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Scarfang trotted ahead, waiting for the rest of the patrol. Him, Yarrowpounce, Raccoontail, Timberspark and Chestnutpaw had been chosen by Frostflight to scout the old SkyClan territory. Why me of all cats? He grumbled to himself. "Why don't we pick up the pace, eh?" He mewed to his patrolmates.

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Yarrowpounce felt a little frustrated that Scarfang trotted ahead of everyone, he was trying to keep the pace slow so they could conserve energy. They had a long walk to the territory and now they had to spend some time scouting it out. Even Frostflight said to take it slow and steady, sleep in shifts, be careful.
"Scarfang, can I ask you to slow down please? I-I'm leading the patrol.." His voice was small, but he was trying. He tried his best not to be a pushover, but he's been through a lot and he was learning, one day he'd get his spine back.
At this point he wasn't even sure which of his patrol members were Skyclan cats. Everyone had begun to blend together sometime within the past moon or two. He knew he was Skyclan, he'd been Skyclan since before they even moved here. When they were still in the mountains.
"We should be keeping a steady pace, c-conserve our energy. We don't know what we'll find out there. T-There could be foxes, or badgers, rogues, old D-Dusk Syndicate cats.." Flicking his ear, Yarrowpounce glanced about, trying to keep his senses attuned to their surroundings while also trying to keep everyone in a group and not wandering off. They were a patrol, this wasn't a field trip for apprentices.

Originally Posted by The Cannibal (Post 616235) @Nebby @Pepperkins @Rosemew @Okapi Yarrowpounce felt a little frustrated that Scarfang trotted ahead of everyone, he was trying to keep the pace slow so they could conserve energy. They had a long walk to the territory and now they had to spend some time scouting it out. Even Frostflight said to take it slow and steady, sleep in shifts, be careful. "Scarfang, can I ask you to slow down please? I-I'm leading the patrol.." His voice was small, but he was trying. He tried his best not to be a pushover, but he's been through a lot and he was learning, one day he'd get his spine back. At this point he wasn't even sure which of his patrol members were Skyclan cats. Everyone had begun to blend together sometime within the past moon or two. He knew he was Skyclan, he'd been Skyclan since before they even moved here. When they were still in the mountains. "We should be keeping a steady pace, c-conserve our energy. We don't know what we'll find out there. T-There could be foxes, or badgers, rogues, old D-Dusk Syndicate cats.." Flicking his ear, Yarrowpounce glanced about, trying to keep his senses attuned to their surroundings while also trying to keep everyone in a group and not wandering off. They were a patrol, this wasn't a field trip for apprentices.

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Scarfang looked back at Yarrowpounce. "My bad." He apologized to the tom, slowing to a stop so that the tom could take the lead. "I didn't mean to take over. I didn't even notice I did." He genuinely felt bad. Having his son had taught him patience and humility, which he didn't have a lot of before.

Originally Posted by Nebby (Post 616183) @The Cannibal @Pepperkins @Rosemew @Okapi Scarfang trotted ahead, waiting for the rest of the patrol. Him, Yarrowpounce, Raccoontail, Timberspark and Chestnutpaw had been chosen by Frostflight to scout the old SkyClan territory. Why me of all cats? He grumbled to himself. "Why don't we pick up the pace, eh?" He mewed to his patrolmates.

Originally Posted by Pepperkins (Post 616198) Raccoontail sighed and trudged her way behind Scarfang sleepily. Even though she loved patrols, why while she was sleep though. "We're coming, we're coming," she replied, trotting to catch up with the patrol leader. Glancing behind her she wondered what was taking the others so long to come. @Nebby

