Event [#event]

**CollapsingStars** · #11 August 30th, 2024, 07:04 AM

Dewpaw made her way over, sitting down.

(short post for participation)

**Yoshdo** · #12 August 30th, 2024, 03:46 PM

Rainingpaw ran up to the others

**dino.** · #13 August 30th, 2024, 04:24 PM

At Fadingstar's call, Redmire made her way through the gathering crowd. "I'll go." The ache in her shoulders wasn't about to stop her from doing anything productive.

**Rose** · #14 August 30th, 2024, 04:52 PM

She/Her | Purrk(s): Just A Scratch

Wisteriawren figured she might as well go along with everyone else - she hadn't seen most of the borders anyway.

**Marigoldwhisper** · #15 August 30th, 2024, 11:00 PM

Marigoldpaw sprinted over and nearly fell on her face--- oh wait, she did. She did fall on her face.

***occultation*** · #16 Today, 01:59 AM

Event [#event]

Turnout was good, thankfully. Fadingstar hadn't named new warriors since the 3v1, and he was getting eager to do so again.

More than three warriors showed up to help out, which meant he'd have to pick. "Adderstrike, Foxleap, and Redmire, you can come with us." Adderstrike had proven herself to be a highly reliable warrior, Foxleap he wanted to get a better feel for, and Redmire... well, he wasn't too fond of her, but he figured he ought to give her a chance to participate in the Clan like any other warrior. At least she was trying, unlike those in their Clan that sat on their cans all day.

With the warriors chosen, the leader beckoned everyone to follow him out of camp. As they began to walk through the territory, he spoke. "I want everyone to stick close together while we're out at the borders. I don't trust any of the Clans as far as I can throw them. Given the way they tore into our children during the 3v1, I wouldn't put it past any of them to attack a patrol of apprentices.

"That said, as long as you stick together and keep close to myself and the warriors, you'll be fine. The borders are nothing to be afraid of, only cautious of. It's very important that we keep them regularly marked, otherwise it's an invitation for the other Clans to start taking our territory."

He decided to head for ShadowClan's border first. Best to get the worst one out of the way. He couldn't help but scowl as their scent hit him, memories of what they'd done to his Clanmates flooding his mind. One day, he'd get them under his claws and remind them why it was a terrible idea to mess with RiverClan's children.

By the time he glanced back at everyone else, his scowl had disappeared and a look of neutrality had replaced it. If he wanted his cats to avoid personal fantasies of vengeance, he had to try to keep his own to himself.

"This is ShadowClan. Their scent is earthy, and they smell of pine and swamp. Quite the offensive smell, if you ask me. ShadowClan are the most ruthless and immoral of the Clans, although ThunderClan and WindClan aren't too far behind as far as morality goes these days. ShadowClan cats will readily kill kids and maim others, no matter whether they have anything resembling justification or not. Whenever you train for battle, use that as motivation. The better of a fighter you are, the safer you'll be in a fight against one of them."

He paused to leave a single scent marker behind on a fallen tree, making sure the apprentices could see him. "When you're on a border patrol, leave scent markers just like I did there. You don't need to go crazy; a simple scent marker is sufficient. Leave markers on objects, like trees, logs, and rocks. On top of that, when you're on a border patrol your job is to look out for anything unusual or any threats to RiverClan's safety, like trespassing, for example. Any questions so far?"

**ChromeSilver_Hwaa** · #17 Today, 06:51 AM

Softpaw looked around. Her eyes wide. "How do them marking there borders not effect our scents?" Softpaw asked, "There technically right next to each other......right?" Softpaw asked
@occultation

**CollapsingStars** · #18 Today, 07:04 AM

Dewpaw took in the smell of Shadowclan. Sure she had caught a whiff of it before, but other than that she had no idea it was Shadowclan. She took in the information. So, rocks or anything else. Look for anything suspicious like trespassers. Sounded reasonable enough.

**Idiotic.Bean101** · #19 Today, 09:11 AM

Beaverpaw-He/Him
7 Moons
30/100

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Sticking close to the group, Beaverpaw quietly took note of the scent change.
He vaguely recognized the scent from when he was a kit, and the clan had been attacked.

He listened as Fadingstar explained this to be ShadowClan, and oh wow, did they sound awful.
But he wasn't surprised. After the raid on their old home, having to hide in the nursery, it was hard to feel fond of any of the other clans.

[OPEN]

**sleepyyjax** · #20 Today, 09:11 AM

Shellpaw

he/they - 6 moons - Go with the flow [inactive]

Seeing the borders sounded fun and all, but as they moved through the territory, they realised that borders meant clans. Fadingstar mentioned the possibility of attack, and it sprung fear through every inch of his body. He suppressed a shudder, trying hard not to think about the possibility of a fight. Instead, he tried to focus on the gravels beneath his paws. So this is what RiverClan territory's like? He knew he saw a bit whilst fleeing the old camp, but he didn't really remember it. After all, he was so young.
Maybe the gravels would be harsh to another cat's paws, but after spending so much time in the mountain camp, his paws were rough enough to trot over them with ease. As they padded on, they felt the ground beneath them become softer, gravels dissipating. Gradually it became softer, and softer and softer, until it essentially felt wet underpaw. Were they in a different part of the territory? He gazed up, taking in his surroundings. There was water everywhere, this wasn't anything like a river: it was disorganised. But, it was kind of pretty - what was this?

'This is ShadowClan'
Ah. Oh no. He wrinkled his nose, finally catching a wiff from Shadowlan's side of the border. Swamp? Belgh! On top of that rancid smell, everything Fadingstar said about this clan was frankly terrifying. They kill kids? He wished he could hide inside his fur. He didn't want to be here.
'The better of a fighter you are, the safer you'll be in a fight against one of them.'
He gulped. Shellpaw had... No battle training. He'd been putting it off. Oliverat had offered it, but he got too scared. Well, if the rest of RiverClan train hard, he could skip out on battle training, right? That was an idea he had as a kit, but day by day it seemed far more farfetched. There really didn't seem to be a way to get out of battle training. Learning about ShadowClan's ruthless nature made him realise just how integral it was. Maybe he'd rather learn defensive strategies than not learn at all... He gazed down at the marsh, not taking in all of Fadingstar's words as his thoughts swam around his head.

A bird chirped on the wind, and his head shot up. Ooops OOPS, oh no, he'd missed part of the leader's speech. He tuned back in, grasping 'markers on objects, like trees, logs' Okay, okay, something about marking borders. They tilted their head, piecing together what they'd missed.
Any questions? He didn't think so. The marsh caught his attention, though. Just beside him sat the water's edge. It really was very different to the rivers he was used to. The water wasn't so separate from the land, it sort of gradually transitioned. They dipped a paw in, intrigued by it. Unfortunately, it wasn't very interesting. It was just water. Though, it didn't move like a river: It was very still.

[open !! x3 ]