WillowClan/16

Quillstar summoned the clan to deal with the issue of apprentices lacking mentors. "With the attack from The Pack and several new faces joining, we have gone without several apprentices having mentors. To remedy this, I will officially sign these apprentices their new mentors. Cedarpaw shall be trained by Stormsong, Birchpaw by Flameheart, Ravenpaw by Brackenstep, Ivypaw by Reedtail, Mistpaw by Jaystripe, Fadepaw by Blizzardwing, Oakpaw by Patch, and Brookpaw by Forestfire." -- Quillstar

Brookpaw was sitting quietly in the corner, and when she heard who her mentor would be, she scoped out the mass of cats until she found Forestfire. She looked at her nervously, unsure of what to do. --Brookpaw

Patch sat, stilled. A mentor? Surprise faded away as excitement warmed him. Would would have thought- a former kittypet would become a mentor in the great Clans? He padded over to Oakpaw. - Patch

Stonetooth twitched his whiskers in amusement. "We can investigate Sky Tree tomorrow. We need to finish up this grand tour, first. Let's go see StormClan's border." -- Stonetooth

Brookpaw took a deep, shaky breath and stood up, making her way over to Forestfire. "Uhmm.... Uhhhhh..." She stammered when she was in front of her. "I'm.... Brookpaw...?" --Brookpaw

Quillstar poked his nose into his den to check up on his mate and kits. He found Danita fast asleep, curled around their two remaining furballs, both of which had finally fallen into a slumber. The tall leader purred to himself softly, but ducked out so as no to disturb their sleep. -- Quillstar

Cherrykit had a conundrum. She had collected several lovely bundles of flowers, so many that she could hardly carry them all, but...well, she was running out of room by her nest, and it didn't help that the nursery was so overcrowded. She squinted over at Ripplepool's silent den and felt a pang of longing. *Do you...*really*need to have a sign from StarClan to be a medicine cat? But what if you feel like it's your calling?* -- Cherrykit

Stormsong was elated. *I'm a mentor! Who would have thought?* She padded over to Cedarpaw, weaving through the crowd. "Hello," she mewed. - Stormsong

"Hey! I'm Forestfire. I'll be your mentor for the upcoming months!" Forestfire wondered if formality was the way to go here. "Go ahead and pick out a spot in the apprentice den to make your nest, and we'll go get some moss." -- Forestfire

Flameheart's chest was fluttering with anxiety. *A second apprentice. Not too bad...I can't mess this up.* "...Birchpaw. I'm Flameheart. Welcome to your training." -- Flameheart

Swallowpaw's long legs were aching, but he didn't complain. "Yay!" -- Swallowpaw (WC)

Brookpaw looked at the apprentices den uncertainly, then made her way over, choosing a nest in the far corner, away from the rest of the apprentices. She then walked back to Forestfire, awaiting her instruction. --Brookpaw

Stonetooth lead his apprentice towards the rocky border, being mindful of where he placed his paws and looking back frequently at Swallowpaw to ensure that he did the same. "This is StormClan's border, and right beyond them is CaveClan, whom we don't share our own borders with. You wouldn't typically see CaveClan cats anyways- they usually stick to their tunnels, and are often nocturnal." -- Stonetooth

Nervously, the twin apprentices split from each other, having been approached by their new mentors. "Cool," Birchpaw replied to his mentor, trying hard to keep himself from shivering. Cedarpaw, meanwhile, some distance away, couldn't meet Stormsong's gaze, but managed a small "Hi..." anyway. --Birchpaw & Cedarpaw

Stormsong sensed Cederpaw's nervousness. She had an idea and padded over to Flameheart and Birchpaw. "Me and Cedarpaw are going on a tour of the territory. Would you two like to come with?" - Stormsong

Brookpaw overheard Stormsong and pricked her ears up with interest. Cedarpaw looked nice enough, and she was wondering if they would let her join them. --Brookpaw

Sure." Flameheart had sensed her apprentice's awkwardness too, and flicked him affectionately with her tail. "Don't worry, you'Il be fine..." She nodded, deciding that simply touring the territory would do the apprentices good.

Forestfire, seeing her own apprentice's ears prick up in interest, called, "can we join you?" -- Flameheart & Forestfire

Brookpaw, hearing what her mentor said, gave a little smile, and padded up to Cedarpaw. "H...Hi! I'm Brookpaw, and you must be C-Cedarpaw?" Brookpaw stammered. --Brookpaw

Fadingfrost had ventured outside of WillowClan's camp to stretch his legs. Their home was awfully crowded in comparison to TundraClan- they had a greater number of bodies, after all. It felt good to get out of camp and breathe, and so he wandered down towards the lake to look at the fish. He was surprised, however, to see a strange tom with sightless eyes limping over the border with a beaten kit in tow. "Hey! Stop right there!" **-- Fadingfrost & ????**

"That's cool!" Swallowpaw stared over across SeaClan- they were nearing the StormClan border. -- Swallowpaw (WC)

Dawnrise watched the clan as she pulled Blossomkit close, was anyone worried about her kits? or would she have to find them alone and be ignored for like her whole life again? she sighed as she watched Ripplrpool bring borage for Ivytail and really all the queens- but she didnt mention the cough shed started up.-Dawnrise

Stonetooth nodded to the StormClan border. "This is the last border we need to concern ourselves with. Soutward is where BreezeClan lives, but we're divided by a Thunderpath, so marking borders there...everything gets covered by Thunderpath stench, anyways." -- Stonetooth

The blind gray tabby stopped abruptly, twitching his ears in all sorts of directions to pinpoint Fadingfrost's location. "I guess there's no arguing that we smell of ScarClan stink...I am Smokestorm, originally Sigma's son until WillowClan's foxhearted Muddyfang murdered her. I was their go-to spy and tracker, because obviously I'm blind but can track cats for miles regardless. Muddyfang exiled me. This...kit, he saved my life, but only so I could lead him here." Smokestorm's sightless eyes dropped to the ground, as if in search of Leopardkit, who's shoulders slouched from exhaustion. "He was stolen from here by his father a few moons back. Leopardkit is his name...the Elite-blooded kit you lost." **-- Smokestorm & Leopardkit (WC)**

Jaystripe nodded, and looked down at his apprentice. *I may still be sick, but I’ll mentor Mistypaw well.* - Jaystripe

Danita was eager to take Pinekit and Bearkit out of the den when she noticed that they had begun to open their eyes. She looked around for Quillstar to show them off to her mate, but discovered that he was out of camp and likely on patrol. *Not like they'll close them anytime soon.* The silver spotted tabby decided with a small smile as she basked in the sunlight and calmly groomed her two surviving kits. -- Danita & kits

Fadingfrost was confused. He didn't live in WillowClan- he didn't know this "Leopardkit" kid, so he simply escorted Smokestorm and Leopardkit to camp in order to find answers. Hopefully they weren't miraculously planning an attack- not like a kit and a blind tabby could do much. Fadingfrost parted his jaws to call for Fangflame to seek her assistance, but before he could even muster up the words, Cinderkit and Ashbreeze raced across camp. "Leopardkit!! You're alive!" -- Fadingfrost, Leopardkit (WC), Smokestorm, Cinderkit, Ashbreeze

Ravenclaw pricked his ears as he saw the long lost kit back. He widened his eyes in shock, but tried to give a welcoming smile. *Leopardkit has all those scars!* — Ravenclaw

Quillstar came back from hunting, surprised to see a stranger alongside the long-since missing Leopardkit back in camp. He held his breath when he watched Ashbreeze embrace her son, joyful to have him back, but mournful because of the scars that littered his little form. Who could do such a thing to...just a kit? The leader had gone hunting to clear his mind and plan mentors out for some of the kits of the nursery. So he leaped onto the mound and summoned the clan once more to make the oldest litters of kits into apprentices. "Cinderkit, Leopardkit, Frozenkit, and Mosskit, you have reached the age of six moons, and it is time for you to be apprenticed. From this day on, until you receive your warrior name, you will be known as Cinderpaw, Leopardpaw, Frozenpaw, and Mosspaw. Your mentors will be myself, Flowerbreeze, Fangflame, and Eaglewing. I hope they will pass down all their knowledge." **-- Quillstar**

