October Gathering

[Mica]

High Rank Announcement [#hrannouncement]

Mistlewhisker
ShadowClan Deputy
she/her | 45 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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[Crowtooth - @Rani ] [Rabbitpaw - @Dolomedes ] [Owltalon - @Marigoldwhisper ]
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Mistlewhisker eyed Owltalon and Crowtooth as they bickered, only half-listening. Rookfire had seemed to take her scolding well, which pleased the Deputy. At least he had the self respect to keep his head high. That taken care of, Mistlewhisker glanced to Crowtooth as the rabbit introduced the smaller apprentice nestled between his paws. Their closeness sent a pang through her heart, and the ShadowClan Deputy swept her gaze over the crowd, trying to pick out two pelts in particular. She spotted Squirrelrise, chatting to what seemed to be an apprentice. Gutspaw hadn't shown, but she wasn't surprised. Bite was never a social cat. Her thoughts drifted to Goopywhisker. Losing her son and watching her other two adopted children suffer with their grief had worn her down this past moon. Mistlewhisker gave Rabbitpaw a short nod, face neutral save for a slight downturn of her lips. "A pleasure, Rabbitpaw."

Ah, so Rabbitpaw had been Crowtooth's apprentice once? Mistlewhisker glanced to Rookfire where he sat, alone save for the RiverClan medics and Mossfreckle. "Well, we find ourselves in similar positions. Rookfire had been an excellent Enforcer before his promotion." Though her tone on "promotion" said just what she thought of that. "Though, he wasn't my apprentice."

The news of fires in WindClan were unfortunate, but they seemed to deal with it just fine. ThunderClan went next, though Bumblestar's announcements were remarkably short. It seemed everyone was surprised, but Mistlewhisker wasn't really inclined to pry. While learning ThunderClan's weaknesses could put ShadowClan in a better position should they need it, Mistlewhisker knew just how testy some of these cats could be and her asking could start something that could devolve into chaos. That was simply the way of things, wasn't it. Bumblestar and Stormstar went back and forth about Cattail Pond, which perfectly represented ThunderClan and RiverClan's relationship with that piece of land.

Dawnstar spoke up next, and while her announcements were nothing new to the Deputy, Mistlewhisker kept her ears focused solely on her Leader's words. Her jab at Rookfire satisfied a little itch inside of her that she wasn't the only one who was irked by his behavior, but also brought a sort of second-hand embarrassment for the medicine apprentice. She wondered how he would react. They hardly had time to, however, as Dawnstar ordered ShadowClan to return home. Mistlewhisker dipped her head to those on the Deputy perch, leaping down herself. "Until next full moon."

[alec]

High Rank Announcement [#hrannouncement]

ROOKFIRE
[ he/him | shadowclan medicine cat app | purrks ]
[ #rookMCA24 ]

finally disrupting his spiralling thoughts about wolfpaw, dawnstar stepped up to take her turn in delivering clan news, yet beginning with a teasing address of windclan and their large amount of new kits. rook couldnt quite find it in himself to actually think it funny, too hung up on mistlewhiskers scolding and wolfpaws enraging yapping.
predator trouble yada yada, mentions of the deaths, rookfire tipped his head downwards briefly, holding that position briefly in an expression of mourning, thoughts travelling to where he thought his former mentor was now watching them from. he didnt care all that much about their new apprentices and warriors, having already spent enough of his brain space thinking about them at the last meeting.

dawnstar followed up her own announcements by another stab in the heart, earned and fairly dished out yet painful all the same. if rookfire had been embarassed by mistlewhiskers scolding he couldnt put into words how his leaders characterisation of his made him feel. it wasnt even necesarrily the embarassment aspect, it was that she didnt trust him. sure he had acted like a fool in trying to defend himself to cats acting no better than kits which made him no better than them, but he had ignored wolfpaw last threat and been working far better than grousepaw had. he was lazy and he wouldnt slack. with the back of his neck burning in shame, he remained sitting straight, the only show of his feeling the drop of his ear and the slight frown he hadnt bothered smooth out into careful neutrality.

he would prove them both wrong. mistlewhisker and dawnstar. they'd see how well he could do and stars if it was the last thing he did, dawnstar would be bloody impressed by the end of it. next gathering he'd act better and until then, he was nothing if not determined to do the absolute most to prove he was worth keeping. even as dawnstar called for shadowclan to leave and the medicine cat apprentice followed along silently, there was nothing but plans of the future ghosting around his mind.