June Gathering

[Undertaker]

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[ marshall zenosaurus Moonraven NinjaBloss marni Jayvines starry ]

[Undertaker]

The moon was full and it was that time of night once. Slithering from the darkness and into the almost blinding moonlight, Dawnstar padded onto the beach, shaking out her thick brown pelt and shedding droplets of water. There was dust of clouds covering the sky tonight, light rainfall came and went, but the moon funnily enough remained untouched. Funny way for StarClan to show them they were still watching.

The beach was empty, Dawnstar's flickering tail was the only sign she gave that it bothered her. The giant feline allowed her clanmates to trail in with her as she entered. She found the sand felt odd underneath her paws, not as soft. It was brittle and stiff, it stuck to her pads and irritated her paws. Wet sand was more irksome than dry. Dawnstar quickly made her way over to the seastones and took a seat on the rock.

Her powerful muscles rippled underneath her sleek pelt as she straightened her back and watched her cats pour into the gathering place. Her golden amber eyes gleamed ask she glanced up at the cloudy sky. She was expecting this meeting to be pretty tame, unless ThunderClan and RiverClan had been at it again. Oh, that's right, ThunderClan should finally have proper leadership. She knows she should be very interested in that considering the fuss she put up at the last gathering, but at this point, Dawnstar could care less who led that clan of kittypet so long as they had proper leadership and stopped making a mockery out of the clan.
[ShadowClan's Arrived]

[Ian]

Vixensnarl padded onto the sand that made up the area below Seastones behind her leader. This would be her first Gathering as an Enforcer of ShadowClan, though it didn't mean much. Maybe some kittypet or rogue would come and cause a fuss; that way, she could show off a little bit. Either way, molly simply settled herself down in one of the drier spots as she waited for the other three Clans to arrive.

[Open]

[Shade.]

Sharpfang padded along, blending into the shadows. The way to the seastones was a good way to practice nightly stealth. You'd think night stealth would be easier than day stealth, but tracking was very different when you had to use night vision. She emerged eerily into the seastones clearing and sat down patiently.

(open)

[Orion]

|| Centipedepaw & Hornetpaw | OPEN! ||

The brothers had been late to the last gathering, showing up right as things finally got interesting; they’d witnessed half a dozen cats collectively lose their minds, devolving into a shouting match like pathetic babies, but before anything fun happened Dawnstar decided to take them all home. It seemed brutally unfair. Why couldn’t ShadowClan have stuck around long enough to see the ThunderClan cowards take a swipe at those smelly RiverClan fish? Why deprive Hornetpaw and Centipedepaw of some excellent entertainment? They’d trudged home obediently, trading sour looks and bitterly regretting not arriving sooner. This time, the boys wouldn’t get stuck back at camp doing chores. This time, they’d find the best seats to watch all the drama unfold.

And if everybody decided to behave themselves…? Well, maybe Centipede and Hornet would have to rustle some fur.

Just like last time, both young toms had brought little “gifts” to bestow upon any cats that didn’t annoy them: simple tokens brought from their territory to symbolize alliance or favor or whatever. They carried delicate bluebell and vivid scarlet firewheel, a white oxeye daisy, a fallen pine twig, and a shed hawk feather each. Pretty items, things that smelled of their home and acted as visual reminders of where they came from. Rumors circulated that the other clans appreciated such peaceful gestures… polite manners could win friendships, could win trust, and if there was anything that a ShadowClan cat loved…

It was an opportunity to exploit and manipulate such connections for all they were worth.

The siblings jostled one another in their excitement to reach the Seastones, shoulders bumping as they raced along behind Dawnstar and the rest of their clan. When they reached the beach, Hornetpaw immediately tried tossing clumps of wet sand toward Centipedepaw’s face—which the Deaf tom easily avoided, zig-zagging across the damp, glittering ground with breathtaking agility.

They signed insults back and forth, of course—paws moving deftly, bodies performing a graceful dance that only they understood. Who knew? Perhaps they’d meet someone worthy of learning their language tonight.

[taillow]

Cinderstar
With the moon rising high into the sky, Cinderstar padded quickly through the lush undergrowth of ThunderClan's territory in the direction of Seastones. Not a single part of her was nervous - mainly because she knew she had support going into this first gathering as the official leader. Sparrowflight would be sitting below her, Sundust and Rosepaw would hopefully be coming as well, and plenty of the Clan warrior who seemed to be working just as hard as she was to restore the Clan.

Approaching the beach the silver spotted she-cat was greeted with the familiar scent of ShadowClan, but unlike perhaps most of ThunderClan she refrained from showing any reaction to it. She was a leader now, not just a warrior - and it was her duty to represent ThunderClan. Picking useless fights because she couldn't stand the way the toads smelled would be counter productive.

Cinderstar sucked in a soft breath before heading towards the Seatones, this time bunching her hind legs and ascending the stones with much more confidence than she had the last time. She had every right to be up here - it was something she'd had to remind herself on the way to the gathering - and as she settled onto the rock where she had seen several ThunderClan leaders sit before, her blue gaze shifted to Dawnstar.

"Dawnstar." Her tone was neutral in greeting as she nodded to the ShadowClan leader. "I did not wish to announce it at the last gathering because I had not yet been to the Starcave, but I am ThunderClan's new leader. I have received my lives, and Sparrowflight has been appointed as my deputy." Flicking an ear to indicate the cream and brown she-cat who had hopefully made her way to sit on the rocks below where the other deputies would soon gather.

[ Undertaker Jayvines ]

[ THUNDERCLAN HAS ARRIVED ]

[SpiritWolf_yt]

Shadowscar and meadowleap followed the shadowclan, shadowscar finds a dark place to sit

thunderblaze and ashpaw and stormpaw walked into the meeting proudly, they sit down and listen to the leader talk

Robinflight limped into the gathering having difficult time to balance, he limped till he reached thunderblaze

[open]

[Shade.]

Rosepaw had finally managed to get some sleep and was actually feeling...okay, at the prospect of a gathering. ThunderClan was normaler now. No one had imploded recently so that was nice. Now, Rosepaw wasn't particularly excited about anything, on account of all the accidents that occurred around her. She had, in fact, tripped a few times on the way here and stepped on some tails. But it was better than expecting an argument and an outsider invasion and coming over sleep-deprived because of riots and nights of healing. She was no longer feeling like throwing up, just sort of miserable and dull, like usual. It'd sure be a shame if something went wrong....

[Madelaine]

Goosepaw - Female[she/her] - Post 7

The newer apprentice padded behind Cinderstar and the rest of her clanmates. This was her first gathering as an apprentice and boy was she nervous. Goosepaw moved forward looking around for her mentor. Would he be here? She hoped so. Being with someone she knew would be less stressful. Goosepaw looked around trying to find him.

// Willie Warf; reply only if your interested \\

[Jayvines]

~ Sparrowflight ~

Gently padding along behind Cinderstar, Sparrowflight's eyes were quick to scan the clearing in front of the Seastones as they approached. With her paws back in commission she was all too pleased to have an opportunity to stretch her legs outside of camp, but that didn't mean she'd let herself have the night off from her duties. Twitching her nose as Shadowclan's scent hit her muzzle, the Thunderclan deputy swiftly made her way up to the front after Cinderstar.

She paused only for a moment as her green gaze flicked up to evaluate Dawnstar's interaction with their newly appointed leader, before hopping onto the rocks that the clan's deputies usually sat on. It seemed she was the first one to take her place, so with an awkward glance at the new seating territory she chose a spot at random.

Hopefully she hadn't managed to sit on anyone's favorite rock. That would certainly get introductions off on the wrong paw...

[starry]

Cinderblaze stalked after Dawnstar, taking to walking gracefully. He'd settled on making a good first impression, although no one could take his cockiness from him. Insults were needed from time to time for the purpose of bringing sense into some cats anyways. He was curious to see who ThunderClan had picked for their new leadership; hadn't Cindersky promised to get that sorted out before the next gathering? Ah, finally they arrived. The deputy leaped onto the seastones, settling not far away from Sparrowflight. Oh... so she was ThunderClan's new deputy? He eyed her up and down, a smug grin fighting its way onto his maw.

"You're ThunderClan's deputy, then?" he asked, tilting his head. "I'm Cinderblaze of ShadowClan. Their deputy, if you will." Getting to know everyone was pretty boring, but he figured he'd follow the usual routine. Until the announcements started, everything would most likely be a little... bland. But of course, the maine coon could deal with it. The usual, isn't it?

"So ThunderClan finally has their leadership situation sorted out?" he inquired smoothly, although he knew the answer already. "Cinderstar's your leader then - no big surprise. It confuses me that she was not appointed leader earlier with you as her deputy." He was unable to stop himself from chuckling. It was clear all along which two cats would lead ThunderClan in the future. "How are things going? The life of a deputy is quite stressful, hm?" Punishments, patrols and all that stuff... Cinderblaze could deal with it. The question was almost friendly although he said it in a cocky way - that was just Cinderblaze being Cinderblaze.

Jayvines

[WinterMara]

| Softpaw of Thunderclan |

Softpaw had arrived nervously, this was the first gathering where they had a proper leader in moons, and, well, she was unsure on how the other clans would respond to it. But that was, longterm thought, for now she just wanted a gathering to not result in her having a meltdown.

| Open IG?

[Moonraven]

The slender, one-eyed, leader found the beach filled with both ThunderClan and ShadowClan as she set her paw on the gritted sand. She left her clan to follow in behind her as she immediately made her way over to the seastones. The eldest leader took her usual place amongst the four leaders and curled her tail around her paws. She was pleased to see both Cinderstar and Sparrowflight in their rightful place. Twilightstar wasn't sure why, but the gathering felt more... whole now that ThunderClan finally had their ranks settled.

Twilightstar offered a silent greeting to both Dawnstar and Cinderstar but didn't bother intruding on their conversation. Instead, she swung her eyes in the direction of where RiverClan usually arrived. It wasn't like them to be late, or last for that matter of fact. She hoped nothing had happened to them. Turning her head back to the cats that littered the beach, Twilightstar wasn't spotting any fresh wounds or scars on either ShadowClan or ThunderClan, it didn't seem like the clans have been picking fighting with each other as of late, which was really nice for once. Twilightstar has been at the helm long enough to not expect a non-dysfunctional gathering.

If it wasn't the leader picking fights, one of their clanmates was causing unnecessary drama or they had some unexpected visitors. Twilightstar didn't think she's had a dramaless gathering before. She might die of shock if they had one today.
WindClan's Arrived

[MockingRabbit]

Lizardtail strode after her leader into the gathering. We are the first, she thought, sitting down on a cold stone.


Feathernose sniffed the air. Not the first clan, ShadowClan beat us. But is really doesn't matter. She raced down the hill, skidding to a stop just in time to not overtake her leader. She gave her chest for an embarrassed lick. She waited until Cinderstar had taken her place then began to mingle in with the ShadowClan warriors.


Swiftheart threw off any shyness he had and joined the gathering. The scents of the other two clans was strong and unwelcome, but there was a truce, so he threw of that too.


{OPEN}

[Dirtfur]

Cricketsting padded to the gathering. It looked the same as few moons ago when Cricketsting went missing. The creamy tabby sat down and waited for the leaders to start the gathering.

[OPEN]

[MaryTheCrow]

- Copperfire -
He/Him

Copperfire followed Cinderstar and the rest of his clanmates towards the seastones. A quick look told him that the only clan here before them was ShadowClan. He made an unimpressed noise at that and broke off from the rest of his clan to sit in his favorite spot - any place where there wasn't as much crowding. As he waited for the gathering to start, he watched the other cats. If he had to pick - ShadowClan would be his least favorite of the other clans. Those cats always seemed so selfish and uncaring. The red tabby threw a dirty look at some random ShadowClan cat.

With the arrival of WindClan came even more cats. He considered moving, but decided against it. WindClan cats were the most tolerable of the other three clans. Still, he'd rather eat his own paw before trusting a cat from a different clan.

[OPEN]

[SpiritWolf_yt]

[ lilypaw female, she/her post 67 [i think]


lilypaw had no intention to talk to a shadowclan or thunderclan, what would it be if something happen to the meeting and yet everyone cause trouble " hope this meeting won't be terrible" she mumbled


scalepaw [post 15 i think] male, he/him

scalepaw dragged his fluffy tail into the gathering not believing if shadowclan or thunderclan can be trusted

ashclaw male, he/him

ashclaw entered the gathering and sat down silently

[open]

[taillow]

Laurelpaw
To say that she had been racing towards the gathering would have been an understatement. Throughout the walk to Seastones Laurelpaw was racing in between her Clanmates, excitedly scampering closer and closer towards where Twilightstar led at the front. As soon as she veered off to go sit on the rocks the black and white apprentice launched herself onto the sand, landing square on it and sending grains flying around her paws.

She had finally made it! So this was a gathering, huh? Her blue and yellow eyes scanned the sandy area, trying to take in all of the scents. Skyleaf had taken her on a tour of the borders earlier, so she recognized both ShadowClan and ThunderClan were already here. And there were so many cats!

No one had really given her a rundown on how gatherings were suppose to work, and there were not that many cats talking amongst one another besides the ThunderClan and ShadowClan leaders. Boring! Bounding forward the newly made apprentice tried to look for a cat to talk to, snickering here and there as she caught the faces of some cats.

[ open! (windclan apprentice) ]

[SpiritWolf_yt]

Stormpaw padded into the gathering with ashpaw, he looked around then seeing a windclan apprentice" mind as well make a friend" he assumed, padding over to luarelpaw he smiled" hi im stormpaw from thunderclan who are you?" he asked
marni [i gotta find more interaction for my little boi]

[taillow]

Laurelpaw
Hearing a voice approach her, the black and white apprentice turned around to find herself met with a fresh wave of musty forest scent. Wrinkling her nose at the onslaught, Laurelpaw moved her ears forward to listen to what he was saying. So this was a ThunderClan apprentice? "Cool, dude. I'm Laurelpaw of WindClan. But my scent should've told you that already," she began, taking a seat and snorting once more. "Don't your mentors over in ThunderClan teach you how to recognize scents?"

[ Breezestarfire ]

[SpiritWolf_yt]

stormpaw smiled as he sat down the tom flicked his tail gently" i haven't learned how to scent others if they are windclan or any other clans yet," he replied gently
marni [sorry for late reply

[taillow]

Laurelpaw
Hmph. Well that was just sad. Looking the apprentice up and down Laurelpaw scoffed. "How do you expect to become a warrior if you're not taught to distinguish scents? That's like, the first day of training. Maybe the rumors are true and every cat in ThunderClan really are just a bunch of lazy squirrels." That would be hilarious, and definitely something Laurelpaw wanted to dive headfirst into. "Let me guess. A typical day in ThunderClan involves a bunch of laying around and whining and complaining about how hard it is being a warrior?"

[ Breezestarfire - You're good! I apologize about Laurelpaw, she's a bit of a snarky cat haha ]

[SpiritWolf_yt]

stormpaw scoffed lashing his tail heavily" oh what and windclan walks around and act all proud stuff" he snapped," i just became a apprentice its not like i knew you were a windclan, i bet windclan isn't as brave as thunderclan is" he says boldly flicking his ear

[ your fine i actually like the personality XD] marni

[stag]

Etiquette- Copperfire -
He/Him

Copperfire followed Cinderstar and the rest of his clanmates towards the seastones. A quick look told him that the only clan here before them was ShadowClan. He made an unimpressed noise at that and broke off from the rest of his clan to sit in his favorite spot - any place where there wasn't as much crowding. As he waited for the gathering to start, he watched the other cats. If he had to pick - ShadowClan would be his least favorite of the other clans. Those cats always seemed so selfish and uncaring. The red tabby threw a dirty look at some random ShadowClan cat.

With the arrival of WindClan came even more cats. He considered moving, but decided against it. WindClan cats were the most tolerable of the other three clans. Still, he'd rather eat his own paw before trusting a cat from a different clan.

[OPEN]

Rushingheart |SHADOWCLAN|
: Dense Tortie With Cream Points and Brown Paws,Red Tail and Dapples litter Rushinghearts pelt :
The lean tortie wasn’t surprised by the lack of Etiquette that this Thunderclan warrior showed. Disgusting to say the least,Rushingheart wasn’t the Etiquette Police though so it let the warrior slide. He was a bit confused by the leadership and deputy as they were an odd by overall good pick for the roles given by starclan. “Would You Not Give Me Dirty Looks When I don’t Even Know You? I don’t know what I did to you-“ It spoke in a soft tone to the tomcat. Rushingheart was a bit taller than this cat,not larger though. Just long legs he guessed.

< Rushing Use’s Any Pronouns! So These: He/She/It/They/And Any Neos you would like!>.

[taillow]

stormpaw scoffed lashing his tail heavily" oh what and windclan walks around and act all proud stuff" he snapped," i just became a apprentice its not like i knew you were a windclan, i bet windclan isn't as brave as thunderclan is" he says boldly flicking his ear

[ your fine i actually like the personality XD] marni

Laurelpaw
A smirk stretched across her face as the apprentice made it clear she had struck a nerve. Feigned shock radiated within her gaze as she gasped lightly. "Oh my, do we? Stars, I must apologize..." she began, her voice taking on that of what seemed to be a mocking apologetic tone, before it quickly shifted once more into snark, "...for our Clan actually telling it how it is. Wasn't it ThunderClan who got taken over by ShadowClan and didn't lift a single paw to get themselves out of that mess? Sounds pretty cowardly to me. At least when WindClan was attacked by ShadowClan we actually used our claws to fight back. You know, like warriors do?" She had heard the stories around camp, of the tumultuous path that her Clan had faced with the shadow cats.

Then, a sinister chuckle lifted from her and she fixed an amused look to Stormpaw. "Oh wait, you probably don't, seeing as you don't even know how to distinguish scents yet, so you're not even warrior material. It's only a matter of time before your Clan kicks you out because of it." Blinking her eyes innocently, Laurelpaw gave a flick of her tail as the smirk once again replaced the doe-eyed look.

[SpiritWolf_yt]

Laurelpaw
A smirk stretched across her face as the apprentice made it clear she had struck a nerve. Feigned shock radiated within her gaze as she gasped lightly. "Oh my, do we? Stars, I must apologize..." she began, her voice taking on that of what seemed to be a mocking apologetic tone, before it quickly shifted once more into snark, "...for our Clan actually telling it how it is. Wasn't it ThunderClan who got taken over by ShadowClan and didn't lift a single paw to get themselves out of that mess? Sounds pretty cowardly to me. At least when WindClan was attacked by ShadowClan we actually used our claws to fight back. You know, like warriors do?" She had heard the stories around camp, of the tumultuous path that her Clan had faced with the shadow cats.

Then, a sinister chuckle lifted from her and she fixed an amused look to Stormpaw. "Oh wait, you probably don't, seeing as you don't even know how to distinguish scents yet, so you're not even warrior material. It's only a matter of time before your Clan kicks you out because of it." Blinking her eyes innocently, Laurelpaw gave a flick of her tail as the smirk once again replaced the doe-eyed look.


Stormpaw 8 moons old, male he/him

stormpaw layed his ears flat down," yadi blabit blibiy blab" is what he heard, thought , he rolled his eyes" oh ya and windclan what gonna pitch you out of the clan if your mentor is active and that he's lazy," he says with a small shake of his head" oh windclan has always been to windy" he says making a little mock on luaruls clan

stormpaw pranced his paws up and down as he gave a little smirk," thunderclan is not a coward! Cinderstar is gonna lead now that was before when we didn't have a leader but now we do!" he boldly said lashing his tail at luarulpaw

[Glacial]

Swiftheart threw off any shyness he had and joined the gathering. The scents of the other two clans was strong and unwelcome, but there was a truce, so he threw of that too.
Fallowpaw | ThunderClan | Post 25

Fallowpaw followed Cinderstar into the clearing, green eyes darting around. He figured he should attend the gathering to prove his loyalty. Thinking about possible conversation, his gaze settled on a WindClan warrior and he made his way over. "Er... hello," he meowed, greeting the stranger awkwardly. "I'm Fallowpaw, and you?" There wasn't any trouble ThunderClan had with WindClan for all he knew, so this would (hopefully) be safe.

[MockingRabbit]

Fallowpaw | ThunderClan | Post 25
Fallowpaw followed Cinderstar into the clearing, green eyes darting around. He figured he should attend the gathering to prove his loyalty. Thinking about possible conversation, his gaze settled on a WindClan warrior and he made his way over. "Er... hello," he meowed, greeting the stranger awkwardly. "I'm Fallowpaw, and you?" There wasn't any trouble ThunderClan had with WindClan for all he knew, so this would (hopefully) be safe.
Swiftheart looked down at the ThunderClan apprentice. "Hello Fallowpaw, my name is Swiftheart," he mewed cheerfully, How is all in ThunderClan?"

[Glacial]

Swiftheart looked down at the ThunderClan apprentice. "Hello Fallowpaw, my name is Swiftheart," he mewed cheerfully, How is all in ThunderClan?"
Fallowpaw | ThunderClan | Post 26

Swiftheart was a nice name. Fallowpaw hoped he was swift, maybe he'd see that soon. I should try to go for a little run, then I'll know. "ThunderClan is doing well. Cinderstar is a good leader - I think that under her reign ThunderClan can thrive. How about WindClan?" he asked, interest evident in his tone.

[MaryTheCrow]

- Copperfire -
He/Him

Copperfire's fur raised in alarm when the cat he'd thrown the dirty look at actually responded. He had really done it now. Great job Copperfire, you have caught a ShadowClan warrior's attention and now they are going to make you pay for disrespecting them and their entire bloodline by killing you when no one is paying attention. A quick look at the other showed that the ShadowClan warrior wasn't acting aggressively... yet. He composed himself before responding in a flat, annoyed tone: "Oh, well excuse me for not knowing you were the one in charge when it comes to who can look where. Next time I'll make sure to ask you." The red tabby lashed his tail unconsciously before reminding himself not to. He didn't want to start a fight, especially not at a gathering, but he wouldn't let other cats step on his tail if he could.

[ Paramore ]

[stag]

- Copperfire -
He/Him

Copperfire's fur raised in alarm when the cat he'd thrown the dirty look at actually responded. He had really done it now. Great job Copperfire, you have caught a ShadowClan warrior's attention and now they are going to make you pay for disrespecting them and their entire bloodline by killing you when no one is paying attention. A quick look at the other showed that the ShadowClan warrior wasn't acting aggressively... yet. He composed himself before responding in a flat, annoyed tone: "Oh, well excuse me for not knowing you were the one in charge when it comes to who can look where. Next time I'll make sure to ask you." The red tabby lashed his tail unconsciously before reminding himself not to. He didn't want to start a fight, especially not at a gathering, but he wouldn't let other cats step on his tail if he could.

[ Paramore ]

Rushingheart |SHADOWCLAN|
: Dense Tortie With Cream Points and Brown Paws,Red Tail and Dapples litter Rushinghearts pelt :
:Any Pronouns:

Rushingheart was confused,This Thunderclaner was different. “I’m surprised- Your clan can stick up for themselves.You’re the one who gave the attitude- Being a complete asshole for nothing. Maybe Thunderclan is useful,Especially after Dawnstar took over…what dear did she instill in you firecats? I deeply appreciate your ability to stick up for your lowly clan and yourself. Rushinghearts ear perked up,Their red tail lashing as Copperfire spoke,this Thunderclan warrior was truly no coward it seems.
They gave no attitude or harsh tone,He wasn’t one to pick a fight. A fight he probably wouldn’t win,but it would be a great set up- maybe get This Copperdire guy set home. “A Thunderclan warrior mercilessly attacks a shadow clan warrior.” Rushing would keep that in mind if she had too.

[MockingRabbit]

Fallowpaw | ThunderClan | Post 26
Swiftheart was a nice name. Fallowpaw hoped he was swift, maybe he'd see that soon. I should try to go for a little run, then I'll know. "ThunderClan is doing well. Cinderstar is a good leader - I think that under her reign ThunderClan can thrive. How about WindClan?" he asked, interest evident in his tone.
"WindClan is well. We have new warriors and the prey is running well, a little too well sometimes," replied Swiftheart.

[MaryTheCrow]

- Copperfire -
He/Him

Copperfire flicked his ears in annoyance. Who did this cat think they were? He lifted his head, and with a slightly condescending tone he mocked the tortoiseshell: "Such big words, didn't know you ShadowClan cats knew those. And keep my clan's name out of your mouth, it stinks of fox dung. Considering what you ShadowClan cats eat, I wouldn't be surprised if you actually did eat some." He could exchange insults with this cat all day if he had to.

They had brought out an odd need to defend his clan when usually he wouldn't really care unless cats he cared about were affected. And wasn't that an interesting thought - his loyalty wasn't even to his clan, only to some of his clanmates. "You know, you're a great example of your clan, picking a fight where there doesn't need to be one and sticking your nose where it doesn't need to be. Are you trying to gain something from this?" The red tabby squinted at Rushingheart, scrutinizing him.

[ Paramore ]

[stag]

- Copperfire -
He/Him

Copperfire flicked his ears in annoyance. Who did this cat think they were? He lifted his head, and with a slightly condescending tone he mocked the tortoiseshell: "Such big words, didn't know you ShadowClan cats knew those. And keep my clan's name out of your mouth, it stinks of fox dung. Considering what you ShadowClan cats eat, I wouldn't be surprised if you actually did eat some." He could exchange insults with this cat all day if he had to.

They had brought out an odd need to defend his clan when usually he wouldn't really care unless cats he cared about were affected. And wasn't that an interesting thought - his loyalty wasn't even to his clan, only to some of his clanmates. "You know, you're a great example of your clan, picking a fight where there doesn't need to be one. Are you trying to gain something from this?" The red tabby squinted at Rushingheart, scrutinizing him.

[ Paramore ]

Rushingheart |SHADOWCLAN|
: Dense Tortie With Cream Points and Brown Paws,Red Tail and Dapples litter Rushinghearts pelt :
:Any Pronouns:


“Aren’t You The One giving others dirty looks. And doesn’t you clan get lit on fire like every year- God you guys are complete assholes,no wonder nobody likes you. ” this guy was a freak pile of dung. It wasn’t being rude,Rushing wasn’t being rude or was upset. Rushing was getting a little pissed though. Yet Thunderclan wondered why nobody liked them or defended them. Maybe Riverclan was right to not like the leeches.
“I’ll take that as a compliment as my clan mates would have torn you to shreds by now if it were them,so I would really shut your burned smoke filled mouth.but hey,at least our leader has been in power longer than 4 of your combined,I mean since your clan is so worthless that one of you had some sense to get someone to help you,and maybe Dawnstar left fear in your hearts or something but it’s not like that wasn’t there before! Truly embarrassing.” It snickered,looking up at Cinderstar,the shecat was the newest addition to the seastone,not a good thing. Rushingheart normally wasn’t the kind of cat to hiss at others but she let out a low hiss at Copperfire.

//Mentioning You Both In Case You Either Want To Call Back Rushingheart or Copperfire//
Undertaker & marni

[GoldenDays]

All open!//


Red’paw he him Shadowclan


Red’paw padded into the clearing, he’d held high as he followed his clan close. He wondered who he’d meet today. It seemed thunderclan had a new leader. He wondered if starclan would even give this one nine lives since they weren’t Dog’bark and weren’t technically heir to thunderclans leadership. Didn’t matter much to Shadowclan though, even if Dawn’star had chosen thunderclans leadership like she had intended before it wouldn’t have changed that suspicion.

Oak’paw he him Shadowclan

Oak’Paw bounced into the clearing excitedly, meeting cats from other clans would be so much fun! Hewo woukd he meet? What were they like? Would he get along with non-Shadowclan cats, would they like him? He hoped they’d like him. More importantly would he like them? That one wasn’t to hard, of course he would! He’d not met a cat yet that he didn’t like!

Mouse’claw he-him Windclan

Mouse’claw padded in silently, already glancing around. RiverClan w sent here yet so all he had to do was sit and wait. He knew he should probably try and not hang out with Petunia’fire to much but he couldn’t help but seek her out whenever he could. She was everything he wanted in a cat, beautiful, kind, thrilling and the only thing in the world that could stop his tail from twitching and make his brain stop shouting at him. She was everything.

Crow’fire he-him Thunderclan

Crow’fire padded in, he wasn’t confident but he wasn’t nervous either. He had decided tonight would be his effort to make some actual friends. He hadn’t yet and it was stupid that he’d focused so much I training that he’d not actually talked to any cat. He didn’t care what clan this new friend was from, he just needed somebody to talk to. If he kept in his one head for much longer he felt like he might just explode.

[SpiritWolf_yt]

Meadowleap sat silently then seeing a cat she decided to say hello, she walked up to crow'fire" hello im meadowleap who might you be?" she asked
GoldenDays

[Moonraven]

[Open]
Lionpaw darted into the gathering with a wide smile on her face. The apprentice honestly did not give two mousetail about what was going on with the rest of the clans. She was here for one thing and one thing only, that was to pelt her brother with some sand! He was eating sand if it was the last thing she did! So weaving around the multitude of cats, making sure to keep out of every cat way, and reaching the back of the gathering place, she padded straight up to the tide. Unable to spot her brother yet, and half praying that he had decided to come to this gathering, the orange-eyed feline began to play in the water. She was somewhat distracted by the fact tide going back and forth. She had to chase the water as it receded and then run away as it chased her back up to the dry land. Lionpaw did this about ten times, completely entertained with herself.

The lilac she-cat giggled and laughed, splashing in the tide and being extra careful not to get dragged into the waves. Her mother, Twilightstar, had once told her about how she drowned trying to save their lost brother, Stagleech. Drowning sounded terrifying, so Lionpaw made sure not to be as careless as she normally was. The apprentice didn't get why more cats didn't play with the water, chatting was fun and all but WindClna didn't have water around the like this so this was way more fun. Pausing to see if she could spot Leechpaw here and there, but unable to spot the gigantic apprentice, she went back to playing in the water.
Undertaker [she didn't get to throw sand at Leech last time, so it's happening this gathering!]

[MaryTheCrow]

- Copperfire -
He/Him

This cat was annoying, Copperfire decided. With a roll of his eyes, he complained: "Dirty look this, dirty look that, have you considered this is just what my face looks like? And I'm pretty sure you've just been saying the same thing over and over like a mockingbird, maybe you really don't know that many words." The first statement was probably correct at this point, he'd been frowning so much these past few moons, maybe even years, that he doubted many cats still remembered what he looks like without a frown.

It seemed as if Rushingheart wasn't starting a fight, good. However, that look at Cinderstar made him think that the other was trying to get a leader's attention. If that's what you want, go ahead. The red tabby didn't expect much of a response from the leaders, after all, they weren't noticeably disrupting everyone, right? "What, trying to get someone to solve your problems? You seem to like hiding behind Dawnstar's name so much, maybe it's because you yourself are spineless?" he taunted. Copperfire decided to test if the other would get more upset at the mention of her leader, after all, why else would she keep insulting his clan? Are a cat's words not a reflection of themselves?

