetings so you don't get in trouble. I don't want anyone to be mad at you!"

stardust.

March 29th, 2022, 07:11 PM

"Ok, Birdpaw!" She excitedly said, "Sparrowy.. I'm sorry.." She apologized
poppy.

Kunaisoul

March 29th, 2022, 07:17 PM

{Nightleap of RiverClan}

She was a warrior again. Finally! she would get to see her kittens grow up. She saw sparrowskip atop the rock, but his scent was diffrent. he was leader now! She purred, but she stopped mid-purr. Kestrelstar was gone, but she had to respect sparrowskip. Its what kestrelstar would have wanted.

poppy

March 29th, 2022, 07:18 PM

| ~StinkyStinky |

The small apprentice breathed a little more evenly as Clover seemed to feel repentful at her not niceness, so now everything was okay! "Good job Cloverpaw! Now let's listen to what Sparrow has to say. He might be announcing something important!" She curled her tail around her paws and swiped her tongue over her jawls, trying to look like how Plummy used to.

dino.

March 29th, 2022, 07:21 PM

// tulle

>Littlestag<
The tabby tom paused as someone sat down next to him, and gave Otterfluff a sideways glance when the tom addressed him. For a moment, he merely looked him up and down, then sniffed, turned up his nose, and looked away. "Well, I didn't see your method working any better," he sniffed. "You just made her more noisy. She would have given me an excuse to shut her mouth for her, and I would have take her up on that. I require an apology before sundown. I will wait for you by the camp entrance. If I do not receive it, I am going to shove you into the nearest pond."

He didn't spare Otterfluff another glance, but he could feel the tom smiling at him. It made him want to giggle. If he giggled, he'd ruin his imperious posture. He did his best to squash it down and swallowed, pointedly ignoring Otterfluff now.

Orion

March 29th, 2022, 07:21 PM

|| Flickerpaw | Open ||

Flickerpaw's jaw dropped at the sheer audacity screeched into the heavy atmosphere of the clan meeting. Her onyx hackles spike to reveal the bright ginger fur of her undercoat and sparks of anger shimmered through her bloodstream. "Who does she think she is?" The muttered question scraped past her fangs in a furious hiss. Stars forbid if Flickerpaw ever acted out this way... her mentor would be ashamed of her! The very thought of it had the inky apprentice cringing, flattening her ears against her skull in disgust.

Otterfluff did his best to take charge of the situation—honestly, Flicker didn't understand why he didn't simply swat the brat—but Cloverpaw wouldn't be silenced. Gentle Birdpaw attempted to draw the hyper little bug's attention, and Flickerpaw merely rolled her eyes. Sure, why not... let's reward terrible behavior! That'll encourage maturity and the graduation of powerful, fearsome warriors! That makes perfect sense!

Bitterness crawled up the fiesty molly's throat. She tried her best not to watch as Birdpaw kindly drew Cloverpaw away so the two of them could sit together, like good friends. Wow... if all it took was acting like a mousebrain, Flickerpaw would probably have all the friends in the world. She sincerely hoped that Mintleaf appreciated how restrained and grown-up she was being right now.

stardust.

March 29th, 2022, 07:25 PM

Oaksong decided to break up the argument, "Littlestag! Otterfluff! Stop!" She yelled at the argument. If they keep arguing, perhaps even more demotions were called for this time. She thought, "I am going to escort you to the warriors den, that was a warning. What I said before will happen if you two continue" She mewed. Thank StarClan Cloverpaw calmed down. She thought
tulle Slushie

wolfie

March 29th, 2022, 07:27 PM

Wormbite approached the Streamstone and took a seat in the back of the crowd, like the little edgelord he is.

taillow

March 29th, 2022, 07:33 PM

Otterfluff
Ah, as expected. Arguing his point. Otterfluff appeared to not be phased at all by Littlestag's remark, not even bothering to justify his need for an apology with a response. And then Oaksong came over and a puzzled expression overtook Otterfluff. Arguing? Escorting to the warriors den. "I was having a mature conversation with another Clanmate. If you cannot recognize that, perhaps it is you who should be going to the warriors' den." Once again, voice as smooth as honey as he gave a respectful dip of his head towards Oaksong.

With that now handled Otterfluff returned his attention to Sparrowstar, knowing full well that this had perhaps not been the way the new leader had wanted this meeting to start. Cloverpaw was handled, Littlestag was being... little, and Oaksong was doing what she must think a warrior should do (agree to disagree, Otterfluff conceded) so there was nothing more for the young tom to do but sit quietly and allow the meeting to continue.

[ Slushie ~StinkyStinky ]

DeltaDace

March 29th, 2022, 07:34 PM

.Bearspot.

The large warrior slumped out of the Warrior's Den to join the gathering cats. He hadn't been out of his den for a while since Kestrelstar's death, and even the thought of the deceased leader made his expression waver. Although it was best to show the clan that he still had some passion for RiverClan. The senior warrior cannot falter now.

Mountainpaw

The young apprentice padded to the bundle of cats surrounding the Streamstone. She was not fully used to the sound of Sparrowski- no wait. Would it be Sparrowstar now? Does it even matter? Kestrelstar had been taken by the force that had given RiverClan a name for itself. Water. She had known that she must respect but be wary of the bodies of water. Yet why would StarClan have the RiverClan leader pass away drowning?! It sounded like a sick joke carried out by StarClan. What power did they even have over us? They're just old dead cats.

(Both are open for interaction!)

flopsy

March 29th, 2022, 07:52 PM

Wrenpaw | OPEN

She breathed him slightly warm air as she stepped out of the apprentice den to join her clan meeting. Tabby ears flattened at the sudden shouting of one particular apprentice, Cloverpaw. She had obviously not learned her lesson and she never would why must she torture them all so? Luckily Birdpaw diffused the situation before Wrenpaw could drag her into the den and knock some sense into her (not physically of course). No, she didn't have time for that she had hoped she would get her mentor reassigned today. It was clear the short chubby molly was excited and nervous at the same time.

Clock Dragonshifter

March 29th, 2022, 09:28 PM

(open for interactions I'm trying to meet all gathering requirements as I'm not sure if I've done so :) )

~Quietpaw~
Having begun to feel awkward sitting in the front of the crowd the silvery-white apprentice's ears swiveled listening to the cats who have gathered around the stream stones, shaking her head the long-legged apprentice began to sit taller in an attempt to hide her nervousness, she was never this early to gathering let alone near the front of a crowd but the timing had made it so. Her eyes still looked oddly dull though her expression had to change to one of discomfort though bearly noticeable as she looked up at the new leader.

Pitou

March 29th, 2022, 11:25 PM

**Codwhisper**

The spotted tabby padded in through the camp entrance, quickly realizing he'd missed a call for a meeting. Sparrowskip...he'd been gone for a bit, had the deputy gone to get his lives? Codwhisper's pepped up step slowed as his chest clenched at the forced thought of Kestrelstar, the scene of the leader's lifeless body lying in the clearing plaguing his mind once more. He took a deep breath to ease the tightness and stepped up with the rest of the gathered cats, taking a neat seat and wrapping his ringed tail around his paws.

**Doeheart**

The lilac calico stepped cautiously out into the clearing at the familiar call ringing into the clearing. She sat down and looked up to Sparrowskip. Disrespectful voice rise above the hushed conversations. Doeheart didn't want to look but she rose to her paws. Luckily some other warriors seemed to be stepping in. Doeheart shook her head lightly and turned her attention back to the now-leader.

furrensic

March 30th, 2022, 12:28 AM

open//

➵ peonyraven | they/he

slinking out of the warriors den and heading towards the streamstone, peonyraven sat, long tail curling around their paws. narrow muzzle pointed upwards and long ears twitched in annoyance as the temporary peace was ruined by some noisy apprentice. scoffing quietly, they shook their head. he couldn't understand how some cats could be like that, it was as if they wanted to be punished.

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open - tulle (mention of otter) //

➵ brindlefeather | (she/they/it)

oh gosh, it was one of those meetings again. cloverpaw was screaming before they even had the chance to sit down, and brindlefeather couldn't help but cringe lightly. couldn't that apprentice just..stay in the apprentices den if she was going to act like this? it was only sparrowskip's (or sparrowstar now, it supposed) first meeting! glancing over her shoulder, she noticed that it was luckily under control since otterfluff (would it be rude to say that she was slightly afraid of him?) was handling it, along with littlestag.

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open //

➵ mudpaw | he/him

mudpaw took a seat, feeling especially hateful today.

starry

March 30th, 2022, 02:09 AM

Flintstrike

[ Open, ~StinkyStinky for the mention of Cloverpaw ]

➤ Flintstrike felt a growl rumbling in his throat as he watched the commotion his apprentice was causing yet again. He padded over to Cloverpaw, huffing slightly. "You've got temper, hold that in you. It's not good. Please just stop yowling your head off, it's embarrassing for me, thank you very much." With that, he stalked away, glad that Birdpaw had been able to talk some sense into the overly annoying apprentice. What had he done to deserve her?

Glitch_Candle

March 30th, 2022, 07:36 AM

xath The gray tom walked to their apprentice. A deep annoyance pierced him, as he would have wanted literally ANY cat but Flickerpaw to mentor. "Did you get some rest?" He asked in a low tone. "We have a lot to do today. Can you handle it?"

elswhere

March 30th, 2022, 08:02 AM

Fenz

March 30th, 2022, 09:57 AM

Captain

March 30th, 2022, 11:03 AM

~Moonfrost | Open~

Pushing through the entrance to the warrior's den, Moonfrost leaned back into a stretch, her jaws gaping in a yawn.
The first clan meeting for him as an official leader.
Taking a moment to smooth her chest fur, the dark molly made her way to the edge of the gathered cats and took a seat. Her tail tip flicked in anticipation.
I'm sure he'll make an amazing leader. Maybe I should try to help him more...
She pondered the actions she could take to assist the leader as she waited for him to start the meeting.〔 Cloudpaw | she/her 〕
⇢ Slipping out of the apprentice’s den a few moments after hearing the new clan leader's voice, the young black-and-white apprentice quickly scampered over to the crowd of cats to make sure she got a good place to sit. Cloudpaw didn’t want to miss any meetings. Even though she was still grieving for Kestrelstar, she had recently started up her training again -- with the help of other cats like Hazelstorm, Otterfluff and even Moonfrost. With Sparrowskip now taking her late mentor’s place, a new chapter in Riverclan was about to begin. The small molly’s light blue-hued eyes flickered around the gathering clanmates until she saw Moonfrost. Without hesitation, Cloudpaw bounded over to her adopted mama and sat down next to her, almost immediately allowing her small body to flop against the mute warrior’s side with affectionate purrs and gentle nuzzles soon following. The Riverclan apprentice looked up at the golden tabby tomcat, blinking up at him with curiosity shining in her eyes.

dino.

March 30th, 2022, 11:17 AM

// tulle, ~StinkyStinky

>Littlestag<
Oh, boo. No reaction. At least Otterfluff-in-his-brains was bound to leave him alone now. It seemed, however, that someone else wasn't finished flapping their big mouth, and Littlestag paused, then quickly snapped his head over to narrow his eyes at Oaksong.

A snort left him first; next was a mocking giggle that made him grin and draw his paw up to his mouth to stifle his laugh. "Ooo, please. Let's make a game out of that! I keep arguing with this tom here, you escort me to the warriors' den... I tear a hole in the back and escape and make you chase me around camp before I shove you face first into a puddle."

He grinned at Oaksong. His smile was anything but friendly, lacking in any warmth, instead laced with venomous menace. His eyes were, too, and seemed to say, 'Push me further and see what happenes.'

He was itching for an excuse to shove this idiot over. Maybe accidentally off a cliff. That was how Kestrelstar died, right? By falling off and drowning in the ocean below? Surely one more death in that manner wouldn't turn any heads.

Captain

March 30th, 2022, 11:29 AM

Fawnspring
The short oriental had been busying himself in hunting and many lonely walks around the territory trying to pass the time and to keep things from entering his head. It had been tough on him for a while now, still kept to himself at times but occasionally reached out to others to comfort them or give them tips when necessary but lately it’s been hard it really has. His ears perked as he noticed a familiar furred tom walk by wait isn’t that sparrowskip....no sparrowstar? he was now riverclans new leader, someone else to protect in this clan someone who he would most likely just get in the way of but if he could he would most certainly like to at least get to know his leader. Getting to his paw, and gravely ignoring the pain in his shoulder he limped forwards to sit near the streamstone. He hadn’t seen snakeheart about his injury seeing as he thought there where more cats who would need it more than him, after all herbs where hard to find right. It still felt odd to hear sparrowstars voice instead of kestrelstars but it would have to change now. Kestrelstar is dead and wouldn’t be coming back because it was impossible and who would know any better than him after all he watched his family die before his eyes including his friends.〔 Snowleap | he/them 〕
⇢ The quiet dark-furred shield had noticed that nobody had really come to sit with him -- not even Raccoonear or Lynxfall -- which made his ears droop. Though, the tall oriental longhair perked up a little when he caught the familiar sight of Fawnspring sitting elsewhere in the crowd of Riverclan cats. He hesitated, but ultimately stood up and padded over to the scarred tomcat and silently took a seat beside him. Snowleap went and flashed the warrior a small smile, trying to be friendly. Even though they had talked to Fawnspring a pawful of times by now, they still felt a little awkward when it was just the two of them, fearful that they’d say something weird and embarrass themselves. Everything was fine, surely.

marshy

March 30th, 2022, 01:09 PM

As Skystar called the meeting, he prayed to Starclan that nothing chaotic would happen during this meeting yet.. SOMEONE had to speak up. Annd it was Cloverpaw, Skystar was about done with this apprentice. Their disrespect towards him and the leaders before him was one of the few things that truly angered him. Skystar was about to speak until Otterfluff and Birdpaw began to try and handle the situation. His head drooped as he let out a sigh. Anytime Birdpaw got involved he couldn't really stay mad. He ought to confine the apprentice to the apprentice den during meetings as to not mess up with Skystar giving out punishments. "No." Skystar hissed. "You've insulted this clan one too many times Cloverpaw. An apology isn't going to fix any of that now. You are now to stay in camp at all times. Birdpaw, I want you to keep your eyes on Cloverpaw from now on. Hopefully you'll be able to help quell her temper before she says anything more she'll regret." Truthfully, Skystar was going to exile Cloverpaw but he'd be giving her this one last chance. As a cat did once before for him.
As Skystar took another deep breath, he looked back towards the clan."As you all can uh.. see I've returned from Starcave and I received my lives from Starclan." Skystar allowed a moment for that to sink it. Thats what leaders usually did for announcements right? "A-and I was named not Sparrowstar but.. Skystar." Skystar had to admit he wasn't expecting the prefix change but.. it seemed fitting. "I do bear some.. bad news. I saw Goosefury and Dustymoth at the ceremony and unfortunately they were not with the living. I'm not sure what happened to them but, we will still hold a vigil for them here in camp. I also didn't see Kestrelstar there if any of you were.. uh.. wondering." Skystar was a bit disappointed to not see the former leader there and was curious about where the tom had went. Surely not the Dark Forest... at least.. hopefully not.

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beau

March 30th, 2022, 01:10 PM

Saltpaw watched sadly as the newly appointed Skystar spoke.

(not open, just wanted her to be at the meeting!)

SpiritWolf_yt

March 30th, 2022, 01:13 PM

cinderpaw attends meeting and listens being curious of what the meeting is about,

Clock Dragonshifter

March 30th, 2022, 01:16 PM

~Quiet'paw~
Shaking her head the pretty apprentice started taking mental notes, her eyes on Skystar the whole time. Skystar not Sparrowstar...Holding vigil... and no Kestrel'star... that's all right? she thought making sure that was all there was to it, "Kestrel'star was a good leader... They tried to make up for all their mistakes surely they wouldn't belong in the dark forest... Right?" she mewed out loud by accident her ears going flat as soon as she realized she'd spoken aloud and her voice was quiet it was louder than she had ever truly been but with how close she were to the front she worried that everyone heard her speak.

Spartan-117

March 30th, 2022, 01:16 PM

Ravenclaw is silent, the large cat watching with rapt attention.

Small little Streamkit's eyes are wide as he hopes for his ceramony.

Dimshard's head tilts and he also listens.

taillow

March 30th, 2022, 01:29 PM

Otterfluff
Well... This certainly was not a conversation of which he wished to be apart of. Giving a dip of his head to both Oaksong and Littlestag, Otterfluff lifted himself to his paws to trod away from the duo. His tail flicked behind him as blue eyes scanned the clearing for perhaps another place to sit and observe the meeting. Ah. He took note of a rather scarred tom by the name of Fawnspring sitting next to Snowleap, who he knew to be one of the shields and a cat that Otterfluff himself had quite a lot of respect for. He knew that by sitting next to them there would not be any undertones he would have to dig to as there had been with his former companions.

Otterfluff was silent as he settled down near the duo, giving them a friendly greeting nod before returning his attention to... Skystar. An interesting change in his name, though at least it would be easy to remember. Perhaps the new leader had wanted to leave behind his old life, a past in which his own loyalty had been pulled into question when he had disappeared from the medicine cat rank all those moons ago.

But that was the past, and Otterfluff was much more inclined to judge cats based on their present actions; Skystar was back, he had received his lives, and was conducting a ceremony. Clan life would continue to flow smoothly despite the passing of a leader who had held power for almost all four seasons.

His ears perked up as Quietpaw spoke of Kestrelstar being in the Dark Forest. "Surely he is not," Otterfluff reassured the apprentice, taking note of how quickly her ears laid flat against her head. She had not meant to speak it out loud, that much was clear. "There are plenty of other reasons as to why Skystar did not see him there." A lot of which came with strings of curiosity, at least for Otterfluff, but he would keep that to himself.

He once again shifted his gaze back towards the new leader, a glaze of grief covering his eyes. Goosefury and Dustymoth. Two warriors gone and bodies not yet recovered. Part of him could not help but think of Peonyraven, and if he had a paw in any of the recent Clan bloodshed. Otterfluff would be disappointment, but not surprised, as often his younger brother had a habit of taking liberties where his definition of "fun" was concerned.

"Should we at least try to find their bodies?" His suggestion was a light one, spoken delicately incase Skystar had already planned to do so. As far as he knew, not Goosefury's nor Dustymoth's bodies had been spotted but if they were in StarClan, it meant they were somewhere. Perhaps the scent that lingered on them could give a hint as to what had caused their demise.

[ Slushie ~StinkyStinky since otterfluff left littlestag and oaksong masquerade Quackers Clock Dragonshifter since otterfluff saw down near snowleap and fawnspring and addressed quietpaw :heartbounce: ]

Glitch_Candle

March 30th, 2022, 02:00 PM

~Mintleaf~ [Open]
Mintleaf sat next to Flickerpaw. "It could be worse," he said out loud. He hoped this would be long enough to postpone some time from his apprentice. He was tired because the young cat had woke him up very early and he didn't have enough energy for drama at the moment. Unfortunately, that was what he was going to get. A young apprentice, Cloverpaw, decided to have a word with the leader. It was fun to watch the apprentice be confined and punished. They were able to contain that one. Of COURSE he got the most annoying apprentice to ever walk the clans. Of COURSE he did. He didn't really care about the leader change, why should he? as long as someone can run the clan, he doesn't care. Maybe this cat would be better, and not give him the most exasperating apprentice ever seen with his own two eyes.

~Vine~ [closed for interactions]
The rouge former RiverClan warrior (she got demoted) happened to be in RiverClan territory when she heard some cats from a while away. She didn't know she was near RiverClan camp, so she kept her distance, and backed up a little bit, just inside of earshot. Apparently they had a new leader. How nice. Skystar? odd. Not what she expected. At least Kestrelstar was no longer the leader. She made SURE that no one could find her from where she was, as she didn't want to get hurt. She wanted to be in ShadowClan, but at least he knew some information before she joined them. "This is interesting..." she though to herself.

poppy

March 30th, 2022, 02:03 PM

| ~StinkyStinky :heartbounce: |

Birdpaw looked up as Sparrow started to talk, soft blue eyes aglow with eagerness. Kestrel's death had left a gaping hole in her somewhere in her belly- (she wasn't too familiar with her anatomy, she just knew it hurt) but she was feeling a little better. She felt kind of happy. She still missed him, but she knew that he liked it more when cats were happy, not sad.

