She honestly didn't think things could get so messy so fast. What was this piece of crowfood talking about anyways? Are you kidding?
Owltalon shot the warrior a glare, though they were acting much like a kittypet. All Fadingsun wanted was a peaceful meeting, and even that seemed to be too much for this bag of filth.
"You're pulling my tail, right?" She barked, taking a step closer to the warrior. She kept her tone even but it hitched at the edge of each word. She wouldn't of been so angry if she wasn't shocked. How could someone say that? "Birdsnow worked until she couldn't work any longer, she delt with fleabags like you constantly," she snarled. "Birdsnow is staying. If that's what our leader wants, that's what's gonna happen."
Her gaze darted over to Fadingsun. She hoped, prayed even, that she was handling the situation well. She didn't want her first action as a Lionheart to be one to bring shame on her or her clanmates. To insure she wasn't overstepping, she didn't murmur another word. Until she knew exactly the do's and don'ts, tearing this cat apart wasn't on the table.
The amount of stupid flowing out of this cat's mouth, newly named Lionheart or not, was incomprehensible. Redmire's hackles rose and she bared her teeth, rising quickly to her full height.
"Did your mother drop you on your head as a child?" she sneered. "Or are you just so blind to everything around you that you can't understand what's been happening? Birdsnow did nothing for us. Anyone who thinks she actually deserves a place here automatically loses every last ounce of respect from me. My respect is earned, not automatically given. So I don't care if he's the leader - hell, I wouldn't care if he was a StarClan cat descending from Silverpelt itself to tell me off! - he doesn't get to decide what I think about things, and neither do you."
[ won't be posting again after this till occ does as to not clog things o/ ]
Just seeing Birdsnow...her heart dropped in her chest. How had Birdsnow gotten so sick? Oh the poor dear...she was only half-listening to Fadingsun, unable to take her eyes off of Birdsnow. Something about causing arguments during meetings...yes she did privately agree that a lack of discretion, patience and self-control was a rampant issue. Cats were too bold and open with their thoughts...and many lacked respect.
She turned her head to the announcement of the Lionhearts, and she smiled pensively, tapping her paws on the ground in a sort of drumming motion to 'voice' her approval. But she gasped audibly at Redmire's words, but the new Lionheart Owltalon was speaking to them. Sweetsong lowered her gaze again. She wanted to speak. But Fadingsun had shut down any possible defense she could give for Birdsnow. It wasn't right. But what could she do? Fadingsun didn't even like her, from what she could tell....
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She listened to the new leader's speech. After declaring her loyalty to Birdsnow, where she had been promptly yelled at, she chose to keep her mouth shut this time. But her eye was resting on Talonpaw, watching in case she needed to...step in.
Dusklion - RiverClan Head Lionheart
She/her | 27 moons | Go with the Flow, Beefed Up T3, Rapid Recovery, Shadow Fiend
She was prepared for it. Had been, the second she heard the news that her brother would be ascending to the throne. Dusklion stood, rolling her shoulders back, and turned. Calm as a greenleaf breeze. She fixed both cats with a glare and stalked towards them. Redmire was competent, and the smaller tabby agreed with most of what she said. It wasn't her idea to keep Birdsnow in the Clan, and if she wasn't as frail as she was she would be the one dragging her out.
"OI!"
This was enough. "Redmire, I get your frustrations. I share them, I do. But dammit, there are better ways to give your opinion other than shoutin' them at a meetin' - believe me, I know." She respected this cat, she did; it would be a pity to have her be the first dragged out. Her gaze them shifted to Owltalon. While she could commend the courage to stand up, there were a few things wrong. "Birdsnow did nothin' but sit in her den while the rest of us worked. Far as I'm concerned, Fades takin' over is a good thing, considerin' he's done far more than she has." She knew her words might hurt Birds, but at this moment she couldn't find it in herself to care.
"I don't care about either of your opinions right now. Right now, we should be congratulatin' those who have worked hard for the Clan - Seabreeze 'n Owltalon. So shut it, or I'll drag you outta this meetin' with my claws so help me the stars above."