[ Paramore Undertaker marni Vouch, they're not being peaceful.]

[stag]

- Copperfire -
He/Him

This cat was annoying, Copperfire decided. With a roll of his eyes, he complained: "Dirty look this, dirty look that, have you considered this is just what my face looks like? And I'm pretty sure you've just been saying the same thing over and over like a mockingbird, maybe you really don't know that many words." The first statement was probably correct at this point, he'd been frowning so much these past few moons, maybe even years, that he doubted many cats still remembered what he looks like without a frown.

It seemed as if Rushingheart wasn't starting a fight, good. However, that look at Cinderstar made him think that the other was trying to get a leader's attention. If that's what you want, go ahead. The red tabby didn't expect much of a response from the leaders, after all, they weren't noticeably disrupting everyone, right? "What, trying to get someone to solve your problems? You seem to like hiding behind Dawnstar's name so much, maybe it's because you yourself are spineless?" he taunted. Copperfire decided to test if the other would get more upset at the mention of her leader, after all, why else would she keep insulting his clan? Are a cat's words not a reflection of themselves?

[ Paramore Undertaker marni Vouch, they're not being peaceful.]

Rushingheart |SHADOWCLAN|
: Dense Tortie With Cream Points and Brown Paws,Red Tail and Dapples litter Rushinghearts pelt :
:Any Pronouns:


Oh how bad it wanted to smack this guy across the face,But that would get him sent home- or even worse as it would be breaking the peace at the gathering (not like they haven’t done that before). “How long has Shadowclan defended you? How long has Shadowclan done everything for you- and your sorry little clan. You speak about getting things done for me,while your clan has had to be leeches to every other clan. Shadow clan has supported your clan for what? 3-5 Moons now? Your clan has relied on everyone to do things for you and yet you say I’m trying to get your filthy little leader to do it for me,how pityfull and it quite embarrassing for a smoke breather like yourself to say. ”
Rushingheart spoke with a harsh tone now,if this guy was gonna say he was asking for favors then they would bring up everything shadowclan has done for Thunderclan. A complete turn of the tables,Assholeish after assholeish word that this guy spit had nothing to back it. Thunderclan we’re complete leeches,sucking shadowclans blood dry,The freak’s. “Yet you ask me what your disgusting little face looks like? It gross. If I had the ability to erase my memory your face would be the first reason,Smoke breather. You say I hide behind my leaders name and yet you haven’t had one for the last 5 moons! I’ll say it again,Forestfireclan lives off of shadowclans kindness,and I’m truly surprised you guys have yet to say your gratitude to Dawnstar for making you a clan again. You have had so many leaders either die or go missing it’s embarrassing to say the least-Flintstar,Duskstar,Buckstar,Aspenstar and her little deputy what’s his name? Dogfreak. Don’t get me started on your medicine cats either.
Your Clan has no spine,you lose high ranks every moon. Explain why that happens Smoke breather? If you’re gonna have the guts to speak about my leader let’s talk about all of yours!”

[taillow]

Stormpaw 8 moons old, male he/him

stormpaw layed his ears flat down," yadi blabit blibiy blab" is what he heard, thought , he rolled his eyes" oh ya and windclan what gonna pitch you out of the clan if your mentor is active and that he's lazy," he says with a small shake of his head" oh windclan has always been to windy" he says making a little mock on luaruls clan

stormpaw pranced his paws up and down as he gave a little smirk," thunderclan is not a coward! Cinderstar is gonna lead now that was before when we didn't have a leader but now we do!" he boldly said lashing his tail at luarulpaw



Laurelpaw
What in the name of StarClan was he babbling about? Confusion spread clearly across her face as she looked at the apprentice across from her. After a moment, she peered closer as if looking for something. "Do you... do you have cotton fluff for brains? Why would my Clan kick my mentor out for being active? She is more active than your entire Clan, I'll bet, dung face."

Stars, this cat was irritating, but Laurelpaw simply snickered. "Oh yeah, until she dies or goes missing and you have yet another leader the next gathering. You must've left your brain up in a tree before coming here, fluff tail. How about you run and preach about how ThunderClan isn't a coward to the ocean, hmm?"

Annoyed, the black and white apprentice gave an eye roll and a huff. This conversation was actually going nowhere, so Laurelpaw got to her paws. "Have fun not becoming a warrior, Cowardpaw." And with that the apprentice trotted off, tail held high in the air.

[ Breezestarfire - and Laurelpaw has left!]

[SpiritWolf_yt]

Laurelpaw
What in the name of StarClan was he babbling about? Confusion spread clearly across her face as she looked at the apprentice across from her. After a moment, she peered closer as if looking for something. "Do you... do you have cotton fluff for brains? Why would my Clan kick my mentor out for being active? She is more active than your entire Clan, I'll bet, dung face."

Stars, this cat was irritating, but Laurelpaw simply snickered. "Oh yeah, until she dies or goes missing and you have yet another leader the next gathering. You must've left your brain up in a tree before coming here, fluff tail. How about you run and preach about how ThunderClan isn't a coward to the ocean, hmm?"

Annoyed, the black and white apprentice gave an eye roll and a huff. This conversation was actually going nowhere, so Laurelpaw got to her paws. "Have fun not becoming a warrior, Cowardpaw." And with that the apprentice trotted off, tail held high in the air.

[ Breezestarfire - and Laurelpaw has left!]
stormpaw walked away and sat at a different place, pfft cowardpaw im stormpaw not cowardpaw ther med cat is cowpaw so is he a med cat app or a med cat, he thought
Stormpaw, male ,he/him post 15

[Jayvines]

It seemed Sparrowflight had only just managed to find a comfortable spot to sit when a rather large tom followed her up onto the rocks. Stars above, he was a bit of a big one wasn't he? Tilting her head towards him in a respectful greeting, she nodded in assent to his question.

"Indeed I am. It's a pleasure to meet you Cinderblaze," she stated cordially, giving him a once over in return as he began to speak. Other than having a bit of a prideful tone this cat seemed decently levelheaded for Shadowclan, but they had only spoken a few lines between each other so Sparrowflight would refrain from passing any concrete judgement just yet. "Cinderstar was definitely the best choice for leader, as far as I'm concerned. She has done exceptionally well so far in pulling Thunderclan back up."

Wait, did he just say that he wasn't surprised that she was made deputy??? Did many cats outside of her clan know about her identity???

Not entirely sure how to take that, the younger deputy forced a smile onto her muzzle with a short hum.

"Deputy duties certainly are a pawful, but nothing I can't handle," she stated firmly. It wouldn't do to have Shadowclan of all clans thinking that Thunderclan's leadership wasn't up to the task of leading. "How are things in Shadowclan? Prey running well?"

starry

[Eaglet]

Thrushfur - He/Him - Thunderclan - Pale brown tom with blue eyes.

Thrushfur rushed in through entering the gathering place, weaving through the cats sitting near his clanmates. He sat straightening his back in order to look pleasant in front of the other clans. His blue shining eyes widened staring upon the three leaders who have arrived with their clan. He twitched his whiskers tilting his head looking around the gathered cats trying to spot one specific pelt.

He frowned seeing that Weaselpaw was nowhere to be found. I should have woken him up for Starclan's sake! Thrushfur wanted to bang his head on a tree for being so mousebrained. Knowing that the apprentice was probably snoring in his cozy bed right now. Though it was his duty to teach an apprentice to be a future warrior. He gritted his teeth his fur bristling. Then it relaxed knowing being angry at himself won't do anything to solve the problem. He could only pray for Weaselpaw to wake and gather around to see his first gathering. He silently congratulated Cinderstar for getting granted her nine lives by Starclan.

Meanwhile he would pay attention and tell Weaselpaw all about the gathering if he would not arrive. He curled his tail around his paws as he yawned lowly. Patiently waiting for the last clan to arrive and get the gathering started in one peace.

fernmass

[ OPEN, just quote to rp with my character :heartbounce: ]

[taillow]

Laurelpaw
After having left Smokepaw, Laurelpaw took notice of what appeared to be two kits arguing in the middle of the gathering. Tossing insults left and right, her eyes went wide as her mouth formed a little 'o' - but it was not in shock, more so appreciation. This would definitely spice the gathering up!

Bounding forward on her paws, she skidded to a halt, uncaring that sand flung itself everywhere (and perhaps even onto the two cats). "Woah! I didn't know they allowed kits into the gathering?? Is this your first time out of camp, you two?" Her tone was exaggerated and obviously mocking both of the warriors as a smirk drew itself upon her face. Her tail tip flicked back and forth as she moved her gaze between the ShadowClan and ThunderClan warrior.

"Man, your leaders must be so proud of you for acting like true warriors." Yet more sarcasm dripped heavy in her tone as Laurelpaw chuckled, taking a seat and watching the two warriors. Would it come down to blows? That would surely get them sent home from the gathering - and if not, then Laurelpaw was simply here to add fuel to the fire.

[ Paramore MaryTheCrow - I couldn't help but toss Laurelpaw in, she would want to join in on the drama :D ]

[starry]

Skyleaf entered the clearing, blue eyes sparkling with interest as she saw two new faces on the seastones. Cindersky and Sparrowflight, if she recalled correctly. She smiled, glad that ThunderClan had their leadership situation settled. Now, I’m sure all of the clans can thrive. Ah, cats were socializing, a beautiful sight. She enjoyed watching the clans have friendly interactions with each other... and it seemed Laurelpaw wouldn’t agree with that if Skyleaf asked. Sighing, she drew closer, hoping everything calmed down before she needed to step in. Finally the argument stopped, and she took a deep inhale of relief.

“Laurelpaw-” she started, before realizing her apprentice was causing trouble again. Ears twitching, Skyleaf made her way over. “Laurelpaw,” she mewed again. “That’s not how we address others.” Despite the words she spoke, her tone wasn’t stern. She was not like that. “Come, sit with me, alright? Let’s leave this scene.” If Laurelpaw would listen... that was questionable. However, Skyleaf hoped being relatively soft would help the young molly listen. She couldn’t help but cast a hostile glance at the ThunderClan and ShadowClan warriors. There’s really no need to fight.

marni :heartbounce:

[stag]

Laurelpaw
After having left Smokepaw, Laurelpaw took notice of what appeared to be two kits arguing in the middle of the gathering. Tossing insults left and right, her eyes went wide as her mouth formed a little 'o' - but it was not in shock, more so appreciation. This would definitely spice the gathering up!

Bounding forward on her paws, she skidded to a halt, uncaring that sand flung itself everywhere (and perhaps even onto the two cats). "Woah! I didn't know they allowed kits into the gathering?? Is this your first time out of camp, you two?" Her tone was exaggerated and obviously mocking both of the warriors as a smirk drew itself upon her face. Her tail tip flicked back and forth as she moved her gaze between the ShadowClan and ThunderClan warrior.

"Man, your leaders must be so proud of you for acting like true warriors." Yet more sarcasm dripped heavy in her tone as Laurelpaw chuckled, taking a seat and watching the two warriors. Would it come down to blows? That would surely get them sent home from the gathering - and if not, then Laurelpaw was simply here to add fuel to the fire.

[ Paramore MaryTheCrow - I couldn't help but toss Laurelpaw in, she would want to join in on the drama :D ]
Skyleaf entered the clearing, blue eyes sparkling with interest as she saw two new faces on the seastones. Cindersky and Sparrowflight, if she recalled correctly. She smiled, glad that ThunderClan had their leadership situation settled. Now, I’m sure all of the clans can thrive. Ah, cats were socializing, a beautiful sight. She enjoyed watching the clans have friendly interactions with each other... and it seemed Laurelpaw wouldn’t agree with that if Skyleaf asked. Sighing, she drew closer, hoping everything calmed down before she needed to step in. Finally the argument stopped, and she took a deep inhale of relief.

“Laurelpaw-” she started, before realizing her apprentice was causing trouble again. Ears twitching, Skyleaf made her way over. “Laurelpaw,” she mewed again. “That’s not how we address others.” Despite the words she spoke, her tone wasn’t stern. She was not like that. “Come, sit with me, alright? Let’s leave this scene.” If Laurelpaw would listen... that was questionable. However, Skyleaf hoped being relatively soft would help the young molly listen. She couldn’t help but cast a hostile glance at the ThunderClan and ShadowClan warriors. There’s really no need to fight.

marni :heartbounce:

Rushingheart |SHADOWCLAN|
: Dense Tortie With Cream Points and Brown Paws,Red Tail and Dapples litter Rushinghearts pelt :
:Any Pronouns:

Oh my freaking god! Can I never catch a break from assholes,Now 2 windclanners- the warrior (the mature one) is taking the baby away. Rushingheart turned slowly to look at the apprentice that had just flung sand everywhere- Control yourself Rushing- “I’m surprised yours is still alive. Since you guys stole our territory after all,but hey. At least we can aren’t smoke breathers like Forestfireclan. Shadowclan has higher priorities than a Bunny and A Smokebreather. God why are you all assholes. God damn- ”
“Thank you for controlling your child apprentice- ” It looked blankly at Skyleaf,offering a slight glance at Laurelpaw as he padded away. Damn Smoke breathers Rushingheart would rather not get in trouble with Cinderblaze,Let alone Dawnstar,she knew the power the leader held.

{Rushingheart has Left and Relocated To A different section Of The Crowd If Shadowclanners}

[taillow]

Laurelpaw
As she wait waiting for a response from the two cats, Laurelpaw heard pawsteps come up behind her. Skyleaf. Oh, so that wasn't how others were addressed? She could've been fooled with how many WindClanners she'd heard speak ill of ShadowClan. "I am perfectly fine where I am, thanks. Isn't that what a gathering is suppose to be? Getting to know the other Clans?" She tossed her mentor a pointed look before rolling her eyes.

A... what did he call her? Looking back towards the ShadowClan warrior, Laurelpaw let out a smirk, then a laugh. "Yeah, I must be the child says the cat who's walking away! Go back to the nursery, you overgrown kitten." Another bought of laughter shook her as she got to her paw, padding after the tom a bit. "And for your information, I'm not a kit. I'm an apprentice - and apparently one who can handle heat better than you, dirt face." There. That ought to be good.

Satisfied with her remarks, she turned to look at Skyleaf with a raised brow. "Was that better for you?" Another short snicker as Laurelpaw padded away from the situation, tail flicking two and fro.

[ Paramore starry - Laurelpaw has left ]

[MaryTheCrow]

- Copperfire -
He/Him

Copperfire opened his mouth to make another retort before being interrupted by an apprentice. Laurelpaw, if he remembered correctly, - a WindClan apprentice. Being called a kit was... surprising, funny too. It cut off his tunnel vision and left him slightly dumbfounded. She was quickly joined by her mentor. The ShadowClan warrior spat some angry words before leaving, causing the red tabby to huff a small laugh. "They sure got fired up, didn't they? Shouldn't have started a fight they couldn't win," he mused to himself.

That left him with the WindClan cats. The apprentice was an innocent party in his eyes, It seems like her first gathering which means she's basically still a kit. Still naive and still funny in a way only kits can be. The warrior, however... "Apologies for disrupting you, I just had an obligation to defend my clan's honor. If there's nothing more to say I'll be out of your fur now," he replied swiftly. With the main problem out of the way, his fighting spirit had died down. Copperfire had no interest in upsetting her since she was keeping her nose out of his business and trying to keep her apprentice's nose out of it too. With that, he turns away and attempts to find another spot to sit at. And here he thought that he'd found a nice quiet spot, it just had to be ruined, hadn't it? Whatever, it wasn't his fault.

[ Paramore marni starry Copperfire has left. Also, so many people responded and I was out that day nooo my cool responses, gone with the wind!]

[TheNyanCatMinecart]

~ IVYSNAKE OF SHADOWCLAN ~ (http://warriorcatsonline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=50110)

Ivysnake padded to the Gathering place with the rest of her Clan. ShadowClan had been the first to arrive, but now ThunderClan and WindClan were here. It was interesting how fast the other two Clans had arrived - sure, most Clans didn't take their sweet time arriving, but they had gotten here considerably fast. The dark brown tabby walked across the sand, heading toward the Seastones, where the medicine cats and deputies usually gathered. From what she knew, medicine cats and deputies stuck to their own separate groups; it's just that they were in the same place. Ivysnake scanned the base of the Seastones. Cinderblaze, ShadowClan's new deputy, hadn't taken any time in getting there. There was another cat sitting there, too - a tan she-cat with a brown tail and paws. Ivysnake knew that she was from ThunderClan, and it took her a moment to remember her name as Sparrowflight.

Has ThunderClan finally gotten itself together? Ivysnake wondered, trying to suppress an eye roll. Curiously, she glanced up at the Seastones. Dawnstar and Twilightstar were there. Even though Ivysnake would always resent the lilac-gray she-cat for taking one of Dawnstar's lives, she also had to respect her for her strength. Dawnstar was a formidable opponent, yet Twilightstar had managed to take a life from her. WindClan might've been weak bunnies in the past, but now they had proven themselves to be a true Clan. As for ThunderClan, they had been pathetic, frog-brained, and weak when Ivysnake had last seen them. The medicine cat apprentice glanced up, noticing Cindersky as well. She'd caused quite a fuss last Gathering when she'd tried to sit up there. Had she finally become a true leader? A better question was: if she had, how long would she last?

Ivysnake turned away from the ThunderClan cat on the rock and headed over to where the medicine cats normally sat. Only one other was there: Rosepaw. The marbled brown tabby's mentor, Sundust, didn't seem to be with her yet. Cowpaw hadn't shown his face - neither had Fallownose, apparently. Ivysnake was sure that they'd be here soon. Also, RiverClan still had to arrive, so that was something. The black-striped she-cat sat down, tucking her tail over her slender paws; then she turned toward Rosepaw. Ivysnake didn't give a rat's tail about how other cats were doing unless it was important to her, Dawnstar, and/or ShadowClan, but since this was a Gathering, she figured that she might as well make a bit of conversation.

"Hello," Ivysnake meowed coolly, her tone neutral as she fixed her sharp amber gaze on the younger medicine cat apprentice. "You're Rosepaw." It wasn't a question; of course it wasn't. How would Ivysnake not know Rosepaw's name? She'd spent plenty of time in ThunderClan. "Does ThunderClan finally have a leader and a deputy? I see Cindersky on the Great Rock, and Sparrowflight is sitting with Cinderblaze." Ivysnake's eyes narrowed slightly as she said this, and her tone held a sort of scorn in its undertones.

Shade.

[marshy]

Skystar padded under the light of the full moon to the gathering. it was certainly a chilly and even gloomy night. The light rain provided a soothing sound as opposed to the yelling he had grown all too accustomed to. The sound of wet dirt under skystar's paws irked him slightly as the sound irritated him. Though most sounds did nowadays, it seemed the plants grew louder and louder by day. Usually the yelling had a height, and then would die down and down until it was a bone chilling silence. he didn't have the luxury of that silence anymore however, and was treated to constant yelling. And incoherent yelling at that.
As padded into the beach, he noticed all the other leaders had arrived before RiverClan. Although he could really care less about that matter, as long as RiverClan could tell its announcements and leave quickly, he was fine with it. Gatherings seemed only to be a nightmare nowadays, and Skystar preferred to stay at them for as least amount of time as possible so RiverClan could get to more important things. Jumping onto his stone, he patiently awaited for RiverClan to settle in for the hopefully quick night. Of course the night had to be started off with a bang however, although it wasn't a very loud bang. "Cricketsting [ Dirtfur ], I don't know what got into you're head to arrive here before the rest of your clan but in future, make sure to wait for us to arrive before you stroll into the gathering." Skystar wished he knew what woudl even cause the cat to want to be here but, he supposed there was no real issue in it in the end.

RiverClan has arrived.

[Dirtfur]

The creamy tabby's fur heated in embarrassment. Mouse dung!, he forgot he was supposed to arrive to the Gathering behind the RiverClan leader. "I guess I got too eager. Sorry, Skystar," Cricketsting apologized and bowed his head, wishing that he would've think before doing. Wanting to avoid any more embarrassment by having cats look at him, Cricketsting padded to the back.

[Open]

[Bean.]

Nightpaw looked around then sat down silently, she never been to a gathering before nor seen alot of cats in one place before. She felt nervous..

(open)

[taillow]

Fawnpaw
Oh, stars above was she nervous. As the Seastones came into view, marshy soil transitioning into soft sand, Fawnpaw swallowed. So many scents danced around her nose and the muffled voices of so many different cats made her ears draw back a little bit. Inside her chest her heart hammered, and she halted on the edge of the sandy clearing. Her throat felt tight all of a sudden, and her limbs quivered a bit as if continuing to hold her up was a chore.

Quickly, she looked around the area for any one of the cats who made her feel calm - Wormbite, Lynxfall, Snowleap - but she didn't spot any of them. Swallowing once more, she took a few more paces into the clearing, dragging her paws with her. Everything was so... loud. And there were so many scents. Any excitement she'd had for the night vanished like morning fog as she tried her best to still her breathing, eyes round as they stared out at the sea of cats.

[ Open for someone to maybe help her a bit at first! ]

[Undertaker]

Dawnstar kept quiet as the silver Bengal leaped up and joined her on the Seastones, beneath them sat that one cream and brown pawed she-cat in the deputy's place. Since they were in proper places, Dawnstar wasn't going to bother telling them to remove themselves from the stones. Obviously, ThunderClan had kept its words and finally found a leader and deputy. But Cindersk... Cinderstar had to make a point and point that out to Dawnstar as if she were blind and stupid.

Huffing, Dawnstar graced the newest leader with a glance and then went back to watching the cats filling the beach up. "So you were named leader at the last gathering but decided to withstand the humiliation of being scolded by Twilightstar like an unruly kit because you didn't have your name or lives?" Her tone lacks hostility or insult as she spoke. Dawnstar was genuinely confused on how that made any sense whatsoever.

When Dawnstar was first named ShadowClan's leader, she had to fight for the one life she had and move her entire clan to a new camp, and she did that all with the mere rank of a leader. No name nor lives yet. She would have happily come to the gathering with only her rank if she hadn't been worried about her own clanmates trying to kill her. If Cinderstar had simply told them that she and her little birdbrain had been named leader and deputy, they could have avoided the whole fiasco at the last gathering in the first place. This was why Dawnstar was unable to take ThunderClan seriously, some of the decisions they made were utterly ridiculous. It was no surprise that Cinderstar was where she was right now, which is why Dawnstar supposed she was so uninterested in ThunderClan. They were so... boringly obvious.

Not waiting to see if Cinderstar answered her or not, her eyes were drawn over to WindClan as Twilightstar joined them. The ShadowClan leader didn't return the nod but took notice of her arrival which was more than enough for Bunnystar. RiverClan arriving last was odd of them. They were here now so that's all that mattered. Dawnstar chose to wait until some cats showed up before starting announcements, it was still pretty early, and even though she'd like to be heading home. Skystar's clan needed to settle in and some of the deputies were missing.
marni

[Pitou]

**Elmshadow**
Shadowclan Medicine Cat
[OPEN]

The dark tom stalked onto the empty beach behind Dawnstar, taking a seat near the Seastones where he could see both where Dawnstar perched herself and the beach where the cats of all clans would soon be gathered. Although he was a medicine cat now, he couldn't shake the instinct to watch over the gathering for anything beginning to go astray.

Cindersky and Sparrowflight leading Thunderclan were the next to arrive and then Twilightstar with Windclan. Skystar and Riverclan were the last to arrive. It was curious, watching Riverclan's trajectory. Kestrelstar had built Riverclan into a potentially formidable opponent for Shadowclan. In Skystar's short reign he's already lost to Thunderclan, a clan, especially at the time, that was hardly much of a clan at all and now showing up late to the gathering, a trait unlike Riverclan. He didn't waste his time on fruitless thought experiments and conjecture so he quickly moved his thoughts on to more worthwhile matters.

Cindersky was back to sitting atop the Seastones. She was having a conversation with Dawnstar that Elmshadow couldn't overhear so he decided that matter was well taken care of. Ivysnake had sparked a conversation with Rosepaw. It was good to see her promptness though he took note that his other apprentice didn't seem to be present; hopefully that'd change. While he found gatherings a drag, he understood their importance and wouldn't miss one, he also recognized their importance in the development and learning for the apprentices. Elmshadow let his gaze rest easily over the gathering, waiting for its beginning as all of the clans had now seemed to be present.

[Pitou]

**Cougarivy**
Enforcer Commander of Shadowclan
[OPEN]

The small mottled she-cat padded into the gathering, the beach sands squishing up between her toes. The coolness was refreshing against the growing heat of the days. Though the nicer weather meant more time to get out and have more fun. The other clans always seemed so much more dormant and complacent throughout the leafbare moons. With the nicer weather they'd surely be more restless cats ready for a good fight. Cougarivy shivered, a grin spreading over her mouth, at the thought.

She looked first to Dawnstar on the Seastones and then to Elmshadow sitting nearby and another wave of excitement filled her. She'd been chosen by Dawnstar herself to lead the best of Shadowclan's best and she was the mate of the current medicine cat, whether he cared to admit it yet or not. She found a spot in the sand in the center of the clearing and sat down, curling her flicking tail around her paws.


**Doeheart of Riverclan**
[OPEN]

The lilac calico she-cat padded in after Skystar. The clearing was full and her senses were bombarded by the scents of the other three clans. They were the last to arrive. She sighed but moved forward, finding a spot among the gathered cats to sit within the beach sands.


**Codwhisper of Riverclan**
marni

The spotted tom padded with his aunt in the beginning of the trek but broke away with a warm nod as the group of Riverclanners spread out through the beach. He took in a deep breath of the salty air. Anything that resembled the water was always a comfort for Codwhisper, even the traces of the unforgiving waters that sent dangerous waves crashing into shore. He quickly noticed Fawnpaw, her body language stiff and nervous. Codwhisper smiled but trotted smoothly over to the anxious apprentice. Rubbing his flank against hers, he lowered his head and meowed, "It's a lot to take in, hm? A little tip. Find one cat, the best are cats from other clans, and focus only on talking to them. Most of them don't bite, they're just like any of the rest of us. Some are better to talk to than others." He chuckled and gave her a reassuring smile. He took a half-step ahead of her to allow her to stay with him or offer her the opportunity to break away to talk to somebody else, though he kept his posture lowered in case she wanted to say something.

[Rizo]

~Spiritfire of Shadowclan | Open~

Making her way to the Seastones behind her leader and the other cats of her clan, the molly let her tail sway behind her. The full moon shone on her brilliant white pelt, causing her to almost glow in the darkness. Her orange eyes flashed as she made her way to the side of the stretch of beach, positioning herself next to a rock that cast just enough of a shadow to lessen the reflectivity of her fur. Wrapping her fluffy tail about her paws, Spiritfire let her eyes wander, taking in all the cats that had come to the gathering.

~Moosecrash of Thunderclan | Open~

Padding after Cinderstar towards the gathering, the large tabby tom lumbered along slightly off to the side, letting those smaller than him go first. His size was a pain sometimes, he was always self-conscious of blocking somecats view. Letting out a small sigh, the Maine Coon carefully stepped his way around the outside of the gathered cats, picking a spot off to the side of the Seastones to sit. Moosecrash was excited for this gathering, it was the first since Cinderstar had officially taken over as leader, and he looked forward to hearing her speak.

~Emberpaw of Thunderclan | Open~

As she followed the group to the gathering, not far behind Cinderstar, the orange she-cat let her mind wander, thinking about the last couple of gatherings she had actually attended. She felt much more confident in herself now, and she was steadily getting closer to becoming a warrior.
This might be my last gathering as an apprentice.
Comforted by the thought, Emberpaw took a seat in an open spot on the sandy beach, amber gaze resting on the leaders on the Seastones.

~Moonfrost of Riverclan | marni Ravensong~

Enjoying the breeze that was gently coming off the ocean, cooling the warm night, the dark tabby followed the golden pelted leader towards the gathered crowd of cats. So Riverclan was last to arrive this time. Well, no matter, that just meant they could get things started and over with that much faster, and she could return home to her sister to check on her that much sooner. As she padded along, Moonfrost looked around at the delegation from Riverclan. Quickly her blue eyes caught sight of Fawnpaw, who seemed, well... terrified. She did notice Codwhisper pad up to the apprentice and offer a couple words of comfort, but there was only so much a relatively unfamiliar warrior could do. Making her way over to the apprentice, she gave a polite dip of her head to Codwhisper, and let her pelt brush against that of the young she-cat, giving her a warm smile.
It's okay, little one. I'm here. I may not be your dads, but I am your friend.

[taillow]

Cinderstar
From where she sat below, she caught several bits and pieces of conversation. Both the ShadowClan deputy and medicine cat apprentice seemed oddly obsessed with ThunderClan leadership, as both asked questions about it finally being sorted out. It rubbed her fur the wrong way that the Clan of toads was still highly interested in what went on in a Clan that was not theirs. Sparrowflight seemed to handle herself just fine against Cinderblaze though. She kept an ear on Rosepaw, incase Ivysnake decided to continue to speak in such a tone. There was no reason for it, as far as she was concerned. But as much was to be expected from such a cat.

"I suppose if you see it like that, then yes." Her tone held no hostility or retort. From her view, it had not been felt as being scolded, but she was not interested in proving herself, her actions, or her Clans actions to anyone other than them at the moment. She held respect for Twilightstar, and in her mind trying to explain how ThunderClan had determined their leader would surely just confuse the rest of the Clans - and right now Cinderstar knew they needed to work on being a Clan once more in the eyes of their neighbors.

Turning her gaze onto the shoreline where Twilightstar had led WindClan in she returned her silent greeting with a gentle nod - though, when Skystar came, she just cast him a glance. It held no emotion in it, no hatred or anger. Just a simple, acknowledging glance. As much as she wished to comment on how funny it was that a warrior of his had gone ahead without him, she knew that ThunderClan itself had that occur more than once, so she kept silent.

Settling back in, it was easy to notice that several cats were still missing. Fallownose from WindClan, and Snowleap from RiverClan. Hopefully the two toms would show up soon. Casting her gaze to the crowd below, she waited for more cats to arrive. There were not many this gathering which was odd - but maybe that meant that for once, they would have a peaceful meeting under the moon.

[ Undertaker ]

[taillow]

Fawnpaw
Everything felt like too much. It all felt just too much! Maybe she should go home. Yeah, that would be --

As Fawnpaw was working on slowing her breathing, she felt a flank brush up against her and the scent of her Clanmate waft around her. Turning her terrified gaze up to see who it was, she noticed an unfamiliar face. But... he smelled of RiverClan at least. And his name... Cod, something or other... Codwhisper? He seemed comforting at least. Hesitantly, she smiled up at him as her ears unfolded themselves. "Thanks, Mr. Codwhisper." Picking out just one cat seemed nice.

