High Rank Announcement [#hrannouncement]

**Nixey** · #**1571** July 12th, 2021, 06:49 AM

~Splotchleaf~

Watching as the other cats chanted, it took him a moment to join in. He wasn’t sure how he felt about doing so, but he supposed he’d stick out if he didn’t.

~Flametail~

Having been sitting back, when the new warriors were awarded their names he shot up. Gaze traveling to them as he called out their name a few times before going back to the relaxed state.

Raven~ · #**1572** July 12th, 2021, 10:47 AM

“Shadefrost! Shadefrost! Shadefrost!” Foxstorm realized she had not said Stemhop yet. “Stemhop,” She meowed with much less enthusiasm. Shadefrost was fine, but Stemhop? Foxstorm wrapped her tail around paws. Perhaps this next ceremony would be more interesting.

**Tuftdrawsanddoodles** · #**1573** July 12th, 2021, 03:41 PM

“Shadefrost! Stemhop!” Lightleaf and Lilycreek chanted

**Poprock** · #**1574** July 12th, 2021, 06:11 PM

"Shadefrost! Stemhop!" She called out, tail swishing side to side in joy. More warriors for Shadowclan! Soon, that will be me. She quieted down as the kits were called up.

**MooingPanda** · #**1575** July 12th, 2021, 09:24 PM

Frostpaw

Frostpaw cheered. More warriors. The Clan was growing stronger every day. "Shadefrost, Stemhop!" he chanted.

Embershadow

Embershadow sat silently, watching as the Clan cheered for the new warriors. How lovely. He didn't really feel like joining in at the moment. He was just preparing himself for the rest of the meeting. Dawnstar always started out meetings with rank advancement. Usually, she ended it with her doling out punishment or humiliating a cat for breaking the smallest of rules.

**~Mothman~** · #**1576** July 13th, 2021, 07:34 AM

Darkkit gasped, then padded up toward the Shadowledge. This was it! He was being made an apprentice! He'd done it!

**carmen** · #**1577** July 13th, 2021, 10:02 AM

Falconfeather called out the names of the new warriors quietly. "Shadefrost! Stemhop!" Shadefrost was a beautiful name, but whether the cat would grow into it was still up to chance. Stemhop, on the other hand, would be interesting. She hadn't missed the challenging gaze of the black she-cat. The look Dawnstar returned showed that she hadn't missed it. It was obviously a challenge, but the massive leader seemed to find it just as strange as she did.

Darkkit, Blackkit, and Honeykit. To-be apprentices. The fun part of the meeting was over,. She wouldn't be getting an apprentice, not after Tigerpaw. Falconfeather didn't want one. No one could replace the beautiful black and orange she-cat who died too soon. Not another too loyal kit who didn't understand anything. Didn't understand the tensions of the clan.

**AppleCat4** · #**1578** July 13th, 2021, 10:19 AM

Honeykit stepped forward as Dawnstar called her name. This is it! This is it! This is it!

@Undertaker

***Undertaker*** · #**1579** July 13th, 2021, 05:15 PM

High Rank Announcement [#hrannouncement]

Dawnstar did not hide her disapproval when only two of the three kits arrived. Two was better than none, she kept trying to remind herself, using it as a restrain to keep from giving in to some of her darker impulses.

"From here on, until you receive your warrior names, you'll be known as Honeypaw and Darkpaw. Darkpaw, your mentor will be Flametail and Glaretail will mentor Honeypaw." Dawnstar spoke in a dull tone, dragging her tongue over some stray tufts of fur on a broad shoulder.

"Darktiger, you owe me a report on Pinepaw's training." She had spoken about the slacker the last meeting, and they both knew what was on the line, so Dawnstar wasn't going to waste much time on lazy kittypets.

"Maplepaw and Spottedpaw, shockingly, your the only two who needed new mentors." This might have been the smallest number of reassignments she's ever done. Dawnstar doubted it would last. "Spottedpaw you'll be trained by Snakescar. Maplepaw, I want you mentored by Ebonyfang." It was high time Dawnstar started making use of her disappointment of a cousin, he didn't cut it as a medicine cat, perhaps returning to the life of a warrior would do him some good. He was the only blood kin Dawnstar had left here, even though he's failed as a medicine cat, he could potentially redeem himself by not being a mouse of a warrior.