Her glare remained on both the newly named Lionheart and Redmire. She wanted one of them to test her. Really, she did. That was her brother up there, and she'd be damned if she let this Clan walk over him.
Stagheart had padded out of the warrior's den, peering up the Floodstone. So it had been Fadingsun's voice, after all. He sat on his own but somewhat near Starlingflight, giving her a nod of greeting. She'd always been a loyal warrior like him, true to their leaders — though he often didn't say much around other warriors, he showed his respect in small ways such as this.
Then he turned his attention to Fading's words. His eyes widened when he saw Birdsnow — great StarClan, she looked sick. A poor shell of the strong warrior that had leapt onto that Floodstone not too long ago. He dipped his head in sorrowful respect — it was troubling news, but he was glad Fadingsun seemed determined to give Birdsnow the respect she deserved...
...and then yelling started to break out. He let out a quiet sigh — there was never a peaceful meeting here, was there? He peered at Fadingsun, waiting to see what their new leader would say. At the very least, they had two new Lionhearts named — Seabreeze and Owltalon. He didn't know either of them very well, but nodded a congratulations to them.
But Redmire's words permeated the air followed by Dusklion's, cutting through any possible celebration. At least the Head Lionheart was defending them. He twitched his ears against the yowling and watched, blue eyes flashing with an unreadable emotion.
Berrypaw slunk out of the apprentice's den at Fadingsun's call. She trotted over to Stagheart — she hadn't gotten to see him much recently. Supposed that inevitably came with apprentice duties, but she missed him. He was the only thing like family to her.
"Deputies don't usually call meetings, do they?" She mewed innocently to Stagheart. He silently shook his head, so she fell silent again. A tiny gasp escaped her mouth when she saw Birdsnow's state — stars, how was she still standing? Her poor leader! Couldn't anyone help her?
Well... former leader, she supposed, based on Fading's next words. That's when the shouting started. Berrypaw flattened her ears and lowered herself towards the ground, an instinctive response to the tension and anger-scent filling the air. Almost like a defensive position. She didn't like yelling... why were these meetings always full of yelling?
/ @Tiabirb [for brief Starling mention at the beginning, no need to have her react since it was from earlier in the meeting <3]
Blizzardpaw nodded. She was quite sad Birdsnow was stepping down, but she'd rather have Bird retire as a leader than die as one. She was also quite happy that Fadingsun(Star) was enforcing the rules. Maybe Riverclan would change. But, she also wondered what happened to her mentor, Reedshine. Did he go missing? She didn't remember seeing him after the battle. His death wasn't announced at one of the meetings either. She would ask Birdsnow or Fadingsun later.
But, What made her tail tie in a twist was the fact everyone was shouting and screaming already. Do they even understand how leadership works? Sure Birdsnow wasn't the best of the best, but she was only a deputy for a little while before randomly being thrown into Leadership! Being in control of a load of cats was hard, and the fact people fail to realize this is absurd. How would they like it if they were thrown into leadership? And everyone always wonders why leaders are stepping down or hiding in their dens. This is chaos. Someone says something they don't agree with, and they start screaming and fighting like kits! No, In fact, the kits are more respectable than this. Isn't a clan about teamwork? Didn't fadingsun just say 'Do not yell at meetings' isn't the Leader's word law? Do people just ignore the Warrior code now?
Blizzardpaw kept her angry thoughts to herself. Staring at birdsnow with a hopeful glance. "Well, I think Birdsnow should stay. Sure, she wasn't the best. But she tried. She tried her best. She doesn't have to be perfect, nobody does. So I really hope Birdsnow feels better and I hope she decides to stay. " She half prayed to Starclan that she didn't sound stupid.
Now, onto the more important stuff. Time to cheer for the new lionhearts. "Congrats, Seabreeze and Owltalon! I'm sure you'll both do great!" She now turned her gaze towards the two Lionhearts. A bright smile on her face.
@Dino (You don't have to respond, just know she is mostly reacting to your character.)