Another pelt brushed against hers and she turned to look at... Moonfrost? She couldn't quite recall the two names of the warriors, but those seemed the most familiar, as if she was remembering hearing them around camp. Her... dads? Did she know who her dad was?? That perked her up a bit, curiosity floating within her. "Thank you, Ms. Moonfrost." Maybe she could ask more back at camp about who her dad was. Maybe Moonfrost also knew where Daystripe was!

Picking up the shell she had brought with her to make friends, she took a few steps forward to flank Codwhisper once more. Okay, she could do this. Taking another deep breath through the shell she had clamped in her mouth, Fawnpaw nodded. "I can do thif," she said around the shell, reassuring herself just as much as she was the two warriors.

With a grateful glance in their direction, she stepped forward a few paces to look around. Most cats already had others to talk to it seemed, but off to the side were two cats who looked to be around her age. Attempting to smile as much as she could carrying a shell, Fawnpaw padded over softly, ducking her head in the formal greeting she had observed other cats doing. "Hello, my name if-" she began, then went flushed as she realized she still had the shell in her mouth. Setting it down with an embarrassed chuckle, she looked back at the two. "Hello. My name is Fawnpaw, and I'm from RiverClan. This is my first gathering. Could I... maybe sit with you both?"

[ Ravennsong RiztheHuntress , xath - For Centipede and Hornet ]

[Ian]

Fallownose padded into the Gathering a little later than the rest of WindClan. He had gotten sidetracked following a strange scent, though it ultimately led nowhere. He weaved his way among the cats already gathered and leaped up onto the stone where the deputies sat next to Sparrowflight and gave a nod to both her and Cinderblaze. "Greetings," the WindClan deputy murmured as he curled his tail over his paws and surveyed the cats below. Laurelpaw was being... Laurelpaw and Fallownose didn't feel the need to get involved with that. Instead, he decided to keep one ear open to what the other two deputies were saying as he waited for Snowleap to arrive now that RiverClan was here.

starry Jayvines

[Sorrow]

silentstorm of windclan - open to interact!

silentstorm stalked quietly towards Seastones, her banner flailing in the harsh yet warm wind. the she-cat quickly seated herself in an outlying position, clearly not in a bright mood. silent scanned the other felines from afar, her emerald optics guardedly closing and opening once again in an emotionless blink.

"these cats really are something," she purred to herself, her shaded grey pelt brightening in the light. "hopefully starclan shall not bring an early end to this gathering..."

[starry]

Skyleaf’s eyebrows quirked up as Rushingheart spoke, and suddenly she could understand why Laurelpaw was picking a fight. “Just... shut up,” she hissed. “Of course Laurelpaw is still alive. She’s clever and can handle things that are thrown her way.” Narrowing her sky blue eyes, she watched the ShadowClan warrior pad away. Good riddance. Ever since her death she knew exactly how cruel ShadowClan was, and she wasn’t trusting another toad. Her hostile manner was held purely towards the ShadowClan warrior until he retreated.

She let her gaze travel to Laurelpaw, letting out a soft sigh. “At least you showed him that he has no right to call you a child,” she replied with a chuckle. “That was... good. If he’s saying such things I guess you can repay him... just don’t go too extreme, okay? WindClan shouldn’t seem irresponsible. Not that you are, it’s just the insults.” Although that ShadowClan warrior deserved it.

As Copperfire spoke, she offered him a respectful nod. “It’s alright, I understand. ShadowClan can be a bit feisty at times. Maybe someone needs to show them that the other clans aren’t weaklings.” There was a twinkle of mischeviousness in her eyes, but she quickly dismissed it. The molly left the situation and sat somewhat close to Laurelpaw for the purpose of keeping an eye on her apprentice.

marni Paramore MaryTheCrow

[fernmass]

[ Weaselpaw of Thunderclan - He/Him - Black lanky tom with striped back, striped tail, and yellow eyes ]

Weaselpaw panted kicking up sand following behind the rest of his rushing clanmates. His feet pattered against the rockiness of the sand. Arriving at the gathering place passing by seastones seeing the cats that gathered. There weren't that many to be honest. He wondered why most of the cats haven't gathered here, thankfully most of the high-ranking cats were gathered. His first gathering and meeting cat's from other clans! This is very exciting!

Weaselpaw stalked slowly that slithered through the cats like a snake, searching for his mentor's pale fur. He would be embarrassed to mistake a cat for his mentor. He slightly leaned in to glance at other cats, finding Thrushfur among the cats. He rushed it then scooted his bum next to him.

Taking his seat calmly as he heavily sighed. I hope I'm not too late?.. He looked up towards where Cinderstar was, her silver pelt shined in the moonlight like a starclan cat has descended from the stars above. He opened his maw in awe, looking towards the other leaders with widened eyes. The different scents in the vicinity made him scrunch his nose. There were one's that smell like the wind and rabbits, And the other smells like dirt and mouse-dung. He tilted his head side-eyeing the cats at the gathering. My first gathering! He silently squealed in his mind. Licking his shoulder sitting respectfully with all his might.


[ Open for interaction! ]
[ Eaglet ]

[Sorrow]

[ fernmass ]

silentstorm of windclan

a shadow passed over silentstorm's gaze as she crept between the cats, weaving around the thunderclan tom with ease, unnoticed. her grey fur glowed in the light of the moon as she slowly sat down beside the sire.
"hello," meowed silent, trying to be polite. she didn't want to make a bad impression on this cat. she wanted to seem nice...not just a stiff rabbit-hunter.
silentstorm's green eyes shone brightly as she spoke, "we- err..i am wondering, is this your first gathering? you look as though you're quite excited."

[fernmass]

[ fernmass ]

silentstorm of windclan

a shadow passed over silentstorm's gaze as she crept between the cats, weaving around the thunderclan tom with ease, unnoticed. her grey fur glowed in the light of the moon as she slowly sat down beside the sire.
"hello," meowed silent, trying to be polite. she didn't want to make a bad impression on this cat. she wanted to seem nice...not just a stiff rabbit-hunter.
silentstorm's green eyes shone brightly as she spoke, "we- err..i am wondering, is this your first gathering? you look as though you're quite excited."

" It is! I mean - yes. It is. "

Weaselpaw's yellow eyes beamed like shining stars looking towards the grey she-cat warrior. Glancing at his mentor for a moment before continuing the conversation.

" My name is Weaselpaw, and I'm 6 moons old! What's your name? "

He leaned his head inward, a wide smile appearing on his face facing the she-cat. He didn't know the rules at the gathering, but it wouldn't hurt to talk with another cat from another clan would it? His striped tail bristled in excitement and comfort.

[Sorrow]

[ fernmass ]

silentstorm of windclan

"it is a pleasure to meet you, weaselpaw. i am silentstorm," the grey she-cat nodded sharply, bright green eyes like emeralds in the dark as she spoke. they lit up with a flame, but not in an angry way. a kind way. silentstorm lifted her paw to lightly tap the apprentice on the muzzle with a laugh, a grin showing on her face. "how is the gathering so far, hm?"

[fernmass]

[ fernmass ]

silentstorm of windclan

"it is a pleasure to meet you, weaselpaw. i am silentstorm," the grey she-cat nodded sharply, bright green eyes like emeralds in the dark as she spoke. they lit up with a flame, but not in an angry way. a kind way. silentstorm lifted her paw to lightly tap the apprentice on the muzzle with a laugh, a grin showing on her face. "how is the gathering so far, hm?"

" It's.... "

He looked around for a short moment, his smile lowering.

" It's alright, are gatherings usually this low? I thought there would be more cats here. You know like a 'gathering?' And it's awfully silent. And aren't there supposed to be 4 clans? I think There's only 3 here. This gathering doesn't seem to be what I imagined it to be.. "

He screeched his head back from the muzzle boop from Silentstorm. Weaselpaw muttered something else under his breath then laughed along. Although the gathering was silent, he believed that the gathering would commence soon once all the clans were all set. He hoped.

[Sorrow]

[ fernmass ]

silentstorm of windclan

silentstorm blinked in surprise. "well, riverclan isn't here yet. but i'm sure they'll be on their way soon," meowed the slender she. her frame was slim, and she had long legs that could let her slither like a snake. "you look about seven moons old, yes?" the she-cat wound around the tom, her tail flicking in the air as she continued this. "you're quite the apprentice," she whispered to herself and watched the cat, waiting for an answer to her previous question.

[fernmass]

[ fernmass ]

silentstorm of windclan

silentstorm blinked in surprise. "well, riverclan isn't here yet. but i'm sure they'll be on their way soon," meowed the slender she. her frame was slim, and she had long legs that could let her slither like a snake. "you look about seven moons old, yes?" the she-cat wound around the tom, her tail flicking in the air as she continued this. "you're quite the apprentice," she whispered to herself and watched the cat, waiting for an answer to her previous question.

Weaselpaw's eyes widened in surprise and amusement.

" I look like 7 moons old? That's funny.. "

Weaselpaw awkwardly laughed. He thought his legs were as short as can be! He nearly accepted it as a compliment letting out a short purr. His eyes following the Windclan deputy as they sat on their set place. Then shook his head. He was in a conversation with another cat, his eyes should be on them not another. I'm getting distracted again! Perhaps I didn't get a enough sleep.. He sighed faintly as he grunted lowly. He had to quickly wake up realizing there was a gathering. And when Thrushfur was gone that's when he knew he had to skedaddle out of the apprentice den.

His fur bristled along with the striped markings on his back, that were now visible under the moonlight. Shining down as if it was watching the mortal world like a guardian.

[lucidense]

Acornpaw sat down on a spot with not much people, tracing lines in the mud with a claw. He hummed to himself, not paying attention to what was going on around him.

(OPEN)

[Shade.]

Rosepaw was correct, there was in fact disaster brewing. Just talking to someone like ivysnake would be enough to bring disaster. Honestly, anyone talking to Rosepaw could bring disaster. She nodded awkwardly but before she could say hello Ivysnake was already asking questions.
"Um, uh, yes, Cinderstar and Sparrowflight are high ranks now." she replied. She didn't understand why the other clans were being so pushy. The two cats deserved their positions, of course, but all the pressure at the gatherings made her assume the clans were just being traditionalist grandpas.

TheNyanCatMinecart

[MockingRabbit]

Reedsplash looked about for someone to meet.
(OPEN)

[Orion]

|| Flickerpaw (any pronouns) | ★ OPEN! ★ ||

The last time Flickerpaw had been around a clan other than RiverClan, she'd gotten her tail kinked, her fur ripped, and her blood spilled. They'd watched their fellow clanmates thrown to the dirt and mangled, had walked out of the battle field with her paws sticky and red, their ears ringing from dying screams and shouts of terrible pain. Someone who might have been Flicker's friend, if only they'd had more time, had been slain as though she were no better than prey. And the monsters who'd taken her life—who had attempted to dissect Flickerpaw as though she weren't even a person—had felt justified in their violence. ThunderClan attacked because they somehow thought they were right to invade RiverClan, had wanted RiverClan's land for their avaricious selves... and then those repulsive squirrels had turned around and pretended that they had any right to grieve the carnage left in their wake. They cried moral high ground, an end to the senseless aggression they triggered. The unfairness was enough to make Flickerpaw puke.

The last time Flickerpaw had been around another clan, she'd been left with nightmares that woke them up with tears still glittering on their face. So why was she going to the Gathering?

Simple: she had to show those worthless scum-eating squirrels that the Great Flickerpaw had nothing to fear from them. Not anymore.

Forget the bloodstained dreams and the pangs that wracked her body like deep, cruel bruises. Flicker merely had to push themselves past all that drama and prove to herself—no, the world—that she had been crafted of tougher stuff. The cats of the gathering would either quake at her awesomeness or fall to her paws, begging for forgiveness or acknowledgement. She could do this. She was going to do this. And she wasn't scared at ALL—the trembles that shivered down her legs were only the jittery dregs of adrenalin pushing them to succeed! Yes! Exactly! HA!

... Of course, if Flickerpaw wanted to take a little extra time getting ready for the Gathering so she could look their very best, nobody could blame them... right?

The teeny tiny apprentice had resolved to make themselves into a magnificent vision, someone eye-catching and striking despite their perfectly compact size. Some felines tended to overlook her—uh, underestimate her—and Flicker wanted to squash that possible scenario like a bug beneath their wee paws. The way she'd prepared her fur would surely make anybody with functioning eyes stop and stare at her exquisite appearance... they would understand immediately that this RiverClan lass was nobody to mess with—or forget. She'd groomed herself until their black fur gleamed like water. The inky cat had spent the better part of twenty minutes gathering and rolling in a mixture of fragrant wildflowers they had foraged from around the territory: blooms picked for their sweet perfume, stomped to release a pleasant scent when Flicker pressed their fur against them. If a few colorful petals remained in her coat, that was an added bonus!

The final cherries on top of their fabulous ensemble were the generous gifts that Flickerpaw had picked out to bring to the Gathering: two huge pink water lilies, taken from a peaceful pawn at the heart of RiverClan territory. The stellate blooms were bigger than Flickerpaw's head; she had to trot somewhat sideways to be able to see past their bobbing rosy heads and her jaw felt somewhat tired from their weight... but the grand gesture would certainly make someone happy. Flicker planned to make friends—er, ALLIANCES—at this Gathering, darn it. If she couldn't find any fellow RiverClanners to hang out with, then she'd scope out potential relationships in the other clans...

Except ThunderClan. Obviously.

The small apprentice darted out of the darkness and shimmered out onto the beach, obsidian body shining with each step. Their heartbeat instantly kicked into high gear. Oh... they had never been to a Gathering before. That was a LOT of cats. So many... all in one place... they swallowed hard and clenched their water lilies tightly between their teeth, narrowing pale green eyes. Time to mingle!

[Captain]

With a small sigh leaving him, the dark-furred tomcat finally appeared at the edge of the clearing. He peered around at the Gathering of many cats spread out before him before slipping into the crowd, weaving through everyone and slowly making his way towards the place where the rest of the deputies were perched. Snowleap hopped up onto the stone and took a seat along the edge, looking to the three other cats who accompanied him here: Sparrowflight, Fallownose and… the new ShadowClan deputy whom he was not familiar with. It was nice to see the WindClan tomcat again and see the ThunderClan molly in more... peaceful circumstances. He lifted his large right paw and scratched the side of his neck for a moment before clearing his throat.

“Apologies for my tardiness, I was busy… with a personal matter.” He mentioned gruffly, glancing up towards the clan leaders, "Uh, what have I missed?" The tall oriental longhair hoped at least one of them could fill him in on the current politics of this Gathering. Because only StarClan knows Zeno doesn't have enough braincells to read through this entire Gathering thread.

( Jayvines NinjaBloss starry )

[Shade.]

The full moon illuminated the clearing of the Gathering. While the trees cast shade around it. Lizardfrost was trekking confidently across the dirt, not concerned about the darkness. She’d walked this path many times before. She settled into the moonlight. Meetings were often quite chaotic and undeniably social, both things Lizardfrost was not an expert on. She mostly just sat, listened for anything important, and stepped in when violence from or towards her clan happened. Sometimes, she wondered what she was even doing here. Recently, she had not been doing much. She felt like she was slacking off and wondered if Skystar had noticed. She worked out and hunted every day, of course, but that wasn’t any different than before she was a shield. She needed to do…more.

Among the shadows, someone trekked carefully across the strange and unfamiliar territory, looking around cautiously. She had suspicions that they were going in the wrong direction. And if it turned out that way, the cat bouncing behind her did not have long to live. She had agreed to let Princess Whatshername guide her here, despite her reputation of literally never telling the truth. She doubted she’d ever been from a clan in the first place. However, death threats could get into even the thickest of heads and that idiot had been around long enough to know what she was capable of.
Her ears perked up as she detected voices. Hmm, so they really were here. Her step quickened and became less careful, no longer caring about self-preservation. She saw the reflective eyes of many cats through the trees and scanned the clearing one last time, until…There she was.

Lizardfrost was feeling like she was about to doze off. She knew that would not be acceptable, so she shifted in her space. Suddenly a familiar yet long forgotten scent drifted into her nose. Before realization could hit her a shuffle from the bushes made her turn around. Her eyes immediately landed on Falcon.
“Would you look at that, so many cats in one place. Bet you feel real special, huh. Well, I have come to issue a challenge. LIZARDFROST! YOU DESTROYED MY FAMILY’S HONOR, AND I CHALLENGE YOU TO GET IT BACK! Duel to the death, 13 days from now, back at the old training place!” Falcon spat out her name like an insult and she could see her gleaming claws flex into the dirt. Lizardfrost rose to her paws and took a step forwards. Then she stopped and looked at Skystar ( marshall ) questioningly, what was she supposed to do? Then Falcon spoke up again.
“Where are my manners, I forgot to introduce myself! I’m Falcon, I come from a family of honorable and skilled fighters. Lizardfrost learned all of our skills and then refused to join us. Suddenly our abilities weren’t so exclusive anymore. She dishonored our family by spreading our techniques and using them for your petty battles. The only way to get our honor back is through a duel to the death! Prove to me that your arrogance is well-earned. You call yourselves warriors, as if everyone outside a clan is incapable of fighting honorably. Well, Lizardfrost has no honor and she represents your clan morals. If she refuses, ALL of the surrounding areas will learn of your cowardice and arrogance. Even if your little clan kills me I’ve told my family what to do in case I do not return-“

“It’s me, Princess Twilightshimmerstar, I’ve come back to reveal the prophecy of-“ From behind Falcon, the cat formerly known as Twilightshimmer formerly from RiverClan came out and began declaring another one of her ridiculous pleas for attention.
“QUIET!” Falcon snapped at her, growling like a dog, and the cat recoiled immediately.

“So, Lizardfrost, do you accept my challenge and the date or do you continue to lack honor?” she finished, boring her eyes into the shield, their dark amber hues blazing with the fires of hatred.

[HEHEHE OUTSIDERS PRESENT]

[poppy]

‧͙⁺˚*･༓☾ Shade. ☽༓･*˚⁺‧͙

The massive silver and white tomcat surged forward, with similar ferocity as his namesake. No one did crap like this on his watch. Blizzardwind strode forward to stand beside Lizardfrost. "You don't need to prove anything to this hairball." He growled in her ear, before facing the outsiders. "Get the hell out of here. You will not get a second warning." Voice as cold as the far north, the senior warrior bared his fangs at the trespassers.

[Eaglet]

Thrushfur - He/Him - Thunderclan - Pale brown tom with blue eyes.

Thrushfur narrowed his eyes like a snake, even though he absolutely hates snakes. He felt a presence behind him seeing Weaselpaw appear sliding next him. The black tom seemed to be shaking like fear-scented prey. He curved his eyes amused at the time. That's right, it's his first gathering isn't it? Thrushfur let out a mrrw of laughter from his maw. His tail tip flicked light against the ground looking at the high-ranking cats above. Cinderstar was of course a great leader receiving her nine lives. Sparrowflight already seemed to be a natural at sending out patrols and doing her deputy duties.

His eyes darted over to Dawnstar, he bared his fangs a bit. There were some things that he was confused about her. But on some major parts he didn't think she was that bad, well on the outside. Cinderblaze was he supposed.. great? Not bad. Though he wondered if it was a tradition for Shadowclan cats to have unpleasant scars all over their bodies.

Moving on to Twilightstar, she looked like she's been through 4 fox fights in one sitting! Thrushfur blinked in awe. But he also looked up to her for still taking her role as leader, he felt that her insight was spectacular. Fallownose looked to be tall. He wondered if Weaselpaw would grow to be that tall in the future. His legs seemed to be grower every time he saw the apprentice.

Skystar seemed to arrive just after, his fur reminded him of a lions pelt when it shined against sunlight. And Snowleap.. He felt that the tom had a bright future in front of him. He of course was just guessing what each high-ranking cat in each clan was like from his view point. He couldn't bother to eerily gaze at each other with his own opinion.

He then perked his ears seeing that Weaselpaw was talking to a grey she-cat. She smelled of Windclan. He shrugged as he continued to looked at the moon. Spacing out as his body moved side to side.

[Morning!]

poppy. Shade.

A green gaze surveyed the gathered cats as Flamesong slowly made her way between them. Unfamiliar and familiar scents circled her like fog, and talking and mumbling voices everywhere seemed to form into a cacophony of talking. One of the few times her fine senses could be a curse rather than a gift. The lean Toyger herself did not have any particular wish to engage in all that. Her skills leaned more towards fighting, hunting, and stuff like that rather than socializing. Of course, she greatly preferred it that way, seeing being able to keep the clan fed and well protected as tasks of greater importance than small talk, but it did leave her alone at gatherings and meetings where it wasn't a main subject.

So the Riverclanner most often took to slowly moving around and keeping things in check. More lonely maybe, but also so many times easier. And so when a light breeze brought with it a new scent towards the gathering, Flamesong was one of the first to pick up on it. Ears pricked and her whole body and attention turned towards where it had come from in an attempt to find the source, but a loud voice alerted her before she spotted them. Rogues. How expected. Flamesong herself had once been called that herself, but she had since long left that world behind in favor of Riverclan, and they were now intruders in her mind.

Lean muscles rippled under the Toyger's coat as she lowered her head and began to snake her way through the gathered cats and towards the outsiders, and while her pointy ears were pricked for more of their worlds. Challenge... Lizardforst... duel to death... Flamesong's green gaze broke for a split second from the intruders to glance towards Lizardfrost, the cat accused and challenged, but she refocused and didn't stop moving. The outsiders had finished their speech just as Flamesong reached them, Lizardfrost, and Blizzardwind. She admitted to herself that the challenge was somewhat valid, but she wasn't someone to judge on that since she wasn't involved in that. Her business here was to keep intruders out and her clanmates safe.

"If Lizardfrost wishes to take this on is her thing." The molly began, straightening up and looking down upon the intruders. "BUT, you two" her green gaze glazed over them. "have no business stomping in here. And so, if you do not leave immediately it will be all of our business to make sure you do - no matter if you want it or not." Her claw unsheathed as she spoke, further urging them to turn around and leave. "So get out before we make you."

[Estelle]

They can't be serious, could they not have one peaceful gathering?
Just barely was Gingerfrost arriving, heading for his usual spot when some mousebrain decided it was time for chaos. How much he would've done for this to be just some idiotic apprentice or warrior that could be send home, but no. The scent of outsider clung to the cat's fur, and no longer could he brush past it in ignorance. His fur started to prickle in irritation, and they were blocking the way. And on top of that another beebrain talking nonsense about some prophecy. Gingerfrost let an irritated sigh.

At least he wasn't the only one fed up with type of behaviour, but he couldn't just ignore it anymore. Tail lashing furiously, the tom took in a sharp breath and raised his head as a sign of composure. But his green eyes were sharp, lacking the nonchalant appearance he now forced his demeanour to have.

"Who in their right mind would think it to be a good idea to challenge someone to a dual in the company of four clans fed up with such idiotic behaviour?"
The ginger warrior's voice came out as a low growl as he dragged himself up besides Lizardfrost, Blizzardwind and Flamesong.
"If you want a fight so bad, then do it with your fellow rogues. But no decent warrior would ever stoop so low as to partake in such nonsensical fighting."
The tom's gaze briefly flitted to third cat and Lizardfrost. Flamesong had a point when saying it was Lizardfrost's choice, but he didn't condone it. Fighting to the death is idiotic if all that's concerned is some battle moves. But whatever, no point in adding that now.
This was just annoying. Gingerfrost didn't bother telling the cat to scram, Blizzarwind and Flamesong clearly already had. Instead he watched the cats' movement. He was not here to witness either of the brain lacking creatures to make their way among the rest of the clans.


[ Shade. poppy. Morning! - Apologies, couldn't help but throw him in here pfpf ]

[Cove]

Sunflight padded towards her clan mates. There were a lot of cats and she hoped to socialise.

[taillow]

Laurelpaw
After that little fiasco Laurelpaw felt... fired up. Enthralled. Gatherings were the absolute best thing to happen ever, and her excitement from putting that mouse-brained ShadowClanner in their place was tenfold to any other emotion she had ever felt. So when Skyleaf came up to sit next to her and told her to not be extreme, it barely phased her.

"Yeah, yeah, sure," she retorted with an eyeroll, her gaze finding instantly the WindClan deputy as he walked in. She narrowed her eyes as always did, staring daggers at the tom. Stars above, when was Twilightstar going to realize she made a kitnapper the Clan deputy?

As she opened her mouth to ask if Skyleaf agreed, a commotion sounded behind her and she whipped around, curiosity peaking. Oh! What was this? A battle to the death? Some cat had dishonored another?? Against what was probably her mentors wishes, Laurelpaw got up and quickly trotted over, already snickering to herself. "Wow, look at you tough guy! I bet it took you all of the moons you've been alive to come up with that story - which is a long time considering you look older than the dirt in the forest." Eagerness gleamed in her eyes as her tiny claws slid out. "Too bad you're a filthy fox dung outsider who couldn't even take on a Clan kit. Seriously, did you think this was going to end good for you??"

It wasn't her battle, and honestly it was not something she should've gotten involved in. But Laurelpaw tossed a glance over her shoulder to the other cats - and the leaders - and gave a wink before looking back. She curled her lip back and lashed her tail.

[ Shade. poppy. Estelle Morning! starry. ]

[starry]

Cinderblaze rolled his shoulders as Sparrowflight asked a question. "Of course," he replied smoothly. "Prey is always going well and patrols are being sent out and reported." He would say more, but in the end he figured that was enough. His maw opened and he was about to make another conversation starter (wouldn't it be awkward to just sit around in silence?) when Fallownose came. He rested his amber gaze on the WindClan deputy. "Greeting to you as well." Respect was a key factor to being up here, and he could not be as cocky as Dawnstar - he knew his place, certainly.

"How is prey running in WindClan?" he asked, starting off with the general conversation starter. Sparrowflight might say something too, he wasn't sure of that, though. She didn't seem like the talking type.

It was not long after he asked the question that Snowleap arrived. "I don't think you have missed anything except for this..." his gaze wandered to the outsiders. "...Little situation. No, you actually arrived right in time for it. Isn't that one of your warriors?" He looked at the RiverClan deputy curiously, tail pointing at Lizardfrost. Chaos, again.

Jayvines NinjaBloss zenosaurus

[Undertaker]

[Open]
Lionpaw darted into the gathering with a wide smile on her face. The apprentice honestly did not give two mousetail about what was going on with the rest of the clans. She was here for one thing and one thing only, that was to pelt her brother with some sand! He was eating sand if it was the last thing she did! So weaving around the multitude of cats, making sure to keep out of every cat way, and reaching the back of the gathering place, she padded straight up to the tide. Unable to spot her brother yet, and half praying that he had decided to come to this gathering, the orange-eyed feline began to play in the water. She was somewhat distracted by the fact tide going back and forth. She had to chase the water as it receded and then run away as it chased her back up to the dry land. Lionpaw did this about ten times, completely entertained with herself.

The lilac she-cat giggled and laughed, splashing in the tide and being extra careful not to get dragged into the waves. Her mother, Twilightstar, had once told her about how she drowned trying to save their lost brother, Stagleech. Drowning sounded terrifying, so Lionpaw made sure not to be as careless as she normally was. The apprentice didn't get why more cats didn't play with the water, chatting was fun and all but WindClna didn't have water around the like this so this was way more fun. Pausing to see if she could spot Leechpaw here and there, but unable to spot the gigantic apprentice, she went back to playing in the water.
Undertaker [she didn't get to throw sand at Leech last time, so it's happening this gathering!]
Leechpaw padded into the gathering rather late, but it didn't seem like much was going on at the moment. His green eyes flashed with a brief amount of interest when he noticed that there were four leaders on the stone, as in ThunderClan actually had one leader in place and a deputy. He was a little shocked that the clan had kept their word, he had figured they had been lying through teeth to his mother about having a leader and deputy. Aside from that, Bigbadandintimidating was still the same, and so was Skystar. His mother seemed to be avoiding engaging in conversation with the rest of the clans. Beyond that, Leechpaw swiftly found himself bored.

The tom quickly spotted his sister, and not interested in making friends with anyone here, padded over to see why she was making WindClan look crazy. "Lionpaw w-" Leechpaw was cut off as he noticed a bunch of cats starting to gather, hissing and growling at someone. Puzzled, Leechpaw glanced and beckoned his sister over wordlessly, before moving in the direction of the other clan warriors, and Lauralpaw. Um, hadn't she just been made an apprentice should she even be involved in... what why a duel to the death? Over battle techniques? Stars, this was stupid.

After a second, Leechpaw decided not to bother getting involved with any of these loners or RiverClan problems. He glanced over at the leaders to see if any of them or the deputies would do something about the outsiders. He assumed and hoped that Twilightstar would stay out of it, but Dawnstar's already shown her dislike of outsiders in the gathering. If Skystar or... whoever ThunderClan's leader was didn't say anything he knew she would. Leechpaw stepped away from the crowd to spectate, this should be amusing at least until the leaders decided to start the gathering.

[Karlos]

(( Guys I'm back!!!!!


|| DUST'PAW | OPEN ||
|| Bouncing towards the Seastones, Dust'Paw gazed around, pure excitement in her eyes. This was her first gathering! StarClan, was she excited.

Looking around for other apprentices – Preferably Spider'Paw or the two brothers, Centipede'Paw and Hornet'Paw – Dust'Paw trotted towards the back of the clearing.

Keeping her head held high so she could look out for her friends, or any other apprentices that desired an interaction with her. ||


~ SAND'SMOKE | OPEN ~
~ Stalking behind his leader, deputy and the rest of the group, Sand'Smoke ruffled his fur before taking a seat towards the base of the Seastones.

As a senior warrior, it was one of his (albeit smaller) duties to be a good example to not only ThunderClan, but younger apprentices and warriors. One day he'd retire, so he wouldn't be able to come to gatherings at all.

The senior was all too grateful for being invited, especially with his old age ready to pounce on him at any time. ~


^ POPPY'TAIL | OPEN ^
^ Poppy'Tail walked graciously after Dawn'Star, ears flicking as she avoided a puddle that didn't look too overly appealing.

Sending a glare up to the Seastones, it seemed all the clans had arrived. Hm, WindClan was here? Poppy'Tail gazed around for a particular bunny, though she wasn't sure if he'd come along...

Taking a seat towards the middle of the gathered cats, Poppy'Tail lowered her head, beginning to groom her fur as she awaited Night'Rays presence, hopefully. ^

[dino.]

// open to non-windclan

>Vuluresnow<
Oh, dear, it seemed he had arrived right in the middle of some big show. Had Gatherings always been so chaotic? It had been so long... maybe his memory was failing him. Vulturesnow slid his tongue across his lips with a half-lidded expression as he watched the challenge before turning away with a flick of his tail. Not WindClan's problem—therefore, not his... though he did wonder if the RiverClanner would actually rise to the fool's challenge.

