December Gathering

[Ian]

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[ dino. Starfall Undertaker elaif Moonraven FrostyGalaxy clarice. ]

[Moonraven]

The leader's fur was as fluffed up as it was going to get and she was still freezing her tail off. Twilightstar huffed quietly as she led WindClan into the gathering, pleased to see that they had arrived first. She swiftly made her way over to the seastones and leaped up to the leaders' stone. She immediately curled her tail around her freezing paws and tried not to shake too badly while seated on the ice-cold stone.

This gathering was most likely going to be an eventful one for WindClan solidifying whether they'd be starting a full-blown with ThunderClan or not. Then there was RiverClan who had used up just about all the patience Twilightsar was willing to give them. Dawnstar and ShadowClan were no longer a worry. This was honestly not what she wanted to be doing with her last life, she'd much rather be focusing on leading her clan to peace and ensuring that Fallownose had an easier start than she did, but the other two clans kept pushing and shoving. If they didn't take a stand now, it would just be worse later on.

Hunkering down, Twilightstar made it very clear how much she hated this weather. She was silently urging the other clans to hurry up so she could leave quicker but also wanted them to take their time so she didn't have to straight up and lose what little warmth her body was providing her.
Lillith


WindClan's Arrived

[Fish]

Spottedpaw followed along her leader to the Seastones. She heard a little bit about this place as a kit but had not ever seen it. This place seemed, interesting. Seemed like a place for the River cats more than anyone else. She wondered how this became the place for meetings to be held. Whatever, she hunkered down to try and stay warm until she saw some friends.

[MangofDoom]

╔ Poppysong ═ ✱
╚ windclan warrior║nb they/them║19 moons║tags; -
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Poppysong walks into the space, and their leg seizes. They wince and immediately sit down. In an attempt to distract themself, they remembering their… frankly, embarrassing display at the Windclan meeting. They promise themself to not do the same here as they close their eyes and wrinkle their nose at the pain radiating from their leg.

They notice that Windclan is the first clan here, and wonders how the gathering will go this time. None of the clans are on… exactly friendly terms.

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(Open for interaction!)

[Fish]

╔ Poppysong ═ ✱
╚ windclan warrior║nb they/them║19 moons║tags; -═ ═ ═Poppysong walks into the space, and their leg seizes. They wince and immediately sit down. In an attempt to distract themself, they remembering their… frankly, embarrassing display at the Windclan meeting. They promise themself to not do the same here as they close their eyes and wrinkle their nose at the pain radiating from their leg.

They notice that Windclan is the first clan here, and wonders how the gathering will go this time. None of the clans are on… exactly friendly terms.

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(Open for interaction!)

Spottedpaw saw her mentor and seized her opportunity. She walked over to Poppysong and sat right up next to her. It was very cold out and this would help her by protecting one of her sides from wind. "Hey Poppysong, I can't wait to see what this meeting is about" She said waiting for the other clans to show up. Spottedpaw wasn't scared but she didn't know yet why to be wary of other clans, other than maybe Thunderclan.

[Katiethewolfchild]

Bearpelt arrived.

Birdpaw arrived, the hyperactive underaged four moon old apprentice bouncing all over the place for some reason. Gathering were so fun cause you got to meet cats that weren't from the same clan that you were! The announcement part was just as boring as meetings thought...

Foxpaw arrived on her three functioning legs, the large underaged four moon old apprenticeis twisted leg held slightly off of the ground.

Snakepaw arrived. This was her first gathering and she had managed to get a good night's sleep last night as it had left her alone for once, meaning that she wasn't tired. Thank goodness. At least she wouldn't be tired during her first gathering, thought she probably would be during the next one. It was also cold... She hated the cold as it made it worse and that was utterly terrible because it was already more then terrible enough. Her breathing was heavy and raspy and her chest ached with dull pain, her breathing easily audible.

Caterpillarpaw arrived, excited for her first gathering. (All open)

[lys.luvbot]

HorseLeap, VultureEye, DeerPounce, CicadaCliff, SycamoreSprout, TadpoleSprint, RueRipple and GooseFlight arrived.


[This was more of an activity post, but there all open for interaction!]

[Mica]

╔ Poppysong ═ ✱
╚ windclan warrior║nb they/them║19 moons║tags; -═ ═ ═Poppysong walks into the space, and their leg seizes. They wince and immediately sit down. In an attempt to distract themself, they remembering their… frankly, embarrassing display at the Windclan meeting. They promise themself to not do the same here as they close their eyes and wrinkle their nose at the pain radiating from their leg.

They notice that Windclan is the first clan here, and wonders how the gathering will go this time. None of the clans are on… exactly friendly terms.

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(Open for interaction!)


Hawkfur [he/him, warrior, 45 moons]
[Deep russet tabby with blue eyes and a white muzzle, chest, and paws]
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[Poppysong - @MangofDoom (https://warriorcatsonline.com/forums/member.php?u=20189) ]
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Hawkfur followed his clanmates towards the Seastones, ears flattened against the cold wind that buffeted him. He tried to spot Locustpaw in the crowd, hoping that he had simply missed the cat leaving the apprentice den earlier, but he knew it was a long shot. The apprentice had disappeared since their last argument, and despite Hawkfur's attempts at locating him, remained vanished.

For now, Hawkfur focused on the clan around him, many pelts weaving in and out of shadow as they crossed over the border into the no-cats-land that was the Gathering space. He watched Twilightstar leap up onto one of the stones, and a deep unease that had been sitting in his chest ever since Dragonflyflare was found dead at the ThunderClan border. Would Twilightstar mention it tonight? Would Bumblestar?

The tom was jerked out of his thoughts by a hiss of pain nearby, and he spotted Poppysong limping to a seat on the outskirts of the stones. Guilt sluiced through him, and he padded over quickly to see if they were alright. After his failure to save them at the Sky Glade, Hawkfur had been torn between hovering over them and avoiding them. He wanted to tell them how sorry he was, but it just never felt like the right time. But the Gathering was a great time to fix the unspoken, right? Besides, this Gathering was probably going to be a rather interesting one, so if he fumbled the interaction, there was a good chance Poppysong would forget all about it in favor of the gossip. ... Hawkfur was a coward.

But he still approached them slowly, clearing his throat to warn them of his presence. "How are you feeling?" He asked tentatively, his own voice still haggard from the incident.

[Fritter]

Hog Strike
following along hogstrike glanced over the cats that were here and sat down wishing he had a tail to curl around himself. Stars, it’s freezing! He didn’t really like the cold, correction, he despised the cold with every fibre in his body. It was when it was cold that the weather became nasty and all the tree’s were bare and everything shrivelled up and died. Yuck!
Open!

[taillow]

Bravebird
She/her | 41 moons | Beefed Up T3 ᐧ One with the Warren
Her first gathering since being back in the Clan...

Stepping onto the freezing sand, Bravebird immediately wondered why in the stars above they had gatherings at night during leaf-bare instead of during the day. Take into account the already chilly weather, the ocean breeze, and the frost that floated in the sky... yeah, it was just mouse-brained to be out here. But tradition was important she knew so she'd freeze her tail off for her Clan.

Not feeling the need to sit right up front and instead only holding the desire to make sure nothing bad happened to a single WindClanner tonight, the lilac lynx-point warrior took up a seat close to the growing crowd of her Clanmates but also near the back. It allowed her the perfect vantage point to still hear what was being said while also keeping an eye on things.

[ open! ]

[MangofDoom]

Spottedpaw saw her mentor and seized her opportunity. She walked over to Poppysong and sat right up next to her. It was very cold out and this would help her by protecting one of her sides from wind. "Hey Poppysong, I can't wait to see what this meeting is about" She said waiting for the other clans to show up. Spottedpaw wasn't scared but she didn't know yet why to be wary of other clans, other than maybe Thunderclan.


╔ Poppysong ═ ✱
╚ windclan warrior║nb they/them║19 moons║tags; Micanomancy
═ ═ ═

Poppysong smiles at Spottedpaw, curling their tail around them to help them against the cold. “It sure will be interesting…” they murmur. Their smile cracks, hoping this gathering isn’t such a disaster. They don’t want their apprentice to have that as their first impression.

A twinge of pain in their leg distracts them from Hawkfur approaching, so they jump when they speak. “Gah- Hawkfur- hey.” They glance away for a moment. “How’s your throat? Still raw?”

Their own smile is pained, as if talking hurts them. Or perhaps because the thought of what happened to Hawkfur at the Skyglade pains them.

[lesbianism]

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she/her - 97 moons - WindClan - bisexual
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Softsong followed Twilightstar and the rest of WindClan into the gathering. Since they were the first clan here, Softsong found herself a nice nook where the icy wind couldn't blow straight through her. If she had to deal with the other clans, she would at least deal with them without freezing to death.

[Alchemist Kitsune]

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| Lightningstorm |
Flock Together [Tier 3] - Inactive


It was cold. Far colder than any cat had any business being out and about in. At least as far as the spotted molly was concerned. Hopefully Cowtuft would be attending this gathering, as she needed the warm, fluffy wall to cling to while sitting on the cold rock. Not that she would blame him if he chose to stay. She would have herself had she been given the choice. There were too many important things to keep up with back home to waste time in these pointless meetings. If she wanted to see leaders yell at each other, she would just wait by any border. Warriors yowling their lungs out until it devolved to teeth and claws was as inevitable as leafbare at this point.

Sourly, Lightningstorm noticed that WindClan seemed to be the first clan to arrive. A fact that did little to amuse her. Great. More time waiting for the others out in this cold. Could she at least bring a warrior up with her while she waited? Firestorm was probably nice and toasty, at least if she lived up to her name. If not, the lithe calico was certain she could simply say something - anything, really - to light up that spark that always got going whenever they were together. The overly enthused warrior's anger alone was probably enough to keep the entire clearing nice and warm for the duration of the meeting.

A small giggle escaped her at this thought, and the spotted lass could feel her whiskers twitching with amusement as she curled her tail around her paws, a miniscule and frankly useless effort to keep her toes warm. Oh well... she might still be cold, but at least now she didn't look like she'd just been told she suffered from Chuckles' same condition of eternally being a stick in the mud. The memory of the dark tom only served to widen her grin, wondering if he would make any visible change at WindClan and ShadowClan's potential alliance towards herself and her mentor. Probably not. He seemed like the all business all the time type of cat. Still, if she couldn't at least amuse herself with the idea of an over enthusiastic Chuckles suddenly turning into a gossiping menace then there truly was no point to these gatherings, and that was too boring a reality to accept.

[Mica]

╔ Poppysong ═ ✱
╚ windclan warrior║nb they/them║19 moons║tags; @Micanomancy (https://warriorcatsonline.com/forums/member.php?u=19711)═ ═ ═Poppysong smiles at Spottedpaw, curling their tail around them to help them against the cold. “It sure will be interesting…” they murmur. Their smile cracks, hoping this gathering isn’t such a disaster. They don’t want their apprentice to have that as their first impression.

A twinge of pain in their leg distracts them from Hawkfur approaching, so they jump when they speak. “Gah- Hawkfur- hey.” They glance away for a moment. “How’s your throat? Still raw?”

Their own smile is pained, as if talking hurts them. Or perhaps because the thought of what happened to Hawkfur at the Skyglade pains them.


Hawkfur [he/him, warrior, 45 moons]
[Deep russet tabby with blue eyes, and a white chest, muzzle, and paws]
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[Poppysong - @MangofDoom (https://warriorcatsonline.com/forums/member.php?u=20189) ]
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Hawkfur flinched when they jumped, distress clear in his blue gaze. "O-oh, I'm sorry--I didn't mean to sneak up on you." He hesitated before sitting down a few tail-lengths away, shivering in the cold wind. "A-and it's fine! It's getting better." He didn't mention how he could hardly run without wheezing anymore, and how his chest always hurt. But that wasn't the young warrior's fault, Hawkfur never thought so for a second. If anything, it was his own fault for panicking when the tunnel collapsed. He tried to put on a brave face, straightening up a little. "I just wanted to check on you, a-and your leg. I'm..." He paused, kneading the ground a little as he tried to organize his thoughts. "I wanted to come and apologize, Poppysong. I know now his hardly the time to do it, and I'll apologize for that too--but--" he cast a nervous glance at Spottedpaw, but didn't let his nerves get the better of him this time. "I'm sorry. I should have been able to free you without putting the others in danger. I'm sorry you got hurt because I didn't notice the tunnel collapsing."

[SpiritWolf_yt]

Scalescar and crookedpaw entered the gatherin, the 2 departed from each other and found there own plae to sit.
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~Nightpaw~
She/her
Purk: Flock togeher (T1) inactive
Post count: 21

Nightpaw followed the clan closely, her first timemout of camp and here she is at the gathering. She took a breath and sat down hoping she woj ld make a friend kr something.

(Open)

[blxze.]

Scalescar and crookedpaw entered the gatherin, the 2 departed from each other and found there own plae to sit.
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~Nightpaw~
She/her
Purk: Flock togeher (T1) inactive
Post count: 21

Nightpaw followed the clan closely, her first timemout of camp and here she is at the gathering. She took a breath and sat down hoping she woj ld make a friend kr something.

(Open)


*QUAILHEART*
A SHY WHITE SHE-CAT WITH BROWN AND CREAM TINTS

Quailheart padded over to Nightpaw, pushing back utter terror, but she understood the apprentice might be even more afraid than she was. "Don't worry," She whispered softly, leaning over toward the apprentice. "Some cats might be grumpy from the cold, but I wouldn't worry too much about it. This'll be exciting. We'll need all the warm pelts in this weather!" She added. :cuddle:

[MangofDoom]

Hawkfur [he/him, warrior, 45 moons]
[Deep russet tabby with blue eyes, and a white chest, muzzle, and paws]
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[Poppysong - @MangofDoom (https://warriorcatsonline.com/forums/member.php?u=20189) ]
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Hawkfur flinched when they jumped, distress clear in his blue gaze. "O-oh, I'm sorry--I didn't mean to sneak up on you." He hesitated before sitting down a few tail-lengths away, shivering in the cold wind. "A-and it's fine! It's getting better." He didn't mention how he could hardly run without wheezing anymore, and how his chest always hurt. But that wasn't the young warrior's fault, Hawkfur never thought so for a second. If anything, it was his own fault for panicking when the tunnel collapsed. He tried to put on a brave face, straightening up a little. "I just wanted to check on you, a-and your leg. I'm..." He paused, kneading the ground a little as he tried to organize his thoughts. "I wanted to come and apologize, Poppysong. I know now his hardly the time to do it, and I'll apologize for that too--but--" he cast a nervous glance at Spottedpaw, but didn't let his nerves get the better of him this time. "I'm sorry. I should have been able to free you without putting the others in danger. I'm sorry you got hurt because I didn't notice the tunnel collapsing."



╔ Poppysong ═ ✱
╚ windclan warrior║nb they/them║19 moons║tags; Micanomancy
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Poppysong curls their tail, smiling at the assurance of their wellbeing. They use that piece of hope to fight back memories of being trapped, of being unable to move. They blink to try to dispel the feeling from their mind.

“Oh, stars, Hawkfur. There was nothing you could have done better,” Poppysong promises. “If you didn’t call out I would’ve been completely buried-“ a shiver runs up their spine and they shut their eyes with a deep breath. Their usual excitement is replaced with icey fear.

With a breath, they try to smile at Hawkfur. “You don’t have to apologize. But, if it will help, I do forgive you.”

[Honey Bee]

Mapledusk sat smiling

[redshiftreign]

LOCUSTPAW
Micanomancy , open for interaction!

he was a pathetic little thing, all bones and bristle-y fur, tan and black like a coyote with freckles. locustpaw carried himself with a meandering pace, shoulders tensed and head low, eyes more often fixated on his paws than the world in front of him. he was somewhere near the back of windclan's pack when they arrived, finding the bustle further up too compressing and annoying. the path gave way to a massive clearing, with the sea stretching endlessly behind it. the ocean lapped at the beach on either side of the area, and locustpaw had to pause to take it all in. it was, after all, his first gathering as an apprentice.

a few moments elapsed in mental silence before the stout little man shook his head and returned to his sulking, slinking off to find some dingy corner to set up in. with all clan relationships dropping like metaphorical flies, locust wouldn't be surprised if somecats decided to rip eachother's throats out in front of him. at least it would provide some entertainment to brighten up his filthy day.

sending a cursitory glance around the clearing(though, he supposed it was much too massive to be called that. it was certainly double if not triple the camp as a whole, and the majority of windclan's ranks being here it still felt spacious) as if looking for a familiar face. when his gaze alighted on his mentor, chatting up a storm with some other warrior he felt his ears pin back with hostility, unwarranted. psh, whatever, he hoped hawkfur didn't notice him. he didn't want him to anyway. he didn't want to be here in the first place (which, admittedly was a lie as he very much was excited for his first gathering, even if he refused to give that feeling any attention).

he instead fixed his mentor with a stare sharp as claws in the back of the head, tail flicking irritably.

[Mica]

╔ Poppysong ═ ✱
╚ windclan warrior║nb they/them║19 moons║tags; @Micanomancy (https://warriorcatsonline.com/forums/member.php?u=19711)═ ═ ═Poppysong curls their tail, smiling at the assurance of their wellbeing. They use that piece of hope to fight back memories of being trapped, of being unable to move. They blink to try to dispel the feeling from their mind.

“Oh, stars, Hawkfur. There was nothing you could have done better,” Poppysong promises. “If you didn’t call out I would’ve been completely buried-“ a shiver runs up their spine and they shut their eyes with a deep breath. Their usual excitement is replaced with icey fear.

With a breath, they try to smile at Hawkfur. “You don’t have to apologize. But, if it will help, I do forgive you.”

Hawkfur [he/him, warrior, 45 moons]
[Deep russet tabby with blue eyes, and a white chest, muzzle, and paws]
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[Poppysong - @MangofDoom (https://warriorcatsonline.com/forums/member.php?u=20189) ]
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Hawkfur didn't look convinced, but some of the tension left his shoulders. "Thank you. I think you are a fine warrior, Poppysong. WindClan would be remiss to lose you." He dipped his head a little, radiating comforting warmth. He went to say something else, but suddenly stiffened, the feeling of being watched pricking along his neck. He turned, scanning the crowd of WindClanners with narrowed eyes. There. His eyes widened in surprise at seeing Locustpaw at the Gathering. When he had searched for the tom before leaving, he had found no sign of him.

Hawkfur turned back to Poppysong. "It looks like I have an apprentice to get back to. If you need anything," he met their gaze, his voice firm. "You have a friend in me." With another final wave of his tail, he headed back towards Locustpaw.
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[Locustpaw - redshiftreign ]
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When Hawkfur approached Locustpaw, his tail was swishing in amusement. "I'm so glad to see you here, Locustpaw." He sat down next to the little cat, wrapping his tail around his paws. "I was worried you wouldn't make it to your first Gathering." Hawkfur's voice was raspy and occasionally broke, deep breaths often followed by small coughing fits. Locustpaw, if he had been in camp when Hawkfur returned, would know that he had been in one of the tunnels at the Sky Glade when they collapsed, burying Hawkfur and another warrior, Poppysong. Hawkfur hadn't been crushed by debris like Poppysong, but he had inhaled a lot of dust and dirt, damaging his throat and lungs pretty badly. Since then, Hawkfur's stamina had been greatly depleted, and he had to take more frequent breaks during training or hunting. He had been getting better, however. It would take time for him to be back to his usual best.

When Hawkfur had returned, he had a far away look in his eyes, not leaving Poppysong's side the entire time they had been treated by the medicine cats until he was shooed away. He tried not to let the phantom dust weighing down on him prevent him from being a good mentor for Locustpaw, but it did mean he bantered less, instead looking more tired and letting Locustpaw's comments slide more often.

"I know it's a little underwhelming now," he continued, "but once the other clans show up, it's really something to behold." He shivered a little. "Of course, it's better when it's not leaf-bare."

[redshiftreign]

LOCUSTPAW
Micanomancy

when hawkfur finally noticed locustpaw glaring, the 'paw glanced away and straightened his shoulders. tch- no, don't come over here. agh hell.

locustpaw glanced up when hawkfur spoke, expression softening a small bit.

he tched, lifting his chin. "at least you're not dead, old man. be a real shame for me to have to find a new mentor." he mumbled, which was the closest thing to 'glad you're alive' that hawkfur was gonna get.

with that being said, locustpaw turned his attention around the massive clearing.

"i never knew the world was so. . . big." it felt silly to say, but it was true. his entire life until a moon or so ago had been spent cooped up in camp. he couldn't possibly have fathomed the true scope of the world (which, unbeknownst to the warriors, was even larger than they thought.)

"d'ya think there will be trouble tonight? i hope so. screw starclan's peace treaty every month crap. i want to see some action- somth'n interesting tonight."

[Mica]

Hawkfur [he/him, warrior, 45 moons]

[Deep russet tabby with blue eyes, and a white chest, muzzle, and paws]
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[Locustpaw - redshiftreign ]
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The chill left Hawkfur's pelt when Locustpaw indicated that he was happy Hawkfur hadn't died in the tunnels. He didn't smile, but a little purr rumbled in his throat. He felt genuine affection towards the apprentice at his side.

As Locustpaw admitted his surprise to the size of the world, Hawkfur hummed in agreement. His first time seeing the Seastones was forever ingrained in his mind. He was always amazed at the size of the forest and the world beyond. He wanted to run across the entire world, only stopping to see sights and meeting new cats. Perhaps, when he had finally passed on to StarClan, he would.

But Locustpaw's words snapped him out of his thoughts. He lightly cuffed the apprentice's ear, warning in his gaze. "Do not joke about that, Locustpaw. If the peace is broken... StarClan has shown they are not against retribution. I don't want you partaking in ANY fights, understand?" He looked up at the stones, where Twilightstar huddled against the wind. "Even though a fight is likely..." He looked uneasy. "Big things are going to happen soon, Locustpaw." He looked at his apprentice, looking old beyond his moons. "It's part of the reason I've been training you so harshly." His talk with Bravebird had made him realize that the way he had been pushing Locustpaw was only going to push the apprentice away from him, rather than towards strength. "But that's not exactly fair to you, is it? You're capable." He paused. "But that doesn't mean instigate fights, got it? Not during a Gathering."

[ChaosBringer.]

Whisperingpaw(62/100)

A young orange tom with dull green eyes walked alongside his clan to the gathering. His fur looked dusty and unclean, like he didn't care to clean it. Whisperingpaw glared at the Medicine cat, Lightningstorm as he went to find a place to lie down. His gaze then flickered to his clanmates. 'Berryfrost should be here.' He thought with a growl as he took a spot on a flat rock.

[ Rose (Berryfrost) Alchemist Kitsune (Lightningstorm. Just if he wants to react.) ] (Open!)

[Kieran.]

Windclan:Fourshadow(He/him)
Shadowclan: Hootflicker(He/they)


"Hootflicker!" Fourshadow yelled running to a black scarred tom.
"Fourshadow!" Hootflicker said as Fourshadow nuzzled the tom's chest. "Thank starclan! I was worried you might have gotten the sickness" Hootflicker said brushing the orange tabby's fur with his black tail.
"Not yet, dont worry about me! you know me nothing knocks me down" Fourshadow beamed.
"Ive missed you so much! its been awhile since the last time we..snuck out" Hootflicker paused.
"Yeah, sorry ive been having to do alot of training with Grubpaw" He said sheepishly.
"Its fine" Hootflicker comforted him giving him bud on the head. The two sat for
awhile talking and nuzzling eachother. They didnt do much to hide from attention.

[Neptune.]

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*-Lichenpaw-*
93/100
she/her || 11moons || no purrks
small and scruffy calico with one blinding eye



Lichenpaw followed her clan to the gathering, wondering idly if she'd see Sourpaw this meeting... she was a little worried about her, it'd been several moons since they last saw each other, hopefully she was ok, especially with the tensions rising greatly between WindClan and ThunderClan...

[taillow]

Bravebird
She/her | 41 moons | Beefed Up T3 ᐧ One with the Warren
Sitting in the back had its advantages - like noticing a WindClan warrior being overly affectionate with a... was that a ShadowClan cat?? And ShadowClan hadn't arrived yet, or Bravebird hadn't seen the tyrant queen appear on the sand. Still it looked way too close for comfort and it drew a small snarl from the lilac lynx-point as she narrowed her eyes at the two and rose from her seat to pad over. Thankfully they were near the back so as to not disturb anything - however she knew that this ShadowClan cat would likely get a claw to the head for running ahead of his leader.

"Running ahead of your leader to a gathering seems awfully kit-like," she couldn't help but retort to the ShadowClan tom who was nuzzling Fourshadow. Brave didn't bother to hide the disgust and disproval from her gaze as it raked over the WindClan tom. "Do you like consorting with ShadowClan toads of the kit variety often, Fourshadow?" Her scathing words came out sharp and blunt, a tired look in her eye. What in the hell had happened to WindClan in the moons she had been gone? Turning belly-up at their Clanmates being killed and nuzzling ShadowClan??

[ Wordle don't mind her she's just a little spitfire and doesn't like shadowclan sdjfs :heartbounce: ]

[Kieran.]

Bravebird
She/her | 41 moons | Beefed Up T3 ᐧ One with the Warren
Sitting in the back had its advantages - like noticing a WindClan warrior being overly affectionate with a... was that a ShadowClan cat?? And ShadowClan hadn't arrived yet, or Bravebird hadn't seen the tyrant queen appear on the sand. Still it looked way too close for comfort and it drew a small snarl from the lilac lynx-point as she narrowed her eyes at the two and rose from her seat to pad over. Thankfully they were near the back so as to not disturb anything - however she knew that this ShadowClan cat would likely get a claw to the head for running ahead of his leader.

"Running ahead of your leader to a gathering seems awfully kit-like," she couldn't help but retort to the ShadowClan tom who was nuzzling Fourshadow. Brave didn't bother to hide the disgust and disproval from her gaze as it raked over the WindClan tom. "Do you like consorting with ShadowClan toads of the kit variety often, Fourshadow?" Her scathing words came out sharp and blunt, a tired look in her eye. What in the hell had happened to WindClan in the moons she had been gone? Turning belly-up at their Clanmates being killed and nuzzling ShadowClan??

[ Wordle don't mind her she's just a little spitfire and doesn't like shadowclan sdjfs :heartbounce: ]
Shadowclan: Hootflicker(He/they)
Windclan: Fourshadow(He/him)
"Uh..Hootflicker it was nice to see you again and..alive" Fourshadow tried to act normal. "But i better make sure Grubpaw isnt ripping the tails off of random cats" he said trying not to look at Bravebird's angry eyes.
"Yeah me too" Hootflicker quickly ran away.

tallulah

[Undertaker]

It was freezing tonight. The Queen of Shadow was mostly undaunted by the icy weather. The cold bothered the furless scars that riddled her powerful physique and it took a bit of effort to not want to lick or nip in agitation. Dawnstar would be coming to the gathering without a medicine cat this moon, and it was a little unnerving. It's been a long while since she's been without a medicine cat present at the gathering, without Elmshadow.

Though she hid so well that she appeared uncaring about the loss of the tom, few if anyone knew how much Elmshadow's death truly rattled her. Dawnstar hadn't been aware of how dependent she had grown to be on the tom. Nor how much his absences would leave such a gaping hole. He and Cougarivy... Dawnstar shook it off before she got swallowed into another fit of fury.

The leader had made Larkfire stay behind and settled on refraining from announcing the she-cat's new status. As they neared the beach, the massive molly swung her head around and hissed a sharp warning to her clan. "Not one word about Elmshadow or you'll be spending the rest of leafbare in exile." She doubted she needed to bother explaining Elmshadow's whereabouts to anyone, but in the worst-case scenario if she had she didn't need her clan running their mouth and refuting.

The slender, smaller forms of WindClan were gradually filling up the beach. There was no sign of RiverClan or ThunderClan yet... which was weird if one asked her. Dawnstar glanced around at Windclanners before she silently made her way to the front and joined Twilightstar on the stones. She offered the slightly older molly a light twitch of her ears before settling down.

Her glare was immediately drawn to one of her warriors who was not supposed to be here before her let alone nuzzling a bunny. That was a bit too close for Dawnstar's liking. "Hootflicker, back to camp, now. You're not supposed to be here ahead of me. I'll deal with you when I return or you can run, like a coward. Just don't expect to be welcomed back in ShadowClan with your head intact." Dawnstar roared as her fur bristled in agitation.

"Cicadacliff, you can escort Hootflicker back to camp, and when you get there stay there. You should know how gathering works by now, no ShadowClan cat enters before me. Be pleased that missing out on this gathering is the worst of your punishment." Dawnstar barked at the ShadowClan elder.

Wordle CattleCaller. Moonraven

ShadowClan has Arrived

[Madelaine]

With excitement Thrushbriar moved after her leader. Maybe she'd see those two apprentices again or meet someone new entirely.

[ open ]

[Mica]

Mistlewhisker [she/her, warrior, 35 moons]
[Black cat with a half-white muzzle and a gouged out green eye]
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The black she-cat followed dutifully behind the shadow queen, the cold air flowing along her fur and heightening all her senses. Another Gathering... And one that promised to be interesting. Mistlewhisker had no friends in the other clans, and frankly was not looking for any. However it did mean that Gatherings were a little awkward for her. But she devoted her time to ensuring no cat bothered her leader, and that her clanmates were behaving accordingly.

Hootflicker. Mistlewhisker's lip curled in a snarl when she saw her clanmate fraternizing with a WindClanner. Disgust rippled down her pelt, ending in her claws scraping against the stone. Then, it morphed into horror and shame. Was she really any better? Fraternizing with not even a clan cat, but a loner! Mistlewhisker drifted towards the back of the crowd, guilt tugging at her chest. It didn't help that in this moment, all she wished for was Stranger's soothing voice and the feel of his tail twined with hers. She truly was pathetic.

But she tried to focus on the cats around her, keeping an eye on the ShadowClan cats that had arrived, and waiting for the two other clans.

[Starfall]

Spiderthroat
He/Him || ThunderClan Deputy
(Star made an oopsie and mixed up Gathering with the Stormcrest. ThunderClan is NOT here dhskjanfg)

Well. He made a wrong turn. He was not supposed to be here yet. Ah it was getting brighter, was he going to ascend to the other side? No who was he kidding he was going straight to hell, although he hopes they'd hesitate before they drag him down there.

Many wandering eyes had already seen him, so it's not like he can just...slip in and slip out...not really. Resigning to his fate, the soon to be dead deputy made his way up to where the rest sat. He had a Crow as well as some herbs he was grabbing for Drizzlecloud. Giving a curt nod to the three of them. Placing his crow and the herbs down Spiderthroat contemplated his life choices...for what little time of life he had left anyways.

But than someone spoke up. Ah that newer face from last time. He definitely did not remember her name. "Yes. You are?" he asked. Deciding that this was a wonderful way to keep away from WindClan as much as he physically and mentally could. He would not blink in their direction until Bumblestar arrived...unless they were snarky. Than their Gods could watch and weep as he ended bloodlines.

But for now the tom caved into peer pressure. Seems like being the only ThunderClanner was...not something he'd ever like to experience again. Too many eyes on him...it made his skin crawl.

[Kieran.]

It was freezing tonight. The Queen of Shadow was mostly undaunted by the icy weather. The cold bothered the furless scars that riddled her powerful physique and it took a bit of effort to not want to lick or nip in agitation. Dawnstar would be coming to the gathering without a medicine cat this moon, and it was a little unnerving. It's been a long while since she's been without a medicine cat present at the gathering, without Elmshadow.

Though she hid so well that she appeared uncaring about the loss of the tom, few if anyone knew how much Elmshadow's death truly rattled her. Dawnstar hadn't been aware of how dependent she had grown to be on the tom. Nor how much his absences would leave such a gaping hole. He and Cougarivy... Dawnstar shook it off before she got swallowed into another fit of fury.

The leader had made Larkfire stay behind and settled on refraining from announcing the she-cat's new status. As they neared the beach, the massive molly swung her head around and hissed a sharp warning to her clan. "Not one word about Elmshadow or you'll be spending the rest of leafbare in exile." She doubted she needed to bother explaining Elmshadow's whereabouts to anyone, but in the worst-case scenario if she had she didn't need her clan running their mouth and refuting.

The slender, smaller forms of WindClan were gradually filling up the beach. There was no sign of RiverClan or ThunderClan yet... which was weird if one asked her. Dawnstar glanced around at Windclanners before she silently made her way to the front and joined Twilightstar on the stones. She offered the slightly older molly a light twitch of her ears before settling down.

