Lavender and Chamomile [p]

***Moonraven*** · #1 September 3rd, 2024, 07:23 PM

The she-cat set off once she had everyone with her. She heard Lightningpaw's plight regarding Rabbitpaw and tried to think of a solution to help him with his dilemma. Everyone seemed to be going through something these days, young Rabbitpaw included. She was a little surprised to learn that Lightningpaw had been so against Rabbitpaw becoming a medicine cat apprentice. Lightningpaw was proving to be a rather eager and considerate young tom. Lightningpaw being upset at Rabbitpaw's decision to be a medicine cat apprentice must have been a sudden emotional outburst. He seemed rather regretful of it now.

"Well, you have time to fix it. It sounds like you're rather regretful. Perhaps bring him some prey and an apology would do. Letting someone you know you feel apologetic can go a long way when patching up a friendship." She commented as they reached the border that led into the twolegplace.

"But the time for worrying can come later. I need you focused on our patrol especially in here, Lightningpaw." Twilightstar tensed her muscles and sprang up onto the edge of the fence that borders the territory. Her tail swung to and fro in a frantic attempt to keep her balance, but she managed. She called Snowybreeze and Lightningpaw up after she scanned the yard they were in for kittypets or dogs and then landed quietly on the other.

A chorus of barks sounded somewhere over yonder. Twilightstar's fur bristled but she remained composed otherwise. Once the two had joined her and led them out of the yard and towards a smooth sidewalk, padding along it in search of twoleg gardens to raid. She noticed many twolegs out, grown and kits that had her nervous, best stay away from them.
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***Alchemist Kitsune*** · #2 September 5th, 2024, 12:15 AM

The tom remained quiet after the leader took over Lightningpaw's query. She was no doubt much more experienced in matters like these, having to keep the balance, peace, and overall happiness of the clan on the daily. Besides, he had a job to do. He was here as the... What was it that Lightningstorm had called him? Snowybreeze the bruiser? Snowybruiser, if you will. Or perhaps Bruiserbreeze? Oh goodness. Those both sounded equally terrifying, actually. He would just as rather stay Snowybreeze the clumsy, if that was all the same to everyone involved.

Despite his discomfort with the idea of being perceived as some brutish, violent individual, however, the warrior kept his ground. Attempting his darn hardest to appear every bit as angry as he could. Unfortunately for the tom, it really did little for his appearance, making him look more bored with a hint of a stomachache than actually intimidating. Gratefully, his size took care of the intimidation checks for the most part, the barking dogs not withstanding. It was here that the long furred tom lived up to his role in this patrol, his fur standing on edge as he tried to stand between his patrolmates and the sound of the infernal yapping, his already immense stature almost doubled in size as his normally soft fluff raised on itself.

Sky blue eyes narrowed momentarily before Snowybreeze realized the barking seemed to come from farther away. Not directed at the trio. A small sigh of relief escaping him, he offered the leader a sheepish look before following after her lead once more, the familiar ground making him wonder if perhaps there would be a chance to meet Ol' Al around here. He doubted it. The tom had been getting on in age, and preferred to avoid leaving his twoleg nest if he could help it. Instead, he began looking around, his nose almost overwhelmed by the different scents of twolegplace, the harshness of the smells here making him miss the gentle, welcoming ones of their home dearly.

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**Lightningpaw666** · #3 September 5th, 2024, 02:51 AM

Lightningpaw- He/Him, 10 moons old, No Purrks, Windclan Apprentice.

Lightningpaw listened to Twilightstar talking about what he could do to patch things up with Rabbitpaw. He would let those thoughts simmer as she asked for him to focus for now on the Patrol ahead. As they approached the Two-leg place however a horrid smell would begin to fill Lightningpaw's nose. He tried looking for the source only to see a giant thing with a shiny pelt on all fours. Lightningpaw curiously looked at it as he climbed up on the fence. He was about to ask about what it was before he heard a sound that made his pelt instinctively stand on end. However despite hearing the sound he couldn't quite understand what it was. Truth be told Lightningpaw had never seen or heard dogs so he didn't know what they were. "What is that horrible sound? Whatever they are it's so loud and it makes me feel uneasy!" Lightningpaw hissed folding his ear back in an attempt to escape the sound of the barking. @Moonraven @Alchemist Kitsune

***Moonraven*** · #4 September 7th, 2024, 02:36 PM

Twilightstar chuckled after Snowybreeze's show of bravery even if it was unneeded. The barking dogs and the loud twolegs kept her tense but felt a little better with the larger warrior around. She still thought he looked like a fluffy dandelion ready to get carried off into the sky with his fur all puffed out. The funny thought drained a bit of her tension as she led them through the twolegplace.