He would not have to get his paws dirty a final time if she picked up the gauntlet that had been thrown at her feet and lost. Somewhat, he hoped this was the case; he would really hate to end up lying to Twilightstar.

[Pitou]

**Cougarivy**
Enforcer Commander of Shadowclan
Shade. Poppy Morning! Estelle marni

The small she-cat's sparkling blue gaze shifted over the gathering cats. So far most seemed to be quiet. There was a random little spat amongst rivaling clan cats, nothing she didn't expect. Her gaze flicked towards Elmshadow. She recalled that he was generally the one always keeping a look out over everything; it seemed like the busy-body was never just relaxing. Cougarivy smiled. He was so opposite of her but there was something about that stiffness that really drew her in, like she could crack him open; she'd seen his playful side before so she was sure she could do it again. Now as a chosen enforcer, though, she figured it was part of her duties to keep watch, regardless it would give her a better chance at getting into some fun if it presented itself. A shiver lifted the black and white she-cat off her bottom.

Suddenly a commotion pulled her from her thoughts. She let the slight rise of her hind legs carry her all the way into a standing position. Balancing back on her hind legs, she lifted her front paws off the ground slightly so she could see over the heads of the larger cats around her until her blue eyes found the owner of the voice yelling. Drama! What fun! Cougarivy giggled as she dropped back down to all fours and swiftly trotted over the sands, weaving deftly through the gathered cats and breaking into the cluster of cats gathering around the two intruders. She glanced at the cat the outsiders were referring to. Lizardfrost? Cougarivy giggled. How fitting that'd it'd be Riverclan's drama again. She looked back to the outsiders, an easy, almost welcoming smile, crossed her face. "Manners, you say? Well, Falcon, as much as I'd love for you both to stick around and play, we're kinda busy. I don't care what you think of some Riverclanner, ya'll can work it out however you'd like but this is my time and you're doing an awful lot of talking. Unlucky for you, that bores me to the Dark Forest and back so, since Riverclan can't seem to get a handle on their clanmates, I'm not asking you to leave," Her smile didn't waver as her claws slid out and she chirped, "I'm telling. Waste your own time." Cougarivy lunged forward, throwing a quick strike at the she-cat's chest, low enough that it wouldn't hit the throat but high enough that she couldn't simply out-step it, she wanted to leave her something to remember her by and if she decided to retaliate, all the more fun for her.

[Shade.]

Memories flooded Lizardfrost's brain as she tried to comprehend what was going on. She remembered training with Falcon. The two had gotten along. Falcon had a lot of siblings, but the two of them had been the ones to get along the most. The shield was a pitiless dim in the social department, so she hadn't quite picked up that Falcon had treated her like a part of the family. Like she expected her to stay there...

Falcon swung her head to look at the warriors approaching and her nose wrinkled with disgust. Arrogant snobs. She had something to say in front of everyone but that didn't matter to them, all that mattered was that she wasn't one of them. And thank goodness. The first two demands were fairly generic. The third one made her restrain a hiss.


"Oh, please, I've heard of what you clans do. Constantly infighting. Don't tell me my reasons for battle are nonsensical when you four can't even get along." she replied, sending a firey glance if hatred at the ginger warrior. She decided to adress the others after all.

"I want Lizardfrost to choose in front of everyone. Unless you have a way oglf gathering everyone at a different date, because of a "rogue" or whatever you think I am, this is the best I've got. I know you like to keep your little club exclusive, as if you're better than anyone else."

A measly kitten tried to insult her. I suppose the clans taught their kits to discriminate from a young age.
"Now that's just rude. You shouldn't judge cats by where they're born. Say, by that logic, it appears being stupid, delusional and entirely lacking in self-awareness is in your blood." she said, resisting the urge to punt the child.

The next one was a little more direct. At least this one was mad at her for taking up time, not for being a rogue. With lightning-fast motion, the falcon-colored cat moved to the side. The motion was fluid, like an outgrowth of her standing position, resembling the way Lizardfrost fought. She turned her head to her nemesis.

"You know, my respect has grown for you considerably. Just like most of these guys, you completely lack a sense of honor and are barely better than an animal like a fox or dog, but at least you don't discriminate cats outside your delusional little clan. I'dalmost feel bad to kill you. Almost." she said.

Lizardfrost's two sociL braincells finally made a connection. She needed to get Falcon out of here and she didn't want her to embarrass the clans if she refused.

"I accept." she replied quickly, nervous sweat appearing on her toe beans.

"Oh, good. Then my job is done here. See, clan cats, it's not that hard to be polite. Oh, and if you don't show up I'm telling EVERYONE that the clans are honorless savages. Let's see if you vmcan take on every "outsider". See you in thirteen days." she replied, flexing her muscles and going to leave.

"But we have to rescue the lost magical flower!" Princess Twilightshimmerstar insisted.
"Shut up or die" replied Falcon.
Princess Twilightshimmerstar decided to shut up.
marni Ravensong Estelle poppy. Morning!

[wolfie]

Oh! Starclan, Cowpaw was very much late. This was far from his intention; he would never dream to do this - it misrepresented Windclan. The medicine cat had been right along Fallownose and Twilightstar, absentmindedly paddling along, listening to their surroundings with a fond smile on his face. Always a pleasure to step outside his beloved home to smell the foreign flowers.

Which Cowpaw took to a literal extent and proceeded to become distracted by very colorful flowers and very large mushrooms. In his defense, it was for his own knowledge. They could have been herbs and ah, Cowpaw may not have been... able to take them because this was not what his traveling was intended for - admiring the properties of.. wonderful nature may still offer ..important discoveries.

Cowpaw hadn't planned to end up following an absolutely divine butterfly on the good belief his instinct wouldn't lead him wrong... Was he not supposed to look deeper into the meanings of things... Safe to say, the end of his short adventure ended in Cowpaw with his legs covered in mud. He had been in too deep.

It was not an omen, thank the stars! It did mean Cowpaw had become a bit lost - ,, just a bit! Nothing more, and struggled to track his way to the Seastones and then had to debate even showing up because he looked like a mess and it would be so awkward and his heart was really beginning to speed up and his vision was blurring and -

The splotched tom entered into the clearing to see absolute chaos and an understanding of nothing.

"Oh my golly frog stuck in a tree! What in the name of Starclan... " do pardon his language but Cowpaw's mouth was agape. His mother would frown at such a foul mouth but it seemed well-deserved. At least he couldn't see any dead bodies?

[MockingRabbit]

Lizardtail got up from the cold stone. It was making her numb. She padded over to a cat, not knowing who it was.

(OPEN)

[aloeforurburn]

(( Guys I'm back!!!!!


|| DUST'PAW | OPEN ||
|| Bouncing towards the Seastones, Dust'Paw gazed around, pure excitement in her eyes. This was her first gathering! StarClan, was she excited.

Looking around for other apprentices – Preferably Spider'Paw or the two brothers, Centipede'Paw and Hornet'Paw – Dust'Paw trotted towards the back of the clearing.

Keeping her head held high so she could look out for her friends, or any other apprentices that desired an interaction with her. ||


~ SAND'SMOKE | OPEN ~
~ Stalking behind his leader, deputy and the rest of the group, Sand'Smoke ruffled his fur before taking a seat towards the base of the Seastones.

As a senior warrior, it was one of his (albeit smaller) duties to be a good example to not only ThunderClan, but younger apprentices and warriors. One day he'd retire, so he wouldn't be able to come to gatherings at all.

The senior was all too grateful for being invited, especially with his old age ready to pounce on him at any time. ~


^ POPPY'TAIL | OPEN ^
^ Poppy'Tail walked graciously after Dawn'Star, ears flicking as she avoided a puddle that didn't look too overly appealing.

Sending a glare up to the Seastones, it seemed all the clans had arrived. Hm, WindClan was here? Poppy'Tail gazed around for a particular bunny, though she wasn't sure if he'd come along...

Taking a seat towards the middle of the gathered cats, Poppy'Tail lowered her head, beginning to groom her fur as she awaited Night'Rays presence, hopefully. ^

Making his way towards the seastones, Spiderpaw had decided to keep a little distance, he didn't want to get mixed in with the huge crowd of cats at the gathering. Though he was filled with excitement he wanted to find his friend. He kept a lookout for Dustpaw, and soon enough he spotted her making her way to the back of the clearing.

Making his way through the crowd, and possibly accidentally bumping into a few cats, he tried his best to get to them. As silently as he could he made his way nearby before playfully flicking his tail at her flank "Found ya!" he said with a smirk on his face. "So, first Gathering, how excited are ya?"

He could tell that she was ecstatic just from the look in her eyes. I mean, he was too but Dustpaw always showed it more than he had. It's what he liked in her. (:lovesquee:) They always hung out and their enthusiasm had always made his day better. Shaking the feelings from his head for a moment he returned his gaze back to her as he awaited their reply

[Karlos]

|| DUST'PAW | ghostt ||

|| Dust'Paw gazed at the Seastones, gaze cloudy though still holding that excited glint as she zoned out for a few moments. Clan stuff, blah blah blah, important things that Dust'Paw didn't really care about, it was still really cool being at the gathering, though!

And as a familiar face made his way over to her, Dust'Paw giggled as Spider'Paw flicked his tail against her, shaking her head and rolling their eyes as the tom arrived. Patting their brown tail on the soil next to them, the apprentice signalled for their friend to sit beside her, smiling.

"Super Ultra Mega Excited!! How could anyone not be? It's your first, as well!' Dust'Paw beamed happily, attempting to nudge their muzzle into Spider'Paws neck in an encouraging manner, 'We both know that your actually super excited, you're just tryna 'act cool',"

Dust'Paw smirked, throwing her head this way and that way as she spoke. The apprentice was quite dramatic at times, though it was the good kind – (right..?) – that made said apprentice funny. That's why she had- centipede'paw and hornet'paw are two.. and spider'paw is three.. am I still friends with turtle'kit? -three best friends! ||

[aloeforurburn]

FlowerBoy

With a smile Spiderpaw took a seat next to his 'friend', Dustpaw. He looked out around him, it was quite exciting to see all the cats gathered here, he didn't really care too much about the information, unless it was like...life threatening or something. But yes, even though it was his first gathering that he should be paying attention to, he wasn't really. As he finished looking around he returned his gaze back to his fellow apprentice.

"Psh, me? 'act cool'? When have i ever." he said sarcastically as he nudged them back playfully. "And for your information, yes, I am super excited that this is my first gathering," he added as he stuck out his tongue to her.

[TheNyanCatMinecart]

~ IVYSNAKE OF SHADOWCLAN ~

Ivysnake sat with her tail wrapped around her paws, waiting for everyone else to arrive. It didn't take long for a fishy scent to touch her nose. RiverClan had arrived. Ivysnake glanced up, watching as Skystar's golden, orange-swirled pelt grew closer. Her expression didn't change as the tom reprimanded a warrior who had come before everyone else, then joined the other leaders on the rock. Not long later, Elmshadow joined her and Rosepaw. Some of the leaders were talking above them, but Ivysnake didn't pay them any mind. Her attention was fixed on ThunderClan's brown tabby medicine cat apprentice. Rosepaw answered her with an awkward nod. Ivysnake could tell how uncomfortable the younger cat was, and she felt a slight flicker of annoyance and disgust. However, she pushed it down. She didn't care what Rosepaw felt. She was just here to talk to her, since it was a Gathering.

Ivysnake gave a small nod, a thoughtful look in her eyes as Rosepaw revealed that Cindersky was now Cinderstar, with Sparrowflight as her deputy. "Good to know," she murmured. Once again, she hardly gave a rat's tail about anyone or anything that didn't concern her or her Clan, but it seemed as though some order might be restored around here if ThunderClan had finally gotten its act together. Let's see how long she lasts. "Hopefully, ThunderClan won't be so pathetic anymore if it's got proper leadership," Ivysnake commented with a twitch of her tail-tip. "How long have you been a medicine cat apprentice?" She was just making conversation, but although she was a bit curious, for the most part, she didn't care much about Rosepaw or her life.

Ivysnake cast her gaze around the Gathering, wondering when the main announcements would start, and curious to see if there was anything interesting going on. Fallownose and Snowleap had arrived, and... suddenly, a cat who didn't smell like any Clan was screaming at a RiverClan warrior, Lizardfrost, for... destroying her family's honor? What in the name of shadows was going on? She was challenging this Lizardfrost cat to a... duel? Ivysnake rolled her eyes. How immature could some cats be? It wasn't a Gathering without some kind of stupid interruption. Ivysnake hardly listened as the cat introduced herself as Falcon. And there was someone else, too - Twilightshimmer? The name sounded vaguely familiar.

And there was a ruckus going on. Ivysnake couldn't care less. She glanced back toward Rosepaw; then her gaze flicked to Dawnstar. She wondered what her leader made of the whole situation. Ivysnake was able to overhear that Lizardfrost accepted, and not long after that, Cowpaw appeared. He asked what happened; Ivysnake glanced at him. "Some stupid Outsider is challenging a RiverClan cat to a fight to the death some time from now," she explained bluntly with little care in her voice. "Hopefully, they're gone soon." No Gathering ever went normally. And yes, it could be entertaining, but this had been childish and silly. It made Ivysnake want to roll her eyes again.

Shade. x ghostie

[elaif]

^Night'ray^

The russet and black tom sat ridegdly, countenance a blank expression. Most gatherings he had attended had been complete and utter chaos, and this one had already proven to be like the rest. A sigh escaped his maw. Why did he even put up with this nonsense? Night'ray used to be angered at the pathetic displays of the clan, but now he just decided it petty and rather sad. And these instances made him question his loyalty. The Windclan tom hunched forward, hackles twitching with annoyance. Why must it be so unbearably loud? Why couldn't anyone shut up? Why was he even here? The question tumbled through his head,
while he mentally tried to keep up with them.
While his up stairs was becoming more and more occupied, his temper was rising slowly but surely. Night'ray raked his burning gaze over the crowd, none of the cats were to close him: hopefully it stayed that way. Call it negligible, but at this point his short temper rose to it's extent, and he was more than willing to claw any cat that that so dare to even talk to him.

// MaryTheCrow \\
(Srry if this is rushed, it was the only thing I could cough out X3)

[beau]

Sundust hurried into the clearing, his fur even more wily then usual. He had been swamped cleaning out the medicine den, and was running too late to even try and work his pelt into a manageable state. He swiftly slipped through the crowd, making his way to where the medicine cats were sitting, his ears flicking to catch snatches of conversation as he passed. It seemed he had missed quite a few exciting things as he listened to mutterings about some outsiders who had made their way into the gathering. The large tom paused for a brief second, his pale orange eyes flicking through the crowd in search of these strangers, before he decided to catch up with the medicine cats before getting too intrigued by whatever drama was going on.

He was surprised to see that Rosepaw had apparently decided to strike up a conversation with the ShadowClan medicine cat apprentice. That was good, they didn't have any positive relationships with any other medicine cats, the best one probably being their fairly neutral relationship with Cowpaw. Despite his personal reservations about ShadowClan, he couldn't deny it would be beneficial to at least be on decent terms with Elmshadow and Ivysnake. "Good evening, I apologize about my delay," Sundust mewed. He dipped his head in a quick nod as he greeted the other medicine cats, then sat next to Rosepaw. "Have I missed anything terribly interesting?" It seemed none of the leaders had given their news yet, but he had been alive long enough to know how absolutely buck-wild gatherings could get.
[sorry for being a tad late!]
Shade. Ravensong TheNyanCatMinecart x ghostie

[MaryTheCrow]

- Copperfire -
He/Him

Copperfire stalked away from his previous argument, hoping to avoid any further confrontations. Some commotion was being caused, and he was determined to avoid it. From what he could hear it was between a RiverClan cat and an outsider. At least this would overshadow his own argument. He determinedly steered clear of it.

The red tabby found a nice spot, somewhat close to another cat, but, hopefully, they won't have hedgehog quills in their rear, unlike his previous 'conversation partner'. His hazel eyes scanned over the other, from the scent - WindClan. The other tom's glare caught his eyes. Who does he think he is? Willfully ignoring his hypocrisy, he sent an intense look at the other, intent on getting the other's attention. WindClan cats were the most tolerable, but they were in no way saints. He could feel the anger rising again. "What, the gathering not up to your standards?" Copperfire lifted his chin, still keeping eye contact, and asked in a light, non-aggressive tone, that couldn't hide the hint of mockery he held.

[ Leafí All good!]

[Undertaker]

The giant ShadowClan cat twitched her whisker in acknowledgment of Cinderstar's statement but didn't bother saying anything further. Who knows, maybe having Cindy up would be entertaining. Or she could be another stick in the mud like the last ThunderClan leaders. Dawnstar was expecting the gathering to go smoothly, with ShadowClan no longer messing with WindClan, and ThunderClan retrieving their lost territory from RiverClan, she couldn't think of any reason for the leaders to pick fights this gathering... but who knows with them.

Bored of waiting, Dawnstar stretched out her muscular physique and then took a few paw steps closer to the edge of the leaders' rock to start announcements, but alas drama! Her burning amber eyes flashed over to the outsiders that literally just walked into the gathering again, challenging some guppy and barking nonsense. It seemed like a RiverClan issue, which is the only reason Dawnstar hadn't bothered leaving the rock to rip the trespasser's throat open. This was getting a bit too much, outsiders seemed to think that they could just trespass during every single moon. It was annoying watching the clans hiss out threats, but stand around and like the outsiders do as they pleased. Cougarivy seemed to be the only cat with enough sense to actually unsheathed her claws and attack. Ridiculous.

The outsiders strolled out the same way they strolled in, much to Dawnstar's ire. "This is getting out of paw, it's one thing when they wander into our territory, but it's an entirely different thing when they walk into our gatherings," Dawnstar growled to the clans and then swung her head around to look at the three other leaders. "I'm not sure about you three, but the truce doesn't protect trespassing outsiders, so from here on out I'm just going to start killing them. Hissing and threats are obviously not doing anything to deter them from crossing through our territory and walking straight into the gatherings like they have some right to be here, nor our numbers." Dawnstar was dead serious about just straight up killing any outsiders that set paw here from now on. If she caught them before they had enough sense to leave, they were dead. "I don't care what they're here for, which clan's business it is, or why, I'm just going to kill them. Perhaps they'll stop interloping every single gathering."

Dawnstar did feel it was in her right to put down any interloping outsider as was any clan leader. Trespassing along was enough of a reason for her to kill an outsider for ShadowClan. Outsiders don't have the same protection as clan cats do, she didn't need to threaten or warn them before she killed them. She was getting tired of the senseless interruption, not to mention, that it seemed the outsiders were getting far too cocky for her liking. No one could tell her she couldn't slaughter the outsiders for trespassing and no one could get mood about it either since they were outside the protection of the truce.

"Let's begin this gathering, ShadowClan has been quiet and prey is running well. However, we have had some issues with aggressive outsiders attacking one of my warriors, but it's nothing we can't handle. Still, I'd keep an eye on the outskirts." Dawnstar wasn't going to go into detail about Ebonyfang's death and resurrection. It wasn't anyone's business other than her own. The only reason she brought it up was to reinforce her distaste for how cocky and arrogant the outsiders were becoming. She felt that the other clans were being too soft on them. Letting them walk into the gathering without straight-up attacking them. Dawnstar got the feeling that letting them come and go without a proper reminder that they could and would defend their own and their territories would come to bite the clans in the ass one day.

"Mothpaw, Spiderpaw, and Willowpaw have all reached the appropriate age to become ShadowClan apprentices. And with some hard work and determination, we've welcome Pidgonestep as a new warrior among our ranks." Dawnstar finished her announcements with that, she turned and took a seat waiting for the next leader to speak.
marni Moonraven marshall

[SpiritWolf_yt]

meadowleap sighed

shadowscar sat in the shade blending himself into the dark" what featherbrain windclan and the other clans are" he mumbled to himself

ashclaw flicked his tail

thunderblaze shook his pelt" leaping rabbits i nearly forgot to listen to the cats" he says perking

robinflight sighed

lilypaw and scalepaw sighed in boredom

[open to all]

[Cove]

Vixensnarl padded onto the sand that made up the area below Seastones behind her leader. This would be her first Gathering as an Enforcer of ShadowClan, though it didn't mean much. Maybe some kittypet or rogue would come and cause a fuss; that way, she could show off a little bit. Either way, molly simply settled herself down in one of the drier spots as she waited for the other three Clans to arrive.

[Open]


“Vixensnarl!” Swanpaw bounded over, eyes shining. “Isn’t this exciting? We’re actually here! And look! It’s the moon!” she smiled,

[Orion]

|| Centipedepaw & Hornetpaw | marni ||

The brothers paused their sand-fight to observe the other clans filtering onto the beach, stares of amber and aqua sharp and wary as they catalogued every new face. They'd arrived at the previous Gathering too late to meet anybody interesting; prior to that lost social opportunity, the only other interactions they'd shared outside of ShadowClan took place at the border that they shared with ThunderClan... and obviously that'd been a less than magical experience. The squirrels sicked the siblings with their misplaced moral superiority and their bald cowardice; Hornetpaw and Centipedepaw hoped the other clans would at least bring somebody interesting to play—and if not interesting, than at least somewhat challenging. Or amusing. Fun. Please, StarClan, let the boys have some fun!

"Don't look now... I think we've got a RiverClan apprentice headed our way." Centipedepaw signed the message to his littermate with small, deft movements, autumn gaze skimming nonchalantly across the crowd. "What could she want with—idiot, I said don't look!"

Hornetpaw had dropped the foliage in his mouth to prepare to speak for his Deaf sibling, openly appraising the lass currently trotting toward them. He kept his expression unnervingly neutral while she approached. Was that a... shell in her mouth? What for? Had she brought it as an item of comfort to remind her of home during the busy event, or had she hoped to win favor with a gift—just like the brothers? If the latter were true... Hornet had just found his goal for the night.

Tail twitching as though bored, the deep russet tom watched the nervous girl with a stony mask, sensing Centipede shuffle into position at the periphery to form a triangle so that the ashen boy could read both their lips simultaneously. Neither made a sound or reacted to the RiverClan girl awkwardly fumbling with her shell and attempting to greet them. "Hello. My name is Fawnpaw, and I'm from RiverClan. This is my first gathering. Could I... maybe sit with you both?"

Oh, but she was too precious. The brothers nearly broke at her tentative question—the corner of a muzzle twitching here, an ear flicking there—but ruthless training triumphed. They stood like statues... eyes unblinking and unimpressed... drawing out the silence between for several tense beats as they waited for the stranger to squirm or try to fill the dreadful predatory pause. Eventually Hornet spoke, his tone as smooth and cool as polished granite. "I dunno. What's stopping you?"

Another beat. The boys leaned subtly toward Fawnpaw, exuding glacial intimidation, their mismatched glares catching moonlight and gleaming like metal. Then Hornetpaw threw back his head and laughed—and the spell was broken.

"Kidding, kidding. We don't care if you sit with us. It's a Gathering, yeah? Sit wherever you want." The whiplash of his flat, unwelcoming visage cracking into a wicked grin wouldn't have fazed a ShadowClan cat; the fiery tabby looked forward to studying how little Fawnpaw from RiverClan reacted to this entertaining game. "My name's Hornetpaw. That's my brother, Centipedepaw. We're ShadowClanners" Here Centipede waved, a similar cheeky smirk lighting up his pale white face. No harm meant. See? We're fun! "We kinda showed up at the end of the last gathering, so I guess this is our first real Gathering too? Not super sure how these things go."

Hornet shrugged red-striped shoulders, tossing a quick glance at the busy beach before facing Fawnpaw again, genuine interest apparent on his features. "That shell you brought—where'd you get it? Did you have to dive for it? There's some creeks and ponds 'n stuff in ShadowClan, but we never find anything like that."

Centipedepaw nudged his brother to interrupt, waving again for Fawnpaw's attention. He started signing for Hornet to translate... but at the last second he shook his head, opening his maw to practice using his rusty voice. "Ah... how long can you hold your breath?"

[Karlos]

|| DUST'PAW | ghostt ; xath | srry for how long this took :'( ||

|| Giggling as Spider'Paw stuck his tongue out at her, Dust'Paw attempted to swipe at the apprentices ear, furrowing her brows in a mischievous manner.

As Dawn'Star spoke up, Dust'Paw turned her head to the ferocious leader, aiming a flick of her tail to Spider'Paws nose when his name was called out.

The sound of Hornet'Paws voice rang in her ears, though, and the apprentice quickly swivelled their dark-brown head to get a good view of him, and hopefully his brother as well. Had they properly met Spider'Paw yet? Dust'Paw couldn't be certain.

Noticing that the brothers were trying to talk to another apprentice, Dust'Paw couldn't help but feel a slight twinge of jealousy. Nonetheless, she'd call them over.

"Hornet'Paw! Centipede'Paw! Bring your friend and come over here, I want you to meet Spider'Paw!"
They called, hopefully not to loud to annoy the high-ranks. She was at the back of the crowd, anyway, so surely they wouldn't hear. ||

[SpiritedWarrior]

Littlepaw padded close to her Clanmates and sat down near the back of the large crowd. She didn't necessarily want to socialize with the others, but would if they approached her. As the Clan leaders began to speak, the cream tabby swiped her tongue over her paw and began cleaning the tufts of fur behind her ears. She may be small and unpresentable right now (although her size wouldn't change much), but she would try her best to prove she was not one to show up at a Gathering looking like an absolute mess. Although she didn't show it, she was quite excited to see all the Clans and their high-ranking cats, and especially excited to see her leader, Skystar, speak about RiverClan.

"Huh... those must be ShadowClan apprentices..." she muttered, taking note of the apprentices who were acting like kits. "Interesting..."

[OPEN]

[SpiritWolf_yt]

stormpaw sat still ignoring the silly cats, he looked around then seeing a she-cat he tilted his head, and watched the she-cat
SpiritedWarrior

[SpiritedWarrior]

stormpaw sat still ignoring the silly cats, he looked around then seeing a she-cat he tilted his head, and watched the she-cat
SpiritedWarrior

Littlepaw paused as she felt a cat's eyes on her. She placed her paw on the ground and looked around herself, then her eyes laid on a gray tabby tom.

"H-hello," she whispered, a hint of uncertainty in her voice. "Which, um... which Clan are you from?"

The she-cat attempted to make conversation, though she really didn't want to. [IGetting to know this cat may prove useful in the future. I'll be able to recognize him in another Gathering or battle...[/I]

[SpiritWolf_yt]

stormpaw walked over to littlepaw" h-hi i-im from thunderclan my mentor is shallowshiver" he replied nervously" w-which clan are you from?" he asked
SpiritedWarrior

[SpiritedWarrior]

stormpaw walked over to littlepaw" h-hi i-im from thunderclan my mentor is shallowshiver" he replied nervously" w-which clan are you from?" he asked
SpiritedWarrior

"I'm... I'm from RiverClan," she smiled awkwardly. "My mentor is Vinewatcher. I-is this your first Gathering?"

[SpiritWolf_yt]

stormpaw nodded" y-yes this is my first gathering, is this your first?" he asked curiously
SpiritedWarrior

[SpiritedWarrior]

stormpaw nodded" y-yes this is my first gathering, is this your first?" he asked curiously
SpiritedWarrior

"Mhm, it is," Littlepaw, although hasn't really talked to many cats even in her own Clan, figured she could continue speaking with the tom. He doesn't seem like what she's heard about, and wanted to give him a chance.

"What do your Clanmates call you? Mine call me Littlepaw."

[SpiritWolf_yt]

" they call me stormpaw" he replied with a smiled" d-do you want to be my friend?" he asked
SpiritedWarrior

[SpiritedWarrior]

" they call me stormpaw" he replied with a smiled" d-do you want to be my friend?" he asked
SpiritedWarrior

Friend? Littlepaw perked her ears. She had no friends in RiverClan, and guessed it would be okay to have one in a rival Clan. The tom in front of her had shown no sign of aggression, so why shouldn't she trust him? Littlepaw then shrugged her shoulders, deciding she'd give it a try.

"Sure, Stormpaw," a purr rumbled in the small she-cat's throat. "We can be friends. So, um... w-what's it like to live in ThunderClan?"

[SpiritWolf_yt]

stormpaw smiled as littlepaw accepted the friend invitation but then hearing the question he shrugged* oh boy whats it like in thunderclan* he thought than replied" i-its fine, its just i don't feel like i belong there, thunderclan seems nice and all i just don't feel like i belong with thunderclan" he replied lowering his head a little
SpiritedWarrior

[SpiritedWarrior]

stormpaw smiled as littlepaw accepted the friend invitation but then hearing the question he shrugged* oh boy whats it like in thunderclan* he thought than replied" i-its fine, its just i don't feel like i belong there, thunderclan seems nice and all i just don't feel like i belong with thunderclan" he replied lowering his head a little
SpiritedWarrior

Not belong in ThunderClan? I thought all cats felt like they belonged in their respective Clans... that's where they were born! But then again... ThunderClan is full of half-Clan cats and kittypets these days... Littlepaw flattened her ears in concern and leaned in a bit closer to whisper.

"W-why don't you feel like you belong?"

[SpiritWolf_yt]

" i don't know when firefly cove was taken from your clan i felt like that wasn't right" he whispered to littlepaw
SpiritedWarrior

[Willow_Tree]

Maplecloud

Maplecloud found a quiet place to settle, curling her tail around her paws as she watched all of the proceedings unfold. She watched as the rest of Windclan began to mingle with the crowd. Maplecloud specifically picked a spot that was somewhat quiet and less crowded, with a view of the rest of the clearong, a spot where it would make it very difficult to sneak up on her.

She didn't trust any of these cats, not as far as she could throw them. Who knew what they wanted, or what their motivations might be? She wasnt taking chances. She watched as Riverclan arrived, shifting her position slightly to accomadate for all the new cats that had arrived. Satisfied, she turned her gaze to the leaders that were gathered.

(Open)

[SpiritedWarrior]

" i don't know when firefly cove was taken from your clan i felt like that wasn't right" he whispered to littlepaw
SpiritedWarrior

The apprentice chuckled a bit, "I get it, I'm angry about it too. You see... RiverClan took one of your Clan's apprentices. I haven't been around them much, but it just felt... wrong. I mean, your mouse-breath is tolerable, but a ThunderClan apprentice? In RiverClan's camp? It prevents them from training and helping their own Clan! I'm all for supporting my Clan, but... taking an apprentice just isn't the way to do it."

Should I even be telling him about the prisoner? She paused and then continued after gulping, "I never participated in the battle because I was a kit, if you're wondering."

