June Gathering

[Alchemist Kitsune]

[CENTER]

High Rank Announcement [#hrannouncement]

| Lightningpaw |

Her gaze focused upon the commotion that had begun settling down, Lightningpaw almost leaped out of her pelt at the familiar touch from the black and white tom. Turning rounded, almond shaped eyes momentarily on her newly arrived mentor, her whiskers twitched, offering a confident smirk. All in all, she thought things had gone fairly well so far. Perhaps Chuckles was quiet while Springpaw and Drizzlecloud had excused themselves momentarily, but she didn't think anything much about that. It was Cowtuft's compliment, if anything, that brought the first bout of self-awareness on the young calico, lowering her head timidly as she offered a half-hearted grin.

"I wouldn't know about that. I've got a lot to learn before I can claim to be just half as smart as you are," she purred back, leaning affectionately against him as she returned his most welcoming comfort.

Stonepaw's greeting of the black and white tom an appreciated change of focus, Lightningpaw purred at the RiverClan medicine cat... apprentice? No... medicine cat. She believed she had heard something about RiverClan having recently lost their own medicine cat. Not that it was anything surprising. Cowtuft had been Cowpaw when she'd been born, and to her recollection, he had also been WindClan's medicine cat at the time. Must be a similar situation, as far as she was aware.

What was impressive was the next tidbit of news. "Really now?! They're all new? Something terrible must have happened! Hopefully they're alright now," Lightningpaw mewed, her voice slightly higher in pitch as she gasped in shock.

After the horrors WindClan had been through the past moon, Lightningpaw suddenly found herself feeling very relieved that they had managed to survive with only one loss of Twilightstar's lives amongst their high ranks. Still... both Fallownose and Cowtuft had come so close. Maybe she hadn't been giving StarClan the right amount of credit? Perhaps they had intervened as much as they could? She certainly felt blessed at the moment, in any case, being able to still sit here with her mentor. What would WindClan do without him?

Stonepaw's voice once more snapping her to attention, Lightningpaw smirked teasingly at his question, her tail giving a playful lash, water dripping from it. "Nowhere nearly as much as ThunderClan would be my bet," the lithe molly responded, whiskers twitching as she turned up, her words cut short by the gathering apparently officially starting.

The spotted apprentice wasn't certain what she had been expecting, but it had certainly not been the wolverine stepping up first. The news of their dead apprentice almost brought a smirk to the young molly's face, but she soon realized that it was hard to feel joy at another's suffering, no matter how justified she felt in it. ShadowClan deserved the absolute worst, as far as she was concerned. She had been there. When they had found Maplepaw's body. Had been taunted by the tail-licker who had dared to let them know without a shadow of a doubt that they had enjoyed the killing of an innocent apprentice who had simply been terrified and running away from the flames.

It hadn't been this Duskpaw's fault, however. And ThunderClan had not been the one who had been wronged, as far as she knew. Still... perhaps ThunderClan had a past grief to pick up with ShadowClan as well? Was killing apprentices at the border really the way to go about it, however? Twilightstar would never sink so low. Would the others?

It turned out that yes... the others would sink that low. Lower still, actually. If anything, the wolverine had seemed positively calm and polite compared to the other two fox-hearts up on the rocks. Beansprout perhaps hadn't been as bad, although the bar was certainly low there. Bumblestar, however, raised the hackles on her neck. Or at least she would. If her fur hadn't been plastered to her neck with the rain.

So... Leader can't keep control of her clanmates and its off to WindClan to play the blame game. Not only that... but the sheer arrogance exuding from this cat. Every word out of her maw was nothing more than a load of fox-dung. Even taking into account her carefully practiced mask that moons of pretending to feel differently than her nightmares allowed her to, her eyes narrowed as she stared up at the rock.

It was Twilightstar's response that caused the smirk to return upon her features, this time one of contempt. Good. WindClan should not have to take such threats sitting down. It was good to know, however, that all other clans were out of reach. Borders were closed. So much for friendships. What was the point of these gatherings, then? Prance around about how well your clan was doing while tittering in the line of being polite with just enough offense thrown in for good measure? If anything, she was glad it was done. She had work to do back home, in any case, and this had been nothing more than a waste of time... except for Stonepaw, she supposed. It was a shame they couldn't have met under nicer circumstances. He seemed like he'd be fun to get to know.

