Thunderglade

[Phoenix]

Originally Posted by Rani

Crowtooth
Windclan Deputy | He/him | 51 Moons

Power Card: Cold Gust

It was.... interesting watching the apprentices in their attempt, sitting away from the mess and thought Birchpaw got through fine the tom winced at Snowpaw struggling. Wolfhive gave his tips and Crowtooth sighed, quietly admitted "Honestly I was tryin' ta teach them ta think outside the camp. Come up wit' solutions ta issues wit'out bein' directly told but the mud idea" Or any others "dont seem ta be occurin'."


Crowtooth leaned back and straight, calling out a "If yer stumped Snowpaw try the mud idea this fine fellow is givin' ya! Or Ive seen bees avoidin' mint plants fer some reason so track that strong scent down an' hide there until they've flown off!" thinking of his own misadventures with bees. Mint, just mint-mint not cat-mint or water-mint was a rather gross smelling plant more commonly found near the twoleg place but perhaps it was that scent that drove off the bees in the end. Whatever it was the apprentices could use that as Crowtooth resumed his conversation with Wolfhive.




"Ta be frank these lot are the result o' some failed patrols an' didnt report they were ditched until I was already callin' 'em up. This issa lesson o' sorts."
But that was besides the point and just kinda an explanation so thunderclan didnt think windclan liked to torment their apprentices for sport.


Riverclan was the more interesting subject and the tunnelers head snapped right up. "Riverclan? Aint heard o' or seen nothin' on our end, we were just at the border an' its as barren as ever. Stars I even took a jaunt through their territory not long ago an' saw nothin'. Was startin' ta wonder if theyre ever gonna come back at all really or if they were so sore over the battle they decided ta make a go o' it elsewhere. Why?" If thunderclan had found the tattered remains of the clan or had indication they'd snuck back to do some sort of sneak attack without alerting windclan Crowtooth knew Twilightstar would even approve of an exchange for such valuable information.



@BEAR. @Phoenix @forest @ollie

Snowpaw found some mint, and rolled in it. "Thank the stars!" She gasped, when the bees left, but said, "Ow! Uh. These stings hurt. I might have to see Lightningstorm or Rabbitpaw later....." She hoped that she didn't see Sunfall anytime soon.

[ophelia]

[ @Morrigan @Bonsai @SuspiciousMindz - sorry for the late reply! permission given to morrigan to say that copper heads back to camp with night in your next post ]

COPPERPAW

The apprentice nodded, making the necessary adjustments. Oh wow, this was MUCH better. Balance restored, he took a few experimental steps. Nightgaze continued instructing, and he sat back up to listen attentively. He filed the information away in his mind carefully. Downwind, he should've listened to his initial instincts then!

She was sniffing the air, and he did his best to copy. But it was not until several moments after Nightgaze pointed in the correct direction that he caught the scent as well. "O-okay!" he nodded, trailing after her. A few paces in he angled slightly away, letting her track the rodent herself. He figured it wouldn't be very easy to catch anything with him breathing down her scruff. Besides, she'd given him more than enough information to make a first attempt.

After sitting in the grass by a tree trunk for a moment, tabby tom caught a whiff of something warm and salty. That was promising! He dropped into his crouch, remembering to spread his forelegs and level his tail. As quietly as possible, the apprentice shuffled forward until the animal came into his field of vision. A mouse! [ rolled a 17/20 for attempt 1 ] Copperpaw grinned. Wait. What was he supposed to do now? They hadn't gone over the motion required to actually catch this piece of prey. He was so close though! Narrowing bright blue eyes, the apprentice jumped clumsily, aiming both paws down at the rodent. To his delight, he landed squarely on its back, though not before it let out a shrill squeak. But a win was a win. Even if he'd scared off the rest of the prey around here at least he'd caught something.

Prize in his jaws, Copperpaw trotted back towards where he'd left Nightgaze, wanting to meet with her before heading back to rejoin the others.

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By the time they arrived back at the nest, no one was in sight. "Hey, where'd they go?" he asked in confusion, turning back over his shoulder at Nightgaze. He didn't feel apprehension at being her without the others, as he was with his mentor, a Hornet no less. Maybe they'd taken too long.

[OBigBrainO]

kitkat
67 moons - loner - they/she
herbal knowledge t1, well insulated

Kitkat padded around the border for a bit more.

@seeingstars

[BEAR.]

"Sometimes, to think of alternatives you have to be shown there can be." Many cats took things at face value and didn't think beyond what they were told. Wolfhive saw this most often when it came to mentor assignments; cats believing they had to train solely under that cat when it simply wasn't practical. Seeing apprentices stumble over each other dumbly when facing an unfamiliar threat - bees - with the only instruction of 'collect' seemed very similar in concept.

If this was how WindClan punished apprentices for skirting patrols, Wolfhive was more than glad to not be a WindClan cat. He wasn't sure what the lesson was here when it came to patrols - had he experienced this when he was younger he'd probably play keepaway from this dusty skunk-lookalike. "Well, if it works it works." Wolfhive might consider honey collection for his own, but he'd at least advise them on how to prevent being stung first.

RiverClan hadn't been seen? "Odd. They rubbed their asses so hard on our border, you'd think one of them died." It was damn near suffocating, and Wolfhive was glad they had a river between them.. he couldn't imagine the reek if they didn't have that landmark. "Wonder if they've marked ShadowClan's... you'd think yours would be the first." Given it was WindClan's will RiverClan was driven out, one would presume RiverClan would want to show a strong front to the larger threat. But nooo, target the Clan they've repeatedly poisoned. Wolfhive hmmmed to himself, wondering if he could return the stink-war with something more toxic than just Clan scent..

... When movement caught his eye, and his demeanor took on a 180 change. Wolfhive had been fairly cordial with WindClan, uncertain and unwilling to share much of ThunderClan.. but not as aloof and distant as he was in his younger days and definitely not hostile. To this intruder, his hackles were raised and his muzzle twisted into a snarl. He looked one string away from committing a murder. "Hey loner! What the hell do you think you're doing on Clan territory?? Scram!" He had a few extra choice words for the trespasser, whom walked the edge of both sides of the borderline, and the only thing that saved KitKat from death threats was the presence of apprentices.

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