[SpiritWolf_yt]

stormpaw sighs" everything feels wrong! i get they want to keep what belongs to them but that doesn't mean taking a land or a cat from someone, everyone has a family!" he says ticked off with whats happening" i never been in a battle because i didn't have any battle experience" he says sadly
SpiritedWarrior

[SpiritedWarrior]

stormpaw sighs" everything feels wrong! i get they want to keep what belongs to them but that doesn't mean taking a land or a cat from someone, everyone has a family!" he says ticked off with whats happening" i never been in a battle because i didn't have any battle experience" he says sadly
SpiritedWarrior

"My thoughts exactly!" she smiled, shocked that she'd agree with a ThunderClan cat. She then leaned in super close to the tom so no one around them would hear what she has to say. "Perhaps we can go to Firefly Cove one day and I can give the prisoner to you so you can take her to your camp. She deserves to be home, just like all those who participated in that battle."

She then leaned back, returning to her original position, "And to be honest, I've never been in a battle either. I just became an apprentice not long ago, so my mentor hasn't started training me yet. She will soon though. Who's your mentor? You haven't mentioned them yet."

[SpiritWolf_yt]

" you'll make a great warrior littlepaw" he says smiling* i can't believe im friends with thunderclans enemy but all cats are equal no mattter how they look* he thought as he smiled
SpiritedWarrior

[SpiritedWarrior]

" you'll make a great warrior littlepaw" he says smiling* i can't believe im friends with thunderclans enemy but all cats are equal no mattter how they look* he thought as he smiled
SpiritedWarrior

I suppose this means I'll be taking Cinderpaw to her Clan... but I'll have to know where Firefly Cove is first.

"Thanks, Stormpaw," she purred. "You will be too, I can tell. And, just to let you know, that prisoner? Her name is Cinderpaw. I don't know if you are close to her or really if any other ThunderClan apprentice is close to her, but I bet ThunderClan is very concerned. I would be too if my Clanmate was somewhere no one knew."

[SpiritWolf_yt]

" i heard her name during clan meetings, Cinderstar is concerned, you know i would be happy to be riverclans prisoner right now" he says serious" one day i hope the wounds of thunderclan and riverclan will heal and become allies as well with shadowclan and windclan" he says sighing
SpiritedWarrior

[SpiritedWarrior]

" i heard her name during clan meetings, Cinderstar is concerned, you know i would be happy to be riverclans prisoner right now" he says serious" one day i hope the wounds of thunderclan and riverclan will heal and become allies as well with shadowclan and windclan" he says sighing
SpiritedWarrior

She scoffed, "If you were our prisoner, you wouldn't even be sleeping in a prisoner's den! And ShadowClan? Peace and ShadowClan don't mix, Stormpaw. Believe me, I wish it did, but ShadowClan is a tad too brutal. They kill and break bones. If they had their way, they'd be the only Clan in the forest!"

The young apprentice unsheathed her claws and lashed her tail, though she quickly sheathed her claws. I can't get too aggressive about it, I'm at a Gathering! I have to behave myself...
"Sorry, Stormpaw, but there will never be peace as long as Dawnstar's around. That's for sure."

[SpiritWolf_yt]

stormpaw sighed, then having memories of his siblings she shook his head with terrified eyes he flatten his ears" y-ya u-um" he stumbled trying to block his memories
SpiritedWarrior

[SpiritedWarrior]

stormpaw sighed, then having memories of his siblings she shook his head with terrified eyes he flatten his ears" y-ya u-um" he stumbled trying to block his memories
SpiritedWarrior

"Sorry... I didn't mean..." she started to whisper. "I didn't mean to upset you..."

[SpiritWolf_yt]

" no n-no i-its not y-your fault nothing is your fault" he says
SpiritedWarrior

[Levi 99]

Shadefrost arrived just in time to catch his leaders announcement. He settled himself down as he scanned the crowd of cats. This gathering he hoped to meet some new cats.

[dino.]

// marni just bc bumble is givin her the look

>Bumblebreak<
Bumblebreak had tried to avoid the Gathering. She had tried. She'd riled up RiverClan's coward of a leader last time, and really screwed things up the time before, and she'd really tried to not go to this one to avoid any other sort of storm. But she just couldn't, and eventually she'd given in and let her paws take her where they wanted to go.

They landed her at the Seastones, near a talking pair of apprentices that she hardly paid any mind to. She settled down and drew one paw across her face, trying to still her waving tail. These things set her on edge and she wasn't keen on staying for long.

And then she caught wind of the apprentices' conversation.

"You see... RiverClan took one of your Clan's apprentices.... that prisoner? Her name is Cinderpaw."

Her fur rose along her spine, her pupils narrowed into slits, and she couldn't stop herself from leaping straight to her paws and fixing wide eyes on Cinderstar from across the Seastones. It was taking all of her self-control not to whirl around and lunge for the nearest RiverClan warrior, the nearest liar, nearest kidnapper, nearest snake.

There was no way the silver leader couldn't have heard that.

[Ian]

"Prey is running well, thanks," Fallownose responded to Cinderblaze's question politely. The new ShadowClan deputy didn't seem all that bad, but this was also the gray tom's first time meeting him. Fallownose wouldn't be surprised if Cinderblaze had a mean streak just as bad as Dawnstar's. He wouldn't be surprised if you had to murder a cat to get promoted to deputy in ShadowClan.

Before the WindClan deputy could say anything else, there was a little commotion with an Outsider. They were challenging a RiverClan warrior to fight to the death. Yeah... no way Fallownose was getting involved in that one. Snowleap arrived just after, though the Outsider left before drastic measures (Dawnstar) could be taken.

Once again, the tall tom's attention was drawn away from the other deputies as a ThunderClan warrior shot to their feet and looked up at Cindersky (or was it Cinderstar now, since Dawnstar hadn't kicked her off the Seastone?) intensely. Fallownose had been listening with one ear to the conversations around him idly, and he quickly rewound what had been said to make the warrior react like that. When he realized what made the ThunderClan molly so upset, his head immediately snapped in Snowleap's direction, and he looked at the RiverClan deputy with wide eyes.

"Is what those apprentices said true? Is RiverClan really holding a ThunderClan apprentice hostage?" Fallownose didn't want to believe that they would stoop that low, but with how Skystar had acted in the battle for Firefly Cove, he wouldn't put it past the leader. Holding a warrior hostage was different, but an apprentice? That was just... not okay. At all. He doubted Snowleap was okay with it, but it had been over a moon. Maybe Cindersky(star?) already knew, and negotiations were happening privately without the rest of ThunderClan's knowledge? Ugh, Fallownose was getting a headache just trying to figure out what the hell was going on with RiverClan. He really hoped that Twilightstar wouldn't get WindClan involved again if Skystar asked.

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[SpiritedWarrior]

" no n-no i-its not y-your fault nothing is your fault" he says
SpiritedWarrior

"Do you want to talk about it?" she offered with a flick of her ear. The she-cat's head snapped in the direction of Bumblebreak and followed the warrior's gaze to Cinderstar. She then looked down, toward the base of the rock, at Fallownose and Snowleap.

"Uh oh..." she whispered as she pinned her ears. "I might be in big trouble..."
StarClan, help this Gathering be smooth!

[taillow]

Cinderstar
With the rogue situation and some cat calling about a duel to the death, Cinderstar had resigned to stay out of it. It was a RiverClan issue after all, and it seemed like enough cats were handling it. Dawnstar brought up a good point - as much as she hated to agree with the tabby leader. Outsiders wandering into the gatherings and being allowed to leave without so much as a scratch would teach them that it was okay to disrespect borders as much as they pleased.

She gave a flick of her ear in acknowledgement to signal she agreed with Dawnstar, listening as she gave her announcements for ShadowClan. Nothing seemed too out of the ordinary - normal announcements here and there. ShadowClan thriving as usual, though Cinderstar suspected that no Clan leader would ever give any sign of weakness if their Clan was going through that.

Her message about the outsiders was interesting. As far as Cinderstar was aware, ThunderClan hadn't had any trouble with outsiders lately, nothing that had led to the deaths of other Clanmates. Coyotes on the other hand... that would be something that needed to be announced.

As Dawnstar stepped back, Cinderstar slipped up to take her place at the front of the rock. "For those of you who do not know me, I am ThunderClan's new leader, Cinderstar. Myself and my deputy, Sparrowflight, were appointed to lead ThunderClan within the last moon." Due to her age alone, she knew most of the faces present at tonight's gathering, which aided her in not feeling as nervous.

"ThunderClan is doing well. The prey has been plentiful and we have worked to re-establish order within our ranks." Not that it was any cats business. "Fleapaw, Dapplepaw, and Goosepaw have all begun their warrior training, and within the coming moons I expect them to make fine warriors." She wondered if any of the new apprentices had made it out to experience their first gathering tonight. She knew it would probably be exciting for them.

"In addition, StarClan saw fit to return both cats who died in the Firefly Cove battle to us. Wildspark and Houndspirit have returned home." A touch of warmth graced her tone as she looked for either warrior in the crowd. She was thankful that the starry ancestors had known how short lived their time was, and how quickly it had been cut. Giving them a second chance to really start living was all that the ThunderClan leader could ask for.

Shifting the weight from one paw to the other, Cinderstar continued. "We have also exiled one of our warriors. Following his actions in tossing an apprentice from a tree and breaking her leg, Sleethound has been exiled from our Clan. I want to advise the other Clans, as I expect he may seek out refuge among you. He is a dangerous cat and has no problems in doing whatever he needs to for his own personal interest, even if it harms his own Clanmates." ShadowClan would perhaps be the Clan most willing to take the disgruntled tom in, but hopefully the other Clans would have enough sense to turn him away.

"Lastly, there was an incident involving a coyote on ThunderClan territory, and as a result we have lost an apprentice; Lotuspaw." It still felt heavy on her heart as she allowed the grief to cloud her vision. They had been on the brink of receiving their warrior, before their light was snuffed out. "I believe the coyote was also severely wounded, and ran off in the direction of the outskirts. However, I would keep an eye out." Stars, they did not need a restart of the same issue from four seasons ago.

Just as Cinderstar was about to step back with that being everything for ThunderClan, a voice caught her ear. Or rather, a name. Cinderpaw. Prisoner. RiverClan. RiverClan. Her head snapped to attention, eyes zeroing in on the cat who had spoke. They were seated next to Stormpaw, and Cinderstar leaned over the rock, eyes wide. Had she heard correctly? Maybe the words were jumbled in her brain - or maybe she was just hearing what she wanted to hear. But soon enough she noticed a particular face in the crowd, and how her eyes settled on them as well in shock. In knowing. Bumblebreak was closer to the cats, and that was all the confirmation Cinderstar needed.

"Is that true, Skystar?" Bewilderment echoed in her voice as she looked at the golden tabby. There was no malice, no anger, only complete shock. Had RiverClan really taken Cinderpaw prisoner?? She fought to keep her claws in. "Did RiverClan take Cinderpaw as a prisoner?" Stars, give her the strength to keep herself composed if this was true. First it was poison claws, then it was the murdering of apprentices - now they kidnapped an apprentice??

[ marshall Slushie Undertaker Moonraven ]

[SpiritedWarrior]

Cinderstar
With the rogue situation and some cat calling about a duel to the death, Cinderstar had resigned to stay out of it. It was a RiverClan issue after all, and it seemed like enough cats were handling it. Dawnstar brought up a good point - as much as she hated to agree with the tabby leader. Outsiders wandering into the gatherings and being allowed to leave without so much as a scratch would teach them that it was okay to disrespect borders as much as they pleased.

She gave a flick of her ear in acknowledgement to signal she agreed with Dawnstar, listening as she gave her announcements for ShadowClan. Nothing seemed too out of the ordinary - normal announcements here and there. ShadowClan thriving as usual, though Cinderstar suspected that no Clan leader would ever give any sign of weakness if their Clan was going through that.

Her message about the outsiders was interesting. As far as Cinderstar was aware, ThunderClan hadn't had any trouble with outsiders lately, nothing that had led to the deaths of other Clanmates. Coyotes on the other hand... that would be something that needed to be announced.

As Dawnstar stepped back, Cinderstar slipped up to take her place at the front of the rock. "For those of you who do not know me, I am ThunderClan's new leader, Cinderstar. Myself and my deputy, Sparrowflight, were appointed to lead ThunderClan within the last moon." Due to her age alone, she knew most of the faces present at tonight's gathering, which aided her in not feeling as nervous.

"ThunderClan is doing well. The prey has been plentiful and we have worked to re-establish order within our ranks." Not that it was any cats business. "Fleapaw, Dapplepaw, and Goosepaw have all begun their warrior training, and within the coming moons I expect them to make fine warriors." She wondered if any of the new apprentices had made it out to experience their first gathering tonight. She knew it would probably be exciting for them.

"In addition, StarClan saw fit to return both cats who died in the Firefly Cove battle to us. Wildspark and Houndspirit have returned home." A touch of warmth graced her tone as she looked for either warrior in the crowd. She was thankful that the starry ancestors had known how short lived their time was, and how quickly it had been cut. Giving them a second chance to really start living was all that the ThunderClan leader could ask for.

Shifting the weight from one paw to the other, Cinderstar continued. "We have also exiled one of our warriors. Following his actions in tossing an apprentice from a tree and breaking her leg, Sleethound has been exiled from our Clan. I want to advise the other Clans, as I expect he may seek out refuge among you. He is a dangerous cat and has no problems in doing whatever he needs to for his own personal interest, even if it harms his own Clanmates." ShadowClan would perhaps be the Clan most willing to take the disgruntled tom in, but hopefully the other Clans would have enough sense to turn him away.

"Lastly, there was an incident involving a coyote on ThunderClan territory, and as a result we have lost an apprentice; Lotuspaw." It still felt heavy on her heart as she allowed the grief to cloud her vision. They had been on the brink of receiving their warrior, before their light was snuffed out. "I believe the coyote was also severely wounded, and ran off in the direction of the outskirts. However, I would keep an eye out." Stars, they did not need a restart of the same issue from four seasons ago.

Just as Cinderstar was about to step back with that being everything for ThunderClan, a voice caught her ear. Or rather, a name. Cinderpaw. Prisoner. RiverClan. RiverClan. Her head snapped to attention, eyes zeroing in on the cat who had spoke. They were seated next to Stormpaw, and Cinderstar leaned over the rock, eyes wide. Had she heard correctly? Maybe the words were jumbled in her brain - or maybe she was just hearing what she wanted to hear. But soon enough she noticed a particular face in the crowd, and how her eyes settled on them as well in shock. In knowing. Bumblebreak was closer to the cats, and that was all the confirmation Cinderstar needed.

"Is that true, Skystar?" Bewilderment echoed in her voice as she looked at the golden tabby. There was no malice, no anger, only complete shock. Had RiverClan really taken Cinderpaw prisoner?? She fought to keep her claws in. "Did RiverClan take Cinderpaw as a prisoner?" Stars, give her the strength to keep herself composed if this was true. First it was poison claws, then it was the murdering of apprentices - now they kidnapped an apprentice??

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Littlepaw hunched her back and crouched down as low as she could, her ears hot with embarrassment from all the staring. So much for a quiet first Gathering...

[Bean.]

Nightpaw was surprised *A thunderclan cat as a hostage, this is what our leader was doing taking a thunderclan apprentice as a prisoner...* she Thought in shock

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[Dirtfur]

Cricketsting stayed at the back and watched as The Gathering continued on. His embarrassment had passed and came back to being comfortable. That was until he heard from a RiverClan apprentice that… what? A ThunderClan apprentice taken as prisoner? Prisoner? PRISONER?!

That can’t be true, it couldn’t! He told himself that he misheard it, but he was proven wrong as the ThunderClan leader, who called herself Cinderstar, questioned Skystar.

“RIVERCLAN DID WHAT?!” The creamy warrior shouted. He was shocked. His home clan kept an apprentice prisoner? What had RiverClan became while he was gone?

[SpiritedWarrior]

As the news quickly spread amongst the cats at Seastones, Littlepaw sunk low to the ground, appearing even smaller than before. Oh, Skystar, please don't be too mad!

Her gaze flickered from one cat to another and she dipped her head in embarrassment. This is why I don't go near many cats... no doubt it'd be an awkward walk to camp, with a punishment probably in wait.

[Jayvines]

Resisting the urge to roll her eyes at Cinderblaze's quick response, the Thunderclan deputy merely hummed in recognition of Shadowclan's supposed success during the season. She wasn't expecting any deputy to admit failure when it came to outside cats making inquiries, but it also wouldn't do them any favors to boast when there was nothing to boast about. Dipping her head in greeting to each of the other deputies as they took their places beside her, Sparrowflight couldn't help but feel slightly dwarfed by the size and projected confidence of each member. She had briefly seen both Fallownose and Snowleap at the battle for the cove, and she sat up a little straighter as she met their gaze.

At last, Dawnstar began announcements. Everything seemed much of the same, but her ear flicked slightly at the mention of rogues becoming bolder as the season progressed. She'd have to add that as a recommendation for her patrols to look out for... Cinderstar's announcements were also expected, but the pang in her heart at the mention of Lotuspaw's loss still felt as raw as when the death was originally announced.

However, her passive observations ground to a halt as an apprentice's seemingly careless chatter brought the attention of Bumblebreak, Cinderstar, and herself zeroing in on their location as they timidly shrunk to the ground. Fallownose's shocked reaction cleared him of any wrongdoing in Sparrowflight's mind even if his clan had brought aid to Riverclan at the battle, and she slowly turned a fiery look to the Riverclan deputy as Cinderstar questioned Skystar about the validity of this statement.

"You and your leader better have a forest shattering reason for keeping one of Thunderclan's apprentices captive Snowleap," the usually collected molly growled out as the fur along her shoulders bristled. If the shrinking apprentice below them was truly feeling so timid, she had no doubt of the truth of their statements. "Just when I thought Skystar couldn't sink any lower... He continues to impress me."

Green eyes burned into Snowleaps pelt for a few breaths more before she averted them to gaze at the golden leader above them. If there wasn't a damned good reason for this, she had half a mind to excuse Bumblebreak of any wrongdoing if they decided to take matters into their own paws.

[Captain]

Sitting amongst the other deputies, the dark-furred tomcat nodded to the ShadowClan tomcat, his partial gaze flickering to the commotion that surrounded Lizardfrost and several other cats. What in the name of StarClan? Out of all the shields in RiverClan, he had least expected her to cause any trouble, but then again, Lizardfrost was also the one shield she knew the least out of all of them. Thankfully, the situation seemed to disperse before he could even think about what to do. Maybe this Gathering would be a little better than the last one. He breathed a sigh through his nose and shook his head, closing his one eye and listening to the words of other cats around him.

However, idle chatter in the crowd in front of them caught the deputy’s attention almost immediately. His long ears perked up, hearing a RiverClan apprentice openly talk about Cinderpaw with a ThunderClan apprentice. His left eye sprung open and watched in horror as their dirty little secret spread like wildfire through the four clans. He could feel the other deputies staring at him. Fallownose was the first to question it, eyes wide like he couldn’t believe that this was all actually happening. Then Cinderstar’s voice sounded from above as she challenged Skystar about it and Snowleap’s stomach seemed to churn with anxiety. Sparrowflight was next, looking at him with a fire in her eyes. He wouldn’t be surprised if the ThunderClan deputy leapt at him at any moment now. If she did, he would allow it. He wouldn't even try and fight back.

“Yes. It is true.” Snowleap spoke, turning to look at the other deputies. He brought his voice low, just so the three other cats could hear him. “It all started out as a misunderstanding. Shimmerbird found Cinderpaw unconscious on the battlefield and brought her back to RiverClan’s camp. She wanted to help the apprentice. I don’t know what bees got in her brain, but I told Skystar, Snakeheart and Shimmerbird that this was a terrible act. I even offered — urged them — to let me take Cinderpaw back home to ThunderClan. But Skystar… He wanted to use her for our own gain. For prey... herbs… something. I told him this would happen and that we shouldn’t stoop this low, but he wouldn’t listen.” The oriental longhair looked Sparrowflight in the eyes with this pleading, desperate emotion, “I would’ve brought her to you in a heartbeat. I never would’ve allowed them to harm her either. I feared that if I went to you or Cinderstar that someone in RiverClan would harm my family. I have a mate and little ones. I know it doesn’t excuse my actions, but I want you to know that I never supported this for a moment.” He slammed his paw onto the ground in frustration, gritting his teeth together, “I told him! I told him again and again that this was a stupid, minnow-brained choice… It’s only brought more pain than gain.” He didn’t know if he even had the will to look up to Cinderstar. It was hard enough to look at Sparrowflight now.

He was tired of this. Why did things have to be this way? Kidnapping, bloodshed, drama... Why couldn't we all just have a peaceful time together? Snowleap felt sick to his stomach and felt like he was going to vomit from the stress alone. "I don't ask for your forgiveness, Sparrowflight. I just want you to know that I never supported his decision. If I didn't worry for my loved one's safety, I would've stopped this immediately." The tall tomcat didn't care if he would've lost his deputy status for doing that, but Lynxfall... Nightkit... Sunkit... even Fawnpaw. He didn't want to even think to what would happen to them if he betrayed RiverClan. "Why must RiverClan keep stooping so low...even I do not know." In his mind, they were even worse than ShadowClan. His gaze lowered to the ground shamefully.

NinjaBloss starry Jayvines

[SpiritedWarrior]

The apprentice felt humiliated and timid. What if RiverClan and ThunderClan got into a fight? What if Littlepaw was exiled? What if Littlepaw was demoted to a kit rank? Her mind swirled with questions and her pelt burned with embarrassment as multiple eyes laid on her: The WindClan and ThunderClan deputy, the ThunderClan leader, a ThunderClan warrior. She surely had angered her Clan.

She then looked up at her Clan deputy and winced, he was having to deal with the other deputies that sat next to him- their questioning and anger. Littlepaw pinned her ears and sat up, she had to face the fact that her Clan- and other Clans- would be angry.

[lucidense]

(Stormfall, RC)

The grey molly straightened up, hearing the news of the captive apprentice. Stormfall narrowed her eyes. She said nothing, her mouth having pulled into a straight line, looking pensive.
Instead of looking at the cats, she averted her gaze up at the sky. Surely Starclan would have something to say about this, wouldn't they? Holding a cat captive, especially an apprentice, was definitely crossing some lines.
Stormfall stared at the sky warily, as if expecting thunder to strike the gathering. Her claws dug into the ground. If a fight breaks out.. Starclan won't be happy. (Open)

[SpiritedWarrior]

(Stormfall, RC)

The grey molly straightened up, hearing the news of the captive apprentice. She said nothing, her mouth pulled into a straight line, looking pensive.
Instead of looking at the cats, she averted her gaze up at the sky. Surely Starclan would have something to say about this, wouldn't they? Holding a cat captive, especially an apprentice, was definitely crossing some lines.
Stormfall stared at the sky warily, as if expecting thunder to strike the gathering. Her claws dug into the ground. If a fight breaks out.. Starclan won't be happy. (Open)

Littlepaw looked around the clearing, seeing if any more cats were staring at her small figure. Her eyes laid on Stormfall. The she-cat was staring at the sky, not at her. Thank StarClan… at least one cat doesn’t seem as bothered as everyone else was the cream tabby breathed a sigh of relief and sat straight once more to see the reactions of her Clanmates and other Clans. Would a fight even break out tonight?

[lucidense]

Littlepaw looked around the clearing, seeing if any more cats were staring at her small figure. Her eyes laid on Stormfall. The she-cat was staring at the sky, not at her. Thank StarClan… at least one cat doesn’t seem as bothered as everyone else was the cream tabby breathed a sigh of relief and sat straight once more to see the reactions of her Clanmates and other Clans. Would a fight even break out tonight?

To be honest, Stormfall wasn't very angry at Littlepaw. It was the other cats she was worried about. Sure, the apprentice needed to learn to hold their tongue.. but it wasn't like they were holding the cat hostage. Stormfall's tail bushed out, swinging from side to side. Skystar couldn't have hidden this forever, so it was better to let it out now then wait for thunderclan to get suspicious.

[lucidense]

Acornpaw stopped drawing in the mud, looking up with his mouth literally hanging open at the news. He just assumed that Cinderpaw had gotten lost- but.. a kidnapping? Stars, what the heck? That was horrible.. who'd kidnap a kid? Riverclan, apparently. His ears pinned to his head as he looked around at the faces of his clanmates. Was there gonna be a fight? Would it be bad- oh, Starclan wouldn't like that. The young apprentice looked at the cats on the rock in a mixture of anger and anxiety. He hoped Snowleap was telling the truth. (Open)

[Bean.]

Acornpaw stopped drawing in the mud, looking up with his mouth literally hanging open at the news. He just assumed that Cinderpaw had gotten lost- but.. a kidnapping? Stars, what the heck? That was horrible.. who'd kidnap a kid? Riverclan, apparently. His ears pinned to his head as he looked around at the faces of his clanmates. Was there gonna be a fight? Would it be bad- oh, Starclan wouldn't like that. The young apprentice looked at the cats on the rock in a mixture of anger and anxiety. He hoped Snowleap was telling the truth. (Open)


Nightpaw slowly padded up to the apprentice and sat down near them. She looked at the sky worriedly hoping that no fights would happened “Im so sorry” she whispered to Acornpaw

(Sorry if I dont repond to the next message, this wifi is pretty laggy)

[lucidense]

Acornpaw hesitated, looking at the apprentice. "Why.. why did your leader do it? Didn't he know this would make us angry?" His claws dug into the ground, his bushy tail getting even bushier. He forced his fur to smooth, remembering the old stories of Starclan covering the moon when gatherings went awry. He hoped that wouldn't happen. Ravens

[Bean.]

“This is the first time I heard about a thunderclan apprentice being a prisoner but I think skystar wanted to use her” she replied, Nightpaw was shaking a bit

@ lucidense

[SpiritedWarrior]

To be honest, Stormfall wasn't very angry at Littlepaw. It was the other cats she was worried about. Sure, the apprentice needed to learn to hold their tongue.. but it wasn't like they were holding the cat hostage. Stormfall's tail bushed out, swinging from side to side. Skystar couldn't have hidden this forever, so it was better to let it out now then wait for thunderclan to get suspicious.

Littlepaw gave a soft glance towards Stormpaw and dipped her head, dismissing herself so the tom didn't feel nervous at the fact multiple cats were looking in their direction. She then padded over to Stormfall and sat uncomfortably at the she-cat's side.
"D-do you mind not telling Vinewatcher about this later? I'm sure she'll find out later, but I feel it'd be better for Skystar or Snowleap to bring it up. I don't want her to get angry and postpone my training, though I wouldn't blame her if she did that either way..."

[lucidense]

Stormfall smoothed her fur, looking at the apprentice. "Alright, sure." She said softly, looking at them evenly. She paused for a moment. "And Littlepaw.. you should try to think a bit more before you speak. You have to be careful about clan secrets, it won't always be something as.. bad as this." Stormfall said in a hushed voice. SpiritedWarrior

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Acornpaw nodded, silent now. He stared up at the rock, waiting for one of the high ranks to say something. They would sort this out.. right? Ravens

[SpiritWolf_yt]

stormpaw sighed and went off to a spot where it wasn't taken he laid down sighing

ashclaw flicked his tail

lilypaw and scalepaw watched the clans

thunderblaze and robinflight watched there surroundings

shadowscar and meadowleap sat quiet

[open]

[SpiritedWarrior]

Stormfall smoothed her fur, looking at the apprentice. "Alright, sure." She said softly, looking at them evenly. She paused for a moment. "And Littlepaw.. you should try to think a bit more before you speak. You have to be careful about clan secrets, it won't always be something as.. bad as this." Stormfall said in a hushed voice. SpiritedWarrior

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Acornpaw nodded, silent now. He stared up at the rock, waiting for one of the high ranks to say something. They would sort this out.. right? Ravens

"Thank you, Stormfall," the apprentice smiled a bit, hopeful. "And I promise I'll be more careful." Sitting next to the warrior eased her mind a bit, thankful not all of RiverClan was angry with her. She then looked over at Stormpaw, who had moved to a different spot.

"Sorry, Stormpaw... but maybe it's for the best we don't sit next to each other right now, I don't want you to get uncomfortable..." she mouthed.
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[Bean.]

Nightpaw looked the rock, everything feels tense, why would skystar do this, this should of never happen and nightpaw knew it, so she took a deep breath then looked down “If these are what gathers are always like… I dont like gathering” she whispered as she shifted her paws “im scared”

@ lucidense

[lucidense]

Stormfall offered a small smile, then turned to look between the rock and the sky. If something did happen, she didn't want to be caught off guard. SpiritedWarrior

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Acornpaw nodded in agreement. "Not exactly a good first gathering." He mewed softly, trying to lighten the mood. "Don't worry.. it'll be fine." He was reassuring himself as much as the other apprentice. It was nice to think that Riverclan was against the kidnapping as well. Ravens (Don't put the space between the @ and the username, the mention won't register)

[SpiritedWarrior]

Stormfall offered a small smile, then turned to look between the rock and the sky. If something did happen, she didn't want to be caught off guard. SpiritedWarrior

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Acornpaw nodded in agreement. "Not exactly a good first gathering." He mewed softly, trying to lighten the mood. "Don't worry.. it'll be fine." He was reassuring himself as much as the other apprentice. It was nice to think that Riverclan was against the kidnapping as well. Ravens (Don't put the space between the @ and the username, the mention won't register)

To prevent any more accidental secret spills, Littlepaw decided to sit in silence and curl her tail over the paws. She then looked up at the leaders and deputies to watch the events unfold.

[taillow]

Fawnpaw
Heart fluttering like a stuck birds wings, Fawnpaw was hoping that her first time interacting with cats of another Clan would go over well. Copper eyes glimmered with that belief as she offered a tentative smile in their direction, noticing how they both appeared... well, rather still. Not moving. Neutral expressions. Their scent indicated they were definitely from a different Clan. ShadowClan perhaps? Pine needles and musty swamp was what first registered in her mind, though it didn't smell as bad as others made it out to be.

Then one of the toms moved forward to speak, and his words caught Fawnpaw off guard. Was it suppose to be a question she answered? Fawnpaw fumbled in her mind for an appropriate one, mouth opening and closing a few times as her paws shuffled nervously beneath her. "Oh, I - uh - well, I thought-" she began, but the words fell away as the tom who had spoken threw his head back in laughter.

...Was there a joke? If there was one, Fawnpaw had certainly missed it, but still a smile formed at the corners of her maw, starting small and then growing, expanding until it took over her face. Eventually it reached her eyes and she found herself chuckling along with them. "Oh, okay. I'm glad." They seemed nice. The one who had spoke introduced himself as Hornetpaw, and the one next to him appeared to be his brother, Centipedepaw. Interesting names, and unique - she hadn't heard them in RiverClan! "Neither am I," the light brown tabby agreed, whiskers twitching as she cast her gaze around them. "There are definitely a lot of cats though!" More than she had ever seen in one place, that was for sure.

