WindClan Territory

[Alchemist Kitsune]

| Snowybreeze |
31 Moons - WindClan Warrior
Heightened Perception [Smell] - Active | Rapid Recovery - Inactive | The Collector - Inactive | Not Skiddin' Around - Active

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Massive paws making their way expertly through the familiar ground, Snowybreeze kept his nose to the ground, grateful that Daffodilpaw had joined them without complaint. She seemed to be a good paw. Ready to work and prove herself. He was sure she would be an excellent warrior once she was trained... he was just sorry it was him of all cats that was training her. Maybe if he told Twilightstar that she had a lot of promise she would assign her a more formidable mentor? But then... that would mean confronting Twilightstar and suggesting that he thought her choice had been wrong... and... Eeep! The mere thought was enough to make him a little queasy.

Shaking his thick pelt in discomfort, a shudder running down his spine, the gentle giant looked left and right, making sure no one had overheard the scandalously rude thoughts that had crossed his mind. Really now... he should know better than to doubt their leader. If she thought he was... adequate enough to train this young apprentice, then it was up to him to live up to those expectations. Or crumble under the weight of reality as everyone else realized they had misplaced their trust, seeing him for the pathetic disappointment he really was. A sigh escaping him in sorrow as his mind wandered down its usual rabbit hole of self deprecating thoughts - the only ones that seem to bring him any sort of comfort - he paused, nose twitching as he caught a peculiar scent.

"W-wait. P-please. Just. Just a. Moment," he whispered softly as he tasted the air, making certain he was not mistaken.

Snowybreeze's nose had always been oddly oversensitive, so much so it sometimes bordered on damn near useless whenever there was too much to smell. Gatherings were nightmares of scent, and the borders tended to be overpowering to a fault. The Maine Coon mix was forever grateful to have been born in WindClan. Where the open plains and clean breeze kept scents ever flowing. Light. Easy to understand for him as opposed to a cacophonous screaming match of odors all vying for attention at the same time until they all became little more than a muddled, incomprehensible mess.

He had never scented burdock before today, the medicine cat and himself being... on friendly enough terms that she knew his nose problems well enough to use them to her advantage. Truly, he was just grateful his eternally troubling snout was good for something other than bringing him headaches when the scents got too loud. But that small sniff had been enough. He had committed it to memory, and his nose could catch whiff of it now. Even though she had been unable to show them the flowers attached to the roots, the ones that would guide them to what they sought, he could smell them. And despite his complete lack of knowledge on most flowers, even he knew what a thistle was... This plant most certainly seemed to fit the description, and the scent was most overpowering the closer they got to them.

"I. I think. This. Is the root. Lightningstorm. Wants. My nose. It. Never. Lies," Snowybreeze mewed, raising one massive paw to tap his nose as he stared timidly in the direction of his apprentice, a small purr escaping him at his - admittedly terrible - joke. "S-shall. We dig? C-carefully. Of course. If. If you could. Please. Otherwise. Lightningstorm. Might. Just have. My ears."

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@Moonraven [Dustbunny] | @Luna16 [Daffodilpaw]
| Tiny bump for patrol. Moving it along if only because my power has been... testy these past few days and we have had potential power outage warnings so I didn't want anybody waiting for too long if I accidentally disappear for a few days. |

[Moonraven]

Confusion twinkled in her dark blue eyes as the slender brown feline followed her patrol leader out of camp. His head was down to the ground, and the grass and plant life must tickle his nose. Dustbunny's seen different stuff throughout her life. She doesn't believe she's ever seen anyone sniff the way Snowybreeze does. It wasn't very cat-like at all.

The more she watched Snowybreeze the more she found him exceedingly easy to read. Well, that was a bit of an exaggeration. She hadn't the faintest clue what was going on in his head, but the shudder and the glances made her assume it wasn't nice at least not to him. Then he was sighing, it seemed like he had a lot of weight on his shoulders.

Dustbunny was so invested in the Snowybreeze show that she nearly failed to heed the giant's quiet order. She paused and glanced around their surroundings while Snowybreeze checked for the scent and pointed them toward the correct herb. The large pawed she-cat padded a few paw steps towards a patch of burdock while Snowybreeze chatted with his apprentice.

"I'd suggest digging a claw-length or two away from the herb. Perhaps try digging around the root removing as much dirt and debris as possible, and pulling the root free." Dustbunny advised. The tunneler would never be the best at giving straight instructions, mimicking, and hands-on learning would always be her fallback. The she-cat was already working as she spoke, churning grass and dirt before scooping out clumps of ripped grass and mud and dropping them near her hind leg in a neat pile.