Her glare was immediately drawn to one of her warriors who was not supposed to be here before her let alone nuzzling a bunny. That was a bit too close for Dawnstar's liking. "Hootflicker, back to camp, now. You're not supposed to be here ahead of me. I'll deal with you when I return or you can run, like a coward. Just don't expect to be welcomed back in ShadowClan with your head intact." Dawnstar roared as her fur bristled in agitation.

"Cicadacliff, you can escort Hootflicker back to camp, and when you get there stay there. You should know how gathering works by now, no ShadowClan cat enters before me. Be pleased that missing out on this gathering is the worst of your punishment." Dawnstar barked at the ShadowClan elder.

Wordle CattleCaller. Moonraven

ShadowClan has Arrived

Shadowclan: Hootflicker(He/they)

Hootflicker lowered his ears in hot embarassment. He followed Cicadacliff to leave. //This is nearly as bad as being caught crossing the border! im an idiot. What was a thinking!//he thought angrily to themself.

[Nixey]

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Ibispaw | Shadowclan Apprentice | she/her | 16/100

Following closely with the other Shadowclanners, Ibispaw marveled at the Seastones. It was her first time seeing it, her first time seeing the gangle of cats that had already made it here. There were so many smells, sounds, things happening. But her attention was gained by Dawnstar speaking to the clan, ears perking. No speaking on Elmshadow? Noted.

Upon finally making her way fully down, her gaze scanned the cats already gathered. She could see Thunderclan coming in, but was more interested in the Windclanners already here. She didn’t want to spend her first gathering alone, after all.

[Closed for everyone but tallulah :heartbounce:]

[SpiritWolf_yt]

*QUAILHEART*
A SHY WHITE SHE-CAT WITH BROWN AND CREAM TINTS

Quailheart padded over to Nightpaw, pushing back utter terror, but she understood the apprentice might be even more afraid than she was. "Don't worry," She whispered softly, leaning over toward the apprentice. "Some cats might be grumpy from the cold, but I wouldn't worry too much about it. This'll be exciting. We'll need all the warm pelts in this weather!" She added. :cuddle:


~Nightpaw~
She/her
Purk: flock together (T1) Inactive
Post count: 23
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Nightpaw lowered her ears as she listened around, once feeling quaillhearts movement coming towards her she uttered siently in nervousness. Her paws shaking strongly as the warrior spoke, everything would be fine? So much stress as everything felt new. Her blind eyes open wide as she nervously sat there tensed"So many cats, I'm nervous " she choked out almost as if she had a ball stuck in her throat,"What if no one likes me because im scared and skittish" she added worriedly.

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Thornclaw enterd d the gathering after dawnstar

( Open)

[Frozen Reign]

Flamegaze followed dutifully after her leader, eyeing the windclan cats distrustfully. She couldn't be sure how hostile these cats were. but, she was willing to at least pretend to be friendly for the sake of the gathering. she wouldn't be the one to break the truce. she wasn't that type of cat anyway.
(open)

[hades.]

Yellowpaw came. to the gathering and walked to a random cat. "What clan are you?" He wasn't going to interact peacefully with a thunderclanner.
(sry rushed post)
[open]

[Honey Bee]

Flamegaze followed dutifully after her leader, eyeing the windclan cats distrustfully. She couldn't be sure how hostile these cats were. but, she was willing to at least pretend to be friendly for the sake of the gathering. she wouldn't be the one to break the truce. she wasn't that type of cat anyway.
(open)


Mapledusk padded over to the she-cat “Hi how are you?” He mewed

[MangofDoom]

Hawkfur [he/him, warrior, 45 moons]
[Deep russet tabby with blue eyes, and a white chest, muzzle, and paws]
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[Poppysong - @MangofDoom (https://warriorcatsonline.com/forums/member.php?u=20189) ]
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Hawkfur didn't look convinced, but some of the tension left his shoulders. "Thank you. I think you are a fine warrior, Poppysong. WindClan would be remiss to lose you." He dipped his head a little, radiating comforting warmth. He went to say something else, but suddenly stiffened, the feeling of being watched pricking along his neck. He turned, scanning the crowd of WindClanners with narrowed eyes. There. His eyes widened in surprise at seeing Locustpaw at the Gathering. When he had searched for the tom before leaving, he had found no sign of him.

Hawkfur turned back to Poppysong. "It looks like I have an apprentice to get back to. If you need anything," he met their gaze, his voice firm. "You have a friend in me." With another final wave of his tail, he headed back towards Locustpaw.
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[Locustpaw - redshiftreign ]
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When Hawkfur approached Locustpaw, his tail was swishing in amusement. "I'm so glad to see you here, Locustpaw." He sat down next to the little cat, wrapping his tail around his paws. "I was worried you wouldn't make it to your first Gathering." Hawkfur's voice was raspy and occasionally broke, deep breaths often followed by small coughing fits. Locustpaw, if he had been in camp when Hawkfur returned, would know that he had been in one of the tunnels at the Sky Glade when they collapsed, burying Hawkfur and another warrior, Poppysong. Hawkfur hadn't been crushed by debris like Poppysong, but he had inhaled a lot of dust and dirt, damaging his throat and lungs pretty badly. Since then, Hawkfur's stamina had been greatly depleted, and he had to take more frequent breaks during training or hunting. He had been getting better, however. It would take time for him to be back to his usual best.

When Hawkfur had returned, he had a far away look in his eyes, not leaving Poppysong's side the entire time they had been treated by the medicine cats until he was shooed away. He tried not to let the phantom dust weighing down on him prevent him from being a good mentor for Locustpaw, but it did mean he bantered less, instead looking more tired and letting Locustpaw's comments slide more often.

"I know it's a little underwhelming now," he continued, "but once the other clans show up, it's really something to behold." He shivered a little. "Of course, it's better when it's not leaf-bare."



╔ Poppysong ═ ✱
╚ windclan warrior║nb they/them║19 moons║tags; -
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Poppysong smiles to Hawkfur. They bow their head. “Windclan would be worse off without you as well, I hope your voice gets the rest it needs.”

When Hawkfur excuses himself, they wave their tail and watch them go. They watch Shadowclan and Thunderclan enter with hesitant eyes. With all the discourse going on, what will happen tonight? Will Starclan send another messagw of disapproval?

Poppysong kneads the frozen ground with their paws. Once they move their paws, a sharp pain crackles up their leg. They lean over and wince for a moment. They pause and straighten their back once more. ‘I need to stop moving it that way,’ Poppysong thinks to themself.

Quickly recovering, Poppysong glances around the clearing, hoping no one is looking too closely at them.

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(Open for interaction again lol)

[lys.luvbot]

★彡 CicadaCliff 彡★
| She/Her | 125 moons | Purrks:N/A | Straight | Elder |
Orange and white coated, with pale green eyes.


CicadaCliff slowly lifted her old body up as she heard her name being called. She looked at DawnStar, the fierce leader of her Clan, with a mix of shock and remorse. After a moment of silence, she responded, ' ' Yes, DawnStar. ' '

The echo of DawnStar's words, Be pleased that missing out on this gathering is the worst of your punishment reverberated in CicadaCliff's mind. Even though DawnStar could be snarky and rude at times, CicadaCliff had a deep respect for her leader. She remembered how DawnPaw had become a warrior at the young age of ten moons, and how DawnStar had always stood out with her fierce spirit.

As she looked at Hootflicker, the young ShadowClan warrior who had been scolded by DawnStar, CicadaCliff couldn't help but feel a twinge of sympathy. Even though DawnStar's words towards the young warrior seemed harsh, they were nonetheless fair. As an elder of ShadowClan, CicadaCliff had seen many young warriors come and go, and she knew that sometimes they needed to be reminded of their place.

' ' Let's get a move on, young one, ' ' she said, using a more harsh tone. CicadaCliff didn't have a soft spot for warriors, but she knew that she had to play her part in keeping the Clan strong and united.



Undertaker Wordle

[Saki]

*casually has all my characters show up in one post)

Starrylight walked into camp next to a young apprentice, Fleapaw, who seemed quite happy to be there. Hollyflight trailed behind an older apprentice named Treepaw (66/100 for tree), they both had shiny dark fur and green eyes which seemed odd for them to be friendly and have similar features. Fallenheart, a Thunderclan she, walked slowly behind, deep in thought. Her tail swayed back and forth as she almost tripped over herself. Sparrowwing, another Thunderclan cat stopped Fallenheart from falling and Fallenheart's face went red as she stammered a thanks to the handsome young sire. Sparrowwing nodded, saying he'd do it for anyone and took a spot next to a couple other Thunderclan cats mixed in with some Riverclan, beginning to talk to them easily. Dandelionfreckle padded in with a vole she had tooken, it felt like she hadn't eaten in days and she really was hungry. She sat down with her prey and chewed on it gently, licked her lips and flicked her tail as she chowed.

(OPEN FOR ALL TO INTERACT)

[hawkboi]

Shademoss entered the gathering and looked around, flicking his tail.

[Rani]

Crowtooth
Windclan Tunneler | He/him | 43 Moons
Power Card: Cold Gust

Another gathering and frankly Crowtooth did not want to go. Last time had turned out well, good conversation with a kind cat that justified the cold, but as memories returned do did a realization. The other clans were worth jack. Every last one of them was full of rot and only windclan was worth the energy a conversation took.

So the gatherings? A waste of time really, unless you actually were friends with another clan and cared about their news. (Even then he couldnt get why you couldnt pass that information over the border) Maybe it was because a keen leader could glean enough information on another clan by their and others news that it was worth the headache?

Who knows. All Crowtooth knew was he was here to watch shadowclan like a hawk now that he was aware they might be allies and maybe guard dog some windclanner who was being too open and sticking their paw in a bear trap because it looked friendly.

He was not here to enjoy the socialization, blasphemy.


[Open to one wcer and one shcer at the same time~]

[hades.]

Crowtooth
Windclan Tunneler | He/him | 43 Moons
Power Card: Cold Gust

Another gathering and frankly Crowtooth did not want to go. Last time had turned out well, good conversation with a kind cat that justified the cold, but as memories returned do did a realization. The other clans were worth jack. Every last one of them was full of rot and only windclan was worth the energy a conversation took.

So the gatherings? A waste of time really, unless you actually were friends with another clan and cared about their news. (Even then he couldnt get why you couldnt pass that information over the border) Maybe it was because a keen leader could glean enough information on another clan by their and others news that it was worth the headache?

Who knows. All Crowtooth knew was he was here to watch shadowclan like a hawk now that he was aware they might be allies and maybe guard dog some windclanner who was being too open and sticking their paw in a bear trap because it looked friendly.

He was not here to enjoy the socialization, blasphemy.


[Open to one wcer and one shcer at the same time~]

https://warriorcatsonline.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=6248&pictureid=43107

Yellowpaw ran to a random cat that was 100% not a shadowclanner. Perhaps he could gain information on potential enemies and destroy them. "Who're you?" He said blandly.

[lesbianism]

https://warriorcatsonline.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=6474&pictureid=45500
♡ (https://warriorcatsonline.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1517337#post1517337) f e a t h e r p a w

she/they - 9 moons - ThunderClan - lesbian - tags; @christmassharkie (https://warriorcatsonline.com/forums/member.php?u=20192)
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Featherpaw followed behind Bumblestar and the rest of the clan, tail twitching in nervous excitement. Her very first gathering as a ThunderClan cat! She would be sure to be on her best behaviour.

They looked around, curious to which clans had arrived. There was Twilightstar, and of course their very own Bumblestar. RiverClan was yet to arrive... they tilted their head, trying to remember the leader. Well, it was some young cat, anyway. They remembered the warriors in ShadowClan speaking of her with scorn, and the warriors of ThunderClan didn't seem to like her much either.

Seeing Dawnstar had arrived, she immediately glanced around for Cloudpaw. More than the pine forests or the familiar ShadowClan smells, she had missed her brother more than she'd even missed anything in her life. Sleeping next to him in the apprentice den, training with him, sharing tongues and eating prey together - she enjoyed her new life in ThunderClan, and her mentor especially, but more than anything, Featherpaw wished her brother could have come to ThunderClan with her. These gatherings would be her only chance to spend any time with him without breaking the rules, and she was determined not to waste time.

[arrow.]

- - - >Cloudpaw`[Male - He/Him - 9 moons old - ShadowClan lesbianism]`< - - -

The small fluffy white tom shivered as he followed behind the other cats from ShadowClan. He wanted to be a kit again, but he knew that would never happen again. He just wanted to be with his sister so they could- his thoughts were cut off as he caught sight of Featherpaw. He brightened, and padded over to her, tail swishing. He stopped in front of his sister, grinning excitedly. The tom was barely containing his joy. He shivered again as another cold gust of wind brushed his fluffy pelt.

He then noticed Featherpaw was still somehow bigger than him. He knew he somehow just remained smal, even as he got older. "It's good to see you," he meowed, choosing to ignore the faint awkwardness, as they had not seen each other in moons. He pawed at the ground as he waited for a response.

[Fish]

Shadowpaw of Shadowclan

Shadowpaw awkwardly walked into the gathering spot. This was her first time being here and she had no clue what to do or say. Though she winced when she heard one cat get called out for arriving too early. Did she have to be so mean? What did it effect if someone showed up first, well Shadowpaw knew one thing for certain was that she wasn't going to speak that opinion up to anyone. She looked around to see where her mentor was and didn't spot her just yet. So with that Shadowpaw sat by herself and waited for her or a friend to come up to her as she tried to huddle up with herself to stay warm.

[Open]

[Kieran.]

★彡 CicadaCliff 彡★
| She/Her | 125 moons | Purrks:N/A | Straight | Elder |
Orange and white coated, with pale green eyes.


CicadaCliff slowly lifted her old body up as she heard her name being called. She looked at DawnStar, the fierce leader of her Clan, with a mix of shock and remorse. After a moment of silence, she responded, ' ' Yes, DawnStar. ' '

The echo of DawnStar's words, Be pleased that missing out on this gathering is the worst of your punishment reverberated in CicadaCliff's mind. Even though DawnStar could be snarky and rude at times, CicadaCliff had a deep respect for her leader. She remembered how DawnPaw had become a warrior at the young age of ten moons, and how DawnStar had always stood out with her fierce spirit.

As she looked at Hootflicker, the young ShadowClan warrior who had been scolded by DawnStar, CicadaCliff couldn't help but feel a twinge of sympathy. Even though DawnStar's words towards the young warrior seemed harsh, they were nonetheless fair. As an elder of ShadowClan, CicadaCliff had seen many young warriors come and go, and she knew that sometimes they needed to be reminded of their place.

' ' Let's get a move on, young one, ' ' she said, using a more harsh tone. CicadaCliff didn't have a soft spot for warriors, but she knew that she had to play her part in keeping the Clan strong and united.



Undertaker Wordle
"Yes ma'am" Hootflicker said following the old Shadowclan elder. He couldnt keep himself from flashing an eye at the orange tabby talking to his apprentice.
//I mus be more careful// he thought to himself.

[SpiritWolf_yt]

Bravesky moved into the gathering after Spiderthroat, the cold settling into his pelt as he found a spot to sit. Of course he was interuptted by seeing a familier cat, His large paws carrying him over to Starrylight. A smile appeared as he saw his friend (mate?), the massive tom sat down next to starrylight, his tail curling around his pass"Hey there whats up" he purred
Sunii

[Frozen Reign]

Mapledusk padded over to the she-cat “Hi how are you?” He mewed
Flamegaze took a moment to respond. Did she want to talk to the other clans right away? after all, only windclan was here and windclan... well, she did want to appear friendly didn't she?
"Hi! I'm good how are you?" she mewed in as friendly a voice as she could manage. she tried to recall this cat's name, but it evaded her, so she added, "Also what's your name? I don't think I've seen you around very often."

[Honey Bee]

Flamegaze took a moment to respond. Did she want to talk to the other clans right away? after all, only windclan was here and windclan... well, she did want to appear friendly didn't she?
"Hi! I'm good how are you?" she mewed in as friendly a voice as she could manage. she tried to recall this cat's name, but it evaded her, so she added, "Also what's your name? I don't think I've seen you around very often."


“I’m Mapledusk,” He mewed “What’s your name?”

[Frozen Reign]

“I’m Mapledusk,” He mewed “What’s your name?”
"Flamegaze." she replied. she waited a moment, then asked, "So how's Windclan doing?" It wasn't an important question, but it could help her test how careless he could be. Maybe if he answered openly, she could exploit that and learn some of Windclan's weaknesses.

[Honey Bee]

"Flamegaze." she replied. she waited a moment, then asked, "So how's Windclan doing?" It wasn't an important question, but it could help her test how careless he could be. Maybe if he answered openly, she could exploit that and learn some of Windclan's weaknesses.


“I know what you’re trying to do,trying to get me to tell you our weakness.” He laughed

[Frozen Reign]

“I know what you’re trying to do,trying to get me to tell you our weakness.” He laughed
Flamegaze laughed with him. Mapledusk was more perceptive than she thought. "Well, of course I would at least try," she mewed, "it would always be useful to know such things."

[Honey Bee]

Flamegaze laughed with him. Mapledusk was more perceptive than she thought. "Well, of course I would at least try," she mewed, "it would always be useful to know such things."


“Well then on that logic how is ShadowClan?” He asked

[Wingnettle]

Lynxshade
Shadowclan
28 moons old | she/her
Shadow Fiend | Primal Instincts | Beefed Up (T1) | Bilingual (T1)

https://i.postimg.cc/YGwKJJ8k/lyxshade.gif (https://toyhou.se/22286986.lynxshade)



She hadn't been able to conversate much during her first gathering, but maybe this time it would be different.

Lynxshade walked stiffly behind Dawnstar, Larkfire and the rest of their clanmates, glancing around every once in a while to get sight of who was coming to the Seastones tonight. She was staring at her breath condensing in a little cloud just above her paws; it was a cold night, but she would be okay. She had gotten used now to being out at night for a reason or another, though she would still need a distraction to get her mind off it.

She craned her neck to take a look over the sea of pelts and opened her nostrils wider to catch scent of the other clans, inspiring deeply Windclan's moorland smell and the musty one of Thunderclan's forests. Twilightstar and Dawnstar were already perched up together, so where was Bumblestar?

She thought again of her leader's warning. In her opinion, there wasn't much use in hiding Elmshadow's death now. Sooner or later every other clan would discover this, and they already had another medicine cat to take his place. It must be a difficult evening for Larkfire. All the looks will be pointed toward her tonight.




open

[Frozen Reign]

“Well then on that logic how is ShadowClan?” He asked
She smiled knowingly. "Shadowclan is well enough, thank you." she mewed.
(When do you want to end the interaction?)

[Honey Bee]

She smiled knowingly. "Shadowclan is well enough, thank you." she mewed.
(When do you want to end the interaction?)


“Okay.” He responded

(Whenever you want)

[Frozen Reign]

“Okay.” He responded

(Whenever you want)
Flamegaze nodded, and padded off to a relatively clear corner. these crowds were getting on her nerves. best stay mainly out of them for now.(done:))

[Samantha]

BrackenFern looked around at all the warriors. She was startled at how many cats she didn't recognize here. She just wanted to go back to her warm nest. She decided to stick with her fellow clan mates.

[Neptune.]

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*-Lark'star'-*
She/her | 19 moons | Mind Reader - PERM ACTIVE
A sleek dilute tortie she-cat with green eyes



Icy wind bit at Larkstar's face as she led RiverClan to the gathering. She felt a little more secure in her position this time as opposed to last moon, but she still wasn't looking forward to the eyes of cats in every clan on her, acutely aware that hostility towards RiverClan ran deep in the bones of the other three clans they'd be sitting among tonight. With little more than a twitch of her whiskers, she noted to herself that perhaps things would never be at least falsely civil with the other clans - especially not towards ThunderClan in the coming moons if this plan of Rushwater's was going to work. She wanted it to work. But the part of her that was still a scared, brand new warrior, aware of her one life, how she had no more to give than any other cat in her clan gnawed on her brain. Part of that made her feel closer to her clan, the other part of it made her feel more isolated than ever. A false idol. A fake leader. Not the one they want. Not the one they need, but the one who took up the mantle without so much as consulting the cats she was supposed to be leading. For all she claimed in her head that she would be better than Beansprout ever hoped to be, she knew in her bones she was no different than him.

And that was the most humbling thing she could imagine.

But that's a moot point by now, a train of thought that had trodden well-worn rivets and paths in her mind. Yet, her mind always circles back to it, 'because it's easy to blame someone else for problems you don't know how to fix,' she tells herself, stopping just before the beach and swishing her tail back and forth, a signal for the rest of RiverClan to stay put until she made the first move. Opening her mouth to scent the air, the heathery fragrance of WindClan and the gross, mucky scent of ShadowClan reached her nose. Was ThunderClan not here yet? Well, no matter, she didn't really care and, with a glance at Birdsnow and a quick brush of her tail across the deputy's flank that she hoped was reassuring, Larkwing led the way onto the beach.

The sand was oddly cold under paw, and Lark had to suppress the urge to shiver - her short coat unhelpful in this weather probably only served to amplify her chill. No, she wouldn't make herself appear weak, even as the freshly treated infection on the bite wound to her back throbbed and burned hot dimly. The feeling served more to keep her alert than anything else, and she'd felt better after Tansypaw had put some sort of poultice on it, so that was a good thing, right? Whatever. Perhaps the new scars she bore would put something behind the weight of her name. Perhaps not. More likely not. Whatever. It was fine. Everything is fine.

She jumps onto the leader's stone, trying not to recoil at the ice cold stone, and takes her seat among the rest, offering a polite nod to Twilightstar and glancing down on the sandy beach to where Dawnstar stood, apparently scolding some of her clan members. Lark wanted to snort in disbelief at that but she held her tongue. She could understand cats in RiverClan being insubordinate because of her... less than ideas ascension of the throne... but she honestly expected Dawnstar's clan to act more in line. Not her problem though. Besides, she still harbored a good amount of resentment towards Dawnstar and her lackey for the killing of her brother. Not that he didn't deserve it. He did. He'd been trespassing on ShadowClan land and he knew the consequences for being caught. She just wished she could have given him an earful of her own thoughts beforehand.
RIVERCLAN HAS ARRIVED

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[Fish]

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Adderpaw
Determined, Loyal, Lawful Good
Riverclan
“One day I’ll be the greatest warrior of all the clans!”


Adderpaw was super excited. This would be her first time seeing all the different cats of all the clans and their leaders. This was going to be the best day of her life so far and there was a smug smirk on her face to her reasoning why. For a moment the parade halted making Adderpaw peak to the side to see what the stopping was for and saw some old cat yelling at another cat. What was that about? Whatever it didn't matter since as soon as they stopped they started to walk again.

Now for this being the best day of her life. This was finally going to be the day that she could see every clan cat in this land and see how they measured up. Once she figured that then she could compared to how she should train to become even greater than all the other cats here. She wanted to have some sort of tangible bar to climb to and this set one.

Scents lingered and Adderpaw was slightly confused. She remembered when she was brought around to learn all the boarders she caught the scent of all the other clan cats scents and one was missing. Thunderclan. Sure they weren't on the rock yet but honestly Adderpaw had no idea yet that's where all the high ranks were supposed to be. There could be a educated guess but they always said something about assumptions. Anyways, maybe she should sit with another cat. It seemed like other cats, who weren't the high ranks, were sitting with each other or wondering around to talk. Her mentor wasn't around and they haven't been around for a while either so that left another friend for her to be with. Ripplepelt. Yet she wasn't here at the moment. Well Adderpaw wouldn't freeze to death out here so huddling wasn't super important right now.
[Open]

[Fritter]

Pepper Bounce
He/Him - River Clan - Warrior

Following along behind Lark Star Pepper bounce glanced around at the cats that were already gathered, usually he’d jump at the opportunity to make friends but he couldn’t help feel hesitant to do so today. In honesty, he was more focused on avoiding every shadowclan cat he could, he wasn’t fond of Shadow Clan mostly because of what he’d heard about them. And some other things as well, he wondered a little toward the back of the clearing and sat down curling his tail over his paws.

It would be lying through his teeth if he wanted to say that he was excited for this gathering, and it would be even worse had he announced that he wanted to make friends with everyone and sing together in peace because that was most ridiculous lie of all. But the appearance he wanted to display today, not the pepper bounce he was at riverclan but a confident and icy cat who’d turn down conversations.

(Open!)

Dusk Feather

Following behind the riverclan leader Dusk Feather was feeling quite perky today, a lovely opposition to his recent moodiness and hatred that had been spitting and bubbling, mostly because of shadowclan. He wasn’t looking forward to having to be in the same place as the cats that tore away the medicine cat, even if he’d not know them that well he knew the role they had was important. Shaking off that train of thought he’d slump down in the nearest available space, waiting for the gathering to start.

(Closed to shadowclan cats)

[blxze.]

Bravesky moved into the gathering after Spiderthroat, the cold settling into his pelt as he found a spot to sit. Of course he was interuptted by seeing a familier cat, His large paws carrying him over to Starrylight. A smile appeared as he saw his friend (mate?), the massive tom sat down next to starrylight, his tail curling around his pass"Hey there whats up" he purred
Sunii

=QUAILHEART=
"Beth from Little Women (Cats?)"
Quailheart smiled thoughfully at Nightpaw. "I'm sure it will be okay; we're all nervous. Things have been tense lately." her eyes flicked back and forth in anxiety before collecting herself and hurrying into the back of the group. She wanted to find Mapledusk. Her mate was always truly soothing when she got too nervous and jittery. Crowds and large groups absolutely terrified her. She wondered if anyone in the other clans was like her- shy, nervous, jittery, but inside earnest and like sugar- a delicate soul.

[ OPEN ( Moth Dust can join if they want to- just a sugestion, I'm not picky lol :) ]

[RavensCall]

Icebeam appears at the gathering

[Honey Bee]

=QUAILHEART=
"Beth from Little Women (Cats?)"
Quailheart smiled thoughfully at Nightpaw. "I'm sure it will be okay; we're all nervous. Things have been tense lately." her eyes flicked back and forth in anxiety before collecting herself and hurrying into the back of the group. She wanted to find Mapledusk. Her mate was always truly soothing when she got too nervous and jittery. Crowds and large groups absolutely terrified her. She wondered if anyone in the other clans was like her- shy, nervous, jittery, but inside earnest and like sugar- a delicate soul.

[ OPEN ( Moth Dust can join if they want to- just a sugestion, I'm not picky lol :) ]


Mapledusk appeared at her side wrapping his giant tail around her

[blxze.]

Mapledusk appeared at her side wrapping his giant tail around her
=QUAILHEART=
"Beth from Little Women (Cats?)"
Quailheart nearly shrieked. She'd been so focused on watching Nightpaw she didn't expect Mapledusk. Anyway, after the original scare, she'd calmed down and pressed against him against the cold.
She liked to imagine their hearts beating as one- as though even they thought their care for one another was entwined.
Suddenly, Quailheart thought of something she'd forgotten to tell him. It was so important, and she'd forgotten to tell him! Some mate she was. No matter, she just wouldn't. Eventually he might bring up the topic of kits- then she could admit she was... born sterile. It would be painful to tell him- maybe he would be angry, or maybe sad. She shifted awkwardly. That was why she hung around the kits so often- she'd dreamed as a kit she'd be a queen with lots and lots of kits bustling around her, with no other hope or dream- except being a good warrior, of course. That, though, was before her dreams were utterly crushed. Maybe she could adopt one, if an abandoned kit was ever here. Hopefully. She felt bad hoping for it, but an abandoned litter of kits was her last and only hope. She had to tell him. "Mapledusk?" she said quietly, before straining her neck to whisper in his ear, "I don't know how else to say this, exactly... but er- I'm... sterile. I can't have kits; that's why I hang around the kits so much. I can't have any." Her voice cracked when she said it out loud. She prayed nobody would hear.

[ I love Quail :( poor thing]

[Honey Bee]

=QUAILHEART=
"Beth from Little Women (Cats?)"
Quailheart nearly shrieked. She'd been so focused on watching Nightpaw she didn't expect Mapledusk. Anyway, after the original scare, she'd calmed down and pressed against him against the cold.
She liked to imagine their hearts beating as one- as though even they thought their care for one another was entwined.
Suddenly, Quailheart thought of something she'd forgotten to tell him. It was so important, and she'd forgotten to tell him! Some mate she was. No matter, she just wouldn't. Eventually he might bring up the topic of kits- then she could admit she was... born sterile. It would be painful to tell him- maybe he would be angry, or maybe sad. She shifted awkwardly. That was why she hung around the kits so often- she'd dreamed as a kit she'd be a queen with lots and lots of kits bustling around her, with no other hope or dream- except being a good warrior, of course. That, though, was before her dreams were utterly crushed. Maybe she could adopt one, if an abandoned kit was ever here. Hopefully. She felt bad hoping for it, but an abandoned litter of kits was her last and only hope. She had to tell him. "Mapledusk?" she said quietly, before straining her neck to whisper in his ear, "I don't know how else to say this, exactly... but er- I'm... sterile. I can't have kits; that's why I hang around the kits so much. I can't have any." Her voice cracked when she said it out loud. She prayed nobody would hear.

[ I love Quail :( poor thing]




Mapledusk froze thoughts flashing through his head until one came up a ray of light in a sea of darkness. “What if we adopt some?” He said brightening, “ Then we could help the kits that don’t have a family.”

[blxze.]

Mapledusk froze thoughts flashing through his head until one came up a ray of light in a sea of darkness. “What if we adopt some?” He said brightening, “ Then we could help the kits that don’t have a family.”
=QUAILHEART=
"Beth from Little Women (Cats?)"

Quailheart felt her heart (ehehe I'm so funny) melt. Of course Maple saw only the bright side of things. She loved when he did that- make the best of a bad situation. She pressed closer to him. "That's so like you," She teased quietly, "To sugar-coat something so terrible." She grinned, then frowned. "Now we just have to wait for some kits... but what if there never are any? I suppose I should just be satisfied, but... sometimes that's hard." She admitted, looked away. Quail didn't want to make the situation worse- actually, it didn't seem so bad, Mapledusk was taking this very, very well.


(IS ACCEPTING ORPHANED KITS JOINING WINDCLAN!)

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The other clans now arriving, Softsong stepped out of her wind-sheltered spot. She wasn't that keen on socialising with any of the other clans, but she supposed she should at least check out who she would have to fight alongside in ShadowClan when the time came.

Before she could do that, she spotted Poppysong. She hadn't had much of a chance to check in with them after the debacle at the clan meeting, being sent straight to her patrol, and she wanted to see how their injured leg was faring as well. She supposed Fallowpaw's trip to the Thunderglade with the two of them would have to be postponed until Poppysong was fully back on their paws.
"Poppysong!" she mewed warmly. "How are you faring?"

She looked to the side of them to see a little tortoiseshell. She looked familiar, but it took her a moment to place her - Poppysong's new apprentice! Though it hadn't been long ago, the beginning of the clan meeting and the apprenticeships felt so distant to her that it was almost a shock to see the apprentice still so young.
"And you must be Spottedpaw," she mewed, touching noses in greeting. "I'm Softsong - I was Poppysong's mentor when they were an apprentice."


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Featherpaw's face lit up, tail raised high in the air the moment she saw him.

"Cloudpaw!" They wasted no time, immediately barrelling into him and nuzzling their head into him affectionately. He smelt like pine and moss and home, and they immediately felt comforted. "How is your training going? Have you done any battle training yet? Has Sparksky been super hard on you? What have I missed out on?"

She let out a big sigh, out of breath after her barrage of questions. "I've missed you so much," she mewed, pawing at the ground. "It's harder to sleep in ThunderClan without you in the nest beside me."

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Ripplepelt padded leisurely after RiverClan, at the back of the group to keep an eye on any stragglers. It seemed they were the last to arrive, all the clan scents fresh and present - though she didn't see Bumblestar yet. Had Spiderthroat led his clan to the gathering, or was she amongst the other cats?

She spotted Adderpaw and decided to stop and chat before she mingled with the other clan's cats - it was her first time here, after all!
"Adderpaw," she chirped. "Feeling excited for your very first gathering?"

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- - - >Cloudpaw`[Male - He/Him - 9 moons old - ShadowClan - lesbianism]`< - - -

Cloudpaw alaughed as his sister barreled into him. He let out a happy purr, before he smelled her coat. He wrinkled his nose at the scent. Oh how he wished she had stayed. "I did some hunting practice and Sparksky said I did great! We're probably going to do some battle training soon. No he isn't hard on me, in fact, he's a cat I can talk to." he then smiled sadly. "You know why I couldn't come, Featherpaw…and why I never left." he brushed against his sister, affectionately as he meowed into her fur. "I miss you too…" he moved his face away, and looked into his sister's warm gaze. "Sleeping does feel weird without you right next to me, but we can do this…I just hope we don't have to see each other in battle one day. I can't fight you…we're kin..."

