WillowClan/8

**This is an ARCHIVE. DO NOT roleplay here- roleplay on the WillowClan page!**

Birdpaw flicked her feathered tail in Branchpaw's direction, deciding that he must not have heard Dewshine's command. "We're going hunting for now, since the sun'll be setting soon." The red-furred apprentice answered. -- Birdpaw

Stormstreak padded up to Risingdawn. "Congratulations," she murmured. "I know you'll be a great mother." -- Stormstreak

Risingdawn narrowed her eyes. Stormstreak. The one who she hated most was congratulating on her kits? Trying to “ment the bond?” Probably. She didn’t want any part with this arrogant she-cat. “Thanks....” she trailed off in a sort of unkind way. She set her kits ta her side and finally could get some sleep.—**Risingdawn**

((oh, wait, Risingdawn hates Stormstreak? What happened?))

((I’d suggest reading Risingdawn’s history.)) Risingdawn began to lick her kits.—**Risingdawn**

Shadowfall entered camp. hollowed our inside. He felt nasty and mad. Though he didn’t show it.—**Shadowfall**

Swiftshadow and Skyshadow padded into camp with prey in their jaws. Mistystar's betrayal and now Risingdawn's kitting alone, the Clan was falling apart. Skyshadow's fur bristled as she saw the cats she hated. If only this battle would end up with victory.--Skyshadow

Juniperpaw passed camp, anxiety fluttering in her stomach. - Juniperpaw

Risingdawn started to sob. She realized what was happening. She sobbed and feared up. The Clan was being torn apart..... “why!” She yowled to the sky hole where stars shown. If only she could still communicate with StarClan..... she looked to her kits. “You’ll never be like them. You’ll be your own cats and everyone will love you like I do..... Skyshadow will help me with you. If... she...” *is over her fit against Banishing Flamepaw...* she sighed. “Skyshadow!” She called. “Come meet my kits!”—**Risingdawn**

Stormstreak sat down. "Risingdawn... I just wanted to apologize for the fight we had. Can we- can we have a shot at being friends?" -- Stormstreak

Skyshadow nodded goodbye to her sister and started to pad to the new queen. Skyshadow muttered, "She better have a good reason for all this!" Skyshadow stopped short when she saw Stormstreak talking to Risingdawn. Skyshadow thought, "There is NO way I will be talking to that old peice of fox dung!" Skyshadow whipped around and stalked away. "I am not talking to ANYONE who has become my enemy!"--Skyshadow

Risingdawn hissed. “Go away Stormstreak. I forgive you but I don’t want anything to do with what you want from me.” Then she yowled at Skyshadows back. “So I’m your enemy now? After all this time you decide to become enemies with me? Skyshadow. I thought you cared for me, and my kits. But I guess I was wrong...”—**Risingdawn**

Skyshadow whipped around until her whiskers were touching Risingdawn's. "I never said that! But I am not talking to Stormstreak, after what she agreed on! It is unbelievable she is my mother's sister! I never said anything about you, you are just making things up. But I don't understand why you don't want my help when I offer it. It is like you don't want anyone here by your side. You haven't lost your kit, but I can help you understand it." Skyshadow's claws unsheathed, but she sheathed them although her eyes were blazing. "No I won't. But you will never understand how it is to lose your apprentice and kit, especially when it is judge, and how it is to be blamed for eveything." Skyshadow hissed quietly, "And if you want me to be on your side when that happens, I suggest you see how other cat's feelings are!" Skyshadow glared at Risingdawn as she padded away.--Skyshadow

Stormstreak sighed. "Okay. Again, I'm sorry. What will you name your kits?" She asked Risingdawn. --Stormstreak

she ignored Stormstreak. ‘Where you about to hurt my kits you untrustworthy cat! Look around Skyshadow. The Clan doesn’t trust you because you don’t trust them. You’re tearing the clan in two and it’s only hurting you!” She hissed. “And if you ever try to hurt ***MY*** kits, I swear on StarClans name you will be slaughtered at my paws!” She finished. “And like I said. I am on no ones side but my own.”—**Risingdawn**

*That's true... Skyshadow is so mad the Clan hates her... But she hated them first. Loyalty and the warrior code holds us together. But Flamepaw ignored both... And look what happened*. Stormstreak decided not to voice her thoughts, though. The short-furred she-cat knew from experience that joining a fight wasn't a good idea. -- Stormstreak

Mapleblaze raised a brow. “Seriously guys?” Is ther ever gonna be a quite day without Skyshadow messing everyone's calm up with her mouth load of foxdung? She rolled her eyes as she padded away from Muddyfang. Eve if he doesnt forgive her from when they first met. She doesn’t care. She doesn’t need anyone to take orders from and to. All she needed was to figure out why the old rag was a problem since the clan is leaderless and deputyless, and medicine catless at the moment, she then realized. “oh. Where’s Mistystar?”—**Mapleblaze**

Skyshadow whirled around. "I would never hurt innocent kits. But the Clan did. I would protect you, but you wouldn't for it for me." Skyshadow padded away to her sister, who was talking to her mate. Both of the cats pressed against her. "We are here for you Skyshadow." Skyshadow smiled a little, but still revenge was on her mind.--Skyshadow

Risingdawn sighed as her friend turned away. “I’d protect you if you gave me a chance.” And she sighed. “Rabbitkit and Rapidkit. But I don’t want them to be exposed to the battle of WillowClan. Ever.”—**Risingdawn**

Stormstreak padded after Skyshadow. "Listen. I know you're *vengeful* and depressed at the moment, but you need to stop sulking. Flamepaw murdered three of her Clanmates and a ThornClan cat. ThornClan might even declare war on us. Flamepaw was no innocent kit. She was a murderous killer and a traitor to the Clan that, however grudgingly, took her in. You say the Clan hates you and Flamepaw... You hated them first. You were on the verge of abandoning us after Moondust's death. You need to quit brooding and actually make up for all the time you've wasted. Maybe, just maybe, you can make up for everything Flamepaw did to hurt us. Hurt Mistystar, who cared about her. Our leader was acting for the better. Maybe, if you'd been a more loyal leader, you could realize just how hard making these decisions are," taking a breath after her long sentence, the wiry gray she-cat stared right into Skyshadow's furious green eyes. "I'm tired of you hating our Clan and being disloyal," Stormstreak padded into the medicine den, leaving Swiftshadow and her sister alone, and began to sort the herbs for Ripplepool. -- Stormstreak

((Wow charismatic quote from Stormstreak)) -- Hawk

Skyshadow snarled, "Says the one who let Scorchpaw, the kit you saved, go. I think you need to rethink!" Skyshadow wished her mother would visit her. Soon.--Skyshadow

Rainsplahs stepped in. “At least she let him go. He wanted to leave. Stormstreak accepted his wish. Other than you.”—**Rainsplash**

Fangflame existed. -Fangflame

Skyshadow snarled, “I think maybe you should leave as well Mrs. ThornClan. Why not tell mother about it?” Skyshadow flicked her tail to Stormstreak before padding away.--Skyshadow

Juniperpaw padded over to Fangflame. "Hullo, glad you exist." She mewed. - Juniperpaw

“what? I don’t know who my mother is sobbing patch of bile!” She hissed. Rainsplash growled a nasty insult in her head, “and even if my mate was ThornClan. I am still full WillowClan,”—**Rainsplash**

Fangflame looked at Juniperpaw. “Barely.” She said. “Glad you exist too.” - Fangflame

Featherfall raised a brow. “Hey! I see we are the existers?” She joked. —**Featherfall**

Fangflame grinned. “I guess, so!” - Fangflame

Risingdawn on the other paw knew what Skyshadow meant, ‘Stormstreak. What!?” She gasped as she emerged from the nursery. Her kits had been asleep.—**Risingdawn**