When Sparrow told her that she was supposed to watch Clover now, she smiled brightly at him and nodded. She was entrusted with responsibility! The big cats trusted her! "Okay!" Turning to Cloverpaw, she grinned. Clover would most likely not be happy about this, but at least she wasn't in big trouble. "It won't be too bad staying in camp. You can spend time cleaning the nests out or talking to the elders or... or making new friends!" Then, she looked back up at Sparrow.

Her eyes widened as he announced that he got his nine lives and that he went to the SparklyCave, and that his new name was Skystar. Skystar. That was so pretty!!! Her mouth fell open in enthusiastic excitement. "Skystar!" Maybe it was because he was just so cool... like... he was cooler than the sky! Maybe later she could ask him what his name was for. Like, what the meaning was.

But her joyful expression faltered slightly when he mentioned not seeing Kestrel. But she knew that he was ok, he deserved to be a Starcat. "He was probably just trying to find someone important. Or he was still trying to figure out being a Starcat." She explained to Cloverpaw, because that was definitely why he wasn't present.

Red'fur

March 30th, 2022, 02:42 PM

Stoneclaw sat down after checking on Littlebrook and watched.
((OPEN))

Captain

March 30th, 2022, 03:44 PM

〔 Snowleap | he/them | Quackers / tulle 〕
⇢ As the tall oriental longhair listened in silence as the clan meeting began, he couldn’t help but not be surprised that it was Cloverpaw (yet again) so disrupted everything. He could still remember the irritation that had bubbled up from the Riverclan shield when he was put in charge of escorting her back to the apprentice’s den. She had not learned her lesson and it disappointed him deeply, to say the very least. Snowleap was rather grateful to Otterfluff and Birdpaw for both stepping in and taking care of the matter. His heart beamed with pride for his sweet baby bird, seeing her take charge. Though the dark-furred tomcat felt a little bad for not taking care of it himself, considering he was a shield. They feared their temper breaking though if they were stuck with the idiotic apprentice once again -- and Snowleap would rather not have that happen. Looking back towards the golden leader, he wasn’t too shocked that he too was fed up with Cloverpaw’s disgusting behavior. His long ears twitched and he tried his damndest to hold a low smirk back upon hearing her punishment. While he felt bad for young Birdpaw, Snowleap couldn’t help but know that Cloverpaw deserved this, without a doubt. As this went on, the long-furred Riverclan shield offered a friendly smile to Otterfluff as he came over to sit with him and Fawnspring. He returned the small nod as the brown tomcat sat down and then turned his attention back to Skystar. Huh. That was certainly an interesting name. “Skystar!” He meowed, not too loud but calling it out with approval in his tone. Much like the weather, the Riverclan leader’s name suited him well. Snowleap looked forward for the future Skystar had planned for the clan.

Snowleap had to admit that the next batch of news that Skystar brought forward surprised him. He didn’t know Goosefury personally, but he had known Dustymoth at least a little bit. It was difficult to recall the memory, but the oriental longhair had remembered seeing the tomcat playing in the snow during early leafbare. The Riverclan warrior had a childish spunk to him and honestly, Snowleap had wished he could see the word the same as Dustymoth had. It was truly a shame that he was gone now, but according to the clan leader, he had been at the Starcave ceremony, so that was nice. “May they both rest well in Starclan.” The tall tomcat thought, dipping his head and closing his eyes to send that simple, gentle prayer. Snowleap would attend the vigil, without question, wanting to honor the fallen warriors. With the next bit of news, the shield didn’t really know how to react at first. Kestrelstar was not there? Disappointment took over the oriental for a moment, but then he wondered… maybe the late clan leader was too ashamed to show his face to Skystar. His death was quite sudden, even with all the lives he still had, but Snowleap could see it bringing a great amount of guilt and shame to his dear friend. As various cats around him talked of Kestrelstar going to the Dark Forest, he shook his head, but said nothing. Snowleap really didn't like the thought of the amber-eyed tomcat being in that terrible place.

R0WAN

March 30th, 2022, 03:55 PM

Spiderpaw [ he/him ] [OPEN]

The young apprentice sat down and watched as the new leader spoke. He didn't know the cats that Skystar mentioned other than Kestrelstar, and his thoughts started drifting off more as the leader spoke. He shifted his paws, wondering about how this meeting was going to go from now on. Was he going to get a new mentor?

Captain

March 30th, 2022, 04:19 PM

( Cloudpaw | she/her | RiztheHuntress / R0WAN )
The fluffy black-and-white apprentice, leaning against Moonfrost and listening to Skystar’s announcements in silence, soon noticed the familiar pelt of her close apprentice friend finally appearing in the crowd of Riverclan cats. “Spiderpaw!” She called out to the young tomcat, trying to be too loud so as to not disrupt the meeting. Cloudpaw lifted a paw in the air and gestured him over to where she was sitting with her mama. The young shecat hoped he’d come over and sit with them. “Mama! I n-need to introduce you to my new friend!” Cloudpaw mewed happily, gently nudging Moonfrost with her head and giving the striped mute warrior a sweet smile. She didn't want Spiderpaw to sit alone.

R0WAN

March 30th, 2022, 04:34 PM

Spiderpaw [ masquerade , RiztheHuntress ]

The tom turned his head around quickly after hearing his name being called. He thought it was his parents, or maybe just hoped, but his eyes laid on a fluffy black and white pelt. He got taken aback (Why was his immediate thought about his parents? He hadn't seen them in moons) but gave the molly an awkward smile before padding over to her. He glanced at who he assumed was her mother, and sat down next to Cloudpaw. He stared at the ground for a moment, sitting in an awkward silence before he leaned over and whispered in Cloudpaw's ear.

" How have you been doing? "

Pitou

March 30th, 2022, 09:05 PM

**Codwhisper**

Skystar, it still felt strange to the young warrior to be thinking about anybody as leader other than Kestrelstar, only adding to the fact that their former deputy now had even a different prefix. Skystar, Riverclan leader. Kestrelstar was the only leader he ever knew. It was mildly disappointing to hear that Skystar hadn't seen Kestrelstar in Starclan but was it all that common for a cat so recently deceased? He likely had plenty of other things to be doing? Or maybe that meant that Kestrelstar had changed his mind about approving of Skystar as his successor. Codwhisper quickly shook the thought from his mind. He wasn't a cat to get into clan politics and he didn't care to start now. Kestrelstar had chosen Skystar to be his deputy for a reason, he had to have faith in his lead...former leader.

**Doeheart**

Doeheart bowed her head lightly towards their new leader. Skystar. Doeheart never had an issue with Kestrelstar like some of her other clanmates had and she was saddened by his loss but she was hopeful for Skystar's reign, May it be long and prosperous. Her heart hurt hearing that Goosefury and Dustymoth had been seen in Starclan. She hadn't been close to either warrior but she understood the feeling of death and loss and could empathize too acutely.

Rizo

March 31st, 2022, 01:19 AM

~Moonfrost | R0WAN masquerade~

Returning the nuzzle of Cloudpaw, the tabby turned her blue gaze upon the new apprentice as he approached. She gave him a warm blink and a smile, gesturing with her tail for Spiderpaw to join them.
Of course, my little one. Your friends will not be alone either.
Giving Cloudpaw a lick on the head to show her approval, she wrapped her tail around the pair of apprentices and turned her gaze back to Skystar. Her eyes glazed over in sadness at the announcement of Dustymoth having joined the ranks of Starclan.
You were so adventurous. I hope you have many more adventures in the starry hunting grounds you now occupy.

~Wolfsong | Open~

Listening to the first announcement, the silver she-cat nodded, and lifted her muzzle skyward.
"Skystar! Skystar!" She yowled, calling out his new name to the blue sky. Wolfsong wanted to show her support for the new leader in the tradition of any cat receiving a new name, and looked forward to working under the golden tom.
As she finished calling out the leader's new name, she took a moment to think over the announcement of Dustymoth and Goosefury being present in Starclan.
We should see if we can find their bodies, give them a proper burial.

Kunaisoul

March 31st, 2022, 07:44 AM

{Nightleap of RiverClan}

Her ears pinned back, at the sight of no kestrelstar. But oh-well. Kestrelstar would want us to support sparrowstar- Uh no- Skystar, all the same.

Mango

March 31st, 2022, 11:10 AM

Blizzardsky beamed at the leaders new name. Bet he was named Skystar after me. Since I'm BlizzardSKY to him that was an obvious fact, however; he was far from right. It's not really a surprise that he thought it was because of him of course. He thought everything was about him.

Captain

March 31st, 2022, 11:35 AM

( Cloudpaw | she/her | R0WAN / RiztheHuntress )
Feeling her adopted mother nuzzle her affectionately, the small fluffy apprentice purred softly as she watched her dear friend smile and then pad over to where they were sitting together. “This is Spiderpaw, mama, he’s the coolest friend I’ve made since my apprentice c-ceremony,” Cloudpaw mewed, introducing them to one another before giggling as Moonfrost licked her head, “And Spiderpaw, this is Moonfrost, she’s t-taken care of me since my parents left R-Riverclan.” It felt weird saying it outloud, but she wanted to explain it to the young tomcat. Cloudpaw sat comfortable in-between Spiderpaw and Moonfrost as the warrior wrapped her tail around the two apprentices.

She listened to Skystar as he announced the loss of two of their warriors, Dustymoth and Goosefury, but soon got distracted by the other Riverclan apprentice whispering into her ear. “I’m doing fine! Otterfluff t-took me to Firefly Cove the o-other day and it was super cool. You should’ve seen it!” She said quietly to him with a smile as her expression. It seemed like slowly, but surely, the young molly was becoming the happy cat she once was. The small shecat leaned against Spiderpaw, looking up at him. "How have you b-been doing?"

Carmela

March 31st, 2022, 03:26 PM

Honeystream flicked her ears towards the camp center. She had been tired from a night stroll. Little hunting, scouting for intruders...but mostly it was to be alone. She felt off as of late.

Shaking the sleep from her face, the orange feline made way to the Streamstone. Finding Snowleap in the crowd she sat near him and gave him a small, reassuring touch of her tail tip. She figured Kestrelstar's death wasn't easy on him.

Listening to Sparrowskip...wait, Skystar, the young feline let her voice call out his name in support. Shady or not with the previous leader's death - StarClan had deemed him worthy enough. Honeystream couldn't help but hear the Dark Forest rumors start to churn in the mill. It was peculiar but maybe his soul needed rest? Maybe StarClan found him unworthy? Or maybe he just had a tragic accident. None of it felt right.

masquerade
Open to anyone

marshy

March 31st, 2022, 03:42 PM

Skystar listened as the cats talked amongst themselves. He heard the whisperings of Kestrelstar going to the Dark Forest and decided not to comment and.. move on with the meeting. Skystar turned to Otterfluff and said "That would definitely be a good idea.. I'll probably send out a patrol or two unless a better idea comes to mind." With nothing more than a nod, he turned back to the clan. "We have a few ceremonies that haven't gotten done yet. So, Whiskerkit [ littlelove ] and Streamkit [ Parabatai ], please step forward."

[ Rani Nixey x ghostie NinjaBloss Shade. masquerade Silverfur & Co Raven~ Parabatai poppy. Kunaiskrill Singing Jay Clock Dragonshifter Iris tulle RiztheHuntress door~ TheNyanCatMinecart Ravensong ~Fierce~ Carmela
sid -Cherrypaw- Zesty Mango littlelove QueenOtter puffball InsertCoolNameHere falling starry. elysian Quackers Memento Mori Ghost of Red ~StinkyStinky tye Angelique Silverdream Don't Panic ~Silver~ wnder TanaDraws Silverstreak_10 Rippleshade BirdieChirp Glacial cerberuscattos Slushie wildfirelion LightningArts Ode Atticus starry. WinterMara Jae GoldenDays Hawkk Sweetie Tuftdrawsanddoodles R0WAN WhitesilverQueen flopsy Skycloud padrojamgh Naiad sid dark seeker Pine’paw BeeDee
xath Hopeless lavende ]

taillow

March 31st, 2022, 03:46 PM

Otterfluff
As his idea to find the bodies was recognized, Otterfluff gave a nod of his head. He didn't like the use of words like 'probably' when it came to the retrieval of deceased Clanmates, but decided it best to not comment on it. Maybe it was just nerves firing for the new leader and he hadn't really meant it.

For now, the fluff tom simply curled his tail around his paws and watched as ceremonies began to unfold.

Kunaisoul

March 31st, 2022, 03:55 PM

{Nightleap of RiverClan}

She smiled and looked at the kittens. She looked for her own. "Bugkit? Echokit?" She called.

Jae Singing Jay

SpiritWolf_yt

March 31st, 2022, 03:59 PM

cinder listens to the meeting ,

TheWhiteWolf

March 31st, 2022, 04:23 PM

❦ Lynxfall (he/they) ❦

❥ Lynxfall’s ears perked up at the sound of Skystar’s voice. Padding over to the Streamstone, he sat near the back, looking up with anticipation.

❣︎ Shadepaw (she/her) ❣︎

❥ Padding over to the Streamstone, she sat beside Lynxfall, listening in to what was to be announced.

JusticeRabbit

March 31st, 2022, 05:03 PM

~Daystripe and Spottedspirit~
They watched the kits with small smiles, Spottedspirit ready in case she got chosen as a mentor, even if she already was one. She hadn't done training in awhile... after thus she would go get her apprentice for training.

TanaDraws

March 31st, 2022, 05:14 PM

Rainwing sat down, brushing her tail against the dirt.

Glitch_Candle

March 31st, 2022, 05:50 PM

Mintleaf sat around. Oh, BOY! apprentices. He didn't know Whiskerkit or Streamkit very well, but he knew either of them would be better then stay-up-all-night Flickerpaw, and every time Flickerpaw screwed up, it was his responsibility. He would be fine having a warrior thats seven moons old in the clan if it meant getting a different apprentice.

Orion

March 31st, 2022, 06:50 PM

|| Flickerpaw | open, @Rippleshade (http://warriorcatsonline.com/forums/member.php?u=14181) ||

Flickerpaw's posture straightened at the arrival of her mentor, Mintleaf, to this mess of a gathering. "Greetings, mentor," she said—tone professional and alert as always. The apprentice acted nothing but mature in the presence of the experienced warrior; she kept her fur groomed, her tail in a respectful position, her eyes trained on his expression to catch each and every minute change of his mood. Today he appeared... tired? Annoyed? Flickerpaw's ears snapped in Mintleaf's direction, her focus zeroing in on him like a hawk trained on her prey. Surely her mentor couldn't be annoyed with her—the dark she-cat was the best, most dedicated protege that anyone could ask for. Which other apprentice in RiverClan was serious enough about their training to wake their mentor up at the crack of dawn to train? Which other apprentice constantly asked questions in a quest to improve their knowledge?

"Cloverpaw is being obnoxious, no surprise... tensions are running high, but—" Flickerpaw's quick summary of the meeting dropped short when their new leader—not Sparrowstar, but Skystar—announced his new title. The she-cat's tail fluffed in surprise. What could've prompted this? And... what did he mean, Kestrelstar wasn't there in StarClan? Unease prickled along Flicker's spine.

When Wolfsong began shouting their leader's name into the clearing, Flickerpaw attempted to erase her confusion to join her voice to the fray. "Skystar! Welcome home!"

She couldn't say that her heart was in it... but Flickerpaw knew how to pretend. Wearing a mask was an important skill for any warrior: the ability to conceal one's true feelings. And speaking of masks...

When her gaze slid back to Mintleaf, she wasn't sure what to make of the tightness sewn over his brow. Did he not think that the kits were ready to become apprentices? Granted, Flicker didn't think either of them were as prepared as SHE was when she became an apprentice... but this was Skystar's choice. "I'd be happy to show them around the apprentice's den," she piped up to her mentor, almost aggressive in the way she volunteered herself. "I can help make sure they stay in line, unlike certain apprentices..." Disdain laced her words as she sent a quick glare to Birdpaw and Cloverpaw. Sitting all cute together. All peaceful and sweet. Gross. "What do you think, Mintleaf?"

Glitch_Candle

March 31st, 2022, 06:55 PM

xath how ironic, he thought to himself. At least it was something to keep the apprentice busy for a moment, maybe it not be at the moment "Yes, you do that. Keep the rascal from screwing up again" he said. Probably one of the worst apprentices he had ever seen. Okay, maybe he was exaggerating a little bit, but who cares? out of all the cats in the whole of the clan of river he got woken up right before dawn and got asked countless irrelevant questions. He was too tired to fully comprehend the meeting. All he could take from it was the fact that Kestrelstar never went to Starclan, and he couldn't fully take on what that meant.

littlelove

March 31st, 2022, 07:00 PM

Despite the solemn commotion that flittered among his clanmates, Whiskerkit sat with his chest puffed out - a proper stance for a tom preparing for his apprentice ceremony, he assumed. He practically had to keep himself from bouncing like an idiot as he made his way up to the Streamstone as the new leader - Skystar, what a change! - called him and another kit forward.

Sweetie

March 31st, 2022, 10:51 PM

The road to recovery was long and tedious. The fiery apprentice, Sunpaw, gave a sigh of relief when his brother called for a clan meeting; left as a deputy and came back as a leader. Sparrowstar, it had quite a nice ring to it.

What didn't have a nice ring of thought was the idea that Kestrelstar did not go to Starclan. It troubled the tom to think that his former mentor and leader did not go to a place he deserved. But maybe it took a few days for the soul to transfer to a new realm? Sunpaw did not want to toy with the terrible thought for longer than he had to. Instead, he gave his focus to his brother's new position and accomplishment.

Skystar, huh Sparrowstar sounded better in Sunpaw's opinon. Although, why did Starclan give his brother the name Sky? It didn't make sense.

(OPEN)

starry

April 1st, 2022, 02:37 AM

[ starry. ]
The earsplitting yowl of Cloverpaw snapped Softstep's thoughts back to reality as they let their green gaze flickered over to the apprentice. It was absurd how much one cat could fail as a parent to not teach that young cat some kind of manners. The cream warrior gave a quiet huff and let their gaze follow Flintstrike as he walked up to
his apprentice, had a few words with her and then padded off.

They could see the tension in Flintstrike's shoulders, and annoyance the made his tail twitch. Somethings that Softstep could fix in the gray warrior. The cat rose to their paws and swiftly made their way towards Flintstrike, a glimmer of concern in their eyes.

"You seem annoyed, darling. You need a friend?" [ @/lavende ]

Flintstrike gave off a small grunt as someone approached him. This was exactly what he'd been trying to avoid - communication. His piercing brown stare landed on Softstep. He raised his eyebrows at the warrior, even more so when they asked him if he needed a friend.
"I don't normally need friends."
The words sounded normal on his tongue, not harsh or anything. Flintstrike was used to saying such things. He smiled a little as Sparrowskip - no, Skystar, apparently - voiced Cloverpaw's punishment. That should do the little troublemaker some good.

With a low sigh, Flintstrike turned his attention back to Softstep, giving the feline a small nod. "I appreciate your concern-" No, he did not "- but isn't it normal to be annoyed when your apprentice keeps on yowling her head off at every clan meeting? Cloverpaw is a pain and I'm glad she received a punishment."
Great. You seriously just got yourself into a conversation.

Captain

April 1st, 2022, 10:27 AM

( Cloudpaw | she/her | RiztheHuntress R0WAN littlelove - for mention of whisker )
Sitting in-between her beloved adopted mama and best apprentice friend, the small fluffy molly had been drifting off into her own thoughts when the clan leader had announced two new kittens would be named apprentices. Wait… what? The name of the kits made her sit up and come back to reality. Whiskerkit? But… she thought… Cloudpaw turned her head to see none other than the familiar pelt of one of her blood littermates stepping forward. His chest was puffed out and looking quite proud of himself. Yep, that was definitely her brother. At that moment, the Riverclan apprentice didn’t know what to do. Had he been here this whole time? Were her fears coming true? Had her littermates just been avoiding her? Questions flooded her brain, but she kept silent, her ears drooping slightly. Cloudpaw turned away from the sight and buried her face into Moonfrost’s side. Her anxiety was getting bad again and she didn’t want to cry at another Riverclan meeting. Everything was fine. The black-and-white shecat should be happy to see one of her family members alive. So why did her chest hurt? Why did she feel so terrible inside? It confused her and even scared her a little bit. Whatever. It’s fine. Everything is fine. Nothing is wrong. Just keep it together. You’re not alone.

