RiverClan Clearing

[squidz]

| BERRYPAW |

small & nimble dark brown she-cat with darker flecks and light, leafy-green eyes | the collector

[ riverclan mc apprentice | she-cat | 9 moons | timid, kind, hardworking ]

[ @starry ]
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Berrypaw shakily stood in the middle of the clearing, taking in a deep breath. Okay... you can do this. Mistyshard had given her a great pep talk and she'd felt confident, but now, out here under the surveying gazes of all her Clanmates, she felt like melting into a puddle.

"E..." Her voice faltered. Everyone staring at her, being the center of attention? Demanding her voice be heard? All very unlike the medicine cat apprentice, who now wanted to shrink in her own skin. C'mon, fish-brain! Silently cursing her own anxiousness, Berrypaw cleared her throat and tried again. "E-Exuse me, everyone! Mistyshard and I need an emergency patrol to go out and gather herbs before... well, you know..." She trailed off searching her mind for more words to say; they easily got lost behind her panic. Taking in another shaky breath and shuffling her restless paws, the apprentice raised her voice once more. "We're low on stock and could use all the paws we could get. If you'd like to come, and are willing to help, just, uh... just gather around us!"

There. It was done. She let out a shudder and stood there as cats began to walk over, waiting for the group to assemble.

[OPEN]

MENTIONS FOR THOSE THAT ALREADY VOLUNTEERED (just have your cat show up and tag us to show that they're here!):

[ @taillow @ophelia @Seamrog @constellation @Dolomedes @zBlaze @Morrigan @glitch ]

[Dolomedes]

Seabreeze
He/him | Riverclan Lionheart | Moons: 19 | Purrks: Go with the Flow | The Collector | Ultimate Predator |
“Ocean waters rising above your neck
You feel the glass start to crack.”

Seabreeze padded over immediately to the medicine cat apprentice. It was clear that she was gearing up for patrols, but emergency patrols at arhat. Thought that should be expected with the current stance with Riverclan’s situation. They weren’t going to get away with scratches to show for it in any world out there. The lionheart found himself a spot in front of Berrypaw and offered the herbalist a small nod and smile. “I can go alone and make a couple of trips for whatever you need.” Seabreeze was good at patrolling, it was what he found himself doing most often even when he doesn’t mean to. Might as well embrace it at this point.

[ @squidz - Berrypaw ]

[Blaaze]

Goldfish, much stronger since her kitting, made quick work of trotting over
Toward the new, quote anxious, medicine cat apprentice. It was very, very
Tempting to step closer to the brown cat and calm her down. With much
Effort, the therapeutic bicolor halted a few pawsteps away from Berrypaw,
And subconsciously shifted the weight of her haunches. Despite the fact
She had avoided comforting her, she still couldn't stop herself from giving a
Tiny, playfully reassuring wink with one golden, ebony pupiled hue. After all,
It almost felt pathetic, the spotted Molly's inability to speak in front of a
Crowd. It made her feel guilty. What for, she didn't know. "That was good, kitto."
She offered, for praise was what she resorted to in order to comfort kits as
Well as apprentices. And it usually worked. Usually.

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| @squidz |

[Morrigan]

Falconflight
Riverclan warrior
Purrk: Heightened Perception-Sight(inactive)

Falconflight turned his head the medicine apprentice's voice. Emergency herb patrol? Why not. He was bored anyway, this would give him something to do and get his mind off things. Rising to his paws he padded over, tail flicking causally. "Sure, I'll come. What do ya need?" He asked as he approached the medicine cats. He didn't know his herbs very well so he'd need some description of it, otherwise he might be as useful as a newborn kit.

@starry @squidz

[Whitestarliner]

Duskleaf made his way over upon hearing Berrypaw’s call. Come to think of it, it was the first time he’d ever heard the medicine cat apprentice addressing the clan before, and he listened as she asked for cats to join an emergency herb patrol. Stocking up on herbs before the inevitable war was probably the best thing RiverClan could do right now, the thought of leaving this place he called home upset him, but it was either leave or die fighting an impossible war. And the last thing RiverClan needed right now was more death, he’d been assigned a duty to protect kits and queens from invading warriors outside the nursery, just in case any snake-hearted enemies tried to harm them, and already he was imagining the scene. So stocking up on herbs would certainly be helpful for that, even if RiverClan didn’t want to, there would still be fighting and injury.

"I'll come on the herb patrol." He offered. Duskleaf usually had quite a lighthearted and upbeat tone to his voice, now his voice was completely serious, reflecting the dire situation. "We need those herbs now more than ever."