Brookpaw saw the apprentices greet their mentors, as well as the blind cat in the camp. She looked around nervously, her anxiety rising with every passing second. She started taking deep breaths, but that didn't work. It was getting hard to breathe, she had no idea what to do! *Oh gosh.... What do I do? I might suffocate!* Next thing she knew, she was on the ground, hyperventilating, before her vision got blurry and she passed out. --Brookpaw

Fangflame nodded, looking down at Frozenpaw. - Fangflame

Mosspaw quivered with excitement. He was an apprentice! He looked at Eaglewing, excitedly. - Mosspaw

Forestfire raised her brows. She bent over her apprentice, relived that she was still breathing, before yowling, “Ripplepool!”—Forestfire

Fangflame then looked at Fadingfrost. “How did you find Smokestorm and Leopardki- paw?” - Fangflame

Swallowpaw's ears pricked up at the sound of a mouse scuffling in the underbrush. Dropping into the hunter's crouch he had practiced so many times on the way to the wild Clan, he crept forward. *Mice feel your pawsteps before they see you,* he remembered the old gray she-cat's lesson. Making an effort to place his paws lightly, he slid across the grass, before arching in a massive leap to land on the mouse, snapping its neck. "I got it! Did you see that?" -- Swallowpaw (WC)

Stonetooth flicked his tail. "Yes, that was a good catch," the quiet warrior complimented his apprentice quickly before he narrowed his eyes up at the sky. "The tour ate up most of our day time. You're welcome to eat your catch now, you deserve it. Then we'll head back to camp." -- Stonetooth

Fadingfrost shrugged his shoulders. "Well, I find your camp awfully crowded with the population, not something I'm used to in tiny TundraClan. So I took a walk and found the two of them at the border." -- Fadingfrost

Leopardpaw eyed his new mentor cautiously. He had been tossed from pitfighting immediately into warrior training, and he didn't like it. *I killed a cat.* He reminded himself before swallowing the lump in his throat, only to find himself being embraced by his sister. "We did it, we're apprentices! Oh Leopardpaw, I missed you so much...I was scared that I'd never see you again." -- Leopardpaw & Cinderpaw

Fangflame nodded, before looking to Leopardpaw. “I’m sure his family’s glad to have him back.” - Fangflame

"Considering that he stinks of ScarClan...I would've thought him dead." Fadingfrost commented in a low tone, recalling stories he heard of the secluded clan. "From what I've been told, those outsiders who see ScarClan's camp never live to tell the tale. Clearly, that Smokestorm fellow was in deep." -- Fadingfrost

Leopardpaw released a small purr as he nuzzled into his smaller sister's side. "I was afraid I'd never see you again, either." He murmured to his littermate, who seemed to be staring at his wounds with horror. "...Don't worry about it," he mewed quickly, trying to brush off her gaze. "...They're just scars. We all have them." -- Leopardpaw & Cinderpaw

Fangflame nodded. “And especially with Muddyfang as their leader now.” She said. “I wonder what he planned to do with him, if Smokestorm hadn’t brought him back. After all with him being his father, and his Dark Forest genetics. . . .” She trailed off. - Fangflame

"I'm sure ScarClan could have thought up a whole lot of awful ideas when it came to Leopardpaw." The former TundraClanner decided in a grim tone. "Best that he's back in WillowClan. Might want to be mindful of the borders...StarClan knows what they might do in order to get him back." -- Fadingfrost

Blizzardwing padded up to Fadepaw. "Shall we begin training?" the large tom growled. - Blizzardwing

Brookpaw was barely aware as Forestfire called for help, or was it Quillstar? She had no idea what was going on around her, as if she was in a coma, or a weird mix between sleep and awake. She moaned quietly, but no one seemed to notice. She was aware, however, of the tightening sensation closing in around her ribs. --Brookpaw

"Thanks!" -- Swallowpaw (WC)

Stonetooth settled down to let his apprentice eat his catch, while the warrior attended to a bur that had lodged itself into his shoulder fur. "Got any family?" The charcoal-gray tom decided to create some casual conversation. -- Stonetooth

Rosekit padded out into the clearing, curious. what is all the noise? -- Rosekit

Frozenpaw padded to his mentor. "So, whats lesson number one." he sighed as he looked to Leopardkit and Cinderkit- er, Leopardpaw and Cinderpaw. He wondered if she was happy now.-Frozenpaw

Flowerbreeze padded up to Leopardkit, "Welcome home. i promise we'll be great and have some fun." she meowed.-Flower

Was frozenpaw even more handsome than before? BLossomkit satared from the nursery in awe.-blossom

"Yeah! My father is a tom called Chase, and I have two half-sisters, who went to live in some city. They're Phoenix and Flora. My father had a sister named Scar, too. He didn't talk about her a lot." -- Swallowpaw (WC)

Cinderpaw nuzzled into Leopardpaw's side before brushing past her overwhelmed brother with a wide smile. "I'll see you on patrol later!" She called to her wounded littermate joyfully before she raced over to Quillstar, temporarily cowering in the giant shadow he downcast. Nonetheless, the leader smiled down kindly at her. "Your mother personally requested that I mentor you. I was her mentor when she first joined, y'know." The grizzled tabby leaned down to touch his nose to Cinderpaw's. "Run off and make your nest first- you'll be tuckered out after our territory tour." -- Quillstar & Cinderpaw

Leopardpaw watched his sister go, looking over her protectively like a hawk before he twitched his ear in the direction of his mentor. "Fun"...ScarClan said they'd have fun. Now, he was only six moons of age and laced in scars. "...Ok," he responded in a hushed tone that was practically stolen away by the breeze. -- Leopardpaw

Stonetooth nodded. "City life just wasn't for you, eh?" -- Stonetooth

Flowerbreze added. "If you'd like, we could go with Quillstar and Cinderpaw on their tour, *IF* you get your nest all ready for when we get back, you'll need the rest." she hadn't really known how totrain a former scarclan raised cat, just another adventure.- flower

"Yeah, I'll do that." Not much longer after Leopardpaw responded to his mentor, Cinderpaw zipped by with long yet light strides. "C'mon Leopardpaw, last one to the apprentice's den is a pile of crowfood!" She chirped over her shoulder, clearly feeling whole now that her favorite littermate had returned home. The dark tom smiled before darting after his sister, hoping to get a nice spot in the apprentice's den. -- Leopardpaw & Cinderpaw

Flowerpaw chuckled before noticing Wolfrunner, she urged herself to go and talk to him but he really didnt seem to look in the gossiping mood. so she waited paciently at the entrancxe of camp for hjer new apprentice.-flower

Cinderpaw merrily made her nest beside Leopardpaw's, perhaps a little *too* close to his, but he didn't protest. It felt good to have his sister back and know that she'd be safe from harm, at least...so long as ScarClan stayed away. He frowned down at his moss bedding as his mind wondered back towards those dark times spent in the gruesome clan. However, he felt his spirit lift when he felt Cinderpaw's fur against his. "We're gonna have so much fun!" His sister purred eagerly, her whiskers and entire frame quivering in excitement. "We can finally go outside of camp...we'll be great warriors, I promise!" -- Cinderpaw & Leopardpaw

Wolfrunner looked at Flowerbreeze, before turning around once more. - Wolfrunner

"No...I hope I'll see my sisters again, though. Phoenix was always so nice to me and my littermates..." -- Swallowpaw (WC)

Hey, Cherrykit? wanna play? -- Rosekit

(just a suggestion, snowy, but write your roleplay like you're writing a story; that'll help with consistency and engagement. also apologies for not being as active the last few days; there's been a lot going on for me c:) The twin apprentices nodded as their mentors lead them out, and Cedarpaw cast a nervous stare at her brother. "I-I-I'm ner-nervous," she murmured to him, and he nodded slowly.