Mango

April 1st, 2022, 10:47 AM

Blizzardsky flicked his tail, he didn't mind doing patrols. And the idea of new apprentices excited him, perhaps he'd finally get to mentor one. Kestrelstar didn't trust him with an apprentice, but maybe Skystar would. Since he was named after him.

Spartan-117

April 1st, 2022, 11:15 AM

Streamkit's fur puffs up and he moves toward Skystar, the larger cat slightly intimidating. He doesn't tremble, because he doesn't want the leader to deem him as weak and exile him. He couldn't handle that, not now.
The death of Kestrelstar has shaken the small tom, his eyes had become slightly duller and he really, really believes he should try and support Skystar.
~
Dimshard glances at the small kit, purring softly. He likes the kitten and hopes he'll become the mentor to him. But if not... He will train him but won't complain.
~
Ravenclaw watches their brother from across the clearing. It pains them that Coralsplash isn't by their side often enough, but they had promised themself not to bother their younger brother unless he wanted them to.
Ravenclaw is saddened that the kit is growing up so quickly, but they are glad that he seems happy to be an apprentice. Hopefully he gets a decent cat to train him, not one of those power hungry scoundrels.
'Streamkit deserves a cat who he can trust.' They think to themself.

marshy

April 1st, 2022, 02:29 PM

Skystar watched as Whiskerkit and Streamkit stepped up and also watched as his brother came up to the meeting. He shot the tom a smile before turning his attention back to the kits. "Whiskerkit [ littlelove ] and Streamkit [ Parabatai ], you have both reached the age where you may start training to become a warrior of RiverClan. From this day forward, you shall be known as Whiskerpaw and Streampaw. Whiskerpaw, your mentor shall be Vinewatcher [ Clock Dragonshifter ]. Streampaw, your mentor shall be Dimshard." Skystar then closed his mouth to watch the mentors greet their apprentices.

Clock Dragonshifter

April 1st, 2022, 04:08 PM

poppy

April 1st, 2022, 06:02 PM

slides in his mother Sweetie

Darcy was fairly uncomfortable with this new place. With Sky's horrible reaction to her news, she didn't really want to attend this... Gathering? Meeting? Meeting, yes. Padding over, she surveyed the crowd, looking for her other son. Was that him? She spotted a pale furred tom, and inhaled sharply. Padding over, she tapped the young tom on the shoulder, shifting her paws. Would he remember her? "Hello." Her tail tip trembled. Please don't hate me like your brother does.

Rizo

April 2nd, 2022, 01:48 AM

~Moonfrost | masquerade R0WAN~

Feeling the change in Cloudpaw's disposition, Moonfrost turned her gaze back to the little black and white apprentice.
What's wrong, little one?
She watched Cloudpaw's gaze land on the newly named Whiskerpaw and understood. The other apprentice was part of Cloudpaw's blood family. Carefully, she lifted a black paw and placed it on her daughter's shoulders, pulling the little cat close.
Oh, Cloudpaw. I'm so sorry.
Leaning her muzzle down to nuzzle the she-cat, she began to cover her head in comforting licks. If Cloudpaw wanted to reconnect with Whiskerpaw, the dark warrior would help her. If not, then that was fine. She would be there for her daughter regardless.

R0WAN

April 2nd, 2022, 09:01 AM

Spiderpaw [ RiztheHuntress masquerade ]

The tom didn't notice his friend's odd behaviors until he turned to talk to her. His face instantly changed from a slight smile into a frown. What happened? He was confused and didn't know how to react. He saw her mother (Moonfrost, was it?) comfort her with a few soft words. His amber eyes went from Cloudpaw to Moonfrost, feeling some sort of dark emotion fill his chest. Spider knew he should've been glad that Cloudpaw had someone to confide in, someone to comfort her. But that didn't stop Spiderpaw from feeling envious of Cloudpaw. He turned his head away, his ears pulled back. Why didn't he have a parent like that? Where was his support? What did he do to make them leave so soon? Was he just that unlovable? AHH. Shut up, shut up, shut up! Spiderpaw hated every single part of himself that made him jealous of others. He knew, deep down, that this wasn't his fault. None of it was. So why couldn't he just be a good friend to Cloudpaw instead of being jealous? Why did he have to feel this way? Oh, he hated it so much. He felt like tearing his own pelt off out of anger. He curled up in a ball and covered his face with his tail.

stardust.

April 2nd, 2022, 10:32 AM

Oaksong waited for Skystar to say something, "Ummm... Skystar? Can I speak to you in private? There is something I would like to address" She explained.

Singing Jay

April 2nd, 2022, 11:34 AM

Silvernight sat, quieter now after Kestrelstar's death.

Goldenpaw listened, waiting for a new mentor.

Captain

April 2nd, 2022, 01:52 PM

( Cloudpaw | she/her | RiztheHuntress R0WAN )
As Moonfrost comforted the small fluffy apprentice for the next few moments with comforting licks and hugs, she eventually pulled away upon hearing Spiderpaw move from the opposite side of her. “Spiderpaw..?” She mewed, her voice nothing more than a careful whisper as she saw the tomcat curled up. “Oh for Starclan sake, Cloudpaw what have you done? This is why you have no friends.” Someone within the young molly’s head said this to her, sounding harsh and disappointed, “You just gotta make everything about you, huh? No wonder Kestrelkit left you.” Cloudpaw’s ears dropped and she lifted her head to look up at Skystar for a moment, seeing him name Whisperpaw and Streampaw. Great. Wonderful. Her eyes flickered back over to her friend -- if he even considered her his friend still -- before the small shecat moved away from Moonfrost and laid down with Spiderpaw, pressing against him and resting her chin on top of his head. “I’m sorry…” She said, feeling like it needed to be said. Cloudpaw didn't want to be a bad friend. She didn't want to be selfish. She didn't want to lose him. Was she that awful?

Ian

April 2nd, 2022, 08:58 PM

Shimmerbird wasn't too sure how to feel about everything. She was glad that there were new apprentices, but the death of Kestrelstar still weighed heavily on her mind. Hopefully everything would be alright soon.

poppy

April 2nd, 2022, 08:59 PM

Birdpaw hopped up and down, giddy. "GOOD JOB YOU TWO!" She squealed. New denbuddies!

Rizo

April 2nd, 2022, 09:44 PM

~Moonfrost | masquerade R0WAN~

Ear flicking, Moonfrost noticed a change in Spiderpaw's disposition, and watched as Cloudpaw shied away from her to try to console her friend.
Oh little ones...
Padding to the pair of apprentices, the dark she-cat smiled warmly at them before giving them each a comforting lick on the head. Another apprentice needed her, and by the stars, she was going to provide. Placing a paw on Spiderpaw's shoulders, her hoarse, rumbling purr began in her chest.
I'll take care of you both. Don't worry.
Curling around the two apprentices, she continued to groom their fur, her distorted purr vibrating her pelt. If Spiderpaw wanted family, she would provide, just as she had for her adopted daughter.

marshy

April 2nd, 2022, 10:21 PM

Skystar was a bit weirded out by the fact that none of the newly made apprentices came to approach their mentors but.. uhh... he was sure that would work itself out. The golden leader turned to Oaksong [ ~StinkyStinky ] "Uh, kinda in the middle of a meeting so.. see me in my den afterwards." That was all he'd say on that matter. He then turned back to the clan on a much more serious note. "We also have a few new members joining our clan. They are being allowed to prove themselves to us, Darcy, Peace and Robin. Please step forward." [ poppy. Silverdream starry. ]

starry

April 3rd, 2022, 07:32 AM

Tentatively, Robin stepped forward. She was extremely confused by this - what was even happening right now? And why was Bright - no, Skystar - calling Darcy, Peace and them?? But she wasn't going to ask too many questions. Their blue orbs landed on Darcy as she tried to find some comfort, but then she directed their gaze at their brother once again. This was all going to be fine...

poppy

April 3rd, 2022, 10:08 AM

Darcy looked away from where she stood by herself as her son called her name, and padded forward, tail tip twitching with anxiety. Her sharp emerald gaze fixed upwards, but softened as she attempted to meet Bright, no... Skystar's gaze. Oh, my darling. I'm so sorry. Please stop hating me...

Carmela

April 3rd, 2022, 11:55 AM

Hearing the new apprentices Honeystream let out a call of happiness. How great! New warriors in training. Once again, however, the approach of mentors seemed....sad. Irritated almost without even knowing the cats. Feeling the tickle in her throat to say something the orange tabby looked away from Vinewatcher and Whisperpaw as a trio was called up.

Honeystream looked on with fascination. Who were these cats? Had she zoned out completely that she didn't witness newcomers? She knew of the lot Kestrelstar had brought in...but who were Darcy, Robin and Peace? Lifting her head above the others, the best she could, the she-cat peered at the three. They seemed fit and as if they had their wits. There was a small resemblance with them as well...and obviously some discomfort. But they hid it well.

Tail tip twitching back and forth Honeystream felt a daze lift. Maybe new cats would mean new opportunities for more friends. She hadn't realized how much she missed companionship.

marshy

April 4th, 2022, 09:04 AM

Huh, it seemed Peace wasn't going to come out.. well that was uh.. something he'd deal with later. If she wasn't going to come out not she'd just have to get her name later. "Darcy [ poppy. ] and Robin [ starry. ] may have been outsiders before, but no longer. Darcy, your new name will be Maplepaw. Robin, your new name will be Robinpaw. They're now members of our clan, and i expect you all to treat them as such." Skystar knew cats could get a bit iffy with outsiders but he hoped it wouldn't happen here.
"And now we apparently have some mentors who went missing so its time for some reasignments.
Maplepaw, your mentor will be Doeheart. [ Ravensong ]
Robinpaw, your mentor will be Moonfrost. [ RiztheHuntress ]
Wrenpaw [ flopsy ], your mentor will be Finchbreeze. [ starry. ]
Cloudpaw [ masquerade ], your mentor will be Blizzardsky. [ Zesty Mango ]
Amberpaw [ Sklee], your mentor will be Orchidmantis. [ Atticus ]"

Captain

April 4th, 2022, 09:15 AM

( Cloudpaw | she/her | R0WAN RiztheHuntress Zesty Mango )
Once the small black-and-white apprentice heard the clan leader say her name, she lifted her head, looking up at the Streamstone. Oh, right. She would have to have a new teacher since Kestrelstar was gone. Blizzardsky was her new mentor? Huh. Cloudpaw remembered the white-furred tomcat comforting her at the recent vigil, so she allowed herself to smile a little, knowing that the warrior would train her well -- at least she really hoped he would. He wasn’t Kestrelstar, no cat could replace him, but she was glad to have him take over her future training now. The fluffy molly knew she needed to go and sit with Blizzardsky, but she… she didn’t want to leave Spiderpaw and Moonfrost. But.. she needed to. “I’ll be right back.” Cloudpaw meowed quietly to the other apprentice and her adopted mother before standing up and hesitatingly breaking-away from them before padding over to the large familiar figure that she recognized as Blizzardsky. “H-Hi again, Blizzardsky,” She said with a smile, hoping that he would lower his head so that they could touch noses. Kestrelstar and her had done that at her last ceremony, so that’s what all mentors and apprentices did, right? Yeah. Maybe he would be able to take her to places in Riverclan territory she hadn't seen yet.

Rizo

April 4th, 2022, 09:27 AM

~Moonfrost | starry. masquerade R0WAN~

A smiled grew on her face as she watched her daughter walk to her new mentor.
Good. He will do well with her.
Her focus was quickly broken, however, when she heard her own name called out. She gave Spiderpaw a lick on the head before standing and approaching the newly named Robinpaw. The black tabby gave a dip of her head in respect to the she-cat, then stretched forward her head to offer to touch noses.
Hopefully you like it here. I'm sorry I can't speak, but I will do my best to teach you.
Her own reservations about her lack of voice raced through her head, but she was determined to not let it show. Moonfrost would do her best, as she always did.

Red'fur

April 4th, 2022, 10:18 AM

poppy

April 4th, 2022, 10:20 AM

(( Stoneclaw ))

* He poked his head out of the nursery and noticed a few new cat's. One in particular stood out. The newly named Maplepaw had the same pelt color as Percy had described being that of Darcy's. He had heard the name Darcy and gasped. He walked over to her and dipped his head. *
" Welcome to Riverclan Maplepaw. Though I already know who you are. "
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poppy.
The heavily pregnant molly looked up at her son as he gave her her new name. Maplepaw. "Maplepaw." She said softly, trying it out. All the other cats with paw at the end of their names were young. Like, 8 moons. She was 38. But she wasn't going to complain, instead dipped her head and turned. But then approached her and claimed to know who he was. "Do I know you?" She said, her loner anti sociality making her hesitate. "Do you... um happen to know who Doeheart is?"
Ravensong

Red'fur

April 4th, 2022, 10:22 AM

(( Stoneclaw ))

* He shook his head. *
" We have never met cat to cat before though you know my ignorant brother Percy. I'm Stoneclaw. "
* He sat down. *
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poppy.

poppy

April 4th, 2022, 10:31 AM

(( Stoneclaw ))

* He shook his head. *
" We have never met cat to cat before though you know my ignorant brother Percy. I'm Stoneclaw. "
* He sat down. *
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poppy.
Oh. Percy's brother. Darcy- no, Maplepaw raised her chin. "Okay. Nice to meet you, Stoneclaw." She sat down, shifting uncomfortably with her wide belly. She was either having a few giant kits or a trillion normal sized ones. Or something.

taillow

April 4th, 2022, 10:35 AM

Otterfluff
Sitting quietly as he watched the new apprentices be named and other apprentices be called forward, Otterfluff smiled at the prospect of new warriors-in-training. It seemed as though the shift in power did little to throw RiverClan off of its recent stability and for that the young tom was grateful.

What he wasn't grateful for was his ears catching wind of another Clanmate speaking of having an outsider brother he seemed to be in touch with. Hmm. That was certainly curious and something to keep tabs on. Otterfluff wouldn't speak on it now though. Instead he remained watchful over the meeting, tail tip dancing on the ground beside his paws.

It appeared that the Clan had new faces now - outsiders who had joined. Otterfluff regarded them with thoughtfulness, wondering how they had proved themselves to be allowed to join RiverClan. Hopefully through some sort of test - with the amount of trouble the Clan had been having recently, letting just any outsiders in seemed risky, at least to Otterfluff.

"Pardon me, Skystar, but didn't you say that another cat by the name of Peace had also joined us? Are they receiving a name as well?" If his ears had not failed him, it appeared that whoever that was, was nowhere to be found. Were they still in RiverClan? And if not, had they simply arrived to learn of the camps whereabouts before leaving?? Peace seemed like an odd prefix - but then again, all outsiders had strange names.

Another thing he found odd was one of the outsiders who had joined - who was heavily pregnant - was being put as an apprentice. Wouldn't it be smarter to move her to being a queen? All of these questions swam in Otterfluff's head but he decided to leave it at just one. What had confused him the most was the fact that Skystar spoke of an outsider joining but had not indicated where that outsider resided. Were they even still in RiverClan?

Red'fur

April 4th, 2022, 10:39 AM

(( Stoneclaw ))

* He looked around. *
" Say where is that sorry excuse for a cat. "
* He sighs. He looks over at Maplepaw. *
" He didn't hurt ya did he? "
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poppy.

poppy

April 4th, 2022, 10:43 AM

(( Stoneclaw ))

* He looked around. *
" Say where is that sorry excuse for a cat. "
* He sighs. He looks over at Maplepaw. *
" He didn't hurt ya did he? "
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poppy.
Maplepaw was getting the feeling that Percy and Stoneclaw didn't get along very well. She shook her head. "He couldn't hurt me even if he wanted to, if he tried I would kick his ass. He has a mate now with kits on the way, finally left me alone."

Spartan-117

April 4th, 2022, 10:55 AM

Streampaw's blue eyes search around, looking for his mentor. They settle on Dimshard, looking at his friend with pride. He goes beside him and presses his nose to his, purring.
~
Dimshard nuzzles the small apprentice who he is so used to, glad he is the small cat's mentor.
~
Ravenclaw dips their head, letting out a breath. 'Thank you, StarClan.' They think to themself with a soft purr.

marshy

April 4th, 2022, 10:58 AM

Skystar realized that he probably shouldn't have Maplepaw as an apprentice considering she was heavily pregnant. Gosh he needed to get his act together, he still wasn't quite over Kestrelstar's death and was starting to make stupid mistakes because of it. "Apologies Maplepaw [ poppy. ],
I messed up with your name. From this day forward, you will be known as Maplefall. Please find a shield to help you find your way to the nursery." Skystar then turned to Otterfluff [ tulle ]. "I'm sure Peace is still getting used to RiverClan, she'll receive her name at the next meeting." Skystar liked to give outsiders the benefit of the doubt considering he was given it when he was younger. "This meeting is dismissed." And with that, Skystar hopped down from the Streamstone and into his den.

Mango

April 4th, 2022, 11:45 AM

Sklee

April 4th, 2022, 11:47 AM

Amberpaw made her way over to Orchidmantis. "So...... You're my new mentor. Fair warning, most of mine end up going missing before I even get one training session." There was a joking tone to her voice, but she'd quite literally lost count. She just wanted to get actual training and not get left behind this time.

Atticus

Ian

April 4th, 2022, 11:56 AM

At the mention of needing a Shield Shimmerbird instantly perked up. She was eager to have something to do instead of focusing on all the awful rumors and dread that was going around. Why in StarClan's name Skystar had decided to speak out the ceremony when it was forbidden she didn't know. Hopefully it would not bring their ancestor's wrath down on them.

The Shield focused on the present as she made her way over to Maplefall and dipped her head in greeting. "Um, hello. I'm Shimmerbird, a Shield. I can show you to the nursery if you're ready?" she said softly, but without a stutter. The gray and white flecked molly had gotten better at speaking smoothly since she had become a Shield, although she was still soft spoken.

poppy.

Tess_Potter

April 4th, 2022, 12:37 PM

marshall
Peace waited patiently to get her name.

Red'fur

April 4th, 2022, 12:39 PM

(( Stoneclaw ))

* He chuckled. *
" Fiesty aren't ya. Well if ya catch him around the territory feel free to chase him off. I ain't a real big fan of him, but I do keep in touch. I can show you to the nursery since Littlebrook is their with are little ones. "
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poppy.

Captain

April 4th, 2022, 01:27 PM

Blizzardsky blinked in shock, he was getting an apprentice, Kestrelstar's old apprentice. Him? Was Skystar insane. His mind was blown as he forced his paws forward towards Cloudpaw," Don't worry. I'll take good care of you and help you with your training." he meowed. He silently vowed to finish Cloudpaw's training if it was the last thing he did. He would finish all of Cloudpaw's training and see the day she became a warrior," I can take you out for training now if you'd like. What do you want to learn." he asked after gently touching her nose
( Cloudpaw | she/her )
Peering up at the warrior with a warm smile on her muzzle, she nodded briskly to his words. “I know you will, thank you,” She mentioned with a slight purr, “I’m excited to continue my t-training after taking some time for myself. It’s what Kestrelstar would have wanted.” Cloudpaw leaned forward and gently touched noses with Blizzardsky, her ear twitching to Skystar soon dismissing the clan meeting. Upon his offer to begin their training now, the first thing the young fluffy molly did was look back to where her friend Spiderpaw was -- laying there all alone now that Moonfrost had been given an apprentice. She wanted to accept his offer, but would Spiderpaw feel terrible? Maybe she could… No. Cloudpaw knew she needed some time training one-on-one with Blizzardsky. Turning her head back to the larger tomcat, her eyes sparkled with anticipation. “Do you think you could show me all the clan borders and show me how to mark them?” The Riverclan apprentice asked, “I was only shown the Windclan one briefly and I really want to be able to see more of the territory.” Those places, honestly, were one of the few things she needed to see before she had seen everything. “And then maybe we can hunt! I’ve only hunted once and it was a dumb bird… it didn’t go too well.” She lifted a paw and pointed at her badly torn left ear to show her mentor.