Juniperpaw smiled. "Guess so." she mewed. - Juniperpaw

Featherfall yawned, -- Featherfall

Muddyfang chewed on a the bones from some fresh kill thoughtfully as he amused himself by watching the bickering cats. *They're making me soft.* The warrior decided with a twitch of his tail, although he continued to watch his clanmates until it seemed to break off. *Hmph.* Rising to his paws, the chocolate warrior disappeared into the depths of WillowClan's territory, with his scent trail becoming untrackable after he rolled in some garlic. -- Muddyfang

Ashbreeze, with her vigil done, was sunning in camp to catch up on her missing hours of sleep. She was rolled into her back, with her silver belly exposed to the sun's warm rays. As she enjoyed the warmth, the newly made warrior snored softly. -- Ashbreeze

Mapleblaze just decided to fish to sharpen her skills, and be away from all the drama of Skyshadow nonsense,—**Mapleblaze**

Muddyfang continued along the border until he finally crossed over. He needed answers. -- Muddyfang

Mapleblaze scented Muddyfang and hissed. Though as curious as she was she silently followed, though she didn’t know what she was getting herself into. And she was bored of hinting. So. Eh. why not. Though she hated that she ended up losing the scent trial. Very annoying.—**Mapleblaze**

Ripplepool entered camp, tired and a bit sore. He entered the medicine cats den and started sorting herbs.—**Ripplepool**

Mapleblaze ended up sleeping at the roots of a tree. Then suddenly she felt cold and woke in the darkest place. The a Dark Forest. “Wha—!” She started. “Welcome back Mapleblaze.” Windstrike said. She froze. “Why am I here.” He shrugged. “You tell me. We have unfinished business.” He paused. “And a new member Or two,” he smiled. Revealing Lilypaw. “Lilypaw!” She gasped. And then a vicious looking white she-cat apeared. Though Mapleblaze didn’t recognize her. “I’m done here you fleabag. I never want to come back.” She hissed. “Have it your way,” he smiled. Though she unsheathed her claw. “You will always be haunted then Mapleblaze.” And she woke. Startled. But not scared. She grumbled. “Heh. Just wait til I kill you for good.” And she then started to continue her hunt.—**Mapleblaze**

Juniperpaw padded up to the medicine den. "Hey Ripplepool!" She said, poking her head inside. "Glad you're back! How did it go?" - Juniperpaw

Skyshadow mewed to her sister, "I will be right back Swiftshadow." Skyshadow padded to the medicine cat den. "Greetings Ripplepool, Juniperpaw. May I speak to you alone Ripplepool?" Skyshadow needed to find out something.--Skyshadow

Stormstreak looked up to see Skyshadow padding into the den. The former medicine cat had heard Skyshadow yelling after her after the gray she-cat's speech, but Stormstreak had ignored her and started on sorting good horsetail form bad horsetail. -- Stormstreak

Ripplepool gulped as Skyshadow padded up to him. “I’ll get back to you Juniperpaw. I think Skyshadow means business.” He dipped his head. We can discuss this out of camp, it seems important.” and he padded to a silent spot. “Yes?” He yawned. he still never got a doze.—**Ripplepool**

Cardinal raised a brow. “And you are?” She asked.—**Cardinal**

(Is she talking to Fanta?) - Whiteout

(yes) -Willow

"I'm Fanta." Fanta said, drawing his claw across the dirt, smirking. "And I suggest you get away from my son right now." Fanta didn't know how he had come to this conclusion so fast, but he just knew. They were Cola's kits, his kits. - Fanta

“Heh. Make me.” Cardinal laughed. “You think you can just make a cat form the pack leave an impostor alone? I might as well shred you!”—**Cardinal**

"Go ahead." Fanta smirked. "I'd like to see you try. Pack cats are soft like clan cats because of their group life." - Fanta

(I though Cardinal was pinned down by Cobalt.)

(oh XD lemme rephrase that)

“what? Ugh weirdo.” She growled. “Can you get off of me? I need to go and kill him.” She growled to cobalt.—**Cardinal**

Cobaltsky blinked at the rouge. *Did he just call me son?!* He thought, feeling light-headed. - Cobaltsky

“hello? Are you like, in this world? I’m talking to you specifically to get off of me, so I can kill him. Why are you silent.”—**Cardinal**

Mapleblaze was around, in the forest. Just chillin’, until she was interrupted by Cardinal’s screech.—**Mapleblaze**

Cobaltsky shook his head, Cardinal bringing him back to the present. "I aggre." Fanta mewed, sharpening his claws. "I would love to give her a couple scratchs." - Cobaltsky + Fanta

“heh. I’d like to rip a huge chunk of flesh from that neck of yours. Just let me and it'll all be over.” She laughed.

Mapleblaze entere the scene. “What is happening?” She asked with sarcasm. —**Mapleblaze**

Cobaltsky spotted his sister entering the clearing. "Mapleblaze! I think I'm going crazy! That rouge claims we're his children!" He mewed, his eyes widening. - Cobaltsky

“Eh. It’s a lie Cobaltsky. He is obviously lying, why do you believe in a rogue. I don’t know. But let’s just finish these two because their trespassing,” she yawned. “If he was really our father Cola would’ve let him with us. But no,”—**Mapleblaze**

Skyshadow sunk her claws into the ground. “Tell me. Do you know anything about Flamepaw? Anything about her?” Skyshadow needed to know what Ripplepool knew.—Skyshadow

(Cue mysterious Ripllepoool who won’t answer Skyshadow XD)—Rowan

“If you mean about if I’ve ever really talked too her or been with her or any if that then no.” He answered, clawing the earth below him.- **Ripplepool**

Skyshadow flattened her ears. “No. I am talking has StarClan said anything!“ Skyshadow hissed.—Skyshadow

“Yes.” Ripplepool answered though his voice was hoarse as he remembered the smoke...—**Ripplepool**

Cobaltsky glanced at Cardinal. "Fine." He spat. "Go fight. It's not like I care." Then he leapt off her. - Cobaltsky

Cardinal stretched “thanks.” And pelt over time Fanta. Sinking her fangs into his ears.

“who are these cats anyways?” Mapleblaze yawned.—Mapleblaze + Cardinal

Cobaltsky shrugged, still watching the fight with wide eyes. - Cobaltsky

Fanta was over all a big cat, so he shouldered Cardinal off easily. His ear was beeding hard, but her knew the facts of the pack; scare the cat so they'll wish they killed you. He yowled at leaped onto Cardinalmissing her by no more then an whisker length. He quickly picked himself up and braced for the next attack. - Fanta

Cardinal smiled. “heh.” She ran around him and left onto his back. Slashing at it. —Cardinal.