At the question about her shell, Fawnpaw beamed and looked down at it. "I found it near RiverClan's camp! There's quite a few of them, some cats bring them back from patrols they're on. But I think Lionsbeach has a few! I don't know how to swim yet, but I think you can find them underwater too!" Lifting her eyes up towards the brothers, she nudged it towards them. "I brought it as a token to give to someone tonight, to make a good first impression. Here, you guys can both have it!"

Gaze shifting back and forth between Hornetpaw and Centipedepaw, it was easy enough to pick up that Centipedepaw was deaf. Oh stars, did that make things difficult? Had she talked too fast?? Worry ate away at her as she turned her full attention now to the tom. "Um... I'm not too sure! I think pretty long - my mom was able to hold her breath for a long time! She was - is - a really good swimmer." Maybe that's where she was - off swimming somewhere? Though, with each day that passed Fawnpaw was finding it more and more difficult to believe in the naivety of her mom simply off doing "warrior things".

Just as she was opening her mouth to ask the brothers all about ShadowClan, and what life was like there, a commotion drew her attention. Murmurs were rippling across the crowd like wildfire, and a name among them caught her ears. Cinderpaw? Wasn't that the name of the prisoner Skystar had announced they had? She had a sinking feeling that whatever context it was brought up in wasn't good judging by the way both the ThunderClan deputy and leader were watching Skystar for an answer.

A few of the eyes were on Snowleap too, and Fawnpaw felt her heart slip into her paws. "Um, if you excuse me, I'll be right back." She barely gave the brothers another glance before she was up on her paws, hurrying over to where the deputies sat. She came just in time to catch the tail end of what Snowleap said - about how it had never been his idea - and with a small leap she managed to scramble up onto the rocks they sat upon. She gave no regard to if she was actually suppose to be up here or not.

"H-Hey! This isn't Mr. Snowleap's fault. He is a good cat, and he would never want to keep anyone prisoner. He is kind, and a good deputy, and he... he helps out apprentices a lot. Please, don't be mad at him." Instinctively, she pressed herself back against the tall oriental, though her ears were back and her wide eyed gaze was locked onto Fallownose and Sparrowflight. Stars, they were much, much bigger than she was. Swallowing nervously, Fawnpaw shook her head. "I promise, he would never, ever, go along with something like this."

[ xath Jayvines NinjaBloss zenosaurus ]

[Ian]

“Vixensnarl!” Swanpaw bounded over, eyes shining. “Isn’t this exciting? We’re actually here! And look! It’s the moon!” she smiled,

Vixensnarl had been focused on the little scarp with the Outsiders that Cougarivy had been involved in that she hadn't noticed when Swanpaw approached. The annoying voice caused her green eyes to turn down towards the apprentice, and she frowned. "For the sake of ShadowClan, at least act mature. You can see the moon from our camp; there's no way you haven't seen it before," the tabby huffed in an annoyed tone, hoping it would be enough to cause Swanpaw to bother someone else.

Besides, Vixensnarl was getting interested in the other drama that was happening! RiverClan had kidnapped a ThunderClan apprentice after and was holding them hostage. Cinderstar was upset, obviously, but didn't want to take the blame for something that was her fault. If ThunderClan couldn't keep track of their apprentices on the battlefield, it wasn't surprising that the enemy might take one hostage, though she hadn't expected that from RiverClan. Her Clan, sure, but she hadn't expected Skystar to have the guts to pull that. It made her respect the leader a little.

[SpiritWolf_yt]

stormpaw sighed" its fine" he says then turning away he layed boredly


Cinderpaw sighed and watched the gathering

[starry]

Cinderblaze could feel his ears twitching in amusement as a whole argument broke out. Oh, RiverClan had taken a ThunderClan apprentice as a prisoner? How fun. He held back a chuckle as he watched everyone bicker. Snowleap’s defense made sense at least - why was Sparrowflight blaming it on him? He did not understand that, but for once, he bit back snarky comments that he really wanted to make.

Instead, he simply pricked his ears, interested in what everyone had to say. Seriously though, couldn’t RiverClan keep their own apprentices in check? They were sinking lower and lower... Cinderblaze would just watch. At least, the RiverClan deputy was not talking to everyone at the gathering. Skystar needed to do that. He was the leader, he’d built this mess, it was his responsibility to find a way out of it.

So, the maine coon sat and stayed quiet, until... seriously?! There was a child on the rock. Swiftly, he moved towards Fawnpaw, eyebrows quirking upwards. “Kiddo,” he mewed, keeping his tone calm. No matter how closely she was tied to Snowleap, she didn’t have any place up here, and he did not want everyone to think all of the apprentices could take over the seastones again - like it had already happened with ThunderClan.

“I’m gonna have to remove you from this rock, because I know you won’t do it yourself. Maybe if you don’t struggle, you won’t get yourself hurt.” He grunted, stepping forward to grab Fawnpaw by her scruff. He didn’t sink his teeth in or anything, though. It’s not like I want trouble. Slowly, he climbed down from the seastones, dropping Fawnpaw when she was about a foxtail length away from the ground. “There you go. Don’t come up here again, you’re not supposed to be on the seastones. Plus, maybe you’re going to encourage a group of ThunderClan apprentices to climb up here. That’s not advisable.” His amber gaze lingered on her for a moment before he jumped to the ground, only to leap onto the seastones again.

He cast a glance towards Snowleap. “I’m not tryna kill your friend or anything, before you say something. Pbviously, I didn’t injure her. But if she does come up here again, I’m not going to be so considerate of her safety.” His voice was still collected, suave and unwavering.

marni zenosaurus (I apologize for how harsh Cinderblaze is being :heartbounce: Fawn and Snow are both amazing characters! PP permission was given by marni)

[Cove]

Vixensnarl had been focused on the little scarp with the Outsiders that Cougarivy had been involved in that she hadn't noticed when Swanpaw approached. The annoying voice caused her green eyes to turn down towards the apprentice, and she frowned. "For the sake of ShadowClan, at least act mature. You can see the moon from our camp; there's no way you haven't seen it before," the tabby huffed in an annoyed tone, hoping it would be enough to cause Swanpaw to bother someone else.

Besides, Vixensnarl was getting interested in the other drama that was happening! RiverClan had kidnapped a ThunderClan apprentice after and was holding them hostage. Cinderstar was upset, obviously, but didn't want to take the blame for something that was her fault. If ThunderClan couldn't keep track of their apprentices on the battlefield, it wasn't surprising that the enemy might take one hostage, though she hadn't expected that from RiverClan. Her Clan, sure, but she hadn't expected Skystar to have the guts to pull that. It made her respect the leader a little.

“But I never saw a full view of it!” she insisted. “The trees block them!”

[aloeforurburn]

|| FlowerBoy and xath c: ||

Spiderpaw turned his head to the leader at the sound of his name. Nothing too important that required him to like speak or stand. Though in the small time he had turned Dustpaw had flicked their tail at his nose. "What was that for-" he managed to say before letting out a sneeze.

As his friend called others over the tom decided now would be a good chance to get revenge. Flicking his tail at her nose he was a little curious as to who she called over. Was it friends? I mean surely it was, she wouldnt just be calling over random cats. Right? That would make sense.

"Who are they?" He asked returning his gaze to Dustpaw. Oh Starclan hopefully their nice. I mean I'm sure if they weren't then she wouldn't be friends with them right? Maybe she likes one of them. Maybe I should just wait for her to introduce me. Spiderpaw had a ton of thoughts racing through his head. A tinge of jealousy, but also curiosity.

The brown and black tom sat their thoughts stirring, he spaced out. Kinda blocking out the world. If anyone said anything else whether it be a cat in front or behind him he didn't tune in. Eventually he snapped out as he was only in this trance like state for a moment.

As he awaited their arrival he started to mess with a blade of grass to try to calm himself. Wait, if they introduced themselves does that mean he would have to introduce himself as well? Nevermind that he shouldn't be this nervous about something as simple as meeting some friends of Dustpaw's

[Pitou]

**Elmshadow**
Medicine Cat of Shadowclan
Naiad

The gathering quickly disintegrated from casual to chaos. Rogues breaking into yet another Gathering. Four clans gathered onto one beach and yet the rogues were being allowed to feel that they could waltz into their midst a leave without so much as a scratch. The fur along his spine prickled irritably. Elmshadow didn't have long to ruminate on the state of the clans and its surrounding rogue population before Sundust showed up, fashionably late. He returned the other medicine cat's nod in greeting before turning his attention to Dawnstar as she began her announcements after Cougarivy's attack on the intruders and their departure directly after. He dipped his head slightly in respect, agreeing with her sentiment regarding the rogues and their bold intrusions. Otherwise, her announcements were little surprise to him. Cinderstar got into her announcements. He blinked disinterestedly at Starclan's choice for Thunderclan's new leader. The clan was nothing of their namesake and whether they made it another season or not didn't much concern him. Though his ear twitched as a voice caught his ear by the end of the new leader's announcements. A hostage apprentice? The ripple through the gathered cats, primarily from Thunderclanners, was telling, but yet another thing Elmshadow found little interest in. He couldn't understand the outcry over cats choosing to go to battle then being shocked by what happens in one. If Riverclan had been so offended previously that Thunderclan would dare to kill a kit who Riverclan had allowed into the battle, could anything truly be said of another clan simply taking one hostage? Skystar hadn't killed the enemy apprentice so it seemed to Elmshadow that he had every intention of returning her, whether there was a price to that just seemed like Skystar capitalizing on Thunderclan's inability to keep track of and protect their own apprentices. One way or another, Elmshadow's disinterest was peaked by the incessant back-and-forth blame over a battle they both participated in.

[elaif]

^Night'ray^

Approaching paw steps drug him out of his trance. Night'ray fixated his position up right and acknowledged the new comer with a hostile glare. The cat(whom he believed to be Thunderclan) amply returned the look. The tom not really wanting to confront this fool, averted his gaze elsewhere. He had heard the question, but didn't really bother to respond right that instant. The question seemed to ridicule his over-the-top temper. And Night'ray couldn't care less about what they thought about him. Most cats looked at him as a stick in the mud, and honestly he was fine with that, just so long as the left him alone. But this pest had went out of his way to talk to someone who was clearly not in the mood to converse. This cat was either pathetically dull or blissfully ignorant, truthfully they were probably both.
"Hm? Oh no. I just dearly enjoy watching the clans bicker on useless matters of affair." he spat sarcastically " In fact I absolutely cherish it when I get watch the clan I grew up in slowly turn into a pathetic mess. Believe it or not its my favorite past time."
He grated the end of his sentence, but kept his burning gaze straight ahead. Night'ray flicked his tail absently, if this cat wanted to 'chat' then he was going to deliver their wish. And whether they liked it or not he was going to give them an earful of complaints.

// MaryTheCrow \\

[Moonraven]

The issue with the outsiders just walking into the gathering once again, claimed everyone's attention for a brief moment. She was unable to make out everything that was being said, and she didn't really care to. Gatherings were no place for rogues and loners, considering the numerous times they've had to deal with them just barging in, it felt like they'd forgotten that this beach belong to the clans. The strange cats came and went with nothing more than an actual challenge by a shadowclanner, unsurprisingly, it might be wise to start encouraging her clanmates to start using their claws more often when it came to gathering. Also... she might have to talk to Skyleaf about Laurelpaw, she's noticed the apprentice roaming around and talking out of her ass and stirring up trouble. Twilightstar had thought Leechpaw was terrible, Laurelpaw was something else, the apprentice didn't really need to throw herself into a lot of these conversations.

As Dawnstar started off the announcement with the promise to kill any more outsiders that stepped onto the beach, Twilightstar couldn't find it in herself to be all that against her words. It was one thing when the clans had to deal with irksome and eccentric clanmates, rogues and loners had no place here and verbal threats didn't seem to be getting them all that far. If Dawnstar wanted to spill blood, so long as it wasn't a clan cat, Twilightstar had no problem turning a blind eye to their deaths. She was intrigued as Dawnstar spoke about her outsider problem in ShadowClan, she doubted it would be much of a problem at all with the huge she-cat's ruthless and aggressive tactics. Still, Twilightstar would keep in mind to make sure that her clan kept an eye out for aggressive outsiders.

Everything beyond that seemed to be the same, new apprentices and even a new warrior for ShadowClan. Even if she had a strong dislike of them, it was always interesting to hear that some young cat managed to impress the ShadowClan tyrant enough to be promoted to warrior. After Dawnstar stepped back, ThunderClan started its announcements. What stuck out most to Twilightstar was the coyote attack, ThunderClan was still plagued by them? The exile of Sleethound she made sure to keep in mind, although she'd like to very much know as to why he thought it was a great idea to push an apprentice out of the tree? She'd have to remember that he did do it and keep him out of WindClan if he came by. Twilightstar was forgiving, but not stupid.

She was hoping that she could get to WindClan's announcements, but before she could, trouble arose between RiverClan and ThunderClan... again. This time about a kidnapped apprentice? Oh, for StarClan sake! Not to minimize the atrocity of kidnapping an apprentice, but Twilightstar felt like anything she spoke about WindClan right now would go unheard over the whole apprentice kidnapping thing. The leader made a mental note to speak before or directly after Dawnstar from now on. These last few gatherings have revolved mostly around ThunderClan and RiverClan's issues, not that she had any right to complain about that, but Twilightstar always felt that kept her feud with Dawnstar short and sweet.

Now they were going to have to go through a whole argument on how to get this kidnapped apprentice back. Twilightstar was pretty much over this drama, maybe it was because she was done this dance before, but at the moment it was just giving her a headache. Snowleap answered before Skystar, and quite frankly Twilightstar was starting to question just a little why Skystar had him as his deputy. Not that anything that Skystar was doing was right, but if her deputy kept throwing her under the monster and disrespecting her during gatherings, she would have yeeted Fallownose halfway to StarClan by now. Good or bad, a clan should be unified, or at least the deputy and leader, and one shouldn't go blabbing about it at the gathering of all places if there was friction between them. If Snowleap was still deputy by the next gathering, Twilightstar honestly felt that there would be no saving grace for Skystar or RiverClan. She didn't really like his excuse either, it sounded like all he did was say no, and then went with it. He thought about doing something about it but didn't do anything, and the whole 'I have a mate and kits' didn't really move her either.

If he was so worried about his family, actually worried that his clan could do some serious harm to his family, he could have left.... hmm, was Twilightstar being too harsh, she felt like she was thinking like Dawnstar. Nah, she was just annoyed with everyone here. Plus, ThunderClan and RiverClan's back and forth seemed petty after having dealt with Dawnstar. It might be a good idea for Twilightstar to break off her alliance with RiverClan, Lionstorm, and Kestrelstar, despite their faults, had been decent leaders. Skystar was being a bit much, if he calmed down and started thinking things through as well as worried more about his clan, maybe something could be worked out.

Snowleap, although kind, Twilightstar had no clue how he managed to keep his rank. He was literally saying that he was terrified that his own clan would hurt their own clanmates, his family, if he was in ShadowClan she'd get it. But he was a member of RiverClan, their deputy at that, if Twilightstar was in RiverClan she'd feel hurt, spiteful, and more than upset at the accusation and how cowardly Snowleap was acting, would've, should've, could've, didn't mean a thing to Twilightstar they sounded like excuses to her. He lost just a bit of Twilightstar's respect. With RiverClan's current leadership, Twilightstar had more hope in ThunderClan than RiverClan's future.

Whatever, if ThunderClan wanted to forgive the tom so be it. Twilightstar was done with all of this and wanted to go home. "If I may butt in here," Twilightstar meowed, eye darting down to the young cat who had just jumped onto the deputy's rock. Funnily enough, Cinderblaze was the one who was asking her to get down. She wondered how well that'd go over with Dawnstar? Twilightstar was pretty sure that Dawnstar would have just literally kicked the apprentice off the stone and called it day. Or maybe not, Dawnstar had been 'nicer' about not kicking cats off the rocks. Anyway, back to business.

"I understand that it's not my place to say anything, but considering that the apprentice is alive, it doesn't sound like she's been tortured, assuming prey and water were given daily, and Snakeheart had been tending to any injuries. I think it would be great for everyone if instead of throwing threats out, the two leaders and whoever they wish to accompany them, work some way out to return to the apprentice to ThunderClan." Fed-up Twilightstar meowed, tail swaying back and forth behind her with a deadpan expression. Cinderpaw, was that the bossy, loudmouth, who had insulted Twilightstar a few gatherings back? Unless RiverClan's become as sadistic as Dawnstar and they were tearing off body parts for the hell of it, as Dawnstar did to her, the apprentice was probably fine.

"If you two want to fight about it, go straight ahead, but WindClan is staying out of it." Twilightstar didn't condone kidnapping, and she was done feeling bad about making her cats fight in someone else's battle. She really should work on alliance terms if she even kept the alliance going with RiverClan. It might be a good idea to see what her clan about it before making any hasty decisions. "Not to be rude, nor to overlook your plight, but I'm going to make my announcement really quickly while you sort this out." She got the feeling that she was being a little bold about all of this, but after the crap Dawnstar and ShadowClan put her through, the stuff RiverClan and ThunderClan were dealing with seemed like kitten-play. Yet, somehow she bet someone out there was deeming RiverClan worst than ShadowClan. Ha! Yeah, not even in their dreams.

"Prey is running as swiftly as ever in WindClan. We've welcomed several new faces into WindClan." Twilightstar had gotten over her concern about taking in so many cats from different clans. She doubted it mean much compared to a kidnapped apprentice. "Bugpaw, Streampelt, Shadowheart, Rookscreech, and Albatrossflare, have all been accepted as members of WindClan. Albatrossflare, after a request, has been renamed Vulturesnow. Though they all had different stories and different reasons, with time and action I trust they'll become loyal members of WindClan." No, Twilightstar wasn't going to go out of her way to name each former clan the cat was in. For one, it made it sound like she was rubbing it into the other clans' faces that she had stolen one of their cats. Two, why did it matter. They were WindClan now, if anyone had a problem with it they could take it up with her. She wasn't getting into a fight about freaking clan-hopping and was starting to wonder why she had been worried in the first place.

"Laurelpaw and Hickorypaw have both started their warrior training, and I am proud to announce that Rabbitpaw has earned her warrior name, Rabbitbriar." Twilightstar saw Laurelpaw, she was hard to miss but wasn't sure if she had spotted her brother, Hickorypaw anywhere. Moving on to more disheartening news.

"We had some trouble at our borders with some dogs, a patrol managed to fight them off, but we lost Wolffang in the process, alongside him one of our elders, Perchclaw followed Wolffang to StarClan." The uncomfortable front paw shifting was the only indication that Twilightstar gave that the deaths sat heavily on her heart. She truly hoped the pair were resting and happy in StarClan. The life of the living, though promising and exciting, was taxing at least to her. Twilightstar took a seat and fell silent, allowing RiverClan and ThunderClan to get on with their argument.
marni Undertaker marshall zenosaurus [sorry about twi]

[SpiritWolf_yt]

ashclaw sighed hearing what twilight had said about wolffang and perchclaw such sadness gloomed over his face,

thunderblaze listened to twilightstar as she announced* dogs thats something you don't hear often* he thought listening intently

stormpaw listened

scalepaw and lilypaw watched

robinflight watched

shadowscar watched with a stern face

meadowleap flicked her tail while watching

Cinderpaw looked at her surrounding

echoblue and splashstripe watched the area

[open]

[SpiritedWarrior]

Littlepaw shivered at the thought of dogs and two cats dying. Although the cats who died were not a part of RiverClan, and only one of them was not killed by a dog, she felt sorry for WindClan and decided to speak once more, staring at Twilightstar.

"I may not be in WindClan, Twilightstar, but I am sorry to hear about Wolffang and Perchclaw," Littlepaw dipped her head in respect to the dead warriors, who are now a part of StarClan. "I'm sure they were good warriors."

Littlepaw may have had too little experience outside of her Clan, but she knew of the truce during Gatherings; as far as Littlepaw was concerned, she had to be polite to her enemies. For tonight, anyway.

Moonraven

[SpiritWolf_yt]

lilypaw and scalepaw lifted there head to littlepaw they stared at eachother and talked to eachother they then looked back at littlepaw seeing her respect to and enemy clan which was windclan?, scalepaw looked at littlepaw" wolffang was a great warrior and perchclaw was a great elder i've ever known of both of them" he says sighing
SpiritedWarrior

[SpiritedWarrior]

lilypaw and scalepaw lifted there head to littlepaw they stared at eachother and talked to eachother they then looked back at littlepaw seeing her respect to and enemy clan which was windclan?, scalepaw looked at littlepaw" wolffang was a great warrior and perchclaw was a great elder i've ever known of both of them" he says sighing
SpiritedWarrior

“I have no doubt,” she smiled, she then looked forward once more, waiting for a deputy or leader to say something.

[SpiritWolf_yt]

lilypaw and scalepaw smiled then looked at twilightstar and fallownose wanting to hear what they says

[taillow]

Fawnpaw
Just as she had finished speaking her piece, a voice startled her to attention as Fawnpaw whipped her head around to look at the approaching cat. He was much more massive than the other deputies from what she saw, and something about him just seemed terrifying. Swallowing nervously, she felt too frozen in fear to say anything and simply hung limp from his jaws as he picked her up and set her back onto the ground. The whole way her mind felt as though it were both at a standstill, and also racing a million tree-lengths a second.

Once her paws hit the ground the young she-cat cast one apologetic look towards Snowleap before scrambling away from the rocks. Her chest felt tight, like air couldn't quite get through, and her heart was making an awful lot of racket. A glazed look misted over her eyes as she stumbled near the back of the gathering crowd. Adrenaline that had aided in her plight now dwindled into puddles as she stopped, sucking in a breath to steady herself.

Stars... where had that come from? Limbs shaking a bit, Fawnpaw turned to look up at the rock. Though she remained crouched close to the ground and appeared as if a single breeze might knock her over, she continued to remain upright. Had she made things worse for Snowleap? She hoped not...

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Littlepaw shivered at the thought of dogs and two cats dying. Although the cats who died were not a part of RiverClan, and only one of them was not killed by a dog, she felt sorry for WindClan and decided to speak once more, staring at Twilightstar.

"I may not be in WindClan, Twilightstar, but I am sorry to hear about Wolffang and Perchclaw," Littlepaw dipped her head in respect to the dead warriors, who are now a part of StarClan. "I'm sure they were good warriors."

Littlepaw may have had too little experience outside of her Clan, but she knew of the truce during Gatherings; as far as Littlepaw was concerned, she had to be polite to her enemies. For tonight, anyway.

Moonraven

Laurelpaw
The theatrics of the outsiders squabble had died down - though Laurelpaw didn't hesitate to toss a hiss after Falcon as she left - and soon the black and white apprentice was padding away from the situation. It seemed she had also lost Skyleaf which was perfect, and a devilish grin spread across her maw as she registered chaos occurring on the Seastones as well.

Ah, what was that? Something about a kidnapped apprentice? It sounded like fun honestly, getting to go live in a different Clan for a little bit. She wasn't sure why the leaders had to bicker about it here, but all the more entertainment for the rest of the cats she supposed.

An ear lifted as Twilightstar began her announcements, most of it boring and drawing a yawn from her. Then she heard her name, alongside Hickorypaw's, and Laurelpaw beamed. She'd be the best damn warrior that WindClan had ever seen, Twilightstar had left that part out. It was alright though - there would be plenty of chances to remind WindClan's high ranks just how special she was going to turn out to be.

Next came the announcement of Wolffang's and Perchclaw's deaths. Laurelpaw had no idea who the latter was, but Wolffang had been WindClan's deputy before Fallownose - and the one the black and white apprentice preferred over the current. She took notice of some other apprentice speaking up who appeared to not be from WindClan, and with a snort Laurelpaw got up and padded over to her.

"Wolffang was our old deputy, of course he was a good warrior." Lips upturned into a half smirk, she tossed a once-over glance Littlepaw's way. With another scoff, Laurelpaw took a seat and looked back over at the stones with an intrigued expression. What would occur now? And more importantly, what would Skystar's answer be to this whole mess?

[SpiritedWarrior]

Fawnpaw
Just as she had finished speaking her piece, a voice startled her to attention as Fawnpaw whipped her head around to look at the approaching cat. He was much more massive than the other deputies from what she saw, and something about him just seemed terrifying. Swallowing nervously, she felt too frozen in fear to say anything and simply hung limp from his jaws as he picked her up and set her back onto the ground. The whole way her mind felt as though it were both at a standstill, and also racing a million tree-lengths a second.

Once her paws hit the ground the young she-cat cast one apologetic look towards Snowleap before scrambling away from the rocks. Her chest felt tight, like air couldn't quite get through, and her heart was making an awful lot of racket. A glazed look misted over her eyes as she stumbled near the back of the gathering crowd. Adrenaline that had aided in her plight now dwindled into puddles as she stopped, sucking in a breath to steady herself.

Stars... where had that come from? Limbs shaking a bit, Fawnpaw turned to look up at the rock. Though she remained crouched close to the ground and appeared as if a single breeze might knock her over, she continued to remain upright. Had she made things worse for Snowleap? She hoped not...

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Laurelpaw
The theatrics of the outsiders squabble had died down - though Laurelpaw didn't hesitate to toss a hiss after Falcon as she left - and soon the black and white apprentice was padding away from the situation. It seemed she had also lost Skyleaf which was perfect, and a devilish grin spread across her maw as she registered chaos occurring on the Seastones as well.

Ah, what was that? Something about a kidnapped apprentice? It sounded like fun honestly, getting to go live in a different Clan for a little bit. She wasn't sure why the leaders had to bicker about it here, but all the more entertainment for the rest of the cats she supposed.

An ear lifted as Twilightstar began her announcements, most of it boring and drawing a yawn from her. Then she heard her name, alongside Hickorypaw's, and Laurelpaw beamed. She'd be the best damn warrior that WindClan had ever seen, Twilightstar had left that part out. It was alright though - there would be plenty of chances to remind WindClan's high ranks just how special she was going to turn out to be.

Next came the announcement of Wolffang's and Perchclaw's deaths. Laurelpaw had no idea who the latter was, but Wolffang had been WindClan's deputy before Fallownose - and the one the black and white apprentice preferred over the current. She took notice of some other apprentice speaking up who appeared to not be from WindClan, and with a snort Laurelpaw got up and padded over to her.

"Wolffang was our old deputy, of course he was a good warrior."Lips upturned into a half smirk, she tossed a once-over glance Littlepaw's way. [I]With another scoff, Laurelpaw took a seat and looked back over at the stones with an intrigued expression. What would occur now? And more importantly, what would Skystar's answer be to this whole mess?

“Oh, well of course Wolffang was a good warrior. But… you don’t seem much of a good future warrior- what kind of apprentice has that attitude? Oh yeah, the kind of apprentice who is so full of themselves they can’t even see the situation in front of them!” She hissed, half-jokingly. Laurelpaw sure was bold, she had no idea who Littlepaw was and who she was messing with! In front of her Clan, no less. Littlepaw may not have been an apprentice for very long, but Vinewatcher always kept Littlepaw in check- something Laurelpaw’s mentor wasn’t doing for some reason.

She spoke once more, “Where’s your mentor? You should run back to them and let the warriors and better behaved cats handle this. You don’t even know the rules of the Gathering, do you, Laurelpaw? Should I list them out for you?”

[taillow]

Laurelpaw
One eyebrow raised, Laurelpaw turned to look at the she-cat. Well wasn't this the perfect opportunity? She had never introduced herself to this cat before, no idea who she was honestly. It was kind of cute really, how hard she was trying to ruffle Laurelpaw's fur. "That's not my name, fish. You would know that if you had manners to ask." An unbothered expression took over her face as she yawned, looking back up at the leaders.

Another sly grin. "Weren't you the one who let it slip about RiverClan keeping prisoners? This whole mess is your fault, you know. If RiverClan cats die tonight, it'll be because you don't know how to keep your damn mouth shut. Hope you enjoy that blood on your claws." Laurelpaw gave an indifferent shrug of her shoulders as if she couldn't care less what happened. If a fight broke out, she was almost certain Twilightstar would yank WindClan out of the gathering before long.

[ SpiritedWarrior - Since Laurelpaw never said her name and this is her first gathering, she's taking advantage of Littlepaw not really knowing exactly who she is ]

[SpiritedWarrior]

Laurelpaw
One eyebrow raised, Laurelpaw turned to look at the she-cat. Well wasn't this the perfect opportunity? She had never introduced herself to this cat before, no idea who she was honestly. It was kind of cute really, how hard she was trying to ruffle Laurelpaw's fur. "That's not my name, fish. You would know that if you had manners to ask." An unbothered expression took over her face as she yawned, looking back up at the leaders.

Another sly grin. "Weren't you the one who let it slip about RiverClan keeping prisoners? This whole mess is your fault, you know. If RiverClan cats die tonight, it'll be because you don't know how to keep your damn mouth shut. Hope you enjoy that blood on your claws." Laurelpaw gave an indifferent shrug of her shoulders as if she couldn't care less what happened. If a fight broke out, she was almost certain Twilightstar would yank WindClan out of the gathering before long.

[ SpiritedWarrior - Since Laurelpaw never said her name and this is her first gathering, she's taking advantage of Littlepaw not really knowing exactly who she is ]

"If a fight breaks out, it wouldn't last long- and I hardly think any cats would die. ShadowClan has no business with the quarrel between ThunderClan and RiverClan. And neither does WindClan. It's the leader's choice to have this whole thing with Cinderpaw die down tonight. At least I had the guts to mention it, if I didn't, Cinderpaw wouldn't probably have had a chance of returning to her rightful home!" She huffed, her fur was beginning to puff out, making Littlepaw twice her size. "And you don't even know who I am! So you, in turn, would know it if you asked! I guess WindClan these days don't have manners. At least I did, I showed respect to the cats your Clan lost! And you didn't even look that fazed!"

[taillow]

Laurelpaw
Starts it was amusing seeing how riled up this apprentice got. All it did was further the grin on her face as Laurelpaw tossed her a pitiful look. "Touchy," she purred in a sing song voice before a small chuckle stole the words away. "Looks like someone needs to go back into the nursery before they get all overwhelmed by the big, bad gathering!" Another snicker as Laurelpaw rose to her paws. "I apologize, but I really don't wish to get any RiverClan tears on my fur tonight. Have fun being exiled by Skystar for blabbing about Clan secrets." And with that she gave one last roll of her eyes before padding away to find more suitable company.

[ SpiritedWarrior - I apologize for Laurel, she is all sass and no brain sometimes :D ]

[SpiritedWarrior]

Laurelpaw
Starts it was amusing seeing how riled up this apprentice got. All it did was further the grin on her face as Laurelpaw tossed her a pitiful look. "Touchy," she purred in a sing song voice before a small chuckle stole the words away. "Looks like someone needs to go back into the nursery before they get all overwhelmed by the big, bad gathering!" Another snicker as Laurelpaw rose to her paws. "I apologize, but I really don't wish to get any RiverClan tears on my fur tonight. Have fun being exiled by Skystar for blabbing about Clan secrets." And with that she gave one last roll of her eyes before padding away to find more suitable company.