[Fish]

Adderpaw
Determined, Loyal, Lawful Good
Riverclan
“One day I’ll be the greatest warrior of all the clans!”

Seeing Ripplepelt come over, Adderpaw happily perked up when she saw the older warrior. Quickly she went over to rub up against the warrior with a purr. "I've been so excited there's so much to see and.." She then grew a devilish smirk as she looked around quickly to see if anyone was listening to her. "I've been able to case the joint to see who is the strongest around here so I can know who to beat. Beat to be the greatest."
lesbianism

[wolfie]

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✧˚ ༘ ⋆｡˚ [ COWTUFT ‼ ] ˚｡⋆ ༘˚✧
┆彡 THE GENTLE GIANT| WINDCLAN'S MEDICINE CAT | 28 MOONS ✮✮✮
✩｡°°｡✩ he . . him ➔ massive white tom with black splotches and floppy ears. scars cover his neck. x-marks on his shoulders and his left hindleg is covered in burn scars
╭₊˚purrks﹕monkey's paw, the collector, herb knowledge, kitty softpaws ₊˚੭
✦ . 　⁺ 　 . ✦ . 　⁺ 　 . ✦

⌦ .｡.:* ✮ Alchemist Kitsune
It was awfully cold. Very, very cold. His fluffy fur kept him mildly warm but on his burnt leg where no fur grew it was freezing. His leg was completely stiff as he limped across the ground, teeth sinking into his bottom lip at every movement. Pain was sharp and thumping, consuming his thoughts. Hard to ignore. He hadn't thought to take a poppy seed before. Cowtuft wanted to be alert, he didn't like the feeling of his head being stuffy or not catching all the details. (he would miss them, still, always.) It didn't help his body was doing a little worse to wear these days.

Maybe being lost in a haze was better than this. Due to his condition, there was a delay before he arrived with the rest of WindClan. Not a long time, he was trudging through the lands at a decently fast pace (eager to get this done, he had to continue his research deeper). To his surprise as he weaved through cats, there were a couple leaders up on the Seastones. However, it appeared only one medicine cat had managed to make it to their small platform. Cowtuft figured it was Lightningstorm, a small guess. He could be wrong but his apprentice always was timely. He's only beat her once to the Seastones. he,, was pretty sure. His memory wasn't all the best as of late.

He eyed up at the platform carefully, one deep breath and he leapt. A muffled yelp came from him -- something he cut off quickly, scowling at the slab as if it was sentient. He quickly shrugged it off, limping closer to (indeed!) Lightningstorm. He plopped down right next to her, leaning slightly in an attempt to block his scarred leg just a bit more by the wind. Hopefully, warming her in the process because she wasn't the fluffiest cat around. "Bloody cold.. ain't it? Shame we ..can't do these things.. underground, " He shook his head back and forth.

He swept his tail around himself, lifting both his front paws to gently set them down on his tail instead of the cold ground.

[taillow]

Dusklion
She/her | 12 moons | Shadow Fiend [not active]
Following along behind the queen of shadows and the rest of the clan, with a rather large fuzzy black caterpillar clasped in her jaws, Dusklion glanced around with a spark in her pale blue eyes. Her gray fur was fluffed up against the bitter chill of the night but the pep in her step made it seem like it didn't bother her all that much. This was her first gathering as a warrior and gosh darnit, she wasn't going to let a little bit of leaf-bare weather ruin her mood!

It seemed like all the Clans were here as the smaller warrior wrinkled her nose against the onslaught of smells. ThunderClan, RiverClan, WindClan. She knew there were tensions, but Dusklion didn't pay much attention to Clan politics as she probably should, so all it screamed to her was the opportunity to make new friends! ...Except that it seemed like every cat had another to sit next to, and the last thing she wanted to do was intrude. So she decided to take up a spot in the crowd and sit down, placing her fuzzy striped caterpillar in the ground. It tried to wiggle away from her and she chuckled a bit as she brought it closer to her with a swoop of her paw. "Not yet, Mr. Fuzzy. Gotta wait here until the meeting starts!"

[ open, preferably to non-shadowclan! ]

[Eraserhead]

|Sparksky|

He followed shadowclan into the clearing, as he adjusted himself and yawned, looking up at the leaders.
(open)

[Mica]

Fernwillow [she/her, warrior, 19 moons]
[Silver tabby with pale green eyes and white toes]
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Fernwillow followed behind her clanmates, pale gaze raking over the clearing as she realized ThunderClan had been the last to arrive. She could already feel the tension in the air, with groups of cats isolated from one another, mostly sticking to their own clanmates. There were a few interclan minglers, however, and she noticed that one was her own apprentice, Featherpaw. Unease settled in Fernwillow's gut as she watched the young cat be affectionate with a cat from another clan, one that was likely ShadowClan, since that was where Featherpaw was from. But then, it made sense didn't it? Featherpaw had a brother, if Fernwillow recalled correctly. She settled down near some other ThunderClan cats, keeping an eye on her apprentice in case anyone started to cause trouble. She was sure some cats were not happy about intermingling this Gathering.

[poppy]

Birdsnow
she/her | purrks: mind reader, the collector
scarred, blue mitted ragdoll with blue eyes
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Offering Larkstar a reassuring smile in reaction to her friend's tail gesture, letting out a soft sigh of anxiousness before forcing a familiar mask onto her face. She couldn't show weakness, especially not with this being her first gathering as deputy. First impressions were important, and so were Clan relations- even if all of the other Clans were total assholes, RiverClan couldn't afford more enemies right now. Spotting who she was sure was the ThunderClan deputy (Vulturefang and Fallownose had both yet to show up, yet), Birdsnow padded over and settled down on the ledge where she had seen many deputies sit- pointedly choosing the same place where her father had once sat, where both her fathers had sat, actually. Turning her head, making note of the herbs at the calico's paws, she nodded politely to Spiderthroat.

"Greetings, Spiderthroat, is it?" Bold move on his part, beating his own leader to the gathering. She was mildly interested in seeing Bumblestar's reaction to that- especially after watching Dawnstar loudly send two of her warriors home because they arrived before her. Was the deputy arriving before the leader different? She would think so, but then again, she couldn't remember a time when she had seen a deputy do such a thing. Oh well. It wouldn't be her ears that were at risk of being cuffed off.

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Featherpaw tried not to let her feelings get hurt when Cloudpaw wrinkled his nose at her new scent - she hadn't even realised that she already smelt of ThunderClan.

"I've been doing some hunting training too!" they mewed excitedly, pleased they'd been learning the same thing. "Hunting in ThunderClan is so different than hunting back ho- back in ShadowClan, I mean. But even though it's tricky, my new mentor Fernwillow is so nice."

She nodded, ears drooping at Cloudpaw's words. "Just as you know why I had to leave," she mewed sadly. She couldn't stand to see Valleystrike after how he'd betrayed her trust, but to tell Dawnstar of his lie would be to ruin Cloudpaw's reputation as well as her own, and she couldn't bear to do it. No, it was better to leave to live with Whistlewing, where she was in no danger of ruining Cloudpaw's life.

They shifted uncomfortably as Cloudpaw brought up the possibility of them one day meeting in battle. When they'd left, they'd been thinking of others things - how much they would miss Cloudpaw, how they couldn't stand to keep seeing Valleystrike, how they desperately wanted to get to know Whistlewing - they had barely considered that besides missing their brother, they may one day have to fight him.

"Let's just hope it doesn't come to that," she murmured, suddenly aware of how her clanmates might view their bond. Would it be seen as fraternising with the enemy to spend time with Cloudpaw at gatherings? Surely not - gatherings were the one time they had together, and it wasn't as if they were sneaking out to see one another! She glanced around, spotting Fernwillow's eyes on them. Was her mentor worried about her loyalties? Was that why she was watching the two of them?

Despite the worry they felt, they couldn't bear to cut the only time they had with Cloudpaw short. They sat down beside him, fluffy tail wrapped around their cold paws.

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Ripplepelt purred at Adderpaw's enthusiasm. "Well, I can certainly point out a few of your strongest competitors to you," she mewed, whisker's twitching in amusement. "But don't go throwing yourself at them at your first opportunity, hm?" Adderpaw hadn't been an apprentice for long enough to be a threat to any of the clans strongest warriors, but it didn't hurt to have goals. Besides, before she knew it, she was sure Adderpaw would be earning her warrior name. She felt a pang of worry at the thought of the little apprentice running into battle, but pushed it aside. That was the life of a warrior.

"Let's see..." she looked around the sea of cats with narrowed eyes.
"Of course, there's the leaders of the other clans. Dawnstar is particularly vicious, but Bumblestar is nothing to sneeze at either." Twilightstar wasn't much of a fighter that she'd seen, so she continued on to warriors.
"Vulturefang isn't someone I'd want to meet in battle - his size is quite an advantage, and he's seen plenty of action himself. Batglare of WindClan, Slytiger of ShadowClan... and stay well away from Spiderthroat." Ripplepelt looked back to Adderpaw with a grave look. "He's not the sort of opponent you want to pit yourself against. Even Dawnstar has her own sort of twisted honour, but Spiderthroat has none." She'd heard the tales of him killing apprentices in cold blood, and she wanted nothing to do with the fox-hearted ThunderClan deputy.
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[I spoke to Spottedpaw w Softsong btw! just in case you missed it bc I also spoke to Adder w Ripple teehee]

[arrow.]

- - - >Cloudpaw`[Male - He/Him - 9 Moons Old - ShadowClan - lesbianism]`< - - -

Cloudpaw gazed at his sister as he gave her shoulder a comforting tail pat. His guilt chewed at his stomach, pondering something he hadn't imagined until then. Would things have been different if I had left with her?… more anguish overcame him as he let out a sad sigh. "I know, you had to get away from…him…" he spat, viciously. That was unlike him, as he had never spat anything out like that, but he was angry. Still angry and hurt. Could you really blame him? First, his father lies to him, then he finds out his mother was in another Clan.

What finally made the tom snap, was his sister leaving. Left him. They both knew that he wouldn't leave, and he understood why she left, of course he did, they had been over it so many times, all he could remember from that day was the tears, the empty beed beside his, and mostly the feeling of loneliness…

At the mention of her training, he tried to brighten up, a little glad that they had been doing the same thing, until he lashed his tail, angrily. He had not thought of anything else, as the possibilities were quite possible that they might meet in battle. He dreaded the thought as he turned his head away from Featherpaw, anger and sadness in his tense shoulders. He wished they could be together again, but that wish was gone, the hope of that dying moons ago. "Yeah, hopefully," he snapped, moodily. The small toom wrapped his tail around his paws, his fluffy white coat shivering in the cool breeze as a faint tension radiated from the small apprentice.

(I wanted a tiny bit of Cloudpaw angst and anger- hope you don't mind- ^^')

[iliri]

If there was one wish that Springpaw could make, it would be to banish the vacant cold and keep the warmer moons. Her paws grew numb against the chilled soil, her fur standing on end in wish for any comforting feel of the cozy warmth that was sought from inside the medicine den. Winter nights like these usually cast a near-silent ambiance and quiet hush. The moonlight usually glints off the icy surfaces of the frozen seas, casting a serene, silver glow. Springpaw’s nose twitched, taking in the crisp air decorating the stillness of the winter night. Besides the teeth-clattering air filling her lungs, her nose easily took in the other scents of the clans all around her–RiverClan, WIndClan, and ShadowClan. RiverClan seemingly being the last to arrive, but Springpaw paid no further thought to their arrival, more focused on the new face taking place amongst the deputy spot.

So RiverClan finally had a chance to pick out a deputy? Almond-shaped hues narrowing, Springpaw curiously studied the scarred ragdoll for a few moments before finally hopping onto the silver-lit stone, her paws protesting against the icy chill of the near-frozen Seastones. Swallowing back her shivers, the long-furred calico planted herself onto her haunches, curling her tail around her paws. It was a rather minuscule and useless way of trying to keep her numbed paws warm, but it was better than sitting there and allowing her paws to freeze off while sitting at the Seastones. Oh well, at least she didn’t look like she was freezing her tail off while sitting on the Seastones itself. With a muffled exhale through her nostrils, her deep blue eyes trailed over towards the WindClan medic duo and cast them a sideways smile, showing off her canids within the silver glow of the luminous orb of the moon.

“Lovely… night… ain’t it?” Springpaw purred, commenting on the bright stars decorating the velvety sky, creating a celestial tapestry that captivates those who venture out into the cold night. They almost looked like distant diamonds because of how tiny and utterly captivating they might be. Her mentor should hopefully reveal herself at some point in time while at the gathering, as Springpaw would surely not be pleased to handle anything as chaotic or utmostly unpleasant as it was the last gathering. Her hackles rose out of the sheer instinct of the vivid thoughts, but she kept her composure, focusing merely on the growing crowd as she kept a clear eye-shot for her mentor to make a potential appearance.

[ Omari wolfie Alchemist Kitsune clarice. [small bird mention] ]

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Silently she walks beside Hickorypaw. It was obvious she was terrified of what this Gathering had in store. Who wouldn't be? Tensions were higher than ever after the last one and now they were down another position of power. Riverclan's medicine den being operated by an apprentice was apparently not new, but it was still an awful look for the clan that was already struggling with leadership. Chocolate hues settle upon the white and ginger molly at her side, feeling comforted by her presence, before her attention turns to those already gathered above.

It felt dreadful to be the last to arrive. But what was even more dreadful was the biting cold that nipped at her skin, digging deep beneath the dilute tortie pelt she bore. She barely remembers the chill of Leafbare-- having been born in the awful time of year. Too young to remember anything but the comfort of her mother and a full tummy. Those were the days. Quickly padding over the freezing sand, she makes her way over to where the other medicine cats have already gathered, staring up with anxious eyes. Surely they would notice that she was alone, immediately. Surely they would offer curious stares and even maybe ask. Or maybe they wouldn't.

Hopefully they wouldn't.

"I'll see you later." She whispers to the apprentice at her side.

The loss of Falconfeather was something she had unfortunately saw coming. For the past moons he had been absent. An absent healer, an absent mentor... Tansypaw had been thrust into her role with no direction and barely any support. But still it didn't look good for Riverclan to have another death at their paws. It made them look weak-- unstable. If there was anything the young healer could do to sway their minds she would do it. She had to. Bracing herself for the worst, she leaps up onto the cool, smooth surface, nervousness still bleeding into her gaze despite her efforts. She finds herself a nice spot to settle into a crouch, short tail moving to wrap around her. The loaf she sits in does little to combat the wind but it was better than nothing.

All she offers to the others is a polite nod as she continues to sit in silence. Every other Gathering she had made an effort to speak to the others. If they wanted to talk to her then they were more than welcome to do so. But this time Tansypaw wasn't going to budge.

hickorypaw | Griffin // lightningstorm | Alchemist Kitsune // cowtuft | wolfie // drizzlecloud | Omari // springpaw | rudolph

[Katiethewolfchild]

Toadpaw followed Larkstar to her first gathering. The blind seven moon old apprentice couldn't wait to meet some cats that weren't in RiverClan because if she was able to befriend them maybe she could learn how the other clans were doing and that would be so useful. Not that the blind apprentice allowed herself to show any signs of what she was thinking about.

[Fish]

Spottedpaw
Peaceful, Hopeful, Neutral Good
Windclan
“One day at a time”


Seeing a new cat speak to her Spottedpaw got a little shy until her nose reminded her of the Windclan scent. Oh how had she never seen Softsong before now? "Yes that's me" She spoke up sweetly. "Wow really?! You must be really old!" She said with such a sweet tone one could only assume she wasn't trying to be mean here. Then shyness over the apprentice again when she realized that she was being loud with so many strange cats around. Oh how much she would love to be with her mother right now, instead she got as small as she could and pressed against her mentor more.

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Determined, Loyal, Lawful Good
Riverclan

“One day I’ll be the greatest warrior of all the clans!”

"No no no, a wise warrior wouldn't just throw herself at any fight. Running face first into an angry badger alone sounds foolish!" Adderpaw wanted to make sure that she wasn't being misinterpreted. Adderpaw was many things, but stupid wasn't one of those things. There was a lot of excitement filled within Adderpaw though, she was going to get the inside scoop of all her competition. She was not going to miss a word of this.

"Spiderthroat? Isn't he a part of Thunderclan? The deputy right?" Adderpaw said with no delight in her voice. "All high ranks should be honorable-" Adderpaw cut herself off before she could finish saying what she felt. A proper warrior shouldn't be starting fights at a gathering, nor should they lower themselves to petty insults at it either. All that would do is make fights which wasn't any better at such a place. "Seems like I got a lot to measure up to." Adderpaw then made a short laugh. "That's what I want to hear, what's the fun of becoming the greatest if its easy?" She said with a wicked grin
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Following closely with the other Shadowclanners, Ibispaw marveled at the Seastones. Her first time seeing it, first time seeing the gangle of cats that had already made it here. There were so many smells, sounds, things happening. But he attention was gained by Dawnstar speaking to the clan, ears perking. No speaking on Elmshadow? Noted.

Upon finally making her way fully down, her gaze scanned the cars already gathered. She could see Thunderclan coming in, but was more interested in the Windclanners already here. She didn’t want to spend her first gathering alone, after all.

[Closed for everyone but tallulah :heartbounce:]

Quillpaw
She/her | 7 moons | Silk Spinner
A gathering was when all the Clans came together, and though Quillpaw had her reservations about being around so many others, she was excited. Paws stepped lightly onto the sand as she followed at the side of a lilac lynx-point , who had taken to leading her along the way. After the warrior murmured a farewell and went to sit near the back to keep an eye on things, the young WindClan apprentice was left on her own to explore.

There were... a lot of cats. Her eyes were widened in awe as she padded along slowly, neck craned to get a good look at the stones that jutted upwards and provided seats for... it looked like three cats. Twilightstar she recognized, but the others... she assumed they were also leaders but she didn't know them by name. The massive one, with all of the scars though... yeah, she was scary.

In the midst of her staring in wonder, Quill didn't happen to see the cat that was right in front of her until she bumped into them. Squeezing her eyes shut the young WindClanner scrambled backwards and shook her head. Upon opening her eyes she took notice of the cat who appeared about her age, and smelled very differently than her. "Oh, I'm sorry!" she apologized quickly, getting back to her paws and shaking her fur off. "I didn't see you there. It's my first time to one of these and by the moon, there's lotsa cats gathered up here. Not used to it."

Realizing then that she hadn't even introduced herself the young she-cat chuckled softly. "My name is Quill by the way! Well, Quillpaw, the 'paw got added when I joined WindClan. Who might you be?"

[ Nixey ITS TIIIIIIME :lovesquee: ]

[Nixey]

Quillpaw
She/her | 7 moons | Silk Spinner
A gathering was when all the Clans came together, and though Quillpaw had her reservations about being around so many others, she was excited. Paws stepped lightly onto the sand as she followed at the side of a lilac lynx-point , who had taken to leading her along the way. After the warrior murmured a farewell and went to sit near the back to keep an eye on things, the young WindClan apprentice was left on her own to explore.

There were... a lot of cats. Her eyes were widened in awe as she padded along slowly, neck craned to get a good look at the stones that jutted upwards and provided seats for... it looked like three cats. Twilightstar she recognized, but the others... she assumed they were also leaders but she didn't know them by name. The massive one, with all of the scars though... yeah, she was scary.

In the midst of her staring in wonder, Quill didn't happen to see the cat that was right in front of her until she bumped into them. Squeezing her eyes shut the young WindClanner scrambled backwards and shook her head. Upon opening her eyes she took notice of the cat who appeared about her age, and smelled very differently than her. "Oh, I'm sorry!" she apologized quickly, getting back to her paws and shaking her fur off. "I didn't see you there. It's my first time to one of these and by the moon, there's lotsa cats gathered up here. Not used to it."

Realizing then that she hadn't even introduced herself the young she-cat chuckled softly. "My name is Quill by the way! Well, Quillpaw, the 'paw got added when I joined WindClan. Who might you be?"

[ Nixey ITS TIIIIIIME :lovesquee: ]

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Ibispaw | Shadowclan Apprentice | she/her | 22/100

Honestly, she hadn’t noticed that where she was standing could be in the paths of those around her. She wasn’t paying attention, still taking in all the cats that had come, the now three leaders that were here. One she knew, another she could assume. Still, she couldn't be sure who the other one was, only knowing they led Riverclan, plus gathered beneath were who she assumed to be the other important figures within the clans: the deputies, the medicine cats, and their apprentices.

Just as she was getting ready to pull her attention away to find someone to bug, someone seemed to have found her. The tabby turned her head after an oomph noise had escaped her, trying to keep steady.

Soon after regaining composure she offered a smile, she assumed the other was an apprentice, an apprentice that smelled different. A different clan, but she didn’t smell like water or fish, which was what Ibispaw had been told to look out for when nothing Riverclanners. So this was more than likely a Windclan gal, and the way the other spoke roused curiosity.

“No worries, sorry for being in your way,” she did feel a little bad, not by much, though. It had caused her to find someone to talk with, something so was a little worried about. A small “Ah,” came out, the corners of her eyes crinkling as the smile she had offered earlier turned to a genuine one, “My first time too, kinda odd,” so many cats, so many gathered up in one place to hear the news of the others, to mingle. “But so far, it’s interesting, ain’t it?”

Quill, oh Quillpaw, that made more sense. There was a momentary hesitation, considering, and then relaxing, “Ibispaw, used to be Ibiskit.” Oh of course the other knew how the naming worked, she had no reason to add that little bit on. “You said you joined Windclan? So you used to be an outsider, yeah?” Curiosity flickered back to life in her tone, eyes slightly drawn wide, “Oh wait—it’s nice to meet you, Quillpaw, or do you prefer Quill? Either way, nice to meet a new face.”

[SO EXCITED :heartbounce:]

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Featherpaw's whiskers drooped. "Hey, let's not ruin the time we have together, okay?" She didn't want to go home feeling worse than before - she wanted to have happy memories to remember until the next gathering.

But... they weren't sure what to say. They didn't want to talk about Valleystrike, or even think about him. Thinking about how close they had been, how he had betrayed their trust... it made their blood boil. Whistlewing felt like a touchy subject too. Featherpaw wanted to tell Cloudpaw about how welcoming she'd been, but it felt like it would just push him further away. Had he felt the absence of their mother as keenly as they had? Did he even want to get to know Whistlewing, or was he just as mad at her? They looked down at their paws. They had been so excited to see their brother that it hadn't felt awkward at all when they saw him - now that the moment had turned sour, they were left grasping at air.


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Ripplepelt's tail twitched. "You're right, they should be honourable," she mewed with displeasure, leaving it at that.

She let out a purr at Adderpaw's enthusiasm. Nothing seemed to phase her when it came to her goal being the best and becoming a Lionheart. Which reminded her...
"Oh, Adderpaw - did you get a chance to give Larkstar the shell we found?" She was eager to hear how it had gone.

[Eraserhead]

| Sparksky |

He shuffled, looking around. He didn't know who to talk to, but he was excited. It was his first gathering since he had become a warrior.

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NIGHTHAIL
she/her. 35 moons. long haired black and grey molly with lighter splotches; blue eyes; scarred
( purrks; the collector )

nighthail's jaw is clenched as she follows twilightstar to the seastones with the rest of her clan. it's cold. too cold for any cat to be out and about, let alone sitting here for stars knows how long just to hear some petty drama that would only manage to put her in a worse mood than she already is. her paws feel like ice blocks! with a sour scowl, the long haired molly sits down, fur fluffed and tail wrapped around her paws. twilighstar doesn't seem to fond of the weather, either, she notices. the cold is no good, all it does is make cats tempers short. so does the heat. so really, it's a lose-lose situation here.

icy blue eyes peeled, she watches as shadowclan arrives. she can see dawnstar whip her head around and spit something to her clan, but she can't make it out. the warrior let's out a small snort. her ears swivel in the direction of the shadowclan leader's yowls. oh look, some cat came that wasn't supposed to. she's been leader ever since I've came to windclan, and way longer before that..can she not control her clan or are the cats there really that stupid? she wonders with a small raise of her brow, judgement in her eyes. she makes a note that some cat sits beside her, and her nose twitches at the scent of shadowclan. urgh. she forces herself not to look, and watches riverclan arrive.

a deputy, finally? nighthail remarks in her mind. she can faintly smell the musky scent of thunderclan, yet she doesn't see bumblestar..only the deputy, spiderthroat. seriously, what is it with these cats going ahead of their leaders? rolling her eyes with a scoff, she finally spares a glance at the cat beside her. a grey molly who's..saying something. interest piqued, the splotched warrior turns her head, trying to look at what exactly the shadowclanner was talking to. she spots a black, fuzzy caterpillar. what..

"you're lucky that thing hasn't frozen to death in this cold." nighthail blurts out with a straight face, yet confusion is clear in her eyes.
[ tallulah ; for dusklion! ]

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SQUIRRELPAW
she/her. 6 moons. small russet molly with brown markings and yellow eyes.
(no purrks)

squirrelpaw's fur is fluffed up as much as she can get it to, and she's still freezing. her paws feel numb as she traverses across the sandy beach, yet her pelt still burns with with anxiety and fear. it's her first gathering and she is terrified. dawnstar's warning doesnt make her feel much better. her heart pounds against her chest painfully and her stomach feels like it's twisting into knots. she fears she may collapse at any second as she freezes at the edge of the sea of cats. all the scents are overwhelming, she can't tell which clan is which - all she recognizes is her clanmates.

tears welling in her eyes and tail tucked, the russet molly edges into the crowd. it's okay, squirrelpaw. it's okay, just focus on your paws..oh, dawnstar's yelling? oh no..this is a lot of cats. starclan, please don't let me embarrass myself or pass out or something,,,wait, don't let that happen to anyone either just because I asked it not to happen to me! she pleads, glancing up at the stars twinkling in the sky with teary eyes. this is going to be horrible, she knows it. queasy and shivering, she sits down and attempts to calm herself.

[ OPEN ]

[arrow.]

- - - >Cloudpaw`[Male - He/ Him - 9 Moons Old - ShadowClan - lesbianism]`< - - -

Cloudpaw rolled his eyes. Let's not fight, seriously? was that all his sister could come up with? That was the most mouse-brained thing he had heard in his life. He let out a snort. "Yeah, let's not fight over the fact that I might be suffering too, and wishing things hadn't gone like this. Brilliant idea!" he snapped, sarcastically as he grit his teeth.

The fact that he did not want to know oh how prefect it was for Featherpaw on getting able to bond with Whistlewing while he was alone. No friends, just his life and his training. In fact, if Featherpaw brought up anything she did with her, he'd hack up a hairball (well, not really-). Featherpaw may not know just how hurt he had been. After that day, he had hardened slightly, shutting out most cats, so the fact his sister could just be oblivious. He didn't want to bond anymore. "Just go, go and have a nice life, then." he got up, about to pad away from the cat he always had confided in, but now…all he wanted to do was sulk away.

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Featherpaw bristled. The rational part of her was fighting to keep her voice down, to keep the peace at the gathering, but it was being drowned out. All the hurt and frustration and fury she'd been pushing down and ignoring was rising up, ready to flood.

Fine, Cloudpaw wanted a fight? He'd get one.

"StarClan, you're such a baby sometimes! Sor-ry for trying to enjoy the one night a moon we have together, for trying to keep peace at the gathering. Does everything have to be about you? Because I'm not exactly having the best time ever, in my new clan where I don't know anyone at all, and I have to learn everything I know all over again," they hissed. "If you're suffering so bad, if you can't stand him... why are you even still there? No one is making you stay with him! 'I'm Cloudpaw and, I'm so sad', well here's an idea: do something about it! Just-" Featherpaw cut themself off, voice cracking.

It was pointless. All moon she'd done nothing but miss Cloudpaw, and when she finally got to see him, he was acting like this was all her fault. Well, he could go and sulk on his own time - she wasn't going to have anything to do with it. She swallowed, throat tight, and turned away from him.

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- - - >Cloudpaw`[Male - He/Him - 9 Moons Old - ShadowClan - lesbianism]`< - - -

Something shattered within him at his sister's words, his anger subsiding quickly. She was right…he was a baby. He hadn't meant for this to turn into a full on verbal fight. His ears drooped, his tail curling around his paws in shame. He felt terrible. "You're right…I-I'm sorry, Featherpaw…" he meowed, feeling tears sliding down his face. He didn't bother to hide them anymore. Is this how we'll turn out?…angry and spiteful?… he thought, fearfully. "I'm sorry I'm not the cat I was…and I'm sorry for taking my anger out on you, even though I know you're suffering too…M-maybe I shouldn't be called a ShadowClan cat anymore…" maybe he should just leave the Clan…

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Featherpaw's heart dropped, guilt and shame washing over her at his tears. Cloudpaw was her only littermate, her best friend, and the only cat who knew what she was going through - why had she said all those awful things? It hadn't made her feel better at all. All she'd done was make her little brother cry. She felt sick to her stomach.

"No, no! I'm sorry, Cloudpaw, I'm so sorry, don't cry," they mewed, lapping at his tears. "It's all my fault. I didn't mean any of those things I said, so please don't cry because of me. Just forget I even said anything." Their eyes widened as he continued. "Don't ever say that - you're the best cat ShadowClan could ask for!"

After a moment, she shifted awkwardly. She wished this wasn't happening at the gathering of all places. It made her fur prickle to think of the other cats around them, and she wished they could've done this somewhere that wasn't so public... But it wasn't like they had anywhere else they could talk. She wasn't about to stoop to sneaking around at the borders to see him, especially with tensions so high.

[arrow.]

- - - >Cloudpaw`[Male -He/Him - 9 Moons Old - ShadowClan - lesbianism]`

Cloudpaw relaxed as the tension was easing down. He shook a little as a cold gust of wind brushed his face. "I guess we're being mousebrains for fighting, eh Featherpaw?…" he mumbled. He knew his Clanmates could see him, but he didn't care. He wanted to not ruin anything again during the rest of his time with Featherpaw. He didn't know what else to talk about, however.

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Ripplepelt's tail twitched. "You're right, they should be honourable," she mewed with displeasure, leaving it at that.

She let out a purr at Adderpaw's enthusiasm. Nothing seemed to phase her when it came to her goal being the best and becoming a Lionheart. Which reminded her...
"Oh, Adderpaw - did you get a chance to give Larkstar the shell we found?" She was eager to hear how it had gone.
Adderpaw
Determined, Loyal, Lawful Good
“One day I’ll be the greatest warrior of all the clans!”

Adderpaw wanted to learn more dirt on this Spiderguy but this seemed like a very bad place to do this. Especially since Mr. NoHonor was up on the rocks right now. Her attention then was completely switch when the shell was brought up. "Oh she loved it! Though she seems to have been in some bad mood or... Just didn't care for me asking to be her friend, I got the cold shoulder after that" Adderpaw chuckled her pain away.

[silver.]

duskshiver // he/they // 31 moons
purrks: silver tongue [PERM]

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Another moon, another Gathering. If he didn't have something to look forward to he wouldn't have bothered being so excited for it. Swiftly weaving between strangers and clan mates alike, emerald gaze stays searching for something... Or rather, someone. Ever since the last Gathering he hasn't been able to get the Riverclan warrior off his mind. Hasn't been able to shake the jealousy. Annoying. So annoying. Jealousy had never been something he had felt like this before-- no, he refuses. There was no such thing lurking in his heart. Brushing the feelings away with a swish of his tail, a coy smile tugging at his lips as he continues his searching.

Hopefully he'll turn up. He had to, right? Someone as devoted to the warrior code as the mysterious prince from across the border would never dare miss a Gathering when tensions were running to rampant between the clans. All he had to do was keep looking. Stars, why was he hoping so desperately to see him? It was pathetic. Get yourself together Dusk, you're much better than this.

rushwater | redshiftreign

[SpiritWolf_yt]

Bluestone followed his clan into the gathering

Fire tail followed bluestone, despite not knowing each other bluestone had already caught on that larkstar let firetail in.

"Alright don't be a fishbrain be respectful to everyone u derstood" bluestone hissed before veering off to his own spot.


Fire tail nodded and sat down waiting for interaction or something

( Open)

[Mica]

Lynxshade
Shadowclan
28 moons old | she/her
Shadow Fiend | Primal Instincts | Beefed Up (T1) | Bilingual (T1)

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She hadn't been able to conversate much during her first gathering, but maybe this time it would be different.