"It's okay, Cedarpaw, I am too..." His was more so internal; he could feel his pounding heart and the sweat between his toes, but he wasn't shivering like his sister. "It's gonna be okay, alright? You'll be okay." --Birchpaw & Cedarpaw

"We'll start with a hunting lesson," Stormsong mewed softly. She led her apprentice to a sandy spot away from camp. "First, you'll want to go into a hunting crouch." She dropped to the ground to demonstrate. - Stormsong

Brookpaw woke up, sitting up with anguish. "Nggghhh..." she moaned. The tightening sensation around her chest had loosened, but her head was aching and her ribs felt like exploding. She shook her head hard, out of instinct. She saw Forestfire talking to Ripplepool, and she asked, "Hey Forestfire... what happened..?" --Brookpaw

"I'm sure you will," Stonetooth rose to his paws in a stretch before he shook the dust from his pelt. "Well, if you're finished eating, shall we head back now?" -- Stonetooth

Cherrykit frowned as she watched her best friend run off as an apprentice. *Soon, it'll be my turn...but I can still be a medicine cat, right?* She twitched her ear when she heard Rosekit say something. "Hmm?" -- Cherrykit

Danita sat with the kits while Quillstar went off to tour the territory with Cinderpaw. The silver spotted tabby purred in pride as Bearkit and Pinekit wobbled along on oblong, unsteady legs. Pinekit eventually tripped over his own paws before his sister stumbled onto his back. -- Danita & kits

Cedarpaw mimicked her mentor, focused on the hunting crouch. "L-Like th-this?" --Cedarpaw

Ashbreeze frowned as her kits left camp to begin their training. It was relieving to know that they were in good paws, but she couldn't help but to miss them. The young she-cat was uncertain about returning to warrior duties, but then again, she was eager to feel the wind in her fur and mouse underneath her claws. Until Fangflame organized patrols, there wasn't much the snow rosetted she-cat could do. So she joined her friend Danita, who was watching Quillstar's kits. "They're very cute! But also...huge." Ashbreeze complimented as she settled down by her companion. Danita purred softly. "Indeed, they're very big like their father. Bearkit's already becoming quite the pawful." -- Danita & Ashbreeze

Stormsong stood up. "Exactly like that! You're already becoming a hunter. Try leaping forward onto this leaf." She pointed to a stray leaf on the forest floor. - Stormsong

Rushleap strode into camp, carrying a couple of mice. He brushed past Lilycreek, knocking her over, without blinking an eye. "O-oh... Sorry.. brother..." Lilycreek mumbled to Rushleap. Rushleap completely ignored her. "Yeah..." she murmured. Rushleap deposited the prey onto the pile, and grabbed a chaffinch, sitting down to eat. -- Lilycreek and Rushleap

"I guess I can't really complain, Leopardpaw and Cinderpaw were both lovely...except, when my son got a little overprotective of his sister. And of course, when Wolfshade..." Ashbreeze trailed off and shook her head slowly. How could a cat bring themself to be so cruel to a kitten by revealing the truth, but also taint it in an evil light? "You raised them well," Danita murmured in an effort to change the subject away from the tyrannical tom. -- Danita & Ashbreeze

"Yeah! Can we go try fighting practice?" Swallowpaw stood up, his strength replentished by the mouse. -- Swallowpaw (WC)

Flameheart guestered to her apprentice. "You try, Birchpaw." -- Flameheart

Stonetooth was somewhat surprised that his apprentice still had energy, after both hunting and touring the territory. "I guess we can give some battle practice a try." -- Stonetooth

"Thank you," Ashbreeze returned to the purr and curled her tail happily at Danita's compliment, before she turned her attention to the spotted tortoiseshell. As a she-cat that had been essentially used by a tom, she didn't like to see her clanmates getting put-down. She of all cats knew how that felt. "Y'know, you shouldn't let that guy push you around." Ashbreeze mewed to Lilycreek as she approached the eating she-cat. -- Ashbreeze

Lilycreek sighed. "yeah but... I can't do anything about.. Everyone hates me.. Rushleap is spreading rumors, but I don't wanna do anything cause he's my brother." Lilycreek looked down and curled her tail a bit tighter around her figure. --Lilycreek

"Wolfshade spread rumors about my kits." Ashbreeze hesitated. "Well...the Dark Forest connection bit was true, but he made half of the warriors view my innocent babies as nothing more than murderous monsters. But y'know what? They turned out to be wonderful. Cinderpaw's an angel. Leoaprdpaw- well, he's doing his best." The former queen shrugged her delicate pair of shoulders. "But what I mean to say is that you can't let other cats rule over you. Rushleap can't dictate what kind of cat you are- it's up to you to show the clan who you are." -- Ashbreeze

Fangflame decided to send out some border patrols, and said, “Ashbreeze! You lead a border patrol with Lilycreek, Eaglewing, and Mosspaw!” - Fangflame

Lilycreek rose her head at the sound of her name. "U-uhm... okay." She mewed quietly. She followed the other cats out the entrance, trying to ignore the glares of the cats around her. "Oh my gosh..." She said, with tears at the edge of her eyes, head bowed. --Lilycreek

Immediately Ashbreeze bounced to her paws, as if she was an apprentice again. "Oh, goodie!" She purred, overjoyed to get out of camp for the first time since having her kits. Already, the snowy warrior pranced over to the camp's exit with her whiskers quivering, before noticing that Lilycreek looked about as sad as a drenched kit. "We can work together and haul in some killer prey- that'll prove them wrong!" -- Ashbreeze

"Really..? Okay!" In a matter of ten minutes, she had caught two mice and an old tough blackbird. "Is.. is this okay, Ashbreeze? Wait, shhh!' She saw a huge rabbit, and signaled with her tail to sneak around the other side and drive it into Lilycreek's paws. --Lilycreek

Ashbreeze did as asked, springing forward and scaring the rabbit in the direction of Lilycreek so that the warrior could catch it. By herself, the lean she-cat had managed to catch a small mouse. Frankly, being stuck in the nursery for so long left her feeling out of shape, but the burn in her muscles made her enthusiastic to return to being a warrior. -- Ashbreeze

Lilycreek saw the rabbit tearing towards her and, without thinking, leapt onto it with beautiful presicion and quickly finished it off with a quick neat bite to the neck. "Oh.. sorry if that was a bit sloppy." --Lilycreek

The former queen was out of breath. "...Nice catch," she managed between a few quick puffs as she attempted to regain her stamina. She was curious as to how Mosspaw was fairing- he was one of her daughter's friends, or so Ashbreeze thought. Cinderpaw seemed to get along with just about everyone, but Leopardpaw, on the other hand...well, she was worried about her son. -- Ashbreeze

"Thanks.. I'ma take this back to camp." She gathered up the prey and walked back to the camp. But just as she was about to get to the pile, Rushleap stuck out his tail, tripping her, making her fall over and land hard on her chin. "Are you ok?" He said with sarcasm dripping from his voice, and she could see laughter in his cruel eyes."I...I...I..." She stammered, unable to finish her sentence before rushing off. --Rushleap and Lilycreek

Mosspaw went into a crouch, and went to pounce on a vole, but tripped and it skittered off. He jumped up to his paws, and fluffed his fur out, feeling extremely embarrassed. - Mosspaw

Ashbreeze decided to continue with her hunting, disappointed in herself for being such a sloppy hunter and only ending up with a scrawny mouse. *I swear, my*kits*are going to catch more than me...* -- Ashbreeze

Mosspaw looked at Ashbreeze, seeing her disappointment. “Don’t feel bad.” He told the older warrior. “I haven’t caught anything yet.” - Mosspaw

Lilycreek curled up in the corner, the laughing stares of her Clanmates boring into her side. "Why, StarClan... What have I done to deserve this? I.. please... make it stop." She sobbed quietly. "Well.... Not all of them are mean.. There's Ashbreeze" She smiled at the name of the one cat who had ever treated her like an actual cat, other than a freak. *I guess there is hope for me after all..* --Lilycreek

Ivypaw looked up at Reedtail. "Can we go hunting now?" She asked energetically. "Sure, sure. " Reedtail replied with a smile. --Ivypaw&Reedtail

Mistpaw looked at her mentor. "Jaystripe? Is there anything that I can do now?" --Mistpaw

Eaglewing pounced on a mouse, and caught it. -Eaglewing

The lean snow warrior glanced down at the young apprentice with an amused twitch of her whiskers. "Yes, but you're a brand new apprentice, and I'm a warrior." Regardless, she appreciated Mosspaw's sentiment. -- Ashbreeze

“Well yeah, but we both haven’t been out of the nursery for awhile.” He pointed out to her. “Well I’ve never been out of the nursery, but you get the point.” - Mosspaw

Jaystripe looked down at his apprentice. “Sure.” He said. “I’ll show you the territory.” He lead her out of camp. - Jaystripe

Fox crept up slowly on a fat mouse. He tried to keep his tail down, but it didn't matter anyway. He stepped over a branch, and pinned the mouse down, finishing it with a bite to the neck. The prey her was bigger, but definitely weaker. He chewed the mouse and looked around. *Have i seen that tree before? Probably.* He had been wandering for at least an hour by now. He finished his mouse and set of again. -- Fox