”really Cobaltsky? Your letting them fight?” She rolled her eyes—Mapleblaze

Skyshadow rolled her eyes. “What they? I need to know!”—Skyshadow

He sighed. “Listen Skyshadow. You won’t like what I saw. You’ll never believe it. Because you care about her.” He looked her in the eyes.—Ripplepool

"I'd like to see you stop them now?! Besides, they're not my problem." Cobaltsky lied. - Cobaltsky

Fanta shook himself, throwing Cardinal off, and then leaping on top of her, his brute strength would hopefully keep her down for the time being. - Fanta

“heh. You probably know what I’m gonna do.” She lined her hind legs up and kicked hard on the toms underbelly.—**Cardinal**

Fanta slashed at Cardinal's eyes before the blow came, blinding her momentarily. Then growling low in her ear his said, "I'd be happy to fight you again, and next time bring all your buddies. Also, I know you liek Cobaltsky." He smirked, and then, while Cardinal was still blinded, he leaped into the bushes, making his way to WillowClan's camp. - Fanta (The point is she doesn't know where he went)

“what?” Honestly, thta was an Assumption. She didn’t like the tom. They where about rivals. And only so. “Ugh. Go ahead ruffle my fur!”—**Cardinal**

Skyshadow snarled, “Do you think I would be asking you if I didn’t care?!”—Skyshadow(remember he doesn’t say anything. Maube he can say the saying: Blood! Death! Sky and Scar or something)

(he never got that prophecy) Ripplepool sighed. “I- Skyshadow.....”—**Ripplepool**

Fanta laughed, the trees causing his voice to echo around the hollow eerily. - Fanta

Rainsolash paused. Something didn’t feel right.—Rainsplash

Cobaltsky shivered, and then shifted his gaze to Cardinal. - Cobaltsky

“Alright. What in StarClan is happening?” Mapleblaze asked. A brow raised, “and who are you?”.—**Mapleblaze**

Cobaltsky but his lip, unsure what to do. - Cobaltsky

Mapleblaze sighed. “Let’s chase her off.” She suggested. —**Mapleblaze**

Skyshadow hissed, “You want? Tell me!”—Skyshadow

He took a deep breath. “*Beware the flames*.“ he started. Though he wasn’t speaking it was someone else.—**Ripplepool**

Skyshadow looked confused. “Beware the flames!? What does that mean? Is Flamepaw dangerous??! What does it mean?” But Ripplepool was already padding away, as if a vision was going through this mind. Skyshadow padded slowly to Swiftshadow. “Beware the flames?”—Skyshadow

“Ugh... I don’t know....” he started. All of it crashing down. “I tried to keep it to myself and shadowchaser to reduce frightening the clan. In the dream, everyone was dead at her paws Skyshadow. She killed everyone and the Forest was on fire.” He added turning his head to her.—**Ripplepool**

Twilightpaw left the apprentice's den and look around at her beloved Clan and knew it was falling too pieces. Then she thought about Flamepaw, the apprentice who was banished, and the other cats who left with her. According to rumor they had made a Clan for themselves. Maybe if she was allowed to join Flamepaw life would be better! Flamepaw was her friend, even though they never talked. Twilightpaw missed them all, and knew that no one really cared for her. Then she made up her mind to go. She stopped right outside the entrance to give her former home one last glance before bounding into a run to find Flamepaw and hopefully not her death.--Twilightpaw

Ripplepool shook his pelt. He then shuddered as he padded back into the medicine cats den to a Find Juniperpaw following. “Oh right. What was it you wanted to talk with me about?” He asked the ginger she-cat. Atleast she wasn’t one of the cats that Yell at him every chance they get.-**Ripplepool**

Cardinal laughed. “I’d like to see you try to kick me out.” She hissed. Mapleblaze raised a brow. “Is that so? Im pretty sure you lost to a tom.” She lowered to a crouch. Cardinal copied.-**Cardinal**

Mistystar ran back into camp, but stopped up short as she narrowly missed running into a silvery-gray-blue she-cat. "Twilightpaw?" The small apprentice was something of a niece to her, as Stormstreak was the chocolate point she-cat's best friend. *But Twilightpaw doesn't know Stormstreak is her mom*... -- Mistystar

Oakpaw decided to hunt so he exited camp as he never had been assigned to a mentor and he stalked for prey. After all, someone had to feed everyone while they’re all ramblin’ on.—**Oakpaw**

Rainsplash huffed as she took a mouse from the prey pile. She was MAD. Very very MAD. She wanted to literally kill someone. But held her olace as a Supposing warrior. Though she was just a rogue.—Rainsplash

Twilightpaw whipped around and snarled," What do you want, TRATIOR?" Then Twilightpaw turn and ran, zig-zagging around so if Mistystar were to follower her she would loose her sent, before disappearing never to be seen again. ( Note: She is joining the DarkMasters and will come back. Please have no one follow her. :) )--Twilightpaw

Oakpaw yawned as then he caught the scent of a mouse.-**Oakpaw**

Muddyfang returned to camp on silent pawsteps, exhausted from his long trek across territories in order to finally have his answers. He couldn't resist taking a pause to narrow his eyes at Ashbreeze, taking note of her silver rosettes and slender yet athletic stream-line physique. There was no doubt- Chevy had told him the truth. *I'm sorry I have to involve you in this, Ashbreeze.* But then again, Muddyfang found himself growing more and more numb by the day. Before much longer, he wouldn't really care. Turning away from Ashbreeze, Muddyfang returned to the warrior's den where he curled up and fell asleep. -- Muddyfang & Ashbreeze

Morningglade let loose a large yawn. The treck back from BreezeClan had exhausted her, mostly because she had talked off Ripplepool and Shadowchaser's ear the whole time. Padded into the den, she spotted Muddyfang. He looked tired. She decided she would tell Muddyfang all about her adventure in the morning. Curling up in her nest, she wrapped her tail around herself and fell into a heavy sleep. - Morningglade

"Oh, right." Juniperpaw said. "Well, I don't think I can be a warrior! Being a medicine cat was fun, helping cats. The reason I became was to stop violence, not cause it. Then, I just kinda got kicked out. I really want to be a medicine cat Ripplepool, but I don't know how we can have three medicine cats! What do I do?!" - Juniperpaw

Ripplepool felt sorry. “Erm. Someone told me you can be whomever you’d like to be Juniperpaw. Perhaps following your heart will guide you.” He meowed with a wise tone.—Ripplepool

Muddyfang twitched an ear, fading out of his sleep when he noticed that Morningglade had entered the warrior's den. However, he quickly fell back into a deep sleep. All the exercise and stress had exhausted him. -- Muddyfang

Ashbreeze rolled around a little bit to reposition herself in the sunshine as it moved. It felt good, having a stress-free moment in some warm sunlight. She might even...fall asleep. The code never said that catnaps were wrong. -- Ashbreeze

Rainsplash ash sighed. Finally cooling off.—Rainsplash

Oakpaw really didn’t want to hunt since this stupid squirrel was a squirmy one... “Stupid cotton tail...” he cursed. Though he had caught two mice. Not enough to feed anyone but queens and kits. Speaking of which, don’t they have to eat first? He decided to bring the mice to the queens, and after he caught the squirrel. To the elders. That should boost his reputation.-**Oakpaw**

Shadowchaser trudged back into camp, his paws feeling heavy from delivering the cure to BreezeClan with his two companions. *I'll arrange for more patrols tomorrow.* The silver-and-black deputy thought to himself as he returned to his nest to sleep. He could share stories later. -- Shadowchaser

It was like magic. When her former mentor returned to camp, the little silver-spotted she-cat lurched to her paws, ear perked. Shadowchaser was back! Did he have any good stories? Ashbreeze watched as Shadowchaser walked off to sleep, and she found herself frowning. Guess she'd have to wait on hearing about the adventure...even Morningglade had gone off to sleep. -- Ashbreeze

Mapleblaze entered camp and grumbled. “Stupid rogue....” she was covered in scratches. She padded to the French kill pile and picked out a mouse.-Mapleblaze

(XD THE FRENCH KILL PILE!) - WHiteout

"Guess so." Juniperpaw mewed, blushing slightly. "Do you need some help in the medicine cat den?" - Juniperpaw

“Hmm. Well I have Dustypaw. But I guess some extra paws wouldn’t hurt. Though I have to train the TundraClan medicine cat, I had word Cloudleaf had passed without an apprentice. So Glacierpaw was up to the task.” He meowed.-Ripplepool

Disappointed, Ashbreeze rested her head on her paws. *Good things come to those who wait, I guess.*The pale warrior decided before she pathetically rolled onto her side once more. -- Ashbreeze