Mango

April 4th, 2022, 02:00 PM

( Cloudpaw | she/her )
Peering up at the warrior with a warm smile on her muzzle, she nodded briskly to his words. “I know you will, thank you,” She mentioned with a slight purr, “I’m excited to continue my t-training after taking some time for myself. It’s what Kestrelstar would have wanted.” Cloudpaw leaned forward and gently touched noses with Blizzardsky, her ear twitching to Skystar soon dismissing the clan meeting. Upon his offer to begin their training now, the first thing the young fluffy molly did was look back to where her friend Spiderpaw was -- laying there all alone now that Moonfrost had been given an apprentice. She wanted to accept his offer, but would Spiderpaw feel terrible? Maybe she could… No. Cloudpaw knew she needed some time training one-on-one with Blizzardsky. Turning her head back to the larger tomcat, her eyes sparkled with anticipation. “Do you think you could show me all the clan borders and show me how to mark them?” The Riverclan apprentice asked, “I was only shown the Windclan one briefly and I really want to be able to see more of the territory.” Those places, honestly, were one of the few things she needed to see before she had seen everything. “And then maybe we can hunt! I’ve only hunted once and it was a dumb bird… it didn’t go too well.” She lifted a paw and pointed at her badly torn left ear to show her mentor.

Frankly Blizzardsky was shocked to learn she still hadn't seen the borders at her age," I can show you how to mark the borders and show you all the borders, then we can do a bit of land hunting." he meowed noticing she glanced back at Spiderpaw, for a half second he was tempted to suggest Spiderpaw tag along, but he figured some one on one time would be good.

Captain

April 4th, 2022, 03:43 PM

Frankly Blizzardsky was shocked to learn she still hadn't seen the borders at her age," I can show you how to mark the borders and show you all the borders, then we can do a bit of land hunting." he meowed noticing she glanced back at Spiderpaw, for a half second he was tempted to suggest Spiderpaw tag along, but he figured some one on one time would be good.
( Cloudpaw | she/her )
“Awesome!” The fluffy black-and-white molly meowed, “Can we head out now? Like, right now?” It was a beautiful sunny day outside with very little clouds in sight -- except for her, of course -- and the Riverclan apprentice didn’t waste a single moment of it. Maybe getting out of camp and focusing on training again would help distract her from certain things that had been bothering her lately. Nonetheless, Cloudpaw continued to smile warmly up at Blizzardsky, glad that he was here now to pick up where Kestrelstar had left off. She'd be a warrior in no time.

poppy

April 4th, 2022, 04:02 PM

| NinjaBloss Ghost of Red |

Looking away from Stoneclaw as her son started speaking more, it took her a minute to realize he was addressing her. Oh yeah. She was Maplepaw. But now she was Maplefall. So now she wasn't considered an old kit (that was how it worked, right?), but she slept in this thing called the nursery. She wasn't sure she was comfortable sleeping in the same den with other mollys.

But before she could speak again to Stoneclaw, another molly approached her. Shimmerbird. That was a pretty name. "Nice to meet you, Shimmerbird. I'm Darc- I mean... I mean, I guess you know my name." She nodded to Stoneclaw in farewell, and stood up with a soft grunt of effort. "Yes, thank you." She would get a nest in the very back so she could survey her denmates to protect her kittens from any possible kit-killers. Glancing back at Stoneclaw as he offered, she smiled anxiously. "You can come with us, I guess, so you can introduce me to your mate."

flopsy

April 5th, 2022, 08:19 PM

Wrenpaw w/ Finchbreeze ( starry. )

Her ears perked at the sound of her being reassigned, finally a chance to start training and working to become a warrior, a chance to make her mother proud. Sharp green eyes carried her over a sea of her clanmates as she pushed and shoved through the large crowd finally she spotted her mentor, "Hello there, I'm excited to finally be starting my training," she started to prance on her feet like she needed to do something urgent "What are we going to do first? Maybe swimming! Or, or hunting but which one land or water, both or excellent choices! Oh but it's all up to you of course."

Owlstorm21

April 6th, 2022, 12:07 PM

Duskclaw padded around camp, angrily muttering to himself while ignoring whatever the leader was talking about.

Open

Fenz

April 6th, 2022, 01:31 PM

Ajsjekdkdkdkkd AMZ SO SORRY IVE BEEN INACTIVE
Fawnspring he/him
masquerade tulle
The light brown warrior turned his head as snowleap joined them and offered a friendly smile in return. He was interested in what the new leader had to say, but gnawing irritation dug at him like pesky fleas. Something was off he could practically smell it. However he was used to this tension and pushed it to the side as he waited patiently but his eyes caught sight of another warrior joining them. Ah otterfluff he offered another friendly smile. So many new faces, so many new scents and yet he pushed it all to the side just as he always had and always will. As he listened to what the new leader said he offered a joyous call of his name, despite it being change to sky. But was immediately brought back when someone mentioned the darkforest. He trained there many moons ago and if he was honest he never really left it he only traveled there on odd occasions and was always awoken before anything bad truly happened. But what really caught his attention was that kestrelstar was there. His eyes narrowed in interest rather than disbelief and shock.

starry

April 6th, 2022, 02:50 PM

| RiztheHuntress |

Robin - wait, Robinpaw? What did that mean? Well, she didn't know but she would just deal with it. And then, mother, she was Maplepaw... wait, now she was Maplefall? This all made no sense. She looked at her brother standing on the rock once again, then tried to locate the cat that was now their "mentor" - gosh, she didn't know what that meant, either. Well, luckily the cat came to her and she didn't have to embarass herself just yet. A little bit of confusion showed in their eyes, but she ignored it, instead moving forward to... touch noses? Was that some kind of tradition in this group?

It made Robinpaw wonder even more when the molly in front of them didn't talk, but she... expressed, or how should she describe it? Still, the apprentice was able to underestand and she didn't even comment on her mentor's muteness. Probably was nothing bad. "Okay," she replied, smiling. "That sounds great. Can you tell me a bit more about this 'RiverClan', too?"

| flopsy |

Finchbreeze was honoured to take on an apprentice. He dipped his head to Skystar, readying himself to find Wrenpaw. The apprentice was already there, though - she was quick. She seemed to talk a lot, but he didn't really mind. In his kithood and part of his apprenticeship, he'd been like that too, with not a worry in the world. Stars, that wasn't even so long ago now that he thought about it - he was young, mere 16 moons and yet he already got to take on an apprentice. "I am excited to start your training aswell," he answered, calming himself. "We could start with anything, but I think a territory tour or swimming would fare the best. Hm, what do you think?"

littlelove

April 6th, 2022, 11:06 PM

~Vine'watcher~
Looking at Skystar the scarred tabbys brows knitted, before she relaxed her features making her look angry and approachable again. an apprentice? Given to me? she thought before looking at Whiskerpaw, making her way to the newly made apprentice she nodded her head in greeting, "Don't waste my time and you'll be a warrior in no time" she mewed plainly.

littlelove

Whiskerkit - now Whiskerpaw - padded contentedly from where he was perched by the Streamstone towards his new mentor. He had never spoken to Vinewatcher, not that he spoke to a lot of cats outside his family. He shined his mentor a courteous smile before pausing at her words. "...I'm not one for wasting time, thank you very much." The tiny tom muttered pointedly, seemingly wilting from his new mentor's first words towards him. Were they all like this?

Rizo

April 7th, 2022, 05:04 AM

~Moonfrost | starry. R0WAN ~

Giving Robinpaw a warm smile, the dark warrior nodded. She could do her best to explain things. Maybe she could ask Wolfsong to come along and translate for a bit. Regardless, it would be an interesting challenge to train an apprentice. She waved her tail, inviting Robinpaw to come sit with her as she returned to Spiderpaw's side and gave the little tom a nuzzle.
I'm back, little one. I'm sorry I had to leave but I'm back now.
She wrapped her tail around Spiderpaw and felt her pelt fill with warmth as she watched Cloudpaw and Blizzardsky.

Rainee

April 7th, 2022, 12:46 PM

The kit prances up to Maplefall.

Clock Dragonshifter

April 7th, 2022, 12:51 PM

Whiskerkit - now Whiskerpaw - padded contentedly from where he was perched by the Streamstone towards his new mentor. He had never spoken to Vinewatcher, not that he spoke to a lot of cats outside his family. He shined his mentor a courteous smile before pausing at her words. "...I'm not one for wasting time, thank you very much." The tiny tom muttered pointedly, seemingly wilting from his new mentor's first words towards him. Were they all like this?
~Vine'watcher~
The blue and silver tabby was tense as she looked down at the apprentice with narrowed blue-green eyes, "Well then, we'll get along just fine now won't we? For now let's get you acquainted with the territory and we'll go from there." she mewed lowly as she was ready to get this going.

R0WAN

April 9th, 2022, 11:01 AM

Spiderpaw [ RiztheHuntress masquerade ]

The apprentice raised his head slowly and forced a smile at Cloudpaw. He hated that he was being selfish, especially in this moment. Right now, he wanted Cloudpaw to be happy. She was clearly going through a lot, so Spiderpaw pushed his problems aside.

"Don't worry about me, Cloudpaw. I'm doing... uh... okay. Just a quite a bit of things on my mind. Are you doing okay? Is there anything I can do to help?"

The tom gave her another smile, but his eyes still showed some sort of sadness. He hoped that he could hide it well for the sake of Cloudpaw, but he knew she was smarter than that.

(sorry for the late and short response ad;falskdjfasdf)

Weekend-Wondering

April 11th, 2022, 04:22 PM

Yarrowkit yawned and stepped out of the nursery. What was it now? Also… why was Sparrowskip calling the meeting. Curiously, she padded forward, whiskers twitching. Her paws itched to see what was going on, though once she did, she couldn’t believe her eyes. The sight of Kestrelstar’s limp body was worse than anything she had seen before. How come no one had told her! A grieve filled wail broke from her jaws. Parabatai

Spartan-117

April 12th, 2022, 07:47 AM

Wintermist
(I do not believe we are allowed to rp here unless there's a meeting.)

marshy

April 19th, 2022, 11:37 AM

As Skystar left his den, he felt it was an appropriate time for a meeting. It had been to long and there was no point in putting it off any longer. He jumped up onto the Streamstone and called out into the clearing "All cats old enough to swim, gather at the Streamstone for a clan meeting!" Afterwards he sat down and waited for the rest of RiverClan to gather.

[ Rani Nixey x ghostie NinjaBloss Shade. masquerade Silverfur & Co Raven~ @Parabatai poppy. Kunaiskrill Singing Jay Clock Dragonshifter Iris tulle RiztheHuntress door~ TheNyanCatMinecart Ravensong ~Fierce~ Carmela
sid @-Cherrypaw- Zesty Mango littlelove QueenOtter puffball InsertCoolNameHere falling starry. elysian Quackers Memento Mori Ghost of Red @~StinkyStinky tye Angelique Silverdream Don't Panic ~Silver~ wnder TanaDraws Silverstreak_10 Rippleshade BirdieChirp Glacial cerberuscattos Slushie wildfirelion LightningArts Ode Atticus starry. WinterMara Jae GoldenDays Hawkk Sweetie Tuftdrawsanddoodles R0WAN WhitesilverQueen flopsy Skycloud padrojamgh Naiad sid dark seeker Pine’paw BeeDee
xath ]

taillow

April 19th, 2022, 11:39 AM

Otterfluff
Emerging from the warriors den, the fluffy brown tom gave his fur a shake and took a seat near the middle of the clearing and wrapped his tail around his paws.

elswhere

April 19th, 2022, 11:39 AM

Kitepaw sat. - open
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Softstep sat. - open

Ian

April 19th, 2022, 11:40 AM

Shimmerbird pricked her ears and gathered under the Streamstone to hear what Skystar had to announce. She hadn't attended the Gathering as she wanted to stay in camp in case any more rogues decided to try and kill another one of her Clanmates, so she was eager to hear about what had happened.

Shade.

April 19th, 2022, 11:40 AM

Lizardfrost was old enough to swim, so she gathered beneath the Streamstone for a clan meeting.

GoldenDays

April 19th, 2022, 11:41 AM

Open//
~Frozsn’paw~

Frozen’paw padded up to the Streamstone, preferring to stay near the edge as he sat. It would probably just be some ceremonies but he didn’t mind, gave him something to listen to. He sat in a loaf, curling his fluffy tail around himself patiently.

wolfie

April 19th, 2022, 11:41 AM

Shade. // no need to reply
Wormbite debated if he was old enough to swim but went away. He sat next to Lizard..frost in silence.

dino.

April 19th, 2022, 11:43 AM

Littlestag and Loonkit wandered over to watch.

WinterMara

April 19th, 2022, 11:44 AM

| Whitepaw of Riverclan |

Whitepaw was damn old enough to sit here if she was old enough to want to murder someone, so she sat.

| CLOSED

Poprock

April 19th, 2022, 11:45 AM

Batpaw slunk up to the streamstone, awaiting Skystar's announcement.

SpiritWolf_yt

April 19th, 2022, 11:51 AM

cinderpaw sat down hoping she get a new mentor,

Captain

April 19th, 2022, 11:53 AM

( Snowleap | he/them | open for interaction )
➢ The tall dark-furred tomcat rose to his paws and padded over to the Streamstone, long ears twitching as they heard the clan leader’s voice. He soon sat down, comfortably towards the back of the crowd. He wondered what this meeting could be about. Apprentice ceremonies? Warrior ceremonies? The camp move that Kestrelstar spoke of long ago? Maybe Skystar would finally be choosing a deputy? Snowleap didn’t know, but showed up regardless, giving a respectful smile to the golden tabby that sat atop the Streamstone. It was a dreary day with fog rolling over the water and through the trees, but it would always be worse in that regard. There was no rain or snow, so Snowleap couldn't really complain.

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( Cloudpaw | she/her | GoldenDays )
➢ Bouncing out of the apprentice’s den after a short nap, the small black-and-white apprentice made her way to the Streamstone, joining the gathering Riverclan cats with a friendly smile upon her face. She couldn’t see Spiderpaw nor Moonfrost… or Blizzardsky for that matter. Hm. Well, that just met she’d need to find a new clanmate to sit with. Peering around, Cloudpaw soon noticed Frozenpaw -- an apprentice she remembered from Birdpaw’s event -- sitting alone and off to the side. Perfect. Scampering over to him, she sat down beside the tomcat and flashed him a friendly expression. “Hi, Frozenpaw!” She mewed, “H-How are you doing?” Cloudpaw hoped he wouldn't find her annoying.

stardust.

April 19th, 2022, 12:00 PM

(OAKSONG/SHE/HER/WARRIOR)

Oaksong emerged from the warriors den, she was getting older and older and it felt like she had to retire soon. Oaksong felt weak, but she could still be a warrior. "Ya shouldn't be afraid to wait for a clan meeting" She spoke to herself. I know Skystar usually doesn't act like Kestrelstar, but his performance at the last gathering warns me that something is up, she thought. RiverClan was still grieving and there was never a day when Oaksong saw someone sad or angry, it was hard. Her granddaughter was now exiled as well, she didn't have any family in her clan anymore. Back when she was a queen, and when Soot.. flare, she forgot he came back recently, was leader. Things weren't that hard, Stormcall sent out patrols, daily hunting, eat, sleep, repeat, repeat, repeat, repeat, repeat all the way up until Skystar(Back when he was medicine cat and Snakeheart was medicine apprentice), Sootflare and Stormcall went missing. Things became weird..

We have had so many incidents on the border the past few moons, she thought. The older warriors and shields knew what she was talking about. And while Skystar would likely be giving them a new deputy this meeting. She hoped that a well respected warrior would still be doing patrols and hunting parties. She knew that this meeting wouldn't be interesting so she walked back to the Nursery, "No. Oaksong. Not there. You are back to a warrior now remember?" She told herself. She should at least wait for Skystar to say something or do something out in the territory. There were so many options.

She hoped this meeting will go good.

(Open, please no one-liners)

beau

April 19th, 2022, 12:02 PM

Crimsondeer - sitting on her rock, of course - glanced up at the leader's call. The slender feline rose to their paws and moved to sit under the Streamstone with the rest of her clan.

DeltaDace

April 19th, 2022, 12:08 PM

Mountainpaw and Bearspot padded towards the gathering cats.

stardust.

April 19th, 2022, 12:44 PM

(I have been given permission from marshall to do this):)

(OAKSONG/SHE/HER/WARRIOR)

As more and more cats came to the Streamstone, Oaksong realized that RiverClan was growing into a clan of kittypets. She chuckles at this, because back when Lionstorm was leader, RiverClan was the strongest clan in the whole forest. RiverClan didn't appeal to her anymore, because it was just a clan of swimming kittypets, which meant she was a swimming kittypet. "I don't even know if Skystar realizes this, but I think this clan has turned into a clan of kittypets" She continued to laugh some more at this thought, "Hahaha, I don't know if you care about this clan anymore, considering it's full of kittypets" She stopped her laugh and decided to get on with it.

"The last good battle we have fought in was against ThunderClan, who we all know, has been taken over by Dawnstar" She explained, the thoughts in her mind completely shattered, and all she knew about RiverClan now was that they. were. KITTYPETS! Swimming kittypets... "Come on RiverClan, do. you. know. what. I. MEAN??" Oaksong was angry now. "We all know that our former leader, Kestrelstar, is in StarClan" She paused for a moment, wondering if he was really in StarClan, "StarClan now, but that doesn't mean we can act like kittypets about it! Seriously guys, STOP!"

Oaksong took a deep breath, "I don't think that our clan is strong enough, increase patrols, ACTIVITY! SERIOUSLY!" Her voice boomed across the camp, Oaksong hoped that her clan would be strong enough for green-leaf, because it was coming. "I've not been having fun with our trespassers, things are just so bad. THEY are so bad, we need to drive them out. Or find a new camp" She spoke, she needed to teach the clan of kittypets a lesson. "For StarClan's sake, STOP ACTING LIKE KITTYPETS!" She mewed. I should convince them... She thought

(Feel free to react to Oaksong)

poppy

April 19th, 2022, 12:47 PM

[// all open]

Blizzardwind padded out of the warrior's den.

Seedkit ran out of the nursery with a howl.

Maplefall left the nursery, glancing up at her son on the Announcement Rock.

Hearing Sparrowbuddy's voice up on Kestrel's rock, she rose to her paws and padded slowly out of the medicine den, her movements restricted by the cobwebs wrapped around her stomach. Birdpaw looked around for someone to sit by.

starry

April 19th, 2022, 12:50 PM

poppy.

Mistypaw squinted as she stepped out of the medicine cat's den, following Rosepaw. Her eye, it hurt so, so much, but she ignored the pain. "Birdy...?" the molly asked, slight hesitation in her voice. "Are you alright...? After the gathering, I mean. That ThunderClan warrior, he... he was cruel."

poppy

April 19th, 2022, 12:56 PM

[ starry. (for mention of worm and snow) masquerade x ghostie ]

She stared in shock at Oaksong, and her tail trembled slightly. Yelling would turn to angry cats, angery cats would turn to red. Red. She gulped, then jumped slightly as Misty came over. Smiling in relief, she nodded. "It's ok... I... it doesn't hurt that bad. Is your eye ok, Misty?" She was worried for Misty. Her belly hurt bunches, but Misty's eye.... that must've hurt her buddy so much. She glanced around for Snowy. Was he mad at her for leaving him all alone at the Gathering? She spotted Wormy and waved her tail at him. She hadn't really talked to him that much lately. Was he mad at her for that? If two of her bestest buddies were mad at her, what would she do?

taillow

April 19th, 2022, 01:00 PM

Otterfluff
Glancing over to where Oaksong was acting like a kit, the brown warrior raised one brow. She was older than he, and yet felt it respectful to yell like that. Otterfluff said nothing though and just ignored it; he refused to give attention to a cat that so desperately craved it.

starry

April 19th, 2022, 01:09 PM

poppy.

Mistypaw smiled sadly, nodding. "Yeah, it's fine. I won't be able to see from it anymore, but hey, you got away fine. That's all that matters, okay? I don't want my buddy to be injured, and remember that, while the injury might hurt, it's not permanent. When it hurts the most, clench your teeth. It'll help." She attempted to swat Birdy with her tail in a gentle motion. Ignoring Oaksong, she eyed her friend up and down, making sure the wounds were healing. "That looks alright so far. Also Birdy, I wanted to say thank you for the robin eggshell you gave me again. It's been cheering me up when you aren't around. I wonder what this meeting is going to be about, hmm?" Her dark amber gaze briefly floated over Wormbite, whom Birdpaw waved her tail at, then back to the apprentice.

stardust.