Bit by bit she created a deep trench around the herb, occasionally pausing to dust the roots off with her paw as best she could to ensure she didn't damage the root as she dug. When she reached what she surmised was the end of the root, she gently tugged the root, paused to dig more dirt out when it didn't come free, and tugged again, carefully working the root free of the dirt. When it came free without resistance, she dragged the root out and dropped it to the left of the hole.

As she wasn't interested in getting thistles in her muzzle, Dustbunny dragged her claws through the stem, cutting the same spot until the top of the plant was separated from the root. Uncertain about how to separate the seeds from the plant, she dropped the burr-like head of the plant in the hole and reburied it with the dirt as best she could.

She glanced at Snowybreeze and Daffodilpaw to ensure they were doing alright before she started digging up another burdock root. As this was weirdly fun, Dustbunny would have to request burdock duty more regularly.
@Alchemist Kitsune [Snowybreeze] | @Luna16 [Daffodilpaw]

[Luna16]

Daffodilpaw followed Snowybreeze and Dustbunny closely, stopping when her mentor requested them to. Her nose twitched as he tasted the air, and she followed in suit. Unbeknownst to her, Snowybreeze shared Daffodilpaw's sensitive sense of smell. But she didn't know what to look for. She knew she could smell something familiar, but she didn't know what it was... I can smell prey on the breeze. Her mouth watered, but she shook it off. That's not what they were here for.

The apprentice followed Snowybreeze closely, keenly interested in what he was doing. He smells something! And then, he found the root. Her eyes widened and her jaw opened into a wide smile. "That's awesome! You gotta show me how to do that!" She chirped. Realizing now that they shared a talented nose, she wondered if maybe this was why Twilightstar paired the two of them together. "I have a strong nose too! I wanna be able to find stuff that easily!" She purred. It would be pretty great to be able to put her nose to good use that way.

She looked over at Dustbunny as she provided the instruction and nodded. "Okay!" She didn't want to stop searching with the burdock that Snowybreeze found. She bent closer to the plant, closing her eyes and breathing in the scent deeply. She opened her eyes and nodded resolutely, then unsheathed her claws. Carefully measuring the distance using her claws, she slowly started to dig around the plant as Dustbunny had suggested. She didn't want to upset Lightningstorm anymore than Snowybreeze did! That cat was intimidating! But she's also really funny and warm. Daffodilpaw smiled as she remembered when Lightningstorm had treated her cough after the fire.

The pale yellow apprentice stopped when she noticed Dustbunny was already on it. Shrugging lightly, she padded over to watch the way Dustbunny nimbly worked around the root to pull it out. Nodding to herself as she observed the technique, Daffodilpaw turned away and closed her eyes again. Sniffing the air, she remembered that Snowybreeze had sniffed at the ground before. Okay then... She lowered her head and sniffed at the ground as she walked forward, forming a mental image of the environment in her mind. It was almost like being able to see! She tried to focus on the scent of the burdock plant, and it wasn't long until she found another one nearby.

Daffodilpaw opened her eyes and smiled to herself, this was the plant. She carefully dug around the root like she saw Dustbunny do, digging a deep trench until she found the root and carefully tugging at it before pausing to dig more and repeating the motion. She continued this until she was able to remove the root, paws and muzzle now covered in dirt. Her trench wasn't as well formed as Dustbunny's, but it got the job done. She cut the burr-top of the plant and dropped into the hole before re-burying it, like Dustbunny had done. Before closing her eyes and lowering her nose to locate the next plant.

+1 burdock root

[ @Alchemist Kitsune - Snowybreeze]
[ Moonraven - Dustbunny]

[Raids]

Bunnybounce was sitting on a small patch of heather enjoying the day when a breeze tickled her nose, bringing with it, the mouth watering scent of a rabbit. Quick as can be, the lithe she-cat was on her feet, peering around in an effort to spot her prey. It didn't take her long to identify which direction the scent was coming from and through the moor-grass she could see the fronds of heather swaying in just the right way that meant rabbit, not wind. Her stomach growled at the idea of a juicy rabbit, she could imagine the warm tang spreading in her mouth as she delivered the killing bite and took a huge chunk to eat it. Bunnybounce shook her head, clearing her thoughts. Her first order of business was to hunt for the clan, only once she has done that can she eat any. That was fine, it's not like she was starving.

The white cat crouched into the heather, creeping slowly forward. Just as she was about to pounce she felt the wind change directions and the rabbit jerked to attention, it's head turning to stare directly at Bunnybounce before it turned and began to run. She let out a curse and bunched her muscles up before springing after the rabbit. Truthfully she wasn't entirely bothered she now had to give chase, afterall, she loved the feeling of the wind in her fur, and the freedom of being able to just.... run wherever she wanted.

