Evergreen Grotto

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~ BRIARSPLASH ~
stocky, large, & fluffy dilute gray tortie she-cat with goldish-green eyes; just a scratch
[ shadowclan enforcer | she-cat | 28 moons | abrasive, standoffish, loyal ]

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Briarsplash was grateful to see that her patrol had silently and solemnly completed their tasks, waiting for them all with her paws uncomfortably bloody already. The Enforcer wasn't a fan of mutilation herself, but when it came to getting a dire job done for Dawnstar, she was more than willing to do it. So she gave them all a blink and a nod. "Are we ready? Good..."

When it seemed like she'd gotten no opposition, Briarsplash gave a signal with her tail that displayed her about to start the stampede. Silently ordering her party to stay back and prepare to start their mad dash (knowing Sleepysunrise was there to help the other apprentices while she broke off), she slowly slunk forward towards the cave.

Even getting near it made her stomach churn. Briarsplash gritted her teeth, wrinkling her nose against the wave of rotten smells and horrid squeaking she could hear. The sheer number of voices and those beady eyes glinting in the dark sent chills straight down her spine. If she weren't fueled by an angry fire of her own making in the depths of her belly, the Enforcer likely would've recoiled already. But no, she was stronger than that, and forced herself to prove it.

Carrying the mouse in her jaws, she stopped several tail-lengths away from the entrance of the cave, where a lone rat was daring to skitter out. Briar met its eyes, those beady, soulless eyes that only had a few things on its brainless mind: attack. Eat. Kill.

"Come 'n get it," she sneered at the nasty creature before flinging one half of the plump mouse from her jaws, letting it sail in the air and roll to a stop in front of the rat. Immediately the creature jumped back, but then upon registering its feast, let out a delighted squeal. Soon its narrow jaw was buried in the mouse to eat. Then several of its companions were rushing out to join and steal pieces, nipping at each other ruthlessly to get a taste.

Briarsplash dropped the other half where she was standing, backing up slowly to tantalize them. Some of the rats were already looking for more, seeming almost fearless as they started to advance on the much larger feline. "Come on, more where that came from..." she snarled as if to taunt them, closing the gap between the cave and the rest of her Clanmates' bloody work. Once she was confident enough in how many rats were started to filter out and catch onto the trail, she quickly bounded over to the patrol, a gleam in her eye as the adrenaline started pumping. Wherever Tuftedtusk's patrol was, likely hiding in the trees, they could be ready to begin their extermination for whatever rats lagged behind.

"Let's go!" She huffed in her raspy mew, glancing back towards the pack that was slowly growing in unnerving multitudes... oh, stars. This was going to be bloody. And a bit terrifying, though she'd be darned if she showed that. Her eyes flicked to the other Enforcer in the patrol. "Sleepysunrise, you take up the back in case any of them gain on us. On my lead!"

Then she bolted off, rocketing through the trees towards Dawning Woods, where the battle would begin.

[ next briar post in dawning woods ; feel free to respond here too, but not required! ]

[ @Mica - bird | @Estelle -sleepy | @wolfie - guts | @Aroogi - tufted to start your patrol! ]

[Aroogi]

HE/HIM • ENFORCER • 32M • SHADOWCLAN
"A large marbled tabby tom with large, tusk-like teeth."
PURRKS: N/A
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He watched as the rats streamed past after Briarsplash's patrol, sending a quick prayer to StarClan to keep them and her patrol safe. Flicking his tail, he darted forward and followed the rancid scent of the vermin. Once he reaches the cave - he gazed at his patrol.

"Kill every last one you find. Let's go."

With those words, he darted forward and snapped at a lone rat sniffing around the entrance. With a snarl the rat would back up slightly - yet start squeaking defiantly. Then he saw them - eyes in the darkness.

[ @Hushfalls @idia @Morrigan @Omari ]