Oakpaw trotted into camp. Tail held high as stars aligned the sky and cats started to be more social. Other than him. He had taken the squirrel to the elders as promised. “Thank you Oakpaw.” Borage purred as she dug in with the others. And the two mice to each of the Queens. “Thank you very much.” Risingdawn sighed before digging in. Sunflower smiled. “Thanks! That’s very generous of you.” Though Oakpaw only ended it with a dip of his head. Though he realized. “Fox dung!” There was none left for him in the pile! Only a raven and a finch. He decided to skip the afternoon meal as he did feel quite tired after finally catching the squirrel. It took sacrifice as he did end up falling out of a tree on the chase and bruising his paw. But that didn’t stop him. He entered the apprentices den and cleaned his nest.—Oakpaw

The warrior was never fond of downtime by herself because it made her think, and more often than not, her mind drifted to the mystery surrounding her own background and heritage. She knew nothing of where she came from- time and time again she asked Shadowchaser about it, but not even the tom who found her at the border had a clue. Muddyfang had mentioned attempting to "jog" her memory by exposing her to some sort of trigger that might reawaken what she had long since forgotten, but...well, she hadn't tried it yet. -- Ashbreeze

Riverstone and Stonepaw had finally taken the opportunity to go out and train, and had since returned to enjoy some sunlight. The earlier arguments seemed to leave the clan prickly, but Riverstone was too exhuasted to bother, where as Stonepaw rest beside his napping sister/mentor like a vigilant guardian. However, there was no doubt that the gimpy charcoal tom was beginning to doze off, after some time spent in the soothing light. Well...perhaps some shut-eye wouldn't hurt. -- Stonepaw & Riverstone

Oakpaw finally fixed his thorny bed. Had he been away that long? Thorns are falling now? He finally settled down and licked at his paw. Things won’t be better tomorrow he figured. “Probably the same things....” he murmured.—Oakpaw

It didn't take long for Muddyfang to eventually rise, for his buzzing thoughts kept him from receiving a proper amount of rest. He sat up in his nest groggily, mocha ears temporarily lying flat against his skull out of his disgruntlement. With a stretch of his legs, the warrior exited the den and noticed Ashbreeze half awake and immediately allowed his seafoam gaze to drift towards the fresh kill pile instead. However, the silver spotted warrior had noticed him and quickly trotted in his direction. "Hi, Muddyfang!" Ashbreeze greeted in her usual sing-song tone, waving her tail for an added greeting. The mottled warrior bit his tongue, but the she-cat continued on. "You mentioned jogging my memory to get it back. How could I go about doing that?" Admittedly, the pale feline was envious of her clanmates for having families and the sweet memories of innocent childhood. She could recall nothing.

But something about motioning towards her past caused Muddyfang to react sourly. "Don't worry about it- who cares about the past? The future is all that matters." He spoke curtly before he shouldered his way past Ashbreeze, leaving the pale she-cat both stunned and bemused. What was that about? What did he have against *her* memories? -- Ashbreeze & Muddyfang

Oakpaw surprisingly couldn’t sleep sadly too. He just stared. Waiting for something to happen, Though he ended up having to get out of his nest and pad around camp. Searching the area for any trouble of any kind.-Oakpaw

"I don't know who made dirt in his fresh kill." Ashbreeze muttered more or less to herself after Muddyfang had passed so that he was out of earshot. She wasn't interested in starting a fight with him, she was simply taken back by his sudden change in temperament over a short period of a few moons. The warrior cocked her head to the side and thought over it as she watched Muddyfang disappear out of camp once more. What, or who, had gotten under his skin so much that it caused him to change?

*Does it have something to do with me?* Was that why he suddenly snapped when she mentioned getting help to recover her memories? Did he not *want* her to remember? Was he...hiding something from her? Ashbreeze would be horribly upset if Muddyfang had known her history all along and had simply refused to inform her of who she was. Not even a monster could do such a thing to another. *Impossibly, he couldn't know a thing about me. He would have told me much earlier if he knew all along.* Ashbreeze attempted to reassure herself, but something continued to nip at her belly. -- Ashbreeze

Oakpaw yawned as he then spotted an interesting one. He padded up to Ashbreeze. “Hello. I am Oakpaw. Have you been noticing anything strange lately?” He asked though he wasn’t a social cat so it might end up being awkward. Especially with a girl.--**Oakpaw**

Skyshadow stared with his sister as Twilightpaw raced out of camp. Skyshadow murrmered, "Goodbye Twilightpaw. May StarClan be with you." Skyshadow saw that Rainsplash, Birdpaw nor Icegaze had noticed their sister had disappeared. "Talk about family." Swiftshadow nodded, and the two she-cats padded to teh freshkill pile. They both shared a blackbird, and were preparing for the next journey.--Swiftshadow and Skyshadow

Ripplepool yawned.-Ripplepool

Rainsplash yawned.-Rainsplash

The warrior blinked at the spotted apprentice. The only thing "strange" she was dealing with was Muddyfang, but that was her own personal business. "Uh, no, I don't think so?" Ashbreeze responded with a brow raised in confusion. -- Ashbreeze

He felt hot with embarrassment. “Eh.... sorry, I just need something to do.” He admitted. “Some, adventure?” He added.-Oakpaw

The she-cat herself normally liked adventure, but right now, she was more focused on uncovering whatever dirt Muddyfang had hidden from her. That, and she wanted to hear about the journey from Morningglade and Shadowchaser. "Well, I'm sure someone needs to refresh the border scent markers." Ashbreeze shrugged. -- Ashbreeze

“right. When where those last done?” Like forever ago. He hissed in his mind. “Perhaps Shadowchaser can assign some dawn patrol.” He yawned.-**Oakpaw**

"He's sleeping, Shadowchaser just returned from BreezeClan with Ripplepool and Morningglade. It's a long journey." The warrior was quick to defend the cat that had taken her into the clan and mentored her for several moons. "Cats should know better to do it- it's a daily task. It's like saying that someone has to tell you to eat in order for you to eat." Admittedly, Ashbreeze should have gone out herself, but she never liked to be around the borders anymore. She never quite understood why. -- Ashbreeze

“yeah. I’ve gotten the feeling that no one’s fed the elders and queens first in awhile. I’ll get the border done.” He flexed his claws as he stretched.-**Oakpaw**

"Mhh, have fun." The she-cat responded before glancing off in the direction of Frostbreeze, who was struggling to pull a twig out of her fur. Ashbreeze probably should have marked the borders herself, but...well, she'd prefer to go hunting. -- Ashbreeze

He dipped his head and turned with a long sigh of relief. He had survived. A conversation. So now he liked going out alone. He stalked out of camp and towards the SeaClan border. Ready to claw at trees and actually make it then just pass through. Though so eh ting was odd about this place.-**Oakpaw**

Ashbreeze twitched her whiskers in amusement as she approached Frostbreeze and helped her free the twig from her coat. "Do you wanna go hunting in a few, Frostbreeze?" The silver spotted she-cat asked with a gleam in her pale eyes. Frostbreeze shrugged her shoulders and nodded in agreement. -- Ashbreeze

Ripplepool yawned and looked around for his apprentice as he sorted herbs. “Where is that tom?”-**Ripplepool**

Dustypaw had managed to get himself stuck in a log after he was chasing down a squirrel that had stolen the herbs he was trying to collect. "Help," he called out pitifully. -- Dustypaw

Oakpaw flicked his ears. Yeah. He padded to the source of the help call. “Hello?” He asked in a lone tone to Dustypaw.-**Oakpaw**

The flame point apprentice looked up at Oakpaw. "I'm stuck," he mewed pathetically. -- Dustypaw

Birdpaw rolled over in her nest with a heavy sigh. *I really hope I can speed up training. Is that possible? Should I have stayed a medicine cat, instead of wasting my life away by being an apprentice over and over again?* It was a stressful situation no doubt, but she had quit her original position for a reason. So she'd do everything in her power to become a warrior, and soon. -- Birdpaw

