Evergreen Grotto

[alec]

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

rookfire suppressed a eyeroll at the red cats words, unsure why exactly he hadnt let himself express the annoyance he felt at her presence overall. "cool it on the irony smartass" he cut off the outsider rephrasing her earlier sentence to retract the offer of her name in reaction to his words, tone flat and clearly done with the situation.

he gave the outsider another sharp look, cool grey eyes narrowed in thought before stepping "'s long as you dont cause trouble n stay where ya are we dont need ta' be getting into trouble, just shut up n go do yer own stuff instead a' chattin' up my apprentices if yer not intended to join the clan, ight?" deciding to keep an eye on the cat but still get to gathering the herbs they needed, he hoped she would lose interest by the time they were done.

"you two stay close ta' me, we'll look for the herb together" the medicine cat apprentice finally addressed the apprentices, tone shifting from the sharp, critical one he had used on nutmeg to something more akin to reassurance. the change of plans wasnt really what he had been hoping for for this patrol but well enough in his books. he stepped around palepaw who had found a hiding place between his front legs and gently nudged the small tom away from the border.

"lets see if ya can find some marigold or catmint n i can tell ya about it if you want me to hmm?" he changed the subject from the outsider to the reason they were sent on this patrol quickly, throwing a quick glance up to the bits of sky and thereby sun peeking through the canopy above to make a estimate of the amount of time they had wasted already. he really didnt feel like being late for a herb patrol of all things..


[ wow sorry chat this is a mess || i'd put my gathering bit in the next post n they can more or less leave after the post i suppose, up to you guys. @Rose ; @goodacacia ; @Starphobia ]

[Starphobia]

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Silentpaw
Patched tortoiseshell tabby tom with deep blue eyes that look purplish in certain light sources and a short fluffy tail.
He/Him | 8 Moons| + every 1st | ShadowClan Apprentice | Silent
[N/A/100]

Purrks:
Ultimate Predator [Permanently Active] • Agatha Kitty [Permanently Active] • Katty Krueger [INACTIVE]
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Okay, good. Rookfire's got it. No need for him to intervene. Might even make things worse, actually. The outsider hadn't set a paw in the territory... Yet... So it wasn't that big of a problem. But Silentpaw still had to bite back a snarl. What was it with stubborn outsiders and kittypets nowadays? The apprentice gave a mere nod at Rookfire's words, moving closer to the Medicine Cat Apprentice. He shot the Outsider one last look before turning his attention back to Rookfire, Marigold in his jaws.

{ @Rose - @alec - @goodacacia }
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[Rose]

She/Her | Purrk(s): N/A

"Nope. No irony. 'm just here. I won't move!"

Silvery-gray hues wide, Nutmeg promptly shut her trap as she was told to do so. Whoops. Okay, no making the walking-talking grump angry. Nutmeg was sooooo good at the quiet game. Soooo good. She could not say anything for ages! See! She was so good at it! She was super duper awesome at shutting up-- butshehadsomanythingstosay! The words were piling up in her brain one after another, over and over and over again until Nutmeg was practically vibrating in place, feeling like a dam about to burst.

Bubble in her mouth. She could do this. Nutmeg looked more pained that anything, trying not to make a sound as she stared at the three cats across the border, bushy tail wagging back and forth behind her, the movements almost agitated. Being quiet was so hard. She was going to hyperventilate.

So.
many.
unsaid.
words.

So many questions, too.

Like... what was a herb? And what in Nora's name were they doing? Picking flowers? Were they vegetarian? Like those bunny-rabbits Nutmeg had seen? Oh! That was lovely! ...She supposed. Though Nutmeg much preferred actual food. As in, prey.

But look, Nutmeg had found out the tall grumpy cat had a soft spot! Flowers! See, nobody was actually scary. Her ears perked, gaze flitting around at the grass near her. Yay! She could pick flowers for them too. The outsider plopped down on her rump, busying herself with looking for anything that looked less... weed-y than the grass around her.

