Whispering Wetlands

[Wingnettle]

Dunecall

Windclan
40 moons | he/him
The Collector | Herbal Knowledge T1

"Comin', comin'!" he called over, leaping neatly beside here without causing any splash to reach her. So many little slimy, green creatures, and they didn't even seem scared! "Ho-ho, these are soo slippery! Use your claws, my friend!" he mewed before preparing to jump just in front of them.

This time, he caused a big splash that made all the other frogs around them flee in the water. Dunecall re-emerged with all his fur wet, but he had a big frog in his jaws. "Cght-it!" he said with his mouth full. Great Starclan, his tongue was really full of gross slime.

Just when he was turning to check Swiftfire's fur state, a big shape leaped on him and almost made him fall into the water. When he realized that his friend was playing with him, he let down his guard and burst into lively laughter. "Ha-ha, you wanna play then?" he provoked her, then lowered brusquely his head to try and overturn her, hopefully throwing her into the dark waters.

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@Tiabirb

[Tiabirb]

Swiftfire
38 Moons
She/Her
Purrk(s): Ultimate Predator
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Her pounce had been successful, and though she hadn't knocked him over, she allowed him to knock her over, and she fell into the mushy water with a gasp from the cold. She was quick to jump to her paws and shake herself out vigorously, splashing water in all directions.

"Heh-heh!" Swiftfire snickered, "You caught one at least, and I caught you." She poked his shoulder with a paw, "Now you're it!" She laughed and leaped over the tom, clearing his head by half a fox-length before she dashed off into the thicker undergrowth of the swampy landscape.

@Wingnettle

[Undertaker]

@FruitBatz [Didn't plan this, but this actually works great for a plot I want to do. Dawn and Turtle are going to run into a large group of exceedingly aggressive minks while patrolling.]

The huge molly moved through her territory as stealthily as ever despite her natural urge to stomp her paws like an upset apprentice. She did not foresee herself having to fill in for a whole patrol and take on border duties and hunting. Feeling her hackles began to rise the more she stewed about this, Dawnstar turned her attention to the only cat who had bother coming along with her to fulfil her duty to the clan.

"Have you been to the borders before?"She asked Turtlepaw while forcing her fur to lay flat. As moody as the leader was, she had gotten better at not taking out her temper on those who didn't deserve it. "Has Alderblossom taught you how to mark borders and differentiate the clan scents?" Dawnstar quired, throwing her mind into ensuring the apprentice was getting trained properly.

Unlike the other borders, Dawnstar was completely relaxed around WindClan's border. It was so much the clan that she trusted; the leader she knew wouldn't stab her in the back so long as ShadowClan didn't start anything with her. As they reached the border, Dawnstar nose twitched frantically as she picked up a strange scent, musky.

[FruitBatz]

Originally Posted by Undertaker

@FruitBatz [Didn't plan this, but this actually works great for a plot I want to do. Dawn and Turtle are going to run into a large group of exceedingly aggressive minks while patrolling.]

The huge molly moved through her territory as stealthily as ever despite her natural urge to stomp her paws like an upset apprentice. She did not foresee herself having to fill in for a whole patrol and take on border duties and hunting. Feeling her hackles began to rise the more she stewed about this, Dawnstar turned her attention to the only cat who had bother coming along with her to fulfil her duty to the clan.

"Have you been to the borders before?"She asked Turtlepaw while forcing her fur to lay flat. As moody as the leader was, she had gotten better at not taking out her temper on those who didn't deserve it. "Has Alderblossom taught you how to mark borders and differentiate the clan scents?" Dawnstar quired, throwing her mind into ensuring the apprentice was getting trained properly.

Unlike the other borders, Dawnstar was completely relaxed around WindClan's border. It was so much the clan that she trusted; the leader she knew wouldn't stab her in the back so long as ShadowClan didn't start anything with her. As they reached the border, Dawnstar nose twitched frantically as she picked up a strange scent, musky.