"Will do. It's a shame we can't really seem to visit, but we'll be seeing each other soon enough," Lightningpaw responded as Stonepaw and Springpaw said his goodbyes, lifting herself as she prepared to follow after Twilightstar and the rest of her clan. Before she could take a step away, however, the ThunderClan calico spoke up again, her words making the medicine cat apprentice take pause, turning an incredulous look towards Springpaw. Her expression slowly shifting to a bitter grin, Lightningpaw lashed out her tail, no hint of playfulness in the motion this time. "Is that right? How kind of your leader to offer up passage across borders that don't belong to her after threatening to kill any cat that crosses hers. I would say I would love the visit, but I'd hate to be killed and skinned by the WindClan border on our way to escorting you both back home."

Not to mention having that tyrant know where our home is...

Lightningpaw had spoken out of turn. She was well aware of it. She also knew how polite and friendly her mentor was, but she'd seen it. The anger he'd felt when they'd found Maplepaw's body. An act that this ThunderClan leader was happy to repeat and add upon the injury of. While the young apprentice had nothing against the two ThunderClan medicine cats, the idea of it having been her knowledge that would patch up a cat who had killed and skinned one of her own made her sick, and that was very well what could happen. Especially if the location of their camp was disclosed.

In her pause, Lightningpaw cast a glance in Cowtuft's direction, a mixture of apology and youthful rebellion storming in her eyes. She wasn't sorry about what she'd stated. She'd meant it. What she was sorry about was embarrassing her mentor. Just because she'd meant what she'd said didn't mean she had to say it. There was an uneasy feeling in her gut, but she pushed it down. Twilightstar hadn't let WindClan be walked all over, and judging by Springpaw's words, Bumblestar fully expected her clan to simply trample over Twilightstar's. A quick threat and medicinal knoweldge, all in one gathering. Without another word, Lightninpaw took a few steps forward, waiting only for Cowtuft. She wasn't about to leave him alone with the other clans after Twilightstar had ended the meet up.

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@x ghostie [Cowtuft] | @Ravensong [Elmshadow] | @carmen [Stonepaw] | @ares [Springpaw]

[wolfie]

Originally Posted by naiad

[ apologies to anyone who was/attempted to have they’re character interact with wolfie - my trip came up much quicker than expected and has thrown off my replies. i would be more than happy to retry these interactions at the next gathering when my schedule’s a little more normal ]

post/interaction 1

Wolfpaw glanced up to the seastones as the leaders began their announcements - despite his discomfort with being in such a crowded place, he became absorbed in the other clans news. He was momentarily distracted as a new cat walked up and Pebblepaw’s tail came to rest on his shoulders. He wasn’t sure how he felt about talking to other clans, so he kept quiet for now.

[ @Poprock @Solar @Quasar ]

post/interaction 2

At some point, Wolfpaw had departed from his friend group - perhaps they wandered off, or perhaps he did. Either way, he was walking around alone, trying to squeeze his way through the crowd without brushing or bumping against anyone. These efforts seemed to be in vain - the apprentice flinched back as he stepped on someone’s tail. “Sorry,” he ducked his head as he apologized to whoever had just been stepped on.

[ @x ghostie - feel free to have worm just shoo wolfpaw off! ]

「♚」 THE DARK LORD「♚」
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he | him X heavily scarred tall & skinny black tom with white speckles; cloudy amber eyes X

Lips curled up in frustration as someone's paw stepped onto his sleek tail, pain shooting up his spine. The Dark Lord twisted around; a scowl strewed across his face - the quiet whispers of a growl beginning to rise up in his chest. Misty hues lowering at the apprentice who quickly apologized, his annoyance settled into a tired sigh, shoulders slumping. "Be careful, "Wormbite grunted in response, rising to his paws and directly moving a few tail-lengths over from the clumsy feline.