Lynxshade walked stiffly behind Dawnstar, Larkfire and the rest of their clanmates, glancing around every once in a while to get sight of who was coming to the Seastones tonight. She was staring at her breath condensing in a little cloud just above her paws; it was a cold night, but she would be okay. She had gotten used now to being out at night for a reason or another, though she would still need a distraction to get her mind off it.

She craned her neck to take a look over the sea of pelts and opened her nostrils wider to catch scent of the other clans, inspiring deeply Windclan's moorland smell and the musty one of Thunderclan's forests. Twilightstar and Dawnstar were already perched up together, so where was Bumblestar?

She thought again of her leader's warning. In her opinion, there wasn't much use in hiding Elmshadow's death now. Sooner or later every other clan would discover this, and they already had another medicine cat to take his place. It must be a difficult evening for Larkfire. All the looks will be pointed toward her tonight.
open

Mistlewhisker [she/her, ShadowClan, 35 moons]
[Black cat with half-white muzzle and green eyes, one gouged out]
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[Lynxshade - Wingnettle ]
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Mistlewhisker watched as RiverClan and ThunderClan finally arrived to the Gathering. She wanted this over as quickly as possible so she could go back to her warm den and sleep until patrols were called tomorrow. She scanned the clearing, feeling a little claustrophobic with all the cats mingling and talking all at once. Perhaps she should mingle with other clans as well. The very idea had her heart hammering in her chest, and she vehemently decided against it. She would not be the one to approach another clan cat. Instead, she glanced around at cats she might recognize from ShadowClan. One cat stood out in particular, with their head bowed and fur fluffed up against the cold. Mistlewhisker steeled her nerves, rose to her paws, and approached the feline.

"Cold, isn't it?" She asked, hoping she didn't sound too nervous. Mistlewhisker was never good at making friends, and as such had none in ShadowClan. The only real "friend" she had was... well, he wasn't exactly a clan cat. "I hope this Gathering is a quick one."

[dino.]

If WindClan didn't get to Spiderthroat before Bumblestar did, she would gladly adopt the role herself. And if they had by the time she and her Clan actually arrived, well, she would be content to sit back and watch.

Unfortunately, it didn't seem like either would be an option. Three yellow flowers in her jaws (she'd made sure to swing by the medicine den and grab them before heading out, since a certain cat had seemingly forgotten), Bumblestar left the head of her Clan to approach the rock, hopping up beside Spiderthroat to set the herbs down.

"The next time you leave before I do is the last time you leave my camp ever," she hissed. "Give these to Twilightstar now."

[ Starfall ]


ThunderClan has arrived

[Apollo.]

| Larchflame |
ThC - She/her - Hornet
( open )

As the full moon reflected its blue like against the snow Larchflame streaked towards the beach that housed the Seastones, her tail giving the occasional lash. What in starclan was Spiderthroat thinking?? This mouse brain goes to the gathering alone?? STARS, she was just starting to think Bumblestars choice of a deputy was a decent one. Her huff of irritation created a tiny cloud-like wisp, keeping pace a tail length or so behind her leader, honestly, for his age you'd think he'd have some sort of sense.

Larchflame hardly noticed when the terrain changed to sand, only slowing her stride when she reached the crowd, backing out slightly as the disgusting scent of Riverclan hit her mouth. Right, Riverclan. She wrinkled her nose slightly as she moved closer to the shore, fish-faced assholes. So lazy that they result to poisoning a clan, killing kits, rather than facing Thunderclan in battle. Of course, Larchflame was above harming weak cats, but if she got the chance, you can be your tail she'd turn Riverclans camp into a blaze of fire in a heartbeat.

Any good Thunderclanner would, for all this fox-dung they've pulled.

[Kieran.]

| Sparksky |

He shuffled, looking around. He didn't know who to talk to, but he was excited. It was his first gathering since he had become a warrior.
Eraserhead
Dovegrowl
She/They|Windclan|Warrior
Basilthroat
They/Them|Windclan|Warrior

"Greetings" Basilthroat padded over to Sparksky.
"First time?" Dovegrowl asked, a slightly mischievous look on her face.
"Dovegrowl! no need to scare them away" Basilthroat batted the gray and red she-cat's face."What's your name? im Basilthroat and this is my greatly annoying partner, Dovegrowl" he said softly trying to act nice.
"Oh please! I can be worst" Dovegrowl barked a laugh.

[Omari]

Drizzlecloud
Thunderclan
She/her

Drizzlecloud came toddling along when Bumblestar arrived, alongside the rest of her clanmates who had decided to tag along for this gathering. She hadn’t been here during the last gathering, due to… Y’know, getting skunked. That detail wasn’t important, though, as she had conquered stinky disease and was now smelling like herself again. That scent being a whole lot of herbs, of course.

As Drizzlecloud slowly approached the usual meeting spot for the healers, her gaze shifted to watch as her clanmates began to drift about the seastones, and she couldn’t help but search through the large crowd for the familiar pelt of Sparrowpelt. Hm, perhaps he didn’t come? She wasn’t sure, but she couldn’t spend the entirety of the gathering looking for him–it’s not like she could go and sit with him, anyway, so with a shake of her head she trotted her way on over to where Springpaw was already sitting.

Brushing her tail over her apprentice’s shoulder, she offered her a grin, reassuring her of her presence this time as she seated herself beside her.

“Good afternoon–sorry for my absence during the last gathering.” She greeted the familiar group of cats with a friendly, yet somehow sheepish, grin. Oh, she really hoped that Springpaw didn’t go into details on why she wasn’t here last time!

By the looks of it, Elmshadow wasn’t here yet, and neither was Falconfeather. Perhaps they were mingling–or peering through the crowd like she had been mere moments ago.

[ Alchemist Kitsune - Lightningstorm wolfie - Cowtuft, rudolph - Springpaw, silver. - Tansypaw, SuspiciousMindz for the brief Sparrow mention]

[Alchemist Kitsune]

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| Snowybreeze |
Heightened Perception [Smell] - Active | Rapid Recovery - Inactive


The assault on his nose as painful as ever, Snowybreeze could feel his eyes water at the heavy mixture of scents permeating the gathering's clearing. He usually avoided these meetings. It was too much for his oversensitive nose. He wouldn't say he hated them, as there was precious little the gentle giant could claim hatred to, but he most certainly did not love them in the slightest. So what, pray tell, might he be doing here? On the night of the full moon, surrounded by strangers and familiar faces alike.

The answer was simple enough today. He wished to forget. To ignore the lack of a particular scent in the camp he could barely call home anymore. He had slowly begun going through the motions. Hunting. Patrolling. Always alone. He didn't want company. He didn't deserve company. How could a cat who hadn't even been able to tell his beloved mate was at the brink of death deserve anything in this life? He'd even removed himself from the warriors' den, taking to sleeping outside once more. Hoping that at least one of the stars above was his beloved. Dreaming that she would come for him and take him home.

It looked like he had gotten his wish in one way at least. He had most certainly not been able to keep his mind on his Berryfrost with this many cats surrounding him, that was for sure. Sky blue eyes quickly sought out a refuge. A corner in which he could escape the din and chatter and simply be. Snowybreeze was not here for attention or companionship. To seek either of those now when he had left her to die alone would be to spit on her memory. To forget himself. Instead, he hid himself by the edge of the clearing, mismatched ears flat against his head as he tried to hide his nose inside the thick mane of fur on his neck. The result was less than stellar, but it would have to do for now. He could withstand the night here. This was his rightful punishment. For daring to survive where she had not.


| Openish? |

[Eraserhead]

Eraserhead
Dovegrowl
She/They|Windclan|Warrior
Basilthroat
They/Them|Windclan|Warrior

"Greetings" Basilthroat padded over to Sparksky.
"First time?" Dovegrowl asked, a slightly mischievous look on her face.
"Dovegrowl! no need to scare them away" Basilthroat batted the gray and red she-cat's face."What's your name? im Basilthroat and this is my greatly annoying partner, Dovegrowl" he said softly trying to act nice.
"Oh please! I can be worst" Dovegrowl barked a laugh.
| Sparksky |

The handsome young tom looked in between them. "Hi, I'm Sparksky, from Shadowclan!" He smiled, watching the two cats.

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Her annoyance briefly spiked at Cloudpaw's 'mousebrain' comment. She'd said that there was no point in fighting in the first place, and then he'd gone and started a fight that he couldn't handle! Featherpaw pushed the feeling down. It was done with now. There was no point in starting the fight again, and she didn't want to see him cry again - she wanted to enjoy the gathering.

"Tell me what I've missed back in ShadowClan," they mewed, nudging him playfully. "Are there any new kits or expecting queens? Any new warriors? What's the gossip?"


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Ripplepelt gave Adderpaw a sympathetic lick between the ears. She was sure Larkstar hadn't meant anything by it - the things she'd been through as of late would put any cat in a foul mood.

"I'm glad she liked your gift, it was certainly a lucky find. I've never seen a shell that big before," she mewed. "I'm sure she appreciated your offer of friendship, but..." She tilted her head, unsure how to word the next bit. She didn't want to upset Adderpaw, or speak ill of Larkstar at all (especially in front of her biggest defender). "Larkstar is only a new leader, and not every cat in RiverClan is happy about it. She may just be... trying for professionalism."

She gestured up to the Seastones with her tail, the leaders of each clan silhouetted against the bright full moon. "After all, I'm sure Dawnstar or Bumblestar, or even Twilightstar aren't exactly friends with their clanmates. Sometimes when you're responsible for so many cats, you have to keep them at tails-length, especially if you have to make decisions that might upset them."

[arrow.]

- - - >Cloudpaw`[Male - He/Him - 9 Moons Old - ShadowClan - lesbianism]`< - - -

Cloudpaw considered, trying to think of any gossip. He wasn't much of a gossip cat, so he shrugged his shoulders. "You know I don't gossip, so why not you tell me what's been going on in ThunderClan?" he felt a lot better, so he could listen to Featherpaw about ThunderClan.

[Katiethewolfchild]

Sunleap followed Bumblestar.

Dogpaw arrived alone.

Beetlepaw arrived.

Sheeppaw followed Beetlepaw.

[MangofDoom]

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she/her - 97 moons - WindClan - bisexual - tags; MangofDoom TheLostAmongTheStars
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The other clans now arriving, Softsong stepped out of her wind-sheltered spot. She wasn't that keen on socialising with any of the other clans, but she supposed she should at least check out who she would have to fight alongside in ShadowClan when the time came.

Before she could do that, she spotted Poppysong. She hadn't had much of a chance to check in with them after the debacle at the clan meeting, being sent straight to her patrol, and she wanted to see how their injured leg was faring as well. She supposed Fallowpaw's trip to the Thunderglade with the two of them would have to be postponed until Poppysong was fully back on their paws.
"Poppysong!" she mewed warmly. "How are you faring?"

She looked to the side of them to see a little tortoiseshell. She looked familiar, but it took her a moment to place her - Poppysong's new apprentice! Though it hadn't been long ago, the beginning of the clan meeting and the apprenticeships felt so distant to her that it was almost a shock to see the apprentice still so young.
"And you must be Spottedpaw," she mewed, touching noses in greeting. "I'm Softsong - I was Poppysong's mentor when they were an apprentice."


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Featherpaw's face lit up, tail raised high in the air the moment she saw him.

"Cloudpaw!" They wasted no time, immediately barrelling into him and nuzzling their head into him affectionately. He smelt like pine and moss and home, and they immediately felt comforted. "How is your training going? Have you done any battle training yet? Has Sparksky been super hard on you? What have I missed out on?"

She let out a big sigh, out of breath after her barrage of questions. "I've missed you so much," she mewed, pawing at the ground. "It's harder to sleep in ThunderClan without you in the nest beside me."

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she/her - 120 moons - RiverClan - lesbian - tags; TheLostAmongTheStars
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Ripplepelt padded leisurely after RiverClan, at the back of the group to keep an eye on any stragglers. It seemed they were the last to arrive, all the clan scents fresh and present - though she didn't see Bumblestar yet. Had Spiderthroat led his clan to the gathering, or was she amongst the other cats?

She spotted Adderpaw and decided to stop and chat before she mingled with the other clan's cats - it was her first time here, after all!
"Adderpaw," she chirped. "Feeling excited for your very first gathering?"


╔ Poppysong ═ ✱
╚ windclan warrior║nb they/them║19 moons║tags; TheLostAmongTheStars
═ ═ ═

“Ah! Yeah, this is my apprentice.” Poppysong smiles and tilts their head. It still feels so surreal to say. They have an apprentice! They glance at the ground, their thoughts drifting towards speculation on what Spottedpaw’s future will be-

They are ripped from zoning out when Spottedpaw comments about Softsong’s age. “Agh- No- Spottedpaw,” they stutter, “That’s not a very kind thing to say.” They smile nervously at Softsong.

[lys.luvbot]

★彡 StrawberryPaw 彡★
★ She/Her ★ 6 moons ★ Purrks: N/A ★ Bisexual ★ Appretince ★
Orange-coated tabby with a pinkish undertone and green eyes.
❝ She was either wildly naive or dangerously intelligent. ❞

[5/100]



StrawberryPaw would arrive at the gathering in awe as she looked around, taking in the sight of so many cats gathered in one place. The scents of different Clans mingled in the air, and she could hear the murmur of voices and rustle of fur all around her.

Nervously, she would slip into an open spot among the throng of cats, carefully avoiding any cats that seemed aggressive or unfriendly. Once she found a spot, she would give her fur a few swift licks before turning her head upward to look at the towering rock where the leaders would speak.

Despite her nerves, StrawberryPaw would feel a thrill of excitement as she realized she was part of something bigger than herself. This gathering was a chance for the Clans to come together, to share news and stories, and to ensure that peace was kept between them.


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Softsong eyed Spottedpaw. Any other apprentice would've gotten a cuff to the ear for that, but the way she'd said it had been so... genuine that Softsong settled for a sharp look instead.

"This ones got some cheek on her," she mewed to Poppysong, half joking. She turned back to Spottedpaw with a serious look. "You're right, I'm ancient - that's why all my fur is grey."

She looked to Poppysong. "How are your legs treating you after the walk here?" she mewed with concern. "I'm surprised you got to the gathering so soon after the patrol. Don't over-exert yourself while you're healing, hm?"

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Featherpaw's tail twitched in amusement. Trust Cloudpaw to be absolutely useless when it came to gossip!
"Hm... well, we had some apprentice ceremonies yesterday, so I got to go to my very first ThunderClan meeting! And Redhawk took a bunch of us apprentices on a tour all around the territory, so I got to see all the coolest places. It felt strange to see Smallpines from the other side of the border," she mewed. Hm... what else...

"I've mostly been focused on catching up on my warrior training," they admitted. "I've been putting in some extra work, I guess - I don't want to come to the gathering and still be Featherpaw when you get your warrior name!"

[alec]

(open!)

->> ravenwing [wc, he/him, warrior, 17moons] <<-
a black tom with various white markings, shaggy-short to medium length fur and pale green eyes

having arrived with the other cats following twilightstar he had taken a seat as fast as possible, the cold weather not only making him shiver but also making his leg act up even more than normal. so he was now sitting on the icy cold rocks, freezing his paws off with his leg feeling stiffer than ever and his tail close to turning into a icicle.

great. great great great. he thought to himself, already regretting following along.





->> jayfrost [rc, he/him, warrior, 23moons] <<-
a tall silver classic-tabby with well groomed short to medium length fur and icy blue eyes


having arrived as one of the last of riverclans attendees he had just taken place and was already cursing his ancestors for the short, light fur they had given him.

trying to distract himself from the cold he let his eyes wander, this was the first gathering he had been to in a while after all, having been sick the last time.

and quite honestly, he wouldnt be opposed to having a conversation with a cat of another clan. not being allies and absolutely despising each other to the point of not talking were two different things after all.



(very! open for interactions for both characters)

[Kieran.]

| Sparksky |

The handsome young tom looked in between them. "Hi, I'm Sparksky, from Shadowclan!" He smiled, watching the two cats.
Basilthroat
They/Them|Windclan|Warrior
Dovegrowl
She/They|Windclan|Warrior

"That's a nice name" Basilthroat smiled.
"Much better then BasilTHROAT!" Dovegrowl teased the sand colored tom. Basilthroat just rolled their eyes.

[Eraserhead]

Basilthroat
They/Them|Windclan|Warrior
Dovegrowl
She/They|Windclan|Warrior

"That's a nice name" Basilthroat smiled.
"Much better then BasilTHROAT!" Dovegrowl teased the sand colored tom. Basilthroat just rolled their eyes.
| Sparksky |

He paid no attention to the bickering. "What clan are you two from?"

[Kieran.]

| Sparksky |

He paid no attention to the bickering. "What clan are you two from?"
Basilthroat
They/them|Windclan|warrior
Dovegrowl
she/they|Windclan|warrior

"we're from Windclan" Basilthroat answered and Dovegrowl nearly immediately asked "What's it like living in Shadowclan?".

[arrow.]

- - - >Cloudpaw`[Male - He/Him - 9 moons old - lesbianism]`< - - -

Cloudpaw let out a soft chuckle. He knew he was not the gossip cat, but he did love hearing about all the topics. "That's good…I don't know if I'll be a warrior, at least, not yet. I mean, that part is obvious, but still." he then realized he was blabbering on, so he shut his mouth, whiskers twitching. He really pondered…had his parents wanted to name him something that related to how small he was? He shuddered at the thought.

[GoldenRavenWings]

Silentpaw walked in, seemingly suprised as she listened in on the conversation between Cloudpaw, Basilthroat, and SparkskyI’m of Thunderclan if you’re wondering what Thunderclan is like. christmassharkie // Wordle // Eraserhead

[Kieran.]

Silentpaw walked in, seemingly suprised as she listened in on the conversation between Cloudpaw, Basilthroat, and SparkskyI’m of Thunderclan if you’re wondering what Thunderclan is like. christmassharkie // Wordle // Eraserhead
Eraserhead
Ravenswings
Basilthroat
They/they|Windclan|Warrior
Dovegrowl
She/they|Windclan|Warrior
"Really!?" Dovegrowl practically jumped on the apprentice. "What's it like? Windclan so boring and it's always windy" she complained.
"Not true! the Sky Glade is really pretty" Basilthroat protested.
"Of course you'd say that you weren't even born there" Dovegrowl barked. Basilthroat lowered their ears. "Sorry that wasnt very..nice of me" she turned to her partner, giving them an affectionate bud on the ear.
"But anyway back to what to what I was saying" they quickly got back on track. "What does Thunderclan and Shadowclan look like?" Dovegrowl asked again.

[Alchemist Kitsune]

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| Lightningstorm |
Flock Together [Tier 3] - Inactive


He was only a little ways away from her. All things considered, in any case. Second cat on the rock, even! The spotted molly would not have blamed him for skipping out of the gathering this moon. It was too cold, and they were too busy. Understanding however did not mean she wasn't grateful to have him here with her, and the smooth furred molly soon found herself attempting to close the distance between the two in little scooches, sneakily attempting to bury herself in his fur. Lucky tom with the giant body and the long coat and the not having to deal with this infernal freeze.

"Yeh, no kiddin'. And there's a whole colder season looking to come over soon, too. Imagine that. Getting colder. A shame spite alone can't make you warm. Because my spite for this temperature would sure as all blazes keep me nice and toasty for all of leafbare. But then... I suppose I wouldn't really be hatin' on it so much if I can't feel it, which would make the ire lessen. Ah, such a pity when even your hopes and dreams get dashed by a healthy dose of unrealistic reality," Lightningstorm responded, amused laughter coating her words as her lapis hues shimmered playfully.

She wasn't certain what had gotten her in such a peppy mood. Maybe it was the fact that for once she was happy to have a break from the endless toil of research she had found herself in of late. Or perhaps she was simply breaking? Stars knew it was probably only a matter of time for her to do so. Between the lack of sleep and overtime she had been pushing. After all, how much did it take for a cat to simply... snap?

The lithe calico didn't have much time to ponder on this. First it was Dawnstar, and she couldn't help but blink curiously when she realized Chuckles wasn't with her. Was the dark medicine cat sick? Overworked, perhaps? She hadn't a clue what it must be like. To be alone in the medicine cat's den. To tend to the entire clan all by his lonesome? No doubt it was an intensive job, a fact that made her feel rather self conscious as to her own, earlier woes. Thankfully, she would never have to worry about that. Knowing her wretched luck and just how turbulent her life had been for as far as she could remember, Cowtuft would have a new apprentice long before his time was up.

Before she could even bring up Chuckle's potentially empty spot on the stones, another sight caught her interest. Springpaw... arriving with... Spiderthroat? That was... the ThunderClan deputy, if she recalled last moon correctly. When ThunderClan had decided to name the one cat causing all the murders at their borders deputy. She had to give credit to Bumblebreath where it was due. If she was trying to aim for being the most unpleasant, narcissistic, egocentric pile of badger dung that cared for nothing other than spreading her message of violence, she definitely did so with unparalleled consistency. Lightningstorm might not approve of the tyrant, but she could begrudgingly respect the commitment to her self imposed role. Gratefully, Springpaw and Drizzlecloud had shown themselves to be nothing like their leader, and as the calico apprentice greeted them, the Abyssinian mix found herself flashing a cheeky grin her way.

"I suppose if cold toe beans and frosted whiskers are your thing, it's most definitely a lovely night, innit? At least it's not raining this time," the healer giggled, her voice cheery despite her complaint.

The laughter soon died out, however, as Lightningstorm found herself covering her maw with her paw, her almond shaped eyes round. Large ears erect. As if suddenly realizing her mistake, the she-cat turned a suspicious glance towards the sky for a moment before turning her glance back at the ThunderClan apprentice. Conspiratorially, she raised her paw, covering the side of her muzzle as if trying to cover her words from the heavens. Despite her best attempts at a serious semblance, there was a mischievous spark in her eyes, a kit like purr in her whisper as she mewed.

"Actually, I take it back! If the starry ones go asking, I didn't say a thing. Don't want to go givin' the bloody lot no ideas."

Her words just having left her maw, they were joined by the fourth and final clan, Tansypaw leading the way. Not seeing the handsome tom that she had for a mentor - look, she wouldn't trade Tufty for the world, but she would openly admit to finding it much harder to concentrate if she would have had to be paying attention to herbs instead of that face for her apprenticeship - she offered the tortie a smirk, fully intending on questioning her on whether or not Starry Eyes McGee was joining them or not when her smile finally faltered. Lightningstorm would be the first to admit that the past few gatherings she hadn't been very chatty. It was hard to be when you felt the weight of the omen so heavily upon you mere moments after your naming ceremony. An omen that while still looming like a storm cloud above seemed so far away now. So unimportant when compared to the here and now.

Silent or not, however, she had always payed attention. Also heard the chatter of the others. Tansypaw was always among the chattier, happier ones. Yet today that seemed to be gone. Vanished. Had the job finally gotten to her too? It was hard to remain naive in their position. Cats were quick to blame a medicine cat the moment anything went wrong, forgetting all the patients they saved. Only the few they failed remaining in the clan's recent memory, and forever ingrained in the nightmares of those who had not been able to save them. The healers who had been given an impossible task to save them all, only to realize they were just as incapable of safekeeping everyone as the next cat. Only their knowledge and their stubbornness, their reluctance to give up, saving as many as they did. The young healer understood this, but even if this was the weight that the RiverClan apprentice now carried... well... this spotted lass had never been one for flowery words of kindness. Instead, her grin soon flashed upon her maw once more, her tail giving a small twitch in greeting.

"'Ello, love! Fancy seeing you here. You come round 'ere often?"

Was it her best joke? No, of course not. Cowtuft was her constant source of jokes as it was, and the tom was... well, she most certainly loved him, but maybe not for his sassier banter. Still, it would provoke either a small laugh or a small glare. Either seemed like an improvement upon the positively tired energy the tabby was emanating, in any case. Doubling down, she turned her attention back towards Springpaw, cocking her head towards Tansypaw with a swift motion as she continued speaking.

"You see that one there? She's got the right mindset. Combative in the face of this bloody cold. You long furred cats and your happy leaffall weather."

Letting a small purr escape her in an attempt to let the rest know she was only speaking in jest - StarClan knew she had most certainly mastered the art on getting on others' nerves whenever small talk was involved... Kitten could attest to that - she closed her eyes, a rare, playful smile on her face, lacking the mischief it normally carried with it. Upon opening her eyes, she caught sight of Drizzlecloud, Springpaw's mentor soon joining in with the rest of them. She wondered if Chuckles and Dreamy were going to be coming along as well, but refrained from mentioning anything, suddenly not curious about their tardiness. Call it a gut feeling, but somehow she just... didn't want to know. Best case scenario, they were running a bit late, or simply had to stay behind for the night. No harm, no foul. Worst case scenario... She would rather not think about.

"Cheers love. As long as we get to see that lovely face of yours today, I'm fairly certain all is forgiven. How fares ThunderClan and RiverClan? Hope all's been well. Leafbare nipping at us relentlessly already. Here's to hoping for a stress free couple of moons, at least," WindClan's secondary medicine cat mewed easily, her smile slowly settling back to it's cheekier, more devilish self as she offered a teasing wink at the older she-cat.


wolfie [Cowtuft] | Omari [Drizzlecloud] | rudolph [Springpaw] | silver. [Tansypaw]

[Undertaker]

With her problem cats gone without any protests and the other clans trickling in, Dawnstar took her seat and went back to observing. She was a little surprised to see Spiderthroat arrive at the gathering ahead of Bumblestar. Did she just allow that fool to do as he pleased? Odd, but aligned with how out of sorts Bumblestar was with her clan. Bumblebrat was as fierce as a Thunderstorm when it came to defending and fighting for her clan, but she was lacking exceedingly with how she simply let them walk all of her. There was no true order or any sign of respect.

Larkstar showed up not long after Spiderthroat, along with a new face among the deputies. Dawnstar peered at the newest member of the high ranks and then grew bored again until Bumblebrat showed up. Curiosity lit the leader's eyes up when she dropped a bundle of what Dawnstar was guessing were herbs at Spiderthroat's paws and hissed something about Twilightstar to the tom.

Dawnstar almost forgot about Twilightstar's demand at the last gathering. Were they trying to appease the bunnies with herbs?! Enthralled to see how that would end Dawnstar decided to get her announcements out of the way first. They were missing a few deputies, Dawnstar's included, yet she didn't seem to care to wait for them. The cold didn't bug her, but it was chilly enough to bring forth illness within her clan. Dawnstar didn't need an outbreak because she decided to wait for stragglers.

"Prey is running well in ShadowClan despite the cold." Dawnstar started the gathering. "One of our apprentices, Starrypaw, had completed her training and earned her warrior name, Starrywisp." She didn't see the molly here tonight but didn't bother looking very hard for her.

"Two apprentices have started their training, Pumpkinpaw and Shadowpaw, and ShadowClan's welcomed a new member to our ranks, Cryingelk." Dawnstar finished her announcements and let the next leader start.

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Moonraven dino. FrostyGalaxy

[Rani]

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Yellowpaw ran to a random cat that was 100% not a shadowclanner. Perhaps he could gain information on potential enemies and destroy them. "Who're you?" He said blandly.



Crowtooth
Windclan Tunneler | He/him | 43 Moons
Power Card: Cold Gust


........ Quite frankly, Crowtooth was not amused or impressed by this young brat before him. Something that clearly showed.


The large very scared toms breaths were audible as they rasped and wheezed even when he did little more then sit and breath in the night air, one eyebrow raising over his grey eye even as his brown one remained narrowed. His tail was flopped on the ground beside him lazily and didnt even curl in interest or aggression, limp and listless as the tunneler was in this conversation.


There was a long period of silence where the apprentice wasnt even acknowledged by the larger warrior until finally a deep gravelly voice drawled out "A Windclan warrior, obviously. 'm not sure ya are worth my name though kid. 'f yer too stupid ta not make basic assessments an' even play at bein' nice 'm not sure how ya think yer gonna manage in this conversation." A but rude, perhaps, but in Crowtooths day you didnt go running up to a random warrior in a gathering and just ask 'Who're you?' even if their clan wasnt activly at war with yours. You payed basic respect to a neutral warrior who had seasons of experience over you, but apparently that decency was lost and it was no surprise it was a shadowclan cat.

[silver.]

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purrks: herbal knowledge tier 2, agatha kitty, just a scratch [PERM]
172/200

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Ah, there was that cheeky medicine cat from Windclan, accompanied by a cheeky comment to boot. Tansypaw wasn't particularly in a bad mood-- just not looking to start up chatter this time around. This was her third Gathering and she didn't really want to go three for three with failed conversation. So when attention is offered, rounded ears perk up almost eagerly, a small smile falling into place upon her maw.

"Someone's gotta represent Riverclan up here and at this point there's no other option so... Yeah. Come here pretty often. Good t'a see ya."

And there she will leave it. Larkstar will most likely announcement Falconfeather's death when she speaks her piece upon the Seastones so she didn't really see it her place to explain how dreadful things have been in Riverclan as of late. Appearances were apparently important so she had to stare panic in the eye with a brave face and pretend that all was well when things were... Very much not well. Bringing other clans into their drama would just strain things further though so the drama they bare will be theirs alone. Turning her attention to Drizzlecloud that's finally made her way up onto the cool stone, she offers a nod in greeting, and listens to Lightningstorm prattle on at her in response.

"Riverclan has been getting back to normal. I actually have some things stocked up for once which is... Nice." It had been so long since Riverclan's herb storage hadn't been barren. She had been hard at work changing that, even going as far as going on out patrol herself. "That bein' said if anyone's got any tips for getting through Leaf-bare I'd love to here 'em..."

When Dawnstar begins to talk she quiets down, curious eyes staring up at the terrifying leader as she begins her announcements. So far so good... But where was Elmshadow? Had something happened to him? Tansypaw wasn't particularly close to him but Fawnlight had vouched for his knowledge so a pang of worry did sit heavily within her. Hopefully he was alright. She had barely gotten a chance to know him at all...

drizzlecloud | Omari // lightningstorm | Alchemist Kitsune // cowtuft | wolfie // springpaw | rudolph

[Eraserhead]

Basilthroat
They/them|Windclan|warrior
Dovegrowl
she/they|Windclan|warrior

"we're from Windclan" Basilthroat answered and Dovegrowl nearly immediately asked "What's it like living in Shadowclan?".
| Sparksky |

"I love the swamps, I always feel comfortable over a cover of trees. I couldn't imagine living in Windclan."

[Kieran.]

| Sparksky |

"I love the swamps, I always feel comfortable over a cover of trees. I couldn't imagine living in Windclan."
Dovegrowl
She/they|Windclan|Warrior

"yeah, Windclan is mainly hills and valleys we don't get a lot of trees" Dovegrowl half sighed.

Eraserhead

[starry]

(purrks: flock together tier 1 - inactive)

Palepaw arrived at the gathering as one of the last cats. This was her first gathering, and she didn't know if she should be excited or scared. Some cats said gatherings were fun ways to socialize with the other clans and hear news, but she'd also heard of gatherings escalating into really scary events where some cats got hurt. Her blue eyes were dreamy and settled on the stones which the high ranks sat on. Dawnstar was up there! And the other leaders. She could also see some cats similar to her age - medicine cat apprentices she supposed.

In her dreamy-ness, she didn't look where she was going, and.. bump. Embarassment flooded through her as she turned to see that she had bumped into someone. It wasn't just anyone, it was a big cat. "Sorry!" she exclaimed, biting her lip. "Uh, I didn't see you there. I did not mean to bump into you, sorryyy." Well, this gathering would be really boring if she didn't socialize, so why not try to talk to this warrior? How was she supposed to talk to someone from another clan? What if they hated her because ShadowClan and theirclan didn't like each other or something? Maybe if she just asked for his name and what clan he was in..

"I'm Palepaw from Shadowclan," the calico shecat mewed, deciding it was time for her to introduce herself first. Every talk started with some sort of introduction, right? Whats your name?" she asked, not sure if she should smile or not. "And what clan are you from?"

al3cc766 (jayfrost)

[SpiritWolf_yt]

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| Snowybreeze |
Heightened Perception [Smell] - Active | Rapid Recovery - Inactive


The assault on his nose as painful as ever, Snowybreeze could feel his eyes water at the heavy mixture of scents permeating the gathering's clearing. He usually avoided these meetings. It was too much for his oversensitive nose. He wouldn't say he hated them, as there was precious little the gentle giant could claim hatred to, but he most certainly did not love them in the slightest. So what, pray tell, might he be doing here? On the night of the full moon, surrounded by strangers and familiar faces alike.