[ SpiritedWarrior - I apologize for Laurel, she is all sass and no brain sometimes :D ]

"At least I have the guts of a warrior!" she yowled as Laurelpaw padded away. Stupid hairball... she then sat next to a warrior of her Clan and dug her claws into the dirt. Who even is that apprentice's mentor? she thought curiously. Laurelpaw was right about one thing- it would be her fault if ThunderClan and RiverClan got into a fight.

(OPEN)

//No worries! I figured apprentices would be a bit 'high on their horse', it was just a matter of time before Littlepaw got to interact with a bit of a sassier apprentice.

[Dirtfur]

"At least I have the guts of a warrior!" she yowled as Laurelpaw padded away. Stupid hairball... she then sat next to a warrior of her Clan and dug her claws into the dirt. Who even is that apprentice's mentor? she thought curiously. Laurelpaw was right about one thing- it would be her fault if ThunderClan and RiverClan got into a fight.

(OPEN)

//No worries! I figured apprentices would be a bit 'high on their horse', it was just a matter of time before Littlepaw got to interact with a bit of a sassier apprentice.

Cricketsting wanted to get away from his fishy clanmates. He does not desire to look at Skystar and Snowleap’s faces. Even if their reasons justify their actions, it doesn’t erase the fact that they kept a ThunderClan cat - and to make it worse, it was an apprentice!-. The warrior padded away from the back row, unintentionally letting his ears grab any audible sentences that floated in the air. There was a certain statement that hooked onto Cricket’s attention. He could only hear small bits of it, but he knew what it meant.

“Weren’t you the one… RiverClan keep…. Ole mess….”

Cricketsting looked in the direction of the voice, finding a black and white she-cat talking to a cream tabby. He already knew who the first she-cat was talking to: the RiverClan apprentice who started this chaos. As he got closer -about five mouse tail lengths away-, he could hear the final words from the black and white cat and saw her leave the second she-cat.
The cream warrior padded to Littlepaw, the RiverClan apprentice.

“It seems like some cats don’t know their manners,” he meowed to her. Cricketsting completely dislikes most of his clanmates, except for Snowleap and Littlepaw. He never disliked Littlepaw because she told the truth, whether intentional or not. Can’t say the same for Snowleap, however. “Ignore her, she has no idea what she is talking about.”

[SpiritedWarrior]

Cricketsting wanted to get away from his fishy clanmates. He does not desire to look at Skystar and Snowleap’s faces. Even if their reasons justify their actions, it doesn’t erase the fact that they kept a ThunderClan cat - and to make it worse, it was an apprentice!-. The warrior padded away from the back row, unintentionally letting his ears grab any audible sentences that floated in the air. There was a certain statement that hooked onto Cricket’s attention. He could only hear small bits of it, but he knew what it meant.

“Weren’t you the one… RiverClan keep…. Ole mess….”

Cricketsting looked in the direction of the voice, finding a black and white she-cat talking to a cream tabby. He already knew who the first she-cat was talking to: the RiverClan apprentice who started this chaos. As he got closer -about five mouse tail lengths away-, he could hear the final words from the black and white cat and saw her leave the second she-cat.
The cream warrior padded to Littlepaw, the RiverClan apprentice.

“It seems like some cats don’t know their manners,” he meowed to her. Cricketsting completely dislikes most of his clanmates, except for Snowleap and Littlepaw. He never disliked Littlepaw because she told the truth, whether intentional or not. Can’t say the same for Snowleap, however. “Ignore her, she has no idea what she is talking about.”

"But she's right about the whole feud I started... What if cats get killed because of my mistake? I'd never forgive myself! Are... are you mad about me spilling a Clan secret? Do... do you think Skystar would exile me?" she sighed and shifted to be closer to Cricketsting. "W-who was that anyway...?"

The young apprentice forced herself to keep calm, trying to understand why that other Clan apprentice, Laurelpaw, was picking on Littlepaw. I should've never gone to the Gathering... I should've stayed in my nest.

[Dirtfur]

"But she's right about the whole feud I started... What if cats get killed because of my mistake? I'd never forgive myself! Are... are you mad about me spilling a Clan secret? Do... do you think Skystar would exile me?" she sighed and shifted to be closer to Cricketsting. "W-who was that anyway...?"

The young apprentice forced herself to keep calm, trying to understand why that other Clan apprentice, Laurelpaw, was picking on Littlepaw. I should've never gone to the Gathering... I should've stayed in my nest.

Cricket stayed silent, thinking of what he should say to comfort Littlepaw. He allowed the other cream tabby to finish talking. When the apprentice was done, Cricketsting took it as a sign that it was his turn to talk. “Is that what she told you would happen?” he inquired. Without letting Littlepaw answer that, he continued, “Don’t listen to her. I doubt the clans will go to war and kill each other because of you.” He shook his head. It was disappointing to see apprentices making other apprentices imagine such horrific thoughts. He moved on from the first subject.

“No. Actually, I’m quite grateful that you finally told the truth. Sooner or later, secrets would reveal themselves. And” He looked straight at Littlepaw with gray orbs filled with fire of hatred that was not meant for the apprentice. “I don’t think Skystar will, but if he does exile you, then he clearly has bees in his brain. He should promote you for your honesty!” With that out of the way, he thought back to the black and white non-RiverClan apprentice.

“I have no idea, but that shouldn’t matter. I rather not know the names of my enemies,” he explained, wishing that the explanation comforted Littlepaw. If that doesn’t, then he has a trick he could use; a trick that Cricketsting would use in times of need. “Knock, knock,” he meowed.

[SpiritedWarrior]

Cricket stayed silent, thinking of what he should say to comfort Littlepaw. He allowed the other cream tabby to finish talking. When the apprentice was done, Cricketsting took it as a sign that it was his turn to talk. “Is that what she told you would happen?” he inquired. Without letting Littlepaw answer that, he continued, “Don’t listen to her. I doubt the clans will go to war and kill each other because of you.” He shook his head. It was disappointing to see apprentices making other apprentices imagine such horrific thoughts. He moved on from the first subject.

“No. Actually, I’m quite grateful that you finally told the truth. Sooner or later, secrets would reveal themselves. And” He looked straight at Littlepaw with gray orbs filled with fire of hatred that was not meant for the apprentice. “I don’t think Skystar will, but if he does exile you, then he clearly has bees in his brain. He should promote you for your honesty!” With that out of the way, he thought back to the black and white non-RiverClan apprentice.

“I have no idea, but that shouldn’t matter. I rather not know the names of my enemies,” he explained, wishing that the explanation comforted Littlepaw. If that doesn’t, then he has a trick he could use; a trick that Cricketsting would use in times of need. “Knock, knock,” he meowed.

She listened to Cricketsting and tried to answer the question he had asked, "Y-" she stopped short as the tom continued to speak. Cricketsting's right, I shouldn't worry too much, what was that apprentice thinking anyway? They're not a part of ThunderClan or RiverClan!

"I'm not even ready to become a warrior yet!" she smiled at his comment about promoting her instead of getting her in trouble. "I've only just become an apprentice!"

The young apprentice nodded at the warrior's words. Perhaps it is best I don't know who that apprentice was, that apprentice isn't in RiverClan and she's got quite the... mouth on her.

"W-who's there?" she had a puzzled look on her face after being caught off guard.

[Dirtfur]

She listened to Cricketsting and tried to answer the question he had asked, "Y-" she stopped short as the tom continued to speak. Cricketsting's right, I shouldn't worry too much, what was that apprentice thinking anyway? They're not a part of ThunderClan or RiverClan!

"I'm not even ready to become a warrior yet!" she smiled at his comment about promoting her instead of getting her in trouble. "I've only just become an apprentice!"

The young apprentice nodded at the warrior's words. Perhaps it is best I don't know who that apprentice was, that apprentice isn't in RiverClan and she's got quite the... mouth on her.

"W-who's there?" she had a puzzled look on her face after being caught off guard.

Cricketsting smirked, trying to contain himself from laughing by thinking about his trick over and over. "Who," he giggled. He pressed his tail against his mouth. Maybe that would stop him from spoiling this hilarious surprise!

[SpiritedWarrior]

Cricketsting smirked, trying to contain himself from laughing by thinking about his trick over and over. "Who," he giggled. He pressed his tail against his mouth. Maybe that would stop him from spoiling this hilarious surprise!

"Who?" Littlepaw flicked an ear in confusion then thought of something. "An owl?"

[TheNyanCatMinecart]

~ IVYSNAKE OF SHADOWCLAN ~

Ivysnake pricked her ears at the sound of rushing pawsteps, which were difficult to hear over the sounds of the Gathering. Hardly a moment later, Sundust came running up to them. His marbled ginger tabby fur was messy, and he looked like he was in a rush. Ivysnake rolled her eyes. Did he have to be so dramatic? It was just a stupid Gathering. Actually, she'd hardly been thinking about him. So many ThunderClan high ranks had been disposed of, it wouldn't have been a surprise if Sundust went missing, too. Wow, he even apologized for being late. Did he think Ivysnake cared? Or was he apologizing to his socially awkward apprentice? Ivysnake acknowledged him with a twitch of her dark brown ears. "Hello, Sundust," she meowed bluntly. "And it's nighttime, not evening. I see you finally have a leader and deputy?" She indicated Cinderstar and Sparrowflight with her tail. "Interesting? Just some rogue challenging a RiverClan warrior to fight to the death. Just a mild annoyance."

Ivysnake let her gaze wander across the Gathering. Dawnstar began to speak, making the medicine cat apprentice look up at the massive tabby. Her ears remained angled toward Sundust to hear his reply. The she-cat was talking about killing any Outsiders that walked in on Gatherings. Ivysnake nodded in agreement. She could talk to her leader later about this, but if she needed any help of disposing Outsiders, Ivysnake would gladly step up. The ivy-striped she-cat unsheathed her long, sharp claws, feeling them sink into the soft sand.

Dawnstar finished her announcements, just typical stuff. Ivysnake overheard something about RiverClan holding a ThunderClan apprentice hostage, and she couldn't care less. More petty drama. Ivysnake wouldn't let herself get bothered by any of this going on. It didn't affect ShadowClan, so why should she care? Cinderstar began to speak, and Ivysnake focused on her. So, how would ThunderClan's new leader do? The dark brown tabby had given up on ThunderClan a while ago - they were weak, pathetic kittypets - but they did seem to finally be getting back up on their own four paws. Maybe ThunderClan would be decent again. But they shouldn't have taken this long to actually be a Clan.

Oh okay, Snowleap was confessing to kidnapping the apprentice, and insisting that it wasn't his fault, but Skystar's. Interesting. Ivysnake was vaguely intrigued, but she was also kind of bored. Actually, kidnapping an apprentice from another Clan didn't seem like a bad idea. But trying to help an apprentice after a battle from another Clan was just stupid. Unless there was some benefit - which Skystar seemed to think there was - why help an enemy apprentice from a Clan you'd just fought? Based on Snowleap's report, they hadn't known that Skystar wanted her at the time. Ivysnake rolled her eyes again. Why did the other Clans have to be so weak?

Some RiverClan apprentice was pressing herself against Snowleap, insisting that it wasn't his fault. Ivysnake didn't care. Why was Cinderblaze inserting himself into this? She rolled her eyes. Couldn't he let the other Clans deal with their own business? Perhaps he hadn't been a good choice for deputy. ShadowClan needed some fixing. And now Twilightstar was getting involved. Why were the other Clans getting involved in other Clans' business if it didn't bother them? At least Dawnstar had had a good reason for taking over ThunderClan. Twilightstar gave her opinion, some mouse dung, then went on to talk about her own announcements. Admittedly, Ivysnake found that a bit amusing. Rookscreech? She'd been a ShadowClan cat. Ivysnake frowned with displeasure.

Wolffang and some useless elder died. Ivysnake remembered Wolffang. She'd talked to him at a Gathering once, when she'd asked the deputies what being a high rank was like. He'd gotten demoted, or stepped down. Now he was dead. Ivysnake hardly cared. First, he was from another Clan. And what cat in their right mind would step down from a high rank, or be pathetic enough to get demoted? Her attention shifted back to the other medicine cats. She vaguely wondered what they thought of this. These quarrels that had nothing to do with ShadowClan were annoying, but they did provide a smidge of entertainment.

Naiad

[Dirtfur]

"Who?" Littlepaw flicked an ear in confusion then thought of something. "An owl?"

Rats! She somehow knew! Although, he did get Littlepaw to say 'who' so that's a win, slightly! He laughed, as if it was very funny to him. He sighed, "Yeah. I guess you heard that joke before."

[SpiritedWarrior]

Rats! She somehow knew! Although, he did get Littlepaw to say 'who' so that's a win, slightly! He laughed, as if it was very funny to him. He sighed, "Yeah. I guess you heard that joke before."

She laughed and twitched her whiskers in amusement, "I've actually never heard of that joke. Though, I'll admit it confused me for a bit!"

That joke was clever, she smiled at Cricketsting, "When did you learn it?"

[Dirtfur]

She laughed and twitched her whiskers in amusement, "I've actually never heard of that joke. Though, I'll admit it confused me for a bit!"

That joke was clever, she smiled at Cricketsting, "When did you learn it?"

Cricketsting smiled back. It felt so nice to see someone smile once in a while, and what made it amazing is that he made someone's bad day into a good one. He moved his tail tip to his forehead. "From here, of course!" He sat down, not feeling like going back to the back of The Gathering. "I could give you another joke, but no promises that it will be hilarious," he offered.

[SpiritedWarrior]

Cricketsting smiled back. It felt so nice to see someone smile once in a while, and what made it amazing is that he made someone's bad day into a good one. He moved his tail tip to his forehead. "From here, of course!" He sat down, not feeling like going back to the back of The Gathering. "I could give you another joke, but no promises that it will be hilarious," he offered.

"That'd be great!" she purred and leaned her head forward in excitement, almost like a kit hearing an elder's story. "I'd love to hear it!"

[Dirtfur]

"That'd be great!" she purred and leaned her head forward in excitement, almost like a kit hearing an elder's story. "I'd love to hear it!"

Cricketsting grinned and widen his eyes. No one had given him a chance to crack another joke before. "Knock, knock."

[SpiritedWarrior]

Cricketsting grinned and widen his eyes. No one had given him a chance to crack another joke before. "Knock, knock."

"Who's there?" she purred.

[Dirtfur]

"Who's there?" she purred.

"Water," he meowed. His fur ruffled up as he contained his giggling fit.

[SpiritedWarrior]

"Water," he meowed. His fur ruffled up as he contained his giggling fit.

"Water who?" she asked, trying her best not to giggle as Cricketsting's fur ruffled.

[Dirtfur]

"Water who?" she asked, trying her best not to giggle as Cricketsting's fur ruffled.

"Don't let them into our camp, cats hate water." He roared with laughter. He knew that RiverClan cats like water, but it is the only joke he got so why not share it and see how Littlepaw is going to react to it.

[SpiritedWarrior]

Mapleleaf walked into the Clan-filled clearing, her green eyes flickering from one Clan to another. Who to sit by… she thought to herself, flicking her ear. I’ll just let whoever wants to approach, approach. I don’t want to accidentally by a hostile ShadowClan cat.

The calico she-cat sat down and began to run her tongue over her flank as she listened to the leaders speak. Then a clueless apprentice spoke. Cinderpaw? In RiverClan?? A THUNDERCLAN APPRENTICE IN RIVERCLAN?!

A scowl appeared over the calico’s face but she breathed in and out. If a fight broke out, Mapleleaf would fight for that apprentice who was stolen from her own. No doubt about it. But it appeared no fight would happen… yet. She then spoke up, directing her speech to Snowleap, her expression unreadable.

“When should we expect Cinderpaw to return to us? She deserves it, especially after the mouse-dung that leader of yours…” she shot a glare up at Skystar. “… has done.”

zenosaurus

[SpiritedWarrior]

"Don't let them into our camp, cats hate water." He roared with laughter. He knew that RiverClan cats like water, but it is the only joke he got so why not share it and see how Littlepaw is going to react to it.

Ah, Littlepaw got it. Cats hate water, but not RiverClan! She laughed, her tail thumping against the ground as she began to roar with laughter.

“No wonder the other Clans call us fish!” She purred.

[Dirtfur]

Ah, Littlepaw got it. Cats hate water, but not RiverClan! She laughed, her tail thumping against the ground as she began to roar with laughter.

“No wonder the other Clans call us fish!” She purred.

The cream warrior purred, glad that Littlepaw got the joke. "Got any jokes to tell?" he asked the apprentice.

[SpiritedWarrior]

The cream warrior purred, glad that Littlepaw got the joke. "Got any jokes to tell?" he asked the apprentice.

“Erm… Let me think…” she thought for a moment. “Oh! Um… Knock knock!”

She smiled, struggling to keep her composure as she watched the warrior.

[Dirtfur]

“Erm… Let me think…” she thought for a moment. “Oh! Um… Knock knock!”

She smiled, struggling to keep her composure as she watched the warrior.

"Hmm, who's there?" He looked away, pretending like someone did actually knocked.

[SpiritedWarrior]

"Hmm, who's there?" He looked away, pretending like someone did actually knocked.

She chuckled and continued, “A cat!”

[Dirtfur]

She chuckled and continued, “A cat!”

Cricketsting twisted his head back to Littlepaw. "A cat who?" he muttered as he struggled to keep his giggling away.

[SpiritedWarrior]

Cricketsting twisted his head back to Littlepaw. "A cat who?" he muttered as he struggled to keep his giggling away.

"A cat who climbed a tree and can't come down!" she burst into laughter, the she-cat was proud at the fact she had referenced a Clan who never climbed trees before.

[Dirtfur]

"A cat who climbed a tree and can't come down!" she burst into laughter, the she-cat was proud at the fact she had referenced a Clan who never climbed trees before.

The warrior laughed out loud. He kept chuckling as he spoke, "That a good one!" Finally, after couple of heart-beats, he cooled down and sighed. "We should go back to listening to the high ranks," he suggested, putting on a goofy smile. "It is very enjoyable to share some laughs with you."

[SpiritedWarrior]

The warrior laughed out loud. He kept chuckling as he spoke, "That a good one!" Finally, after couple of heart-beats, he cooled down and sighed. "We should go back to listening to the high ranks," he suggested, putting on a goofy smile. "It is very enjoyable to share some laughs with you."

"Same to you!" she purred, her mind was now free of her thoughts and the confrontation with Laurelpaw. Now, her favorite thing to do was to tell jokes; perhaps she'd use that to improve the morale in the Clan.

[stardust.]

(Redspeckle)

Redspeckle arrived late to the gathering, xe never wanted to go, but it was tempting. Redspeckle found a spot and watched as Twilightstar and the other clan members started a fight about a ThunderClan apprentice, Oh my stars, this isn't going anywhere..., Xe thought. Xe didn't know why the other clans bothered, but well, it was time for him to get the gist. "Hey leaders and deputies, I think this should stop, have you seen the last few gatherings? Ever since Kestrelstar's death, you haven't seemed to get along that well. Is everything okay?" Xe didn't care whether the clan leaders where mad at xem. It just wasn't okay to do this.
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[dino.]

// marshall

>Bumblebreak<
As the cats on the rock turned their heads to accuse Snowleap and Skystar, Bumblebreak felt something snap inside of her chest. It was as if a dam had broken open, let everything just flood right out, and with her expression twisting into a furious snarl, she bounded forwards to the base of the rock and skewered Skystar with an ireful, downright murderous glare. This golden tom had been tearing away at the ends of her rope for the past several moons, and this? This was the last straw. Fire burned in her eyes as hot, angry tears made them shine, and her claws scraped against the stones as if they were digging into Skystar's pelt. At least Snowleap had the freaking decency to own up to it - she still hadn't heard a damn thing from the golden tabby.

"I have been worried sick about her. Do you understand me? I didn't know if she'd stumbled off after the battle and bled out somewhere. I didn't know if she'd wandered out too far and gotten herself killed by rogues or coyotes or a fox-hearted RiverClan warrior like yourself. I have scoured every inch of ThunderClan's territory more times than I can count. I've always had my suspicions that you lot had something to do with it. You vile, twisted, crooked, DISGUSTING excuse for a cat. Have you no shame? You couldn't have at least mentioned this to us?! What use does a hostage even serve you if you don't tell the Clan you're holding her hostage from?! You better give her back RIGHT NOW before I tear you limb from STARSDAMNED LIMB!"

Her voice had climbed to a guttural snarl that scraped against the back of her throat. And, oh, she would. She'd rip him apart and throw what little was left to the vultures and the crows. She'd make sure there was nothing left for his StarClan to revive, and then she'd hunt his cursed spirit down and eradicate that from the earth too.

Screw not stooping to RiverClan's level. This was the FINAL straw, and if ever given the chance, she'd be damn well sure to make good on her words.

[taillow]

Cinderstar
Cries of rage and shock rippled through the gathered cats below - something the spotted she-cat had been expecting - but still her gaze remained on the golden tabby. None of her own emotion twisted her face yet, and Cinderstar made sure to keep a tight lock on anything she might say or do. With everything as heightened as it was, it would not be smart to allow her actions to ride the waves of these unpredictable emotions.

Before the golden tabby had a chance to speak, his deputy seemed to offer his input, and Cinderstar tore her gaze away from the leader to lock onto Snowleap. So it was true. Anger burned under her fur but she refused to allow it to bristle, and instead hardened her jaw just a bit. Perhaps a moon or so ago, when the battle had taken place, she'd held respect for Snowleap. That was gone now hearing how he had done the next most cowardly thing aside from actually taking the prisoner; standing by and doing nothing.

"He wanted to use her for our own gain. For prey... herbs… something." The thought that an apprentice life meant so little to Skystar that he would use it as a bargaining chip rocked Cinderstar, but right now she set that aside to try and piece together what Snowleap said.

"Cinderpaw has a family, too. She has family in ThunderClan. Friends. Clanmates who have worked their paws to the bone in search of her." It was difficult to keep her tone calm, but somehow she managed as she stared down at Snowleap. "You had a choice, Snowleap." As she spoke those words a sort of pain flashed in her eyes. Had she been wrong about him all along? Had the honorable cat she had faced in the battle become twisted and corrupted, doomed to walk the same path as his predecessors? It was a thought worse than most she had experienced, though she supposed she shouldn't be surprised. After all, he was RiverClan.

Just as she was about to speak more there were several other interruptions. The first being what appeared to be a young RiverClan apprentice leaping up to where the deputies sat to defend Snowleap. Perhaps the tom's apprentice? Showing that much dedication to defend a cat must mean they had a close connection. Thankfully the situation was handled by Cinderblaze (though Cinderstar bit her tongue at how he simply just picked up the young cat instead of asking her to get down).

Next was Twilightstar, and when Cinderstar turned to look at her there was something akin to pleading in her gaze - though it was mostly concealed from view. She had hoped that the eldest leader would see these crimes for what they were, but the tone she spoke in shattered a bit of the silver spotted she-cat's heart. How did she know Cinderpaw was not hurt? How did any of these cats know that Skystar was not holding her back at RiverClan's camp in any torturous manner? They didn't. And after it had been pointed out how nonchalantly the RiverClan leader had acted towards the drowned apprentices of his own Clan (who had been saved by ThunderClan), she was shocked that any cat would automatically assume Cinderpaw was safe in any form of the word in RiverClan.

It took a great deal of strength to bite her tongue, purely out of respect for the older leader. This was, of course, not her problem to deal with. Cinderstar had grown up in a time when Clans felt compassion for one another when situations like this arose, but it appeared as though they may be over.

The WindClan leader then moved to make her announcements, but a buzzing in Cinderstar's ears refused to allow her to listen. She just looked back at Skystar, the shock gone and replaced by a masked expression. Faintly she heard something about new apprentices, a new warrior, and deaths in WindClan. Perhaps at a later time she could try to piece together what she had heard, but for now she would simply remain quiet.

Silence had fallen after the WindClan leader's words, and a voice rang up above the crowd, one that Cinderstar had expected. Though she felt similar rage and frustration, she snapped a cold stare to Bumblebreak. As far as she was concerned, ThunderClan had every right to be angry - but if they continued to toss out insults as such while condeming another Clan for their own faults, she was certain the other Clans would take notice. "Bumblebreak!" Sharp as claws the command came, her gaze made it clear that she could handle this. A flick of her ear signaled for the she-cat to take a moment to distance herself and cool off. Though Cinderstar shared her rage, she would not tolerate any of that at the gathering tonight.

Looking now to Skystar, her jaw set into a hardened line. "Once you have given your announcements, you and I need to talk." There was no anger in her voice, but it was commanding and one that dared Skystar to reject it. For now, the silver she-cat simply took a seat, though her blue gaze never left Skystar.

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[Estelle]

The outsider made a point, though Gingerfrost couldn't say he was proud of it. He wouldn't let it show, remaining stone faced as he kept his gaze on the intruder would suggest him completely brushing off their comment, but he mulled it over in his mind. Lotusheart, Seeker, had said something similar, hadn't she? And she was bound to not be the only one. He still recalled telling her that he'd protest in her stead - but did he really? Had the fight for the Firefly Cove not been nonsensical as well? Sure, they could hardly let a clan take back territory with little opposition, he could understand the logic behind that. But they should've retreated earlier, huh.

How silly that he was still thinking about that now. His stream of thoughts was interrupted when he finally realised some WindClan apprentice had joined the fray - which he moved a paw in front off - and then some ShadowClanner resorting to violence. His face would've scrunched up in dismay had the grumpy tom been more expressive. it was another thing he thought pointless, but at least the outsider appeared to taking their leave. Finally. It wasn't without Lizardfrost's agreement to the fight but... That was her choice. He didn't agree, but he couldn't change it nor would he try to.

[ Shade. - Just for the Seeker and Lizard mention + late Falcon reaction ]

With this annoying commotion over, Gingerfrost puffed up his fur and made a brisk turn to leave. He seated himself around his usual spot, muscles still a bit tense from moments before, and looked up upon the leaders. Announcements had started.
Rhythmically did his tail sway just a bit before lowering onto the ground with little movement. The warrior let out a huff, his shoulders releasing some of the tension, and perked an ear for announcements. Oftentimes he would just be laying around, and he still wasn't fully listening save for what appeared most important, but he now wasn't laying down so... Paying a bit more attention than usual. It was due, with everything that's been happening.

Most of it started out with the usual, uneventful news. But that peace was short lived. Soon question of a Cinderpaw arose, and once again things started to escalate. Gingerfrost sat up from his slouching position to stay more alert. His gaze drifted between the leaders and deputies, to eventually come and rest on Skystar. It appeared that Twilightstar was being some sort of mediator, which was wiser than getting caught up in it all. Yet he understood where ThunderClan was coming from. Truth be told, he hadn't put much thought to it but... It all began to appear more and more wrong. What were they doing.
His gaze dropped. This was idiocy. Having missed all that he missed, it made it more difficult to come upon a proper judgement and it was starting to seriously irk him. Yet perhaps it was also that he trusted Skystar's judgement. Or at least, he trusted the judgement of his friend, but ever since he came back more and more was driving him away from doing so. Another thing that irked him.

Once again he lifted his eyes to watch the situation unfold, only to come upon Skystar once more. Hopefully he had a sensible, a correct, response to all this beyond plain anger and being offended. He trusted he did, and would hate to be proven wrong.

[dino.]

// marni

>Bumblebreak<
What she had expected was more outcry from her Clanmates. From warriors with more than half a brain in their heads. From anyone who had ears to hear and eyes to see the absolute crapstorm that had just erupted. What she had not expected was for Cinderstar to round on her and say her name with such ferocity that she half-expected the very stones she stood on to crack open.

She met her leader's cold stare with a hot, fiery one of her own, a biting insult on the tip of her tongue. Red closed in around the edges of her vision as Cinderstar turned to the rat in charge of RiverClan, and the start of a sentence, a sharp, "You-" broke past her lips. This wasn't fair! RiverClan had proven time and time again that they were not to be trusted, that they were wicked and cruel, that nothing was too low for them, and now what? She couldn't call them out on it? Call the ring-leader of it all out? She called fox-dung!

Sides heaving in anger, she closed her mouth with a flash of teeth and turned her hatred back to Skystar, though this time she remained silent. Perhaps Cinderstar wished for her to step away, but she remained firmly rooted where she stood. Nothing short of claws ripping through her throat—or an invitation to tear her own through Skystar's—would move her from her place.

[taillow]

Fawnpaw
There was so much going on. So much. All of the different voices, the arguing, the shouting. And still Fawnpaw felt as though her throat was constricted and her heart was racing. Pounding in her head made her wince in pain and draw into herself even more as her ears folded back against her head. Despite moonlight that cut through the darkness of the night all she felt around her were shadows. Unfamiliar cats with differing scents poking and prodding her until she finally noticed she had scrambled backwards.

And then came a voice that range through the crowd. It was loud, and it called for... oh stars. A sudden wave of nausea hit Fawnpaw and the young she-cat froze, whiskers twitching as a tremor passed through her from head to tail. What was happening? She needed to get out of here, her muscles screamed at her to run. But she didn't know the territory!

Mumbling something incoherent under her breath, Fawnpaw was unaware of a figure approaching her until she glanced up and took sight of a black and white apprentice smirking down at her. "You know, crybabies aren't allowed at gatherings. Why don't you run on back to your nursery, little kit?" A sinister laugh followed and Fawnpaw let out a tiny squeak.

Her legs trembled a bit as she attempted to stand, to look up at the cat who had spoken to her, when a hard paw shoved into her chest and pushed her back onto the ground. Air was pushed out from her lungs and suddenly the world spun underneath her. She detected more words being spoken but they were muffled as Fawnpaw backed up some more. At some point, she had turned and now all that stretched ahead of her was a rather long path. But nonetheless, the light brown tabby she-cat ran as though her life depending on it, fur fluffed out all the way.

[ Fawnpaw has left the gathering! ]

*.·:·.☽✧ ✦ ✧☾.·:·.*

Laurelpaw
With the recent argument dying down, so too was the adrenaline that Laurelpaw felt. Boring. A few more shocked mews rippled through the crowd at the news, but the WindClan apprentice found it to be a yawn fest now. No claws? No angry hissing fluffed up pelts? No bloodshed? With a roll of her eyes she turned to look around at the cats nearby. Most of them seemed not worth her time, but near the back a figure caught her eye. A small, trembling figure.

Rolling up to the she-cat with a smirk, it was clear to tell some sort of existential crisis was happening to her. Shaking like a leaf on a barren branch, Laurelpaw couldn't help but snicker. "You know, crybabies aren't allowed at gatherings. Why don't you run on back to your nursery, little kit?" Laughing after the words were out, she noticed how the fluffy apprentice seemed to shiver even more. It wasn't even that cold out - so whoever this was must've been terrified.

