Brindlepaw was towards the back of the Thunderclan crowd, but he was indeed present and ready to mingle. Not mingle. He did not want to mingle. Unless that little Shadowclan rat was around, and he could argue with him some more. He hated that rat. But he did also want to know the tea, know what was going on with the clearly returned Riverclan. So he was here, lurking in his bulk near the edge of the crowd. He coughed quietly to himself. Ick. (open)
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Pit has Just a Scratch and Beefed Up Tier 2
The warrior came to a stiff stop, rearing his head up to rest on his broad shoulders. His face conveying now a surprised expression giving light to his dark blue eyes as he watched the silver shaded tabby duck and cover upon his approach. He was unable to stifle a chuckle that skipped out of his mouth playfully still bearing his signature deep tone. As the supposedly prospective warrior regained her wits, Wavebreaker waited patiently for her to respond. The tom shuffled his paws beneath his fur as he perched himself comfortably on one of the many smaller stones that littered the beach. His tail followed suit, resting in front of his paws purposefully. Eventually the young she-cat lifted her gray eyes to meet his, and apologized for her behavior.
"It's fine Cricketpaw." He responded cooly, only his lips betraying that he was still amused by their initial encounter as they were still curling in a slight smirk. "Remember you're a RiverClan apprentice now, it's our duty to represent the clan with strength and courage." The comedic tint had left his rolling voice, which was kept steady and serious. He listened closely as she recounted briefly how the other three clans had attacked the River clan camp and forced them into exile, and that she had been too young to make sense of it all. Wavebreaker gave her a reassuring tail flick to the shoulder before answering. "You've got all the tools you need, and yet still more to come. Don't forget you're going to be a warrior one day." The mostly black cat gave a wry smile, the soft yellow patch of fur adorning the right side of his nose folding with the change of expression. "The majority of cats respect the warrior code and aren't here to kill us, but it's best if you act brave even if you don't feel it. In order to become brave you must try to be brave," He added confidently reciting his own mentors words to him.
He couldn't help noticing his own tail twitch in minor annoyance If only I'd been there. He was tired of his clan being pushed around, and not being their for his friends when they needed his strength. Did Couragestream ever let anybody down? He put the thought out of his mind, he'd never heard a soul say a bad word about him, other than Leapingfang of course... But that was only because he got some sort of sick pleasure from tormenting Wavbreaker as an apprentice. Cricketpaws question tore him away from his musings Did you ask me something I honestly wasn't paying attention. The warrior nodded flicking his eyes to Marigoldpaw, Shellpaw, Rainpaw, Ravenpaw, and a host of other apprentices.
Well you are usually so chatty, I was just wondering why you weren't hanging out with the other apprentices and discussing the gathering, but you've pretty much covered that for me... After you flopped over like a freighted fish, he teased." The warrior poked her with his large pawpad playfully adding, "Just don't do that again or you clanmates might get hungry, we have missed a lot of meals lately you know?"
The warrior seemed to totally understand, and she nodded.
"Yes, it is very important we must still do that." she kind of just mumbled one sentence to sum up all her thoughts. Then her gaze flicked to the other apprentices.
"I'm not good friends with any of them, I would do better making new ones on my own."
(sorry it's rushed, I am currently leaving for an event.)
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“Nothing is Impossible. The word itself says I’m Possible”
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Why had they come here, again? To the place where all three Clans could decide at any moment to band together again and drive them out for a second time. They should have stayed back. It meant less of a chance to make a fool of themselves.
Redmire eyed ThunderClan as they filtered in behind her Clan, and with a lash of her tail, moved over to one of the less crowded gaps. Toe-beans crossed that no one irritating chose to bother her this evening; she wasn't sure she could hold her tongue.
Reedshade
44 Moons
He/Him
Reedshade reached Sedgeflake with an exasperated sigh, his frustration barely contained. "Sedgeflake, you’ve got to stop shouting like that," he said, his voice low but sharp. "You’re drawing too much attention to us. This is a gathering for all the Clans, and we don’t need to make ourselves the center of it."
He glanced around at the swelling crowd, noting the various Clan cats mingling and finding their places. "Look around, Sedgeflake. The other Clans are arriving, and you’re already making a scene. It’s going to be chaotic enough without you adding to it."
Reedshade’s fur bristled slightly as he continued, trying to keep his voice steady despite his irritation. "What exactly are you trying to achieve here? You didn’t think this through, did you? Yelling across a gathering like this isn’t going to endear you to anyone, and it’s certainly not going to help whatever you’re trying to do."
He shifted his weight, frustration evident in his posture. “We need to keep a low profile. If you have something important to discuss or a reason for this outburst, you need to be more discreet. We’re already drawing unwanted attention. If you have a plan, now’s the time to be cautious. I don’t want us getting into trouble because you couldn’t keep your voice down.”
Reedshade took a deep breath, trying to calm himself as he glanced back at Sedgeflake. “Let’s try to blend in and stay focused. Whatever your intentions are, they’ll be better served if we don’t make ourselves a target. If you really need to find someone or discuss something, we’ll handle it more effectively without creating a scene."
Re: September Gathering