She purred softly. "I'd hope that you've never been out of the nursery, Mosspaw," she commented, although having secretly taken her own daughter out of camp personally, along with Cherrykit. Was that irresponsible? She didn't think so- Ashbreeze kept a close eye on the two of them, after all. "C'mon, maybe together we can find our luck and catch something." -- Ashbreeze

Mosspaw smiled, and nodded. “Yeah!” He said. - Mosspaw

Lilycreek couldn't take the stares anymore, and decided to go for a walk. She was reveling in the peace and beauty of the woods, when she spotted an orange and white loner walking through the territory. "Uhmm... You shouldn't be here! This is WillowClan territory!" She called to the intruder, trying to look brave, but obviously terrified. --Lilycreek

Ashbreeze stepped forward, tasting the air in search of some decent prey, something better than the horrible mouse she caught earlier. Finally, a satisfying scent bathed her tongue: blackbird. "You smelling what I'm smelling, Mosspaw?" -- Ashbreeze

Mosspaw lifted his head, and smelled the air. He recognized the scent from the prey pile when he was a kit. Icegaze had told him it was a blackbird. He felt a pang as he remembered his deceased mother. “Blackbird!” He said. - Mosspaw

Cedarpaw, nervous, slowly leaped onto the leaf, quickly digging her claws into the ground and hearing it crunch. *I - I did it...* Her eyes went wide as she stared at the crushed leaf. *Hah. I did it.*

Some distance away, her brother triumphantly jumped onto a branch. "Hehehe, that's not getting away from me - whoa, whoa - ow!" All of this came as he lost his balance and slipped off, sending the branch towards Cedarpaw. "Sis!" He quickly leaped up as it slowly rolled to a stop by her feet. "Are you okay?!" --Birchpaw & Cedarpaw

"Quillstar!" Cinderpaw had squeaked in protest as she trotted alongside Leopardpaw, glancing back at the massive leader with wide eyes. "Look out!" Before he could listen to her warning, Quillstar smashed into a low-hanging branch, causing the leader to recoil and squint in his eyes in agony. He had been lost in thought and had forgotten where he was placing his paws. The miraculous return of Leopardpaw was relieving, but he still had to configure a plan to raid TundraClan. With most of his warriors injured...it would be a difficult task to swallow. "Uh, don't do what I did." Quillstar mewed awkwardly before flicking his grizzled tail in embarrassment. "A-Always be...on your toes." -- Quillstar & Cinderpaw

"Correct- now let's track that featherbrain down." Ashbreeze felt a little left-out, knowing that she was without an apprentice. But then again, she needed to get back on her paws again as a warrior before she could properly teach a new apprentice. -- Ashbreeze

"Ah! So this is WillowClan? Lovely place. I'm Fox."  He chattered. "And who might you be?" He flashed her his most charming grin. -- Fox

Mosspaw nodded, and crouched down, but he stuck his tail straight up in the air, as he began to creep toward the scent of the blackbird. He then looked around. Where was Eaglewing? Shouldn’t he be helping him? - Mosspaw

Lilycreek knew she should chase him out but.. he was handsome. And he didn't *look* threatening. "Uhh.. L-Lilycreek.." She stammered, flustered. "Do you... you wanna see the camp?" She asked. --Lilycreek

"Of course! I didn't journey all this way for nothing! Lead the way, Lilycreek! " He bounced from law to paw, happy to finally see a clan. -- Fox
Ashbreeze sat back to observe the apprentice and let him take credit for landing the blackbird. -- Ashbreeze

"Yeah..." Cinderpaw trailed off, casting the tall leader a concerned glance before the group continued on with their tour. "Up that cliff is SeaClan. Don't climb the rocks...I of all cats would know that it's...painful." Quillstar murmured, recalling his venture to find the cure. -- Quillstar & Cinderpaw

"S-sure!" She led him out of the woods and over to the camp. "Quillstar? You here? We have a loner who might wanna join..!" She called. "I hope he joins.. he's handsome." She said, then froze up. "Did I ... Oh gosh.. I said that out loud didn't I.." --Lilycreek

Fox poked a fern, and it wiggled at him. He jumped startled, then turned towards Lilycreek. "Hmm? I was just besting my enemy." He glared at the fern, and batted it again. -- Fox

Mosspaw let out the loudest yowl of all time, and lunged at the blackbird. His huge leap paid off, as he snatched the blackbird in his jaws. “I caught it!” - Mosspaw

((Quillstar's out with his apprentice, they'll have to talk to Fangflame)) "SeaClan's pretty neutral, thankfully." Quillstar shrugged his shoulders and lead his apprentice away to continue their tour. -- Quillstar

Ashbreeze let out another small purr. "Nice catch! Let's see if this crummy warrior can catch something as well." -- Ashbreeze

"Great! Where do we train? Here? In a *tree*? I can climb trees!" -- Swallowpaw (WC)

Mosspaw grinned. “I’m sure you’ll be able to! You’re a great warrior!” - Mosspaw

She giggled. "We can spar together, if you want. First, I gotta find Fangflame. They're the deputy, cause Quillstar's out right now." She began calling out for Fangflame. --Lilycreek

Stonetooth hesitantly glanced back at his hind leg with a small frown. "No, WillowClan doesn't ususally focus on tree combat- at least I can't. We'll start out on the ground today, to see what you're made of. Claws sheathed- we don't want anyone getting hurt." -- Stonetooth

"Thanks," Ashbreeze herself was somewhat doubtful of her hunting skills, considering that her bloodline's only purpose was to maim and murder. Regardless, the warrior put it out of her mind and stalked off to find something hopefully half-decent. -- Ashbreeze

“Great StarClan, what is it, Lilycreek?” Growled Fangflame, flicking her tail in irritation. She had been about to take her apprentice, Frozeppaw out. - Fangflame

"Oh.. S-sorry... I was just wondering if F-Fox.. could join WIllowClan.." She said, feeling uncomfortable at Fangflame's snaps and lowering her head a bit. --Lilycreek\

Fangflame smoothed her fur down. “Sorry.” She said. “Who’s this Fox?” She growled, narrowing her eyes at him. Ever since the Pack attack all of WillowClan had been wary of rogues. Wolfshade, their own Clanmate had betrayed them. - Fangflame

Fox looked up from his fern and padded towards Fangflame. "The one and only Fox, at your service. " -- Fox

Ashbreeze stalked in the direction of SeaClan's border to go out hunting. However, her heart dropped when she heard a rumble that sounded like deafening thunder, and the shrieks of a few cats...those cats included her children, Leopardpaw and Cinderpaw. "No!" The queen cried out as she darted through the forest and to the border, where she discovered Cinderpaw and Leopardpaw unharmed, but a landslide had caused Quillstar to be struck by a boulder. -- Ashbreeze

Lilycreek giggled a bit at this, and felt her face get a bit hot. "Well.. C-Can he join, F-fangflame?" --Lilycreek

“He can stay in camp for now. But don’t let him out of your sight, and we’ll wait for Quillstar to get back to decide for sure.” She said. - Fangflame

Mosspaw’s eyes widened. “Uh-oh!” He ran over to where the landslide had happened. He grabbed Quillstar’s scruff, and tried to pull him away from the landslide. - Mosspaw

Fox pushed a paw into a hole in a tree. "Well, she was friendly." He remarked. - - Fox

Ashbreeze silently thanks StarClan that her kittens were safe- had the rock hit them, they would have been squished. But wittnessing their leader *die* from blunt force trauma? It wasn't healthy for new apprentices. As Mosspaw tried to drag the massive feline away from the rubble, Ashbreeze pulled Cinderpaw and Leopardpaw in close, holding her breath as she waited for Quillstar to wake up. -- Ashbreeze

Mosspaw yanked, and Quillstar’s body rolled down the rocks a bit. Mosspaw, then tried to roll him from behind, which worked better, even if he was only moving a bit. - Mosspaw

Quillstar eventually gasped for air before spitting out the dust he had inhaled. He struggled to his paws, murmuring his thanks to Mosspaw before awkwardly turning back to his current and former apprentice. "...That's why we avoid the rocks of SeaClan." He admitted unsteadily before ducking his head in embarrassment. "The recent rains has made the cliffside unstable." -- Quillstar]