[Silvershadow13]

Originally Posted by JackHunt_17

(he left shadowclan 13-14 moons ago, she wouldn't know him.)

"You-you're from Sha-adowclan... right?" Cloudpaw asked.

(oop, sorry)
Eveningpaw

slowly nodding,
"Yes, is that a problem."

[Rose]

Starrypaw
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Whoa! There was so much for Starrypaw to catch up on. She'd zoned out for just a moment and - voila! Disaster! "Pinecone, pinecone!" She parroted Cormorantpaw gleefully. "I love the word pinecone, that's awesome! If I ever have a friend.. mossball .. I'll name them pinecone." She paused, a moment, to evaluate her words. "Wait, actually... You can be Pinecone." Paws rising, the molly clutched them together with glee.

Starrypaw had no idea what was going on with the screaming cat - The Screamer - but she was sufficiently distracted by Dawnstar Bigbird's announcements. "That's me, that's me! Bigbird said my name!!" Eyes wide with delight, Starrypaw turned back to her friend. "I used to be Wrenny, yknow? My name was Wrenkit, but I asked Bigbird to give me a super duper cool name like her starry one, and she did! Bigbird is so nice." Sighing contentedly, the black and white damsel searched the crowd for her mentor, trying to find him so she could point him out to Cormorantpaw as well. But she didn't find him, awh.

Instead, she spotted that - aha, one of the cool cats had returned her wave! Beaming at Stonepaw a moment, Starrypaw cast a sidelong glance in the direction of her RiverClan companion. "Oh no, it's time to go now." She pouted, rising to her paws. But her eyes still sparkled with uncontained joy. "This was super duper cool! And fun!"

[ @ares - Cormorantpaw | Gah, sorry for the super late reply lol. You don't need to respond, I'm just gonna have Starry leave off-screen if you prefer it ]

[Silvershadow13]

Originally Posted by Beetlenose

(too lazy to do headers right now)

-Minnowpaw-

Minnowpaw nodded her head, blinking the sleep from her eyes.
“Can’t wait to get to my nest!”

Juniperpaw
40/100
(ha, I feel ya)

nodding silently, she stood up and stretched.

[GANDERGOOSE]

Longmoor -- She/Her [ Has left the Gathering ]
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Longmoor watched Twilightstar speak through narrowed eyes, glancing between the other leaders as well as the cats around her to gauge their reactions. She wasn't really concerned about what the others thought though, she was more worried about getting stuck in the middle of two hot-headed cats that decided this was the prime time to start a fight.

StarClan must have felt mercy for her because Twilightstar was swift to get the Clan leaving, and you can bet that Longmoor was ready to go. Weaving through the gathered cats she gave only small glances behind her, slipping out of the clearing as the tension left her body. I should really stop going to gatherings... She thought with a yawn.

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Tigerblush -- She/xe [ OPEN ]
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Youch. Tigerblush always went into a gathering with optimism, thinking-- Hey, maybe this time a cat won't die and the leaders will be friends! ... and that obviously never happened, especially not right now as she watched the leaders shoot daggers at each other.

There was an awkward smile on her face as she tried to look non-threatening, padding through the crowd and hoping to find wherever ThunderClan was gathered and not step on anyone's tail. The last thing she wanted was to get into an altercation just as the event came to a close.

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[Tecumori]

Lionpaw
Riverclan | Apprentice | He/Him | 2 moons | 16/100
a cream-pelted, thick-furred tom
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Bearbite took no offense to the rude remark and answered him openly. So he wasn't the traitor after all; which could only mean...

Lionpaw turned to look at Darklight just as he was about to explain himself. So he was actually from Shadowclan? The same clan full of strong fierce warriors that would probably eat kits like him for breakfast? Lionpaw couldn't believe that he was being trained by an actual Shadowclan warrior. He listened further to the dark tom's reason for leaving.

He smiled triumphantly at hearing his mentor refer to Riverclan as the strongest and most obvious choice. Who could blame him for wanting to join? Shadowcats were nothing but cold-hearted cat killers! While Riverclan was a clan of grace and nobility. No, Darklight was no traitor... but then again.