"Lilypaw, you failed your assessment, and currently have no mentor, I'll allow you to retake it but I'm not wasting resources on training you. You're old enough to find sparring partners on your own." Dawnstar told the apprentice strangely calm.

"We've gained a new member to our clan, a former WindClan bunny has been given the honor to become a part of our clan. He doesn't look like much, and I don't fully trust him yet, but we'll see what he can do. He'll be called Rabbitpaw until he's earned a right to a more suitable warrior name. Pikejaw, Rabbitpaw will be your responsibility." The tom didn't much stand out to Dawnstar, Pikejaw was currently in a gray territory with her, Rabbitpaw's training might tip that.

"I have news, some good and others bad. Badgerscar has resigned from his very short term as ShadowClan's medicine cat. I suppose I should have listened to some of your complaints, I was wrong to have given him that position in the first place." Dawnstar hissed immediately, she didn't like saying that she was wrong, but she wasn't a spoiled kit who couldn't say that she was wrong. Perfection was what she was taught by Icestar, her mother had wanted nothing less, but Dawnstar made mistakes, slipped up, and she learned from them like now. Until Dawnstar recovered from a crushing amount of loathing and displeasure, Badgerscar would have to keep his head down or risk setting off an inferno of ire.

"Bouncepaw will be claiming the rank of medicine cat, for the time being, I will be actively looking for a medicine cat apprentice for him to take under his paw. He's young, and although I hate the fact that he still hasn't gained his full name, he can do his job and I suppose that's all that matters." She did not hide her dislike of the tom in the slightest, even though she knew ShadowClan could survive without a medicine cat for a little, she had plans that would most like result in a beautiful amount of blood spill and carnage in the future. Having someone with some medical knowledge other than her would do wonders for ShadowClan, so her personal feelings could be set aside for ShadowClan's sake.

"In better news, Grimhound's patrol has successfully secured us some new territory from the bunnies. They met some resistants from the hareballs, but pulverized them naturally. I don't think Bunnystar and her clan of cowards will just sit back and let us take it, it will be sad if they do." That would be absolutely no fun at all. If it wasn't a well-known fact of life by now, Dawnstar could not stand being bored. She needed something, someone to fight, to hurt, to torture, to challenge, for entertainment purposes usually. "Our border extends all the way out to a lone pine tree, you're all free to do whatever you want with the territory, I promised a certain Bat that we'd be lining the border with the bodies and blood of the bunnies, so I want you to kill as many WindClan bunnies as you can. I don't care if they're on our territory or not, I want their debt paid in their blood and misery." Dawnstar purred, whiskers quivering with amusement.

"Those of you who participated in the punishments' games, most of you did very well, I probably won't be holding any more of those for a bit, I plan to keep my paws busy. Instead, I think I'll be holding random assessments, too many warriors don't know what it's like to fight with your claws unsheathed and fangs at the ready, to fight with courage, skill, or strength. Too many of you are disgraces and have no right to call yourself warriors of ShadowClan. I will fix that, should you warriors fail the assessment, you'll be demoted to an apprentice again. You will not be fighting me, that would be unfair, I'll be spectating." There was a long pause as Dawnstar fell silent, not all that interested in explaining her thought process on the assessment bit for the warriors. They could wallow in their despair themselves.

"Unless you have something to say, this meeting is dismissed."

**Silverfur & Co** · #**1580** July 13th, 2021, 05:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Undertaker

High Rank Announcement [#hrannouncement]

Dawnstar did not hide her disapproval when only two of the three kits arrived. Two was better than none, she kept trying to remind herself, using it as a restrain to keep from giving in to some of her darker impulses.

"From here on, until you receive your warrior names, you'll be known as Honeypaw and Darkpaw. Darkpaw, your mentor will be Flametail and Glaretail will mentor Honeypaw." Dawnstar spoke in a dull tone, dragging her tongue over some stray tufts of fur on a broad shoulder.