“oh.” Oakpaw raised a brow. “Alright....” he looked around. He had a stupid idea. “What if I go in it and push you out, shouldn’t be that hard,” he suggested.-**Oakpaw**

"Ok, as long as I can catch that squirrel before it eats my herbs!" Dustypaw responded quickly, blue eyes round as he thought about how disappointed Ripplepool might be if he lost the herbs he tried to collect. -- Dustypaw

Oakpaw sighed. This tom was an odd one, as he crept into the Log he asked. “You’re Medicine cat apprentice right?” oh no, ANOTHER conversation.-**Oakpaw**

"Yes, I like flowers." Dustypaw declared with pride. -- Dustypaw

Oakpaw couldn’t help but bark with laughter. Though he’d never really laughed a lot. “Wow. Very interesting. I don’t think flowers are all medicine cats do.” He raised a brow and grinned as he got his hind legs ready to push the apprentice out.-**Oakpaw**

"Not all medicine cats specialize in flowers, but I do." The tiny tom responded earnestly, wiggling in the log as he eagerly waited for Oakpaw to free him. -- Dustypaw

Oakpaw rolled his eyes as one kicked the apprentice out hard. “Try pushing yourself out too.” He reminded hoarsely because most of his strength was moving to his hind legs.-**Oakpaw**

Obediently, the medicine cat apprentice began to wiggle around like a worm, trying to slowly snake his way out of the log he had gotten himself stuck in. -- Dustypaw

Oakpaw finally popped the apprentice out. Just laying on his back in an extremely small log was a Pugh for him to take a breath in. He sighed.-**Oakpaw**

Ashbreeze had collected Frostbreeze and had headed off to go hunting when the pair of she-cats came across a...curious scene. The silver spotted warrior cocked her head curiously at Dustypaw, who had been popped out of the log and was now stretched out across the grass. "Dustypaw- there you are! You've been gone all day."-- Ashbreeze, [[Frostbreeze]], Dustypaw

Oakpaw squeezed out of the log. And there was that same she-cat he talked to. “Well he did get himself stuck in a log chasing a squirrel.” He pointed out stretching his leg form the claustrophobic log.—**Oakpaw**

She purred at Dustypaw and then nodded in the direction of where the squirrel's scent trail had lead. "Do you want us to hunt it down for you, silly furball?" Ashbreeze asked with a twitch of her whiskers, watching as Dustypaw nodded eagerly. He'd do it himself, but he already proved himself a poor hunter at best. -- Ashbreeze & Dustypaw

Oakpaw yawned. “Well I’m going back to my border patrol.” And he turned to pad away.-**Oakpaw**

*Traitor...? I'm not the traitor here, Twilightpaw. Where are you going, off to join Flamepaw? You and your good-for-nothing friend Flamepaw are the traitors.* Mistystar sighed and glanced over her shoulder at the agile silvery form that was quickly receding into the distance. Hardening herself, the chocolate point leader walked purposefully into camp, looking for Stormstreak. -- Mistystar

((Who roleplays Oakpaw again?)) -- Hawkblossom

(me) -Willow

Oakpaw stopped as he reached a jagged tree. He bristled his fur. He knew who was watching him. “Why. Hello Oak.” Oakpaw turned around and snarled. “Oakpaw.” He corrected. “Oh? Joined a clan have you?” She grinned as she leaped down the tree. “Well. You should know what’ll happen to you. You’ll die at my paws.” She smiled unsheathing her claws. “Unless you’d like to live?” Oakpaw raised a brow. “I’m not afraid of death. It’s only the one who kills me I’m afraid of.” She narrowed her eyes. “You give me intel in this clan, and you live. It’s that simple.” He growled. but before he could speak. He thought. “Fine.” *I’ll kill you later.* And she leaped back up and dashed away. He grumbled as he marked and then padded towards camp. (Note: No one followed—Oakpaw

Honestly. She didn’t know what she was doing, or where she was going. Or how she was going. But suddenly the branch snapped and she fell head firts into a cold blackness that numbed her soul. And banished her memories into a storm of confusion.—(New Cat)

Oakpaw padded back, well. He thought he’d bee out of trouble. But he guessed not.... one snap of a branch is all he needed to signal another problem. And followed with a thud means that he needed to help and sadly. Have another conversation. He padded to the sound and raised a brow. An odd she-cat had been unconscious on the ground. “Hmmm.” He decided one rogue wouldn’t hurt the clan and lapped her onto his back. Trudging back to camp.—**Oakpaw**

Ripplepool gasoed as he rain up to Oakpaw and took the she-cat back into his den. “What happened?” He asked. “Eh. Found her at the root of a tree. Possibly fallen off of it.” Oakpaw answered. Ripplepool sighed. “Alright. I’ll treat her.” And with that, Oakpaw had left. *Now what was used for this again? Or right....***—Ripplepool**

it’s woke with a shudder in an odd place. Why was she here? Where was she? And.... yeah. What happened? “I was told you fell out of a tree.” A lynx point tom meowed. “Oh... who are you? Where am I? Why did I fall out of a tree?” She wished she knew. “You are safe, in WillowClan camp. I am Ripplepool a sort of healer. Hmmm. Perhaps you don’t remember, Oakpaw had saved you.” He pointed out. “Oakpaw.....” she looked around. ‘Hm.” And she turned back “i remember what a clan is. Hmmm.”—**Mothpaw**

Ashbreeze headed off to track down the squirrel for Dustypaw. Unfortunately when she found it, it had already eaten all the herbs he had been collecting. Most unfortunate...but on the bright-sight, it meant a healthy and fat squirrel for lunch. After catching the rodent, the silver rosetted she-cat returned to camp with Frostbreeze, who had caught a mouse for herself. -- Ashbreeze & Frostbreeze

Moth had decided to join this Clan. Now as Mothpaw she needed a mentor. Yayyy..... though she wanted to thank Oakpaw first.—**Mothpaw**

Frostbreeze approached Dustypaw coolly, dropping the squirrel at his paws. He looked up at her with round eyes, a visiable frown plastered across his face. "It ate all the herbs?" He whimpered as he nosed the furry creature, as if desperately seeking out for whatever little remains of herbs were left. "It did eat them all, but look on the bright side! It won't be doing that again, because it's dead." Ashbreeze purred somewhat maliciously. -- Ashbreeze & Dustypaw

Mapleblaze waited only a tree. Again. Waiting for something to happen that actually mattered.-**Mapleblaze**

Shadowchaser stirred in his nest once he felt well-rested, letting out a yawn before he exited the warrior's den. He hadn't seen Mistystar since he left, and he was concerned that WillowClan had lost her once again. The grizzled tom glanced around with his feathered ears perked, and breathed a sigh of relief when he spotted her entering camp. "Mistystar!" He called out, trotting in the leader's direction. "Where were you? We just finished delivering the herbs to BreezeClan." -- Shadowchaser

Ripplepool spotted Shadowchaser and wondered as he padded up to him and Mistystar. “Yes. You haven’t been around lately I’m seeing....” Ripplepool tried to sound wise in front of the leader. But he ended up swallowing his nervousness. He never actually talked to her at all....—**Ripplepool**

Stonepaw awoke from his nap, and angled his ears in the direction of Birdpaw. He never quite understood why she stared all the time- it made him uncomfortable. She was never like that when he was healing in the medicine cat den from his accident. Did his leg look weird? Shifting awkwardly, the charcoal tom rose to his paws, carefully stepping arond his sleeping sister before limping out of camp. He wanted to exercise his leg a little more, sometimes it helped make it feel better the next day. -- Stonepaw