[ @goodacacia - Palepaw / @alec - Rookfire / @Starphobia - Silentpaw | You guys are free to skip over me because I'm not sure when this patrol is due for you guys and I don't want to delay you. ]

[Hushfalls]

Blueberrybird
{Silver lynx point siamese with blue eyes}

She only hesitated for a moment. Then she jumped into action following her clanmates into the den. Movement in the corner of her eye caught her attention. Turning she came face to face with a rat. It sent shivers down her spine. With a pounce and a quick bite, the light faded from its eyes. It tasted horrid, so she didn't try to linger on it long. After finishing off the rat she turned to start destroying some of their nests.

@Aroogi @Omari @idia @Morrigan

[alec]

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

with no further interruptions by the outsider, rookfire took a few steps to the side and away from the two apprentices in order to fetch some of the horsetail he had seen peeking out from between reeds surroundings a small body of water.. more of a puddle if he was being serious. but that didnt really matter. the strong brownish base of the horsetail was easy to snap in half in theory, trying to get it in one piece and without splintering parts that would cause the herb to go back quicker was a bit harder and rookfire stood in the midst of a bunch of reeds for a moment before aggressively sneezing twice (who could blame im with all the flimsy plants around) and finally managing to seperate two of the stalks without leaving the herb injured.

the medicine cat apprentice finally returned to where he had left the children with his horsetail, briefly taking the time to shake little bits of filament out of his dark pelt and throwing another glance at the outsider, before continuing to pad away from them. "looks like some marigold over there hmm?" rookfire suggested with a nod in the direction of the slowly browning ruffled flowers ahead of them, hesitant to reveal and information at this point in time, not with the outsider still so close behind them. green stalks with tail like little off shoots slowly shifting in the wind, cool grey eyes immediately caught on, even if the plant, to the unschooled eye, may look like any other reed one may use for building rather than treatment.

"i'll be right back, 'see more horsetail" the medic excused himself before trotting over to where he had spotted the horsetail, deciding to gather more than one or two this time, there werent that many of this herb around here and he wanted to restock a bit before leaf bare. though he still had to figure out a way to potentially dry and then later revitalise horsetail in order to be able to use it for longer, they would have enough use for it either way.


[ @goodacacia ; @Starphobia ; @Rose ? ]
[ rolls for horsetail: 14, 8, 16, 17, 10, 19, 16, 11: 7x horsetail ]

[goodacacia]

Palepaw
◆ ShadowClan | 7 moons | [63/100]

The little pale calico nodded with a toothy smile. That was right, they were on a job! Gotta go collect some herbs! "Got it, I'm on it! I'll be right back!"

He padded off into some direction that Rookfire indicated in, looking around for some herbs. Marigold! That's right. He was searching for marigold. He did look back a couple of times, but it didn't look like this stranger was much interested in them. She's just looking at the ground for something...? Oh well, Palepaw huffed a deep breath before resuming his herb hunt. 'Rookfire will take care of it if she does get up to something.' Yeah, the little one had put a lot of trust and dependance on the older cat. Any trouble? Rookfire's here. Any one falling out of trees? Rookfire is here.

In the shadowy meadows of ShadowClan territory, Palepaw had found a couple stalks of marigold. Fluffy golden petals that smelled familiar. What did Lostspark say? Oh yeah, it was to be chewed up for wounds. And their mission today was....to collect these, and catmint and...horsetail? Yeah, yeah! Okay, first...marigold!

You rolled 19, 14, 12, 19, 10!
Collected +4 Marigold

Palepaw nipped up a couple of flowers. First one, nice! Perfectly intact. Second, alright! Third one...uhhh okay, maybe he should slow down just a tad bit. And finally, fourth one! Perfect! Palepaw stared at the remainder few flowers and decided to leave them alone. Can't take everything or else they won't have any left for the future.

He bounded back to the group with a bundle of marigold in her mouth."hmmf iff gotff itf!"

