[sleepyyjax]

 

Originally Posted by SuspiciousMindz

[Hawkbite]
Enforcer Commander
Shadow Fiend | Agatha Kitty | Kitty Softpaws T2

Hawkbite jumped into the fray. His claws outstretched, slamming down on rat after rat. Swatting away potential bites from snakes and rodents as he made his way through the crowd, watching the numbers dwindle little by little. Rodents would grow close, a little too close, as they tried to bite him, but not successfully doing so. Not today! Hawkbite didn't feel like falling victim to them.

This is for Yellowtwist. This is for our clanmates.
We will not let you win! You're JUST PREY!

The words were repeated in his mind, driving him forward with his clanmates. Everyone was taking some bites it seemed. A snake had gotten his paw once, but nothing serious. He moved with trained speed. His smaller frame able to outmaneuver the simple leaps and attempted strikes with ease.

Then he heard it. A singular scream of an owl.

Hawkbite swatted away a rat, leaping for a nearby tree and hauling himself up with complete silence. His gaze shifted to the treetops, searching for the source... and then he saw it. A massive bird came crashing down into the midst of a rat pile, taking off with two rats in its grasp. The creatures were screaming, giving away the position of the owl as it tried to make its way back through the forest. It seems it had come for an easy meal and nothing else. He wasn't sure they could've dealt with another fight at this moment.

He had a different idea.

Gaze shifting down from the branch he stood on. The two nearest warriors there would due. "NEWTBELLY! SLEEPYSUNRISE! QUICKLY, FOLLOW ME!" Hawkbite instructed. Sleepysunrise should know better than to disobey. Whether Newtbelly heard him or not wouldn't stop the mission at hand. Hawkbite leapt from the tree and began bounding towards the direction of the owl. He could only just see it's wings flap in the distance as it made its escape. "Quickly!"

The Commander would hope Dawnstar or Mistlewhisker would see them running off before his small patrol would disappear. We're not dead... we'll be back... he mentally promised as his legs moved quickly through the undergrowth. "Keep quiet, stay hidden, we're following that owl!" he huffed through breaths, slinking into the shadows as he led them along. If they stayed close enough, they'd be able to follow him in the shadows as they tracked the owl down.

[this will be a quick 1-2 post per person patrol where they will find the location of the owl nest]
@Estelle - Sleepysunrise | @sleepyyjax - Newtbelly | @Undertaker - Dawnstar mention for you to see

Newtbelly
he/him | Agatha Kitty, Shadow Fiend [ACTIVE] | 18 moons
header: @/daragca
[content - animal death details]

Ugh. These things were persistent, weren't they?! He grasped the second rat in his jaws, bones cracking as they had all those days before. Though this time, the pests were trying to hunt them. He wouldn't thank it for its life this time, or ever again for that matter. The squirrels, the mice and the frogs understood what they were. These rats thought they could break the order. Pathetic. He threw the body to the ground. At least ShadowClan would eat well.

About to grab another, he was distracted by his own name - called by Hawkbite? Why'd he been chosen? With Sleepysunrise? Had Owlthroat given him a referral or something? Had he watched him train Silentpaw? Or was he just the nearest cat? There was no time to waste mulling that over. This was urgent, he could tell.
Keep quiet and stay hidden. He could do that easily. And they were following an Owl? Now this was exciting. He nodded at the two of them, following along in the shadows.

@Estelle