"Darktiger, you owe me a report on Pinepaw's training." She had spoken about the slacker the last meeting, and they both knew what was on the line, so Dawnstar wasn't going to waste much time on lazy kittypets.

"Maplepaw and Spottedpaw, shockingly, your the only two who needed new mentors." This might have been the smallest number of reassignments she's ever done. Dawnstar doubted it would last. "Spottedpaw you'll be trained by Snakescar. Maplepaw, I want you mentored by Ebonyfang." It was high time Dawnstar started making use of her disappointment of a cousin, he didn't cut it as a medicine cat, perhaps returning to the life of a warrior would do him some good. He was the only blood kin Dawnstar had left here, even though he's failed as a medicine cat, he could potentially redeem himself by not being a mouse of a warrior.

"Lilypaw, you failed your assessment, and currently have no mentor, I'll allow you to retake it but I'm not wasting resources on training you. You're old enough to find sparring partners on your own." Dawnstar told the apprentice strangely calm.

"We've gained a new member to our clan, a former WindClan bunny has been given the honor to become a part of our clan. He doesn't look like much, and I don't fully trust him yet, but we'll see what he can do. He'll be called Rabbitpaw until he's earned a right to a more suitable warrior name. Pikejaw, Rabbitpaw will be your responsibility." The tom didn't much stand out to Dawnstar, Pikejaw was currently in a gray territory with her, Rabbitpaw's training might tip that.

"I have news, some good and others bad. Badgerscar has resigned from his very short term as ShadowClan's medicine cat. I suppose I should have listened to some of your complaints, I was wrong to have given him that position in the first place." Dawnstar hissed immediately, she didn't like saying that she was wrong, but she wasn't a spoiled kit who couldn't say that she was wrong. Perfection was what she was taught by Icestar, her mother had wanted nothing less, but Dawnstar made mistakes, slipped up, and she learned from them like now. Until Dawnstar recovered from a crushing amount of loathing and displeasure, Badgerscar would have to keep his head down or risk setting off an inferno of ire.

"Bouncepaw will be claiming the rank of medicine cat, for the time being, I will be actively looking for a medicine cat apprentice for him to take under his paw. He's young, and although I hate the fact that he still hasn't gained his full name, he can do his job and I suppose that's all that matters." She did not hide her dislike of the tom in the slightest, even though she knew ShadowClan could survive without a medicine cat for a little, she had plans that would most like result in a beautiful amount of blood spill and carnage in the future. Having someone with some medical knowledge other than her would do wonders for ShadowClan, so her personal feelings could be set aside for ShadowClan's sake.

"In better news, Grimhound's patrol has successfully secured us some new territory from the bunnies. They met some resistants from the hareballs, but pulverized them naturally. I don't think Bunnystar and her clan of cowards will just sit back and let us take it, it will be sad if they do." That would be absolutely no fun at all. If it wasn't a well-known fact of life by now, Dawnstar could not stand being bored. She needed something, someone to fight, to hurt, to torture, to challenge, for entertainment purposes usually. "Our border extends all the way out to a lone pine tree, you're all free to do whatever you want with the territory, I promised a certain Bat that we'd be lining the border with the bodies and blood of the bunnies, so I want you to kill as many WindClan bunnies as you can. I don't care if they're on our territory or not, I want their debt paid in their blood and misery." Dawnstar purred, whiskers quivering with amusement.

"Those of you who participated in the punishments' games, most of you did very well, I probably won't be holding any more of those for a bit, I plan to keep my paws busy. Instead, I think I'll be holding random assessments, too many warriors don't know what it's like to fight with your claws unsheathed and fangs at the ready, to fight with courage, skill, or strength. Too many of you are disgraces and have no right to call yourself warriors of ShadowClan. I will fix that, should you warriors fail the assessment, you'll be demoted to an apprentice again. You will not be fighting me, that would be unfair, I'll be spectating." There was a long pause as Dawnstar fell silent, not all that interested in explaining her thought process on the assessment bit for the warriors. They could wallow in their despair themselves.

"Unless you have something to say, this meeting is dismissed."

"Pinepaw has been doing well. She should be ready to fight." Darktiger mews. She nods and sighs.