[ sorry for missing the last reply; this one is to catch up ]
[ @alec @Starphobia @Rose ]

[alec]

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

tail flicking side to side idly and with a slight spring to his step, rookfire exited shadowclan camp. it was early, the sun just about creeping over the horizon and rookfire had once again something to prepare. not only did he have one sick gift for dawnstar now but he had been inspired to get one for mossfreckle now. since he couldnt just go and kill a cat and magically make it mean something to mossfreckle, he would have to come with something else for the medicine cat he was supposed to be calling his mentor but was closer to a pillar of strength, a presence in his life as solid as a rock against harsh waves. the overall theme of it was clear to the medicine cat apprentice and was repeated over and over in his mind as he trotted along sun dappled pine covered forest ground, winding past trees and through bushes with his maw agape and already searching for his first catch. first and only catch, he wasnt out here to do some serious hunting or bring back more than one piece of prey for the clan (though he was still a bit conflicted how he would do that in the first place), he wanted one thing specifically. that thing being a rabbit or a hare. a large one, as large as possible because larger meant more impressive in his mind. it took a while until he would come across a animal that matched that description, picking up on one or the other rabbit scent and following it to the source only to see that they were small and scrawny or already gone before he could even think about pouncing on it. rookfire leaped onto a fallen tree, using the vantage point to overview the forest around in an attempt to pick out a possible ideal candidate for his plans.

[alec]

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

from where he stood, a bit more than slightly higher up than usual, it was easy to see farther but a whole lot harder to try and figure out which direction sounds and smells were coming from as the wind whipped around his face. additionally to that, cats were not known for their phenomenal eyesight and rook, being half blind, was certainly no buzzard. the shuffling around in a clearing, nestles between two large bushes, was hard to miss however, and when rookfire leaped off the tree on the other side, he was more confident in his step. following the scent of what he knew to be sparsely hidden by undergrowth and luck alone, towards its hiding place. two-ish rabbits, like i said, sight was not his strong suit, it mightve been three but he ultimately wouldnt know until actually close enough to count them, at least one of them bearing a rich brown colour which had originally peaked rooks interest but quickly dwindled as he remembered he wasnt here to skin any of them. he wanted their head.
finally pushing through the only bush separating him from his prey, the medicine cat apprentice was finally able to make out the rabbits clearly. one of them was pretty large which sent a bolt of gratitude and excitement through his body, muscles flexing in preparation of a brief fight he knew the animal would deliver upon his quick approach. turns out, this approach would have to be even quicker than he had expected as a stars forsaken bird made the most amount of noise possible to be produced by such a small body and the rabbits bolted. usually there was no reason in trying to catch a running rabbit but the bird had scared him enough that he had leaped forward and out of the bush, close enough to take off behind the rabbits.

[alec]

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

rookfire had already gathered his share of the herbs, silentpaw looked like he had concluded his hunt of catmint as well, and he was just watching for palepaw now, angular head turned to glance behind them every once in a while to keep an eye on the fiery red outsider. she had moved from standing around to staring at the ground and he couldnt really care less what exactly she was trying to achieve through that.
the medicine cat apprentice watched the light furred calico tom search and ultimately find what he had been looking for; slightly browning yet stuff colourful ruffled flowers he got to picking enthusiastically, rook wouldnt step in without no reason but he liked that palepaw let off the group of marigold before he got to capacity in herbs he could carry. always good to leave some to keep the plans a stable part of their territory, even if this wasnt necesarrily something that would ensure they'd have herbs during leafbare given even the flowers left behind would suffer and possibly die over the colder moons of this season cycle.
"good job palepaw, lets head back hmm?" he praised before turning his attention back to the outsider one last time, "stay where ye belong n maybe dawnstar will take pity on ya n let ye join if ye ask nice enough". the neutrality in his voice was kind of surprising given how harsh he had addressed the molly before, but if she was by the border to come to shadowclan, the first step was to leave his apprentices the hell alone. besides, if this caused her to change these potential plans rook has actual no idea she was making or not, he knew shadowclan wasnt the right place for her anyway. every shadowclanner, and clan cat as a whole, needed to be able to take a bit of critique.

[ @goodacacia ; @Starphobia ]

[Aroogi]

HE/HIM • ENFORCER • 32M • SHADOWCLAN
"A large marbled tabby tom with large, tusk-like teeth."
PURRKS: N/A
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Tuftedtusk grabbed the hissing rat and snapped it up, hearing the crunch between his teeth. He tossed it aside and began to tear into their nests, killing any baby rats with vicious bites. His patrol seemed to be doing very well.

[ @Morrigan @Omari @idia @Hushfalls ; apologies for the delay!! ]