The Coyotes' Hunt [P]

[Highsnow of Matterhorn]

《 Alpinepaw 》
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she/her | Thunderclan apprentice | 6 moons

Alpinepaw was on a border patrol with three other cats in the forest. She didn't really talk to the other cats, but she was listening to their conversation. Sometimes, one of them asked her a question and she replied. They were nearing the RiverClan-ThunderClan border. Something horrible was bound to happen at any moment...


Patrol Leader/Cat 1 (Darkecho) - @Eucalyptuspaw
Cat 2 (Appleleap) - @kittycatburmise
Cat 3 (Fleckpaw) - @bigbxdwolfz

[bigbxdwolfz]

[Fleckpaw]
Apprentice|9 moons|Thunderclan

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"It's so nice out here in the summer! Such a gentle breeze, and the trees shade us. I hope it doesn't get too hot." Fleckpaw meows to Alpinepaw light-heartedly. In fact, she had come down to a light case of sunstroke just a few days ago. It hadn't been serious, and with a trip to the medicine cat den and some rest, she was now good as new; but she still felt cautious.

Fleckpaw sniffs the air, but the wind is blowing away from them, not towards them, so she can't smell anything significent. Fleckpaw glances at Alpinepaw. "First patrol?" She asks kindly, "You look a little too nervous."

@Highsnow of Matterhorn /Alpinepaw

[kittycatburmise]

Appleleap

It was a nice day. The sun shone gently down on them, and a nice breeze prevented them from getting hot. In short, the perfect conditions for a patrol. Appleleap's strides were relaxed and unhurried, his eyes and ears trained on the group with him rather than the forest around them. There was no reason to be particularly alert; RiverClan was gone and he doubted any trespassers or predators would dare attack such a large group. Springlight had been alone when she was killed by the owl; he wasn't sure about Dovefluff, but she was probably fighting it solo or with only one other cat. They had a group of four. Besides, Darkecho was the patrol leader; he was sure the tom was looking out for any danger.

Maybe Appleleap's inattentiveness was part of the reason things went south so quickly. But he didn't know that.

Alpinepaw looked a bit nervous, and Fleckpaw commented on it. "Don't worry, kit," he told her with a smile he hoped was reassuring. "This may be a bit scary 'cause of what happened with Springlight and Dovefluff, but nothing bad's gonna happen. You hear all sorts of things at clan meetings, but the truth is nine out of ten times it's just a regular old patrol. And the border's completely safe now RiverClan's out of the picture."

@Eucalyptuspaw @Highsnow of Matterhorn @bigbxdwolfz

[Eucalyptuspaw]

Dark’echo; black Tom with patchy fur and deep green eyes.

Dark’echo’s ears picked up, lifting his tail for the patrol to be silent. “Hush.. can you hear that?” His ears flattened to his head with a growl. “Whatever it is… I don’t like it. Let’s keep moving, but keep an eye out.” He felt bad to unsettle the patrol especially because there was such a small apprentice who now looked like she was ready to jump out her fur. But the safety of the patrol is what mattered. It wouldn’t matter how scared she was if they never made it back to camp.

@kittycatburmise @Highsnow of Matterhorn @bigbxdwolfz