[Rani]

Bleedingpaw
Shadowclan Apprentice | He/Him | 6 Moons

Just a Scratch | Shadow Fiend

Now Bleedingpaw had never been in this den before but after interrogating his big sister on the method for going into Dawnstars den he was pretty sure he knew the gist. ....Though it didnt stop the slight terror in doing so. This was that cat who could, no matter how well he was doing in training and how many cats liked him and wanted him around (he was wanted and that fact was never not shocking), just boot him from the clan should he cross her.

Bleedingpaw didnt wanna cross her, in fact a small part of him that never stopped viewing her as Miss Tiger his savior who'd given him a home and family away from Rosa desperately wanted her to want him around like she did some of his adoptive family. However with a cat as powerful complex as Dawnstar you could never be sure what small unintentional movement would be it for her. Especially heavily pregnant, Bleedingpaw had seen queens slap their mates for seemingly no reason, irritated and uncomfortable with their state.


However Bleedingpaw was here because she was pregnant, complete with a gift he hoped would be a good omen like he thought it may be from the elders tales, and he was armed with Dawnstar 101 from Sleepysunrise and determination.


So he wobbled his way to outside the den and gently knocked, meowing a muffled bid through his gift(s).
"Miss Dawnstar? It Bleedingpaw, I have a gift for you I wanted to give. Its probably not as cool as a pelt or skull but Miss Brairsplash says Im 'not up to that level yet' so I can go away if this is a bad time."
He'd timed it well however, placing his arrival when he knew Dawnstar was awake and not fed up with dumb cats right now so when he was eventually brought in he gently made his way in careful not to wobble over into something of the leaders and placed the bundle down.


The rabbit was just that, a rabbit, collected for a hearty meal for the leader, Bleedingpaw having remembered Nightshivers lessons on queens needing to eat for multiple. However the 'rock' was far more interesting even for it being a rock.

It was nose sized and so small, rough cut but obviously meticulously cleaned by the apprentice for evident reasons as it glistened in the slight. A garnet, not that Bleedingpaw knew that, that refracted blood red in the light flashing the translucent sections in the gem. A pretty little thing and rare, if slightly ominous and the golden bengal passed it over as he explained.
"The elders were telling stories of the starcave and the gems in the walls that shone in the moonlight and gave blessings and Ive never been there of course but... Well I found this out in the territory and it kinda sounds like the starcave gems but red.

Mama says the darkforest blesses shadowclan more then the starclan cats who give blessings through the cave do so I thought maybe you'd get blessings for your kittens from a red gem like this instead.

Even if that isnt the case I hope you think it looks cool at least."
An odd gift from an odd apprentice but Bleedingpaw had put a lot of thought into it. Dawnstars kittens would be important and so targeted by their enemies, so while the wobbly cat doubted he could protect them maybe his gift could.


@Undertaker (you get a pretty rock!)