Mothpaw yawned as she looked around camp to do something useful. She spotted na odd gray and white tom padding out of camp. *Hunting Patrol!* She caught up to him. “Hello! I’m Mothpaw! Are you going on a hunting patrol? Can I come too?”—**Mothpaw**

"Oh, um..." The silent charcoal tom angled his ears back fraughtly, confused as to who this cat was. "No, I'm just going for a walk to stretch my legs." Really, if this stranger (who seemed to be the age of an older apprentice) was to leave camp, it'd be better to take a warrior with her. But then again, Stonepaw was the age of a warrior- it was only because of his accident that he was still an apprentice. "But I guess you can accompany me, if you're looking to hunt." He nodded to Birdpaw, who was still staring at him. She flushed awkwardly in response, but slowly trotted up to the gimpy tom. "You can come too, Birdpaw. You look like you need some fresh air." -- Stonepaw & Birdpaw

Mothpaw smiled as she turned to the she-cat. And followed them. *Mothpaw you need to bet better at names. So.... Birdpaw. And....***—Mothpaw**

Birdpaw could feel her heart racing in her chest after Stonepaw invited her on his little walk. However, she reminded herself that the gray tom probably didn't return her feelings, or at least, he never acted like it. But then again, she never informed him of her stirrings. With a wave of his tail, the bicolor tom lead the two she-cats out of camp, hoping that he could finally relieve some of the pain he had been feeling earlier than morning. -- Stonepaw & Birdpaw

"Just out walking. The past moon has been... Stressful. I really need to go soon," Mistystar figeted, staring at her deputy. *If everyone is going to question me... Maybe I should just go before seeing Stormstreak. She'll understand- I hope.* -- Mistystar

"I-" The deputy blinked in shock, eyes round like a puppy about to lose his master. "Wh-What do you mean 'go', Mistystar?" Shadowchaser asked as he began to stumble over his words. -- Shadowchaser

Ripplepool raised a brow. “I think you have something you want to tell us?”—**Ripplepool**

Mothpaw yawned. “So. What happened to your let to make you want to stretch it? Just a little sore?” She asked.-**Mothpaw**

"No, I'm okay," Mistystar said. She'd always felt affection for her former apprentice's son, but right now she didn't want to explain. -- Mistystar

The deputy shifted side to side on his paws due to the nervousness he couldn't resist feeling. He still didn't like that Mistystar had mentioned something about "going", even though she didn't specify where. "Ok, just let us know if something ever happens." Shadowchaser murmured. -- Shadowchaser

"I was hit by a monster and it broke several moons ago." Stonepaw said simply. -- Stonepaw

“oh my....” Mothpaw sighed. “The good thing is that you survived.” She pointed out, trying to cheer him up from her question.—**Mothpaw**

The gray-and-white tom flicked his tail as he walked along. "All that matters is that I finally become a warrior." Serving as an apprentice several moons past the due date of becoming a warrior? It wasn't fun, and in addition, it just made him feel outright awkward. -- Stonepaw

Mothpaw yawned as she whisked the ground for prey.-**Mothpaw**

(Sorry, I'm lazy... but is Mistystar in camp?) - Lazy Whiteout

yes) -Willow

Ripplepool couldn’t help but worry for the leader. He then forgot he never told her of Flamepaw’s prophecy because she’d been away. Though he didn’t want to push her stress. So he nipped his head.-**Ripplepool**

Mapleblaze padded up to Morningglade. “Want to go hunting? You can ask anyone to come.” She meowed. She really needed to get closer to her sister.-Mapleblaze

Sproutstripe slowly exited the warrior's den, stretching out each and every one of his limbs in the process. Things had been rather uneventful for the senior warrior, at least so far. He found it rather ironic that he was yet to receive an apprentice of his own, despite his maturity and physical age. *Probably for the better.* The brown tabby told himself before he settled beside the fresh kill pile. -- Sproutstripe

Birdpaw caught up to Mothpaw and Stonepaw after she stopped to investigate a suspicious-looking plant that she'd never seen before, only to realize that it had been just a dying piece of catmint all along. "You could always ask for some poppy seeds whenever the pain gets too bad." The red-furred she-cat pointed out gently to the dark tom. He shrugged and continued to pad along, progressively trying to put more weight on his injured limb. He paused to taste the air. "Muddyfang went through this area, I didn't know he was on a hunting patrol." -- Birdpaw & Stonepaw

Muddyfang marched back to camp, making a mental note that Ashbreeze had scampered off to pester Dustypaw. *Good, she'll be distracted and she'll stop questioning me.* The chocolate tom thought as he paused to pull a burr out of his fur. -- Muddyfang

Mothpaw scented the air too. *Muddyfang? He’s a warrior right?* “Hmm. I thought patrols aren’t alone. Hmm. Odd.” She pointed out.-**Mothpaw**

"They usually aren't, but he's been strange lately." Birdpaw muttered under her breath as she looked under a log, likely seeking out salamanders or something else interesting. "It's best to avoid him, if you value your ears. He might shred them if you say the wrong thing." *Even if he is pretty handsome, not gonna lie.* Birdpaw was pretty shameless. She thought several toms in her clan as attractive, but that didn't mean she had feelings for them. -- Birdpaw

Mothpaw nodded. “Yeah. He didn’t look like the nice guy type.” She admitted remembering the name being mentioned and the brown tom. “Anyways..... can’t warriors hunt whenever? Since they don’t have mentors?”-**Mothpaw**

"More or less," Stonepaw shrugged his shoulders before he continued to walk along. "But preferably they take out at least another cat. One cat alone wouldn't have a chance against a fox or a badger." -- Stonepaw

"Sure!" Morningglade grinned at her sister. "Maybe Ashbreeze could come, I've been meaning to make friends with her." She grinned, realizing how weird she must seem. - Morningglade

Aspenpaw glared at Mothpaw from at the freshkill pile. "I don't have a mentor, and I can go hunting whenever I want. Apprentices don't need warriors; we can do what we want." - Aspenpaw

((They're out of camp, Whiteout))

Ashbreeze perked her ears when she heard her name. "Who-what?" -- Ashbreeze

“yeah, that’s wise.” Mothpaw pointed out.-Mothpaw

Mapleblaze was expecting her sister to take a him. Not a her. But whatever. She didn’t really care. She waited. “Hunting patrol.” She meowed.-Mapleblaze

Muddyfang spat out the burr. Hopefully nobody would be mouse-brained enough to step on it, because that would certainly be uncomfortable. Whatever, not his problem if they couldn't watch where they stepped. -- Muddyfang

Stonepaw stopped as he stared down at the surprisingly calm stream. A moon or so ago, it was overflowing and had taken a life or two from WillowClan, but now it seemed pretty nice. "Y'know," Birdpaw began as she stepped up beside the tom, "swimming would be a good exercise for your leg." -- Birdpaw & Stonepaw

Ashbreeze jumped to her paws, despite only recently returning from a hunting patrol with Frostbreeze. "I'm done!" She meowed in a merry tone. -- Ashbreeze

Mothpaw faked a smile. She had no idea how to swim. “erm. Swimming sounds fun.” She meowed.-Mothpaw

Stonepaw gritted his teeth, while Birdpaw smirked at him. "...I guess you were training to become a medicine cat." He didn't sound completely convinced. -- Stonepaw

She carefully slid into the small stream and looked around for small fish. Mothpaw know how to fish. But to swim was another story.—Mothpaw

Birdpaw sat back and watched, since she really had no reason to enter the water. Stonepaw, meanwhile, slowly and and stiffly lowered himself into the water in a regretably fashion. He wasn't enjoying this, but if it meant that it might make his leg feel better... -- Stonepaw

“I like just sittin’ in the water. It’s so calming!” Mothpaw sighed as she watched clear fish swim around her paws.—**Mothpaw**