It was like sweet honey to Laurelpaw, watching as the stranger tried to stand up. There was an attempt made to speak, and the black and white she-cat had to admit she was a little impressed. But her fun was not over yet. Lifting a paw the WindClan she-cat drove it hard against the apprentices chest, effectively shoving her back down into the sand. It was as easy as pushing down a stalk of grass; there had been no resistance.

"What do they even teach in RiverClan? How to be push-overs? Come on! Do something!" There was no response, only more shaking and shivering. Although soon the brown tabby seemed to be turning around. Turning and... running off? "Aw, boo! You're no fun." Now where would they get their fun? With a pouting expression, Laurelpaw took a seat with hunched shoulders and used a single claw to draw in the sand. When would it be time to go home? She was over this gathering stuff.

[marshy]

Goddamn it. Did Skystar just need to start having RiverClan skip gatherings, because at this point it seemed to cause more harm than good. Some dumbass apprentice let it spill that RiverClan had Cinderpaw and everyone was having a meltdown about it. Including his own deputy, Dear StarClan this had gotten out of hand fast. “Last I heard Snowleap you weren’t asked, I’m not completely sure where in the hell you got the idea that I or anyone in RiverClan would hurt your family or when all of this doubt came up, but if you truly think that then we need to have a talk.” About whether or not you belong in RiverClan is what Skystar wanted to finish with but he decided against it for the time being. Turning to Cinderstar he spoke again. “Your apprentice is fine. She was found wounded after the battle by one of our Shields, so we took her in because it seems you didn’t care enough to bring her back yourself. She’s been treated with the upmost respect, given our best prey and Snakeheart has been tending to her. Believe us or not, she’s fine. As for prey and herbs, if you think we’re just going to heal an apprentice that isn’t our own for free, then you’re wrong.” Turning to Bumblebreak, Skystar’s expression remained emotionless. “Yell if you want, it seems all that you’re capable of honestly. You’re the ones that lost her among everything, you should be thankful we took her in instead of leaving her for dead.” Turning his gaze back to the ThunderClan leader, he sighed. “I suppose we should.” He said before starting his announcements. It was a bit unnerving the way Cinderstar was staring at him but he decided to ignore it the best he could. “RiverClan has been fine. Prey has been abundant and herbs have been as well. Fawnkit, Icekit, Reedkit, Whisperpaw, and Seedkit have all had their ceremonies and are no known as Fawnpaw, Pondpaw, Reedpaw, Sunnypaw and Seedkit. Pebblepaw has also completed their training, and is now known as Pebblecreek. That is all from RiverClan.” Skystar stood on the stone for one more moment to see if anything more was to be added, if not he would send RiverClan home and talk with Cinderstar.

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[SpiritedWarrior]

Littlepaw stared up at Skystar as he gave his announcements, her shoulders tensing as the tom continued. Sorry, Skystar... Vinewatcher would not be pleased once she hears of this, but Littlepaw didn't care. All the Clans know about it, there's no need to worry about one more cat. All I did was spill a Clan secret and get into an argument with another apprentice.

Snowleap might get exiled for his fear, but who can blame him? He's just looking out for his kin! And with Skystar's leadership, he has a right to be afraid, after all, he is Skystar's deputy and no one seems to trust Skystar anymore! Littlepaw tried her best to stand still, and even unsheathed her claws to dig into the grass and dirt beneath her small frame. She had a feeling she'd be called into the leader's den shortly after RiverClan would return to camp.

I'll never spill a Clan secret again! she promised herself.

[Captain]

SNOWLEAP
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➢ As soon as the words left his mouth, there was something within the dark-furred deputy that made him immediately know that he messed up very badly in that exact moment. The sheer dread and fear that coursed through his veins was enough to make Snowleap feel light-headed, like he would faint right then and there, but somehow, he managed to keep himself standing. Various chatter erupted throughout the crowd to which Snowleap couldn’t focus on whatsoever. It was inconceivable.

The first thing that the RiverClan oriental noticed though was Fawnpaw scrambling onto the deputy perch and putting herself between him and the other deputies. A voice in his head screamed ‘NO.’ at this, but that single word wasn’t able to make it to his tongue. All he did was stand there, his heart pounding uncomfortably in the center of his chest. The ShadowClan deputy, Cinderblaze, was the first one to say something about the young apprentice being here. All Snowleap could do was watch as the large tomcat grabbed her by the scruff and carried her down to the base ground. She stayed there, crouched low, as Cinderblaze came back up. His words were eerily calm to Snowleap, but he knew better than to argue, so he just simply nodded in understanding. Hopefully, Fawnpaw wouldn’t come back up here. The last thing the tall tomcat needed was to have her involved in this whole mess. Once that was said and done, he heard the familiar tone of Twilightstar from the leader’s perch, though Snowleap’s head felt like it had been slammed against the rock repeatedly, so her words were muffled and he could only make out a few words here and there. Somehow, without a word being spoken to him, he already knew that he had lost the respect of WindClan for his cowardly actions today. He glanced back towards the crowd, seeing that Fawnpaw had disappeared elsewhere from the scene. It was both a good and a bad thing to Snowleap. He wished Lynxfall was here to watch and console her.

Somewhere, a cat was trying to talk to both the deputies and leaders, spouting something about stopping and how things had gotten bad after the death of Kestrelstar. The RiverClan tomcat disagreed with that notion, but he kept on holding his tongue. Another cat, one whose voice he recognized from the battle for the cove, rang throughout the crowd, cursing out Skystar and demanding that Cinderpaw be returned. It was at this point that Snowleap felt like he would be incredibly nauseous again, the stress of this whole situation making the tomcat’s stomach feel like it was being flipped and kicked over and over and over again. Cinderstar’s voice was next. "You had a choice, Snowleap." Those words alone repeated themselves constantly in his head and he felt tears well up in his eye, but he refused to let it fall. No, not here. Not now.

Then Skystar finally spoke up. Oh StarClan, he was really in for it now. Of course, Snowleap was the first thing the golden tomcat addressed. He just hung his head low and said nothing as his leader’s words felt like claws in his throat. Would he be stripped of his rank? Would he be exiled? At this point, he did not know his fate, but at this point, the oriental longhair knew it would be deserved. He was a coward. A fool. A disgrace to the clans. Even thinking those cruel, but earned words made him want to cry even more, but he’d be damned if he let anyone at the gathering see him cry like a kitten. He turned away from the other deputies and stared at the rock surface between his paws. There was nothing he could say. His words already had cost him his whole livelihood. It was over. This was it. Everything was crumbling down.

And it was all his own fault.

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( marni Jayvines Moonraven NinjaBloss Undertaker starry. marshall )

[Pitou]

**Doeheart of Riverclan**

The gathering sped on as it normally did. The rogues were far enough away that Doeheart was able to keep to herself and stay out of the way. Beyond it not concerning her, her thoughts were on the kits growing heavy in her belly, getting in the middle of any skirmishes was a risk she wasn't willing to take. Likewise she stayed out of the spreading news of the Thunderclan apprentice held in their camp, it would be to no benefit for her to add her voice to the countless others. She wasn't sure how she herself felt about holding onto Cinderpaw. Through it all her thoughts were more consumed by looking out for one particular tom. She hadn't seen the father of her kits since she'd known of them in her belly so she figured it was easy to assume he didn't know. She tried not to worry over him, figuring he was simply busy with his own clan. She understood where the first loyalties needed to lie, they couldn't let their responsibilities suffer, but it didn't make it hurt any less. If she could just find him, just tell him about their kits, maybe... It was Cinderstar's announcements that stopped Doeheart's musings. Exiled...Pushed an apprentice out of a tree...Sleethound...Sleethound...No, no he couldn't have...Not Sleethound... Her mind reeled as the gathering disappeared from her consciousness. It can't be true. They must have something wrong. There must be a misunderstanding. She tried to snap herself out of her confusion and then a thought struck her. She was sure she could get this all worked out. She just had to ask a Thunderclanner! As she pulled herself out of her head, though, she realized with a sinking heart that the tensions between her clan and the clan of her kits' father were mounting and the gathering was drawing to an abrupt end. Her breathing deepened as she settled on the sinking feeling that she'd have to return home, knowing even less about Sleethound than she had when she walked here earlier that night.

[SpiritedWarrior]

**Doeheart of Riverclan**

The gathering sped on as it normally did. The rogues were far enough away that Doeheart was able to keep to herself and stay out of the way. Beyond it not concerning her, her thoughts were on the kits growing heavy in her belly, getting in the middle of any skirmishes was a risk she wasn't willing to take. Likewise she stayed out of the spreading news of the Thunderclan apprentice held in their camp, it would be to no benefit for her to add her voice to the countless others. She wasn't sure how she herself felt about holding onto Cinderpaw. Through it all her thoughts were more consumed by looking out for one particular tom. She hadn't seen the father of her kits since she'd known of them in her belly so she figured it was easy to assume he didn't know. She tried not to worry over him, figuring he was simply busy with his own clan. She understood where the first loyalties needed to lie, they couldn't let their responsibilities suffer, but it didn't make it hurt any less. If she could just find him, just tell him about their kits, maybe... It was Cinderstar's announcements that stopped Doeheart's musings. Exiled...Pushed an apprentice out of a tree...Sleethound...Sleethound...No, no he couldn't have...Not Sleethound... Her mind reeled as the gathering disappeared from her consciousness. It can't be true. They must have something wrong. There must be a misunderstanding. She tried to snap herself out of her confusion and then a thought struck her. She was sure she could get this all worked out. She just had to ask a Thunderclanner! As she pulled herself out of her head, though, she realized with a sinking heart that the tensions between her clan and the clan of her kits' father were mounting and the gathering was drawing to an abrupt end. Her breathing deepened as she settled on the sinking feeling that she'd have to return home, knowing even less about Sleethound than she had when she walked here earlier that night.

Mapleleaf looked around at the angry cats and noticed a queen nearby. A queen? At the Gathering? A bit odd, but whatever. The calico she-cat approached Doeheart and smiled.

"Hi! I don't believe we've met before!" she purred. "I'm Mapleleaf of ThunderClan. We may be from different Clans, angry ones at that, but it doesn't stop me from approaching a cat I believe to not have any part in Cinderpaw's kitnapping. Are you alright?"

//Ha ha see what I did there with 'kitnapping'? Lol

[Ian]

Oh, StarClan, this was not the Gathering Fallownose had expected. He barely had a moment to bow his head in mourning for Wolffang and Perchclaw before the chaos resumed between ThunderClan and RiverClan. Snowleap's words had shaken the WindClan deputy and his thoughts on the other tom. If Skystar would stoop so low as to hurt his own deputy's kits and family, then why hadn't Snowleap left with them? He would have questioned why RiverClan as a whole hadn't kicked Skystar out if he was threatening to hurt kits, but Dawnstar was still ShadowClan's leader, so...

The same ThunderClan tom that had shot up earlier was now yowling up at Skystar, who had yet to speak, but Cinderstar wasn't having any of it. And it seemed she also didn't think highly of Snowleap's actions either. When Skystar finally spoke, it was to denounce that he would ever hurt Snowleap's family and that Cinderpaw was fine. Honestly, this whole thing made Fallownose's head hurt. He made a note to speak to Twilightstar after the Gathering about their alliance with RiverClan and where they stood on it. It was his opinion that they should break ties completely despite the aid that Lionstar had given them in the past. Whatever the hell was going on within that Clan, he didn't want WindClan to have any part in it.

A glance towards Snowleap let Fallownose know the tom was in no mood to talk, so he simply shook his head and glanced towards Cinderblaze and Sparrowflight for their reactions. Accusing Skystar of such a thing and then immediately cowering and keeping silent... it seemed many cats had been wrong about Snowleap, him included.

zenosaurus Jayvines starry

[Rizo]

~Moonfrost of Riverclan | marni zenosaurus~

Watching in astonishment, she listened to the clearing erupt in chaos after the revelation that Riverclan was hosting an apprentice from Thunderclan. She should have known, expected, that the other clans didn't know. Of course they wouldn't. Her eyes caught the pelt of Fawnpaw making her way to the deputy rock to defend Snowleap. Moonfrost felt useless, her muteness preventing her from calling out to stop the apprentice. She tried to give Snowleap a glance of sympathy and support, but was quickly distracted.
Her pelt prickled with apprehension as she watched the massive Shadowclan deputy pick up the little she-cat and, to the dark tabby's surprise, gently remove Fawnpaw from the rock. Well, even a broken clock is right twice a day. Or whatever the equivalent she could muster from her brain was. As she began to pad forward to retrieve Fawnpaw, another apprentice came forward, and had the audacity to bully the little cat.
Oh hell no.
In an instant, Moonfrost's face snapped from its usual gentle kindness into a vicious snarl, a ghastly, distorted growl sounding from her throat. Too late, already the little cat was off like a bat out of hell, sprinting away from the gathering. Padding up to the Windclan apprentice that had spoken to Fawnpaw, Moonfrost let out a furious snarl, echoing around her like a banshee's scream. With a final spit, she turned away, flicking her tail, and began to sprint after the little cat.

[ Moonfrost has left the Gathering ]

~Moosecrash of Thunderclan | zenosaurus~

It almost seemed like the gathering would be a casual time, but no, of course everything had to go positively pear-shaped. First with some Riverclanner being targeted by some outsider, and then with the admission that Cinderpaw was imprisoned in Riverclan. Why was it always the fish stirring the pot?
Shaking his head in disappointment, he watched the exchange between the leaders and the cats up front. What an absolute disaster. And then he heard the Riverclan deputy confess his fears. Moosecrash's hazel eyes snapped to the long-haired tom on the rock, and something clicked in the Maine Coon's brain. That cat looked... familiar? Padding his way through the crowd for a closer look, he squinted as the wheels turned in his head. Why did this cat look familiar? Even their scent, although heavily masked by the scents of the other clans, was faintly ringing a bell.
Maybe I can talk to them after the Gathering is dismissed...

~Emberpaw of Thunderclan | Open~

In all honestly, the orange apprentice hadn't been paying much attention to the gathering at all until a name caught her ear. Cinderpaw. Her head snapped up to fixate her gaze on the leaders. Of course that gold-pelted buffoon was going to extort them, even after all the trouble he had already caused. What did he even get from this nonsense?
As she felt her hackles rising in irritation, Bumblebreak surged forward to state everything that was already running through Emberpaw's mind. Well, better Bumblebreak than her, since Cinderstar did not seem thrilled with the threats pouring from the warrior's mouth.
And then the thing that truly infuriated her. Skystar blatantly admitted that he wasn't going to give Cinderpaw back for free. No gestures of kindness from that surly mange-pelt. Oh she would be MORE than happy to help her mentor tear this idiot apart. Stifling a snarl, she turned her amber eyes to Cinderstar, waiting for her decision.

~Spiritfire of Shadowclan | Open~

As she watched the absolutely thrilling chaos of the Gathering, the glossy white she-cat listened, lapping her pelt nonchalantly. At least none of her clanmates seemed to be acting like featherbrains. And the few apprentices that were had been quickly scolded by their mentors. Regardless, her job tonight was seeming delightfully easy.

[Rxcket_p]

Cxndy_Fatal

Violetstalk

Swishing her tail against the heather, she glanced around, scanning the crowd of cats for her friend. Twitched her whiskers, and padded through the sea. (Of cats, I mean) She looked up at the high rocks, where the clan leaders sat. Oh, there was Skystar. And Dawnstar. Oh, Twilightstar too. There was Cinderstar! Since the she-cat been their leader, she had made the clan much better after the shock of the last leader. She closed her eyes.


((Why was I mentioned?))

[MaryTheCrow]

- Copperfire -
He/Him

And now they were spilling all of their problems onto Copperfire. "Sounds like gatherings aren't your thing, why show up if all you do is complain? And if you haven't noticed other clans have it worse than... whatever you're dealing with. Suck it up and stop complaining," he spat, turning his head to listen to the announcements with half of his attention. What a nuisance. I didn't ask for their life story, if they want to complain I'm sure their medicine cat would be happy to listen.

Not only were other cats being annoying, but apparently RiverClan had kidnapped one of their apprentices. Had his conversation partner been a RiverClan cat, he'd have clawed their ears. Luckily for them, they were not. Copperfire huffed angrily anyways.
[ Leafí I'm so sorry for how long this took. If you want, we can keep the first meeting short and then have them meet another time?]

[Rxcket_p]

Frecklepaw | River clan.

She mumbled. "Wildsong, why do we even have gatherings? I think its pointless we have to interact with the other, more- weird.. Clans." She complained, she had a natural hatred for the other clans, she thought of them as Inferior. She turned to her mentor, a disappointed look on her face.

Cove

[lucidense]

Acornpaw looked around at the Riverclan cats, feeling.. crowded by their presence, like he was being boxed in. The Thunderclan apprentice set his head on his paws, looking up at the moon, trying to wish it into magically turning to day. Gatherings were a lot more.. awkward than he had hoped. The thought that he might have to face any of these cats in a fight, especially some of the more.. scary ones, unnerved him. (OPEN)

[Cove]

Frecklepaw | River clan.

She mumbled. "Wildsong, why do we even have gatherings? I think its pointless we have to interact with the other, more- weird.. Clans." She complained, she had a natural hatred for the other clans, she thought of them as Inferior. She turned to her mentor, a disappointed look on her face.

Cove
Wildsong
Wildsong narrowed his eyes. “frecklepaw! You know better then to think bad of the clans! Maybe one day, they might save your life!” he scolded. He blinked, looking around. “At least enjoy your first gathering,” he mewed, pleadingly.

[Rxcket_p]

Wildsong
Wildsong narrowed his eyes. “frecklepaw! You know better then to think bad of the clans! Maybe one day, they might save your life!” he scolded. He blinked, looking around. “At least enjoy your first gathering,” he mewed, pleadingly.

Frecklepaw
"Gathing shathering.. I don't need to depend on anyone. Not even starclan! " she hissed confinidently, tail flicking angerliy. "I don't understand why I have to respect some dead cats. Starclan can't help us, theyre useless! Clans are useless. The only thing good about clans is when youre young or old, you get free food."

[Cove]

Frecklepaw
"Gathing shathering.. I don't need to depend on anyone. Not even starclan! " she hissed confinidently, tail flicking angerliy. "I don't understand why I have to respect some dead cats. Starclan can't help us, theyre useless! Clans are useless. The only thing good about clans is when youre young or old, you get free food."
Wildsong
He furrowed his brow. “That’s quite enough Frecklepaw! One more word then you’ll be cleaning the elder’s ticks! Besides, Starclan saves us! It warns us of many dangers. My mother died and went up there.. I still miss her….” he gazed softly to the sky.

//yeesh! Frecklepaw’s killin’ it! :heart:

[Rxcket_p]

Wildsong
He furrowed his brow. “That’s quite enough Frecklepaw! One more word then you’ll be cleaning the elder’s ticks! Besides, Starclan saves us! It warns us of many dangers. My mother died and went up there.. I still miss her….” he gazed softly to the sky.

//yeesh! Frecklepaw’s killin’ it! :heart:
((I feel like Wildsong is trying his hardest not to slap Frecklepaw.))

Frecklepaw

"You expect me to pity you? My own brother hates me!" She scowled, fur bristling. "You're lucky I'd be in so much trouble for attacking someone here, or else these stupid thunderclan cats would loose their eyes!" She threatened, hissing at Acornpaw
lucidense

[Cove]

((I feel like Wildsong is trying his hardest not to slap Frecklepaw.))

Frecklepaw

"You expect me to pity you? My own brother hates me!" She scowled, fur bristling. "You're lucky I'd be in so much trouble for attacking someone here, or else these stupid thunderclan cats would loose their eyes!" She threatened, hissing at Acornpaw
lucidense
Wildsong
Wildsong watched in horror. If Frecklepaw was like this, what would he do? He shook his head in frustration. He asked for one thing! One thing! And she disobeyed. He growled lowly, then sighed. Be closed his eyes. Everyone in the gathering was very loud, and he just wanted some peace and quiet for just a second-
“Please. Please stop Frecklepaw.” he mewed quietly. “Please stop.”

[lucidense]

The small apprentice recoiled, hissing involuntarily at Frecklepaw. His ears pinned to his head. He looked at Wildsong, hoping the mentor would keep Frecklepaw from ripping his pelt off. He quickly looked away. Aside from not wanting to fight at a gathering- he didn't even know how. Acornpaw hadn't been taught any moves yet. Yet, something about Frecklepaw just.. ticked him off. Cove Cxndy_Fatal

[Cove]

The small apprentice recoiled, hissing involuntarily at Frecklepaw. His ears pinned to his head, and he looked at Wildsong with wide eyes. Aside from not wanting to fight at a gathering- he didn't even know how. Acornpaw hadn't been taught any moves yet. Yet, something about Frecklepaw just.. ticked him off. Cove Cxndy_Fatal
Wildsong
”Sorry about Frecklepaw.. she’s a bit uneasy with other clans..” he mewed apologetically.

[Rxcket_p]

Wildsong
Wildsong watched in horror. If Frecklepaw was like this, what would he do? He shook his head in frustration. He asked for one thing! One thing! And she disobeyed. He growled lowly, then sighed. Be closed his eyes. Everyone in the gathering was very loud, and he just wanted some peace and quiet for just a second-
“Please. Please stop Frecklepaw.” he mewed quietly. “Please stop.”
lucidense

Frecklepaw

She lunged forward at Acornpaw, hissing in his face. "Who are you hissing at? You wanna fight?!" She growled, digging her claws into the earth. She ignored Wildsong's pleads for her to behave, she got up in Acornpaw's face again, snarling.

[Cove]

lucidense

Frecklepaw

She lunged forward at Acornpaw, hissing in his face. "Who are you hissing at? You wanna fight?!" She growled, digging her claws into the earth. She ignored Wildsong's pleads for her to behave, she got up in Acornpaw's face again, snarling.
Wildsong
Hissing in alarm, Wildsong hauled her back by the scruff, fur fluffed. “That’s it!” he growled. “You’re doingthe elder’s ticks! You hear me?” he gave her a shake for precautions.

[lucidense]

Acornpaw leaped backward, nearly tripping over himself. His fur was spiked out, making him look like a cat sized pinecone. He seemed to shrink into himself, and let out a breath of relief when Wildsong restrained her. "No- no, I don't want too-" His voice cracked, and he hid his head with his paws, scared half to death by the furry tornado of rage. Cove Cxndy_Fatal

[Cove]

Acornpaw leaped backward, nearly tripping over himself. His fur was spiked out, making him look like a cat sized pinecone. He seemed to shrink into himself, and let out a breath of relief when Wildsong restrained her. "..sorry!" His voice cracked. Cove Cxndy_Fatal
Wildsong
Wildsong blinked, shaking her head. “This won’t happen again, sorry for the inconvenience,” he mewed, glaring at his apprentice.

[taillow]

Cinderstar
it appeared that the gathering had come to an end. Though her eyes caught sight of one thing. "Sparrowflight. Lead the Clan home please, I am staying to speak with Skystar right after I take care of this." Sliding down from the rocks she gave a dismissive flick of her ear. "ThunderClan! It's time to head home. Please, follow Sparrowflight back." She made sure her voice echoed above the crowd as she weaved through it, eventually settling herself in between Acornpaw and the two RiverClanners.

With a glare directed towards the warrior, she jerked her head in the direction of the exit. "Take your apprentice and get out of here," she warned, giving him a measured look as she planted herself firmly in front of Acornpaw. There would be no fighting here tonight.

[ Jayvines lucidense Cove Cxndy_Fatal ]

[ ThunderClan should be leaving now ]

[Rxcket_p]

Cove lucidense

Frecklepaw

"Elders shemlders! Nobody cares if they all die." She growled, freeing herself from her mentor's grasp, glaring daggers at Acornpaw. "Whats wrong, scared? You look like a pufferfish." She teased, stepping closer to the younger thunderclan apprentice. "Listen here kitty, tick me off again and you'll be crowfood. Lets go Wildsong!"

[Cove]

Cove lucidense

Frecklepaw

"Elders shemlders! Nobody cares if they all die." She growled, freeing herself from her mentor's grasp, glaring daggers at Acornpaw. "Whats wrong, scared? You look like a pufferfish." She teased, stepping closer to the younger thunderclan apprentice. "Listen here kitty, tick me off again and you'll be crowfood. Lets go Wildsong!"
Wildsong
Wildsong’s eyes flashed with anger and tried to haul Frecklepaw away, pushing her forwards to the exit. He gave Cinderstar a apologetic frown.
marni


//oof! Frecklepaw’s a handful!

[lucidense]

Acornpaw stood there, indeed looking like a pufferfish. He bit his lip, looking like he was about to cry. Just don't say anything. They're leaving. He relaxed when the leader stepped in. Forcing his fur to smooth, he spoke. "Thank you.. Cinderstar." Why was that apprentice so.. mean? He looked at the ground, covering his face, where tears were gathering. marni Cxndy_Fatal

[Rxcket_p]

lucidense
Cove
marni

((Nooo Freckle you made the baby cryyy))

Frecklepaw


She gave a disrespectful hiss to Cinderstar, bounding beside her mentor. "Thunderclan.. So annoying!" She yowled out loud, making sure Acornpaw would be able to hear it clearly.

[lucidense]

((Acornpaw will remember that)) Cxndy_Fatal

[taillow]

Cinderstar
After watching to make sure the kit and her minder were taken away, offering only a nod to Wildsong, Cinderstar turned to look at Acornpaw. "Forget about them," she replied in a soft tone, leaning down to offer a comforting touch of her nose to the top of the young apprentices head. "Some cats prefer spitting insults around like mouse-bile. Do not engage with them, as they only seek attention."

Nodding towards the ThunderClan deputy, she indicated with a paw for the apprentice to follow her. "Go on back to camp now." If she were being honest, she was not all that surprised at the behavior of the RiverClan apprentice - after all their leader was an egotistical kit in warrior fur. Though she supposed that the same could be said for the warriors of ThunderClan who also hurtled insults back and forth.

[ lucidense ]

[lucidense]

Acornpaw sniffled, looking up at the leader. "A-alright. Thank you." He looked up at the leader, becoming hyperaware of how ugly he must look right now. "I'm sorry, I should have been stronger." If I can't defend myself against a prickly apprentice.. how am I gonna defend the clan? Acornpaw dipped his head, quickly fleeing from the gathering island, trying to catch up with the rest of thunderclan. marni

[Undertaker]

Dawnstar yawned softly as she watched cats freak out about an apprentice getting kidnapped or whatever. If the cat wasn't dead, and pieces of her body hadn't been tossed over ThunderClan's border, or better yet her pelt, she didn't get why anyone was getting their tail in a knot. Just throw RiverClan some prey and herbs, and take the apprentice back, easy. What a fuss over a load of dung. The ShadowClan feline's eyes shone with utter disinterest, however that sparked with a hint of delight as Twilightstar spoke, seeming to find the matter overdramatized as well. It seemed that Twilightstar had stopped with the sympathy act. Although, it was very clear that RiverClan was more or less at fault here. She wondered if this would be the final blow that shattered the longstanding alliance of Wind and River. If Cinderstar was smart or at least smarter than Skystar, she'd jumped at the chance to form an alliance with WindClan. As annoying as they were, the bunnies have proven dependable and competent, or at least Twilightstar.

Anyway, if RiverClan had a history of maiming and abusing apprentices, then okay, maybe there'd be a reason to worry, but Dawnstar's put ShadowClan pretty high on the cruelty list when it came to causing some serious harm. Aside from being insensitive, reckless, (Lionstorm) and a tad bit mean, Dawnstar didn't really count anything RiverClan had done to ThunderClan as evident to them hurting Cinderpaw. ThunderClan was just making a big deal out of nothing again. One of these days she really should give them a real reason to throw a fuss. Although considering they didn't really know what state Cinderpaw was in, it would be intriguing if they really had tortured or harmed the apprentice. But aside from ThunderClan's usual whining and poor me dung, RiverClan was a total riot!

Moving on to Snowleap. Hahahahahaha! She knew RiverClan had fallen on hard times with Skystar in charge, but Snowleap damn! Look at him throwing his entire clan and his leader under the monster like that. If Skystar was smart, which past actions have proven otherwise, he'd exile the tom. Dawnstar found it utterly hilarious how he asked for forgiveness. He was bowing his head not for the sake of knowing that Cinderpaw was 'safe' in RiverClan and saying nothing to ThunderClan about the kidnapping, but for his own peace of mind. He refused to take any form of responsibility for anything, wow! This had to be the funniest gathering in a long time.

Dawnstar didn't attempt to hide her amusement with all of this, laughing and shaking her head. She did notice Cinderblaze booting some young cat away from the deputies, too nice if you asked her, but she was going to ignore it since she was suddenly in a good mood. Still, she did stare at the tom for a long hard second, and then glanced over to Snowleap and went back to smiling maliciously. She noticed Cinderstar looking over to Twilightstar, but wasn't certain as to why. Twilightstar played this game long enough to know when 'not' to involve her clan. You can't lead a clan with a heart full of empathy and compassion, it'd be your downfall.

Then there was RiverClan picking fights with ThunderClan again, predictable, Cinderstar was on top of it. If RiverClan kept walking down its current path, she doubted they'd last long. At least Cinderstar was trying. Dawnstar was solely here for viewing purposes and so didn't see the need to add kindle to the fire. Now that the show was over, it was time to go.

"Well, this has been fun and very entertaining." Dawnstar chuckled, leaping off the stones. "ShadowClan we're out." Dawnstar yowled, giving Twilightstar a wave of her tail in farewell as if the leader would miss her and began leading her clan home.

[Jayvines]

The excuses and muttered apologies of Snowleap fell on unfeeling ears as the Thunderclan deputy stared intently at Skystar as he stepped forward to penalize his deputy before stating his version of how Cinderpaw came to be stuck in their camp. The emerald fire in her eyes grew stronger as he seemed to merely brush off the fact that if this was indeed done in good faith, a messenger would have been sent to Thunderclan to inform them. Perhaps THEN a civil discussion of the transference of prey and herbs could be negotiated.

Stifling the displeased rumble of a growl in her throat, Sparrowflight merely gave a flick of her ear and a brief nod to Cinderstar as she called for her to lead the clan home. "Good luck with that mousebrain of a cat," she grumbled quietly, her words just loud enough for Cinderstar to hear, before leaping off the stones as well. "Thunderclan, follow me!"

A quick flick of her tail and she was off. Swift paws leading the way back towards the forest for her peers to follow home.

[Wingnettle]

Ashpaw followed Sparrowflight to Thunderclan camp, wondering why Cinderstar had chosen to remain here alone.

[MaryTheCrow]

- Copperfire -
He/Him

Copperfire left with the rest of his clan, feeling upset at the general happenings of this gathering. RiverClan was being unreasonable, and he wasn't even going to think about the two cats he had argued with. At least everything else had seemed to go fine.

[ Copperfire has left the gathering ]