The answer was simple enough today. He wished to forget. To ignore the lack of a particular scent in the camp he could barely call home anymore. He had slowly begun going through the motions. Hunting. Patrolling. Always alone. He didn't want company. He didn't deserve company. How could a cat who hadn't even been able to tell his beloved mate was at the brink of death deserve anything in this life? He'd even removed himself from the warriors' den, taking to sleeping outside once more. Hoping that at least one of the stars above was his beloved. Dreaming that she would come for him and take him home.

It looked like he had gotten his wish in one way at least. He had most certainly not been able to keep his mind on his Berryfrost with this many cats surrounding him, that was for sure. Sky blue eyes quickly sought out a refuge. A corner in which he could escape the din and chatter and simply be. Snowybreeze was not here for attention or companionship. To seek either of those now when he had left her to die alone would be to spit on her memory. To forget himself. Instead, he hid himself by the edge of the clearing, mismatched ears flat against his head as he tried to hide his nose inside the thick mane of fur on his neck. The result was less than stellar, but it would have to do for now. He could withstand the night here. This was his rightful punishment. For daring to survive where she had not.


| Openish? |


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He/him
Beefed up ( T1)

A scale is not always the strongest
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Scalescar sighed, it's been moons since he saw Ashpaw, his past felt foggy but still alive? The tom listened to the leaders speak, for several moments he could feel nothing, no voices, no scent, it felt like he was in a trance or something. The tom shook his head and everything could be heard, smelled and felt again, he got up and walked around until he smelled Snowybreezes scent, it was faint but still could be smelled. He walked over and wavedhis tail side to side"Hey there snowybreeze, do you mind if I sit with you?" he asked. After the death of Berryfrost snowy Reese seemed more uh... Distant sad maybe quiet? Something Scalescar experienced in his harsh lifetime.

Despite he never talked with berryfrost and hanged out with her was the fact he was not social and absolutely dumb, he could have met her l, he could have got to know her and become friends. But instead he was dumb enough to not speak to cats he wanted to speak or interact. For starclans sake! Snowybreeze liked berryfrost, Berryfrost brought happiness to his brother and now his brother is in grief that won't let go.

Did scalescar even dare to speak again before Snowybreeze could respond? The tom silently sighed and tapped his claws into the snow, his tail curling around his legs as he waited for his dear brother to reply.

( Long time since the 2 spoke)

[alec]

(purrks: flock together tier 1 - inactive)

Palepaw arrived at the gathering as one of the last cats. This was her first gathering, and she didn't know if she should be excited or scared. Some cats said gatherings were fun ways to socialize with the other clans and hear news, but she'd also heard of gatherings escalating into really scary events where some cats got hurt. Her blue eyes were dreamy and settled on the stones which the high ranks sat on. Dawnstar was up there! And the other leaders. She could also see some cats similar to her age - medicine cat apprentices she supposed.

In her dreamy-ness, she didn't look where she was going, and.. bump. Embarassment flooded through her as she turned to see that she had bumped into someone. It wasn't just anyone, it was a big cat. "Sorry!" she exclaimed, biting her lip. "Uh, I didn't see you there. I did not mean to bump into you, sorryyy." Well, this gathering would be really boring if she didn't socialize, so why not try to talk to this warrior? How was she supposed to talk to someone from another clan? What if they hated her because ShadowClan and theirclan didn't like each other or something? Maybe if she just asked for his name and what clan he was in..

"I'm Palepaw from Shadowclan," the calico shecat mewed, deciding it was time for her to introduce herself first. Every talk started with some sort of introduction, right? Whats your name?" she asked, not sure if she should smile or not. "And what clan are you from?"

al3cc766 (jayfrost)




->> jayfrost [he/him, warrior, 23moons] <<-
a tall silver classic-tabby with well groomed short to medium length fur and icy blue eyes


had he not been so cold and focussed on eyeing the other cats he probably wouldve noticed the small molly but, heavily distracted or not, she genuinely scared him for a moment, ears instinctively flattening against his head his head whipping around to locate the cat that had bumped into him.

the small cat, he assumed a more or less fresh apprentice judging by her size, profusely apologizing he relaxed into a more open posture, ears now pointed forward in interest. man the recent..events..had really taken a toll on him too. he thought and almost rolled his eyes at his own silly overreaction.

jayfrost huffed a half-laugh at the mollys statement of not having seen him, it hadnt been too long since he wouldve been able to understand, having been rather small as an apprentice and only growing to be about a head taller than the avarage cat after he had already had his warrior ceremony.

"dont worry, itll take more to knock me over than you bumping into me" he chuckled, trying to ease the younger cat out of the embarassing situation and also suppressing a shudder at the reminder of his little run in with the rogues.

letting the apperantly rather excited calico finish her rambling of questions he took a mental note to never attend any kinds of meetings during leafbare again.

"im jayfrost from riverclan. is this your first gathering?" he replied and gave palepaw a small smile.



(god the reply i wrote is awful im sorry but i genuinely cant come up with anything better rn. palepaw celeste )

[starry]

(purrks: flock together tier 1 - inactive)

Alright, the warrior didn't seem to be mad at Palepaw for bumping into him. The apprentice smiled a little at his "joke". Okay he was called Jayfrost.. not a name she recognized. And he was from RiverClan. She remembered hearing that ShadowClan and RiverClan were pretty tense, but there were no conflicts going on right now. Pale supposed that meant both of the clans were alert and waiting for the other one to make a move. Oh well, no one had a rule against cats talking with each other in gatherings, even if the relations of the clans were tense. Alsooo, at the moment RiverClan was definitely the clan ShadowClan had the least conflicts with. They were full on enemies with ThunderClan.

The big cat asked if this was Palepaw's first gathering. She nodded eagerly. "Yep! It's really exciting and weird. There's so many new and big cats, from all of the different clans.." Okay, what was she supposed to talk about now? This was all so unfamiliar. "Um, soo, how's living in RiverClan? Is swimming and fishing nice?" she questioned the warrior. I'm probably annoying him.. Oh well, she didn't have to see this cat everyday so why did it matter?

al3cc766 (this is very crappy sry :sob:)

[furrensic]

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SQUIRRELPAW
she/her. 7 moons. small russet molly with brown markings and yellow eyes.
(no purrks)

for the most part, squirrelpaw had calmed herself down, or tried to, at least. yellow eyes bore into the sandy ground, her tail tip twitching nervously. nobody interacts with her, luckily, or even really sits by her. isolation. as bad as it sounds, she's grateful for it. rounded ears perk up as dawnstar starts to announce how shadowclan's been doing. she glances up at the leader momentarily before looking at the ground again. talk about a great first gathering. she wishes her mother was here, or perhaps her father. although, she hasn't seen the two around in quite some time. they must be hiding in the warrior's den.

hopefully.

she notices a cat sit beside her out of her peripheral vision. oh no, she thinks with growing nervousness. her nose twitches at the scent, watery and fishy and – this must be a riverclan cat. she slowly glances over, giving the other apprentice an accidental side eye.

[ CattleCaller. squirrel is so awkward LMAO I apologize ]

[GoldenRavenWings]

Eraserhead
Ravenswings
Basilthroat
They/they|Windclan|Warrior
Dovegrowl
She/they|Windclan|Warrior
"Really!?" Dovegrowl practically jumped on the apprentice. "What's it like? Windclan so boring and it's always windy" she complained.
"Not true! the Sky Glade is really pretty" Basilthroat protested.
"Of course you'd say that you weren't even born there" Dovegrowl barked. Basilthroat lowered their ears. "Sorry that wasnt very..nice of me" she turned to her partner, giving them an affectionate bud on the ear.
"But anyway back to what to what I was saying" they quickly got back on track. "What does Thunderclan and Shadowclan look like?" Dovegrowl asked again.
// Silentpaw merely growled. If you try to rip my fur out, you won’t expect me to not fight. She gave Dovegrowl a cold gaze. It’s rather cool actually. You should see our camp. It’s MUCH cooler than your camps! Silentpaw bragged, a smirk on her face.//

[alec]

(purrks: flock together tier 1 - inactive)

Alright, the warrior didn't seem to be mad at Palepaw for bumping into him. The apprentice smiled a little at his "joke". Okay he was called Jayfrost.. not a name she recognized. And he was from RiverClan. She remembered hearing that ShadowClan and RiverClan were pretty tense, but there were no conflicts going on right now. Pale supposed that meant both of the clans were alert and waiting for the other one to make a move. Oh well, no one had a rule against cats talking with each other in gatherings, even if the relations of the clans were tense. Alsooo, at the moment RiverClan was definitely the clan ShadowClan had the least conflicts with. They were full on enemies with ThunderClan.

The big cat asked if this was Palepaw's first gathering. She nodded eagerly. "Yep! It's really exciting and weird. There's so many new and big cats, from all of the different clans.." Okay, what was she supposed to talk about now? This was all so unfamiliar. "Um, soo, how's living in RiverClan? Is swimming and fishing nice?" she questioned the warrior. I'm probably annoying him.. Oh well, she didn't have to see this cat everyday so why did it matter?

al3cc766 (this is very crappy sry :sob:)




->> jayfrost [he/him, warrior, 23moons] <<-
a tall silver classic-tabby with well groomed short to medium length fur and icy blue eyes


jayfrost let his eyes skim the crowd again, air beginning to thicken with tension, he himself was generally weary of non riverclan cats but this wasnt just the regular tension of gatherings, it seemed like hatred had been brewing under a lot of cats' pelts for a while.

"hm yeah what did you say? oh yeah fishing. i guess its nice? not right now anyway but i dont know any different you know?"

he replied halfheartedly, head turning to look after small group of tom cats passing by before taking his eyes off them to focus back on the apprentice.

"sorry. uh...how is your training going?"

god this was awkward, he hoped desperately for this topic to just click and provide them a pleasant conversation for a while, generally not used to this much awkward tension between himself and his conversation partner. he also wasnt used to this amount of distractedness from himself, but oh well seems like you never stop discovering things about yourself, he thought to himself sarcastically, accompanied by another mental eyeroll.


(dont worry, i have no idea what im doing rn so mine are crappy too :sob: )
celeste (palepaw)

[Kieran.]

// Silentpaw merely growled. If you try to rip my fur out, you won’t expect me to not fight. She gave Dovegrowl a cold gaze. It’s rather cool actually. You should see our camp. It’s MUCH cooler than your camps! Silentpaw bragged, a smirk on her face.//
Dovegrowl
She/they|Windclan|Warrior

Dovegrowl turned to face Silentpaw "what did you say twerp?" she growled digging her claws in the dirt. "I can tell you're only an apprentice but that won't stop me from ripping your throat right out". She continued with "let's just say im not afraid to tear your Thunderclan pelt off your skin and use it for bedding!" they snapped bristling with anger.
Ravenswings Eraserhead

[Frozen Reign]

Flamegaze sat away from the rest of the cats and shivered. it was cold tonight. she wished the leaders would hurry up. Almost as if in answer, Dawnstar started the meeting. Flamegaze smiled. good, she thought, the sooner we can get this over with the sooner we can go back home and get out of this cold. she wondered idly if she could get any other cats to talk to her as she listened. it would be nice to know what was going on in the other clans.
(Open!)

[SpiritWolf_yt]

Flamegaze sat away from the rest of the cats and shivered. it was cold tonight. she wished the leaders would hurry up. Almost as if in answer, Dawnstar started the meeting. Flamegaze smiled. good, she thought, the sooner we can get this over with the sooner we can go back home and get out of this cold. she wondered idly if she could get any other cats to talk to her as she listened. it would be nice to know what was going on in the other clans.
(Open!)


Fire tail
He/him
27 moons

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Firetail felt impatient, he looked around until he saw flamegaze, he got up and padded over," hi I'm Firetail what's your name?" He asked curiously

[Frozen Reign]

Fire tail
He/him
27 moons

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Firetail felt impatient, he looked around until he saw flamegaze, he got up and padded over," hi I'm Firetail what's your name?" He asked curiously
Flamegaze mentally prepared herself as she made eye contact and watched the tom pad over. Suppressing another shiver she responded, "Hi! I'm Flamegaze." she smiled pleasantly and did her best to banish her thoughts of the cold from her mind. she tried to identify which clan he was from, but with all the different scents around her it was hard to tell. Finally she asked, "which clan are you from?"

[SpiritWolf_yt]

Flamegaze mentally prepared herself as she made eye contact and watched the tom pad over. Suppressing another shiver she responded, "Hi! I'm Flamegaze." she smiled pleasantly and did her best to banish her thoughts of the cold from her mind. she tried to identify which clan he was from, but with all the different scents around her it was hard to tell. Finally she asked, "which clan are you from?"


Fire tail
He/him
27 moons

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Fire tail smiled and sat down"I'm a riverclanner which clan are you from?" he asked thoughtfully.

[Desert Rain Frog]

Dewsong, Badgersnap (WC), SilverStorm, And SilverPaw(TC) Have Arrived.

[Frozen Reign]

Fire tail
He/him
27 moons

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Fire tail smiled and sat down"I'm a riverclanner which clan are you from?" he asked thoughtfully.
Flamegaze glanced up at Dawnstar. "Shadowclan," She replied proudly. she considered Firetail thoughtfully and wondered what he thought of her clan. it was ruled by a rather harsh leader, sure, but it was what made shadowclan tougher and stronger than the rest. Dawnstar kept them on their toes, and was part of what had made Flamegaze into who she was today.

[SpiritWolf_yt]

Flamegaze glanced up at Dawnstar. "Shadowclan," She replied proudly. she considered Firetail thoughtfully and wondered what he thought of her clan. it was ruled by a rather harsh leader, sure, but it was what made shadowclan tougher and stronger than the rest. Dawnstar kept them on their toes, and was part of what had made Flamegaze into who she was today.


Fire tail
He/him
27 moons

---------

Firetail listened to Flamegaze, The tom looked up towards dawnstar only to see she was a big leader, his ears flattened slightly"w-wow she's big compare to my leader " he commented.

[Frozen Reign]

Fire tail
He/him
27 moons

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Firetail listened to Flamegaze, The tom looked up towards dawnstar only to see she was a big leader, his ears flattened slightly"w-wow she's big compare to my leader " he commented.
Flamegaze's ears twitched. that was an interesting comment to make. she was used to cats being scared of her leader, but honestly, she didn't understand it. Sure Dawnstar was big, but she thought that made it easier for her to lead. it made cats respect her. Flamegaze certainly did.
Anyway, Firetail was clearly uncomfortable, so she mewed, "Oh, she's nothing to be worried about. you haven't done anything to her, so you don't have to be nervous." yet, she thought.

[lesbianism]

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Featherpaw glanced back to Cloudpaw in concern. What did he mean, he didn't know if he'd become a warrior? Was he going to be apprenticed under Elmshadow or something? Or did he mean something else entirely?

They lost their train of though as Dawnstar started the gathering. Finally, a cat who will know what's been going on back home! they thought, throwing an exasperated look at Cloudpaw. They listened intently as their old leader shared the news from ShadowClan. Two new apprentices, and Starrypaw had received her warrior name! Trust Cloudpaw to completely neglect to mention it!

At the brief lull between the clan leaders talking, Featherpaw turned back to her brother. What had they been talking about? Something about... medicine cats, maybe? She glanced to the group of medicine cats on the Seastones. What she saw gave her pause - where was the ShadowClan medicine cat?

"Hey, where's Elmshadow?" they mewed to Cloudpaw, voice hushed.

[starry]

This was very awkward. Palepaw sighed - the fish didn't even seem to be listening. At the question of how her training was going, the apprentice's blue eyes lit up. "It's going pretty well! My mentor is great and training is really fun. I only recently became an apprentice so I haven't done a lot yet, but it's great to get to know the territory and learn so many new things!"

The molly was happy that she could finally go outside and do actual stuff. Kithood was soo boring, she remembered she just had to sit around camp the whole day and try to talk or play, but she couldn't actually do anything. And now she finally was 6 moons and an apprentice with a great mentor, learning new things! She was also making new friends and really enjoying her life right now. Palepaw started to ease into the conversation, her usually joyful and sunny personality coming forward.

She didn't get those cats who just came to gatherings to sit by themselves or with someone from their clan instead of socializing and meeting new cats. Sure, it was weird and tense at first, but still - you got to make new friends, and some of them were fishes, or bunnies, or squirrels! Wasn't that just amazing? "Do you ever miss being an apprentice, or is being a big cat better?" she asked curiously.

Palepaw was jealous that warriors could just go outside whenever they wanted to. They were allowed to hunt by themselves too. That was cool, they could just look at the prey pile, realize there wasn't much on it, and leave camp.. Well, she should probably enjoy apprentice life while at it. Seen as there were so many more responsibilities as a warrior, she didn't mind having to be an apprentice first. And it was so fun to learn new things, was that even possible anymore as a big cat? She guessed there was always something to learn, such as swimming, fishing, or climbing, which were pretty clan specific skills ShadowClan cats might not know.. Did Jayfrost know how to climb? Had he done stealth training even though he wasn't from ShadowClan? While she was really interested to know, she probably shouldn't ask too many questions.
al3cc766 (jayfrost)

[alec]

This was very awkward. Palepaw sighed - the fish didn't even seem to be listening. At the question of how her training was going, the apprentice's blue eyes lit up. "It's going pretty well! My mentor is great and training is really fun. I only recently became an apprentice so I haven't done a lot yet, but it's great to get to know the territory and learn so many new things!"

The molly was happy that she could finally go outside and do actual stuff. Kithood was soo boring, she remembered she just had to sit around camp the whole day and try to talk or play, but she couldn't actually do anything. And now she finally was 6 moons and an apprentice with a great mentor, learning new things! She was also making new friends and really enjoying her life right now. Palepaw started to ease into the conversation, her usually joyful and sunny personality coming forward.

She didn't get those cats who just came to gatherings to sit by themselves or with someone from their clan instead of socializing and meeting new cats. Sure, it was weird and tense at first, but still - you got to make new friends, and some of them were fishes, or bunnies, or squirrels! Wasn't that just amazing? "Do you ever miss being an apprentice, or is being a big cat better?" she asked curiously.

Palepaw was jealous that warriors could just go outside whenever they wanted to. They were allowed to hunt by themselves too. That was cool, they could just look at the prey pile, realize there wasn't much on it, and leave camp.. Well, she should probably enjoy apprentice life while at it. Seen as there were so many more responsibilities as a warrior, she didn't mind having to be an apprentice first. And it was so fun to learn new things, was that even possible anymore as a big cat? She guessed there was always something to learn, such as swimming, fishing, or climbing, which were pretty clan specific skills ShadowClan cats might not know.. Did Jayfrost know how to climb? Had he done stealth training even though he wasn't from ShadowClan? While she was really interested to know, she probably shouldn't ask too many questions.
al3cc766 (jayfrost)


->> jayfrost [he/him, warrior, 23moons] <<-
a tall silver classic-tabby with well groomed short to medium length fur and icy blue eyes

he hadnt really thought about apprenticehood much in the moons since he became a warrior, too much going on for his thoughts to circle back to being an apprentice for long. sure he had questioned whether he was going to get a apprentice assigned to train eventually and if he was even ready or would do well, but his own apprenticehood? no, he hadnt thought of that for a while.

he hummed in reply, not answering palepaw just yet but rather spending a moment to collect his thoughts. because. well. did he miss being an apprentice? he missed having less responsibilities and being able to focus on learning and improving more, but the freedom of being a warrior was something he quite honestly never wanted to give up again.

"i sometimes miss being an apprentice, but maybe i just need more time adjusting. see, im just 23moons its not been that long since i was an apprentice myself" he smiled in reply. although jayfrost hoped life would get easier so hed never have to think about the times, when he was an apprentice and everything seemed easier, again.

his blue eyes carefully studying palepaws face, determined to not get distracted again and give her his full attention, he huffed a chuckle.

"you can ask if you have something you want to ask, you know?"

the tabby wouldnt describe himself as great at reading faces but the unlimited curiousity apprentices seemed to condence in their small bodies was something even he couldnt miss. he was glad it had been an apprentice that stumbled into him, having always had a softspot for cats he deemed to be more vulnerable than himself, especially kits and apprentices, he was actually enjoying the conversation. knowing himself he wouldve probably already pissed off someone to the point of life long hatred had the cat bumping into him been a warrior. jayfrost didnt mind being asked questions by palepaw at all, and had to admit to himself that he wished he had an apprentice or kits so being bombarded with questions was something hed regularly get to experience.


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Featherpaw glanced back to Cloudpaw in concern. What did he mean, he didn't know if he'd become a warrior? Was he going to be apprenticed under Elmshadow or something? Or did he mean something else entirely?

They lost their train of though as Dawnstar started the gathering. Finally, a cat who will know what's been going on back home! they thought, throwing an exasperated look at Cloudpaw. They listened intently as their old leader shared the news from ShadowClan. Two new apprentices, and Starrypaw had received her warrior name! Trust Cloudpaw to completely neglect to mention it!

At the brief lull between the clan leaders talking, Featherpaw turned back to her brother. What had they been talking about? Something about... medicine cats, maybe? She glanced to the group of medicine cats on the Seastones. What she saw gave her pause - where was the ShadowClan medicine cat?

"Hey, where's Elmshadow?" they mewed to Cloudpaw, voice hushed.

[ okay if i pop in w you two? ]

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Ripplepelt gave Adderpaw a sympathetic lick between the ears. She was sure Larkstar hadn't meant anything by it - the things she'd been through as of late would put any cat in a foul mood.

"I'm glad she liked your gift, it was certainly a lucky find. I've never seen a shell that big before," she mewed. "I'm sure she appreciated your offer of friendship, but..." She tilted her head, unsure how to word the next bit. She didn't want to upset Adderpaw, or speak ill of Larkstar at all (especially in front of her biggest defender). "Larkstar is only a new leader, and not every cat in RiverClan is happy about it. She may just be... trying for professionalism."

She gestured up to the Seastones with her tail, the leaders of each clan silhouetted against the bright full moon. "After all, I'm sure Dawnstar or Bumblestar, or even Twilightstar aren't exactly friends with their clanmates. Sometimes when you're responsible for so many cats, you have to keep them at tails-length, especially if you have to make decisions that might upset them."



╔ Poppysong ═ ✱
╚ windclan warrior║nb they/them║19 moons║tags; @TheLostAmongTheStars (https://warriorcatsonline.com/forums/member.php?u=19613)═ ═ ═“Ah! Yeah, this is my apprentice.” Poppysong smiles and tilts their head. It still feels so surreal to say. They have an apprentice! They glance at the ground, their thoughts drifting towards speculation on what Spottedpaw’s future will be-

They are ripped from zoning out when Spottedpaw comments about Softsong’s age. “Agh- No- Spottedpaw,” they stutter, “That’s not a very kind thing to say.” They smile nervously at Softsong.
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Softsong eyed Spottedpaw. Any other apprentice would've gotten a cuff to the ear for that, but the way she'd said it had been so... genuine that Softsong settled for a sharp look instead.

"This ones got some cheek on her," she mewed to Poppysong, half joking. She turned back to Spottedpaw with a serious look. "You're right, I'm ancient - that's why all my fur is grey."

She looked to Poppysong. "How are your legs treating you after the walk here?" she mewed with concern. "I'm surprised you got to the gathering so soon after the patrol. Don't over-exert yourself while you're healing, hm?"

Soottedpaw flinched when she heard that she had made a mistake. Oh no! She didn't mean anything by it, she didn't know that it was rude to mention someones age. Before she could say an apology she was interrupted by Softsong. "Wow! I get to look so pretty when I get this old too?" Spottedpaw purred. Her soft greys were so pretty Spottedpaw wondered what she would look like as a grey cat. Perhaps the best part of Spottedpaw's sweetness was that she didn't realize she was using flattery, she was just being genuine.

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Adderpaw took a moment to think about what had been said. Would this mean that Larkstar would never want to be friends with Adderpaw? At this Adderpaw couldn't help but feel her eyes well up. She thrust her head into Ripplepelt's.. pelt, before any of the tears could escape their eye prison. "Yeah! Professionalism, right!" She said to Ripplepelt not being upset at all.

[starry]

Palepaw watched the big cat curiously. He took a while to answer, seemingly thinking about her question. The calico shecat wondered how it was for him to be reminded of his apprenticehood. Sad, surprising, possibly even annoying? She knew there were many cats who had gone through a lot, lost many loved ones, and fought rough battles. Was he one of those cats, or did he have a nice time being an apprentice? Okayy, he was starting to answer. Her ears pricked, a smile forming on her maw. So he did miss being an apprentice sometimes? She nodded along as he talked, processing what he said. Huh, he was only 23 moons? That was quite young for a big cat! But he was really nice and seemed sensible, so he was probably a great warrior.

"Okay, that makes sense!" she mewed, grinning. Jayfrost appeared to be studying her. Palepaw stared back, so dreamy that she got a little startled when he chuckled. Hooow do I always get so off track?? she asked herself, almost laughing inwardly. Oooh, he told her she could ask more questions if she wanted to!

Happy to get rid of at least one of her many questions, she briefly thought about which one that should be. Hm. If she asked two in one, that was a double win. Yeah, she should just ask the ones she had previously, about warriors being able to leave camp by themselves, and learning new things as a big cat. She tilted her head as she began to speak, interest and curiosity obvious in her tone. "Thanks for letting me ask more questions!" she said thankfully, smiling up to the older tabby.

"Soo I was wondering, as a big cat, you're allowed to just leave camp and go hunting or herb collecting or something like that right? Is it nice to have so much freedom, to just be able to go on a little stroll for yourself when you need it? Alsoo, isn't it kind of sad to not learn much anymore as a big cat, or are there still many things to learn and train? You know how RiverClan is specific on swimming and fishing, and ThunderClan finds it important to teach climbing - if you still want to learn things like climbing as a big cat because it wasn't apart of your apprentice training, can you do that?? Or will no one want to teach you?" she asked. Whoops, that was probably too much..

al3cc766 (i'm sorry for this mess of a post :sob: also jayfrost's design and your art is really nice and i love the way you rp him :heartbounce:)

[alec]

Palepaw watched the big cat curiously. He took a while to answer, seemingly thinking about her question. The calico shecat wondered how it was for him to be reminded of his apprenticehood. Sad, surprising, possibly even annoying? She knew there were many cats who had gone through a lot, lost many loved ones, and fought rough battles. Was he one of those cats, or did he have a nice time being an apprentice? Okayy, he was starting to answer. Her ears pricked, a smile forming on her maw. So he did miss being an apprentice sometimes? She nodded along as he talked, processing what he said. Huh, he was only 23 moons? That was quite young for a big cat! But he was really nice and seemed sensible, so he was probably a great warrior.

"Okay, that makes sense!" she mewed, grinning. Jayfrost appeared to be studying her. Palepaw stared back, so dreamy that she got a little startled when he chuckled. Hooow do I always get so off track?? she asked herself, almost laughing inwardly. Oooh, he told her she could ask more questions if she wanted to!

Happy to get rid of at least one of her many questions, she briefly thought about which one that should be. Hm. If she asked two in one, that was a double win. Yeah, she should just ask the ones she had previously, about warriors being able to leave camp by themselves, and learning new things as a big cat. She tilted her head as she began to speak, interest and curiosity obvious in her tone. "Thanks for letting me ask more questions!" she said thankfully, smiling up to the older tabby.

"Soo I was wondering, as a big cat, you're allowed to just leave camp and go hunting or herb collecting or something like that right? Is it nice to have so much freedom, to just be able to go on a little stroll for yourself when you need it? Alsoo, isn't it kind of sad to not learn much anymore as a big cat, or are there still many things to learn and train? You know how RiverClan is specific on swimming and fishing, and ThunderClan finds it important to teach climbing - if you still want to learn things like climbing as a big cat because it wasn't apart of your apprentice training, can you do that?? Or will no one want to teach you?" she asked. Whoops, that was probably too much..

al3cc766 (i'm sorry for this mess of a post :sob: also jayfrost's design and your art is really nice and i love the way you rp him :heartbounce:)



->> jayfrost [he/him, warrior, 23moons] <<-
a tall silver classic-tabby with well groomed short to medium length fur and icy blue eyes


he watched the apprentices eyes all but sparkle at his 'okay' to ask more questions, unable to wipe the smile off his face even if he wanted to.

"no problem, id gladly answer you every question i can"

nodding along as she asked her question, cool blue eyes darting around to focus on different things in his line of sight as he thought.

"i think you never stop learning! and when i go hunting with other big cats its like we're all the mentor and apprentice at the same time you know? 'cuz everyone knows different things and has different strengths so you can learn from and help each other."
jayfrost left out that he had a major snobbish streak and personally rarely ever asked anyone for help or advice. hed rather observe them obsessively and then practice on his own later. maybe that was the reason for his admittedly poor climbing skills..or maybe he had just prioritised swimming over everything else for too long. he'll probably never know.

"and from my experience, well i dont feel like much of a big cat yet but, i think most times the problem isnt that noone would be willing to teach a skill but rather that many are too proud to ask for help."
he thought about adding a 'like me' at the end there but stopped himself before he was able to open his mouth again. self reporting his flaws wouldnt really help his credibility, to give advice, after all.

"i really love the freedom being a warrior gives me, and that i can go out when i want but that also means that i have to hold myself accountable and think about what i do and how i present myself. and to be honest i miss messing around with the other apprentices...because honestly"
he leaned down to palepaw and added, whispering as if he were telling a grand secret "a lot of the big cats are very boring"
grinning as he leaned back up (??)

"do you get along well with the other apprentices? got some good friends?" he really liked her and genuinely hoped she got along well with the other apprentices, he himself had mostly stuck to his brother but now kind of regretted never building any deeper connections to the other apprentices.

(dont worryy! i think your posts are always lovely and tbh i love their dynamic :kittyface: thank uu :love85: )
(also: i hope youre fine with how broken up i write, its easier for me to proof read them like this but id smoosh them into one text if that is more convenient for you! +please excuse my inconsistent tenses, my english isnt english-ing at the moment)

[Alchemist Kitsune]

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| Snowybreeze |
Heightened Perception [Smell] - Active | Rapid Recovery - Inactive


It was impossible to shut off his nose. The olfactory organ took in all the scents in the clearing. The ocean, clans, sand... it all warped into a loud, violent tug of war as each scent vied for supremacy over the others, in the end none victorious. His once bright, compassionate eyes dulled as Snowybreeze stared pointedly at the ground, he remained silent, unwilling to budge. Berryfrost had enjoyed these meetings. Or... well... perhaps enjoyed was the wrong word, but she had certainly tried to make it to each and every one. It was only fair that he came to this one. If he closed his eyes, he could almost imagine her besides him still, the storm of scents making it impossible to discern that hers was not there. Would never be again.

He didn't see him approach. Didn't hear his footsteps. Could certainly not make out his scent with his overwhelmed nose. The curse of an oversensitive nose, he supposed. It wasn't until his older brother spoke that he reacted, white ear twitching slightly as his eyes opened slowly. Sluggishly. As if he were waking from a long slumber.

A moment's silence passed after the question was asked. Snowybreeze wasn't certain what to say. After he'd had his own bout of memory loss, he had struggled to remember everyone for some time. By the time he had remembered Scalescar, a part of him doubted their bond. What if... what if he was misremembering, like he had with Deadmoon? Assumed they were brothers despite not being related. If he and Deadmoon lacked physical similarities, him and Scalescar were even more worlds apart. And the idea of offending someone again... of making them have to go through the awkward admittance that he was wrong. That they were not related... It was unbearable. The gentle giant couldn't stomach the thought, and so he remained away. Scalescar would approach him if ever he needed him, or so he had reasoned.

On a regular day, the patched warrior would have been thrilled to have been approached by someone. Anyone. And to have it be a cherished clanmate? One he had bonded with? It would be bliss. But today was not a regular day. It would never truly be just another day for him, or at least that's how it felt. A part of him wanted to say this. To turn Scalescar away. To be selfish and keep to himself. But... how could he? Why had he come to the Gathering then, if not to be of service to someone? And to his own brother, of all cats! Stars... had he fallen so low? No. Not yet. He could still feel the flames of guilt simmering at the pit of his stomach the longer he went without a response.

"I-it. Would be. Welcomed," the Maine Coon mix whispered, his eyes still on his massive, white paws as he spoke, an almost apologetic timber to his voice.