Stonepaw, meanwhile, didn't look so happy. Birdpaw shifted so that she could wrap her tail around her paws as she watched the two, tipping her head to the side at Stonepaw. "You need to swim, not wade in the water, Stonepaw." The charcoal tom looked up at her with his teeth gritted. He wasn't looking forward to that. -- Stonepaw & Birdpaw

Mothpaw looked good the two. *Man. I hope we get to be great friends!* Though some doubt was in her mind. “Do you even know how to swim?” She asked honestly. She didn’t.-Mothpaw

"My sister taught me," the tom mumbled as he waded deeper and deeper into the glassy stream, looking miserable as he did so. "That doesn't mean I have to like it." -- Stonepaw

“oh.... erm. I mean, that’s nice. But I don’t.... know, how to swim.” She sighed with a grin.—Mothpaw

"It's like walking or running, but in water." Stonepaw meowed in a passive manner as he slowly allowed the water to rise to his chest before finally he kicked off smoothly. The blue-and-white tom glided easily in the water, relishing as the pain in his leg was slowly replaced by cold numbness. -- Stonepaw

Mothpaw studied. “Alright...” she copied him but it was more wonky and silly looking. “Like this?” She paddled. Water was so cool!- Mothpaw

"As long as you float and don't...sink, it's the right way." He had no better way to really explain it. It wasn't like they were SeaClan cats, anyways- they hunted prey much more often on the ground. Stonepaw only really had to swim now for the sake of relieving himself of pain. -- Stonepaw

“alright. Wow that was easy.” She decided to watch fish at her paws. “Have you ever wondered why the clans where having war against each other?” She remembered the ThornClan WillowClan war.—Mothpaw

"Not really, I prefer to keep my nose out of politics. Makes you a happier cat if you do." Stonepaw admitted as he rested himself against the root-covered shore of the stream while keeping his body submerged in icy water. Birdpaw, meanwhile, had risen to her paws. "I'm going to go hunting for squirrels, I'll be back in a few." She wanted to make herself useful. -- Stonepaw & Birdpaw

“alright!” Mothpaw meowed to Birdpaw. Though she sighed. “I wonder why they are still against each other though. I agree but still.”—Mothpaw

Oakpaw..........................................................................Yawned.-Oakpaw

The former medicince cat apprentice had completely intended on hunting as she originally declared that she would, but she couldn't resist getting distracted. Stonepaw was still on her mind- after all, he was the reason why she quitted her role as medicine cat apprentice. She wanted to*be* with him as his mate, as his favorite warrior companion, but...it broke her heart that he never really seemed to feel the same way. Birdpaw sat by a tree, plucking the petals away from a pink flower. *He loves me, he loves me not, he loves me, he loves me not...* -- Birdpaw

The charcoal tom shrugged. "Maybe because ThornClan is a bunch of unstable, fox-breathed mouse-brains." They never seemed like the kindeset at gatherings, anyways, and they never even appeared to get along with each other. They were sort of a bunch of ambitious creeps. Honestly, Stonepaw was grateful that he was born into WillowClan. -- Stonepaw

“yeah. I bet WillowClan will win. Though dont you think there are like, a lot of clans? There are so many cats in this forest.” She laughed.—Mothpaw

"I don't think we're really at war anymore- we haven't had problems with anyone in moons. The plague sorta made all the clans go quiet." Stonepaw slowly pulled himself out of the icy water since his pain had completely disappated. -- Stonepaw

Shadowchaser tried to distract himself from the Mistystar situation, and so he decided to grab a mouse and have himself some breakfast. He chewed on it thoughtfully, unable to resist a small smile when he overheard the high-pitched giggle of Dustypaw as the medicine cat apprentice rubbed the juices of unusable juniper berries all over his fur. He missed having an apprentice of his own- sometimes, it made him want to have kits of his own.*She-cats don't like cowards.* Shadowchaser reminded himself as he swallowed the rest of his fresh kill. -- Shadowchaser

“yeah. I heard that was really bad. At least it’s all over. And yeah. I wouldn’t be surprised if the clans stopped the pointless war.” She meowed shaking her pelt as she stepped to the gravel shore.—**Mothpaw**

Ripplepool padded up to shadowchaser. “Erm, hi. I think it’s been awhile since we last talked. Eh?”—Ripplepool

Stonepaw rasped his tongue over his pelt a few times to help remove some of the water. "Let's find Birdpaw and get back to camp so we can dry out." He began to walk after her scent trail, but the sound of a distant screech caused his hackles to rise. -- Stonepaw

Shadowchaser was snapped from his thoughts, and couldn't resist growing hot from embarrassment. "Yeah, it's been a while." The salt-and-pepper tom agreed quietly. -- Shadowchaser

Mithpaw literally jumped though her sobbing pelt drooped. “What was that!”—**Mothpaw**

Ripplepool sighed. “Hmm. Shadowchaser, did anyone tell you what happened when you left for thta journey of yours?”—**Ripplepool**

The deputy tipped his head to the side curiously. "Hmmm, no, I dont think so." -- Shadowchaser

Stonepaw narrowed his eyes, feeling his heart rate begin to quicken. "...I think it was Birdpaw- hurry, let's go!" -- Stonepaw

“oh no!” Mothpaw followed the tom quickly, despite the annoyance of a soaking pelt.—**Mothpaw**

“Hmm. Well, TundraClan and StormClna came to our aid. We all moved to one side of the forest. Well.... after the flood. There was a huge storm that flooded WillowClan’s camp. No other clan lots loves since Rainsplash warned everyone. But I think I saw Mistystar chatting with Stormstar, and.... Crookedflower sacrificed herself for her.”—**Ripplepool**

((I think he already told him about that stuff)) The tom nodded. "I think you informed me of that early." He was expecting something else, more or less something to do with Mistystar. She didn't seem to be acting quite right. -- Shadowchaser

Stonepaw dashed in the direction of the cry, snarling viciously when he realized that it was a young fox going after Birdpaw. -- Stonepaw

((lol true)) -Hawk

Mistystar decided to go back to where she knew Minnowsplash was waiting for her. She sighed, giving her camp one last look, and turned her back on it forever. -- Mistystar

((dun dun DUN)) -Hawk

(Ah) “oh no!” Mothpaw looked around for something to do. “What if we corner it?“ she suggested. “Or get it from above, or just attack!” She added. Fear rumbled in her fur making it bristle.—Mothpaw

Ripplepool sighed. “Oh, ah... well. That’s really all thta happened. But I’m worried for Mistystar. Maybe we should all talk privately.” He syggeysed.-Ripple

"Maybe...she really didn't seem like she wanted to talk, though." Shadowchaser murmured thoguhtfully as he stared down at his own paws. "I still don't like how she said something about 'going' somewhere. I hope she just meant hunting." -- Shadowchaser

"We attack- we can't sit here and think and let Birdpaw get eaten alive!" Stonepaw barked as he immediately threw himself into the fray to defend his clanmate. -- Stonepaw

“alright! Just be careful!” Mothpaw yowled as she climbed a tree and ran through branches. Somehow this was familiar. Though the familiarity left as she kept on the foxes head, clawing at its muzzle.—**Mothpaw**

Ripplepool sighed. “Me too. But. She seemed sad.”—Ripplepool

"To be fair, all of her friends and family have been anything but supportive. They try to do nothing but argue with her." Shadowchaser craned his neck to scratch at an ear with his hind leg. "I'd be pretty upset as well." Regardless, something still wasn't sitting right with him. -- Shadowchaser

As he raced into combat, Stonepaw looked over at Birdpaw and noticed that she had a sizeable gash in her shoulder. *No wonder she screamed bloody murder.* The charcoal tom threw himself onto the shoulder of the fox, digging his claws into the red-furred animal's flesh to keep his hold. -- Stonepaw