Mosspaw puffed out his chest in pride. “I saved you!” - Mosspaw

Quillstar knew that he lost a life, but he didn't want to take the wind out of Mosspaw's sails. "You did, good job. You'll make a fine warrior." He was slowly regaining his balance as he hobbled over the rocks, nodding to Ashbreeze and Mosspaw. "When you two get back to camp, make sure Fangflame knows that the SeaClan border is facing some weathering. It could be very hazardous for the time being." Nodding to the pair, he turned his attention back to Cinderpaw, Leopardpaw, and Flowerbreeze. "Let's go finish up our tour." -- Quilllstar

Mosspaw smiled, warmed by his leader’s praise, before nodding. He went back to where he had dropped his blackbird, and picked it up again. - Mosspaw

Lilycreek was about to reply, but then she saw Rushleap approaching and she gasped. "Oh no..." She whispered. "Well, sis, you finally made a friend. I'd say I'm proud of you, but considering what a disappointment you are, I can't." Rushleap laughed and rolled his eyes. "C'mon man. You don't wanna hang out with *her.* I heard she's in love with a ScarClan warrior. I mean, how pitiful is *that*." Lilycreek looked away, unable to stand the never-ending lies. "But... I'm not.." She said quietly. Rushleap immediately pounced on her words. "Heh, you would say that, traitor." --Lilycreek and Rushleap

Stormsong leaped forward and sniffed at Cedarpaw. "The branch didn't bump you?" she mewed, remembering the branch tumbling to a stop at the she-cat's paws, but she hoped it hadn't hit her. - Stormsong

Fox looked at the siblings , and finally responded. "So? I doubt she is in love with a ScarClan warrior, and even if she was, she can love whoever she wants. " -- Fox

Cinderpaw blinked up at her mentor in surprise. "Are you sure we should keep going...?" She asked, concerned that their leader might have been injured. But it appeared that losing a life left him completely recovered. "Yes, let's finish the tour so the pair of you can get back to camp and get some rest." -- Quillstar

Lilycreek blinked up gratefully at Fox, slowly exhaling. Rushleap, on the other hand, was spluttering in disbelief. "Stupid rogue.." He muttered before stomping off. --Lilycreek and Rushleap

Fadepaw shrugged. "No problem! WHere should we train?" --Fadepaw

Mistpaw followed Jaystripe all around the territory, her eyes glowing with awe. "The world is so big!" She breathed. "How am I going to remember all these places?" She turned and asked Jaystripe. --Mistpaw

"We can start with a battle training lesson," Blizzardwing replied to Fadepaw. The warrior started to pad away. - Blizzardwing

Jaystripe flicked an ear. “You’ll remember them over time.” He assured her. - Jaystripe

"Great! So what do we do?" -- Swallowpaw (WC)

"So, how about a tour? I can't live here if I don't knoa where I'm going! " Fox bounded over to Lilycreek. -- Fox

"Oh! Uh... S-Sure!" She had never felt happier. "Follow me!" She showed him the nursery, the warriors den, the apprentices den, the medicine den, and the leaders den. "Do you want a tour of the territory?" She asked. --Lilycreek

Ripplepool was shook from his thoughts as he FINALLY realized Forestfire. "Oh!" he gave her an apologetic glance. "did you need something?"-ripple

Flowerbreeze took a breath before sighing with relief at the sight of Quillstar. she and Leopardpaw HAD strayed off a little before really starting to hunt. "Oh StarClan, Quillstar are you hurt?" she asked, the image of wolf had destracted her from the issue. making her feel guilty.- flower

"Why not? Hopefully I don't get lost again!" - - Fox

Lilycreek smiled and blushed, ducking her head so he couldn't see. "Y-yeah! Right this way! I'll show you The Great Pine!" --Lilycreek

Fox padded after her. "Lead the way, beautiful!" - - Fox

Lilycreek froze. *Oh gosh... Did.. he just....*Lilycreek knew it was stupid, but she had a major crush on the confident orange tom. Her head felt light and she fell over, fainted. --Lilycreek

Fox's eyes widened. He grabbed the eye-catching by the scruff and tagged her back to camp, and into the medicine den. "Um, she fainted." He said. - - Fox

Wolfrunner bared his teeth at nothing in particular, lashing his tail, as he left camp. He thought of Nightfire. He had never been very close to his father, as he had died when Wolfrunner was still a kit. But he had figured they could’ve formed a close bond if he had lived. - Wolfrunner

For once, the solemn warrior offered his apprentice a sly smile. "Well, Swallowpaw, this is a test- I can't talk you through everything, that would be cheating. Just keep your claws *sheathed*, and fend me off." Without another warning, the charcoal Stonetooth leaped at the silver tabby apprentice, aiming for his legs to knock him off balance. -- Stonetooth

"Y-Yeah, I'll be fine." Quillstar reassured them, mentally sighing in relief when he remembered that he still had seven additional lives to spare. "C'mon, let's go to the StormClan border." -- Quillstar

Flowerbreeze nodded. It was too bad she couldn't pull herself to ask Wolf to tag along. Maybe they could go hunting later. She paused and looked to Leopardpaw. "Leopardpaw, what do you smell?" She asked.-flower

"...No, I-I'm okay, really." Cedarpaw didn't like all this attention on her. "It didn't bump me at all..."

"You know I can't help but be worried when something like that happens," her brother called, and she nodded in understanding. Meanwhile...

Troutpaw, still lost, entered WillowClan territory from its ThornClan border, trying to follow the increasing scent of CaveClan cats. *I'm closer, I know it... but I still don't know what this place is. It smells like... willow trees.* --Birchpaw, Cedarpaw, & Troutpaw

Annoyed enough Frozenpaw decided his mentor was too busy being deputy and he hadn't wanted to be a burden. So he'd explore on his own. Exploring WillowClan territory from left to right, ThornClans border to StormClan's. But a new scent filled his nose, he crouyched awkawardly as he'd been flooded with excitement. a new foe. He then leaped on the tabby tom.(Trout?)- Frozenpaw

Crow gagged as the scent of death wavered under her nose. Geez, when was the last time WillowClan took out the trash- But she lept back as she saw the rotting bird; feathers as black as the night, indego black, some cat left it to rot.... but why? Before she knew it her old name was being chanted... Making her hiss and knock the rotten crow into the stream. Fear gripped her paws, as it she didn't want to move. But she HAD to find the reason for the smuggling. Who would it be other than StormClan or WillowClan? She continued her stalking among the territory, from south to west.-Crow

Stormsong nodded. "Well, I think we can head back to camp now, and you can rest for a bit." Hoping she wasn't seeming like an overprotective mentor, she turned around and started to pad slowly through the forest. As her walked, her thoughts wandered to Stonetooth. For some reason, she looked forward to seeing him again. Maybe they could go on a training session with their apprentices together... She'd ask him when she saw him. She shook herself. *Focus!* - Stormsong

AND who were these idiot clan cats to say Troutpaw was a KIT? It's a little understandable- but a bad move. Knowing the tom can clearly take care of himself, she hoped to not run into any familiar faces, Wolf, her mother, Flowerpaw, none. all she had on her mind was that name, that name haunted her, filling her with fear and hate, that name took hr father away, but as she tripped on a steep slope, she tumbled down ending in a cloud of dust, fuming as she limped back up the hill with a twisted paw and her brain buzzing with the name, *Crow That Flies At Night*. - Crow

Leopardpaw bit his lip. *Death. Rock. Dirt.* It was hard to rid himself of the dreaded scent of death that had clung to Quillstar for the moments that the leader had suffered from the loss of his life. "Uhm, flowers." The dark leopard-like feline cast Flowerbreeze a quick side glance. -- Leopardpaw

(just a quick reminder: troutpaw is coming home on his own, and will be discovered by amberdawn once he's back in CC territory. crow can look for him but i'd really prefer it if she didn't find him for plot purposes c:) Troutpaw quickly hissed as he felt weight on his back, dropping to one side to try to get the other apprentice off. "StarClan, what do these cats teach you?!"