ChristmasFawn [Scalescar]

[Alchemist Kitsune]

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| Silverlark |
Shadow Fiend - Inactive | Just a Scratch - Inactive | Beefed Up [Tier 3] - Inactive


Broad shoulders glinting silver in the moonlight, the muscular enforcer had made his way through the crowd, following after Dawnstar with a rare, somber look upon his face. This moon had been... rough, and gatherings weren't necessarily his thing. As chatty and happy to talk to others as he was, Silverlark had massive suspicions as far as the other clans were concerned. Not so much WindClan, he supposed. But ThunderClan were stinky. He would rather they not show up at all. That was obviously not going to happen, but... well... a tom could dream, couldn't he?

The leader's warning, while well heard, was unnecessary. The young warrior might love talking to others, and true... he wasn't ShadowClan's brightest star... But! But. Look. He knew how to keep trade secrets, okay? Even if the trade secret was that his loathsome grandfather was dead. And something that could potentially hurt his clan if ThunderClan so much as got a whiff of it? Nope. No way. He would rather cut off his tongue. A travesty for the overly talkative tom. Just a remarkable showcase of how serious he was about this.

Silverlark's somber countenance did not last, his eyes rolling as Dawnstar had to tell off some moss for brains that he had to go back to camp. Did some ShadowClanner really come here before the rest of them? How cats like that even got to be warriors was beyond him. He had to work hard to get to his position. And then he had to sort warriors like that to find some new enforcers? Ew. Couldn't he just leave the thinky thinking parts of the job to Darkydark and Sir Bits and just go smack things that need to be smacked? That just sounded so much better...

Sitting close to the Seastones themselves to not miss any news, the stocky lad soon found himself snickering softly as he saw a hackles raised ThunderClan leader rushing over to her deputy. Looks like while Dawnstar had some trouble with some nobody warrior, Bumbles had trouble keeping even her deputy in line. Those squirrels really were hopeless, weren't they? Well... at least the trip was worth it already, just for that little show. Sitting up a little taller as the ShadowClan leader spoke, he did a small whoop, calling out his friend's name as her promotion was announced. Starrywisp would be a good warrior. He could feel it. Strong and loyal. Maybe he should bother her a little and see how she felt about becoming an enforcer with him, heh heh. Then! Oh! Then he would be working with all his favorite cats as enforcers! Victory!


| Just a small reaction of him being at the Gathering, but open if someone wants to interact with the lad. |

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[ okay if i pop in w you two? ]

- - - >Cloudpaw`[Male - He/Him - 9 Moons Old - ShadowClan - lesbianism]`< - - -

Cloudpaw listened to Dawnstar when she started the meeting. I can't bring up Elmshadow…no cat can, really. Or she'd possibly murder us. he thought, simply with a cringe. He shook his head, responding, his voice equally hushed. "I can't tell you…Dawnstar will be angry." he turned his head to quickly look at his leader, nervously as he turned his gaze back to his sister.

(I don't mind so that's a yes from me ^^)

[Starfall]

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Ah. There it was. A glare that could make hell crawl back into it's caverns. Or. To make a certain deputy rethink how he'd gotten here and for a few seconds, reconsider what it was exactly he was afraid of and if anything was added to that list. But, after mulling it over for 0.2 seconds it was decided, no, still only two things. His expression steeling as Bumblestar got closer and gave him a hiss. He would have absolutely tried to pass the two herbs he had off as life saving poison curing herbs. Maybe he'll do it for all three. Even though one is a poppy....hmm... "If it helps any, wasn't intentional." he hushed back, a brow quirking as he watched her scoot up to the Leaders.

Waiting patiently for Dawnstar to finish, narrowing his eyes at her as she spoke. Seemed a little rushed. He didn't care, deciding it was too much of an effort, especially for her, to figure out what she was thinking and why. Once she finished, he picked himself up, herbs gently clasped in his maw, and made his way towards Twilightstar. Doing his best to keep a straight face. Ah yes. Crowds and public speaking. His weakness.

Placing the herbs down in the middle of them, although just slightly closer to the molly, the tom took the moment to take in a deep breath. Doing his best to keep his fur flat, and his tail from fidgeting. "I would like to formerly apologize to WindClan for my actions that have caused some days of grievin and two more spots in your graveyards." a pause as he moved to push the herbs forwards. "These are to help with the sickness you seem to be havin, specifically those funny lookin ones. I hope this is proper...compensation for the damage I've caused."

[starry]

Palepaw grinned as he started replying, talking about how you never stopped learning. Perfect, so she didn't have to worry about training or learning new things to be over once she was a warrior! Ooh, everyone had different strengths? She wondered what her mentor's was, because that was probably the thing she could teach Pale best, and what was Jayfrost's? "What's your strength that you could teach best?" she asked, tilting her head. Did he have an apprentice? She doubted it, because he hadn't mentioned anything and was still quite young.. "Have you ever taught anyone anything? Do you have an apprentice?"

Anyways, she should probably let him finish answering her questions before she asked even more new ones. He didn't feel like a big cat?? She raised her brows. "You are a big cat though! You're nice and you seem strong and loyal!" That was what made a big cat, right? They were a warrior, bigger and older than her, and the traits she just named. His next words made her ponder. Some of the big cats were too proud to ask for help? Why would they be too proud? Wasn't it great to work together with another cat and get help from someone? That could even form friendships! Oh well, maybe not everyone was so.. social? Extroverted? She wasn't going to judge anyone because of that - everyone was different, which was good, of course.

Hm, holding himself accountable.. Wasn't that taking responsibility for his actions or something like that? Even if it didn't mean that, she decided to pretend it did. Well that was true, as a warrior it was harder to just mess around and have fun, because big cats would be really mad about something happening.. Curiosity rushed through her as Jayfrost leaned down, telling her a lot of big cats were really boring. Yeah, some cats in ShadowClan didn't like fun and were really mean, she'd seen that. But there were also nice ones. "Yep, some of the big cats hate having fun! But my mentor Batflight isn't boring, she's really nice and gets excited too, and you aren't boring, either!" she remarked with a smile. Palepaw was lucky she hadn't bumped into one of those really grumpy cats who hated everyone and everything, because she didn't know how to deal with that.

The warrior was asking if she had any good friends. Honestly, she kinda just liked everyone and was friends with everyone (except for those grumps who hated talking). "Well, I just talk with everyone and hope to make friends. I don't have any super close friends yet, but I'll have some soon! Maybe next gathering I'll have a bestie already! Most of the apprentices are really nice though, and I love hanging out with them. Except for those ones that are grumpy about everything, really mean and hate talking, of course! Do you have many friends? Or do you not like talking to others that much?"

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whistlewing padded up behind featherpaw, licking her head affectionately, then looked at the cat she had been talking to. ' oh. hello. ' she purred, the familiar scent turning her stomach.

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★彡 StrawberryPaw 彡★
| She/Her | 6 moons | Purrks: N/A | Bisexual | Appretince |
Orange-coated tabby with a pinkish undertone and green eyes.
❝ She was either wildly naive or dangerously intelligent. ❞

[13/100]

furrensic

StrawberryPaw nervously sat beside SquirrelPaw, trying her best to appear friendly. This is her first time at a gathering, and she's excited to meet cats from different clans. She notices SquirrelPaw's nervousness and decides to break the ice.

' ' Hi there, I'm StrawberryPaw from RiverClan,' ' she says with a smile. ' ' I know it can be intimidating to be around so many cats from different clans, but don't worry, we're all here for the same purpose.' '

She pauses for a moment, looking around at the other cats before taking in the scent of the other feline, ShadowClan. She concluded as she looked up as DawnStar spoke. StrawberryPaw wondered if what DawnStar said was true or not, were they really thriving? Or was it all a lie?

She gives the other apprentice a friendly nudge with her shoulder, hoping to ease her nervousness. ' ' It's my first time at a gathering, but I'm excited to meet cats from other clans. Have you been to many gatherings before?' '

[Forgetfulshape]

Brokentalon, Wolftooth, Rateye, Wildstorm, Treestripe and Eaglecall were all debating stuff together!

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- - - >Cloudpaw`[Male - He/Him - 9 Moons Old - ShadowClan - lesbianism finley.exe]`< - - -

Cloudpaw saw the form of a cat behind Featherpaw, and his chest tightened. It was Whistlewing. He looked at her, barely inclined his head in a stiff nod of greeting. Great… he thought, grumpily. More pain had come to torture him. He pawed at the ground. he refused to say a word to her. He culred and uncurled his tail from around is paws, as he sighed.

[BEAR.]

Dovegrowl
She/they|Windclan|Warrior

Dovegrowl turned to face Silentpaw "what did you say twerp?" she growled digging her claws in the dirt. "I can tell you're only an apprentice but that won't stop me from ripping your throat right out". She continued with "let's just say im not afraid to tear your Thunderclan pelt off your skin and use it for bedding!" they snapped bristling with anger.
Ravenswings Eraserhead

Wolfpaw had been contemplating on attending. Socializing with the other Clans wasn't high on his list of preferences, but he did like being up to date on news - that curiosity ultimately won out.

Unfortunately, upon joining the crowd (and keeping a wide berth from RiverClan) it didn't take him long to hear a commotion. A WindClan cat was being a nuisance toward one of his Clan-mates, threatening her even.

He stepped in between them with little hesistation, posture composed as he stared down Dovegrowl. "You need to cool it." Wolfpaw was calm, but firm in his tonnage. He was not interested in arguing, only in de-escalation during the night of a truce. "This is a Gathering, if you can't behave you can leave. I sincerely doubt you wanna get Twilightstar's attention 'cause you're acting like an unruly kit."

[ Ravenswings Eraserhead ]

[taillow]

Bravebird
She/her | 41 moons | Beefed Up T3 ᐧ One with the Warren
Another commotion - but this time it was from one of her own Clanmates. Sharp blue eyes caught Dovegrowl seemingly getting into it with a couple of ThunderClan apprentices. Trotting over to catch the tail-end of the threat, Brave let out a low growl. "Back off, Dovegrowl. You will not be ripping anyone's throat out tonight." The stern, cool command came out curt. She spared Wolfpaw and Silentpaw a glance, a warning, to back up and remove themselves from the situation. As much as she despised ThunderClan, she knew well enough the kids had nothing to do with the feud.

"Let's go." Either her Clanmate was going to follow her willingly, or Bravebird was going to drag a full grown cat by her ears out of the gathering.

[ Wordle BEAR. Ravenswings Eraserhead ]

[Kieran.]

Bravebird
She/her | 41 moons | Beefed Up T3 ᐧ One with the Warren
Another commotion - but this time it was from one of her own Clanmates. Sharp blue eyes caught Dovegrowl seemingly getting into it with a couple of ThunderClan apprentices. Trotting over to catch the tail-end of the threat, Brave let out a low growl. "Back off, Dovegrowl. You will not be ripping anyone's throat out tonight." The stern, cool command came out curt. She spared Wolfpaw and Silentpaw a glance, a warning, to back up and remove themselves from the situation. As much as she despised ThunderClan, she knew well enough the kids had nothing to do with the feud.

"Let's go." Either her Clanmate was going to follow her willingly, or Bravebird was going to drag a full grown cat by her ears out of the gathering.

[ Wordle BEAR. Ravenswings Eraserhead ]
Dovegrowl
She/they|Windclan
Basilthroat
They/them|Windclan

She shot a hard glare at the Thunderclan apprentice still bristling. Dovegrowl reluctantly followed Bravebird.
"So sorry! about my mate she just is a bit...protective" Basilthroat said Silentpaw before joining Bravebird and Dovegrowl.

Eraserhead
tallulah
Ravenswings

[GoldenRavenWings]

Dovegrowl
She/they|Windclan
Basilthroat
They/them|Windclan

She shot a hard glare at the Thunderclan apprentice still bristling. Dovegrowl reluctantly followed Bravebird.
"So sorry! about my mate she just is a bit...protective" Basilthroat said Silentpaw before joining Bravebird and Dovegrowl.

Eraserhead
tallulah
Ravenswings
Silentpaw rolled his eyes, a hostile glare still in her eyes but not as bright as it had been. And all I said was that Thunderclan was better. Windclan has serious anger issues. She snickered at the thought. She nodded to Wolfpaw and BravebirdTake your warriors anywhere that isn’t near me or they’ve another thing coming.

Eraserhead - Basilthroat //@Tallulah - Bravebird // Bear - Wolfpaw // Wordle(QUOTED) - Dovegrowl

[BEAR.]

Wolfpaw was starting to wonder what he'd missed, because Silentpaw was clearly part of the problem, too. He nodded briefly to Bravebird, relieved a WindClanner with sense had come around - before his attention turned to Silentpaw.

Though collected, he was undeniably a bit peeved with her behavior. "Back to camp, Silentpaw. You've caused enough trouble."

Tensions were already high enough with WindClan, having a stupid oversized kit stirring up trouble was the last thing they needed.

[ Ravenswings ]

[furrensic]

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SQUIRRELPAW
she/her. 7 moons. small russet molly with brown markings and yellow eyes.
(no purrks)

oh no! squirrelpaw cries out in her head when the molly notices her and speaks up. strawberrypaw is her name - which, squirrelpaw has never even seen a strawberry, not yet at least, so she's not sure if the name fits the riverclanner. speaking of which..she conflicted. do..do we like riverclan? does shadowclan hate riverclan? I'm not sure..oh..I wish mama was here! silently stressing out, the apprentice simply stares at strawberrypaw with a worried look as she continues talking.

intimidating? is that really all the apprentice thought this was? did..did some cats not feel like crying in situations like these? the russet and white molly blinks when strawberrypaw nudges her. muscles tense and fur fluffed against the cold (and from just..general discomfort), she slowly shakes her head. "th-this..uh.." she clears her throat, unsure of what to say even though it's a simple question. "..first..g-gathering." she stammers, only to realize that she forgot to introduce herself. her ears are burning and she just wants to run away, back to camp. actually, that'd be really embarrassing. "uhhh..I'm squirrel..paw."

[ CattleCaller. ]

[taillow]

Bravebird
She/her | 41 moons | Beefed Up T3 ᐧ One with the Warren
At Wolfpaw's nod Bravebird returned it; Silentpaw's comment only earned a flick of her ear, not worth another glance. Bravebird led her two Clanmates away from the situation trying to force back the low growl that had started to come up. She had half a mind to tell Fallownose once she saw him, but before that she turned to face the two."How about you babysit your mate and make sure she doesn't go around threatening apprentices then? Because if I catch her doing it again I'm dragging her by her ears to Fallownose or Twilightstar." A headache had blossomed in between her eyes as she leveled her gaze at Dovegrowl. "What in the hell is wrong with you?" Dovegrowl better have a good explanation for why she was going around threatening kids.

[ Wordle ]

[alec]

Palepaw grinned as he started replying, talking about how you never stopped learning. Perfect, so she didn't have to worry about training or learning new things to be over once she was a warrior! Ooh, everyone had different strengths? She wondered what her mentor's was, because that was probably the thing she could teach Pale best, and what was Jayfrost's? "What's your strength that you could teach best?" she asked, tilting her head. Did he have an apprentice? She doubted it, because he hadn't mentioned anything and was still quite young.. "Have you ever taught anyone anything? Do you have an apprentice?"

Anyways, she should probably let him finish answering her questions before she asked even more new ones. He didn't feel like a big cat?? She raised her brows. "You are a big cat though! You're nice and you seem strong and loyal!" That was what made a big cat, right? They were a warrior, bigger and older than her, and the traits she just named. His next words made her ponder. Some of the big cats were too proud to ask for help? Why would they be too proud? Wasn't it great to work together with another cat and get help from someone? That could even form friendships! Oh well, maybe not everyone was so.. social? Extroverted? She wasn't going to judge anyone because of that - everyone was different, which was good, of course.

Hm, holding himself accountable.. Wasn't that taking responsibility for his actions or something like that? Even if it didn't mean that, she decided to pretend it did. Well that was true, as a warrior it was harder to just mess around and have fun, because big cats would be really mad about something happening.. Curiosity rushed through her as Jayfrost leaned down, telling her a lot of big cats were really boring. Yeah, some cats in ShadowClan didn't like fun and were really mean, she'd seen that. But there were also nice ones. "Yep, some of the big cats hate having fun! But my mentor Batflight isn't boring, she's really nice and gets excited too, and you aren't boring, either!" she remarked with a smile. Palepaw was lucky she hadn't bumped into one of those really grumpy cats who hated everyone and everything, because she didn't know how to deal with that.

The warrior was asking if she had any good friends. Honestly, she kinda just liked everyone and was friends with everyone (except for those grumps who hated talking). "Well, I just talk with everyone and hope to make friends. I don't have any super close friends yet, but I'll have some soon! Maybe next gathering I'll have a bestie already! Most of the apprentices are really nice though, and I love hanging out with them. Except for those ones that are grumpy about everything, really mean and hate talking, of course! Do you have many friends? Or do you not like talking to others that much?"

al3cc766 (thank youu and yess their dynamic is really nice hehe :eyes: i don't mind if you write like that, everyone has their own formatting style and i love how its easier to read that way! +don't worry my english is also sometimes weird cause its not my first language lol)



->> jayfrost [he/him, warrior, 23moons] <<-
a tall silver classic-tabby with well groomed short to medium length fur and icy blue eyes


"hmmm probably swimming"
circling back to his previous thoughts he made a mental note to try and observe someone that has more climbing skill that a limp rabbit in the future. maybe he'd be able to attend the next meeting with less height insecurity than this one. but realistically, how was he even going to get someone to demonstrate climbing without asking.

shaking his head to rid himself of the thought he craned his neck to see who had spoken up. spiderthroat addressing windclan regarding their sickness. he almost rolled his eyes again, not buying not apology fully but he was also not in the loop with the windclan situation, well how could he be as a riverclanner, so he had already decided to see everything critically.
glancing at palepaw out of the corner of his eye, he decided to just continue quiet chatter until just pausing to listen to anything being spoken couldnt work anymore.

shaking his head 'no' as he began to speak
"no, ive never had an apprentice before but i hope I'll get assigned one soon. or well. not soo soon, you know, so i can be sure i can teach them to the best of my ability."
he concluded, he could be proud and confident all he wanted but truly didnt feel like he could provide an apprentice with good training right now.
if he ever got an apprentice he wanted to be 100% sure that apprentice would think back to their training fondly.

he tilted his head, smiling at the younger cat calling him nice and strong and quietly nodded in response.

practically able to see palepaws brain work in real time infront of him he let his eyes wander the crowd, the ranks had filled up considerably and he was just a bit surprised at how many had decided to spend their day sitting on cold rocks and dirt and freezing their tails off. but well he had decided to do so too so who was he to judge.

head turning back to face palepaw and nodding along as she spoke.
"thank you thank you, i try to not let myself become my father" he chuckled, pleased at the thought of palepaw enjoying her training.

"i think a lot of the younger big cats are more fun than the older ones. your mentor is still pretty young right?"
he asked, glad he had actually not become one of the grumpy big cats yet but honestly he couldnt even blame a lot of them for being grumpy after all that had happened even just since palepaws birth.

he found himself nodding along to the mollys reply again, again pleased to hear she was apperantly more sociable than he was at her age.
"i have some friends, but not many from when i was an apprentice because i was really good friends with my brother at the time and didnt think i needed anyone but him."
he confessed honestly, the latter part in a more joking tone than anything else. he should have probably not mentioned his brother, not even in a 'hey look how silly i was when i was your age' type of way but it was too late now anyway.


(late response cuz i fell asleep lol. i hope this doesnt have any typos but my eyes are blurring n i cant find my glasses to proof read again. +my english is really wonky in my posts rn cuz im not used to writing anything but analysis in english cuz english isnt my first language either lol :kittyface: ) celeste palepaw

[Eraserhead]

Dovegrowl
She/they|Windclan
Basilthroat
They/them|Windclan

She shot a hard glare at the Thunderclan apprentice still bristling. Dovegrowl reluctantly followed Bravebird.
"So sorry! about my mate she just is a bit...protective" Basilthroat said Silentpaw before joining Bravebird and Dovegrowl.

Eraserhead
tallulah
Ravenswings
| Sparksky |

he watched this occur, looking in between them.

@Talluah
BEAR.

[GoldenRavenWings]

Wolfpaw was starting to wonder what he'd missed, because Silentpaw was clearly part of the problem, too. He nodded briefly to Bravebird, relieved a WindClanner with sense had come around - before his attention turned to Silentpaw.

Though collected, he was undeniably a bit peeved with her behavior. "Back to camp, Silentpaw. You've caused enough trouble."

Tensions were already high enough with WindClan, having a stupid oversized kit stirring up trouble was the last thing they needed.

[ Ravenswings ]
Silentpaw bursted into laughter. Why would I listen to an apprentice? You’re barely older than I am! She meowed, continuing to laugh. Back to camp, Silentpaw. You’ve caused enough trouble. She snickered mockingly.

[BEAR.]

Silentpaw bursted into laughter. Why would I listen to an apprentice? You’re barely older than I am! She meowed, continuing to laugh. Back to camp, Silentpaw. You’ve caused enough trouble. She snickered mockingly.
[ done with dino.'s high rank powerplay permission. Silentpaw has been removed from the Gathering ; any posts continuing her here will be deleted. ]

It's sudden. Wolfpaw launched forward and sank his teeth into Silentpaw's scruff. Since she wanted to act like a tantruming kit, he'd treat her as one. Words wouldn't reason with children; so he proceeded to drag her out of the Seastones clearing.

How compliant she was didn't really matter. Wolfpaw had more training and experience under his pelt, and the odds of her escaping were slim at best. He doesn't stop until they're back at camp, where Bumblestar or Spiderthroat can deal with this dud as they see fit and when they have time.

[lesbianism]

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she/they - 9 moons - ThunderClan - lesbian - 29/100 - tags; @christmassharkie (https://warriorcatsonline.com/forums/member.php?u=20192) @finley.exe (https://warriorcatsonline.com/forums/member.php?u=19924)
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'I can't tell you'? Featherpaw's eyes widened. Saying that was as good as telling her that there was something wrong! Was he ill or injured? Or worse... she shivered at the thought.

They were just about to reply when they felt someone lick their head. They startled a little, relaxing when they saw who it was.

"Whistlewing, hi!" she mewed, eyes darting anxiously between Cloudpaw and their mother. She shifted awkwardly, grasping for something, anything to diffuse the situation and coming up empty.
The only thing that could make this more awkward would be for Valleystrike to show up, she thought wryly. She thought he had more sense than that, though... or at least she hoped so. It wouldn't exactly take a genius to connect the dots with them all sitting together at a gathering, after all.

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she/her - 121 moons - RiverClan - lesbian - tags; @TheLostAmongTheStars (https://warriorcatsonline.com/forums/member.php?u=19613)
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Ripplepelt winced. Somehow she'd managed to do the one thing she wanted to avoid - upset Adderpaw.

"Oh, Adderpaw, I'm sorry," she mewed, not quite sure what she'd said wrong but feeling guilty nonetheless. She stroked her tail along Adderpaw's pelt comfortingly. "Don't let me ruin your first gathering. Just as you're new to being an apprentice, she's still learning to be a leader - maybe once she's settled into her new role she'll be more open to friends."

She poked Adderpaw gently with a paw. "Besides, when you're head Lionheart of RiverClan, I'm sure you'll have plenty of time to get to know her better."

[Kieran.]

Bravebird
She/her | 41 moons | Beefed Up T3 ᐧ One with the Warren
At Wolfpaw's nod Bravebird returned it; Silentpaw's comment only earned a flick of her ear, not worth another glance. Bravebird led her two Clanmates away from the situation trying to force back the low growl that had started to come up. She had half a mind to tell Fallownose once she saw him, but before that she turned to face the two."How about you babysit your mate and make sure she doesn't go around threatening apprentices then? Because if I catch her doing it again I'm dragging her by her ears to Fallownose or Twilightstar." A headache had blossomed in between her eyes as she leveled her gaze at Dovegrowl. "What in the hell is wrong with you?" Dovegrowl better have a good explanation for why she was going around threatening kids.

[ Wordle ]
Basilthroat
They/Them|Windclan
Dovegrowl
She/they|Windclan

"Im so sorry, she won't do that again" Basilthroat lowered their head.
"I'm sorry Bravebird I got ahead of myself..again" Dovegrowl muttered to the she-cat.
"She..she meant well, they were just standing up for their clan" Basilthroat said.

tallulah
I just want to say I love ur writing! and Bravebird(Im honestly scared of her lol)

[Ian]

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Fallownose
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The deputy was a tad bit late, only arriving in time to hear the tail-end of Dawnstar's announcement and Spiderthroat's attempt to give herbs to Twilightstar. He hadn't been feeling well in the cold weather, but it didn't stop his blood from boiling in anger at the ThunderClan deputy's audacity to think a few measly herbs would make up for his actions. On top of that, he only admitted to two of the murders, and not Mousepaw's death.

Fallownose stalked his way toward the Seastone's with his ears pinned, only briefly pausing as he heard a commotion between what looked like Dovegrowl and a ThunderClan apprentice. The ThunderClan apprentice quickly got dragged out, and Bravebird was talking with Dovegrowl and Basilthroat, but Fallownose still made his way over.

"Basilthroat, take Dovegrowl back to camp now. You can explain what the hell happened after the Gathering. If you don't, Bravebird will drag you out by your ears," Fallownose growled, giving a nod to said she-cat before swerving around them to take his spot on the Seastones. He only spared a brief glance at the RiverClan deputy before turning his furious gaze up to Spiderthroat where he placed a few herbs in between himself and Twilightstar.

"Seriously? You think a few herbs make up for the lives you took? And you can't even admit to the fact that you killed an apprentice in cold blood," Fallownose snarled angrily. Never mind the fact that Spiderthroat somehow knew about the sickness. All Twilightstar had announced at last moon's Gathering as that Owlpaw and Lilypool died due to sickness, not that they didn't know what it was. How were they supposed to know that those herbs would safe to use? That ThunderClan wasn't taking after RiverClan and trying to poison WindClan?

"The Thunderglade. Flintstar took a chunk of our territory right after Twilightstar became leader. Give it back." Perhaps Fallownose was overstepping slightly as he turned his glare to Bumblestar, but he didn't care. Twilightstar could reprimand him later if she wanted, but Lilacpaw's question about why they hadn't taken their territory back rung in his ears. If Bumblestar was truly sorry about her deputy's actions, then giving WindClan territory that rightfully belonged to them where they could find herbs that they knew wouldn't be poisoned by ThunderClan.

tallulah Wordle clarice. Moonraven Starfall dino.

[dino.]

Bumblestar listened with one ear turned as Dawnstar made ShadowClan's announcements. Nothing of interest there, a shame. She rose to take the larger leader's place.

"ThunderClan's been doing well," she started. "Leaf-bare's posed little issue to us. Fuzzpaw, Foxpaw, Forestpaw, Rainpaw, and Lightningpaw've all started their warrior training."

That was it. Minor, not much.

Tail flicking, she turned to look at Spiderthroat to see what was going on. Fallownose had showed up at last, and her ears twitched as she caught his words. She moved away from her spot to step up next to her deputy.

"The stars talk," she said coolly, addressing both Twilightstar and Fallownose. "I know what you're having is more than just some simple illness. These helped us with RiverClan's poison - they'll help you, too."

And there it was, that other demand she was expecting. Bumblestar's brows rose. Flintstar wasn't a name she was familiar with. Her gaze slid to Twilightstar. "Okay. If you want that chunk of territory, it's yours. No complaints from us." A glance at Spiderthroat. "Right?"

Moonraven Lillith Starfall

[Kieran.]

Basilthroat
They/Them-Windclan


"You idiot!" they growled at the grey she-cat. "If didn't get so easily riled up I wouldn't have to be taking my damn mate! back to camp!" Basilthroat roared.
Dovegrowl didn't say anything.
"Come on let's go" Basilthroat groaned.
The two cats left in a hurry.

[SpiritWolf_yt]

Flamegaze's ears twitched. that was an interesting comment to make. she was used to cats being scared of her leader, but honestly, she didn't understand it. Sure Dawnstar was big, but she thought that made it easier for her to lead. it made cats respect her. Flamegaze certainly did.
Anyway, Firetail was clearly uncomfortable, so she mewed, "Oh, she's nothing to be worried about. you haven't done anything to her, so you don't have to be nervous." yet, she thought.


Fire tail
He/him
27 moons

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Firetail flicked his ear as he listened," o-ok," he replied softly before turning to Flamegaze" sooo Who's the deputy?" He asked curiously

[Kieran.]

my only oc not yet in trouble or kicked out

Grubpaw
He/Him~Windclan~16 Moons

Grubpaw wasn't having a fun time. His mentor had already been scolded by his leader about ten times and it seemed like all the Windclan cats had gone rouge. Grumbling to himself he scanned the clearing not seeing anyone very interesting. The brown maine coon laid slumped against a tree.

[feel free to talk to him just please dont get him in trouble pls]

[taillow]

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Ibispaw | Shadowclan Apprentice | she/her | 22/100

Honestly, she hadn’t noticed that where she was standing could be in the paths of those around her. She wasn’t paying attention, still taking in all the cats that had come, the now three leaders that were here. One she knew, another she could assume. Still, she couldn't be sure who the other one was, only knowing they led Riverclan, plus gathered beneath were who she assumed to be the other important figures within the clans: the deputies, the medicine cats, and their apprentices.

Just as she was getting ready to pull her attention away to find someone to bug, someone seemed to have found her. The tabby turned her head after an oomph noise had escaped her, trying to keep steady.

Soon after regaining composure she offered a smile, she assumed the other was an apprentice, an apprentice that smelled different. A different clan, but she didn’t smell like water or fish, which was what Ibispaw had been told to look out for when nothing Riverclanners. So this was more than likely a Windclan gal, and the way the other spoke roused curiosity.

“No worries, sorry for being in your way,” she did feel a little bad, not by much, though. It had caused her to find someone to talk with, something so was a little worried about. A small “Ah,” came out, the corners of her eyes crinkling as the smile she had offered earlier turned to a genuine one, “My first time too, kinda odd,” so many cats, so many gathered up in one place to hear the news of the others, to mingle. “But so far, it’s interesting, ain’t it?”

Quill, oh Quillpaw, that made more sense. There was a momentary hesitation, considering, and then relaxing, “Ibispaw, used to be Ibiskit.” Oh of course the other knew how the naming worked, she had no reason to add that little bit on. “You said you joined Windclan? So you used to be an outsider, yeah?” Curiosity flickered back to life in her tone, eyes slightly drawn wide, “Oh wait—it’s nice to meet you, Quillpaw, or do you prefer Quill? Either way, nice to meet a new face.”

[SO EXCITED :heartbounce:]

Quillpaw
She/her | 7 moons | Silk Spinner
She was thankful that the cat she had accidentally bumped into was nice, and it seemed like her first gathering too. "You got that right," Quillpaw nodded as she glanced around, taking all of the different sights and smells. Lots more cats than she was used to, that was for sure. "I'm surprised everyone gathers here, 'specially with the weather 'n how uppity it can be. Like a bucking horse in a wooden stall." She... wasn't entire sure what that meant, but she'd heard Ma and Pa say it often when talking about the weather when they had traveled.

Ibispaw. So she had 'paw at the end of her name, too. That likely meant she was training just like Quill was. "Kit is what the youngers are called, right? Until they get up to trainin' like you and me?" It made sense. No one had ever really explained the names to her in much detail when she had joined. For a moment the WindClan apprentice had a thoughtful look on her face before shrugging. "Quill is just fine. Don't see why I can't go by it still." It didn't seem against that... code or whatever it had been that Peachfrost had showed her before her exile from the Clan.

"Former outsider, that's right! Used to travel all over - here 'n there. 'Cept when we'd find good shelter - that could be difficult." Taking a seat next to the apprentice, Quillpaw tilted her head in curiosity. "You smell different from all the others I live with. There's three other Clans. Which one of 'em are you from?" Distinguishing between scents was not something Quill was equipped to do much of, but she could at least tell Ibispaw smelled different.

An ear flicked as it seemed the cats on the stones were starting their announcements. A big, burly brown tabby with more scars than she had ever seen went first, then a smaller and paler she-cat with claw mark scars on her face. Twilightstar and Fallownose seemed to be dealing with something regarding the claw-mark-face gal and the white tom that sat on the rock underneath her. Quill didn't have much interest in whatever was going on and instead looked back to Ibispaw with a smile.

[Moonraven]

Twilightstar twisted an ear in Dawnstar's direction as the leader started the gathering. It sounded like her clan was being rather quiet, despite her missing a medicine cat. Not interested in prying about that, her eye drifted to the disturbance one of her clanmates was causing followed by Spiderthroat dropping herbs near her paws and an apology on his maw.