April 19th, 2022, 01:24 PM

(OAKSONG/SHE/HER/WARRIOR)

Oaksong's gaze floated over Mistypaw, "Mistypaw" She snarled, "Your mentor, Stormtalon, is in StarClan, but why make such a fuss about it?" She asked, Stormtalon was so respected.. She thought, "OHHH STORMTALON!! THE GREATEST WARRIOR IN THE CLAN!!! STORMTALON!! STORMTALON!!" She spoke, Mistypaw's mentor was Stormtalon's mentor.. She thought, "Also, Mistypaw, you left the clan for a long while only to realize that your mentor was gone, he would have made a fine deputy, not gonna lie" Oaksong mewed, the other cat her gaze landed on was Otterfluff.

"Otterfluff" She paused, knowing that this cat was the one that escorted her granddaughter Cloverpaw out of camp when she was exiled, "I agree that my granddaughter was a pain in the tail, but I love her, and because of this KittypetClan, you chose to exile her" She mewed, Ahh, all because of this mouse-brain. My granddaughter was exiled.. She thought.

"Our clan needs to be strong, and Mistypaw and Otterfluff are not helping KIttypetClan" She explained, She knew that what she was doing was wrong, but it was for the best. Considering that there were more battles ahead... "Just a reminder"

starry. tulle

Estelle

April 19th, 2022, 01:28 PM

Gingerfrost was sleeping - or napping more accurately, when the meeting was called. Uugghhh. Standing up, he stretched out real quick before lazily joining the rest of the clan for the meeting. He plopped down, looking tired and in a not so great mood, and waited for the meeting to start. Hmm,, guess he should maybe go for a hunt after this meeting. It was a pain, but he had been trying to be more active to make up for lost time and such and totally not to keep others off his back too.

Captain

April 19th, 2022, 01:30 PM

( Snowleap | he/them | poppy. starry. StarWatcher )
➢“Oh for Starclan sake…” The tall Riverclan shield muttered under his breath before uttering a low growl. However, before they allowed themselves to say more of anything, Snowleap took a deep breath and then rose to their paws. Maybe if he ignored Oaksong, then she would shut up. You would think Cloverpaw was never exiled after a speckle like that. Ugh. Would he ever be a part of a meeting or gathering that was actually calm and orderly? The thought almost made him laugh, but he knew he needed to act professional right now. Instead of dealing with that, he padded over to where Birdpaw and Mistypaw were sitting. He knew both of the young mollies, so hopefully they wouldn’t mind if Snowleap kept an eye on them. After what happened at the gathering, the oriental longhair could only just imagine what was going through their heads. “Hey, Birdpaw…Mistypaw… How are you two feeling today?” They meowed in a gentle, caring tone. Snowleap felt guilty that he hadn’t been the one to step in and protect them from what happened, but chaos seemed to erupt around him and overwhelm the tomcat -- so he naturally went to protect Shadepaw and Lynxfall, who were the only ones he was able to see (everything else had been a messy blur). “I’m so sorry… that I was not able to protect you two that night. I hope you can forgive me.” Both Mistypaw and Birdpaw were good, kind apprentices and Snowleap was rather fond of the two. It was lucky nothing worse had happened. He'd never forgive himself.

However, as soon as he joined them, Oaksong started speaking again and Snowleap whipped his head around. “Oaksong. Shut the hell up before I personally escort you out of this meeting. Have some damn respect.” He hissed, his bushy tail lashing behind him and temper besting the shield. He hated this. Why couldn't cats just act civil during meetings? Why was that so hard? His head hurt so much. Ugh.

taillow

April 19th, 2022, 01:31 PM

Otterfluff
The tom only gave a flick of his ear, his gaze still on Skystar as he waited for the meeting to commence. His pelt remained unruffled and his mind unbothered by whatever nonsense Oaksong was spouting. If she wanted to get in his face and yell at him, then he'd do something about it. Until then he just tapped his paws on the ground underneath his tail.

[ StarWatcher ]

Madelaine

April 19th, 2022, 01:39 PM

-->Heronflight<--

On the sidelines the molly heard the commotion from Oaksong. Oh my starclan. This family was crazy. Without even thinking the molly went over to the cat causing all of the drama. She was tired of disrespectful cats. Raising her paw slightly she attempted to whack at him very gently, but she did try to play it off as accidental. "If you don't like it here than leave!", she meowed, loudly. Heronflight was saying what they were all thinking.

// StarWatcher; \\

starry

April 19th, 2022, 01:39 PM

StarWatcher poppy. masquerade

Mistypaw looked up as Snowleap approached, and she gave him a nod of greeting. "I'm doing fine," she replied. "I think I can speak for both of us if I say we'll forgive you. It is not your fault that there was a tyrant at the gathering." She looked over to Birdpaw, tilting her head...

Her name. Mistypaw heard her name called by the foolish Oaksong who was yelling her throat off. And she was talking about Stormtalon. SHE WAS TALKING ABOUT STORMTALON. "Shut up," she snapped, tears immediately trickling down her cheek. "SHUT UP. I did not leave. I went through the whole of his disappearance. Why make a fuss about it? Maybe because I was close to him!! He helped me, he picked me up when I was down, but still, but still, he had to die. Of course, because StarClan has no mercy." And now Oaksong said that she wasn't helping the clan. Oh great. "I tried," she whispered. "I tried to be strong. Don't you understand?! Stormtalon died. Kestrelstar died. More deaths are to come, I can sense it. I am trying. I am trying. I am trying."

Why was she reacting to this? She could just leave or ignore Oaksong, but no. The warrior had touched her breaking point, because she couldn't stand the memory of Stormtalon. It sent waves of grief over her. And she was weak, having just been attacked by a ThunderClan warrior. Her eye hurt. Her body ached. Her heart was full of pain and anger. "Stop. Just stop."

stardust.

April 19th, 2022, 02:07 PM

~Oaksong~

Oaksong didn't move, unfazed by Mistypaw's tears, but couldn't help feeling bad for her, "Mistypaw, I'm gonna ask you to stop crying, Stormtalon doesn't deserve to be in our memory. Neither does Kestrelstar or Fallenstar" She explained, those two leaders made us look like kittypets, She thought "Now. Lionstorm deserves to be in our memory. He made our clan strong, I was wrong about Kestrelstar in a past meting, stating he was strong, but he is weak" She spoke. In fact, every one of our leaders was weak. Even Lionstorm and Kestrelstar. She thought.

Oaksong decided to state another three cats, "Heronflight. Birdpaw and Littlestag" She mewed, those three cats also didn't show anything of RiverClan, "You three haven't even CARED to do things like patrols" She mewed, Especially Heronflight. She thought. "I will start with you Heronflight. First of all, where have you been? You have disappeared a lot EVER SINCE YOU JOINED RIVERCLAN!!!" She yelled at Heronflight, "You also have always acted like a kittypet. I'm sorry. But, you haven't even well.." She just decided to move on, there were just too many problems with this cat.

"Now, Birdpaw" She mewed, Oh Birdpaw, sweet floof Birdpaw.. so cuddly.. She thought. "You were good friends with my granddaughter, but she is gone now, you are hopeless. That is all I am going to say" She mewed, "Littlestag, one quarrel with another warrior DOES NOT MEAN that this doesn't count. You are a DISGRACE to KittypetClan" She spoke at Littlestag. Finally, she asked Skystar, "Do you agree with all of this. Skystar?"

starry. poppy. Slushie Bliss.

taillow

April 19th, 2022, 02:10 PM

Otterfluff
"Do you just like to hear the sound of yourself speaking?" He couldn't help it. Otterfluff turned with a bored glance in Oaksong's direction, "If you would open your eyes you would realized that patrols have been sent out, by Blizzardwind. Perhaps stop being a kit playing at warrior and have some respect, or I would be more than happy to show you to the outskirts as I did with your disgrace of a granddaughter." With a final huff, the tom held the warriors gaze for a moment, silently begging her to do something so that he would have an excuse to shoulder her all the way out of camp and into the dirt of the outskirts where she belonged.

[ StarWatcher ]

Madelaine

April 19th, 2022, 02:13 PM

-->Heronflight<--

Now that was the last straw! Who did this cat think she was? "Shut up! I've only disappeared twice. The first time was in search of my mate and yes I know clan goes first that's why I came back without finding him. Then I was captured by two-legs. I've been back for a week and haven't seen you do any great things, so quite talking. My mate acts better that you are right now! Now I'm done talking to you. If you want to continue this conversation you can talk to my tail.", she meowed. Her lower eye focused on the ground, but her good eye was right on Oaksong. Her tail was up in the air. "Kittypet my ass!", she growled.

// StarWatcher; \\

starry

April 19th, 2022, 02:14 PM

StarWatcher poppy.

Mistypaw frowned. "Oh, Stormtalon deserves to be everywhere in our memory. He was one of the most loyal warriors I knew, and you actually shut up because this is getting serious." Oaksong talking bad about Birdpaw was her last straw. "Birdy, come, we'll go back into the medicine cat's den. You aren't hopeless and you don't have to listen to this." She nodded to the other molly, tail twitching in annoyance and anger.

Karlos

April 19th, 2022, 02:17 PM

{ Stream'Paw | OPEN }

{ Stream'Paw quickly padded from the apprentice den, his eyes droopy as he had been awaken by Sky'Stars call. Stream'Paw quickly padded over to the StreamStone, taking a seat and wrapping her tail over her paws.
Stream'Paw side-Glanced at their mentor, Fawn'Bounce, and then returned their gaze to Sky'Star; What was this meeting about..? }

duckie

April 19th, 2022, 02:21 PM

FRECKLECRY
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In the hopes that this meeting would be a normal one, Frecklecry made her way over to the Streamstone and took a seat. As cats gathered, it was being to seem like all was going well.

All good things must come to an end however, and Oaksong's insane shouting quickly ruined any hope Frecklecry had. She climbed to her paws but could only stand in shock as she tried to discern anything she could do to defuse this situation.

For fear of an escalating physical confrontation, the molly hurried over and shouldered herself squarely between Oaksong and the other aggressive parties.

"I think it would be best if we all just take a step back from this and calm down." she meowed, glancing between them and trying her best to sound assertive. Her stance was less in defense of Oaksong but more of a barrier between the warrior and any others she could think to throw insults at. Can't we just have one calm, simple meeting?

Speaking of Oaksong, she turned to face her directly,"Why don't you just... ah-" Oh, what could she do? "Come with me? We'll go on a walk. Cool off. Alright? We can just talk this all out calmly some other time." That seemed like a good start. As much as this infighting bothered her, Frecklecry wanted to try and give Skystar a chance at semblance of a normal meeting if she could possibly help it.

[ StarWatcher , EVERYONE ELSE INVOLVED IN THIS MESS IDK ASDFGH ]

puffball

April 19th, 2022, 02:23 PM

Leechfang
open
The black molly perked at the call and padded over quickly. She did hope this meeting would bring good news. She was pretty sure the last meeting was Kestrelstar's demise. That was quite sad for the Clan. Then again, she wasn't quite certain she had the order right. It might have just been various news and things. She found a seat in the crowd, wrapping her tail about her paws.

stardust.

April 19th, 2022, 02:29 PM

~Oaksong~

Oaksong decided to stop, "Fine, I will stop" She declared, So happy for myself, but I didn't convince them. She thought. She sat back down and decided to stay silent.

wnder tulle starry. Slushie Bliss. poppy.

taillow

April 19th, 2022, 02:30 PM

Otterfluff
He wanted to laugh. He wanted to laugh so bad, but instead Otterfluff simply returned his attention back up to Skystar, who was no doubt annoyed with Oaksong as well. His paws still tapped the ground underneath him, tail fluff out. "What a kit," he muttered under his breath with a gentle shake of his head as he waited for the meeting to continue.

Captain

April 19th, 2022, 02:35 PM

( Snowleap | he/them | poppy. starry. StarWatcher tulle Bliss. wnder )
➢ As chaos soon erupted yet again, the dark-furred oriental took another breath, trying to become calm, but this shecat was making it rather difficult. He stood between Mistypaw, Birdpaw and Oaksong, keeping the two young mollies safe and hopefully open for a safe retreat if they both wished to do so. Snowleap did not want to resort to violence, no, but if this Riverclan warrior kept pushing over cats buttons, then surely someone would beat him to the punch. Hell, Heronflight had already given Oaksong a light tap, while Otterfluff was trying to gently remind the cat of her granddaughter’s own fate and then there was poor Frecklecry, so was trying to solve this whole mess with kindness and taking the disrupting molly away from the meeting. Then, just like that, Oaksong stopped. Huh? Snowleap narrowed his blue-hued eyes at the warrior, but then began to sit again. That was easy… too easy… and the shield didn’t trust it. Hm. Regardless, he stayed close to Mistypaw and Birdpaw, prepared to keep the young, kind-hearted apprentices safe from harm. They would never understand why cats targeted such sweet souls.

dino.

April 19th, 2022, 02:38 PM

// StarWatcher

>Littlestag<
Ohhh, great StarClan, what now? Littlestag glanced up with an exaggerated roll of his eyes as Oaksong brought up his name. The hell had he done to get called out? Sit there and be quiet? Yeah, right. "You keep that muzzle of yours shut or I'll give you something to shout about," he drawled with a yawn.

SpiritWolf_yt

April 19th, 2022, 02:50 PM

cinderpaw ears goes down" darn i was hoping i get a new mentor" she says unhapy as she didn't hear who she was gonna be mentored

[ sorry i didn't type much my left arm gets stiff while typing] [open]

poppy

April 19th, 2022, 03:24 PM

| StarWatcher masquerade starry. |

Why was everyone so MEAN lately? Birdpaw flinched, sinking lower and lower to the ground as Oaksong kept yelling. All them time. Why, why, why. And now Misty was crying, and the kind hearted apprentice beside her felt even more upset. "Stop it, Oaksong." She said, voice high and trembly. "Stop it." Her soft blue gaze flooded with tears and her face burned with the humiliation of this all. Why were cats everyone was nice to have to be so mean?

The small ragdoll looked over at Snowy with anguish and shame. She was hopeless, wasn't she? Why would Oaksong say it, anyways? She swallowed hard, tears dripping down her face, and for the first time in her life, her fur bristled. "SHUSH!" Her voice came out louder and meaner than she expected, and she recoiled, eyes growing wider. Now she was a mean cat. Letting out a sobbing choke, she pulled away from everyone, breath coming in ragged gasps. "I'm sorry. I'm sorry."

She really was hopeless.

Turning to look at Oaksong, she gulped. "Clover was my friend... b-but she said some mean things at the Gathering. She scared me. And now she's not a part of our Clan anymore. You aren't being nice. You need to stop." Perhaps the small apprentice would have been more patient and kind, like how she was with Clover, but she was tired. And her belly hurt really bad. Wincing as she turned back around, she looked to Mistypaw. Mistypaw wanted her to go back to the medicine den. Looking over at Snowy, she sniffled. "I'm really super sorry, Snowy. I didn't mean to... to yell and I didn't mean to be hopeless. I didn't... I..." In a haze, she stumbled off to the den beside Mistypaw, wiping tears away with a shaking, small paw.

Padding to the den, she slid back into the nest she was in a little while before, and curled up, sobbing softly into her fluffy tail. Why did she have to be so useless and mean?

poppy

April 19th, 2022, 03:41 PM

[ Naiad ]

The howl grew into a joyous scream as Seedkit spotted Redcat. "YOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU" It screeched, practically flying across the clearing and wrapping it's paws around Redcat's legs, the climbed up and perching on Red's head, skinny tail flopping over their face.

[ starry. StarWatcher - sorry, just knew it'd be out of character if blizz DIDN'T say something ]

"You are the moron of the day, congratulations." The senior warrior couldn't help spitting out through gritted teeth, cold tone reverberating through the clearing. "You haven't hardly been on any patrols either, and whenever there's been an intruder in camp or a hunting party going out, you haven't done anything but sit on your ass. And now here you are, whining and calling us name's like a disgruntled kitten. Grow the hell up, for the love of StarClan. You're picking on apprentices-" Mistypaw was hurt. He would have to track down whatever did that to her and tear it limb from limb. No one touched a RiverClan apprentice, especially not his apprentice who had already suffered enough.

And then Stormtalon was brought into this, and Mistypaw started sobbing and Birdpaw left and hell was breaking loose. Stalking forward, eyes ablaze, the tomcat's infamous temper was reaching the boiling point. "I am sick and tired of hearing you dirty his name. He was a brave, strong warrior who died for his Clan. I don't understand how that's not registering in your tiny, ant sized brain, but let me help you out. He. died. saving. a. apprentice. He suffered because of that choice, but he sure as hell didn't regret it. You probably would have left the apprentice to be carried away, then come back sobbing like there was nothing you could do. So shut the hell up. No one asked for your opinion, no one cares about it, and no one wants to hear your whines and pathetic and false accusation. If Skystar allowed it, I would drag out out of camp this moment by your whiskers." He glanced back at Mistypaw, a worried gleam in his eye. He would have to check on her later.

ThePiffle

April 19th, 2022, 03:47 PM

-Horsetail-

Horsetail sat down under the streamstone.

Panda1440

April 19th, 2022, 04:53 PM

>> Copperfern

Entering the main clearing from the warriors den, Copperfern made their way over to the foot of the large rock- otherwise known as the Streamstone. With Skystar appointed not too long ago (honestly, they were still pondering over the name change.. .) they cool only hope that everything would be alright. The yellowed eyed cat brought their cool gaze to the golden tabby figure on the rock. Obviously, as a former medicine cat that brought a .. interesting skill set to the table. Especially if an emergency were to happen when Snakeheart or Reedpaw weren't around.

Without how many cats had gone missing over the moons, it was of course a possibility that another harsh outcome may be in the near future. As of current though, Copperfern was pretty decided on giving the tom-cat a chance. It was just a good choice- .. well it was *their* opinion to be fair, of course it was one of truth.

After all, another leader switch would only bring more worry to RiverClan.

In other news, since it was nearing the more warmer moons of new-leaf, a nice swim in the river would feel refreshing later on. Maybe I'll go do some extra hunting anyways.

nevvy

April 19th, 2022, 04:58 PM

Honeyfang glared at everyone. EVERYBODY SHUT THE HECK UP AND LET SKYSTAR TALK!!

alaskaa

April 19th, 2022, 05:02 PM

Hazelstorm watched the mess unfold and felt angry at Oaksong. How could she say such disrespectful things? Such an irritating blowhead. Cloverpaw was her granddaughter too, maybe idiotic qualities ran in the family. Besides, Mistypaw was hurt, so clearly Oaksong was a jerk.

That warrior had probbly never felt the pain experienced after a death of a loved one. So Oaksong was one to talk when she didn't know what it felt like.

stardust.

April 19th, 2022, 07:21 PM

Oaksong had the urge to do something, make something disappear, she just needed to do something. She decided not to stop talking about her clanmates, "Wormbite, Gingerfrost, and Blizzardwind, you disappeared for a long time without ANY commitment to KittyClan" She mewed, Why do I have to do this? She thought, It was Duskflight's orders, she's targeting me now too She thought. "NOW, ON A REQUEST FROM DUSKFLIGHT" She breathed in and out, "I am leaving this meeting. In fact, I am leaving RiverClan until it isn't full of kittypets" She spoke, and finally, she headed out of camp.

(Oaksong has left)

poppy. Estelle x ghostie

JusticeRabbit

April 19th, 2022, 07:47 PM

(short post to alert she's here! :heartbounce: )
Spottedspirit smiled and padded over. she felt much different, now that she was pregnant.

Kunaisoul

April 19th, 2022, 08:14 PM

{Nightleap of RiverClan}

She stretched and walked over to the meeting rock, and looked at the leader. Was this the meeting for the new deputy?

Pitou

April 19th, 2022, 11:39 PM

**Codwhisper**

The spotted tabby tom bounded into the clearing, pausing just inside the camp entrance as he shook water droplets from his pelt. He hadn't slept well since the gathering. He was endlessly fascinated by Shadowclan and even more so after the display at the Gathering. For all their ominous reputation, there'd been only a single fatality during the entire takeover. That felt...unfitting for all the rumors about Dawnstar's mercilessness. He settled into a restless sit as he turned to face Skystar. He still missed Kestrelstar and seeing another cat sitting in his place felt wrong but he knew he'd have to accept the reality.