Cedarpaw, meanwhile, nodded and followed behind Stormsong. She hated leaving her brother, but... *It's okay, I'll be fine... I think...* --Cedarpaw & Troutpaw

Wolfrunner smelled unfamiliar Clan scent in the air, and he followed it, until he caught sight of the cat that had hurt him. Sure he had seen her at the Gathering, and said hi to her, but even then he couldn’t forget what she did to him. “What are you doing here?” He hissed, unsheathing his claws at his sister. His eyes were wild, with rage, and he glared at her. “Go back to CaveClan, Crow.” - Wolfrunner

(oki!) Frozenpaw hissed. "Get off WillowClan territory!" even if he was a new apprentice he HAD to protect his clan. Then goung low back to his awkward position of a crouch.-Frozen

Crow shrugged and barked back a laugh. "I don't see why i should. Wolf. I haven't stollen prey, just looking for some stollen CaveClan kits, assuming WillowClan. . ." she padded closer to him, close enough for their whiskers to touch. ". . . Had taken them." she finished. "I'm not leaving without the kits." She hissed. Even if it killed her to fight Wolf. It was her duty to prove herself loyal. If she had to kill him. So be it.- Crow

Flowerbreeze sighed. though pricked her ears at the scent of Mouse. "Okay, What do you smell now, Cinderpaw too- stay very quiet though." She meowed, her ears pricked in the direction of the mouse.-Flower

“How dare you assume WillowClan steal those kits!” He roared. He was breathing heavily, and unevenly. “GET OFF MY TERRITORY YOU FOX-HEARTED TRAITOR!” - Wolfrunner

Crow flattened her ears but didn't show any of how he yowled at her but barked. "Traitor. . . Is this what it's about? You're mad OUR Mother came back in your stupid daydream that came true?" She snapped bristling.-Crow

“Your not even making sense!” He hissed. “My life is no daydream! My life isn’t a game! At least Stormsong decided to stay, while you went running to CaveClan! Then you come back and accuse us of stealing kits?!” - Wolfrunner

Crow hissed. "She came back because she thought she could fix it. She thought everything would be okay and we'd live a happily ever after." Crow recoiled with a growl. "We're missing kits, i WANT to speak to Quillstar." She sighed. The dark truth haunted her, it was all her fault." desctacted by her thoughts she veered away, fear clung to her fur, she knew wolf was torn and. . .-Crow

Wolfrunner looked away from her. “Fine.” He padded back to camp with her behind him, not speaking the whole time. “Quillstar’s not in camp right now. You’ll have to wait.” He growled. - Wolfrunner

Crow nodded. though... the camp was just as crowded as usual and as she spotted Stormsong she froze. She couldn't look away. "I... Killed him..." she forced herself to mouth.-crow

Wolfrunner padded back out of camp, tail tightly tucked in between his legs as he went. - Wolfrunner

Crow bristled as she felt rage fill her. "You could've done something... He died because of her." she spat to herself as she felt tiny paws on her tail, losing control she smacked the golden and white kit away, hissing as a brown tomkit leaped to her defence. "Leave her alone!" Mudkit hissed.-crow dandelion and mud

Wolfrunner looked back once, and said. “The Crow I knew left a long time ago. And she never came back.” He told his sister, before finally leaving camp. - Wolfrunner

*You mean the Crow who suffered? The one who watched as her father was killed because of Flamehearts choice? The Crow who ran away to hide from history?* "Yeah. She's gone..." she murmured laying her head down as she watched Mothpaw- Mothfeather, tend to her kits. At the sight of blood on the golden and white one she cringed back in shame. Who was she?-Crow

As Jaystripe padded back to camp with Mistpaw, he saw Crow slap Dandelionkit away from her. He bared his teeth at her. “Watch it!” He hissed, bristling. “It’s enough that you’re staying here until Quillstar gets back, you don’t have to be hurting our kits as well!” - Jaystripe

Fox lightly battered Lilycreek's muzzle. "Wake up!" - - Fox

Lilycreek sat up and groaned."Nghh... What... Why am I in the medicine den? And who... why are you hitting my face?" --Lilycreek

Fox's eyes light up. "Oh good! You're awake! You fainted in the forest." He said. - - Fox

Troutpaw raised his fur in an aggressive manor, just as Amberdawn had taught him. "Kid, I'm just trying to get home. I wanna know where CaveClan is from here. And *back off,* or I won't be easy with you."

Back at camp and from a distance, Cedarpaw cast a nervous glance at Crow, then shifted to wait for Birchpaw. *He's gonna be back soon. I know he's going to be back soon.* --Cedarpaw & Troutpaw

Stormsong's eyes followed Crowpaw as the tabby she-cat settled her head down. She still couldn't believe it. *Crow? Crow is here?* Not knowing what to feel, Stormsong turned to Cedarpaw. "Go rest for a bit-until-" She swallowed. "Until we go out again-that is, if you feel up to it." Then, Stormsong slowly padded toward her daughter. - Stormsong

Wolfrunner paced back and forth. He was so *angry.* He didn’t know why. Unsheathing his claws, his eyes glinted. (Okay, this is where the Wolfrunner plot starts) - Wolfrunner

Crow hissed to Jaystripe. "Then maybe you idiot WillowClan cats should teach your kits that cats aren't always as friently as their clanmates are." She barked. Though she bristled as she smelled Stormsong's sweetscent, making her fur spike and her eyes slit. She wanted nothing to do with ANY of her family. But here she was, prepairing to hurt herself again.-Crow

Mothfeather gathered Dandelionkit and Mudkit up again. She licked the blood from Dandelionkit with a cold sigh. "Will she be okay?" the younger Mudkit prayed/ "Yes, when ripplepool gets back from gathering herbs, i'm sure we'll get him. But that wasn't enough! Mudkit couldn't wait for Dandelionkit to be tended to! "But there has to be someone else good with herbs! She could be really hurt!" Sending a quick glance to the caveclkan cat.- Moth + Mud

(as the wolfrunner plot is beginning, please let me know which cats you'd like to see birch and cedar be blamed for! c:) Cedarpaw nodded and noticed the nervousness in her mentor's step, shrugging it off as she didn't understand what was happening. *Waiting for him to come home gets boring, but also... nerve-wracking.* --Cedarpaw

Frozenpaw growled. a little annoyed he left his mentor. "Why should i belive you?" he started. arching his back to copy his opponent.-frozenpaw

Stormsong stopped a few tail lengths away from Crowpaw. "Hello," she meowed, not knowing really what to say. - Stormsong

Crowpaw sighed but didn't move. "Hello. Stormsong." She meowed back. annoyance made her whiskers twich.-Crow

Troutpaw's fur flared, despite his small-ish size. "Because I'm a *Clan cat,* like you." He could hear Amberdawn's voice in his head... *Settle down. Keep your guard up, but be clear.* "My name is Troutpaw. I was taken from my Clan along with a few kits. The warrior who took me confused me for a large kit." --Troutpaw

"Wait.. really? Thanks for taking me here, Fox.. I wonder why I fainted?" --Lilycreek

Brookpaw looked around, unsure of what to do. Her head ached from the loud chatter of her Clanmates. "Oh goodness... I need to get out of here.." She padded over to the barrier, shaking her pelt. When she was deep in the forest, she found her favorite tree; a large old oak that had soft bark and lots of branches. She darted up, fast as an adder. She felt like a hawk when she was standing in the high branches. She could see the camp, and just barely make out her bustling Clan. Everything looked so small, and she could see so far! She couldn't put into words the joy she felt. Brookpaw was on top of the world! --Brookpaw

Swallowpaw pivoted neatly on his hind legs, planning to let Stonetooth barge past him. -- Swallowpaw (WC)

Frozenpaw really hadn't known where the border was- though he still bristled. "Fine." He grumbled. "I'll take you there/" He regretted his words. Just as long as i can find it! He wished Fangflame were here. "I'm Frozenpaw." He added over his shoulder, following the stale scent of Quillstar, StormClan was close to CaveClan right?- Frozen

"Ripplepool!" A loud rattling woke the tom, he looked around to see saffron stems next to him and some mallow. He sighed. Stretching with a yawn.  *I knew it.There must be something wrong with me. I'll have to get to the Moon Willow later tonight before the Half Moon Meeting tomorrow.* He sighed as suddenly a little brown kit appeared before him. "Mudkit? What are you-!" "Ripplepool! A stranger came to camp to see Quillstar and she hurt Dandelionkit!" Ripplepol chuckled, he was just worried for his sister. Reminding Ripplepool of his own. "I'll check on her, lets get back to camp."- Ripple