Turtlepaw

Tortoiseshell she-cat with yellow eyes

(Oooo! Sounds interesting >:] )

Turtlepaw followed in Dawnstar's steps as she looked carefully at her surroundings. Her ears perking up as she heard her leader speak, a moment past as she thought carefully though shaking her head no in response.

“No ma’am, not yet at least but I have been trying to participate in activities that will help me with supporting our clan…” her tone quiet but loud enough so Dawnstar could hear. Her mentor was a tad slacking but she’s sure Dawnstar assigned her to a great teacher, Turtlepaw thought as she kept somewhat close to the huge molly while she too tried to sniff the ground for scents that didn’t smell familiar.

[Undertaker]

@FruitBatz
Her amber eyes glanced down at the apprentice as she spoke, glad to see the she-cat was making sure to stay close to her. The scent in the air was putting Dawnstar on edge, it wasn't WindClan. They always smelt like flowers and heather, out of all the clan their scent was easiest to tolerate.

Since Turtlepaw was rather new, Dawnstar decided not to harp on Alderblossom for now, but the warrior better gets a start on properly training Turtlepaw. It's been a waste to have someone this attentive not trained. "This is WindClan's border, they live in the moor and the flatlands, and are the fastest of the four clans. They usually keep to themselves, so long as you don't provoke them. Rabbit chasers." Dawnstar explains giving the former outsider a quick rundown on the clan.

"ShadowClan currently has an alliance with them, so long as they don't mess with us we don't mess with them." She stopped speaking abruptly, head swinging toward the rustling bush ahead. Dawnstar signaled Turtlepaw to stay where she was while the leader dropped into a hunting crouch. She dove into the bush where she crushed something furry underneath her giant paws. She heard a high-pitched screech and then her prey laid still.

Oh, that's what she was smelling! The leader returned to Turtlepaw with a lengthy mink's body hanging from her maw. She dropped the body and parted her maw to comment, but in the next heartbeat a pack of furious minks, hissing and snarling, came surging at the two cats like a wave. "Turtlepaw, up a tree." Dawnstar snapped as she let out a furious caterwaul! What the hell was this? And an army of minks?!

[FruitBatz]

Originally Posted by Undertaker

@FruitBatz
Her amber eyes glanced down at the apprentice as she spoke, glad to see the she-cat was making sure to stay close to her. The scent in the air was putting Dawnstar on edge, it wasn't WindClan. They always smelt like flowers and heather, out of all the clan their scent was easiest to tolerate.

Since Turtlepaw was rather new, Dawnstar decided not to harp on Alderblossom for now, but the warrior better gets a start on properly training Turtlepaw. It's been a waste to have someone this attentive not trained. "This is WindClan's border, they live in the moor and the flatlands, and are the fastest of the four clans. They usually keep to themselves, so long as you don't provoke them. Rabbit chasers." Dawnstar explains giving the former outsider a quick rundown on the clan.

"ShadowClan currently has an alliance with them, so long as they don't mess with us we don't mess with them." She stopped speaking abruptly, head swinging toward the rustling bush ahead. Dawnstar signaled Turtlepaw to stay where she was while the leader dropped into a hunting crouch. She dove into the bush where she crushed something furry underneath her giant paws. She heard a high-pitched screech and then her prey laid still.

Oh, that's what she was smelling! The leader returned to Turtlepaw with a lengthy mink's body hanging from her maw. She dropped the body and parted her maw to comment, but in the next heartbeat a pack of furious minks, hissing and snarling, came surging at the two cats like a wave. "Turtlepaw, up a tree." Dawnstar snapped as she let out a furious caterwaul! What the hell was this? And an army of minks?!

Turtlepaw

Tortoiseshell she-cat with yellow eyes

(I deeply apologize for hours of not replying!!!! Wi-Fi went down in our home! )

The young molly listened with intent as she hear Dawnstar speak, her eyes widening with excitement as she heard what they could do. Rabbit chasers…they’re so quick! They sound amazing, she couldn’t decide what was better the fact Shadowclan and Windlan are alliances or being here on her first patrol with her leader!