She tried not to make any turns, as she was sure it'd be far too easy to get lost in her. The scents in the twolegplace were so muddled that locating the herbs they were looking for by scent alone was impossible, so her head would swerve constantly in search of the colors they were looking for.

"Those are dogs, Lightningpaw." She answered her apprentice. Her tail would sweep out occasionally to brush lightly along the Lightningpaw's fur when he wasn't in her sight. "They're sort of like foxes but they come in all different sizes. Some are bigger than Snowybreeze, and others are as small or smaller than you. But like foxes, they all have nasty bites and seem to find it fun to chase and hurt cats."

Twilightstar veered off their original path heading towards the front of a twoleg's den when she noticed the purple. She glanced around seeing twolegs through the clearstone of the den, but they were distracted by something inside. No dogs inside, thankfully. Twilightstar led her patrol towards the twoleg garden and smiled slightly pleased to see that the plant she had spotted was indeed lavender.

"Come help me grab some lavender." She told the two toms, ducking her head to nip the stem. After freeing three herbs, she dropped them near Snowybreeze. "Be a dear and carry those for me, would you?" She could carry her herbs, but she was trying to make sure they didn't get lost and keep a lookout for the other herbs, she figured Snowybreeze wouldn't have any problems with it. So lavender down, now they had to find chamomile.

Once they had acquired their herbs, Twilightstar was quick to get them moving away from the twoleg's den when she heard the banging on the clearstone overhead. She had no clue what gibberish the twoleg was speaking, nor could she hear through the clearstone, but they didn't look happy. Twilightstar wasn't eager to see what would happen if they stayed there much longer.
+3 lavender
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***Undertaker*** · #5 September 8th, 2024, 06:18 PM

@Alchemist Kitsune - Snowybreeze @Lightningpaw666 - Lightningpaw @Moonraven - Twilightstar [sorry, late, but the baby daddy has arrived]
Huh? The great giant was in the middle of catching a small bird when he noticed the group of cats. He's found around here that cats don't normally move in groups unless you live in the ally, ally cats were close-knit groups. Intrigued, naturally, he couldn't but follow them. He quickly finished munching on his bird, moons in the clans had ingrained within that prey should never be wasted. Then he followed further behind the strange group of cats.

He could have scented them, but the tom had a cut on his nose, despite cleaning it all he was currently smelling was blood. He had just gotten done beating on a group of young strays that kept wandering too close to his granddaughter and grandson's home. As his grandchildren had a nice pair
of twolegs, and a great house, and were pretty much pampered. Beastspark didn't want them getting interested in a bad group of cats.

Anyway, the idiot wasn't sure why it took him so long to recognize her, as soon as he noticed the scars that lined her pelt. A massive smile broke out on the goofball's face. It was a patrol, a WindClan patrol, and his best friend! Beastspark leaped up onto a nearby fence when the patrol headed towards a house and rifled through their garden. An herb patrol. That explained why they were out here.

Twilightstar led her patrol away from the house when one of the twolegs began banging on the window. Before she could get too far, the huge gray tom leaped down into Twilightstar's path.

"Twinklestar!!!! You've gotten bigger." You'd think he'd learn after spooking the she-cat the first time, but some of this stuff was hard to remember. Beastspark wasn't familiar with the two toms with her. One was as big as him and the other looked around the age of an apprentice. The poor dumb-dumb hadn't even thought what he'd look like to the leader's patrolmates. He had an assortment of scars running through his entire pelt, a few bleeding scratches on his face and flank, along with his immense size and powerful muscles underneath his thick pelt, he couldn't pass as a kittypet even if he died trying. The large stupid grin on his face and the earnest gleam in his green eyes was a stark contrast.

**Lightningpaw666** · #6 September 8th, 2024, 06:49 PM

Lightningpaw- He/Him, 10 moons old, No Purrks.

Lightningpaw would listen to Twilightstar about dogs and he would hiss. "Why chase cats? What did we do to them!?!?" Lightningpaw meowed a bit upset at the idea of an animal chasing cats for no reason. Lightningpaw would hear the twoleg banging on the clear border but wouldn't leave empty handed. Lightningpaw bravely gnawed off a thing of Lavender himself grabbing it before following his Leader and Mentor away from the danger.

