Nightfall couldn't move. He couldn't hear anything his clanmates screamed and ordered, they run everywhere while he remained still, staring at the raising flames with his heart skipping heartbeats every once and then.
Suddenly a vibration came to his right ear and he realized someone familiar was calling him. It was a voice he was used to hear... Crowtooth?
It took him several seconds to figure out what the deputy was ordering him, and when he did it, it was too late.
Silverrose and Batglare were gone. But he wouldn't sit here, despite the terror grasping his legs and pushing him into the earth. The whole gravity was keeping him still, and he had to beat it!
Miserably, he put one paw ahead of one another with a frantic rhythm and a wild fire in his gaze. "No, I'm coming too! Batglare, Silverrose!" He called, before rushing as if he was chasing the quickest rabbit in all the moor.
| Lightningstorm | 22 Moons - WindClan Medicine Cat Flock Together [Tier 3] - Active | Mind Reader - Active | Dreamwalker - Inactive | Katty Krueger - Inactive
"Right, there ya two beauts are," the herbalist purred as both Dustbunny and Rabbitpaw approached her, a grin on her maw as she tried to keep the spirits up.
Not a lot of other volunteers had cropped up. Actually, no volunteers had come over when she'd called for cats forward. Well, too bad. They were now operating under random selection, and anyone who didn't pull their own weight were going to be demoted for a month and given tunneler duty by Crowtooth himself. Or maybe they could do den cleaning duty. Stars knew she had some soiled nests in her private chambers that were not adequate for patients anymore. She'd consider what to do later, though. For now, Lightningstorm could at least hope things would get done. It was just as much for the safety as it was for the mental well being of the clan, after all.
"Snowybreeze, Autumnwhisper, Lionscar, Fleetpaw! Get your arses over here," she called, her voice light but carrying an evident tone of command to it.
There was an emergency, and as such, there was no time to sit around all day. She had herbs and dens to clear up and take care of after this as well... just in case everything did go south, StarClan forbid. The massive, white furred tom was quick to approach, having evidently just left his devilish daughter in the nursery with her littermates. At the tilt of his head, she turned towards Dustbunny and Rabbitpaw. Yes, she had grabbed help for them. They could not try this endeavor alone. However, once she divvyed up the teams, they were on their own. She trusted both of them more than herself, their knowledge when it came to digging and everything that it entailed far greater than hers.
"Dustbunny and Rabbitpaw, you are each going to take a small team and start at opposing edges of the cliff, close to where the walls of the camp are built, and dig a wide trench around the camp. I trust you both know better than me when it comes to these things, but leave some room between the camp and the trench if possible, and pile the dirt around like a wall. The hope is that these fires are taken care of before anything drastic happens, but we are going to need to protect the camp best we can if the worst happens.
You are free to grab more cats if you need them, 'course. Dustbunny, I want you with Snowybreeze and with Fleetpaw. Rabbitpaw, you'll be digging with Lionscar and Autumnwhisper. Remember, make the trenches wide and with nothing but dirt in 'em. We want to make it so the fire has nothing to latch on to on the way to camp, but we also want to make sure everyone can escape if necessary."
Her own words perking up her ears, Lightningstorm's whiskers twitched, nodding at the two felines, staying behind only enough time to answer any questions they might have before rushing towards Twilightstar once more. She knew what Crowtooth had said. About her being in charge while Twilightstar was still recovering from her birth and he was out fighting fires... but had anyone figured out a safe way out of the camp? They had discovered where the fires were, which was perfect... it left the smartest location to take shelter in an obvious choice. But it would be wise to scout ahead. Ensure the swiftest route was still safe.
That said, only a featherbrain would leave the camp alone without telling the leader about her plans. Should she also inform Dapplebreeze? With Crowtooth and Batglare both out fighting fires, that left her as the next senior officer and most viable second in command, did it not? She could see the patched molly take a step towards her, as if alert and awaiting command despite her otherwise relaxed demeanor. With a twitch of her tail, she kept the lieutenant at bay... for now. If Twilightstar disagreed with her idea, she might instead offer to send the fury out in her stead, trusting her to keep a level head while ensuring the path was safe for the clan to take.
"Twilightstar... A word?" she mewed as she approached, eyes shining with urgency.
"I have placed two separate teams to begin digging trenches around the camp. Dustbunny and Rabbitpaw are at the head of them, I doubt we'll have anything to worry about with them in charge. Was thinking about leaving the camp for a bit, though... I think the falls would be a natural place to fall back to if we need to run, but I wanted to make sure the path is safe. I know the lay of the land and I am quick of my feet. Can make it there and back again before you lot even miss me," she mewed, a purr rumbling in the back of her throat as she made light of the situation, preferring to perhaps not to give the new queen yet another thing to fret about.
@Moonraven [Twilightstar - Dustbunny] | @Dolomedes [Rabbitpaw] | @Honey_Dreamz [Autumnwhisper] | @FadingWhispers [Lionscar] | @Luna16 [Fleetpaw]
| If I accidentally picked someone who is already in one of the fire fighting or suppressing patrols, please let me know and I will switch you right out! I did try and double check but I can promise it would be an Alchemist mistake, not a Lightningstorm one. |
Rabbitpaw
Rabbitpaw would've allowed himself a breath of relief if it weren't for the situation that the clan was in. But being assigned a task in relation to his tunneling training was something he felt better about, he wasn't very far into his healing training so he wasn't actually sure how much use he would be if needed for that. He would likely be better running herbs to Lightningstorm than actually doing anything, he wouldn't want to hurt anyone. Messing up hunting was very different from messing up healing, it was scarier to make mistakes in his new apprenticeship. He shook away the thoughts for now, with a nod he gave confirmation that he understood the task he was given. "Right! Lionscar, Autumnwhisper! I'll give an explanation once we get out there."
Though for now he should likely speak with Dustbunny where they should each start and where the two groups should meet to make sure everything worked out smoothly, they didn't really have time to be messing up and needing to redo things when fires were out there and a potential threat. "Dustbunny, where should my group start specifically?" Rabbitpaw then- oh he must've in his thoughts too long as the older tunneler, had already led her group out to start the trenches. Right! Well! Rabbitpaw and his group can start near and they can meet in the middle on the other side.
He led his patrol out and took to starting to dig at the soil, while explaining to the warriors that hopefully followed him. "Okay! So for now we are just going to dig the dirt up and push the dirt up and along the outer rim of the trench. As you go be sure to pat down the walls to tightly pack the dirt in." He stopped for a glance to Dustbunny and her group to catch at the size of her trench roughly and he tried to match the same width, "There, that's about the size and we'll likely want it at least a tail- well a normal tail length's down. If we need to do more, then we'll do that later." They really just need to get started. Waiting for any questions, Rabbitpaw soon fell into a rhythm removing soil and pushing it up out of the trench to be patted down into an outer wall type thing. It was weird tunneling without actually building a tunnel, but he was just happy to be able to help.
[ @Honey_Dreamz - Autumnwhisper | @FadingWhispers - Lionscar ]
[ I hope this is correct and sorry for the delay ]
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