WindClan: Life Before 2023's Fire

[Madelaine]

Seedheart padded out of the warriors den to take a breath of air. She wanted to go out and do something, but wasn't sure if she wanted to do it alone. The molly was starting to feel lonely. Nobody has interacted with her. She had no friends. No one to turn to. Seedheart just decided that she would go out alone, but first she would groom her pelt and if somebody wanted to go with her that was fine.

[ @gs29513; ]

(Wanna have Thornpaw come up and talk to her)

[Shade.]

Originally Posted by Arie

BAM! SMACK BAM BAM! Heronkit's head were hurting and they were not happy and their ears were hurting from the shrill battle cry too and they let out a big whine before tears started to fall down from their face as it got pummeled by paws. "NOOOO you're H U R T I N G ME! NOT THE FACE OK, NOT THE FACE" Trying their best to distangle themselves from the fight they'd gotten into, Heronkit proceed to just, attempt to plant their own paw on top of Hedgekit's face.

After a swift dodge and a few more punches, Hedgekit pulled back. She had calmed down slightly. So, this rude kit couldn't even fight back. Well, hopefully they learns to leave cats alone.
"Don't mess with me!" she mewed triumphantly. When she noticed the kit was crying so much, she realized she might get into trouble with the adults if they find out. She walked off calmly, but once out of sight, she ran off to the nursery quickly.

[TheNyanCatMinecart]

Originally Posted by Rainquail

Shockholly padded back into camp, a mouse and a hare in their jaws and a triumphant feeling in their chest. They dropped off the mouse at the prey pile and put themself off to the side, carefully grooming to make themself presentable before grabbing the hare and padding into the nursery.
They hadn't had a chance to thank Ashfeather for her help with the outsider kit, with getting sick, but after hearing Flameclaw had died....
They didn't know is she needed or wanted their apologies.

They approached Ashfeather, clearing their throat and gently placing their hare down, eyes quickly darting away, feeling ashamed at the flare of affection in her chest.
"Ashfeather? I came by to visit. I never got to thank you for helping with the motherless kit."
They carefully let themself look at the queen.
"So, thank you. How, uh.... how are your kits doing?"

@TheNyanCatMinecart

Ashfeather felt a bit relaxed at Shockholly’s presence, and the smell of the hare made her hungry. However, mentally, she felt terrible. Really terrible. Why did her life have to be this way? Why did StarClan want so many bad things to happen to her? Don’t think that way. They love everyone. Even the deformed she-cat who could barely keep her life together?
Ashfeather realized that Shockholly was looking at her and sucked in a distorted breath, hoping that she hadn’t kept them waiting for too long. It was nice to have another cat who cared about her kits. Someone who wanted to check in on them. And also to thank her. That was unexpected.
“N-no problem,” she mumbled quietly, feeling the aching stings of grief from her twisted nose to the bulging tip of her twisted tail. “A-and the k-kits are d-doing fine.” She glanced down at the two of them. Whitekit had seemed pretty weak after birth, but she was fine now. A small sense of happiness went through her as she thought of her two bundles of joy, but it was replaced by grief again.
It’s as though StarClan wants my life to be sabotaged.
Ashfeather put those thoughts away. Her warrior ancestors were great cats. She shouldn’t think of them like that, especially not after Snailblossom had talked to her and told her to relax and be herself.
Yet it was still terrible.

[Fae]

@Moonraven

~featherfur wandered back into the territory really not knowing where she was going , so she called out to the air hoping to get a response~ Anyone there?Please answer me. ~she waited for a response~

[crumbl]

Originally Posted by Larkstripe

Sparkfrost glanced away, shaking his head gently, "I'm sorry," he mewed, "You know...Clan life is hard...and sometimes I think that maybe it isn't right for every cat. That may sound a little blasphemous, but...I think it's true. No matter how hard we work to survive, we're still at the mercy of nature..." he set his jaw in resolve, "That being said...we have a responsibility to be better than the generation before us. And as far as I'm concerned, we're already doing that. We're surviving against the odds, and surpassing those who came before us. And listen, I'm not the smartest cat in the four Clans...my brother has that niche cornered. But most of what I've learned...I've learned the hard way. Mostly because I'm too dumb to think for myself, sometimes but...StarClan isn't perfect. Again..." he chuffed softly in amusement to himself, "Our predecessors have made mistakes, as will we. We're just cats. But we can learn from their mistakes. And The fact that you remained with the Clan despite losing your family...you're part of a new, stronger generation of WindClan cats." He decided, with conviction.

Sagebrook listened, her heart warming as Sparkfrost said aloud the things she had privately thought to herself for moons. "You're right," she agreed when he had finished. "Every cat has a different path to follow, and not all of them circle the place where they were born. But it is important to try one's hardest to make the best out of a situation that might not be ideal, and they can't wholly depend on Silverpelt to do it for them. I think I've finally learned that, thank StarClan, and it sounds as if you have to.

The Clans may not always be the same Clans they once were, but if we embrace the change and live alongside it, we can learn to grow stronger with every step." She tilted her head thoughtfully. "We may not always know where change will lead us, but if we hold to what we know is true, and don't resist development, we can keep progressing to make a better life."