It was only then that Lightningpaw saw the big stranger that came to greet them! Lightningpaw would hop in front of his mentor attempting to shield his leader even though it wasn't necessary Lightningpaw would defend Twilightstar on instinct dropping his Lavender he worked so hard for as he pulled his lips back revealing his teeth. Lightningpaw didn't know how to fight but that didn't mean he wouldn't try if need be. He didn't know who this was and wasn't about to let his guard down unless he was told to. +1 Lavender @Undertaker @Moonraven @Alchemist Kitsune

***Alchemist Kitsune*** · #7 September 9th, 2024, 03:14 PM

Content to follow after the leader and her apprentice, the gentle giant merely nodded along enthusiastically when Twilightstar described the dogs, wanting to reinforce that there were indeed dogs much bigger than him. He had spotted them in twolegplace before. They were... quite terrifying, really. More so than foxes or badgers ever could be, and those were ferocious looking enough already. Eep!

Their canine enemies were soon forgotten, however, as the lilac she-cat led them through a twoleg garden, and Snowybreeze's nose was buffeted with a swarm of new, floral scents. If not for the other harsh, strange, unknown smells the place harbored within it, the Maine Coon mix would have found the place quite pleasant, the flowers themselves a nice reprieve for his aching nose. One would assume that a nose as strong as his would be an excellent tracking sniffer... and he supposed in a way it was. He was always finding prey in WindClan. But when the scents became too much, they merely muddled together. Clumping and mutating into an incoherent mess that seemed to scream and yowl at his olfactory sense.

That is why he didn't notice him. He'd approached Twilightstar and obtained the lavender he'd been given, gently grabbing them by the stem as to not rupture it. The flower itself had a potent but not unpleasant smell. It overpowered his nose. Made him feel more at ease. A mistake considering where they were at. Danger could lurk just about anywhere in twolegplace. While dogs and twolegs themselves were the obvious things to watch out for, only a fool ignored the threat other cats posed as well. Such as that massive one that had shown up out of nowhere, his lavender infused snoot completely missing out on the smell of a feline's approach.

In all earnest, the stranger himself had not raised any danger flags within the long haired tom. He seemed scarred and as big as he, yes. But completely friendly. There was no aggression in the loner's - at least, he assumed this was a loner... was certainly not like any kittypet he had ever seen - gestures or pose, and was he mistaken... or was that an actual nickname for Twilightstar?! A small purr of amusement rumbled within the warrior as he took a few careful steps forward, wanting to ensure his general preference to assume the best of cats was not endangering his patrolmates when Lightningpaw rushed forward, warranting a small command from the warrior in an instinctual need to keep the younger tom safe.

"Back!" Snowybreeze mewed, his voice louder than his usual whisper. Lacking any harshness or real sense of command behind it while maintaining a tone of concern and urgency. "P-Please..."

The words had been meant just as much for the apprentice as they had been for the stranger. He wasn't angry at Lightningpaw for his brash behavior. But that didn't stop him from worrying as he stepped forward, sky blue eyes on the admittedly still friendly looking tom. It was commendable, of course, that the young paw wanted to protect his mentor. It spoke towards his loyalty and strength in convictions and character. And he appreciated it. But also... please... do not put yourself in a place where it is even harder to ensure your safety if this stranger so wishes to strike! If the loner was threatened by the paw's rapid motions, it was very possible that both he and Twilightstar might get hurt before Snowybreeze could get between them and serve as the buffer to the equal giant's strikes. He was there to get hurt in their stead! Both the leader and apprentice in equal measures. If the orange tabby suffered an injury because of his sluggishness... he would never be able to forgive himself for it.

Was he overstepping as he tried to place himself between the apprentice and the tom? No doubt. He was not the head of this patrol. And he would have to apologize profusely to Twilightstar after this for his slight. For having spoken so out of turn! It was rude and diminishing, and he quite frankly had earned any punishment she deemed fit for him. But if he could keep them all safe... he would gladly suffer though his just desserts.

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***Moonraven*** · #8 September 9th, 2024, 10:22 PM

Twilightstar almost jumped out of her fur when Beastspark scarred the living starclan out of her! What is wrong with this tom? She parted her maw to growl at Beastspark for being a moron, but Lightningpaw was darting forward to place himself in front of her. Aw, sweet, but a no-no here. Twilightstar hasn't assessed Lightningpaw's fighting, if Beastspark wasn't a dumber version of Snowybreeze, Lightningpaw could have gotten seriously hurt or worse killed. Twilightstar had enough heartbreak to last eight lifetimes.