Originally Posted by The Cannibal (Post 616235) @Nebby @Pepperkins @Rosemew @Okapi Yarrowpounce felt a little frustrated that Scarfang trotted ahead of everyone, he was trying to keep the pace slow so they could conserve energy. They had a long walk to the territory and now they had to spend some time scouting it out. Even Frostflight said to take it slow and steady, sleep in shifts, be careful. "Scarfang, can I ask you to slow down please? I-I'm leading the patrol.." His voice was small, but he was trying. He tried his best not to be a pushover, but he's been through a lot and he was learning, one day he'd get his spine back. At this point he wasn't even sure which of his patrol members were Skyclan cats. Everyone had begun to blend together sometime within the past moon or two. He knew he was Skyclan, he'd been Skyclan since before they even moved here. When they were still in the mountains. "We should be keeping a steady pace, c-conserve our energy. We don't know what we'll find out there. T-There could be foxes, or badgers, rogues, old D-Dusk Syndicate cats.." Flicking his ear, Yarrowpounce glanced about, trying to keep his senses attuned to their surroundings while also trying to keep everyone in a group and not wandering off. They were a patrol, this wasn't a field trip for apprentices.

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Raccontail glanced around the old Skyclan territory. She didn't like the smell for some reason but decided not to say anything. Sighing, she picked up the pace since she had fallen behind where she was originally at. You're doing this for the sake of the clan she reminded herself, her ears turning every which way to listen for anything. With that in mind, and putting some pep in her step, she glanced around at her patrol mates curiously. No one else seemed to be thinking anything of being here, but she had a small unease at being in another clan's territory, even if the clan now lived with them. Shrugging it off, she continued along, hoping they would be back home soon.

Originally Posted by Pepperkins (Post 616410) [CENTER @The Cannibal @Nebby @Okapi @Rosemew Raccontail glanced around the old Skyclan territory. She didn't like the smell for some reason but decided not to say anything. Sighing, she picked up the pace since she had fallen behind where she was originally at. You're doing this for the sake of the clan she reminded herself, her ears turning every which way to listen for anything. With that in mind, and putting some pep in her step, she glanced around at her patrol mates curiously. No one else seemed to be thinking anything of being here, but she had a small unease at being in another clan's territory, even if the clan now lived with them. Shrugging it off, she continued along, hoping they would be back home soon.[/CENTER]

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Scarfang trotted over to Timberspark. "So, how are you?" He asked to tom. He felt a little awkward. He had very little interaction with his clanmates, even as a kit. He wanted to be more than just a thorn in somecats backside. He wanted to make some friends.

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Sighing quietly in relief as Scarfang backed off and the group became more of a concise patrol as opposed to a group spread out thinly to explore the now abandoned territory. At least that was one less thing they would have to warrior about. 'Stick together, check.' If they were attacked, they could be attacked as a group, increasing their survival chances. Though the territory was recognizable, it could very easily be hostile now that Skyclan no longer inhabited it.
"Speak up if any of you are being tired.. I know it's been a long walk from Riverclan. We can scout out a place to make a small temporary camp b-before sundown if you'd like." Spoke the tom, glancing to the other faces of the patrol.
"Or we can continue to move through and analyze the territory for dangers until sundown and just wait to make a-a small resting area. We'll be here for a few days, b-but I think making a small b-base of operations is important.." As he spoke, he continued to move, unless someone gave the notion that they wanted to stop. There were things to do and even though his paws were tired, he would continue to move until someone else wanted to stop. This patrol wasn't about him, this was for the good of the clan itself. This territory, if still safe, could provide the clan with much needed resources that Riverclan territory just didn't have.

Originally Posted by The Cannibal (Post 616926) @Nebby @Pepperkins @Rosemew @Okapi Sighing quietly in relief as Scarfang backed off and the group became more of a concise patrol as opposed to a group spread out thinly to explore the now abandoned territory. At least that was one less thing they would have to warrior about. 'Stick together, check.' If they were attacked, they could be attacked as a group, increasing their survival chances. Though the territory was recognizable, it could very easily be hostile now that Skyclan no longer inhabited it. "Speak up if any of you are being tired.. I know it's been a long walk from Riverclan. We can scout out a place to make a small temporary camp b-before sundown if you'd like." Spoke the tom, glancing to the other faces of the patrol. "Or we can continue to move through and analyze the territory for dangers until sundown and just wait to make a-a small resting area. We'll be here for a few days, b-but I think making a small b-base of operations is important.." As he spoke, he continued to move, unless someone gave the notion that they wanted to stop. There were things to do and even though his paws were tired, he would continue to move until someone else wanted to stop. This patrol wasn't about him, this was for the good of the clan itself. This territory, if still safe, could provide the clan with much needed resources that Riverclan territory just didn't have.