His attention was pulled by Oaksong speaking up a d commotion erupting in the clearing. He sighed but didn't try to keep up with everything. Oaksong was throwing a fit and everybody else was getting defensive. Codwhisper couldn't find enough interest in any of it.

**Doeheart**

Her mind was in a fog as she padded across the clearing, settling back to hear Skystar's meeting. She hoped the meeting would contain little out of routine: naming a new deputy, apprentice and warrior ceremonies. Unfortunately, it wasn't long until a new commotion began in the clearing. Doeheart tucked her legs beneath her and laid down to wait everything out.

Silverfur & Co

April 20th, 2022, 07:50 AM

Snowstripe watched all this unfold as featherspirit padded in from a hunt. They kept to themselves lately but snowstripe could see feather pelt ruffle. They tried to stay busy most of the time. Featherspirit had enough and catercrawl out "Listen some of our leaders may have been soft hearted but had good hearts. We don't need a war with dawnstar yet unless she starts attacking cats out on our territory. Keeping defenses up is fine. Every leader and deputy as well as mentors we have had deserve to be in our memories if you can't honor our fallen oak then your the kitty pet here not everyone else." Featherspirit spat.

Estelle

April 20th, 2022, 08:02 AM

Was it seriously so hard to have one meeting, one gathering, without someone starting some form of chaos? Honestly. As much as he was avoiding getting involved, it seemed that someone decided to involve him and some others after all. Seriously? This was exactly what he wanted to avoid. Although, she was spouting more nonsense than anything. How were they supposed to show commitment when they were taken away? He wanted to ignore it, he really did, but her baseless accusation just rubbed him too wrong and even if he wanted to avoid getting involved in the chaos, it didn't mean he could just let her walk over him and his clanmates.
"At least we came back,"
He retorted pointedly, though didn't bother raising his voice. She wasn't worth it. And it would probably be pointless in face of someone so thick-headed anyway.
"That already shows much more commitment to the clan than you are showing right now."
With a huff he turned back to the Streamstone. He didn't care whether she heard him or not, he said what he had to say however brief it was and what mattered is that Oaksong was leaving. Perhaps the meeting could proceed calmly now that the chaos causing kit escorted herself out. Unless someone else decided they needed to throw a hissy fit, though he doubted that was the case.

[ StarWatcher - Just for reference, know Oaksong already left ]

Captain

April 20th, 2022, 08:52 AM

( Snowleap | he/them | poppy. )
➢ The tall dark-furred tomcat turned to look down at Birdpaw, seeing the young molly’s eyes watery and her cheeks drenched with tears. “Oh sweetheart…” He meowed in a hushed tone. However, before he could even comfort her, the Riverclan apprentice uttered a loud SHUSH that caught him off-guard. It was meant for Oaksong and it was more than deserved after all the disrespectful things that the shecat said to her and Mistypaw -- plus all the other cats that were called out. It didn’t take long for Birdy to become disgusted with her actions and recoiled with disgust. Snowleap sent a deadly glare Oaksong’s way, knowing this was her fault and then focused on consoling the youth. Birdpaw had other plans though and she exited the crowd, pleading sorries that broke the Riverclan shield’s heart. He wished poor Birdpaw could get a break.

As the ragdoll shecat then proceeded to stand up for herself to Oaksong, the long-furred tomcat stayed silent, allowing her to say what she needed to say. Then, she went back over to Mistypaw as the two of them slowly began to leave the meeting. He didn’t want it to be this way, but knew it was the best course of action. But as that happened, Birdpaw looked back at him and the two met eyes. “You’re not hopeless, Birdy, I promise.” Snowleap said, but she was already gone, keeping close to Mistypaw. As soon as they left the scene, his lips peeled back into a snarl and he spun on his paws to look at Oaksong. Blizzardwind, his dear mentor, was already giving her a piece of his mind. Good. He gave a curt nod to his mentor and sat down, letting him handle it. Then, just like that: Oaksong was gone, claiming that she was done with this clan and would be leaving. “Good riddance.” They hissed under their breath, almost being tempted to get one last sly remark in, but decided they needed to be the adult in this situation. At least it was over now and Riverclan could continue this meeting in peace. He took a deep breath and then looked back at Skystar. What would he say to all this? Probably be glad like the rest of them that Oaksong was gone. One less lunatic.

stardust.

April 20th, 2022, 09:00 AM

Oaksong actually decided to come back, with one final cat to call out, "Snowleap" She mewed, taking notice of the shield like a kit taking notice of a game of mossball. "Out of all the meetings, have I seen you do any sort of that?" She asked the shield, "I have decided not to leave as it is not for the best of the clan, Blizzardwind, I understand that you have sent out patrols. Just, I have been hit hard by Cloverpaw's exile, she was my favorite cat in the whole wide world" She explained, "And while the things she did weren't her fault" Oaksong paused, recalling Duskflight, "She could have been an honorable apprentice if it wasn't for my daughter Duskflight"

(To clarify confusion, Oaksong decided not to leave when she realized that she had not called out Snowleap)
masquerade

Captain

April 20th, 2022, 09:15 AM

( Snowleap | he/them | StarWatcher )
➢ When Oaksong came back, dread and irritation washed over the tall shield, especially when the shecat uttered his name. He silently turned his body to look at the warrior molly with an unfazed expression, trying to take Otterfluff’s route of dealing with these kinds of cats. “I don’t owe you any explanation of my actions, Oaksong,” He meowed, his tone low and suspiciously calm, but his expression did not change at all, “I also don’t give a rat’s ass about your opinion and what you think of me -- especially how you treated Mistypaw and Birdpaw only moments before. Leave. You are not welcome here. You act like you can just walk out and then just come back whenever you please?” Snowleap tilted his head to the side, “Oh honey, this isn’t how clans work and you should know it.” As Oaksong began to speak to Blizzardwind and then proceeded to go on a tangent about Cloverpaw and how her actions were because of Dusklight, the dark shield looked at his mentor and then at the clan leader, wondering what either of them would decide to do and how to handle this. He was tired of this, but he would not act recklessly. The last any of them needed was a fight when it could be easily avoided.

Rizo

April 20th, 2022, 10:15 AM

~Wolfsong and Moonfrost | Both Open~

Hearing the leader's call and the scrambling of cats to gather, Moonfrost prodded Wolfsong awake. The pair made their way out of the warrior's den, taking a seat together near the Streamstone.

poppy

April 20th, 2022, 10:38 AM

[ masquerade StarWatcher ]

What. The. Hell.

Blizzardwind's eyes were set aflame by the moron that just trotted back into camp. "Cloverpaw was a brat." He said coldly, lashing his tail. "She held no regard for any of her Clanmates, and wrecked havoc on every Clan meeting she could. Just like you are now. Duskflight holds no power over you, a dead cat cannot kill a living cat. You just left, and then came back to yowl at cats who left in the past but are still here? You are quite possibly the most hypocritical cat I've ever met in all my days."

Glancing up at Skystar, almost apologetically, then glaring back at Oaksong, he decided to wrap things up. Skystar had things to announce and Oaksong was screwing it all up. "Now either shut the hell up or leave. Or maybe both, that's be great too. There's a meeting going on, if you haven't noticed, so let Skystar talk for the love of StarClan."

There were things to be announced during this meeting. Maybe a new deputy. Possibly a new shield or two, since Plumstorm was gone. Ceremonies. And instead of all that, freaking Oaksong was whining about things that were exaggerated by her messed up opinion of what Kittypets were.

Tess_Potter

April 20th, 2022, 11:04 AM

~Peace~
The lilac she-kit walked up to get her new name.

marshall

Mango

April 20th, 2022, 11:18 AM

Blizzardsky arrived.

Quasar

April 20th, 2022, 12:18 PM

Risingpaw | he/him | masquerade StarWatcher @anyone else involved sobs

Oh great. Already there's some big spectacle, and the meeting had barely even started yet. The young apprentice sighed heavily, tired eyes closing briefly. He probably shouldn't get involved, there wouldn't be much that he could help with anyways. The warriors already had it handled. Blizzardwind was respectable, and Snowleap had more authority than most of the other cats did. Maybe he could get away with staying in the apprentices den until this all blew over.

While Oaksongwent on and on about so-called 'disgraceful' warriors and how their clan has fallen from its former glory, he couldn't help the scowl that twisted onto his lips. And what was she doing that these cats weren't? Last time he checked she hadn't been going on any patrols or training apprentices with absent mentors. She hadn't done anything but sit back on her ass and watch.

As she finally got to Snowleaps name, the apprentice couldn't help the prickle of protectiveness he felt rising for his mentor. Alright, maybe he'llj ump in for a moment, say what needed to be said, and then go back to his nest. Padding tentatively over to the shield, Risingpaw put on a confident expression and straightened out his posture to look a little bit less like he would rather be anywhere but there at the moment, "Keep their names out of your mouth. Kstrelstar was....was the best leader we could have had. You have done nothing, nothing to try and fix a problem that never even existed in the first place. I hardly even remembered you were a member of this clan until you decided to start spouting nonsense in what should have been a peaceful meeting. Snowleap has done more for this clan in the past moon than you have in your entire damn life" he spat, venom lacing his icy words.

wolfie

April 20th, 2022, 12:24 PM

StarWatcher
What the hell? Wormbite's claws flexed in frustration, sinking into ground - his fur beginning to bristle. It seemed like it was a running theme in this family to be overdramatic and demand attention at every waking moment. Cloverpaw was exiled which meant Oaksong had to step out - it almost made him laugh. It only kept getting worse and others bit back at her, he held back his words - there was no need to attempt to repeat something to someone who was deaf to those around them. It was only when Oaksong brought a child into this - Wormbite couldn't even get a word in. He hissed, a low growl rumbling from his throat. When it seemed like she was going to leave, it was only false hope.

The oriental sat up, "Oaksong." He tilted his head, closing his eyes before reopening them. "Allow me to get this straight - you believe Riverclan is now full of kittypets because we are not shedding useless bloodshed? Sending our friends and family out into a battle that is not needed to risk their lives? Patrols have been sent out. Warriors and apprentices have been made. Our bellies are full and we are not burying any bodies - there is no possible sane reason for you to be yowling your head off and creating a scene, " Wormbite hissed out through seethed teeth, taking a step closer to the warrior. "Now if you geninuely believe Riverclan needs to be more active, then do it. Make new patrols. Do group training sessions. Do an event. Whatever you really believe needs to be done - do it. If you need help, ask. I will gladly offer my skills. You could have communicated this to Skystar, the Shields - someone - but you only babble nonsense and insult your clanmates. There was no need for this. " His tail lashed in the air.

"Shut up about Mistypaw and Birdpaw, they are children and you need to leave their names out of their mouth before I tear out your tongue to make you quiet. They are wonderful apprentices. " He gave a nod of respect - wherever they are, Wormbite hoped they understood this was only a maniac speaking lies. "You even have the audacity to drag respectful warriors' names in the mud when you haven't done fox-dung for Riverclan. I did not disappear from Riverclan, Oaksong. I was twelve moons, wounded, and was taken by twolegs. I am in my 30's now. At both times I carried more commitment to Riverclan than you. At both times, I was and I am prepared to die for my clan. Which is something I truly doubt you can claim, " Wormbite snarled, his lip curling. Another step closer - it was becoming increasingly tempting to drag Oaksong out of here with his own claws.

"Cloverpaw was exiled due to her own actions. It was entirely her fault that she continued to act destructive despite multiple warnings. You can not blame your blatant rudeness on her. You only sour her name more. I could go on and on how everything you have stated here is completely wrong but we do not need any more distractions. I will give you three options. Pick one and if your choice is not what leaves your mouth after this I will choose for you. " Wormbite took a step back, narrowing his eyes.

"Shut up. Sit down. Do not speak for the rest of the meeting unless asked to. Allow Skystar to actually speak for Starclan's sake -- or I can escort you to the warrior's den for the rest of the meeting until Skystar decides what he wishes to be done. Finally, you can do what you said you were going to do. Leave." Wormbite offered, sheathing his claws because he was at his limit with idiotic cats.

VanillaTwilight

April 20th, 2022, 01:03 PM

Minteye

Minteye padded out of the warriors den, waking up late, not knowing of all the commotion going on. Their eyes seemed to flash over all the cats, watching, noticing how there was a meeting. Was that what woke them up?
They got closer, only to see other cats arguing, Oaksong being in the middle of it all. Sticking with their instincts, they sat a small distance away from it all, trying their best to keep to themself.

marshy

April 20th, 2022, 01:54 PM

Skystar sighed as Oaksong decided to insult his friends and trusted warriors about their activity with the clan? That didn't sit right with him as he had always been one for giving second chances, and to be honest since each one of them had come back to RiverClan they had been nothing but helpful. Likely to prove themselves but.. helpful nonetheless. "Oaksong, get out of this meeting now. We will speak about this afterwards as we have much more important things to discuss at this meeting. Wormbite, ensure she stays in the warriors den for the rest of the meeting." He was pissed to say the least at Oaksong, but he quickly wanted to focus on a much more important and special occasion for one of his senior warriors. "Before we begin ceremonies, there is something i'd like to announce. As you all know, RiverClan has been without a deputy for a little bit now, and with the responsibility of being your leader weighing down on me, i feel the need to have a right-hand to help me out, and take some burdens off the shoulders of the Shields. That is why, from this day forward Snowleap will be our new deputy. They had been nothing but helpful since even Kestrelstar's leadership, and they have definitely proven themselves as the right pick for the role." Skystar quietly wondered if that was professional sounding enough as it was a big decision, and he tried not to talk in his usual nonchalant manner. Skystar looked down at the shield, who seemed to be comforting Birdpaw. He wondered how he would react, considering how Skystar had made the decision not to tell them before the meeting.

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taillow

April 20th, 2022, 02:02 PM

Otterfluff
Ignored was whatever rant Oaksong was going on about now in favor of listening to the announcements. His ears perked up as Skystar spoke of selecting a deputy - and there was no shock evident on his face as Snowleap was appointed to the role. "Snowleap! Snowleap! Snowleap!" His chant rose through the air as he cast a prideful look towards the tom. He definitely deserved it; Otterfluff had not seen the tom rest once in all of his time in RiverClan. Between patrols, training, and assisting the Clan, Snowleap was one to go above and beyond what was required of a warrior, and that combined with his loyalty made him the obvious choice.

From where he sat, he attempted to catch the newly named deputy's eye with a respectful dip of his head. Hopefully now that Skystar was settling into his role and had Snowleap at his side to assist, RiverClan would continue to thrive as they had been before.

[ masquerade congratulations!! :heartbounce: ]

Poprock

April 20th, 2022, 02:03 PM

Batpaw's eyes followed Oaksong, a slightly annoyed huff leaving her as he was corralled away by Wormbite. Some cats truly never leave their kit stage. Still, she was glad she had chosen to sit so close to the Streamstone for this meeting. Snowleap as deputy? She turned her attention towards the shield. He seemed to be nothing but helpful to Riverclan, and often fought to keep their home stable and peaceful. Skystar made a wise choice.

SpiritWolf_yt

April 20th, 2022, 02:05 PM

cinderpaw was excited when snowleap got appointed she smiled as she listens to the rest of the announcement

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poppy

April 20th, 2022, 02:11 PM

[ masquerade starry. couldn't help it :eyes: birdy has to give him a hug ]

After spending some time with Misty in the medicine den, Birdpaw was feeling a little less guilty and hopeless. Was it enough to make her want to rejoin the meeting? No, but hearing Sparrowbud's voice from the clearing definitely did. Snowy. Her Snowbuddy was deputy. Pricking up, her jaw dropped and she forgot her wounds and her upset feelings. "Misty, did you hear that?!!" She gasped, drumming her paws on the ground with excitement. "Snowy!!! He's gonna be a Big Rock Cat!"

Jumping her paws with merely a slight tear in her cobwebs, she practically flew out of the den, demeanor changed completely changed with a bright smile as she already celebrated Snowy's achievement."SNOWY!" Propelling herself forward without more than a wince at her injury being stretched out, she aimed to jump into a joyful embrace, taking her place cuddled up next to his chest. "Good job Snowy" She purred, pressing her nose against his chest, bouncing with excitement, but then finally settling as she realized her belly wound, but paid no mind to it. Her buddy was a Big Rock Cat!

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Blizzardwind looked up as Skystar began to speak. Hopefully he planned on punishing the unruly she-cat. She kind of sucked. But then the leader kept speaking, and the older tom's ears flew back against his head in surprise as Snowleap was named deputy. Pride and pleasure spreaded through him and he padded over to Snowleap, clapping him on the back with a purr. "You deserve it." He murmured, smiling. "I'm proud of you."

GoldenDays

April 20th, 2022, 02:12 PM

Writers block man, can’t seem to push out more than a paragraph lol)

~Frozen’paw~

Frozen’paw sat up hearing Snow’leap name being called for deputy, he knew that cat! He was his favorite sheild! Now he was deputy! “Snow’leap! Snow’leap!” he called, trying his best to be as loud as possible for once. Snow’leap had been the one to bring him back after getting lost and gave Frozen’paw some fishing pointers. Sure they only had a few interactions but Frozen’paw considered them a friend. He sat up straight and held his tail and chin high as he spoke, proud of his friend for becoming deputy.

VanillaTwilight

April 20th, 2022, 02:12 PM

Minteyes ears perked, eyes gleaming as they heard about Snowleap becoming the deputy. Their tail twitched excitedly, just giving a slight nod in approval rather than outright cheering or congratulating him. They listened to the announcement gladly, excited to hear about it all; despite Oaksongs behaviour distracting them earlier.

Glitch_Candle

April 20th, 2022, 02:32 PM

Mintleaf cheered for Snowleap.

Captain

April 20th, 2022, 02:39 PM

( Snowleap | he/them | Atticus Poppy marshall @.everyone else haha )
➢ It didn’t surprise him that Oaksong was continued to be told off and put in her place, by Blizzardwind, Wormbite and even… Risingpaw? The tall dark-furred tomcat looked to one of his apprentices as the young feline went to defend his mentor after the shecat had spokenly rudely by both Kestrelstar, him and various others. Seeing that honestly made Snowleap’s heart swell with pride for Risingpaw. He was turning out to be a fine addition to Riverclan, without a doubt. Soon, Skystar got involved, making the long-furred shield turn his head to listen to the clan leader. Oaksong would be spoken to and taken care of accordingly. And his fellow shield, Wormbite, would be the one to keep an eye on her too? Even better. Then, the meeting continued, which made relief wash over him. Ah, a deputy was to be named. Good. He wondered who- Huh? Their deep blue-hued eyes widened with surprise as Skystar announced that he -- Snowleap -- would be the new deputy of Riverclan. What?

Oh my, now was not the time for anxiety to best them. He dipped his head to the golden leader, a warm smile coming to his maw. “I am honored, Skystar,” Snowleap meowed, his body overcome with excitement, but also worried: could he handle this? Becoming a shield was quite the title and now deputy? “I will make sure to serve Riverclan well, as I have always strived to do.” It sounded a little stupid when it left his mouth, but he honestly didn’t know what else to say. The oriental longhair shuffled his paws a little. Cats soon began to chant his name. He heard Otterfluff and Frozenpaw. Then the familiar voice of Birdpaw sounded as she practically tackled him into a hug, burying her face into his chest fur. “Hehe, thank you, my little birdy…” He meowed, licking her head a few times in a loving manner. Then Blizzardwind came over, congratulating him. He smiled at his mentor, who was the closest cat he viewed as a father figure in his life, holding back tears as the older tomcat told him he was proud. “Thank you, Blizzardwind.” Snowleap said, dipping his head, “I couldn’t have gotten here without you as my teacher.” Goodness, what a day this was turning out to be! This was a new, unexpected chapter for his life.
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( Cloudpaw | she/her | closed for interaction ) ( lil cloud post because she's here too hehe )
➢ “Snowleap! Snowleap!” The black-and-white apprentice mewed, joining in the proud cheers of Riverclan as the tomcat was named deputy. She could remember that this oriental was a friend of her mama, Rosyfrost, and had even helped her once when looking for her missing friend out by the beach. If Kestrelstar had trusted him to be a shield, then Cloudpaw believed that he could be a good deputy. “Make my dad proud, Snowleap.” She thought, purring happily. A new era of her clan had begun and the small molly wondered what the future would bring.

starry

April 20th, 2022, 03:49 PM

| poppy. masquerade |

( Mistypaw )

Pause - what? Disarray shone in Mistypaw's dark amber eyes as Birdpaw expressed something about Snowleap being the huge stone cat. "By 'huge stone cat', do you mean deputy?" She asked, shifting her head. Yet, Birdy was at that point gone. Laughing, she followed, however somewhat restless about being here once more. She'd humiliated herself by crying before everybody, and Stormtalon was consuming her thoughts once more, now that their little emotional talk appeared to be finished.