Speaking of dewshine ;-;)) Dewshine leaped over a log with Tidekit in her mouth, off to go and find Sleet and finally ridding of her kits one at a time... Heart gripped with sorrow as her mother's scent followed her nose as she then came near a dark figure, making her pause, "Oh-" Dewhsine lay her kit before her as she greeteed him. "uh, what are you doing out of camp, Wolfrunner?" - Dewshine (you can kill her and the kit- ;x)

Stormsong flicked her tail, feeling awkward. "...Do you need any prey?" she mewed. - Stormsong

"I can feed myself ." Crow sent her mother a glare no matter how much it hurt her. she did miss juicy mice from the forest though. . . - Crow

The glare Crowpaw sent Stormsong felt like thorns in the gray warrior. She turned away. "Well...tell me if you need anything." She suppressed a sigh. She needed a walk in the forest. - Stormsong

Crowpaw sighed. "I need you to stop acting like i'm a kit. I left to escape this." She blurted. feeling pain stab her. She wanted to tell her mother everything, how she felt pain all the time for everything and hurt... But how could she after all of this?- Crow

Wolfrunner bared his teeth at her, unsheathing his claws, a dangerous rage lighting his eyes. “I might ask you the same thing.” - Wolfrunner

Dewshine bristled. "Just taking this kit on a walk. You shouldn't be out of camp." She growled.-dew

(Aw man. Okay, I'm sorry.) - Fire

(@Fire&Tiger Brookpaw can’t see this. No one can. No one knows either. Delete your rp) - Wolfy

" She'll be fine." Ripplepool smiled to Mothfeather and Mudkit with a sleeping Dandelionkit at his paws. " Just a few scratches." He then sighed and looked to Dewshine's kits, odd, one was missing... he shook his pelt as he padded to them, one made him flinch as she'd looked just like his mother, making him tear up a little. He shook the tears away as he licked her head and turned to the others.- Ripple

“I’m not an apprentice anymore, mouse-brain. I can be out of camp when I want to. And if I’m not allowed out, neither are you, or this scrawny, pathetic excuse for a kit.” - Wolfrunner

Dewshine hissed. "And to think my mother liked you." She spat. padding up to Wolfrunner. "This kit isn't mine. And you wil NEVER call my kits pathetic as you had been. DarkMaster." She bared her thorn-sharp fangs. Standing defensively over her kit-Dew

Wolfrunner bared his teeth. “Your gonna pay for that!” He hissed, lunging at her. All his pent up anger was finally let out, as he tore apart Tidekit, and slashed at Dewshine’s neck. - Wolfrunner

Dewshine stared wide-eyed at her kit and stared to wolf as she fell, being held on her shoulders she grasped for air. "you, you're a monster. . ." she rasped through a hard breath.-Dew

Stormsong felt hurt, but deep down she knew part of Crowpaw's words made sense. "You're right," Stormsong whispered. Then she padded out of camp. - Stormsong

Wrenkit opened her eyes and yawned as she then scented her siblings, She wobbled as she tried to stand but she giggled as she fell over. "Look!" A tomkit's voice sounded as the brown kit came to her aid. a sweeter voice giggled as she seemed with the smell of blood. "Aww! She's so cute!" But an older she-cat purred. "And so are you>" "MOOOOM" - Wrenkit

Brookapw sighed and knew it was time to head back to camp. She hopped down the branches, and trotted back through the forest, feeling serene. She passed Stormsong, and saw that the she-cat was feeling hurt. She stopped her, feeling her natural empathy for every cat. "Hey... Whats.. What's wrong, Stormsong?" --Brookpaw

Snakestrike was out hunting in the forest when he suddenly scented the sharp tang of blood. "Hey, what's that?" he wondered to himself. But he decided that it was probably some prey or something else, and continued hunting.--Snakestrike

Mothfeather purred to her kit and she then raised to her fores, It's been awhile since she'd gotten up and walked, since she'd birthed Dandelionkit. it was hard and she wobbled a bit, but when she finally stood she felt the same pain she had when she figured- "Oh StarClan!" Surprising the kits as she ignored it. "Jaystripe! Jaystripe! Come here!" she called. - Moth

Jaystripe pricked his ears, and jogged towards her. “What is it?” He asked. - Jaystripe

*I can hardly scent anything over Leopardpaw's ScarClan smell...* Cinderpaw felt her heart drop, but she didn't mention it out loud. She didn't want to hurt her brother's feelings, not after all of what he'd been through. Hesitantly she glanced over at Quillstar for his approval, who nodded passively, leading the apprentice to taste the air. "Dirt, flowers..." She mumbled dryly under her breath as she tried to overlook Leopardpaw's overwhelming ScarClan stench. "...Mouse, maybe?" It was a faint whiff on the breeze, but it still existed nonetheless. -- Cinderpaw

While Danita softly snoozed in the sunlight of camp, Pinekit and Bearkit entertained themselves by the fresh kill pile...in other words, Pinekit was busy studying a beetle and trying to count its legs, while his energetic sister did her own thing. "Ow! Bearkit!" The grizzled tomkit squeaked in protest as his sister proceeded to climb over him. "You're in my way- move it or lose it!" Bearkit barked in response as she did her best to see the top of the fresh kill pile. Really, her brother wasn't in her way- she was just using him as a stepping stool. -- Bearkit & Pinekit

Mothfeather purred as Ripplepool nodded and pushed away to give her privacy. "I think I'm expecting your kits!" Mothfeather blurted.-Moth

Wrenkit grinned as she watched Bearkit. "Hi!" she meowed.- Wren

Flowerbreeze nodded. "Yep. Watch first and we can motion after." She meowed as she lowered, her bellyfur touching the ground and tail slighted to be pointing out, low. Her whiskers twiched as she snook forward a few pawsteps and froze as the mouse froze, her eyes stay open as the mouse turned back and at that moment she flexed her claws and got ready to pounce until the moment, and when it came she pounced and squashed the mouse underpaw. turning back to the apprentices. "Thunderflame taught me that.." sadness peirced her heart.-Flower

"Busy!" Bearkit replied quickly, eyes set on the plump mouse that rested on the top of the pile. She did her best to balance on the back of her long-legged brother, who curiously eyed the passing beetle, before suddenly he gave way. "I bet they have extra legs to make them *extra* fast!" Pinekit decided proudly, wiggling in excitement, only to cause his sister to fall. The she-kit struggled back onto her paws, casting her brother a small glare. "Whatever you say, beetle-brain." -- Pinekit & Bearkit

Cinderpaw observed in silence before glancing over at her littermate, watching as Leopardpaw seemed to cringe at the sight of the mouse's death. *Does it all really upset him now? Just killing a mouse?* She felt her belly twist and tighten in anguish. *What did they do to him?* "Nice catch," the leopard-spotted apprentice murmured, trying to get her mind off of her brother. -- Cinderpaw & Leopardpaw

Brookpaw sighed, knowing it was time to head back to camp. She hopped quickly down the familiar branches, landing neatly on the ground and trotting back to camp. She brushed past the barrier and saw a new face. "Who's that..?" She wondered aloud, staring at Crow. She gathered up her courage, which kinda took a bit, and padded over to the strange she-cat. "Uhm... Hello...? I'm.. I'm Brookpaw..!" --Brookpaw

Crow licked a paw before yet ANOTHER cat padded up to her. she hissed. "Can anyone leave me be for Quillstar?" she murmured. "Hey WillowClanner, no need for an introduction. I don't really do friends if that''s what you're thinkin." She spat.-Crow

Wolfrunner looked down at the two dead cats, before leaving, and washing the blood and the scent off of his paws. He looked down in the river. He closed his eyes, and bared his teeth, refusing to let himself cry. - Wolfrunner

Jaystripe blinked. He felt light-headed, and his legs felt shaky. “Really? I- I- I- well. . . .” He trailed off, still shocked. - Jaystripe

Mothfeather purred. "I knew the day would come." Twining her tail with Jaystripe's before Dandelionkit padded to them. "what's going on?"-Moth

Quillstar noted that Leopardpaw had gone silent since the leader lost a life from the minor landslide. The long-legged feline twitched his tail. "I think this is enough for today- tour's aren't easy on the paws. Let's get back to camp, you two can get first choice from the fresh kill pile to reward you for all the trekking." -- Quillstar

Brookpaw gasped and hunched her shoulders, looking down. "O-Oh..... I-I'm..I'm sor-sorry... I was j-just wondering.. who you were.." --Brookpaw