Owltalon dipped her head respectfully and sat back down. The head Lionheart had spoken, so there was nothing else she could say or do.
She let her matted fur lay flat (or as flat as it could) on her back as she settled down into a sit. Well, what had she learned today? A few things actually, a few noteworthy things. If only she had something better than a small corner of her brain to keep track of all her thoughts and findings, maybe then she'd be a bit more knowledgeable.
Was she embarrassed? Stars, yes. She'd miscalculated horribly, but she felt that saying something was far better than just sitting there as if she had no authority to change the situation. Until she really found her footing though, it was apparent she'd just have to hold her tongue.
Alright, she could do that. Now, she had to listen, and listen well. She pricked her ears towards the Floodstone and waited.
Tags: @taillow
@dino. (neither of you have to respond! I just wanted owl to do a thing :3)
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When Fallenwish heard Fadingsun call the meeting, she knew something was up. Que- Birdsnow wasn't leader anymore. Her queen had stopped helping her clan. Fallenwish should have felt betrayed. She should have felt abandoned. But she shouldn't and didn't, because she was taking care of herself.
She didn't want to be stupid, so she wasn't sure why she had thought those first thoughts. But she didn't feel any different when Birdsnow had been announced to step down. Did she really trust her queen as much as she had convinced herself she did? Was she just trying to convince herself that she was hope for the clan?
Whatever. It was a meeting. But she couldn't stop looking at Birdsnow and thinking, I have to cure her, but that was up to Marigoldleap, not her. She could never be a medicine cat unless something changed drastically with her Starclan magic power foresight wisdom or whatever.
She looked at the now enforcers. They were good choices. Then she returned to her thoughts.
Riverclan was like a pelt the shed stability constantly with not tire. They'd be stuck with a leader that last, like, three days and boom, new one. Maybe she was wrong, but as an animal, she clung to a pattern. It was an educated guess. She was being logical, right?
She was wrong. Patterns could stop.
"Hi, Redmire. Do you want to build up again? Because I'm pretty sure no one appreciates what you're doing right now." She said.
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Eaglepaw
RiverClan
she/her | 7 moons | 14/100
[Golden and white tuxedo tabby with green eyes] Purrks: Dreamwalker, HK T2
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[Redmire mention - @dino. ] [Seabreeze - @Dolomedes ] [Owltalon - @Marigoldwhisper ] [Dusklion mention - @taillow ]
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Ah yes, chaos. Eaglepaw both loved and hated this clan with every fiber of her being. Cats like Fadingsun, like Owltalon and Seabreeze--Eaglepaw shot both of the new Lionhearts a BIG grin as congratulations--who worked hard and rarely complained, that actually did something useful for the clan instead of tearing each other apart. They were the reason she loved being in a clan.
Then... the reasons she wished the eagle had eaten her when she was a baby began to chime in, completely ignoring Fadingsun's orders. Only these morons would kick a cat while they were down. She wondered if every clan had arseholes like these clowns, or if RiverClan was just broken.
First. Redmire. StarClan on a stick, this molly had serious bees for brains and only Fadingsun's wishes that the clan didn't interrupt like a bunch of hooligans kept Eaglepaw's voice quiet. "Oh please," the apprentice muttered quietly, rolling her eyes. "'S not like anyone wants your respect anyway." She cast a sidelong glance at Birdsnow, noticing the emaciated cat's silence. Sure, she hadn't really been there in the time since Larkstar's disappearance. Hadn't really done much. But the former leader hadn't even had time to go to the Starcave, for crying out loud! She had been so busy dealing with a clan of ungrateful ingrates that she had gotten sick from it.
Just like Tansypaw. Just like Larkstar.
Eaglepaw felt her sharp claws dig into the dirt. They needed more order around here. It was time for RiverClan to address not only the threats from outside its walls, but inside as well. Dusklion's words frustrated the apprentice. Just when Eaglepaw was starting to think she was a reasonable cat, the warrior managed to disappoint her. She had defended Birdsnow with her life up until now. Why was she suddenly agreeing with cats calling for her exile? Dusklion had a habit of turning on cats the moment their usefulness was up, it seemed. Eaglepaw made a note of that and looked up at Fadingsun, waiting for him to continue.