Originally Posted by Pepperkins (Post 616410) @The Cannibal @Nebby @Okapi @Rosemew Raccontail glanced around the old Skyclan territory. She didn't like the smell for some reason but decided not to say anything. Sighing, she picked up the pace since she had fallen behind where she was originally at. You're doing this for the sake of the clan she reminded herself, her ears turning every which way to listen for anything. With that in mind, and putting some pep in her step, she glanced around at her patrol mates curiously. No one else seemed to be thinking anything of being here, but she had a small unease at being in another clan's territory, even if the clan now lived with them. Shrugging it off, she continued along, hoping they would be back home soon.

Originally Posted by Nebby (Post 616415) | @Rosemew @The Cannibal @Pepperkins @Okapi | Scarfang trotted over to Timberspark. "So, how are you?" He asked to tom. He felt a little awkward. He had very little interaction with his clanmates, even as a kit. He wanted to be more than just a thorn in somecats backside. He wanted to make some friends.

Originally Posted by The Cannibal (Post 616926) @Nebby @Pepperkins @Rosemew @Okapi Sighing quietly in relief as Scarfang backed off and the group became more of a concise patrol as opposed to a group spread out thinly to explore the now abandoned territory. At least that was one less thing they would have to warrior about. 'Stick together, check.' If they were attacked, they could be attacked as a group, increasing their survival chances. Though the territory was recognizable, it could very easily be hostile now that Skyclan no longer inhabited it. "Speak up if any of you are being tired.. I know it's been a long walk from Riverclan. We can scout out a place to make a small temporary camp b-before sundown if you'd like." Spoke the tom, glancing to the other faces of the patrol. "Or we can continue to move through and analyze the territory for dangers until sundown and just wait to make a-a small resting area. We'll be here for a few days, b-but I think making a small b-base of operations is important.." As he spoke, he continued to move, unless someone gave the notion that they wanted to stop. There were things to do and even though his paws were tired, he would continue to move until someone else wanted to stop. This patrol wasn't about him, this was for the good of the clan itself. This territory, if still safe, could provide the clan with much needed resources that Riverclan territory just didn't have.

Originally Posted by Nebby (Post 617032) | @The Cannibal @Pepperkins @Rosemew @Okapi | Scarfang looked to Yarrowpounce from beside Timberspark. "I think we should find a temporary camp." he called out. "We are all exhausted and deserve a rest before we scout this territory out."

Originally Posted by hxneysuckle (Post 618530) [ @The Cannibal; @Pepperkins; @Okapi; @Nebby ] Stormgaze's tail swished from side to side as she examined the territory around them. She silently watched the others, her singular eye glistening with wonder. It was strange, being back in SkyClan's territory after so long. It seemed almost foreign to her, having quickly adapted to RiverClan. She cleared her throat and walked with the others, keeping pace with them as they cautiously walked through the territory. Her paws ached, but she ignored the dull pain- it was a long trip, yes, but she did not wish to give up. Stormgaze gave a determined huff, pushing onwards against every screaming footstep. At Yarrowpounce's words, she nodded in agreement. "That is a good idea. We want to conserve energy as much as we can, we still have a long way to go." The former SkyClan cat blinked, her scarred face expressionless. "And, if we get attacked, we don't want to be too tired to fight back." Her whiskers twitched as she calmly spoke, tail low to the ground. Stormgaze then looked to Yarrowpounce for approval, pace gradually slowing down.

Originally Posted by Nebby (Post 618538) Scarfang found a small clearing, speeding up. "This seems like a good place to rest!" he called to the rest of the patrol.