Two? Was he purposely leaving Mousepaw out? The apathetic stare that was given in return spoke more words than her maw was willing to give. How did ThunderClan of all clans know WindClan was dealing with any illness? That had her hackles risen far more than the lousy means to settle this discord among the clans.

Fallownose's arrived, late, but was quick to speak up. Since he didn't say anything she wouldn't have, she didn't see it as him overstepping. The mention of the chunk of territory that ThunderClan stole seasons back caught her attention. It was interesting to see how quickly Bumblestar agreed to return it after she finished her announcements. Was this the same molly who had been hissing at the last gathering?

Twilightstar wasn't delighted with this exchange, she did not like Bumblestar's choice of deputy and still felt like Spiderthroat was getting off too easily here, but continuing to push the matter would make WindClan look bad, especially when the territory was being offered. Plus, if these herbs were as helpful as Bumblestar said they were they might be of some help and avoid any more loss of life.

She'll have to figure out who the hell was running around blabbing about sensitive topics later. "WindClan will accept what's offered," Twilightstar said, hiding her displeasure with the whole thing. "I trust ThunderClan will not go back on their word later." She meowed while standing up, muscles stiffening against the cold.

"Lightningstorm," She called to the medicine cat. "Come collect these." She waved her tail toward the herbs in front of her. They weren't familiar to Twilightstar, but maybe she and Cowtuft could figure out what they were or at least speak to ThunderClan's medicine cats about them before they left.

While the medicine cat took the herbs, Twilightstar stepped to the front. "WindClan has been well, Mintpaw, Spottedpaw, Caterpillarpaw, Snakepaw, and Nightpaw have all started their training." Twilightstar finished and stepped back to let Larkstar finish this gathering.
Alchemist Kitsune Starfall dino. FrostyGalaxy

[taillow]

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NIGHTHAIL
she/her. 35 moons. long haired black and grey molly with lighter splotches; blue eyes; scarred
( purrks; the collector )

nighthail's jaw is clenched as she follows twilightstar to the seastones with the rest of her clan. it's cold. too cold for any cat to be out and about, let alone sitting here for stars knows how long just to hear some petty drama that would only manage to put her in a worse mood than she already is. her paws feel like ice blocks! with a sour scowl, the long haired molly sits down, fur fluffed and tail wrapped around her paws. twilighstar doesn't seem to fond of the weather, either, she notices. the cold is no good, all it does is make cats tempers short. so does the heat. so really, it's a lose-lose situation here.

icy blue eyes peeled, she watches as shadowclan arrives. she can see dawnstar whip her head around and spit something to her clan, but she can't make it out. the warrior let's out a small snort. her ears swivel in the direction of the shadowclan leader's yowls. oh look, some cat came that wasn't supposed to. she's been leader ever since I've came to windclan, and way longer before that..can she not control her clan or are the cats there really that stupid? she wonders with a small raise of her brow, judgement in her eyes. she makes a note that some cat sits beside her, and her nose twitches at the scent of shadowclan. urgh. she forces herself not to look, and watches riverclan arrive.

a deputy, finally? nighthail remarks in her mind. she can faintly smell the musky scent of thunderclan, yet she doesn't see bumblestar..only the deputy, spiderthroat. seriously, what is it with these cats going ahead of their leaders? rolling her eyes with a scoff, she finally spares a glance at the cat beside her. a grey molly who's..saying something. interest piqued, the splotched warrior turns her head, trying to look at what exactly the shadowclanner was talking to. she spots a black, fuzzy caterpillar. what..

"you're lucky that thing hasn't frozen to death in this cold." nighthail blurts out with a straight face, yet confusion is clear in her eyes.
[ tallulah ; for dusklion! ]


Dusklion
She/her | 12 moons | Shadow Fiend
Having been entirely in her own world, whiskers twitching as she cooed to the little caterpillar, Dusklion let out a surprised 'mrrp!' and glanced over at the cat next to her. WindClan scent entered her nose as she started to acknowledge the gathering around her. "Oh - hi, hello! Oh, you mean Mr. Fuzzy???" With a smile the dark-furred she-cat used one paw to nudge it a little, chuckling as it started to try and scurry away. Her other paw came around and stopped it from going too far. "I found him on my way here! He was underneath some dead leaves, and looked awfully lonely, so I scooped him up and brought him here!" There was a beam of joy in her eyes as the warrior looked back over at Nighthail.

A beat of silence, then another, before her eyes widened. Oh, this was an opportunity! "I'm Dusklion by the way! Of ShadowClan. Here-!" Carefully scooping up the caterpillar in her paws, she extended them out towards Nighthail, unaware that her gesture was likely invading the WindClanner's personal space. "You can take him if you want! Show him all over WindClan, the moors and everything." Another wide grin. "...What's your name by the way?"

The announcements were also underway but Dusklion kept her blue eyes on her new friend and her gift, hopeful that this would mean they would be best friends for life!

[Mica]

Fernwillow
ThunderClan
she/her | 19 moons
[Silver tabby with pale green eyes and white paws]
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Fernwillow started when Bumblestar readily handed over the Thunderglade to WindClan, glancing fervently around her to gague the reactions of her clanmates. What was Bumblestar thinking?? The Thunderglade wasn't a particularly lush part of the territory, and was big enough to have plenty of space on both sides of the border, but it was more the principle of Bumblestar's relinquishing. If she was easily giving up the Thunderglade, who was to say the other leaders wouldn't take advantage of that? Would they start overstepping and demanding more of their territory? Fernwillow respected Bumblestar, but she was worried about how this looked to the other leaders.

The silver tabby cast her gaze upon the cat who had started this nonsense, her pale eyes narrowing. Spiderthroat. If Fernwillow had been in Bumblestar's position, she would have handed the tom over no questions asked. The foxheart had admitted to murdering other clan cats for no reason. Why was Bumblestar keeping him around anyway?? Her ears pinned back, the murmurings of the clan cats bubbling around her.

[taillow]

| Sparksky |

he watched this occur, looking in between them.

@Talluah
BEAR.
Basilthroat
They/Them|Windclan
Dovegrowl
She/they|Windclan

"Im so sorry, she won't do that again" Basilthroat lowered their head.
"I'm sorry Bravebird I got ahead of myself..again" Dovegrowl muttered to the she-cat.
"She..she meant well, they were just standing up for their clan" Basilthroat said.

tallulah
I just want to say I love ur writing! and Bravebird(Im honestly scared of her lol)

Bravebird
She/her | 41 moons | Beefed Up T3 ᐧ One with the Warren
Meant well? Bravebird could understand sticking up for WindClan, but threatening to rip the throats out of apprentices was where she, at least, drew the line. There wasn't much more to say, and her nose twitched as she caught a familiar scent coming up to them; Fallownose. The deputy made quick work of issuing Basilthroat to escort Dovegrowl back to camp. She returned his nod and let her gaze follow the duo as they made the smart choice to leave on their own. A shame, really. She'd been hoping to drag the insubordinate kit back to camp.

Looking over to the ShadowClanner who was still watching the whole thing, Bravebird scoffed. "Get back to your Clanmates, toad," she grunted before trekking some ways away and looking for a seat. The announcements had started but she didn't feel the need to pay Dawnstar's any attention, and Bumblestar's were short and sweet. Eventually Brave took a seat near the back once again to keep an eye on everything, turning to look at the Seastones as Twilightstar began her announcements. Whatever exchange seemed to be happening between her, Fallownose, and the ThunderClan leader and deputy was over a lot quicker than she had anticipated.

Whatever had been exchanged, it was not enough. Bravebird settled her icy glare on the cat sitting beneath Bumblestar, figuring this was the 'Spiderthroat' that everyone was talking about. Good. It was nice to actually see the head she would be removing one day.

[Neptune.]

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*-Lark'star'-*
She/her | 19 moons | Mind Reader - PERM ACTIVE
A sleek dilute tortie she-cat with green eyes




There wasn't really anything exciting reported from the other three leaders, of course, aside from the fact that WindClan was dealing with illness that her majesty, Bumblestar decided to imply was RiverClan's doing. If it was, it had likely been Ottersplash, and that problem was, for the most part, out of only RiverClan's claws now. She handed over some territory at the border and Twilightstar seemed... not annoyed enough by this to continue demanding Spiderthroat which was... good? Larkstar didn't really know how that faired for RiverClan. It was probably fine. She took her place at the front of the stone, fighting a shiver as a chill ran through her body.

"RiverClan has been well. Birdsnow has taken position as deputy, she's proven her dedication and loyalty to the clan and I believe she will continue to aid us in great endeavors." High praise for a cat who deserved it, spoken of in front of all the clans so they'd know how confident Lark was (and still is) in her choice. "We've had an increase in loners and rogues on our territory, many of them hostile. It's unclear if they're just picking a fight or want something with RiverClan specifically, so I would be on the lookout." Only sort of a lie. Some of them she knew were after RiverClan, others and those following the ones after RiverClan... she was unsure of their motive.

"Weaseltooth, Sootpelt and Ottersplash were all exiled for posing a danger to the clan," green eyes drift to Bumblestar when she continues to speak, "Bumblestar, Ottersplash was the one to poison ThunderClan. I gave her the choice to leave with her life intact or die - she chose to exile herself. I expect she'll still be wandering around the territory. Should I find her again, I'll personally deliver you her corpse, but if you find her, you're free to do with her whatever you wish." 'I hope whatever you do is painful,' part of her mind sang with malicious pleasure. That's an odd, unfamiliar feeling.

"Some of you may notice our medicine cat, Falconfeather, is missing tonight," she continues, turning again to address the crowd, "this is because he made a foolish decision to collect herbs on ShadowClan's side of Saltmeadow Marsh. Dawnstar," she turns now to address ShadowClan's leader, "I'd like to offer you a formal and public apology for his actions." It doesn't feel good, but she bows her head to the shadow leader in a sign of begrudging respect. Yet, when she lifts her head again, there's something a little more cold in her gaze. "However, I'd like to bring your attention to the fact that one of my warriors, Willowwisp, was fatally wounded on RiverClan's side of the border by one of your warriors.

"I know for a fact that Willowwisp was not one to pick unnecessary fights. I suggest you remind your warriors that they're not the only ones who have the right to kill those who cross the border." Dawnstar's intimidating - large and impassive and seemingly unemotive - but Larkstar hopes she managed to convey how serious she was about this. RiverClan would not be called soft or weak or anything like that if she had anything to say about it. If her warriors needed to kill to show that then that's what they'd do. But the death of Willowwisp was an injustice she did not intend to forgive.

Her announcements done, Larkstar stepped back into her place among the other three clan leaders, feeling anxiety trying to fluff up her fur. Hopefully she could pass if off as the cold.

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[ Undertaker // dino. // Moonraven ]

[furrensic]

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NIGHTHAIL
she/her. 35 moons. long haired black and grey molly with lighter splotches; blue eyes; scarred
( purrks; the collector )

mr. fuzzy..? the windclanner realizes something and two thoughts pop into her head. one, this shadowclanner is very odd. two, or alternatively, she's crazy. maybe both. who just takes a random caterpillar? "you removed it from it's home." she corrects. she can't help but feel unnerved, watching the molly's eyes suddenly widen after a breath of silence. she almost wants to look away, but instead she just focuses on the announcements being made, ears swiveling in the direction of the leaders. not even a second later, the shadowclanner is yapping away.

dusklion is her name, apparently. when nighthail thinks of lions, she thinks of someone that's more..reserved. or at least a little gruff. not this. she mentally renames dusklion, duskkit.

her brows knit together at the fuzzy little bug being pushed towards her. instinctively, she lets out a quiet, warning hiss at her personal bubble being invaded. there's no malice, no true sign of aggression in her body language, though. what was – was dusklion giving her a task? asking her to give this caterpillar some sort of journey? "I don't want that." nighthail says, yet makes no effort to push the bug away. perhaps she feels bad - it's like saying no to a kit (which, she has done on several occasions.) she gives the fuzzy caterpillar a glance, figuring it'll end up dying on the journey back anyway.

"I don't give names." she admits, and turns her attention to larkstars announcement. oh, their medicine cat is gone by the sound of it. one warrior fatally wounded – three more exiled, and one of those poisoning another clan. nighthail can't seem to find any sympathy for riverclan at all. she looks back towards dusklion. "don't want it to be too personal if I meet you in battle."

[ tallulah ]

[dino.]

"Good." Bumblestar's expression remained neutral for the most part, though there was the faintest flicker of irritation at having to make this sort of deal in the first place. "My warriors should know well enough by now to do as they're told, but if any of 'em happen to start trouble, you're more than welcome to do with 'em as you please." She wasn't about to protect idiots who couldn't listen to simple orders.

Settled and done with - for now, at least. Bumblestar turned away from the two WindClan high ranks to listen to the remaining announcements. Unlike with ShadowClan's, she actually paid attention to what was said. WindClan's meant nothing to her, but her ears were on high alert as Larkstar spoke.

Trouble with rogues, exiled cats, a dead medicine cat (funny that ShadowClan got onto her for ThunderClan killing Ivysnake before turning around and doing the same thing to RiverClan's healer), and... wait, that new deputy sounded familiar. Birdsnow, wasn't that the cat who had been named a warrior just last Gathering? Bumblestar hadn't really been paying much mind to the former apprentice then, but now she directed her gaze to the level the deputies usually sat at, finding the new face. And either she was horrific at telling age, or Birdsnow was about her age. So how freaking long had the she-cat been an apprentice for?? And Larkstar had chosen to make her deputy? Not that she could say much about deputies given her own's recent actions, but at least Spiderthroat hadn't spent however long in training.

Disapproval flashed across her features before she shot Larkstar a cold glance. "Noted. For your sake, I hope the poison stops with her." Her words held a thinly veiled threat, but this was at least suitable for the time being. After the last Gathering, she hadn't been expecting Larkstar to actually do anything.

And it seemed that was that. Bumblestar hopped down the rock to the ground. "ThunderClan, back home! We're done here!"

[ FrostyGalaxy Lillith Moonraven Starfall ]

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Half mournful her time with Cloudpaw was over, half thankful to be saved from the situation, Featherpaw pressed her nose to Cloudpaw's cheek as Bumblestar called ThunderClan away.

"I'll see you next gathering," she mewed, whiskers drooping. "C'mon, Whistlewing, let's go."

[starry]

->> jayfrost [he/him, warrior, 23moons] <<-
a tall silver classic-tabby with well groomed short to medium length fur and icy blue eyes


"hmmm probably swimming"
circling back to his previous thoughts he made a mental note to try and observe someone that has more climbing skill that a limp rabbit in the future. maybe he'd be able to attend the next meeting with less height insecurity than this one. but realistically, how was he even going to get someone to demonstrate climbing without asking.

shaking his head to rid himself of the thought he craned his neck to see who had spoken up. spiderthroat addressing windclan regarding their sickness. he almost rolled his eyes again, not buying not apology fully but he was also not in the loop with the windclan situation, well how could he be as a riverclanner, so he had already decided to see everything critically.
glancing at palepaw out of the corner of his eye, he decided to just continue quiet chatter until just pausing to listen to anything being spoken couldnt work anymore.

shaking his head 'no' as he began to speak
"no, ive never had an apprentice before but i hope I'll get assigned one soon. or well. not soo soon, you know, so i can be sure i can teach them to the best of my ability."
he concluded, he could be proud and confident all he wanted but truly didnt feel like he could provide an apprentice with good training right now.
if he ever got an apprentice he wanted to be 100% sure that apprentice would think back to their training fondly.

he tilted his head, smiling at the younger cat calling him nice and strong and quietly nodded in response.

practically able to see palepaws brain work in real time infront of him he let his eyes wander the crowd, the ranks had filled up considerably and he was just a bit surprised at how many had decided to spend their day sitting on cold rocks and dirt and freezing their tails off. but well he had decided to do so too so who was he to judge.

head turning back to face palepaw and nodding along as she spoke.
"thank you thank you, i try to not let myself become my father" he chuckled, pleased at the thought of palepaw enjoying her training.

"i think a lot of the younger big cats are more fun than the older ones. your mentor is still pretty young right?"
he asked, glad he had actually not become one of the grumpy big cats yet but honestly he couldnt even blame a lot of them for being grumpy after all that had happened even just since palepaws birth.

he found himself nodding along to the mollys reply again, again pleased to hear she was apperantly more sociable than he was at her age.
"i have some friends, but not many from when i was an apprentice because i was really good friends with my brother at the time and didnt think i needed anyone but him."
he confessed honestly, the latter part in a more joking tone than anything else. he should have probably not mentioned his brother, not even in a 'hey look how silly i was when i was your age' type of way but it was too late now anyway.


(late response cuz i fell asleep lol. i hope this doesnt have any typos but my eyes are blurring n i cant find my glasses to proof read again. +my english is really wonky in my posts rn cuz im not used to writing anything but analysis in english cuz english isnt my first language either lol :kittyface: ) celeste palepaw
Palepaw
shadowclan apprentice | she/her

Ooh, his skill was swimming! That was quite exciting - Palepaw hoped she could learn swimming one day. Maybe she wasn't a fish, but it seemed really fun! Especially in the summer. She imagined the scorching hot sun, sweat drops rolling down her fur, and then jumping in a cool river. That would be so refreshing! "Do you swim often in the summer? To cool yourself down?" Perhaps she'd go bug some cats about learning swimming!! Surely there were a few ShadowClan cats who could?

She saw the RiverClan big cat look up at the even bigger cats, who were doing an announcement. Palepaw didn't really care to listen to the ThunderClan cat talking to the WindClan cat, as it didn't really affect her, instead staring wide-eyed at the many cats sitting up there. Maybe one day that'll be me! she thought with an inner giggle, even though she knew that was really unrealistic. Well, she could keep dreaming - why not? The cats she admired the most were the medicine cats and medicine cat apprentices. Every one of them seemed really nice, and they had a reaaally honorable role, healing the clan!

The WindClan and ThunderClan deputies seemed to be done, and Jayfrost replied to her question. Oh, he'd never had an apprentice before.. made sense, he was really young and probably still adjusting to warrior life himself! When he said he wanted an apprentice at some point, she found herself grinning. "You'll be a really great mentor! That apprentice of yours is gonna be lucky." She couldn't complain about her mentor either. He'd be a mentor as amazing as Batty for sure!

Palepaw tilted her head as he said he was trying not to be his father. That wasn't even possible! She laughed a little. Hm, was her mentor young? Batflight seemed pretty young, the calico molly guessed Batty was maximum 40 moons. Is that young? I.. I think it is!

"Yep, she definitely isn't any older than 40 moons," she replied confidently. "Is that still young? She acts like a fun, young big cat! But.. I think she's also really loyal! And strong!" Yeah, that was the perfect description for her mentor - fun, strong, and loyal! In Pale's opinion, that made her the perfect warrior and the perfect mentor.

Jayfrost seemed happy about her reply to the questions about her friends/social life, which was a good sign! Oh, he didn't have many friends from his apprenticeship? That wasn't bad - she respected cats that kept to themselves. While some cats may think Palepaw loved to annoy others and was a never-ending river of words, she did have some sense, and just adjusted to whoever she was talking with. If she was talking to a shy cat, she'd probably try to get them out of their shell, but also respect their boundaries and be soft with them. If she was talking to a cat who hated talking, she didn't necessarily talk much, just leaving her millions of questions unanswered.

In new situations though she could sometimes get a little overexcited. This was her first gathering so it was one of those, but Jayfrost was nice, so he didn't mind. "That's okay! Not everyone likes socializing with everyone," she mewed with a small smile.

RiverClan started making their announcement. She looked over at Jayfrost, knowing he'd probably like to listen to that. Her bright blue eyes shifted to the RiverClan leader, head tilted in curiosity. She started announcing some nice things, but then her announcements started shifting to worrying stuff and tensions. With ShadowClan. Uh-oh. Why had ShadowClan attacked a RiverClan cat that wasn't even on her side? That wasn't great and would probably start more of a tension between the two clans, but she didn't want Jayfrost to be shocked and hate her for that.

"Jay, I'm sorry our clan did that! I.. I hope we can still be friends?" she asked tentatively. Please don't be mad.. ThunderClan was leaving, so she supposed the other clans would leave soon as well, after all announcements had been made and the conflicts cleared.

[Katiethewolfchild]

Sunleap listened as all of the leaders announced and headed home when Bumblestar said it was time.

Dogpaw listened to all of the leaders and headed back to camp when it was time.

Beetlepaw listened to al of the leaders and headed back to camp when it was time.

Sheeppaw followed Beetlepaw back to camp when it was time.

[Katiethewolfchild]

Bearpelt listened as all of the leaders made their announcements.

Foxpaw listened to all of the leaders.

Snakepaw listened as all of the leaders announced what they had to announce.

Caterpillarpaw listened to all of the leaders make their announcements.

Birdpaw listened to all of the leaders make their announcements and got really really bored because she considered the announcements to be really really boring.

Toadpaw listened, interested when she learned that WindClan had been suffering from a illness that ThunderClan though might be posioning.. Not that she allowed herself to show that she was interested.

[Undertaker]

Seriously? Dawnstar blinked her eyes as WindClan was pretty much-given herbs, apologies, and free territory for the trouble ThunderClan caused them. Yet the multiple cats ThunderClan killed and the slaughter of Dawnstar's daughter and medicine cat for no reason was met with hostility and disbelief.

Extremely annoyed, Dawnstar twitched an ear in Larkstar's direction when the baby bird began tweeting about some cat one of Dawnstar's clanmates had killed. "Ugh, I've already said multiple times that you can go ahead and kill any ShadowClanner found across your borders, no need for the reminder, I'll shed no tears or blood over idiots who can't follow my orders" Dawnstar grunted as she rose, finding it funny how tough the inexperienced birdy was trying to sound.

Think of inexperienced, wasn't RiverClan's deputy just made a warrior last moon? Dawnstar didn't understand how Riverclan was okay with so many inexperienced cats taking over RiverClan's high ranks. Their leader hadn't even been a warrior for than a pawful full of moons, not seasons, moons. Their new deputy was just made a warrior one moon ago.... how freaking long did it take for Birdsnow to finish her apprenticeship? Why was RiverClan so okay with this?!! Dawnstar would be throwing a fit if she was in RiverClan, especially if she was one of the senior warriors. The leader is far too young and their deputy is far too incompetent to even deserve such a high rank.

There had to be some sort of discontent amongst the members of RiverClan. It might be fun to see if she could use that at some point, she still needed to repay RiverClan for the past transgressions against ShadowClan. She had no interest in doing another coup, like with ThunderClan and WindClan, but it might be fun to back a rebellion... but before she could even think about that she needed to stabilize her clan first. Larkfire's inexperience and Vulturefang's recent incompetence needed addressing first and foremost.

"I'll see about finding the one that killed your warrior, Willowwisp, if possible, and I'll happily deliver their pelt to your border if I do." Dawnstar meowed, glancing at Larkstar before she descended from the stones. It should be well known by now that Dawnstar ran a tight ship. Whether out of fear or respect, her warriors knew better than to challenge or disobey her... or maybe they didn't if some were starting to act out again. It might be a good idea to remind them of what happens to those who don't fall in line.

"ShadowClan, home."The leader roared. Vulturefang hadn't bothered showing up at all for the gathering. She was lucky everyone else was so consumed with their own issues that no one dared ask why Dawnstar had been the only one among the ShadowClan high ranks to appear. Vulturefang was going to have some explaining to do.
FrostyGalaxy

[hades.]

Yellowpaw left.

[Starfall]

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Spiderthroat
He/Him || ThunderClan Deputy
Beefed Up Tier III || Just a Scratch
dino. || Moonraven || Lillith

The tom took on a sour expression as their deputy showed up late, snapping at him as if he just tarnished his long, far too long, line of family. Causing the disownment that should absolutely happen. Although in the middle of Spiderthroat doing his best to drown out what it was the tom was saying, something caught his attention. Making him snap his head forwards, a roll of his eyes following suit.

Something about a territory, he had no qualm's about it. It was under used and it didn't bring a bounty of herbs or prey from what he could tell. A piece of territory that was far more trouble than it was worth. Besides. If they wanted it back later, he'd simply take it back when needed. But that wasn't what caught his attention.

As Twilightstar accepted the herbs and Bumblestar spoke of keeping peace the Calico stood up and stepped forwards. "I only killed two of your Warriors in that Border Scuffle. There were only Warriors in that patrol." he stated, his voice stern. That being said it held a hint of anger to them. "I may not like you rabbit chasers, and it may not seem like much, but I happen to have standards." he said, raising his head up, realizing that ThunderClan was going to be making their way home. "Killing kits and Apprentices is where I draw the line, and I have yet to even begin to think about crossin it. I'd suggest tryin to figure out what went wrong, n where. I own up to the two deaths, because those are the lives that I took."

With a flick of his tail, the deputy turned and followed suit beside Bumblestar. At this time the tom was simply on autopilot, as if trying to piece together the mystery behind the dead Apprentice. Typically he wouldn't care, especially if it was another Clan's dead. But this time someone was trying to frame him as the culprit. Most of the time you can get away with it...most of the time. But since he seemed to be the belle of the ball with the border skirmish, there was a little too many spotlights on him for it to go unnoticed by the older. He knows, beyond a shadow of a doubt, there was no Apprentice in that skirmish.

Leaning forwards, and angling his head down slightly, the tom whispered to Bumblestar. "It looks like I'm bein framed."

[Alchemist Kitsune]

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| Lightningstorm |
Flock Together [Tier 3] - Inactive


Right. So maybe it wasn't a small laugh, but she'd take the smile. An amused giggle escaping the calico, she offered the RiverClan apprentice a quirked brow, choosing to ignore the obvious. The one where there was no other option to represent RiverClan here. Good thing she hadn't asked about Dreamy, then, because stars... that would have been awkward. Large ears perked up as Tansypaw continued speaking, only for the younger she-cat to be interrupted by the ShadowClan leader's announcements. Looked like it was about time to cut the chitchat and let the clan heads have their fill of look at how awesome my clan is, so much better than yours for the moon before they all left, gone until the next repeat of news.

Lightningstorm's curiosity grew at the colossal tabby's news... or rather lack of. Neither her deputy nor her medicine cat were present, yet her announcements lacked any substance. Surely things couldn't be all wonder and shine despite the season if neither of the other high ranks had been able to show? There was of course the possibility that they were simply running late, but then why would Dawnstar begin her announcements first? It was... worth noting at the very least.

Whatever interest the young healer had held in regards to what ailed ShadowClan was soon gone. There was no room for such idle thoughts when the audacity being spoken by the calico tom atop the Seastones was enough to make even her wish to shred his ears herself. Was... was this tom seriously attempting to equate the lives of three murdered clanmates... clanmates who had not deserved their fate, and one of which had seemingly been conveniently left out... to a mouthful of bloody herbs? Who the bloody hell did this pile of badger droppings think he was?! And this was the cat that Bumblestar put all of her trust into turning deputy? It was all the wiry framed medicine cat could do to contain herself. To not allow her hackles to raise in fury despite the tensing of her shoulders and the clear storm brewing within her glare.

Evidently Lightningstorm wasn't the only WindClanner feeling this way, as Fallownose soon appeared and demanded just retribution. A piece of territory. Hardly worth the lives of three clanmates as far as the spotted lass was concerned, but if it would avoid more bloodshed, it might just be worth it as a way to get at least one up above these two worthless cats, albeit it answered nothing. Because frankly... why the hell was ThunderClan even offering herbs in the first place? What had possessed them to give such a petty, pathetic gift? She understood that it was almost leafbare, but the pile of measly herbs was insulting.

Bumblestar's condescending tone grated on her nerves, and again the healer found herself wanting to rip out another ThunderClanner's ears. Obviously they didn't use them, might as well free them from their loathsome heads. And yet, even as her tail lashed in anger, the spotted molly did not miss what was said. The stars talk. Really?! StarClan had chosen to talk to ThunderClan? To Bumblestar? Of all bloody cats? What the hell were those star clad arseholes thinking?! How dare they give away information like that! Pathetic, worthless scum that they were, truly, if they were siding with this sorry heap of fur that the forest cats called a leader. And what was worse, they were ignoring WindClan's own cats while they were suffering?! Next time she saw one of those grey pelts scouting about her dreams, they best pray she didn't catch up to them. She would rip them a new one were they stood!

Twilightstar's voice cutting through her thoughts, the young healer heard her name being called and turned her blazing glare towards the WindClan leader, the ire held within softening once her focus had been diverted from the disgusting ThunderClan pair. Without a word, the molly stepped forward, sniffing the herbs gingerly before hesitantly grabbing on to them. Lightningstorm had the right mind to throw the herbs out. Remove them to the dirt. Instead, she took them towards Drizzlecloud and Springpaw, sitting down amongst the healers once more. Dropping the sorry bundle, large ears perked up, a brow quirked with some admitted interest as the murderer spoke once more. He admitted to the death of both warriors, and yet he couldn't be bothered to remember the second patrol he'd attacked, in which he had killed an apprentice? It sounded like a lie. Or so she wanted to tell herself, but her gut gave an uneasy twist at his words, her previous paranoia flaring up again.

Both patrols had only two cats in common. Spiderthroat and Scorchedfang... but could it be that Spiderthroat's commonality in these patrols was being grossly exaggerated by the one cat who just happened to be the only survivor on WindClan's side of both patrols? She didn't like it. Something was off. But what could she do with only a bad feeling in her gut? There was nothing pointing at any type of foul play, and unless Scorchedfang was some sort of sadistic arse who found it infinitely entertaining to send others to their death or kill them himself, she just couldn't see how else Mousepaw had died.

Brow creased with concern, Lightningstorm gave Cowtuft a questioning, worried look before shaking her head. Nothing would come of her questioning these things now. She couldn't trust ThunderClan. Not the leader and deputy, in any case. Those two would gladly lie through their teeth to manipulate and control the entirety of the clans to their benefit if allowed. It was clear they saw themselves as superior despite how pathetically low they kept sinking their rotten clan. Information from those two would be pointless. And yet... she could always get something here, or so she hoped, from Drizzlecloud and Springpaw. Pushing the herbs towards the two healers, she stared at them, the previous laugher and playfulness gone from her sharp, cool features as she spoke to them now.

"Would I be allowed to infer that you two are meant to tell me what these herbs are and what they are for at the very least?" she asked, her tone lacking in emotion, strictly business as she ignored the ThunderClan leader's call for her clan to leave; the bundle was still enclosed, she had no interest in seeing the herbs before she had the time to study them, but the least amount of surprises she had concerning anything she was taking to camp, the better.


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Ripplepelt winced. Somehow she'd managed to do the one thing she wanted to avoid - upset Adderpaw.

"Oh, Adderpaw, I'm sorry," she mewed, not quite sure what she'd said wrong but feeling guilty nonetheless. She stroked her tail along Adderpaw's pelt comfortingly. "Don't let me ruin your first gathering. Just as you're new to being an apprentice, she's still learning to be a leader - maybe once she's settled into her new role she'll be more open to friends."

She poked Adderpaw gently with a paw. "Besides, when you're head Lionheart of RiverClan, I'm sure you'll have plenty of time to get to know her better."



Adderpaw let out a few more tears before she let out a heavy sigh and looked up at Ripplepelt with big sad eyes. "Yeah... I think uh, things are just being tough on me.. I didn't mean to.." To cry. She just felt stressed from all the nonsense that had been going on all around her that she couldn't hold it in anymore. She then rubbed her head into Ripplepelt's a few times to make her face look a little drier. "Looks like it rained a little, weird." She joked a little. She did feel a lot better getting those traitors tears out of her eyes. Good riddance!

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Ripplepelt let out a sigh. She wasn't surprised, with all that Adderpaw had dealt with lately, especially the current onslaught of rogues on the territory. It was stressful for everyone, let alone a brand new apprentice. Maybe another outing would cheer her up? She hated seeing the usually cheery cat so miserable.

"Ah that, pesky rain," she mewed, whiskers twitching in amusement. "Say, Adderpaw, have you been to the old SkyClan territory yet?"

As she spoke to Adderpaw, she kept one ear swivelled to listen to the clan leaders speaking on the Seastones, but there didn't seem to be much of note to RiverClan in the other clans' announcements.

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Poppysong seemed to be in their own world, so with one last glance of concern, Softsong turned her attention to Spottedpaw. The naivety and genuine sweetness of the apprentice had her acting a little softer than her usual prickly self.

"No, I'm just grey naturally," she mewed, tail twitching in amusement. "I am getting old though, that part was true. Your pelt is pretty enough as it is, though. You and Poppysong look like a matching pair."

