rookfire did his best to pretend mistlewhisker wasnt unhappy to have him around even though he was more or less sure she was, simply following the deputy towards the grimpeak once more. watching her leap onto one of the old trees branches, lower than where dawnstar held meetings yet still elevated considerably, and took his place in front, facing the clearing and leaving mistlewhisker to metaphorically watch his back for hypothetical danger that might for some unbelievable reason appear. mistlewhisker called over the cats up to receive punishment, catching rookfire right where his thoughts were about to switch for silly to ridiculous, immediately chasing the neutral expression off his face to replace it with one of disappointment.
given the fact that he himself had been on a patrol, to windclan border at that, he hadnt really had the chance to take a good look at all the cats and their respective patrols. to find out not only firepaw but gutspaw as well had messed up enough to be punished was not what he had been hoping would happen shadowing mistlewhisker. whilst gutspaw wasnt his apprentice and theoretically not his responsibility, the hot flash of embarassment mixing with disappointment and swirling around his chest and stomach was more than simply because it felt like his fault firepaw, his apprentice had been slacking. gutspaw had been promising and honestly he liked bite more than firepaw, been hoping he would be a warrior this moon, but it appeared he had thought wrong. extended too much believe and goodwill perhaps.
rookfire hoped his disappointment was visible in his non blind eye and posture alone, not bothering to express his distaste audibly and instead hoping that all three would get themselves together. not only because this was a huge hit in their career, especially for gutspaw, but because this appeared to be their first punishment (at least it wasnt worse than that, for stars sake) and would hopefully mean more motivation to change.
despite the deputies tense body language and his lack of obvious reason to seek out conversation rookfire trotted after mistlewhisker slowing once he was on shoulder height with her. there was a question burning, except it had yet to take shape, resulting in a open ended sentence that could, and hopefully would, be interpreted as seeking advice. "'dont really know what ta' say,, firepaw's been doin' alright with trainin'..."
ⵌ ➜ #GUTSPAW ˗ˏˋ ✮ it . teeth . bite . // seventeen moons ˎˊ˗
small spiky-furred black tabby with striking icy blue eyes. has a huge fluffy tail & a few scars in the shapes of bite-marks - notch in left ear.
❝HIGH ACHIEVER, DON'T YOU SEE? BABY, NOTHING COMES FOR FREE !!❞
『 彡 @Mica @alec 』 || eep sorry !!! i've been so busy i didnt realize guts had to report in ;0; hope u enjoy the angst tho uwu
Gutspaw couldn't remember the last time it slept well. Sleep was no longer restful — a previous respite turned nightmare. Thoughts of its brother's death hung heavy on bite's weary mind, and it wasn't like actually knowing what someone looked like dead now helped by any means. It didn't think twice of when Mistlewhisker's voice rung out, beckoning it come. By bones, was it on another patrol? Numbly, the apprentice approached. Dark eyebags and messy, spiky fur evident.
Its thoughts lagged behind as the deputy spoke, eyebrows furrowing deeply in confusion before it clicked. Oh abyss dammit, it lifted a paw and dragged it slowly down its face before a deep, tired sigh escaped it. Yeah. Yeah, bloody of course it didn't report in. Multiple finished patrols, and it was this one it had to screw up. Dejectedness and frustration flashed through the black tabby. Primarily regarding itself — disappointing its mentor, its own expectations, caused its chest to ache deeply as if a badger was gnawing on its own heart. Gutspaw couldn't help a sense of bitterness seeping in.
It wasn't personal, the apprentice understood this. Mistlewhisker was only doing her damn job but a part of bite couldn't help but take it to slightly to heart. It had completed the patrol, and instead of maybe sending it do something useful teeth was stuck with a humiliating name for two weeks. Gutskit. As if being one (or the) oldest apprentices despite having its requirements well fulfilled wasn't humiliating enough. And she even had to bring Rookfire of all cats to sit and watch?
Gutskit clenched its teeth, wrangling its expression into something blank; void of an reaction. Didn't matter. It didn't want special treatment, it had just thought bite's mentor might've understood. Then again, it supposed it didn't truly know the molly that much. Only what it had wanted to see. "..Yeah, sorry. I was a bit preoccupied with emptyin' my stomach outside of camp. Not so good with dead bodies, I guess, but there wasn't much to report. Didn't get to hunt, just found Yellowtwist's body with the rats. " it stated bluntly but honestly, meeting Mistlewhisker's gaze cautiously. "Won't happen again, " its gaze switched to Rookfire. Whyever he was here didn't matter but Gutskit suddenly really wanted to punch him. Seriously. If he kept looking at teeth like THAT it was going to claw his face off. Go away!!! Go!!! Get!!