She was catching up to the rabbit now but she could see a burrow ahead of it, if she didn't catch it now... she would lose such good prey. Bunnybounce prepared herself and then launched herself at the rabbit. By miracle she landed square on it, mouth around it's neck. Not by miracle, she lost her balance, going practically flying as the sudden dead weight of the rabbit threw her off, and went rolling. Luckily, she had managed to keep the rabbit locked in her jaws, and once she had stopped rolling she finally realized the warm blood of the rabbit was spreading in her mouth and she set it down, licking her lips. When she looked up, the shecat realized... she wasn't in Windclan territory anymore. Close, yes, she could faintly smell the borders on the wind, but this was definitely not her clan's territory. Her nose twitched as a sudden, unfamiliar, scent filled her nose. Uh oh.

@Ghost of Red

[Ghost of Red]

(( Adonis ))

* He padded out of a set of bushes and looked around. He had not meant to be this close to the Windclan border. He happened to catch wind of another cat and stiffened. He slowly padded towards the scent and spotted a she-cat that smelled of the clan. He cringed and looked around before lifting his head to the sky and sniffing. He hadn't crossed the border, but she did. He mewed with his gruff tone of voice rumbling his body. *
" Who are you? Why are you on this side of the border? "
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@Raids

[Raids]

Originally Posted by Ghost of Red

(( Adonis ))

* He padded out of a set of bushes and looked around. He had not meant to be this close to the Windclan border. He happened to catch wind of another cat and stiffened. He slowly padded towards the scent and spotted a she-cat that smelled of the clan. He cringed and looked around before lifting his head to the sky and sniffing. He hadn't crossed the border, but she did. He mewed with his gruff tone of voice rumbling his body. *
" Who are you? Why are you on this side of the border? "
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@Raids

Bunnybounce startled as a tom shouldered through a set of bushes, her eyes widening. "O-Oh," She took a hesitant step back, though it put her just one step further away from the border to her clan. "S-Sorry, I... I don't mean any harm." Her voice shook slightly as she spoke, had the tom seen her clumsy attempt at catching the rabbit? She hoped not. "My name is Bunnybounce, I didn't mean to cross over, is this your territory? I can leave now, sorry. I was just chasing this rabbit and I guess I lost track of where I was..." She trailed off, her body felt strangely warm. She was talking too much, but this was the first time she had encountered an outsider before. She was curious, was that wrong? "Who are you?"

[Ghost of Red]

(( Adonis ))

* He dipped his head to the she-cat. His voice making him cough. A small trickle of blood fell from his jaw, but he made no acknowledgement of it. *
" I am sorry miss. I did not mean to scare you. I was simply curious as to who was before me. My name is Adonis. This is not my territory. "
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@Raids (( I have an Idea. What if Adonis and Bunnybounce were found by my WC cat Swiftleap/Cal and he chases off Adonis before they are able to talk more making Bunny become obsessed with finding Adonis so she can speak with him more? "

[Raids]

Originally Posted by Ghost of Red

(( Adonis ))

* He dipped his head to the she-cat. His voice making him cough. A small trickle of blood fell from his jaw, but he made no acknowledgement of it. *
" I am sorry miss. I did not mean to scare you. I was simply curious as to who was before me. My name is Adonis. This is not my territory. "
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@Raids (( I have an Idea. What if Adonis and Bunnybounce were found by my WC cat Swiftleap/Cal and he chases off Adonis before they are able to talk more making Bunny become obsessed with finding Adonis so she can speak with him more? "

Adonis, what an odd name. Bunnybounce thought to herself, it must be an outsider thing, she had always heard that their names were short and strange. Her eyes were drawn to the trickle of blood running down the toms jaw, and her head tipped to the side. "Are you bleeding?" She asked softly, finally taking a step closer to the tom as if to get a better look. Maybe he had just finished his own juicy rabbit.

(( that sounds interesting, sure! ))

[Ghost of Red]

(( Adonis ))

* He lifted his paw to his jaw and wiped away the blood. *
" I had a fight with a rabbit. It lost. Managed to hit my jaw and make me bite my tongue. "
* He spat out a small bit of blood. *
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@Raids (After your next post I'll throw Swift into this. )

[Raids]

Originally Posted by Ghost of Red

(( Adonis ))

* He lifted his paw to his jaw and wiped away the blood. *
" I had a fight with a rabbit. It lost. Managed to hit my jaw and make me bite my tongue. "
* He spat out a small bit of blood. *
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@Raids (After your next post I'll throw Swift into this. )

Bunnybounces whiskers twitched with faint amusement. She had never heard someone lose a fight to a rabbit before. "You were fighting a rabbit? Don't you eat them?" After a moment, before giving him time to reply, she spoke again. "Sorry, that must be a silly question. I've never met anyone outside the clans, I'm not sure how things work out here." She gave her chest a small lick, to hide her embarrassment.