She gave a small mrrrow of laughter. "This is too heavy for this early in the morning," she meowed, finishing up the last of her thrush. "Are you ready to go?"

[Abyssopelagic]

Shockholly noted the hesitance and almost sadness in her voice. They pushed the hare closer and slowly approached her, settling in beside Ashfeather, but not very close in case she wanted her own space and careful to look for the two fluff balls in case they got underfoot.
Once they settled in beside her, their long, stringy tail came to soothingly stroke her back. They didn't know the half of it, the pain of feeling responsible for the loss of those dependent on oneself.
"Nothing that happened is your fault. Sometimes bad things just happen, we can do everything right and still it happens. I just..... want you to know that."
They went silent for a while, catching kits running about out of their peripheral vision. Sometimes they think they see Ashfeather's kits, so they decide maybe to make the conversation less heavy.
"Your kits names are Ravenkit and Whitekit, yes?"
The only name they remembered for certain was Dogkit. Hopefully Dogkit wasn't alone. Maybe if their sisters Peatkit and Fringekit were still in StarClan, they'd keep him company.

@TheNyanCatMinecart

[gs29513]

Originally Posted by Xmas Bliss

Seedheart padded out of the warriors den to take a breath of air. She wanted to go out and do something, but wasn't sure if she wanted to do it alone. The molly was starting to feel lonely. Nobody has interacted with her. She had no friends. No one to turn to. Seedheart just decided that she would go out alone, but first she would groom her pelt and if somebody wanted to go with her that was fine.

[ @gs29513; ]

(Wanna have Thornpaw come up and talk to her)

Her fur neater than it typically was, in case she might end up reporting another patrol which she was VERY proud of herself for (And in case she saw Russetpaw, who never looked good at all) Thornpaw slunk out of the apprentice den, not exactly suiting the happy demeanor she had been working on portraying lately. It was easier just to act how she felt, which was awful really. But spotting Seedheart, who she had meant to congratulate but hadn't managed to, she slid over, noticing her friend didn't look happy. A bit worried, she asked Are you....ok? Did something happen to you? and after a bit of an afterthought, even though she didn't think she was capable of it Should I go beat up someone?

[ghostwriter]

@Snow Carrot

Sparkfrost listened, nodding in respectful agreement. He was internally relieved that she had not found his musings too left of center, and chuffed softly in amusement at the last comment, “Yeah sorry about that, I don’t normally think that much—that was quite the mental workout for me.” He half joked. He stood, shaking out his pelt and padded toward the camp exit. Surprisingly, he felt lighter, more placid than before—it was true, the talented young warrior never really had time to contemplate anything outside of his regular duties. But, the chance to process the world differently seemed to make him at peace with himself.

[duCky]

Originally Posted by TheNyanCatMinecart

Wolffang took a deep breath. He could hear the hidden, underlying tension in the apprentice’s voice, and despite him being a former Outsider, he could understand why the tom was tense. WindClan cats hadn’t been taught to fish, and every Clan except for RiverClan disliked getting their paws wet. Well, maybe ShadowClan was a bit of an exception, but even those featherbrains wouldn’t swim in water for fun. He was reminded of the time he’d fallen into RiverClan’s river and he just barely was able to suppress a shiver that ran down his spine.
But what should I tell Tidepaw? he wondered. He didn’t want to seem weak, but at the same time, he’d be being honest. Then a memory rushed up to him and he smiled triumphantly. Hadn’t one of the elders, back when he’d been an apprentice, told him a story about trying to fish? They’d told him how! Wolffang closed his eyes, searching his memories.
“I think I might know some tricks to catch the fish,” Wolffang meowed confidently even though doubt tugged at the edges of his mind. He padded forward to the stream and looked down, his shadow falling over the water. His bright yellow eyes narrowed as he peered over his fluffy chest, trying to look for a foreign splash of silver, blue, green, or red in the water. His broad shoulders nearly sagged with disappointment. Nothing.
Then there was a flash of silver by his shadow! He leaned backward, surprised as he saw the fish. He could figure this out. It was scared of my shadow. Suddenly, he got a great idea.
“Tidepaw! Go to the other side of me, by the water. It’s time I teach you how to fish,” Wolffang meowed confidently. Mentally, he added, And this is your chance to at least take some steps forward to becoming more of a WindClan cat than an Outsider.

(You haven’t answered this yet. Or maybe you have, and I’m stupid and missed it, but I’ll ask again. Does Tidepaw know that he’s a former Outsider?)

Tidepaw padded over to the other side of Wolffang and stopped at the edge of the water. "What should I do first?" he asked.

[Dovey]

[ @Xmas Bliss ]

"Thank Starclan! I was chasing a rabbit and I got lost and couldn't find my way and then you came and here we are," Radishpaw smiled. I beleive this is Seedheart. Seedy. She thought, being stupid again. "And then it got away. But it was a good try I would of caught it if I just had three more heartbeats then I saw that I was lost,"

[I mean- This isn't me being bad at grammar, this is Radishpaw being the idiot she is]