Turning back to Mistlewhisker, it raised a brow. "Is the demotion it? Or is there anythin' around camp that needs to get done? Like, I dunno, cleaning out crowfood?" It offered, maybe with any luck if it showed,, enthusiasm its ceremony wouldn't get pulled back too much. (,, it was going on four moons overdue. Really. It was about to interrogate Dawnstar what her issue was soon.)
Well, this…wasn’t great. Nightpaw made his way over with his two frogs as he heard Mistlewhisker call for him, still covered in mud. He could live with whatever punishment was coming, as long as he didn't have to sit in this disgusting state for any longer. Along the way back, he'd tried several times to get some of the mud off him, but it would take a proper clean. As he approached, he tried to come up with something to explain why he'd taken so long. Maybe he could say something about the bird trying to steal his first frog as he caught his second? No, that just made him seem even more irresponsible. No, whatever punishment was coming, he'd just accept it.
Slight annoyance grew as Mistlewhisker mentioned that he’d only caught one thing. Maybe Briarsplash hadn’t known about the second when she reported, but still! He may have screwed up, but not that badly! His gaze shifted to Rookfire, the new medicine cat apprentice's presence confused him. Was this to make it scarier so the lesson would stick more? Not that that would be a bad tactic.
Demotion. That was…embarrassing. But not the end of the world. Nodding his head, Nightkit (ugh, this again?) left his two frogs right there. "I'm sorry about that." There wasn’t much else he could say. The worst part he reckoned would be telling his mentor about this. He turned to leave to clean off his fur, then he'd tell Sleepysunrise about this.
@Mica @alec [Sorry! Forgot I had to have him report XD]
Mistlewhisker
ShadowClan Deputy
she/her | 44 moons
[Large black cat with a half white muzzle and a pale green eye] Purrks: Killer Aptitude T3, Shadow Fiend, Mind Reader
⋆˖⁺‧₊☽ The Chariot ☾₊‧⁺˖⋆
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Nightkit's apology earned a curt nod from the Deputy. He was young--he would learn.
Gutskit, on the other hand... Mistlewhisker didn't feel good giving bite a demotion, but if she gave it special treatment, that meant she had to go easy on the other two apprentices as well. Besides--she wouldn't give Gutspaw special treatment. Bite was smart, and she had faith that bite wouldn't let this get it down. Dawnstar had ordered harsher punishments, and Mistlewhisker was merely the paw that enacted them.
Bite's words caught her attention, and she twisted around to look at bite. Something softened, almost imperceptibly, in her gaze. "Good idea. ... Thank you." She kept bite's gaze for a moment longer before walking away, feeling worse than she had in a while.
Rookfire's mumble earned a flick of the ear. "Training is only part of apprentice-ship. She'll be doing patrols for the rest of her life, so she needs to learn how it's done." Gutskit was way overdue for bite's ceremony, and Mistlewhisker found herself growing more and more frustrated with every moon bite remained an apprentice. Hopefully... this upcoming meeting. As much as Mistlewhisker liked having bite as her apprentice, it was time for teeth to become its own warrior. "Unless you need anything else, I have duties to attend to." With a curt nod, Mistlewhisker peeled away towards the camp entrance.
firepaw still hadnt appeared which only made rook feel more uncharacteristically unsure about his mentorship capabilities. though, at least gutspaw (gutskit, his mind provided, helpfully) was showing regret and hearing the explanation he offered made rook a bit less disappointed. he was just a kid really, and even though rookfire himself wouldnt have had that much of a problem with the body probably, he had to detach from his own feelings and try to understand once in a while, and especially this was rather easy to understand. he was sure it wasnt lying when bite said teeth wouldnt do it again, and rookfire gave him a nod at the suggestion of clearing out crowfood. gutspaw had some good traits, and this was certainly one of them. nightpaw hadnt really been his business before and the apology wasnt anything special but he was young and this had hopefully been scary enough to be the last time he forget reporting.
when mistlewhisker addressed him the embarassment was almost instant, it had been a stupid thing to say and well within the deputies right to put him in his place in a way. "yeah, youre right"just concerned im the one doing something wrong ear twitching into a more passive position, unlike the usual relaxed one but not outwardly folding under the slight pressure mistlewhiskers response put on him socially. '"Unless you need anything else, I have duties to attend to."' ack he had already overstepped asking to shadow her, how the hell had he thought it would be a good idea to get on her nerves with stupid half questions. "no, sorry for the disturbance ma'am" and with that he parted from the deputy, disappearing into the crowd.
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