Wasn't he, as a warrior, sworn by oath to protect his birth clan with his life? Lionpaw wouldn't hold it against any cat for leaving Shadowclan of all places, but how could he trust that he wouldn't leave Riverclan too? And what if he was lying and left for an entirely different reason?

Lionpaw tried to shake off these suspicions. If Darklight was truly a threat to Riverclan then Beansprout wouldn't have let him join. Right? This thought reminded him of Longclaw, the Shadowcat who threatened him and the other kits at Tinystorm's event. Beansprout was more than ready to tear that cat a new one.

So, Lionpaw figured, that if his leader would allow this Shadowcat to join Riverclan, and even assign a kit to mentor over, then he must be safe enough to trust.

"Well, I think you made the right choice then. Riverclan is so much better than Shadowclan!" he mewed proudly, still not taking into account the Shadowclan warrior sitting beside them.

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[Tecumori]

Lionpaw
Riverclan | Apprentice | He/Him | 2 moons | 17/100
a cream-pelted, thick-furred tom
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Springpaw was technically right. Lionpaw had, in fact, met someone new; Bearbite. But he wasn't about to tell her that. He was worried she would put two and two together, and he definitely didn't want this loudmouth to go and tell everyone that his mentor was originally from Shadowclan. Darklight could tell them that himself if he hasn't already. So Lionpaw kept this little secret to himself and moved on with the conversation.

He huffed, annoyed that the she-paw couldn't read his mind. "The yelling, obviously," He said as he rolled his eyes at her. He wasn't interested in whatever the leaders were fussing over and decided he would ask his mentor about that later.

He was more concerned with the ruckus going on within the crowd. He knew what blood smelled like- he may be young but not that young- and what he smelled earlier was definitely blood- along with screaming. Had someone gotten hurt during the gathering? He was certain that it was against the truce to fight others during the event. Surely Starclan would have intervened like in the stories he'd heard. He looked to the sky for any signs, and when he found none, decided that whatever must have happened wasn't as bad as he thought.

"Nevermind, it was probably nothing," He muttered. Lionpaw was finished with this stupid gathering. It was nowhere near as interesting as he thought it'd be. He yawned and prayed that it would end soon so he could go to bed.

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[wolfie]

High Rank Announcement [#hrannouncement]

「☆」 THE GENTLE GIANT 「☆」
╰► COWTUFT
he | him ★ massive white tom with black splotches and floppy ears + scar over his neck; left green eye and right blue eye ★

ೃ⁀➷ @carmen @ares @Omari @Ravensong @Alchemist Kitsune

Cowtuft chuckled softly at Lightningpaw's quick response, turning the compliment he had given her right back onto him. An eyebrow raised, the corners of his lips twitching to an upturn. "Well... aren't you the sweetest..?" He responded with a few gestures, he for one, did not consider himself to be awfully smart. Cowtuft had worked hard to get where he was, and he didn't have much of a natural knack for anything. Even walking could be proven a difficulty at times.

It appeared the Thunderclan medicine cats were stepping back, the younger was just a ball of nervousness that even he could see! What a worry, he hoped they were alright. His attention was primarily given to .. Stonepaw - if Cowtuft recalled correctly, Fawnlight's successor. Elmshadow was quiet, nothing new. He gave a little wave of his tail, letting Lightningpaw and him talk primarily. Briefly, he wanted to ask how his friend was but held back. He did not want to interrupt.

The medicine cat blinked in surprise, an almost complete wipeout of ranks? He looked to the Seastones, a frown appearing across his lips. That would be chaos, what a tragedy. His heart weeps for them. Supposed the other molly was named Drizzlecloud, what a wonderment. "..They seem.. like nice cats..!" Cowtuft commented, unsure if Stonepaw could genuinely even understand his signs. He was guiltily curious to know if StarClan had plucked them and plopped them into the ranks. If it was merely a choice made by Bumblebreak..star?