Blizzardpaw nodded. She was quite sad Birdsnow was stepping down, but she'd rather have Bird retire as a leader than die as one. She was also quite happy that Fadingsun(Star) was enforcing the rules. Maybe Riverclan would change. But, she also wondered what happened to her mentor, Reedshine. Did he go missing? She didn't remember seeing him after the battle. His death wasn't announced at one of the meetings either. She would ask Birdsnow or Fadingsun later.
But, What made her tail tie in a twist was the fact everyone was shouting and screaming already. Do they even understand how leadership works? Sure Birdsnow wasn't the best of the best, but she was only a deputy for a little while before randomly being thrown into Leadership! Being in control of a load of cats was hard, and the fact people fail to realize this is absurd. How would they like it if they were thrown into leadership? And everyone always wonders why leaders are stepping down or hiding in their dens. This is chaos. Someone says something they don't agree with, and they start screaming and fighting like kits! No, In fact, the kits are more respectable than this. Isn't a clan about teamwork? Didn't fadingsun just say 'Do not yell at meetings' isn't the Leader's word law? Do people just ignore the Warrior code now?
Blizzardpaw kept her angry thoughts to herself. Staring at birdsnow with a hopeful glance. "Well, I think Birdsnow should stay. Sure, she wasn't the best. But she tried. She tried her best. She doesn't have to be perfect, nobody does. So I really hope Birdsnow feels better and I hope she decides to stay. " She half prayed to Starclan that she didn't sound stupid.
Now, onto the more important stuff. Time to cheer for the new lionhearts. "Congrats, Seabreeze and Owltalon! I'm sure you'll both do great!" She now turned her gaze towards the two Lionhearts. A bright smile on her face.
@Dino (You don't have to respond, just know she is mostly reacting to your character.)
Owltalon shot the apprentice a toothy smile of appreciation. "Thank you for the kind words, Blizzardpaw. It's honestly still so unreal to me." She gave the cat a slow nod of mutual respect before turning her gaze back at the Floodstone. She wondered what else would be announced, wondered if things would go farther downhill. No, that was a horrible way of thinking. Optimism was what she needed right now, perhaps the whole clan as well.
Even if the meeting ended in chaos as it usually did, at least Fadingsun got to say some words of value. That was what's really important, right? Now, what she had to do was do her part and stay as quiet as humanly possible.
She did appreciate and agree with Blizzardpaw's words, even if opinions shouldn't be discussed at meetings... But Owltalon didn't have the dignity to scold the young cat as she had done the same thing seconds prior to defend their former leader. Owltalon would only show her agreeance after the meeting, that would be far better and would most likely benefit the rest of the meeting. They didn't need any more screeching, from her or any other cat.
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purrks ; the collector , herbal knowledge t2
she/they . rc . 14 moons . one lame leg
tags ; @dino. , @starry , @occultation , @blxze. , @Breaking Dawn trigger warnings for this post: none
cobwebpaw turned away from rainpaw, dipping her head to fadingsun. then redmire spoke.. like THAT about birdsnow. how could they? disrespect birdsnow like that, pass her off as a waste of space- cobwebpaw, still wanting to be polite, stared very pointedly at redmire. she mouthed- doing great at fadingsun, flashing a quick grin, then turned back to rainpaw.
mistyshard had returned, and cobwebpaw tapped her with her tail appreciatively. ' okay, can you please go find whatever smells the worst? just, anything really bad that isn't like.. dangerous. please. we need to wake rainpaw up. ' cobwebpaw chewed up the roots a bit then stuffed them (attempting to be gentle) into rainpaw's mouth and tapped on their nose. ' goldfish, can you hold their mouth closed? so they have to swallow it? '
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Re: RiverClan Floodstone
Berrypaw is RiverClan's medicine cat apprentice! 
