A race through the shadows

**Lewolfers** · #1 January 21st, 2024, 03:47 PM

NIGHTWOLF
24 MOONS
LARGE BLACK TABBY

NightWolf was washing himself and sighed as he looked around camp, everyone was doing something as he laid there.

He looks at the den entrance and decides to make himself useful, hunting and bringing home more freshkill is never a bad idea, he gets up and shaking his fur he makes his way to the den entrance.

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**starry** · #2 January 23rd, 2024, 10:52 AM

· Palepaw ·
mostly white grey and cream calico she-cat with short fur and blue eyes
she/her · shadowclan · 6 moons

The calico molly got to her paws, letting out a little yawn. It had been a calm night, and she was able to catch up on some missed sleep. While the cold winds of leafbare could be annoying at times, she preferred them when sleeping. Though she was still young and had been quite small during newleaf, she still remembered how hard it had been to sleep with the sweat rolling down her face and the scorching hot sun shining into the den. This was honestly the only time she didn’t mind leafbare.. the snow, the ice, and the harsh winds were super annoying, along with the rain and her paws practically freezing off day by day. Her pawpads were still cracked from her border tour with Batflight. Sighing, Palepaw made her way into the clearing. For a quick moment, she sat down and groomed her pelt. It was dusty, the white almost turning into light brown, because somehow she’d managed to roll out of her nest and into the dirt during the night. Oh well, with a few swipes of her tongue, the dirt was almost completely gone. Since she wasn’t planning on staying inside of camp the whole day, it didn’t matter anyways. Her ears pricked and her bright blue orbs began observing the cats around her.

Even though it was still early, there were a lot of cats that were being productive, so.. she should probably start doing something too. It felt weird to just sit here while everyone else was moving. Palepaw’s gaze fell on a warrior who was also grooming himself. Nightwolf, if she recalled correctly? With a tip of her head the young molly observed him, debating if she should go over to him and ask him if he wanted to do something with her. Before she could actually make a decision he started walking to the camp entrance. Hastily, she got to her paws, bounding after the warrior and coming to a halt in front of him. Well, it was definitely too late to change her mind now.. “Hi.. Nightwolf, wasn't it?” she mewed with a small shuffle of her paws. “It’s quite a beautiful morning.. would you mind if I come with you? Perhaps we can collect some moss for the medicine cat’s den.. or, we can do a race!” Her suggestion was accompanied with a small smile, big blue eyes staring up at Nightwolf.

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**Lewolfers** · #3 January 23rd, 2024, 11:38 AM

NightWolf was about to head out when a smaller she-cat came to a halt in front of him, Palepaw he remembers, she seemed to be willing to come with him, though he wasnt sure if she wanted to be helpful or just wanted to play, but he saw no harm in taking her with him

"Why not do both, a warrior must never neglect to train their body and bringing in the ingredients the medicine cat stocks up will always benefit the clan," he says

"Now Palepaw, if you can tell me the best place to collect moss, I will give you a three second head start," he says, his whiskers shake in amusement, he may be a warrior but a bit of fun is always welcome.

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**starry** · #4 January 28th, 2024, 08:04 AM

· Palepaw ·
mostly white grey and cream calico she-cat with short fur and blue eyes
she/her · shadowclan · 7 moons

Doing both sounded good! Palepaw gave Nightwolf a quick nod, her aquamarine gaze curiously settling over the territory. She prodded at the snow with her white front paws for a moment before looking back at Nightwolf. The best place to collect moss? Hm, she hadn’t been everywhere in the territory yet, but she had noted that at Shadows Break there were many herbs along with a lot of moss. Icy Heartlands certainly wasn’t the answer, and Mourning Ruins didn’t seem to have a lot of moss, either. She had no idea about the other territory landmarks, but from what she’d seen so far, Shadows Break had plentiful. She really needed that advantage if she wanted to win here! Honestly, Palepaw knew she would most likely lose either way. She barely had any stamina, and Nightwolf probably had a lot of experience and the ability to run full speed for at least a minute. “Uh.. I’d say Shadow’s Break? I haven’t been everywhere yet, but so far, that seems to be the place with the most herbs and moss!” she replied with a little flick of her tail. She was already preparing herself for the running part. While she wasn’t in WindClan, surely speed couldn’t be that hard? Her idea was that she’d gather most of her strength in her backlegs, do a powerful jump, and then start charging through the forest as quick as she could..

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**Lewolfers** · #5 January 28th, 2024, 12:50 PM

"Hmm very well, lets head there first, then I can show you other places to collect moss," he says, he doesnt want to dishearten her with telling her there may be better places for moss but he will guide her there after a bit of exercise.

He would give her the headstart anyway, "Ok lead the way, you have three seconds," he says getting into a crouch to show he was getting ready to run

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**starry** · #6 February 6th, 2024, 04:24 AM

Palepaw nodded. She dropped into a crouch, narrowing her eyes in concentration. She could do this.. can't be too hard, right? So she did have three seconds headstart, at least that was something. "Okay.. I'm starting.. now!" she called before leaping into the air, propelling herself forward using the weight that was mainly on her back legs. It was a powerful stride and she got pretty far, but now it was time for the running part. As she raced through the forest, she almost stumbled over her own paws, not used to this at all. How did WindClan do this all the time?? Her pace slowed and she panted heavily, but didn't give up just yet. Shadow's Break was beginning to come into view, but Nightwolf would most likely win. She was slowing even more and expecting the warrior to overtake her.

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**Lewolfers** · #7 February 6th, 2024, 08:37 AM

NightWolf could have overtaken her at anytime but he was watching her run, this was an issue with most of the clans, they werent used to long sprints of open ground, windclan is fast because they know how to run fast and for long strides

"Dont think to hard about it, all cats are naturally good runners, when you start to get tired you start to focus more on your paws and the more you'll start stumbling," NightWolf says as he zooms right past her, he isnt as fast as the windclan cats but he really seems to know how to run like one.

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