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Originally Posted by Maybi
Badgerear was about to reply but he heard Bumblestar start the gathering. He gave Brairsplash a nod as a response instead and turned to listen to his leader address the clans. It started off as typical address, noting new warriors and new apprentices. Thunderclan had a lot be proud of this moon. "Maplepaw is my new apprentice, my first one." The tom leaned in to whisper to Briarsplash, beaming with pride.
Then Bumblestar mentioned the death of Shadowclan warriors and the Thunderclan warrior. He wondered if Briarsplash would lash out at him for what Bumblestar said about everything but he didn't speak up again to defend himself. The clans fought, this wasn't new, and it needed to be shared.
@ SentimentalSquid |
Briarsplash also turned and faced Bumblestar as ThunderClan's leader spoke. When Badgerear whispered the part about Maplepaw's apprenticeship, she offered him a small but congratulatory nod. He must be excited, it seemed. At least part of her could feel somewhat happy for him — it was a rite of passage for any warrior.
But her eyes narrowed when Bumblestar started to speak about their rivalry. The destroyed herbs thing, well... Briarsplash honestly didn't know much about it. She tended to keep her nose out of things that may be against the warrior code. No use in testing her eligibility in this Clan.
But the Goldenheart thing... her fur rose along her spine and she instinctively unsheathed her claws, only to scrape them at stones below her paw pads. The warrior had to take in a breath to compose herself, forcing her fur to lay flat again. The mere thought that any ShadowClan warrior would do such a thing made her furious. ShadowClan had strong, vicious warriors — but they weren't monsters!
Bumblestar said she could
only assume... Briarsplash gritted her teeth, forcing herself not to lash out. She knew it'd be stupid to call out every insult that was on the tip of her tongue to a Clan leader, especially at a Gathering. But to insinuate such a premise made her all the more angry.
She didn't even glance at Badgerear during this, wondering just how much the tomcat believed in all this fox-dung. Surely this optimistic cat would think better of the other Clans than cannibalism?
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Maybi