"Imagine if *cats* had six legs!" Pinekit's imagination seemed to be running wild as he rolled over onto his back to look up at his sister eagerly, ignoring her satirical comment. "We'd be so fast, nothing could outrun us! Not even hares." The tomkit purred, while Bearkit amused herself by sitting on top of her brother and allowing her weight to bear down on him so his blabbering could be muffled. Although Pinekit's legs appeared to be longer, it was clear that Bearkit was growing at a faster rate. Hopefully, her brother would catch up. "We're *already* faster than beetles and we only have four legs." Bearkit corrected him as she stuffed a paw into his face to initiate a play-fight. -- Bearkit & Pinekit

Wrenkit raised a brow. "We'd just look silly too!" butting in. She flicked a tail, Pinekit was a little odd. She giggled to herself. - Wren

Flowerbreeze nodded then realizing her quiet apprentice. "yeah." She sighed, picking the mouse up and heading with the others back to camp. - Flower

Crow laughed. "i'm nobody." she snorted. "Now go away before i shed you in your own camp." She snarled. - Crow

As Quillstar walked ahead, Cinderpaw hung back with Leopardpaw, pep still in the young she-cat's steps as she tried to remain optimistic. "So, are we going to the *thing* tonight, or what?" Her eyes seemed to glow, certain that her brother remembered the rumors of an apprentice-only gathering. She accepted him to mumble a "yes" in response, but instead, he seemed to act hollow, and shrugged his shoulders. "...I dunno. Maybe." Leopardpaw answered as he walked on with his head bowed. Cinderpaw frowned. "...What do you mean, 'maybe'?" She looked crushed. -- Cinderpaw & Leopardpaw

(Wait, is the apprentice gathering today?) - Fire

As Flowerbreeze entered camp she bristled to see a new smell. "CaveClan she muttered fiercely. then bristling and looking around camp for Wolf until the scent of blood made her gag. "Does anyone smell blood?" It was coming from outside camp.-Flower

Quillstar wrinkled his nose at the scent of earth. *CaveClan...* StarClan, could he leave camp for just a few moments without it bursting into flames and trouble? He noticed his kits playing about camp, and Pinekit prepared to eagerly approach him and ramble on about his day, but Quillstar sent them a brief glance. It was enough to have them know it was time to go back into the nursery, as their father had duties to attend to. "What's going on?" -- Quillstar

Cinderpaw glanced over at her mentor nervously, but decided that it wasn't her business. Naturally she was concerned for the tom- she had a love for just about every cat, big and small. Considering that the leader was her mentor, she naturally loved him more. Yet, she obediently scrambled off to the fresh kill pile, where her watchful brother joined her. As Cinderpaw ate her fill of shrew, she glanced up at her brother in surprise. "You're not hungry, Leopardpaw?" -- Cinderpaw & Leopardpaw

Brookpaw nodded swiftly, brutally reminded that she isn't very strong. She sprinted away, over to her nest. She shivered, but not from the cold. "Goodness.. Why are cats so rude? Maybe things could've been different.." She felt alone. Nobody ever noticed her. She was just a background character, doomed to live a meaningless life and have her name blow away with the sands of time. --Brookpaw

Troutpaw followed behind Frozenpaw, hoping the tom knew where he was going. *All I want to do is be home! Ugh, Amberdawn... and I probably won't get home for a few more days... I never thought I'd say I'd miss hearing her bickering in my ears, but I miss it.*

Birchpaw returned from his training, stretching as he came to his sister's side. She'd fallen asleep while waiting, her face now pressed against her paws. "Hey, Cedarpaw!" At the sound of him, she jumped from her sleep, blinking slowly. "Sorry for waking you up so suddenly." --Troutpaw, Birchpaw, & Cedarpaw

Stormsong padded through the forest. - Stormsong

Spiderfang crouched at the edge of the clearing. Even though the battle with ScarClan was long over, and it seemed everyone had moved on, he still grieved for Sunnyshine. He wondered where she was. In StarClan? Spiderfang stood up and padded into the sunlight. He ought to go hunting and not dwell on the past. - Spiderfang

Barkpelt wondered where Dewshine was. - Barkpelt

Frozenpaw reached the edge of the border before turning back to Troutpaw. "Think you can find your way from here?" He meowed, this was clearly some border beyond the rocks of StormClan, CaveClan wasn't too far away right? - Frozenpaw

Crowpaw stood on her paws. "Finally." She growled. "I've come to report CaveClan has missing kits. And i decided to come to the clan who's had lots happen to them enough to ask if you know where they are." She meowed gruffly, standing strait and ignoring hostile glares. - Crow

Flowerbreeze turned back to follow the death scent, and as she pushed through some thistles she yowled in horror. Dewshine had lay in a pool of blood next to. . . what she'd thought to be some prey, but turning it over it was a kit. She looked around before grabbing Dewshine's scruff along with the kit, dragging them towards camp. Bristling from fear. - Flower

Wrenkit padded to the entrance of the nursery where Bearkit and Pinekit arrived in. "Welcome back." She meowed in a giggle. - Wren

In the corner of the nursery, Pebblekit silently worried. He didn't know when Dewshine and Tidekit would come back, and felt scared without his mother. Wrenkit was more social and carefree than him, and it was easier for her to get along with the other kits in the nursery. (At least this is what I've observed- Raystar) He nervously went over to Wrenkit and asked, "What are you doing?"- Pebblekit

Wrenkit raised a brow as she turned to her brother. "Trying to make more friends?" She meowed with a tone that spoke 'Obviously!' But as gasps and yowls errupted from outside the nursery Wrenkit dashed to the entrance and froze with horror. There lay bloodstained Dewshine and ripped Tidekit, she gasped and stared wide eyed. - Wrenkit

Ripplepool had enough, he felt anger erupt in him. Why was StarClan punishing him! He hissed but pain stabbed every knife deeper from all his losses, "Dewshine. . ." he muttered. looking at her wounds and he gasped. He needed to speak to Quillstar. later. - Ripplepool

Wolfrunner watched from the back of the camp. He wasn’t going to pretend he was saddened by her death. - Wolfrunner

Flowerbreeze sighed as she turned out of camp, she padded to the riverfront to try and fish, and to keep her mind off everything, even if that stupid drowning vision ruffled her fur. - Flower

Having reached the StormClan border, Troutpaw flicked his tail. "Later," he muttered to Frozenpaw, leaping over the border to continue his trek home.

Birchpaw and Cedarpaw, meanwhile, were nowhere to be seen; they'd snuck out for the apprentice gathering. --Troutpaw, Birchpaw, & Cedarpaw

Barkpelt gasped, shocked, as he saw Dewshine's bloody body, and the shape of Tidekit beside her. *What happened?* - Barkpelt

Frozenpaw growled. "And don't come back!" As he remarked the border and headed home. - Frozen

Hearing gasps from outside, Pebblekit followed his sister's gaze to a... *dead Tidekit and Dewshine?!* Shocked and frozen with fear, he gasped. "W-who could've done this?!" -Pebblekit

(Definitely *not* Wolfrunner. He's an angel. Not capable of *murder* and other dastardly things like that.) -Fire

(LMAO, of *course* not. He is a perfect cat with no flaws or PTSD.)-Raystar

(tOTALLY LOL) -wILLOW

wrenkit stared, silent, and trembling, her brother had read her mind. "I dont know. . ." She admitted, she'd never seen blood before, it sort of scared her to see her mother in the scarlet pool. "I really dont know."- Wren

Scorchclaw narrowed his eyes at the dead bodies. — Scorchclaw

Brookpaw heard the commotion and, padding out of the apprentices den, and was greeted by the overpowering stench of death and blood, right before she saw... *No... Who would do this?* There was Tidekit and Dewshine, both mangled and bloody.She began looking around, not wanting to turn her back on any of her Clanmates. "I don't wanna die.." She mumbled, shaking. She darted back into the den, keeping one eye on the den entrance. --Brookpaw

Shocked and traumatized, Pebblekit took a step back. He wanted to cry, but ushered himself to contain his tears. *I-I'm stronger than that. I won' t cry.* -Pebblekit

Darkpaw peered out of the warriors den, his nose picking up the stench of blood. He was shocked to see Dewshine and Tidekit lying on the ground, clearly dead. The old tom hurried over. *What happened? Were they murdered?* he thought. - Darkpaw