Her mind was focused on the patrol and slightly on her excitement to meet these Rabbit chasers, until she saw Dawnstar signaling for her to stay and stay she did. Watching closely as her massive leader took down something in the bushes, one thing lead to another as Turtlepaw's fur prickled with shock as she saw the minks body lifeless before her. That one command for her to get her fluff butt up a tree was all she needed to run…. The molly dashed to a tree, having little to no experience in climbing there was the tree quite near to Dawnstar but she got high enough to hopefully not high enough to where if she could she would help her leader.

[Undertaker]

@FruitBatz [You're perfectly alright. Reply when you have time, that's what I do]

Dawnstar stayed close to the base of the tree as she saw Turtlepaw sloppily climb up it. The leader bashed a mink's head against a trunk, and it crumbled to the ground unmoving. Her claws tore through the belly of another, gutting it, and her teeth bit down on the neck of one gnawing at her shoulder, killing it instantly. But it seemed that no matter how many she put down, more replaced them. Frustrated and growing tired little by little, the leader gave up and swiftly followed Turtlepaw more gracefully up the tree.

She sat on a branch nearby Turtlepaw and gave a furious spat. Chased up a damn tree by rodents? Dawnstar was more frustrated than humiliated, a smart cat knows when a battle is lost. As the minks let out screeches and growled below them, Dawnstar looked over to Turtlepaw. "You alright?

It looked like Turtlepaw had gotten up the tree before the swarm hit them. Dawnstar had a number of bites along her flanks and shoulders, and a few scratches where a stray claw caught her muzzle, but the leader appeared more or less fine. The bites would throb for sure, but seeing as nothing was life-threatening and she could deal with the pain. She's dealt with the worst, most of her wounds were surface-deep yet they bleed quite a bit.

Dawnstar began licking at bites, she'd have to swing by the medicine cat's den whether she liked it or not. She could bother Lostspark, but it might be a good idea to see how Mossfreckle is doing with his training. A shrill screech had her eyes drift back to the minks. They were circling the trunk of the tree, but Dawnstar was sure they'd give up soon enough. She noticed quite a few of the minks were already sporting wounds, scratches, or bite marks. Considering the camp from WindClan's part of the territory.

"Looks like a WindClan problem just became ShadowClan's."

[FruitBatz]

Originally Posted by Undertaker

@FruitBatz [You're perfectly alright. Reply when you have time, that's what I do]

Dawnstar stayed close to the base of the tree as she saw Turtlepaw sloppily climb up it. The leader bashed a mink's head against a trunk, and it crumbled to the ground unmoving. Her claws tore through the belly of another, gutting it, and her teeth bit down on the neck of one gnawing at her shoulder, killing it instantly. But it seemed that no matter how many she put down, more replaced them. Frustrated and growing tired little by little, the leader gave up and swiftly followed Turtlepaw more gracefully up the tree.

She sat on a branch nearby Turtlepaw and gave a furious spat. Chased up a damn tree by rodents? Dawnstar was more frustrated than humiliated, a smart cat knows when a battle is lost. As the minks let out screeches and growled below them, Dawnstar looked over to Turtlepaw. "You alright?

It looked like Turtlepaw had gotten up the tree before the swarm hit them. Dawnstar had a number of bites along her flanks and shoulders, and a few scratches where a stray claw caught her muzzle, but the leader appeared more or less fine. The bites would throb for sure, but seeing as nothing was life-threatening and she could deal with the pain. She's dealt with the worst, most of her wounds were surface-deep yet they bleed quite a bit.

Dawnstar began licking at bites, she'd have to swing by the medicine cat's den whether she liked it or not. She could bother Lostspark, but it might be a good idea to see how Mossfreckle is doing with his training. A shrill screech had her eyes drift back to the minks. They were circling the trunk of the tree, but Dawnstar was sure they'd give up soon enough. She noticed quite a few of the minks were already sporting wounds, scratches, or bite marks. Considering the camp from WindClan's part of the territory.