The leader's tail snuck and moved to curl around Lightningpaw's neck to draw him back beside him. "Relax, Lightningpaw, he's a friend and a mousebrain. Harmless unless you pick a fight with him." She explained stroking her tail down the paw's back in a soothing motion. "And though I appreciate the gesture and willingness, don't be jumping in front of me. You have far less battle experience and training and I'd feel terrible if something happened to you." She warned her apprentice sternly.

As if she could read the concerned thoughts running through Snowybreeze's head, Twilightstar meowed, "Thank you, Snowybreeze, for looking after us." The warrior was ever so thoughtful, Twilightstar didn't understand where some of his kits got their personalities.

"You, you big oaf," Twilightstar marched over to Beastspark to swat him over the head. "How many times must I tell you to announce yourself before showing up? I don't like surprises." It was true she's learned to hate them as a leader. She wondered if that was a ShadowClan habit the whole ambushing thing.

"Lightningpaw and Snowybreeze this is Beastspark, an old friend. Beastspark, that's Snowybreeze my warrior, and Lightningpaw, my apprentice." She got introductions out of the way in hopes of relaxing Lightningpaw. Twilightstar would have asked Beastspark what he was doing here, but then recalled he said he had family in the twolegplace. Since he was here he might as well as make himself useful.

"Do you know where we can find chamomile? It's a small white flower with a big yellow center?"
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**Lightningpaw666** · #9 September 10th, 2024, 08:17 AM

Lightningpaw- He/Him, 11 moons old, No Purrks, Windclan Apprentice.

Lightningpaw would stand down once Twilightstar had let him know that this cat was a friend. Lightningpaw heard Snowybreeze too who in actuality was likely a far better match up for this brute in the event of a fight than Lightningpaw was. Thankfully this wasn't something Lightningpaw had to worry about. He listened to Twilightstar introduce the two of them and despite Lightningpaw being 11 moons old Lightningpaw looked smaller than 8 moons old due to his lack of growth physically that was. Lightningpaw was an Orange Tabby with yellow eyes and a Lightning bolt scar on his flank where the side of his stomach was. Lightningpaw also didn't seem to look all that physically strong as if his body had put all their points into being small and fast for his build. @Alchemist Kitsune (Sorry I did read your post but didn't want to break the order too much.) @Moonraven @Undertaker

***Undertaker*** · #10 September 12th, 2024, 06:30 PM

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Soooooo. He might have screwed up here a little bit. But seriously who didn't like surprises? On a different, the apprentice was cute! Bolding protecting the WindClan leader as if she couldn't beat Beastspark black and blue. The tom was quite confident in his fighting skills but Twilightstar was no walk in the park in battle.

He eyed the huge tom who didn't seem interested in fighting Beastspark at all. Aw, which was almost a pity. It was rare to see WindClanner as big as that warrior, Beastspark wanted to see if his size slowed him down or if he was quicker than the loner in a fight due to living with WindClan. Yes, he did assume that everyone in WindClan was born fast, even if they were bigger.

Oh, Twinklestar was mad. Beastspark immediately lowered his head and dilated his pupils so they nearly took up the entire irises. The older tom tried to play off as cute as someone as rugged and battle-worn as he could be, but nope. Still got bonked in the head. Beastspark dramatically lowered his head to the ground and pressed his forepaws over the nonexistent bump he received.

"Ow, Twinklestar. I didn't do it purpose." The tom bounced back with the brightest smile at the introduction. So Lightingpaw and Snowybreeze. He nodded to each cat and meowed, "Nice to meet ya!" He loved making new friends.

The loner turned his green eyes back to Twilightstar when she spoke about an herb she was searching for. So he had no clue what chamomile was, but the description of the plant he was aware of. Beastspark had basic herb knowledge like cobwebs and whatnot but without a medicine cat, he relied heavily on twolegs for healing and treatments. He had safe spots picked out in different areas when he wandered.

"I have no clue what herb you're talking about, but I know a flower that looks like the one you're describing. It's at the cat lady's house, further on the outskirts of this place." Beastspark told her, willing to do whatever got him back in her good graces. The tom padded off without waiting for a response. While they walked Beastspark made light conversation.

"So Lightningpaw, how old are you and where'd you get the scar? It's shaped strangely." Beastspark meowed without a filter. Beastspark's gotten a lot of scars, but none of them looked like that. Cat claws don't normally leave scars in weird shapes like that.

It didn't take them all that long to reach the twoleg den since the tom knew his way around these parts. Ignoring the strays and kittypets that loitered around and near the den, Beastspark led them to the side of the house where the twoleg garden sat with the flowers they sought.