@squidz @starry

[constellation]

redwater
She/her {Rc} Queen

Redwater padded up, grumbling.


[ @squidz ]

[ophelia]

[ @squidz ]
Beastflame

A meek voice rang out across the clearing, and Beastflame turned his head from his perch on a nearby stone to find Berrypaw requesting assistance for an herb patrol. Recently, the large tom had garnered a large amount of respect for the work of the medicine cats due to his own experiences, but even if that weren't the case he still would have offered to help. The grey warrior had much to prove nowadays.
Beastflame pulled himself to his paws and leapt off the rock, landing heavily on the dirt and padding over slowly. He was still sore and tired from his...adventure, but the medicine cats had done a nice job patching him up. "I'm up for it," he rumbled, settling nearby to await further instruction.

[taillow]

DUSKLION
she/her | riverclan deputy | 28 moons

There was something so... prideful at seeing cats come at the call of Berrypaw. From the side of camp where Dusklion had been sitting she had watched with a thoughtful expression. Her muscles had been tensed, ready to rip the ears off any cat that dared to disrespect the young cat - but so far her Clan was surprising her. Good. She knew that with the tensions now at an all time high between RiverClan and WindClan (Twilightstar's words echoed through her head at the gathering, and Dusk had to stifle the sharp stab of guilt) they would need all the herbs they could get.

...And as much as she hated to admit it, the deputy knew she needed to work on repairing her reputation within the Clan. Part of her wondered if her brother would join this call; she hadn't seen much of him since their talk after the meeting and it made her feel... well, she wasn't sure. Rising to her paws the small dark tabby padded over, casting a glance at the cats gathered. She didn't stop in front of them, and instead kept going until she was able to flank the young cat. Dusk wasn't sure how Berrypaw would take it, and gave her a small, cautionary glance and the start of a smile.

"Best to perhaps go out in groups, just incase," the deputy offered her input with a glance towards Breezy. After a bit of it lingering she then returned to watch Berrypaw."Tell us what you guys need, kid, 'n we'll help you 'n Mists stock that den so full it'll spill out into camp." A little attempt at humor and a slightly bigger smile towards Berrypaw (she tried to ignore the look the young she-cat had given her at the gathering as the Clan had departed), after bringing her gaze to those who had gathered. She gave them all an appreciative nod, standing tall (well, as tall as she could) next to her fellow high rank.

Hearing grumbling coming from Redwater however had her eyes narrowing slightly, a silent warning for the queen to knock off whatever had her grouchy. Dusklion intended to let Berrypaw (and Mists, if she ended up coming too) take the reigns on this situation - but if her Clanmates started acting like fish-brains she'd have no problem putting a quick stop to it.

[ Berrypaw - @squidz ] [ Seabreeze - @Dolomedes ] [ Goldfish - @zBlaze ]
[ Falconflight - @Morrigan ] [ Duskleaf - @Seamrog ] [ Redwater - @constellation ] [ Beastflame - @ophelia ]

[finley]

purrks ; the collector , herbal knowledge t2
15 moons . one lame leg
tags ; @redshiftreign - i thinkk we talked abt this
trigger warnings for this post: none

cobwebpaw stretched, waking up from the quick nap she had taken before preparing for her night hunting lesson. eveningthaw had promised to take her out, and she was thinking of getting in some tracking and stalking practise along the way. tiredly exiting the apprentice den, her eyes glimmered in the dark, darting around for the older warrior.

[constellation]

Redwater
She/her // 21 moons // Queen // “Go away.”

Redwater stared at Dusklion with a bored expression plastered over her usual grimace, and turned back towards Berrypaw.

“Sigh. I can lead one of the patrols, if you need.” she said darkly, her usual sarcastic energy gone. Tiredness hadn’t overcome her yet, and it never will. She straightened and adjusted her paws around her swollen belly. Herbs would distract her from her… kits.

“I’m fit enough!” she barked when she saw Berrypaw’s hesitant expression. “Don’t—“ oh yeah. Dusklion. She halted her rant and looked away from the kind-of-menacing-and-terrifying deputy and coughed awkwardly.

“I’ll go wherever you want… Berrypaw.” She said, trying to keep the snarl out of her voice.

[ @squidz — Berrypaw // @starry — Mistyshard // @Dolomedes — Seabreeze // @zBlaze — Goldfish // @Morrigan — Falconflight // @Seamrog — Duskleaf // @ophelia — Beastflame ]