Snowleap is deputy. Snowleap is deputy! The declaration caused Mistypaw to feel bliss racing through her body - he merited it, he truly did, after all he had accomplished for RiverClan. Advancing over, her whiskers jerked in entertainment as she watched Birdpaw. "Be cautious if your injuries, Birdy," she reminded her buddy prior to directing her full concentration toward Snowleap. The primary balances of congrats were starting, and she abhorred the way that she was late, however anyway. Not her shortcoming that she had been "expected" to withdraw into the medicine cats' den with Birdpaw.

"Congrats, Snowleap," Mistypaw inhaled, murmuring. She even offered him a grin, and she didn't grin frequently. "You will be the best deputy RiverClan has at any point seen and lead us to a more promising time to come. Skystar truly pursued the best decision." Her voice developed to be more strong, firm and certain as she proceeded.

R0WAN

April 20th, 2022, 05:21 PM

Spiderpaw [ masquerade ] [this is a quick response a;lskfjasdf]

The apprentice looked at the Snowleap. Though he had only trained with the Shield once, he felt a rush of pride go over him. Snowleap definitely deserved to be deputy, and to him, Skystar couldn't have picked a better cat.

alaskaa

April 20th, 2022, 06:04 PM

Hazelstorm cheered for Snowleap. Surely he would be a fine deputy.

dino.

April 20th, 2022, 06:15 PM

>Loonkit<
Bleh. Stars, this was just boring. Were meeting always so shouts? Did Oaksong have nothing better to do with her time? From her seat near the nursery, Loonkit regarded the she-cat with blatant disinterest as she was told off again and again. Finally Skystar stepped in to do something about it - which ended up being just as boring as what the lunatic herself had been doing. Confined in the warriors' den, seriously? Loonkit had been hoping for more of a show...

No matter. Skystar seemed to have already moved on. Loonkit turned her half-lidded gaze toward him again, honestly only half-listening. Mmmmooooh, wait a minute! There was something interesting! She perked up immediately and swiveled her head to blink at Snowleap. New deputy! There was something to make a fuss about, not whatever Oak-whats-her-face was shouting.

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// StarWatcher, masquerade

>Littlestag<
FINALLY. The old hag had been told to shut up by their lord and savior Skystar. Better Skystar than Littlestag himself, he supposed; the Clan's more softhearted babies probably wouldn't have cared for his method very much. "BOOOO!" he called out in her direction, just for good measure. "Nobody cared about your sob story anyway! Go cry yourself a river and then drown in it!" To end it off, he stuck his tongue out at her, and then turned away.

And then, ooooo, new deputy announcement! It was one of those guys with a stick up their ass, wasn't it? Yeah, Snowleap. He rose from his seat and wandered over to give the cat a rough bump of his shoulder and a cheeky grin. "Just don't be a hardass and we won't have issues, eh?"

Ian

April 20th, 2022, 06:18 PM

Shimmerbird just ignored Oaksong. She was not going to get invovled in that chaos and worsen her anxiety. Nope. Not today. Instead, she would focus on the good things happening, like Snowleap becoming deputy. "Snowleap! Snowleap! I'm so glad, you deserve the position," she purred as she gave them a respectful dip of her head.

masquerade

Captain

April 20th, 2022, 07:07 PM

( Snowleap | he/them | starry. Slushie R0WAN Iris NinjaBloss )
➢ The dark-furred oriental longhair had to admit, having this amount of attention was a tad bit overwhelming, but it was thrilling too! His deep blue-hued eyes flickered over to Mistypaw as she came around, following after Birdpaw without a doubt, and reminding her of those nasty injuries. The light-gray molly appeared happy about Skystar’s choice, soon congratulating him on becoming the new deputy of Riverclan. “Thank you, Mistypaw,” Snowleap meowed, giving the young apprentice a warm smile, “I look forward to leading Riverclan into a better future, one pawstep at a time.” He hoped that didn’t sound weird, simply attempting to assure his clanmates that were gathered around him that he would do the absolute best for his clan. It was relieving to the tall tomcat that Riverclan approved of Skystar’s decision in making Snowleap his deputy. Such a positive reaction made the oriental longhair feel loved and appreciated. Out of the corner of his eye, he could see Spiderpaw looking at him, the young tomcat seemed happy too that Snowleap was deputy. As did Hazelstorm, who they recognized as another cheering voice among the crowd of Riverclan cats. Heh. It made him unable to drop that stupid gummy smile of his, hearing so much approval regarding himself.

This went and reminded him of the meeting when Kestrelstar named him a shield. Back then, cats seemed skeptical of him, viewing him as not worthy for the position. He never really heard anything from anyone, but looks can say a thousand words and Snowleap always tended to assume the worst when put under pressure. The memory made him stiffen for a moment as his smile faltered slightly, but then Littlestag came over, bumping his shoulder and bringing him back to reality. He chuckled lightheartedly at the younger tomcat’s words. “Of course,” Snowleap meowed, “I don’t plan on being a deputy with an iron paw.” He wanted to be a kind deputy and help others whenever possible, just as he had done as a shield under Kestrelstar’s -- now Skystar’s -- rule. After that was said, Snowleap began to hear even Shimmerbird’s praise ring through the air. A lot of cats counted on him. They looked to him to be a good deputy for Riverclan. He would simply do his best.

Estelle

April 20th, 2022, 07:40 PM

Finally the meeting could begin - it was nothing but relief when Oaksong was taken care of right away upon her irritating and pointless return. That cat was almost like a leech if all she wanted was to be a strong clan and couldn't handle even a little struggle. But she was gone now, and there were more important things anyway.
Like the announcement of the new deputy. Usually one could more or less guess who might and might not get picked for the role, but since he had been gone for a while, this would be like a complete surprise to him. So it was Snowleap? Gingerfrost wasn't exactly familiar with them, but he seemed capable. Active, at least, and not as mouse-brained as she who had just been removed. The ginger warrior briefly joined in the chanting of his name, as it always went, then returned to silently watching how things would go on.

Orion

April 20th, 2022, 07:42 PM

|| Flickerpaw | Rippleshade poppy. , open ||

The sound of Skystar's voice calling for a clan meeting distracted Flickerpaw from the hunting crouch she'd been working on; the black-russet molly sprang from her folded stance to race toward the streamstone with her tail raised behind her. She hadn't had much practice swimming... but she could move her paws rhythmically enough, and felt confident that she wouldn't drown if thrown into any body of water. Flickerpaw was RiverClan, after all—a clan of aquatic masters.

Many cats were already marching toward the gathering place, awaiting their leader's news. As they walked, Flicker kept glancing to and fro for a friendly face... they weren't the biggest fan of their idiotic peers (with the exception of maybe one cat—and that was a thin maybe) and they'd hate to ruin their day by having to speak to anyone dumber than herself. People tended to assume the worst about Flickerpaw. Probably because others were jealous of her progress, her passion, and her overall perfection.

Spying a few fellow apprentices that weren't her biggest fans, Flickerpaw winced and trotted in a wide arc to be on the opposite side of the arena. She'd barely made it to a nice, secluded patch of worn grass when Oaksong—a warrior that Flicker barely knew—began yowling about how RiverClan had gone soft. The midnight lass narrowed her icy green eyes. Kittypets? Clearly Oaksong wasn't talking about Flickerpaw, because they were the PINNACLE of apprenticeship... but was everybody going to allow this insulting talk?

Drama crashed down like a waterfall. The abrupt shift in tone had Flickerpaw frowning... curling in on herself... feeling disgusted, frustrated, frightened—scared for the good of her clan, of course. Not because all this loud screaming distressed her for any reason. Not one bit. Flickerpaw was solid, steadfast, unshakeable—

"Birdpaw isn't hopeless." The statement left her maw before they could stop it, at normal volume for anyone to overhear, and Flicker bit down on their tongue so hard she tasted blood. Birdpaw definitely wouldn't appreciate Flicker attempting to stick up for her; Birdy had her own fanclub of friends to protect her—they'd all probably jump down Flicker's throat and misinterpret every syllable out of her maw yet again. Anxious, the molly's mint gaze cut to Birdpaw... but, predictably, the other cat was slinking away with a sympathetic Mistypaw. Friends. How pleasant.

Snowleap's promotion to deputy came to Flickerpaw as if spoken from a hundred miles away; the shock from Oaksong's outburst and the subsequent rage booming from all sides had the apprentice sitting rigidly with her tail wrapped tight around her paws and their glinting hackles lifted. "S... Snowleap," they croaked, their congratulations dazed and distant. She tried to make her voice louder, noting how her mentor was praising the new deputy. "Snowleap. Snowleap!"

Carmela

April 20th, 2022, 09:38 PM

Honeystream let out a loud yowl of approval at the sound of Snowleap becoming Deputy. Ignoring the sourness that had taken place just before, the orange feline trotted over to her friend and butted her head into his shoulder.

"Congrats! How wonderful. I couldn't see anyone else filling this role with roundness like you." Purring happily, her long tail waved back and forth in delight. Watching friends succeed was something that truly made Honeystream feel alive. It gave her a drive as well. Made her feel like RiverClan was going to move forward in a strong way.

"Use me for anything to help." She truly meant it. Whatever he needed, she would be there to help. Giving him a small head bow she back up a bit to allow others to give their congratulations.

masquerade (( OPEN ))

Rizo

April 21st, 2022, 05:11 AM

~Wolfsong~

Lifting her muzzle to the sky, the silver molly joined the chorus of voices welcoming their new deputy.
"Snowleap! Snowleap!"
Wolfsong was certain the long-furred cat would do a spectacular job, especially after everything they had already done as a Shield. She only hoped that she could do the same for her clan.

~Moonfrost~

Eyes lighting with praise, the dark tabby waved her tail in congratulations. What a deserved honor. Skystar had made a very good, and popular, choice.
Snowleap will serve the clan well.

starry

April 21st, 2022, 05:44 AM

| zenosaurus poppy. xath |

( Mistypaw )

Mistypaw nodded to Snowleap. "Indeed, I trust you when you say those words," she answered, dipping her head in respect. Then she eased off, choosing to let the others do their congratulating too. Snowleap was such an incredible decision for deputy, she realized that RiverClan had barely ever failed their deputy rank in the past few moons. First Kestrelstar, then Skystar, and presently Snowleap - all astonishing decisions.

She signaled to Birdpaw. "It's alright if you would rather not play the game anymore." Then she strolled towards the back, going to plunk down when she saw - Flickerpaw, right? - another apprentice. Halting abruptly, she gestured in hello. Flickerpaw appeared to be chanting Snowleap's name, as well. "Hi," mewed hesitantly, tilting her head. Wasn't Flickerpaw Birdy's friend, too, or something along the lines of that? Based on the event, the two to some degree had framed a friendship to one another.

However, that expressed nothing as Birdpaw basically embraced anybody. "You are... Flickerpaw, correct?" she inquired.

Glitch_Candle

April 21st, 2022, 09:03 AM

xath
~Mintleaf, He/They~
"hopeless, no." The big gray tom said. "But close? yes." Of course, they wouldn't say that Flicker was hopeless. No, He couldn't say that out loud. Flickerpaw wasn't neccessarily hopeless, just too focused. Such a good apprentice that she ends up a bad one. "Birdpaw I mean. maybe not. I don't know. I don't get that much sleep anymore anyways."

WhitesilverQueen

April 21st, 2022, 02:23 PM

Spottedpaw raced up, and sat off to the side, waiting for the meeting to begin.

duckie

April 21st, 2022, 05:03 PM

FRECKLECRY
__________

As Oaksong agreed to quiet down Frecklecry reluctantly settled down to wait for Skystar to continue. A decent distance away but not so far that she couldn't jump in again if the occasion arose. Her uneasiness passed with Skystar's order for Oaksong to be escorted to the warrior's den.

The first announcement was not one she had expected - it hadn't even crossed her mind that RiverClan would need a new deputy but of course it would, that was only logical. She didn't know Snowleap very well at all - in fact she couldn't recall a single time they had interacted thus far - but perhaps she would see more of him with this new appointment.

"Snowleap! Snowleap! Snowleap!" she chanted with the rest of the crowd, before quieting down and waiting for Skystar to continue.

[ open ]

marshy

April 23rd, 2022, 09:09 AM

Skystar watched as Snowleap was congratulated by RiverClan and felt happy for the cat. He very much deserved the position and Skystar was frankly excited to see where this position would lead him. “With Snowleap’s promotion, RiverClan is down two shields. So, in Snowleap and Plumstorm’s places, I would like to promote Otterfluff and Hazelstorm to the shield position. They’ve shown lots of drive and willingness to help RiverClan, and I think they are both perfect fits for the position.” Skystar didn’t want to undermine Snowleap’s promotion but they really had to get this meeting going. He hoped with the new shields and deputy that RiverClan would be prepared for whatever they would be doing next.

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xath Estelle Rockfall ]

Rizo

April 23rd, 2022, 03:56 PM

~Wolfsong | Iris~

Blue eyes widening as she heard a specific name, the silver tabby leapt to her paws. Quickly finding the pelt she was looking for, Wolfsong trotted up to her friend and gave her a headbutt to the shoulder that was probably too rough, but she didn't care. Her closest friend had just been made a Shield, and she was so happy for her.
"Congrats, Hazel! I'm so proud of you!" She wove around Hazelstorm excitedly, a purr rumbling from her chest.

taillow

April 23rd, 2022, 04:09 PM

Otterfluff
As the Clan's chant regarding Snowleap began to calm and die down, Otterfluff kept his attention poised on the leader. That was correct, they were down two shields. Plumstorm had also been missing for quite some time, and while his mind often wandered to where the silver she-cat could have gone off to he was also aware that she was more than capable of handling herself. Hopefully, fate would return her to RiverClan soon as she had been a commendable warrior.

What sent a shock through him was hearing his name listed as one of those being promoted to a shield ranking. Blue eyes widened as his whiskers twitched at the statement. Hazelstorm - he recalled running into his Clanmate near the cove when she had tried to sneak up on him. A humorous moment for the both of them and he turned to try to catch her eye in the crowd, but it appeared she had a bit of a distraction.

"I am honored, Skystar. I will do my best, as I always have, to keep RiverClan and my Clanmates safe." He gave a small bow towards the golden furred leader, remaining low for a beat or two more before returning to his seated position.

[ Iris. for the little otterfluff glance towards hazelstorm ]

alaskaa

April 23rd, 2022, 05:03 PM

tulle RiztheHuntress

Hazelstorm had, well, thought that the meeting had been over. Apparently not. Raising her green orbs to Skystar as he began to speak, Hazelstorm listened with... boredom in her expression. he was promoting two warriors to shields, hm? Probably not her.

The first shield announced was Otterfluff, but then her name was spoken. Hazelstorm blinked as Skystar droned on about how she and Otterfluff had shwon lots of drive and willingness to help RiverClan. Since when did Hazelstorm display any of that?

Hazelstorm turned her head towards Otterfluff as he looked towards her. She held the gaze briefly, before looking back at Skystar. The warrior could certainly remember her encounter with him at Firefly Cove.

She must have had an expression of disbelief on her face. The brown tabby straightened, putting on a hopefully calm expression, as Otterfluff talked about being honoured. Was Hazelstorm supposed to do that too?
"I..I am also honoured, I'll do my best to keep RiverClan safe," she said, literally copying Otterfluff's statement because her roleplayer has no ideas for what she's meant to say.

Wolfsong bounded up to her, and a small smile graced her lips. The silver molly gave Hazelstorm's shoulder that was a little rough, but she didn't really care. She gave a nod od acknowledgement towards her friend.

Captain

April 23rd, 2022, 06:05 PM

Snowleap [ he/them ]
➢ Continuing to hear more chants of other cats calling his name, both apprentices and warriors alike, the tall dark-furred tomcat was smiling the whole time, but to be honest, relief overcame him when they finally died down and the meeting continued. Someone like them could only take so much attention before it became a tad too overwhelming, you know? He was grateful for cats like Honeystream, Wolfsong, Frecklecry and even Flickerpaw for their endless support. Snowleap lifted his gaze back to Skystar, grateful that some other clanmates could get some spotlight now. When the golden tabby tomcat mentioned naming two new shields, the newly-named deputy nodded, wondering who would be the new cat that would be in-charge of watching over the places he was assigned to keep an eye on so long ago. “Otterfluff! Hazelstorm!” They meowed out in a gleeful cheer for the two cats as Skystar announced their names. Two excellent Riverclan warriors whom he would like to call his friends, especially after all the times he spoke with the two cats. They would make perfect shields and he believed that wholeheartedly.

[ tulle Iris - for the wholesome snowboi cheers, hehe ]

duckie

April 23rd, 2022, 08:40 PM

FRECKLECRY
__________

The din of the small crowd died down as Skystar continued with his announcements. It was a logical segue and Frecklecry found herself feeling hopeful for their future given Skystar already had the presence of maintain the support system and helpers around him that he would need to have a successful bout of leadership.

"Otterfluff! Hazelstorm!" she called out to pair, grinning in their directions, "Congratulations!"

Orion

April 24th, 2022, 11:59 AM

|| Flickerpaw | Rippleshade starry. poppy. open ||

Drama rolled into the clearing like an insect swarm, too much sound and sharp words and writhing tension buzzing over the water so loud that Flickerpaw physically cringed where she sat. To watch a cat so blatantly disrespect the clan... to witness those ugly words, those hideous accusations, baseless spat and unpunished... Flicker didn't want to see banishment—they wanted to see teeth, claws raking down the ungrateful treacherous hide of a cur who'd proven herself unworthy of the warrior title. RiverClan was supposed to be supporting their new leader Skystar and their newly appointed deputy! How could someone get away with ruining that?! It was unacceptable, deplorable, disgusting—

Rage bloomed like fire in Flickerpaw's chest, burning until she was panting for breath, claws digging into the soft soil. For the apprentice, honor and loyalty were paramount; she lived for the chance to become a warrior, one who'd defend her clan from harm—whether that be a physical threat or merely a verbal slight. Since the sooty molly had no true friends or family to speak of, they thought of the entire clan as theirs: a sort of nebulous idea of belonging, which they'd protect with rabid passion. An insult to any individual (at least, an insult that did not come directly from Flicker's mouth) felt like a personal blow to her ego.

"Close to hopeless?" Flickerpaw asked her mentor, craning her head back with wide, disbelieving eyes. Why would the esteemed Mintleaf think so poorly of innocent, pointless Birdpaw? When the warrior continued speaking, however, the apprentice nodded in understanding. Ah. Mintleaf was simply tired! He wouldn't say such silly things otherwise; Flicker could forgive him for misspeaking when he was clearly exhausted from being amazing—what with her training and his warrior duties. "Birdpaw has good ideas, I've noticed. Sometimes. Not that it matters, or that I care. It's just... inaccurate to insult her that way," the midnight lass explained to her mentor. "If some imbecile wants to attack her character, they could at least put some real effort into it."

Movement from Flickerpaw's peripheral vision had the young cat reflexively turning their head. There, not too far away, was Mistypaw... greeting her? The friendly-adjacent gesture surprised Flicker so much that initially she stared blankly, certain the Misty had been trying to get the attention of a cat behind her. Flicker even pointed toward herself with a confused paw and glanced over her shoulder, wondering if Mistypaw had seen Icekit or somebody else nearby.

A trick, perhaps? A method of getting Flickerpaw to lower their guard?