The gentle giant almost choked, turning to look at the tom with slightly widened eyes. "W..well that is - a bit of a question, " He quipped, turning to lick his shoulder. Bolly, how was he supposed to answer that? "I -.. am sure Twilightstar will explain, " He resided to gesturing such a simple response for a complex question. He wasn't all up for recalling so many things, why must he repeat what his leader will eventually say?

Something chaotic happens and Cowtuft simply sighs tiredly in his confusion. The gathering moves on and announcements occur. He listens as keenly as possible, lowering his head in respect for the passing. It always a horrid event when someone so young passes; he couldn't fathom why such a thing happened. To go as far as militating their body? It was .. vile, and a bitter taste was left in his mouth. ShadowClan had many sins, but their young had no part in them. Cowtuft's frown deepens as Bumblestar responds so dryly in response. Borders should not be the focus here.

His previous question was answered, the medicine cats had been picked by StarClan and his heart twinges in jealously. .. Goodness, this Gathering had sorrow wrapped among it. So many losses. Not one of them hadn't struggle in the past few moons. Floppy ears lower as Bumblestar well, to be frank is awfully rude and shows her inexperience by attempting to make a threat.. Cowtuft shifts uncomfortably, "..violence is never the answer, " he whispers quietly to Lightningpaw, shaking his head. Gee.

RiverClan is next, and he can't fathom why Gingerfrost was not leader if Pikestar had stepped down (and why was that?). Ah, he wouldn't question. He didn't understand much in the inner workings of the other clans. Somehow, somehow, everyone but ShadowClan had managed to make somewhat of a threat. .. Strange shift of pace.

He smiles a little as Twilightstar smoothly replies to Bumblestar, delivering their announcements. The overview was far too sparse, as always, so he supposed Stonepaw wouldn't be getting the story. Cowtuft started to rise to his paws, turning to face the rest of the medicine cats. "Would .. you four be interested in.. a Starcave meeting? I believe.. it would be good.. as we have not had one recently, " He signed, noticing Springpaw at the very least had returned.

Cowtuft smiles fully at her, "You are.. all fine.. it can be scary.. your first time.." He signed, tilting his head to the side as attention was shifted onto him and his apprentice. He wasn't sure why they were seeking guidance from him, as far has knew, him and Roseraven had around the same amount of knowledge. Little he said would be new. There's the frown that appears this again, only a little bit tiny. "Pardon..?" He inquires, confusion flashing over mismatched hues. Was that simply bad wording, surely?

Lightningpaw is far quicker in responding and is far less kind about it then he was planning to be. Cowtuft slowly turns to her, blinking his eyes rapidly in shock. Almost to ask, small child, why? Why youthful rebellion? He attempts to lift a paw and put onto the top of the molly's head, "None.. of that, " He verbally states in the sternest voice he can muster. Both of his eyebrows were raised now, clearly, they would have to have a little bit of a talk and an apology would be order. .. But, he would put a thorn in that. The gathering had ended, they couldn't diddle-daddle.

Cowtuft turned to Springpaw, "Yes - I will offer.. you an..d Drizzlecloud all the knowledge I can, that will never be.. withheld, " He nodded firmly, no. Lives wouldn't be risk for petty affairs. If he could help, he would. "However, please .. wait at our border.. until a patrol comes and escorts you.. - it will make things smoothly, .. our territory can be easy to be lost in.. and the skies are not always the safest.."

He clears his throat, giving Lightningpaw a nod of his head - a go-head that she can start to head back home. "And do let Bumblestar know.. she should be careful about her wording.. of such things .. and making similar promises -- lest she come off as presumptuous.. " He smiled as sweetly as possible, giving a final bow of adieu before turning and joining the rest of his clan.

Pausing in his steps to turn to Stonepaw, almost as if recalling. "Please let.. Fawnlight know I.. said hi!" Cowtuft signed obliviously. He wondered if being a warrior was going well for her.

[JackHunt_17]

Originally Posted by Silvershadow13

(oop, sorry)
Eveningpaw

slowly nodding,
"Yes, is that a problem."

"No.. I was.. just wondering... I'm Cloudpaw.. of Riverclan. I used.. to be in.. Shadowclan... though. My mom.. is Dawnstars cousin..." He told her.