"Looks like a WindClan problem just became ShadowClan's."

Turtlepaw

Tortoiseshell she-cat with yellow eyes

“Y-yes m-ma’am…” the molly's voice was shaky with even more shaky breathing, she didn’t want to sound scared but she was. Not of the minks but of the heights, she tried not looking at the ground and to instead look at Dawnstar. Looking at the tree they were in and the sky, that made her calm down…a little.

The annoying sounds of the minks made her fur bristle, her eyes focused on them circling the tree. Her eyes studying the trees and her surroundings, they could use the trees to their advantage and get back to camp though she didn’t know how to safely move through the trees…let alone climb them. Or they could…no, it wouldn’t work, all these plans she was thinking could get them hurt or even killed. Turtlepaw laid her head down one the branch as she sighed, all her plans just get cats hurt.

[Undertaker]

@FruitBatz
Dawnstar glanced at Turtlepaw who seemed more terrified of being in the tree than the angry minks below them. Dawnstar chuckled softly and went back to watching the minks, who eventually one by one began retreating over to WindClan's border. They left their dead behind, which shouldn't be shocking since most predators don't take the liberty of mourning their losses.

Dawnstar waited for a few long moments before turning to Turtlepaw. "We're getting down, hold still." The leader meowed, moving closer to the younger she-cat, aiming to grab her by her scuff so she could climb down the tree. A little awkward with the extra weight, but so long as Turtlepaw didn't move too much they'd reach the ground without much problem.

Once down, the leader remained tense peering at WindClan's border for several heartbeats. "Grab one of the bodies if you can. I doubt the clans had mink in a while."Dawnstar told Turtlepaw. There were around five bodies littering the territory, Dawnstar went around grabbed what she could, and glanced at Turtlepaw. It was time to go home, she was sore and she needed to rally a patrol together to visit WindClan.

[FruitBatz]

Originally Posted by Undertaker

@FruitBatz
Dawnstar glanced at Turtlepaw who seemed more terrified of being in the tree than the angry minks below them. Dawnstar chuckled softly and went back to watching the minks, who eventually one by one began retreating over to WindClan's border. They left their dead behind, which shouldn't be shocking since most predators don't take the liberty of mourning their losses.

Dawnstar waited for a few long moments before turning to Turtlepaw. "We're getting down, hold still." The leader meowed, moving closer to the younger she-cat, aiming to grab her by her scuff so she could climb down the tree. A little awkward with the extra weight, but so long as Turtlepaw didn't move too much they'd reach the ground without much problem.

Once down, the leader remained tense peering at WindClan's border for several heartbeats. "Grab one of the bodies if you can. I doubt the clans had mink in a while."Dawnstar told Turtlepaw. There were around five bodies littering the territory, Dawnstar went around grabbed what she could, and glanced at Turtlepaw. It was time to go home, she was sore and she needed to rally a patrol together to visit WindClan.

Turtlepaw

Tortoiseshell she-cat with yellow eyes

Her eyes focused on the horizon, daring not to look down as for the moments the minks retreated back to the WindClan borders. Though she did move her head in the direction of her leader speaking, at first she was scared then confused and lastly shocked as Dawnstar grabbed her scruff. Her body went limp as they went down the tree, wasn’t really a pleasant experience but then again it wasn’t like she knew the best way to climb down.

Her fur fluffed up when Dawnstar let her go, the few moments of silence allowed her body to stop being weakly limp as she stood and stretched afterwards. She padded over to one of the bodies while Dawnstar order her to gather the dead minks, nudging it with her nose slightly she dragged it by the tail to another mink. Turtlepaw exhaled deeply as she managed to fit both minks tails in her mouth, she proudly looked at Dawnstar as she padded closely beside her.