She turned briefly to listen to what the clan leaders were announcing. Her ears lay flat as Spiderthroat and Bumblestar spoke. Why the hell was StarClan telling ThunderClan how to solve WindClan's troubles? They had medicine cats of their own!

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Ripplepelt let out a sigh. She wasn't surprised, with all that Adderpaw had dealt with lately, especially the current onslaught of rogues on the territory. It was stressful for everyone, let alone a brand new apprentice. Maybe another outing would cheer her up? She hated seeing the usually cheery cat so miserable.

"Ah that, pesky rain," she mewed, whiskers twitching in amusement. "Say, Adderpaw, have you been to the old SkyClan territory yet?"

As she spoke to Adderpaw, she kept one ear swivelled to listen to the clan leaders speaking on the Seastones, but there didn't seem to be much of note to RiverClan in the other clans' announcements.

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Poppysong seemed to be in their own world, so with one last glance of concern, Softsong turned her attention to Spottedpaw. The naivety and genuine sweetness of the apprentice had her acting a little softer than her usual prickly self.

"No, I'm just grey naturally," she mewed, tail twitching in amusement. "I am getting old though, that part was true. Your pelt is pretty enough as it is, though. You and Poppysong look like a matching pair."

She turned briefly to listen to what the clan leaders were announcing. Her ears lay flat as Spiderthroat and Bumblestar spoke. Why the hell was StarClan telling ThunderClan how to solve WindClan's troubles? They had medicine cats of their own!


Adderpaw
Riverclan
Determined, Loyal, Lawful Good
“One day I’ll be the greatest warrior of all the clans!”


A little chuckled escaped from Adderpaw when Ripplepelt joined in the joking as well. Though tear betrayed her she was feeling better so maybe they weren't the worst things in the world it seemed. Then a strange word hit Adderpaw ears making her tilt her head in confusion. "Sky...Clan? You aren't making things up are you?" Adderpaw said in utter confusion, then remembered Ripplepelt's tone did not sound like a joke at all and she was a smart cat. "Is Skyclan a super ancient clan?" She started to sway her tail in interest in the thought of a long gone clan. What could they have been like? Did they live in trees?

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Spottedpaw
Windclan

Peaceful, Hopeful, Neutral Good


If cats could blush, Spottedpaw would be beaming brightly with embarrassment. Spottedpaw really felt like a ditz sometimes and this was one of those times. "Oh....!" She didn't know how really to respond with her silly mistake. Then she looked up to her mentor to re-remember how her fur looked and smiled brightly. "If I was a little bit bigger you'd have a hard time telling who's who!" Spottedpaw joked, yet she then realized one might think she was being serious. Oh dear what a silly day this was adding up to!

[alec]

Palepaw
shadowclan apprentice | she/her

Ooh, his skill was swimming! That was quite exciting - Palepaw hoped she could learn swimming one day. Maybe she wasn't a fish, but it seemed really fun! Especially in the summer. She imagined the scorching hot sun, sweat drops rolling down her fur, and then jumping in a cool river. That would be so refreshing! "Do you swim often in the summer? To cool yourself down?" Perhaps she'd go bug some cats about learning swimming!! Surely there were a few ShadowClan cats who could?

She saw the RiverClan big cat look up at the even bigger cats, who were doing an announcement. Palepaw didn't really care to listen to the ThunderClan cat talking to the WindClan cat, as it didn't really affect her, instead staring wide-eyed at the many cats sitting up there. Maybe one day that'll be me! she thought with an inner giggle, even though she knew that was really unrealistic. Well, she could keep dreaming - why not? The cats she admired the most were the medicine cats and medicine cat apprentices. Every one of them seemed really nice, and they had a reaaally honorable role, healing the clan!

The WindClan and ThunderClan deputies seemed to be done, and Jayfrost replied to her question. Oh, he'd never had an apprentice before.. made sense, he was really young and probably still adjusting to warrior life himself! When he said he wanted an apprentice at some point, she found herself grinning. "You'll be a really great mentor! That apprentice of yours is gonna be lucky." She couldn't complain about her mentor either. He'd be a mentor as amazing as Batty for sure!

Palepaw tilted her head as he said he was trying not to be his father. That wasn't even possible! She laughed a little. Hm, was her mentor young? Batflight seemed pretty young, the calico molly guessed Batty was maximum 40 moons. Is that young? I.. I think it is!

"Yep, she definitely isn't any older than 40 moons," she replied confidently. "Is that still young? She acts like a fun, young big cat! But.. I think she's also really loyal! And strong!" Yeah, that was the perfect description for her mentor - fun, strong, and loyal! In Pale's opinion, that made her the perfect warrior and the perfect mentor.

Jayfrost seemed happy about her reply to the questions about her friends/social life, which was a good sign! Oh, he didn't have many friends from his apprenticeship? That wasn't bad - she respected cats that kept to themselves. While some cats may think Palepaw loved to annoy others and was a never-ending river of words, she did have some sense, and just adjusted to whoever she was talking with. If she was talking to a shy cat, she'd probably try to get them out of their shell, but also respect their boundaries and be soft with them. If she was talking to a cat who hated talking, she didn't necessarily talk much, just leaving her millions of questions unanswered.

In new situations though she could sometimes get a little overexcited. This was her first gathering so it was one of those, but Jayfrost was nice, so he didn't mind. "That's okay! Not everyone likes socializing with everyone," she mewed with a small smile.

RiverClan started making their announcement. She looked over at Jayfrost, knowing he'd probably like to listen to that. Her bright blue eyes shifted to the RiverClan leader, head tilted in curiosity. She started announcing some nice things, but then her announcements started shifting to worrying stuff and tensions. With ShadowClan. Uh-oh. Why had ShadowClan attacked a RiverClan cat that wasn't even on her side? That wasn't great and would probably start more of a tension between the two clans, but she didn't want Jayfrost to be shocked and hate her for that.

"Jay, I'm sorry our clan did that! I.. I hope we can still be friends?" she asked tentatively. Please don't be mad.. ThunderClan was leaving, so she supposed the other clans would leave soon as well, after all announcements had been made and the conflicts cleared.



->> jayfrost [he/him, warrior, 23moons] <<-
a tall silver classic-tabby with well groomed short to medium length fur and icy blue eyes


"yes, being able to swim is lovely during summer and the fish make for a good meal"
he hummed in agreement with the apprentices statement.

"maybe i can show you one day" he added, only half serious, he knew of the tense situation, how could he not, and was honestly getting quite upset with all the politics and rules for who he was to be friendly with and who was automatically the enemy.

he could still hope thought, hope for a better time where it wouldn't be a once a moon gathering to discuss bare facts and fight over territory but maybe a more peaceful event. maybe one day the clans will get along he thought and almost laughed out loud for how ridiculous he sounded even to himself. he knew that tensions had been high for moons and moons even before his birth and noone seemed to think a unity was possible.

the frown that had settled on his face quickly got replaced by a warm smile. he really wanted to believe in himself to be a good mentor like palepaw seemed to believe in him but after what had happened with his brother... he was so sure anymore.

keeping his response limited to the smile he nodded 'yes' when the smaller cat questioned if a cat younger than fourty moons was still young.
"she sounds like a good mentor, i hope she'll teach you a lot. maybe you can tell me next time"
he hoped that didnt come across weird, he knew of the rules, unspoken or not, and always tried to not sound like he was trying to spy on another clan. he was just genuinely interested and hoped palepaw would like to talk to him again next time. and besides, he didnt think a apprentice knew a lot of what was discussed in the leaders den anyway.

ignoring palepaws response in order to listen to the announcements, he frowned at how bad the riverclan announcement sounded. the stratches he had gotten from one of the rogues still stung from time to time and he had felt weak and dizzy for a few days after the attack. the announcement made him feel weak and bare again, like everyone could see right through him and take apart his mind, he hated that they had to admit how honestly bad they were doing. rogues, the cold and hunger, exiles, in clan fighting...

recognising his name through the buzz of his thought he turned his head to palepaw again.
"oh no dont apologise, its not your fault and i will never be upset with you for something one of your clanmates has done."
he reassured the upset apprentice and gently bumped the side of her face with his. he knew he should be upset, generally speaking he should be mad at shadowclan as a whole but.. well. loyalty to his clan was important but he had gotten to the point where he valued loyalty to good cats over loyalty to his clan. he should probably feel guilty for thinking that way but he honestly couldnt bring himself to.
"looks like you're leaving..I'll see you next time?" he asked, his face and body calm enough to not show any emotion, but his eyes glistening with hope.


(short one buuut id love for them to chat again next gathering :3 )
celeste palepaw

[Moonraven]

Twilightstar's tail lashed back and forth as she watched the clans leave one by one. A firm frown on her maw as Spiderthroat denies killing WindClan's apprentice before he leaves. That was weird and irritating. She had spoken about Mousepaw's death at the last gathering and he hadn't denied killing the apprentice, but now he suddenly doesn't remember killing the paw. As much as she'd like to decipher that, she had bigger worries on her paws.

"WindClan, let's return to camp." Twilightstar meowed, once ThunderClan and ShadowClan had fully departed. She quickly leaped down from the rock, ignoring the trembles from the cold, and began leading the Clan home.

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Grubpaw
He/Him~Windclan~16 Moons~Flock Together 1


Grubpaw padded behind Fourshadow. "Finally we can leave" he groaned. Fourshadow flick him in the face with his tail. "Hay!" Grubpaw snapped at the orange tom.

[Katiethewolfchild]

Bearpelt left.

Foxpaw left.

Birdpaw left.

Snakepaw left.

Caterpillarpaw left.

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Softsong's tail twitched in amusement as Spottedpaw joked along. "I know Poppysong's dealing with their injury, so if you ever need someone to take you onto the territory, you can tag along with Fallowpaw and I," she offered. She'd already done the basics with her own apprentice, so she had time to spare, especially for Poppysong (and Spottedpaw by extension).

She lifted her gaze as Twilightstar announced their departure. Good. It will be nice to be back in bed and out of this wind. She followed behind her leader, still thinking hard on StarClan's ever-indiscernible motives. Why didn't they communicate with our own medicine cats? Was there some truth to Peachfrost's accusations after all? No. StarClan could have just as easily spoken with Twilightstar. She put the thought out of her mind.

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Ripplepelt looked at Adderpaw in surprise. She hadn't heard of SkyClan? It wasn't that surprising considering her young age, she supposed, but it threw her off nonetheless.

She opened her mouth to explain, but was interrupted by Twilightstar announcing WindClan's departure. "Sounds like we're next," she mewed, watching the other clans filter out of the Seastones. "Tell you what - how about we go hunting at Rugged Range tomorrow morning, and I can tell you all about SkyClan then? Get straight to bed when we get back to camp - it's quite a trek, so you'll need to be well rested."

[MangofDoom]

╔ Poppysong ═ ✱
╚ windclan warrior║nb they/them║20 moons║tags; lesbianism TheLostAmongTheStars
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Poppysong smiles. ”I guess we do look similar… And thanks for offering that, Softsong. I appreciate it.”

They glance at their leg, which is wrapped up in a tourniquet of sorts. It looks a little messy, like they need it replaced or fixed up sometime soon. When Twilightstar announces they are leaving, Poppysong jumps a bit. They stand and carefully begin walking out, gesturing for Spottedpaw to follow.

Poppysong taps their leg on the ground and pain shoots up it. They wrinkle their face and blink to keep themself from tearing up. They pay attention to their damaged leg, keeping themself from putting too much pressure on it.

‘Why can’t the medicine cats get the messages?’ Poppysong wonders in their head as they glance into the cold sky. ‘Does Starclan not believe them worthy?’

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Softsong frowned as Poppysong stood, offering them her side for support. "You shouldn't have have come along to the Seastones if it still hurts to put weight on," she mewed, a little prickly in her concern. "What did the medicine cats say when you got it looked at?"

[MangofDoom]

╔ Poppysong ═ ✱
╚ windclan warrior║nb they/them║20 moons║tags; lesbianism
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‘Mousedung. I have to be more careful. ’

Poppysong smiles at Softsong. They begin to explain, and perhaps over-explain, “Ah, I’m good. They said to be careful and to tell them if it started hurting too bad. I just think I overworked it today. It’s late and everybody is tired, so I’ll go in tomorrow if it’s still hurting.”

Part of them does actually want to get it checked out- but the other (louder) part recalls when the deaths were announced after that sickness spread. And sickness seems to hang in the air in the medicine den.

They continue on, stretching it a bit before hesitantly placing more weight on it.

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Adderpaw
Riverclan
Determined, Loyal, Lawful Good
“One day I’ll be the greatest warrior of all the clans!”

The young apprentice jumped around for a little bit excited to go on another adventure with one of her favorite cats. "That sounds like a lot of fun! I'll be sure to sleep well. So well that you'd think I am the most well rest cat to have every been!" Adderpaw said excitedly before looking to the leader stones. Oh Ripplepelt was correct it was only Larkstar. It felt like this was a really short meeting and there was so much she was missing. She was going to have to ask Ripplepelt SO MUCH.

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Spottedpaw
Windclan
"Be gentle with yourself."
Peaceful, Hopeful, Neutral Good

Aw it was time to go already? What a bummer... Spottedpaw wanted to talk more but she had to go with her clan. She was expecting to talk to other clan cats but then again it was hard to do that when you snuggled up to your mentor for warmth. There was always next time. "Thank you, Softsong. That sounds like it will be fun." She said with a smile. Then she looked to her mentor with a worried look, she looked hurt hurt so why did she walk out so far. "The cold can't be helping either!" She said parroting what other cats have said before though she didn't know if that was the case.

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Softsong's tail flicked. "Well, do as they say then. Stay off it until it's healed or you'll just make yourself worse, and then you won't have any choice but to stay off it."
She gave them a gentle flick to the head with her tail. "Don't be so quick to get back to your duties. Take care of yourself," she grumbled.

Softsong turned to Spottedpaw, fixing her with a stern look. "Come tell me if they get up to anything mousebrained," she told her, not making any effort to keep Poppysong out of earshot. She'd sit on them all day if that was what it took to keep them still and healing.

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Ripplepelt let out an amused huff at Adderpaw's determination to be the best at everything, apparently even sleeping.

"Good. You'll need your energy," she mewed. "It'll be good to spend the day with you." It would do her some good to take a break from more stressful duties for the day and instead spend the day trekking, hunting and reminiscing in such good company.

[MangofDoom]

╔ Poppysong ═ ✱
╚ windclan warrior║nb they/them║20 moons║tags; lesbianism TheLostAmongTheStars
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“The cold likely isn’t helping, but I can’t imagine how cold it would be without so much fur.” Poppysong nods to Spottedpaw and curls their tail up, showing off their large amount of red-brown fur hanging from it.

“And here I thought I was the mentor,” Poppysong chuckles, looking back at Softsong with a grin. Their nervousness makes their grin twitch, but the grin itself is quite warm and genuine.

[wolfie]

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Cowtuft bursted out into laughter, his shoulders shook in response to Lightningstorm's tangent. "Goodness! Isn't that a metaphor.. for life itself? Reality always getting in that way.." He let out a long, exaggerated sigh; his whiskers twitched in amusement. He quieted down soon, settling into a more relaxed posture. That laugh was long needed. Even in darkness there would be bits of light.

ThunderClan and RiverClan came next by their scent. The two who arrived were smaller in statue, younger. His eyebrows furrowed close together. Tansypaw and Springpaw, he reckoned. Cowtuft dipped his head in greeting, but otherwise kept withdrawn. ,, He hoped Falconfeather and Drizzlecloud were alright. While he wasn't particularly close to them, he grew concerned seeing a new cat come into their rank so often.

ShadowClan's medicine cat also does not show, though Drizzlecloud does. It isn't unheard of for one of them to miss a Gathering. However, he never quite realized how familiar he had grown to seeing Elmshadow present. It is a strange sight and the splotched tom doesn't enjoy it. He's seen such a sight seven times already.

He always drifts off after the original greetings are done. He used to be more interactive, sure of it, but down the line it dwindled into something more simplistic. Disconnected. The gatherings were always stressful, overwhelming. Cowtuft made his best efforts to stay in the present. It was a nasty habit, something he had to nip.

,, He did always try to look out for chances to help, though. Tansypaw's off-hand comment was enough to catch his attention. He turned towards her, "Do you bury your herbs.. or dry them..? Both can help preserve herbs longer.. throughout leaf bare.. There are a few herbs that grow.. during leaf bare too, " He gestured towards RiverClan's medicine cat apprentice.

Cowtuft looked to the leaders, trying to tune into what they were saying. ShadowClan's announcements were brief, he didn't pay them too much mind. His eyebrows furrowing closer together to see ,, someone push herbs towards Twilightstar. Spiderthroat he figured was the feline unless he was mixing up voices. ,, Herbs to make up for the lives they lost. It was borderline disrespectful, and he stiffened, looking towards ThunderClan's medicine cat with questions swirling in his eyes.

He didn't like to be distrustful, but golly. That deputy of theirs had supposedly killed so many cats, including a medicine cat. He also happened to know things he shouldn't know. As far as any of the anyone outside of WindClan, the sickness could've been greencough. That didn't look like catmint.

Fallownose was quick to reply, asking for something more. Cowtuft's stomach shifted with unease. The idea of a small chunk of territory and ,, three herbs making up for three lives .. He frowned deeply. Even deeper as Bumblestar spoke.

The stars talk. The stars talk. The stars talk.

The stars talk to ThunderClan but they don't speak to him; they don't speak to WindClan. Despite the five cats who have passed to the sickness, his efforts to find the cause amounted to nothing. The stars would talk to share his secrets and they would talk to the murderers.

Not him. or Lightningstorm. or Anyone in WindClan. It was disrespectful, and Cowtuft couldn't help but feel an all-consuming bitterness. StarClan could've prevented this all but they used their knowledge to benefit ThunderClan,, who took at least two of their clanmates away. (Spiderthroat begged to differ, the medicine cat didn't quite have any inclination to believe him.)

And poison? Cowtuft looked to his apprentice, his tail only held down by his paws otherwise it would be twitching with frustration. It wasn't poison. He didn't understand the narrative that StarClan was pushing. If they were so inclined to get them out of his rank, they could ask. They didn't have to kill his clanmates to do so.

He tries to take subtle, calming breaths but his expression had darkened. Falconfeather was dead. He barely knew the tom for three moons.

Blimey. He wanted out, out and away from this Gathering. He was ready to head back home. It seemed like there was a common agreeance. No one wanted to diddle daddle as each clan announced their leave. Cowtuft rises swiftly to his paws, quickly following behind Lightningstorm who was keen to inquire ThunderClan's medicine cats on a bit more specific details on the herbs.

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Softsong let out a huff of amusement. "Even when you're in the elders den, I'll still be your mentor. That makes me Spottedpaw's grand-mentor." She shook her head at the silliness.
"Come on, reckless. Let's get you home to bed." Confident that Poppysong wasn't going to fall over before they left the Seastones, their little group took up the rear of the WindClan cats leaving.

[blxze.]

Quailheart purred softly, she was rather glad as she looked around. Everyone was having fun. She looked up at her mate. "Thank you for staying with me. You can go if you like." she decided. Mapledusk ought to have some fun too. Just because she was shy shouldn't mean he had to stay.
Honey Bee

[Honey Bee]

Quailheart purred softly, she was rather glad as she looked around. Everyone was having fun. She looked up at her mate. "Thank you for staying with me. You can go if you like." she decided. Mapledusk ought to have some fun too. Just because she was shy shouldn't mean he had to stay.
Honey Bee


“Alright.” He mewed turning around

[silver.]

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Bury them? Dry them? So herbs could be used even if they were all dried up. That was good to know. When she's offered the information from the older healer she cannot help but smile and nod gratefully to him, before her attention too moves to the leaders up above. So much was happening it made her head spin. Too hard to keep up. So she doesn't may much attention. However she does pay attention to Windclan's senior medicine cat. The way he was reacting... Was there something more happening within Windclan that Riverclan wasn't aware of? He looked nervous. Upset. Though she can't exactly garner what was going on through his mind it was obvious enough that something was putting him on edge. He had helped her so it was only fair to reciprocate the kindness, right?

And then the four begin to talk. It feels... Cold. Isolating. To be left out of such a conversation. But she very much didn't belong there. Wasn't her business. So she turns her gaze away, back up toward Larkstar, eager to leave. Eager to get away from all the voices and mingling scents and the suffocating feeling of isolation.

She had so many more questions. So many things to say. And yet she finds herself scooting away from the others and continuing to offer a begging stare up at her leader. Of course she would listen from her spot if it meant she would gain any information by just being there. Whatever this mystery herb was she would take note of it for herself. Riverclan, too, has already had clan mates fall to poison due to her own ineptitude. So if she could just clock what it was... Keep the information for herself, as well... Maybe she would gain something today.

If she were braver she would join in the circle of healers and pay closer attention. But she wasn't brave. It wasn't her place. No matter how strong the urge was she kept to herself, one ear listening out for the conversation that was to come.

cowtuft | wolfie // lightningstorm | Alchemist Kitsune // drizzlecloud | Omari // springpaw | rudolph // larkstar mention | FrostyGalaxy

[Frozen Reign]

Fire tail
He/him
27 moons

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Firetail flicked his ear as he listened," o-ok," he replied softly before turning to Flamegaze" sooo Who's the deputy?" He asked curiously
[sorry for the really late reply]
Flamegaze searched, but she couldn't find him.
"Vulturefang, but... he doesn't seem to be here." that was odd. now that she saw, only Dawnstar had showed up out of the three shadowclan high ranks.
Speaking of which Danwnstar had long since called for shadowclan to return home.
"Sorry, I have to go, " she said apologetically, although honestly she didn't really care much. "it was nice meeting you Firetail," she said, and with a swish of her tail, got up to leave.

[Neptune.]

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She/her | 20 moons | Mind Reader - PERM ACTIVE
A sleek dilute tortie she-cat with green eyes



Good, at least she wasn't met with that much hostility and Dawnstar said she'd look into Willowwisp's unjust murder. For now that would have to be enough. This gathering was finished. With nothing else to add to the mix, Lark stands up again, bracing herself against the chilly sea breeze, and calls to her clan "RiverClan, it's time to head home!" before jumping down from the stone and leading the way back to camp, grateful that chaos didn't erupt this time around and unsure if the same would be true for the next moon's gathering.

[Katiethewolfchild]

Toadpaw headed back to camp.

[blxze.]

Goldfish padded after the group of cats, glad to be heading home.

[Nixey]

Quillpaw
She/her | 7 moons | Silk Spinner
She was thankful that the cat she had accidentally bumped into was nice, and it seemed like her first gathering too. "You got that right," Quillpaw nodded as she glanced around, taking all of the different sights and smells. Lots more cats than she was used to, that was for sure. "I'm surprised everyone gathers here, 'specially with the weather 'n how uppity it can be. Like a bucking horse in a wooden stall." She... wasn't entire sure what that meant, but she'd heard Ma and Pa say it often when talking about the weather when they had traveled.

Ibispaw. So she had 'paw at the end of her name, too. That likely meant she was training just like Quill was. "Kit is what the youngers are called, right? Until they get up to trainin' like you and me?" It made sense. No one had ever really explained the names to her in much detail when she had joined. For a moment the WindClan apprentice had a thoughtful look on her face before shrugging. "Quill is just fine. Don't see why I can't go by it still." It didn't seem against that... code or whatever it had been that Peachfrost had showed her before her exile from the Clan.

"Former outsider, that's right! Used to travel all over - here 'n there. 'Cept when we'd find good shelter - that could be difficult." Taking a seat next to the apprentice, Quillpaw tilted her head in curiosity. "You smell different from all the others I live with. There's three other Clans. Which one of 'em are you from?" Distinguishing between scents was not something Quill was equipped to do much of, but she could at least tell Ibispaw smelled different.

An ear flicked as it seemed the cats on the stones were starting their announcements. A big, burly brown tabby with more scars than she had ever seen went first, then a smaller and paler she-cat with claw mark scars on her face. Twilightstar and Fallownose seemed to be dealing with something regarding the claw-mark-face gal and the white tom that sat on the rock underneath her. Quill didn't have much interest in whatever was going on and instead looked back to Ibispaw with a smile.

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Her attention went up toward the leaders sitting on the rocks as their announcements started. A smile appeared on her maw at Quill's words; she had a funny way of speaking. Not in a bad sense. It was interesting, in no way similar to how the other cats in the clans spoke, at least no others she had heard. So when her gaze landed back on Quillpaw, she nodded, "Yeah, no matter the weather, we always seem to gather every moon from what I've been told. That sounds nice. Imagine all the friends you could make outside your normal circle." Not all cats were friendly, but those would be worth the trip.

The question surprised Ibispaw momentarily: had yet to explain how the naming worked to the other? A nod came in response, "Yeah, the younger ones, before six moons, are kits. Those of us that are training are 'paws." Gesturing around them with her paw before finishing, "The rest of the cats have different endings to their names. Well, except leaders." Her little rant on the naming system seemed finally over, having mentioned all she could think of. "Quill it is then. It's already nice like that anyway." Quill instead of Quillpaw.

She knew outsiders joined the clans often, but most of the time, she had heard of them being on their own more often than not. She tilted her head, a questioning look resting on her features, "We'd?" She enquired, "Did you travel in a group?" She supposed it would be safer than Quill being on her own. Ibispaw hummed, nodding at Quill's statement, "Shadowclan, Dawnstar's clan, the scarred tabby up there." Even as a cat in Shadowclan, Dawnstar was still quite intimidating.

With announcements over and to Ibispaw's disappointment, the clans seemed to be departing. She wanted to stay and talk with this new friend more but knew that certainly wouldn't be possible since Dawnstar had already called them to leave. With a deep breath, she turned back towards Quill, "Seems we should be heading out." She hesitated and considered her options. Many could consider the idea that floated to her mind risky. But her smile returned as she looked towards Quill, "Since we're already leaving, and I think you're a grand company, there is a border that our clans share." Her voice was a whisper, eyes fixed on Quill, "Why don't we meet there? Tomorrow, or whatever time is most convenient for you." She waited for an answer, a bit of mischief dancing with excitement in her eyes.

After waiting a few moments, with or without an answer, Ibispaw murmured a goodbye to her new pal and headed after her clan.

[Omari]

Drizzlecloud
Thunderclan
She/her

As expected, the gathering hadn’t quite gone smoothly. It’s not like gatherings ever went that way, anyways. Something was always awry, someone was always speaking sourly, the clans were always tense with each other no matter how much peace was supposed to be held here. Her gaze shifted, bouncing between the leaders as they shared their news–some exchanging words. If the other medicine cats were speaking with one another, she wasn’t really focusing on any of it… Not because she was ignoring them purposefully, she was just focused on the matters at hand.

Spiderthroat was the second deputy to be appointed since she became Thunderclan’s medicine cat. Although she and him clearly had their differences, she had grown quite fond of the tom. Spiderthroat was her friend. She thought so, at least. She could count on him, and she believed that she could trust him, too. Even with all that he had been accused of–all that he had claimed was true and what was not. So, to be quite honest, she was a little anxious about what the outcome here would be.

With Riverclan’s announcements came a couple of interesting points. The reason for Falconfeather’s absence and the root of the poison that Thunderclan had been dealing with–Ottersplash. Perhaps she’d have the pleasure of ridding the clans of the molly entirely. The thought drifted over her mind in an almost passive manner, and she almost paid it no mind until she actually processed it–it was wrong. She wasn’t supposed to have such thoughts. Was she in the wrong, though? She was livid. Maybe a part of her would always pray for such a scenario to unfold.

Drizzlecloud blinked a few times, coming back to her senses when Bumblestar called out that they would be departing. Now, she also noticed that the Windclan healers had brought the bundle of herbs back to where she and Springpaw sat–expecting answers, presumably. Her gaze shifted from the wrapped up, yellow-petalled flowers, up to Lightnightstorm.

Ah, so she’s about business now. It was kind of a surprise–considering how she usually behaves. The change nearly shocked her, took the breath from her chest–but she supposed that all cats were capable of it.

“We haven’t given this herb a name–Springpaw and I never really sat down to give it one.” Drizzlecloud began slowly, inching closer to the bundle to carefully tug at the binding, allowing it to unfold ever so slightly to reveal the yellow petals within. “Now, I’m not totally sure what you’re dealing with in Windclan, but this helped us clean-up our poison-problem. The petals, chew ‘em up, have the inflicted cat ingest them. It should help them, hopefully, at least.”

The spotted tabby’s gaze shifted for a moment, eyeing Tansypaw before her fluffy tail thumped against the ground beneath her–an attempt at catching the apprentice’s attention. Even if Riverclan was the root cause of Thunderclan’s issue, it wasn’t Tansypaw’s fault. She felt bad for the young healer. With Falconfeather’s passing, and being thrusted into a new rank out of the blue–she knew the feeling of course–she couldn’t help but feel sympathetic. “You, too. Listen, okay?”

Drizzlecloud returned her gaze to the pair before her, speaking directly to them, but loud enough so that Tansypaw could listen as well if she wished to do so. “We found these by cliff-sides, but Starclan reveals that they may also be found in caves, too, I believe.”

There wasn’t much else to reveal about them, though. Their location, what they did and how they could possibly help… What more could she do? Offering the pair a respectful dip of the head, she spoke quietly. “I’m sorry about… Everything that has been going on. I wish Windclan well–I hope you solve the problem, I really do.”

Lifting herself up and onto her paws, she offered the three healers another nod. “We’ll be seeing you. Tansypaw, I wish you well, too.” And, with that, she turned to follow the rest of her clan, her fluffy tail brushing over Springpaw’s shoulder as she departed.

[ Sorry for the wait everyone! wolfie - cowtuft, Alchemist Kitsune - Lightningstorm, rudolph - Springpaw, silver. - Tansypaw ]

[paris]

╔ Poppysong ═ ✱
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Poppysong walks into the space, and their leg seizes. They wince and immediately sit down. In an attempt to distract themself, they remembering their… frankly, embarrassing display at the Windclan meeting. They promise themself to not do the same here as they close their eyes and wrinkle their nose at the pain radiating from their leg.

They notice that Windclan is the first clan here, and wonders how the gathering will go this time. None of the clans are on… exactly friendly terms.

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(Open for interaction!)


Larkswoop
Flock Together - T1
ThunderClan Warrior

ThunderClan warrior Larkswoop was making her way into the area, her green eyes shining in the light of the full moon.

A white she-cat followed in behind her Clanmate, her ears twitching nervously.

Larkswoop noticed Poppysong and dipped her head politely, heading over to sit down.

Larkswoop's Clanmate, Curltail, wasn't far behind. She was more stocky than Larkswoop, which makes sense since Larkswoop is half-RiverClan.

Curltail was a broad-shouldered, fluffy white she-cat with a curled tail - which is how she got her name - and green eyes.

Larkswoop's eyes narrowed as she cast a glance at the cloudy sky.

If a fight broke out, surely StarClan would cover the moon. That is what the clouds mean, right?

[silver.]

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At least the medicine cats were kind to one another. When Drizzlecloud calls to her she allows herself to shuffle in closer so she can watch and listen. Chocolate hues scan over the herb carefully, taking note of what it looks like. Listening to where it can be found. What it's used for. Considering Riverclan had it's issue with a clan mate poisoning others, it was better that she was prepared. And besides... Willowpaw had died from poisoned prey. If she knew of this herb then next time she wouldn't let anyone down.

In her brain she decides it needs a name. Or at least something for her to call it in her brain so she can commit the plant to memory. A cure for poison... Poison cure would be the easiest thing to call it. But was that too simple? What about yellow healer? That might be too close to yellow bells and may confuse clan mates if she sent anyone out to find it... So poison cure it stayed.

And then they say their goodbyes and take their leave. Tansypaw can't help but smile at the two retreating Thunderclan cats, pleasantly warm with the shared information between the group of them. She glances up when Larkstar announces that it was time to also return back to camp. She rises to her paws once more and stretches her back as she does so, glancing to the two Windclan cats left and dipping her head respectfully.

"Thanks for tellin' me about some preservation stuff. If ya got anything else to teach me I don't mind stickin' around a little longer. I'll take all the help I can get." She didn't wanna seem desperate, but... If she could take advantage of knowledge sitting right before her, she was going to do so. So she patiently awaits a response, paws growing cold against the stone she's standing upon.

(i know we wanted to do a lightningtansy interaction!! so we can move to a priv thread if you want :eyes: )
lightningstorm | Alchemist Kitsune // cowtuft | wolfie // drizzlecloud | Omari // springpaw | eris