Mistypaw drew nearer, looking directly at Flicker so there could no longer be any mistake of whom she was addressing. In the background, the clan began chanting the names of the newly appointed shields; Flickerpaw paused a moment to shout her robotic congratulations into the air before turning her attention back to the other apprentice. "Yep. You remembered my name." Her ears flicked back suspiciously, feathery tail stirring the dirt where she sat. Mistypaw had been the first to react poorly to Flicker's genuine attempt at "teasing" during Birdpaw's scavenger hunt, immediately sparking outrage over an accusation that Flickerpaw never made. Flickerpaw was terrified—er, wary—that Mistypaw would trigger another bout of peers jumping down Flicker's throat.

To be safe, Flickerpaw glanced right and left for any youngsters that'd participated in Birdpaw's game. Mistypaw will have to work harder than THIS to set me up for failure! "You're Mistypaw. One of Birdpaw's friends." Who WASN'T friends with Birdpaw? Other than Flickerpaw, obviously—because Flickerpaw had evolved beyond the need for friendship. "Uh... how are... things? Nobody told me what happened at the gathering—because, um, you're the first cat I've asked." Let's move past the fact that most cats avoided Flickerpaw, and she couldn't get a story out of anyone despite her most fervent efforts. "Is everybody good?"

poppy

April 24th, 2022, 12:32 PM

Birdpaw || She/Her

Birdpaw was burrowed into Snowy's fur, then pulled back. Oh boy, so many cats were saying her name! First, she heard Misty, cautioning her to be careful because of her wound, and she flushed. "Sorry, Misty. I will, I promise." Luckily she saw no red blooming on the white-silver cobwebs, so phew. Bullet dodged.

The next she heard was her buddy, Flicker talking. Defending her even. She struggled to identify the rest of what the dark furred cat said, but what she did hear made her smiled. That was nice of Flicker to do. She's have to hug her later.

But the announcement of new Shieldcats made her turn around with a squeal of excitement. Fluffycat was a Shieldcat! Giving Snowy one last squeeze, she turned and ran over to Fluffycat (otterfluff haha) and wrapped her paws around him in an attempt at a congratulatory hug. "Good job," She whispered happily, then searched and weeded Hazel out from the crowd. After a few moments of hugging him, she moved on to dash over to Hazel. Her moral obligation to give the new Bigcats good job hugs would be tiring to most, but not to her. It was her norm, after all.

"Good job!" To Hazelstorm, then turned and hurried to where Misty and Flicker were talking, and hugged Flicker too. Had they not talked at the event earlier, she would be slightly hesitant, but now that they were buddies, she wasn't hesitant.

"Thanks Flicker," She whispered, so quiet that no one but Flicker would hear. "You're a good buddy." Misty was too, so maybe after this Birdpaw would tell Misty that too.

[ xath starry. zenosaurus Iris tulle ]

WhitesilverQueen

April 24th, 2022, 05:56 PM

Silverfur & Co

April 24th, 2022, 06:02 PM

Snowstripe and Featherspirit smiled both at the same time. They were happy and chanted all the names that got promoted. "Snowleap, Hazelstorm, Otterfluff." and they kept chanting those names

flopsy

April 24th, 2022, 07:46 PM

- wrenpaw

she nodded to herself, cheering with the rest of her clanmates at the new rank changes. "Otterfluff, Hazelstorm!" two very capable warriors as far as she was concerned.

marshy

April 26th, 2022, 09:30 AM

It was safe to say Skystar was proud of all the new promotions that had been announced at this meeting. It gave him some hope that RiverClan really had a bright future ahead of them and that he would be able to lead the clan well through thick and thin. As the cheering died down, he moved on to the next part of the meeting. "We also have a kit that is need of their apprentice ceremony. Loonkit, please step forward."

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sid @-Cherrypaw- Zesty Mango littlelove QueenOtter puffball InsertCoolNameHere falling starry. elysian Quackers Memento Mori Ghost of Red StarWatcher tye Angelique Silverdream Don't Panic ~Silver~ wnder TanaDraws Silverstreak_10 Rippleshade BirdieChirp Glacial cerberuscattos Slushie wildfirelion LightningArts Ode Atticus starry. WinterMara Jae GoldenDays Hawkk Sweetie Tuftdrawsanddoodles R0WAN WhitesilverQueen flopsy Skycloud padrojamgh Naiad sid dark seeker Pine’paw BeeDee
xath Estelle Rockfall ]

dino.

April 26th, 2022, 09:43 AM

>Loonkit<
Loonkit watched the promotions with mild interest from her little corner of the crowd. She glanced at Snowleap briefly, then turned her attention to the two new shields, before returning her gaze to Skystar. Bleh. Mildly interesting meeting, where was the main event whacking some poor outspoken idiot over the head and chucking the body into the ocean? Loonkit wanted to see that.

Ooohh, wait, okay, that was loads better. HER name, yes, yes, now they were getting somewhere. Rare excitement sparked in the small grin that plastered itself on her features, and she rose to her feet to make her way over to the base of the stone.

SpiritWolf_yt

April 26th, 2022, 09:45 AM

cinderpaw walks towards the ceremony joining it she sits down listening to the announcement she smiles hearing loonkit becoming a apprentice

[open]

Silverfur & Co

April 26th, 2022, 10:23 AM

Snowstripe and featherspirit smiles and listens to the ceremony as loonkit becomes a apprentice

Carmela

April 26th, 2022, 09:38 PM

This was becoming quite the meeting! Honeystream wiggled her whiskers in excitement. Eyes widening as she felt her skin prickle. RiverClan was finally getting some good ground under them. They were beginning to thrive.

Still, a dark feeling hovered over her. The death of Kestrelstar was still looming and sad. Something felt wrong. Shaking it off she turned her attention back to Skystar. She really needed to find time to speak to him. She wanted more responsibility in the clan.

((open))

wolfie

April 29th, 2022, 12:46 AM

StarWatcher // hi! unsure if a missed a post but since it's been a bit, i'm going to just have wormbite escort oaksong to the warrior's den as ordered!
The oriental was unsurprised to not receive an answer from the molly. At the very least, disappointed. It was entertaining to see a fool scramble for answers. Wormbite let out a quiet sigh, giving a nod in response to Skystar. Well, he did say she had to make her own choice less it get picked for her. With a flick of his tail and a sharp glare, he gestured for Oaksong to follow. Beginning to walk to the warrior's den where he would stand guard and, ahem, intensely stare at Oaksong - he comes to a halt. Along the lines, Wormbite is pleased to hear Snowleap is being announced as Skystar's new deputy. It even makes the corner of his lips twitch upward. An honor, if anyone can say. He then continues on leading Oaksong. Congratulations can be given later.

marshy

April 29th, 2022, 06:59 AM

Skystar gave a nod to Wormbite as he took Oaksong to the warriors den. He decided to say no more on that matter before turning to loonkit. "Loonkit, you have reached the age of six moons, and it is time for you to be apprenticed. From this day, until you receive your warrior name, your name will be Loonpaw [ Slushie ]. I ask StarClan to watch over you and guide you until you find in your paws the strength and courage of a warrior." Having new apprentices in the clan was always a good thing, and Skystar smiled as he gave the ceremony. "Your new mentor will be Frecklecry [ wnder ], I trust she will be able to train you well."

Glitch_Candle

April 29th, 2022, 09:49 AM

~Mintleaf, He/They~
Mintleaf was not so entertained by Skystar's rambling. At least the apprentice looked fine. Loonkit definetly deserved a good mentor. He looked over to his apprentice. Mistypaw seemed to be having a good ol' time with Flickerpaw. Finally, a little bit of relaxation. Maybe?
xath

duckie

April 29th, 2022, 09:51 AM

FRECKLECRY
__________

Frecklecry watched the new apprentice's ceremony with mild interest , prepared to chant the molly's name when it was over. However, hearing her own name called by Skystar, Frecklecry short-circuited. At first she did not move. They didn't fully register what had happened but before long the attention of her clanmates - shifting to her as they waited for her to do something - spurred her into motion.

She climbed to her paws and made her way over to the newly named Loonpaw, gently touching noses with her apprentice. Her apprentice! What a crazy thing to imagine - they had an apprentice. Frecklecry barely felt like more than an apprentice herself but clearly Skystar trusted them enough if he was giving her an apprentice.

"Hello!" she greeted cheerily, leading Loonpaw back into the crowd once the cheering died down. They weren't exactly sure of what to say next, and so her blatant pause sat heavy in the air.

"Um, if you'd like, I can take you on a tour of the territory once the meeting is done?"

[ Slushie ]

Tess_Potter

April 29th, 2022, 09:53 AM

Peace pressed against Maplefall. Will I get my name? She wondered, a bit nervous.
marshall
poppy.

Karlos

April 29th, 2022, 09:55 AM

{ Stream'Paw }

{ Stream'Paw cheered the newly apprenticed Loon'Paw, his tail swaying back and forth, ready to have a new cat in the apprentice den. Perhaps Stream'Paw could have a few little friendly sparring sessions? Stream'Paw was quite excited, would this apprentice be good at hunting or swimming? Stream'Paw still needed to learn swimming.. Hm, oh! Loon'Paw, yes! Right, cheering; Stream'Paw cheered the apprentices name, squinting their eyes in joy; Stream'Paws river-blue eyes continued to shine, no matter how closed they were.

"Loon'Paw, Loon'Paw! Yay!!" }

poppy

April 29th, 2022, 10:04 AM

Maplefall
she/her || Silverdream

Wrapping her tail around her daughter, Maplefall leaned closer to Peace. "You'll be okay, you'll a super cool Clan name." She smiled warmly at the kitten. "Don't be nervous. "

Tess_Potter

April 29th, 2022, 10:05 AM

Peace nuzzled her mother. "I love you, Maplefall."
poppy.

poppy

April 29th, 2022, 10:10 AM

Maplefall
she/her || Silverdream

The molly heard those words, and she swallowed a growing lump in her throat. She would give anything to hear all her kits say those words to her. Anything. "I love you too, sugar." Leaning down, she tried to lick the kitten's head gently. "You can call me mom, if you want." Coralkit and Dawnkit didn't talk to her yet, but she wanted them to know that Peace was their sister, and she was her daughter. Therefore, Maple was Peace's mom. Her real mom. Not that piece of crowfood that gave birth to her.

Zei

April 29th, 2022, 10:10 AM

Asterhawk watched the meeting silently.... (open)

Tess_Potter

April 29th, 2022, 10:11 AM

"When will Coralkit and Dawnkit be able to play with me, Momma?" Peace asks, tilting her head.
poppy.

poppy

April 29th, 2022, 10:18 AM

Maplefall
she/her || Silverdream

Smiling warmly, she looked back up at her son. "Soon. Once they're bigger."

Captain

April 29th, 2022, 10:23 AM

Snowleap [ he/them ]
➢ “Loonpaw! Loonpaw!” The dark-furred tomcat chanted happily, his tail swishing behind him as he looked to Riverclan’s newest shecat apprentice. It always tended to make him happy when naming ceremonies took place. Time and time again, Snowleap found them to be fun and make the tom really feel a part of his clan when he celebrated a new apprentice or warrior with his clanmates. He remembered being like this before he was named deputy, before he was a shield, back when he just started to feel like he was someone in Riverclan. The oriental longhair honestly hoped that the feeling would never fade. Snowleap looked forward to when Risingpaw and Bluepaw would become warriors someday.

dino.

April 29th, 2022, 11:00 AM

// wnder

>Loonpaw<
The initial excitement faded from her expression, replaced by placid anticipation. She was a bit disappointed that Swankit wasn't up here with her (it had actually been a month since she had seen her sister... she wondered where Swankit had gone), but she supposed that was just how some things went sometimes.

Incredibly happy by the recieval of her new name and the cheers that rose up around her, and only for her(this meeting had been rather boring, all things considered, but hearing her Clanmates chant for her alone was exciting enough; though there were a few who chose not to, and she marked their names down in a mental notepad for later refernce), she turned to touch noses with the warrior designated to be her mentor and followed Frecklecry back into the crowd.

"Hello." Lanky Loonpaw returned the greeting cordially, almost monotonously, as she sat down beside Frecklecry. Her ears angled toward the warrior, in recognition that she was being spoken to, but she did not glance her way. Her gaze was fixated firmly on the crowd, scanning for anymore cheering felines of her rank. Streampaw seemed rather enthusiastic; perhaps she could talk to him later. "A tour would be nice."

Tess_Potter

April 29th, 2022, 11:02 AM

Peace walked over to the new apprentice. "I'll be joining you soon!" she meows, stretching up to touch noses with Loonpaw.
Slushie

dino.

April 29th, 2022, 11:09 AM

// Silverdream

>Loonpaw<
A muzzle was suddenly in her face and a second nose bumping against hers, and Loonpaw jumped to her feet and strode back several pawsteps. A scowl immediately overtook her initial placid expression and she glowered down her long nose at Peace, looking rather perturbed. "Please do not touch me." Her voice was robotic in a way but still emotional enough to portray her anger at being brushed up against without her permission, and her hackles and tail bristled as she stared down at the kit. Joining her soon? Loonpaw would be sure to avoid her.

Tess_Potter

April 29th, 2022, 11:11 AM

"Sorry..." Peace meowed. "I'm just excited. I'm getting my new name today."
Slushie

starry

April 29th, 2022, 11:14 AM

| Slushie hope you don't mind him coming over <33 |

Flintstrike had padded out of the warriors' den right as Oaksong entered, extremely annoyed. And just in time for Loonkit's ceremony! The large grey tomcat did not smile often but a tiny grin was plastered on his face. Although he'd no idea where Swankit was, At least Loonk- Loonpaw made it to her apprentice years. "Loonpaw! Loonpaw!" he chanted, padding over to his adoptive daughter. Frecklewish appeared to be there already, but he had something to say. "I'm proud of you, Loonpaw. Congrats on becoming an apprentice."

dino.

April 29th, 2022, 02:48 PM

// Silverdream starry.

>Loonpaw<
Loonpaw continued to stare down at Peace, expression flickering, before returning to her seat and glancing away. "Don't do it again." There was no call to just shove your face into someone else's, excited or not, and Loonpaw would have more than words to throw at her soon-to-be-denmate if it happened a second time.

Her ears caught her fathers voice and she turned toward him. Her scowl melted away into a loving smile and she rose to her paws again and bounced forward to meet him halfway. Somewhere in the back of her mind she wondered if her smile matched his own, and she beamed at him, eyes sparkling. "Thanks, Dad. I wish Swankit was here, too, but..."

duckie

April 30th, 2022, 10:43 AM

FRECKLECRY
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The warrior flinched as Loonpaw jumped up and away from Peace and prepared to step in but the altercation seemed to resolve itself as soon as it had atarted, so she settled down again. That was... strange, and Frecklecry made a mentle note to to touch Loonpaw without permission in the future.

A tom she wasn't familiar with, but appeared to be Loonpaw's father, made his way over and closed the distance with them to greet him. Waiting for them to finish, so as to not interrupt such an important moment, Frecklecry spoke up once it seemed the conversation had slowed, "Hello! I don't believe we've met before but I'm Frecklecry." they greeted, "I'll be mentoring your daughter. I intend to do my very best at taking care of her and her training and teach her all I can!"

[ Slushie starry. ]

WhitesilverQueen

May 1st, 2022, 12:44 PM

Spottedpaw watched happily. If the clan was well, than all was well.
{open}

SplashyLumi

May 1st, 2022, 12:47 PM

Steamtail pondered to himself

Quasar

May 2nd, 2022, 04:17 PM

Risingpaw | he/him

The tom flicked an ear at the announcement, quietly chanting Loonpaws name along with the rest of the clan

marshy

May 12th, 2022, 04:26 PM

[please disregard the last meeting as it has ended skdksd]
As Skystar made his way back to the clearing his wounds seemed to numb and although the plants were screaming in full force, he climbed onto the streamstone immediately. "All those old enough to swim, gather under the streamstone for a clan meeting... if you are well enough of course." Skystar didn't want anyone who was too injured at a meeting and not in the medicine cat den.
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Pitou

May 12th, 2022, 05:24 PM

**Codwhisper**

The spotted tabby was out in the territory, visiting Haven Springs as his mind had been drifting a lot recently to the last time he'd been there with Honeypaw, when he saw the group of exhausted and injured Riverclanners treading back towards camp on his way home. Alarm shocked through him; he'd clearly missed something. He let the wounded walk into camp ahead of him before falling in behind them and hurry into the clearing. He quickly made out Skystar jumping to the Streamstone. The leader looked equally worn as the rest of his followers but his voice rang out over the camp for a clan meeting. Codwhisper tried to take in the cats around him, attempting to piece together what had happened, as he hurried to find a seat and look up to Skystar for answers.

**Doeheart**

Doeheart hurried to meet the cats filtering into the clearing. Her heart raced as she searched for her nephew or any other family among the injured. She'd heard rumor of a battle with Thunderclan, which brought up other worries in her mind that she tried desperately to push aside as she watched her injured clanmates. Skystar's voice interrupted her thoughts and she turned, her mind still whirling, as she found a seat to listen to the meeting.

~Fierce~

May 12th, 2022, 05:33 PM

~Leopardcloud~
Leopardcloud padded into camp, her face revealing nothing about how she was feeling. She heard Skystar's words and padded over to the Streamstone, sitting down and wrapping her tail around her paws. She wasn't as injured as others were but she did have some scratch marks along her side. They were only oozing droplets of blood every once in a while but nothing too serious. She would be left with some faint scars but luckily her fur hadn't been ripped out so they wouldn't show.

WinterMara

May 12th, 2022, 05:52 PM

| Whitepaw of Riverclan |

She was livid that her clanmates AND Windclan were mousebrained enough to lose too a bunch of squirrels, actually, no that was a compliment to them, a bunch of scraps and dust. Whitepaw sat at the Streamstone, a disappointed yet angered gaze being potent.

| CLOSED

R0WAN

May 12th, 2022, 06:11 PM

: ̗̀ ❥ Spiderpaw [HE/HIM] [ OPEN ] ´ˎ˗

The long-legged apprentice had finally got back to camp. He was exhausted and completely drained of any feelings. So much blood... So much violence... It was nothing Spiderpaw had expected to see. He even saw apprentices, ones that he used to see everyday, dead in the grass. He started to feel so much guilt come over him; he thought so low of them, constantly annoyed by how energetic they were. Now they were never going to be lively again. Just the thought of it caused Spiderpaw hunch over. Tears started to built up in his eyes. Why couldn't it be him? They were so young... so happy... and all he had ever done was sulk around and judge them. He should've been the one in the grass. They should've been here right now! He shakily lowered himself down to the ground, covering his face that was now covered in tears. This was all too much...

SplashyLumi

May 12th, 2022, 11:42 PM

Steamtail looked around "what happened? Why are there cats hurt?! BAGDER?! FOXES?! DOGS?!` He panicked,he hadn't known about the cove(Because Willow was trying to finish rp with Dovecloud,a thunder clan cat first)

Shade.

May 13th, 2022, 03:54 AM

Lizardfrost was still bleeding slightly but did not care. She limped, one of her paws dislocated, over to the meeting.

MockingRabbit

May 13th, 2022, 04:17 AM

Troutstone sat at the Streamstone and waited for the gathering to begin. He felt guilty about not being in the battle, but knew it was not his fault.

Karlos

May 13th, 2022, 04:22 AM

{ Stream'Paw | CLOSED }

{ Stream'Paw gathered underneath the Streamstone, wincing as he saw the half-dead apprentice and warriors sitting besides him. Gosh, Snake'Heart would have a hard time with all of this... The silver tabby flicked his sky-blue eyes back up to the leader, tilting his head and squinting as he gazed over his wounds. Stream'Paw clenched her teeth, gazing around the clearing; They were lucky not to be in the battle, thank StarClan, but they wished they could fight among their clanmates and friends and family. }

Abyssopelagic

May 13th, 2022, 06:23 AM

Palehound limped back into camp, trying to ignore the searing pain in her sliced up pawpads. She'd already picked out the seashell shards that had planted themselves into her feet, but it didn't stop the pain or the bleeding. She'd have to find some clean moss to press her paws into to soak up the bleeding and perhaps staunch it a bit until Snakeheart could see to her.
For now, she was willing to sit through it to hear what Skystar had to say. She couldn't help the unintentional anger that blazed in her eyes when she looked at him, remembering that promise he never fulfilled. But anger was no good for her, it just made adrenaline flood through her and her heart beat faster, and she didn't need to lose anymore blood as it was.
So she scanned the crowd instead, not realizing she looking for a particular face, even as the heart ache set in. She wanted this stupid meeting over with.