Originally Posted by hxneysuckle (Post 618530) [ @The Cannibal; @Pepperkins; @Okapi; @Nebby ] Stormgaze's tail swished from side to side as she examined the territory around them. She silently watched the others, her singular eye glistening with wonder. It was strange, being back in SkyClan's territory after so long. It seemed almost foreign to her, having quickly adapted to RiverClan. She cleared her throat and walked with the others, keeping pace with them as they cautiously walked through the territory. Her paws ached, but she ignored the dull pain- it was a long trip, yes, but she did not wish to give up. Stormgaze gave a determined huff, pushing onwards against every screaming footstep. At Yarrowpounce's words, she nodded in agreement. "That is a good idea. We want to conserve energy as much as we can, we still have a long way to go." The former SkyClan cat blinked, her scarred face expressionless. "And, if we get attacked, we don't want to be too tired to fight back." Her whiskers twitched as she calmly spoke, tail low to the ground. Stormgaze then looked to Yarrowpounce for approval, pace gradually slowing down.

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Raccoontail nodded ardently, glancing over to the clearing curiously. Could this be the old camp clearing? Possibly, best not to assume. Could be any old unused clearing in the forest. Shaking her head to clear the thoughts, she silently looked around, sniffing the air to make sure nothing or noone was watching them. Smelling nothing, she sighed and walked into the clearing. "This looks pretty good, should we settle down now?" She asked, looking around at the rest of the patrol.

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Glad to hear everyone in agreement, Yarrowpounce would nod his head with a barely concealed sigh of relief. He was half expecting the group to be split in their decision, but thankfully that wasn't the case. It wasn't long before Scarfang had spotted the clearing and lead the way, the rest of the group following to stand in the middle. It took the spotted tom a mere moment of glancing about to decide this was as good a place as any. Part of him wanted to avoid the Skyclan camp, scared it might bring about feelings of homesickness or longing to return. Riverclan was nice and all but.. He wasn't a Riverclan cat. He never would be, no matter how many moons of training he got, he just wasn't cut out to swim or catch fish or do anything that the Riverclan cats were practically born knowing how to do.
"This will do, start making temporary nests. I'll scout the immediate area for dangers, but not t-too far. After we get some rest, we're scouting the rest of the territory." Yarrowpounce was surprised by the relative strength of his voice. He was getting into the swing of it, this 'leadership' thing. It might just be because this was a familiar place, but he liked this feeling. Nodding his head to the others, he would quietly slip into the underbrush again to begin the scouting mission he had assigned himself. He was mostly just worried about foxes or badgers, finding a hostile loner was a less likely option.

{Just going to go ahead and wrap this up}

After giving the command for everyone else to set up their temporary camp, Yarrowpounce had quietly slipped into the underbrush to survey the near vicinity to their sleeping area, just to make sure they were in no immediate danger. It had taken him about a half hour to thoroughly investigate the perimeter and aside from old scents of loners and a single stale fox scent, he deemed it safe enough to keep their camp there and so he returned with the small amount of news and allowed for everyone to settle down into their nests and set up a watch system so that each cat could get rest.
Once everyone was well rested up, he lead them to where the old Skyclan borders used to be sprayed. He figured it would be easier to work the outside in, so they would circle around the old borders, taking in the scents as well as any signs (dung or claw marks) that would suggest other inhabitants of the area. For the most part, the scents were stale, old Skyclan scents mixed with a few passing loner scents, the scent of prey, and old predator scents. There was nothing really spectacular or concerning around the borders and so slowly they would spiral inwards, Yarrowpounce making sure everyone was as thorough as possible in their scenting. They didn't want to leave any stone unturned for this would be new hunting grounds, they didn't want anyone getting hurt by loners or foxes or whatever else lurked. And partially because this was his responsibility. He had never been in a position of leadership before and wanted to make sure he did a good job at it.
Overall, there was only one instance where they met two traveling loners who had set up a small shelter in the territory. Luckily enough for the patrol, they were relatively kind (not like the old Dusk Syndicate cats), and when asked to relocate, they did so without too much of a fuss. Eventually they had covered just about every inch of the territory, in the span of a little over a day too no less. Making their way back to their makeshift camp, they were allowed one more rest, again with watch rotations, and finally, with the light of dawn, they would begin heading back to Riverclan. There was little talk amongst them, everyone too tired despite the rest, and within a few hours, they were back in familiar territory. Yarrowpounce would head directly for Frostflight to report their findings.

Originally Posted by Casper (Post 623680) @xeno (Scooting this over to lionsrange so we can keep it movin'. @Starfall you're free to jump in whenever! It's been at least 2 weeks since we started and we have to keep this rolling and get it done, and I didn't want to keep spamming ya with bumps at your turns ;w; ) After another hefty stretch of walking and idle chatter, Eagleflight noticed the ground beneath them changed in structure. The marsh and sand gave way to rocky shores and sharp cliffs, and the russet tom could look out over the ocean and see the sun beginning to lower, heading towards the endless blue expanse of the sea. "I believe this is it," He grinned, taking in a deep breath of salty coastal air, the breeze ruffling his pelt. "Here's a good a place as any to start marking, I suppose. We'll walk along and mark until the sun sets, and then we'll find somewhere to make camp for the night. Sound good to everyone?"

Sunblaze had to do a double take. So that was the ocean? It was even bigger than could’ve imagined; It’s vast, glittering surface stretching on for what must’ve been eternity, until it disappeared beyond the evening horizon. The warrior was so awestruck he’d barely heard Eagleflight. “O-oh! Yes!” He stammered, still staring off into the distance.

Sunblaze was a little bit overeager with marking to say the least. As soon as Eagleflight gave the order, the ginger tom wasted no time darting about, rubbing every last inch of himself on whatever surface he could find; bushes, rocks, stumps, the grass.. He had gotten so carried away, that he’d even managed to snag himself of a particularly angry shrub without him noticing, which left a nasty cut in its place. He only stopped throwing himself onto random objects when the tangy stench of blood overpowered his own and something warm and wet trickled down his leg. He craned his neck over his shoulder and peered curiously at the sizeable cut that grazed his side. Oh. Oops. That wasn’t supposed to happen. Oh well, it didn’t hurt very much.. it couldn’t be that bad. He need not worry the others with his problems.

Sublaze quickly got to work lapping up the blood until it didn’t look like he’d been jumped by a badger and then resumed his work. It did begin to sting after a while but it still wasn’t anything he figured was worth fussing over. When he’d decided that he’d covered everything able to be covered in Sunblaze, the tom padded over to a nice, shady looking outcropping in a boulder and collapsed into the dry grass beneath it, sighing exhaustedly. The wound seemed to have sapped his energy. Or maybe it was the running.. Either way, he felt like he could sleep for days.

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Sunblaze, who had already been half-asleep by the time Eageflight returned, pried open an eye at the sound of his voice. Oh, when did he get back? The ginger tom, head still heavy with sleep, shakily propped himself up. Oh wow, he was dizzy. It must’ve been all that jumping and running about that shook him up. “Oh.. Is that for me?” He let out a long, groggy yawn and after patiently listening to the deputy’s little story, he wasted no time in taking a generous bite out of the crow, feathers and all. He was so hungry, he was hardly even phased by the tickly plumage that was now sliding down his gullet. After he had managed to get it all down, the tom rolled back over onto his side, uncovering a flattened patch of blood stained grass where he had been laying. He blinked at it undauntedly. Oh, huh. That was a lot of blood for such a little wound. Was that why he was so lightheaded?

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Sunblaze, a little bit dazed, had a difficult time registering the situation. His head spinning, the disoriented tom held out his tail to try and keep himself from toppling over. “Oh, that? It’s just a little scrape.. It’s really not so bad, see?” He flicked his tail to his side and licked away some of the blood from his fur to reveal the wound, which had seemed to open a bit since he’d first gotten it. Oh.. Hm, it did look pretty gnarly. But it didn’t hurt much.. He’d just go check in with Shiverpetal when they returned, no big deal.

“Don’t worry about me, Eagleflight. I just need some sleep. It’ll have already started to heal by morning, you’ll see!” Sunblaze assured the deputy, gently nudging him away with his nose. The last thing he wanted was for Eagleflight to fuss over him all night. They had a whole journey ahead of them tomorrow! He couldn’t miss a wink of sleep. “Just go eat, or Gentlethunder will eat the whole crow for you.”

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