“I know. But wasn’t banishing Flamepaw what the code says? She clearly deserved it. Yet. Well. Some others forgot that the code matters a bit more than friendship.” He sighed.—Ripplepool

Mothpaw ripped at its ears, well, not before she was thrown off. She aimed for the back now.—Mothpaw

The speckled tom shook his head slowly. "It is, and I'm afraid some cats forget about the code. Loner or not, it applies to all and future members- myself included. I was originally a loner." Shadowchaser dug a small hole to bury the remains of his breakfast. -- Shadowchaser

While Birdpaw went for the creature's back legs, Stonepaw continued to nip at the fox's sensitive shoulder skin. It screamed in response before turning its head and snapping up the apprentice's injured leg in its jaws. With a blood-curtling screech of agony, the tom took a paw and jabbed it into the fox's eye. -- Stonepaw

Mothpaw landed on her paws as she was thrown off again. She stood in from of Birdpaw as she hissed and clawed again the other eye. “Get outa here mangy fleabag!!—Mothpaw

Ripplepool sighed. “They care about the cat more. Though they could be the nest to be at her claws.... anyways. Where did Mistystar even go?”—Ripplepool

The grizzled tom paused and looked around dumbly, suddenly feeling his heart drop. "...Sweet mother of StarClan, she disappeared!!" No, no, no- Shadowchaser wasn't ready to be leader! "...She's just hunting, she has to be." -- Shadowchaser

Irritated and overwhelmed by all the commotion, the fox finally cried out and fled from the territory. Stonepaw leaped off of its side, awkwardly dangling his bloodied limb with his teeth gritted. "We need to get back to camp before it changes its mind." That, and he needed a stupid amount of poppy seeds right about now. -- Stonepaw

“Shadowchaser. I think she left. Like, gone gone....” Ripplepool scented her. “Maybe we can find her to make sure she hadn’t, and if you are leader just know I’m here too.....” He meowed.—**Ripplepool**

Mothpaw looked to Birdpaw. “Can you walk?”—**Mothpaw**

"No- no, she can't be gone!" The deputy's anxiety kicked in and he leaped to his paws, although he hadn't been hoping to make a huge scene. "She wouldn't leave- she didn't even say good bye! Not to me, nor to any of her kits!" -- Shadowchaser

Birdpaw nodded, but glanced over at Stonepaw with a flicker of concern in her eyes. "I can, but I'm not too sure about how well Stonepaw will manage." -- Birdpaw

“oh my!” Ripplepool realized. “Let’s look for her!”—Ripplepool

Mothpaw looked to the tom. “Can you walk?” She meowed with worry,—Mothpaw

"Yeah, yeah, I'll be fine...I broke it before, this is just a flesh wound." Stonepaw reassured them, limping forward at a steady pace. "Let's go home." -- Stonepaw

Shadowchaser jumped to his paws and raced out of camp, already a step ahead of Ripplepool. -- Shadowchaser

“alright. Just ask me if you need anything then.” Mothpaw sighed as she too followed them home.—Mothpaw

Ripplepool flinched. “Wow! Shadowchaser wait up!” He chased after the tom. Though he wasn’t the fittest cat, so he came out of breath often as he chased the deputy. “Follow her scent!”—Ripplepool

Skyshadow and Swiftshadow padded towards where Flame's group were. They heard thumping paw steps and ran to the sound, hoping it wasn't a battle. They saw Ripplepool and Shadowchaser looking around despretly. Skyshadow asked, "What is happening? Where are the attackers?" as her sister dug her claws into the ground.--Skyshadow and Swiftshadow

Sunnyshine bit her lip, watching Skyshadow and Swiftshadow race out of camp. She followed, waiting to shred a ginger cat.- Sunnyshine

"Mistystar is gone!" Shadowchaser spluttered as he continued to attempt to track the leader down like a hound. He tasted the air, desperately trying to follow her scent trail, but...it seemed to vanish over the border. Had their leader really *left* left WillowClan? -- Shadowchaser

Skyshadow narrowed her eyes while Swiftshadow wailed. *She really left her Clan? Huh not suprised.* Aloud she mewed, "What do you want to do Shadowchaser? You have two options: Either to look for Mistystar, hoping she will come back or.......become leader yourself." Skyshadow could see that the deputy was trembling. Skyshadow sighed. "No matter how much I hated her, she was a good leader and former friend. But now you Shadowchaser, have to protect WillowClan. What are you going to do?" Skyshadow never really talked to the tom, but she would help him. She remembered how she felt when she first became leader: Losing Graystar, and her deputy be her side. Shadowchaser has to do what is right for WillowClan.--Skyshadow

"She's always been close to Stormstreak, we'll have to ask her if she has any knowledge on the situation." The peppered tom's heart was racing, but he was doing his best to be composed and think clearly. "Yes, she's our leader, but she's also a cat like the rest of us. If she has a problem that we can help fix, then it's our responsbility to do so. She's one of us." Shadowchaser stared at his paws, hoping to prevent himself from getting dizzy. -- Shadowchaser

Skyshadow sighed and laid her tail on his shoulder. “Do what you think is right Shadowchaser. Just find me if you know anything.” Skyshadow padded away with Swiftshadow.--Skyshadow

Turning on his paws, Shadowchaser hurried back to camp to search for Stormstreak. The elder was...well, very very old, but he hoped she had some answers for him. Mistystar seemed to always respect her, possibly tell her everything. "Stormstreak?" The grizzled tom called out softly, his hazel eyes lit with concern. "...Do you know why Mistystar left so suddenly? Is...she coming back?" -- Shadowchaser

Stormstreak looked up. "Mistystar's gone?" -- Stormstreak

The deputy's shoulders slumped out of disappointment. "So you don't know." Shadowchaser couldn't resist expressing a small frown before glancing down at his paws. "Mistystar left- her scent trail lead over the border. I hope she's just handling business, but...I fear that she's left us for good." -- Shadowchaser

"I- why would she do that?" With a sinking feeling in her chest, Stormstreak realized that Mistystar *had* probably left. *I mean, all her friends and family hate her- save me, I guess.* "I think so..." The gray she-cat lowered her head. -- Stormstreak

Shadowchaser tightened his jaws. He wasn't prepared to become leader so soon, he had only served under Mistystar for a short period of time. "I should probably get my nine lives..." The tom murmured as his gaze remained locked on his paws, unblinking, unwavering. *I'll have to pick a deputy before moonhigh. Thank StarClan it's still early.* "I'm sorry that she left, Stormstreak." -- Shadowchaser

Skyshadow and Swiftshadow padded back after checking the borders. As they entered. they both guessed the same thought: Shadowchaser had found out Mistystar really meant to leave. Swiftshadow sighed, while Skyshadow bowed her head. Mistystar was a good friend, well former good friend.--Skyshadow and Swiftshadow

Risingdawn gasped. Then sent Skyshadow a look of warning that spoke. *This was your fault.* Though she snuggled closer to her kits.

Ripple pool felt worry in his chest. “She’s really gone....” and he sighed. Not before three nasty looking apprentices show up. “Great StarClan what happened to you three!!!” He ran over to them to observe their wounds. “C’mon Dustypaw lets prepare.”**— Risingdawn & Ripplepool**

Skyshadow narrowed her eyes at Risingdawn. *You think it is my fault. But is it really? And if it was, that just shows that Mistystar isn't fit to stand against us!* Skyshadow felt to furs brush her sides and saw Swiftshadow and Brambleheart by her side. They both nodded at her, and she smiled a little. Mistystar chose to leave, no one forced her. All three of the cats closed their eyes. "Wherever you are Mistystar, may StarClan light your path."--Skyshadow, Swiftshadow and Brambleheart

Dustypaw bounced to his mentor's side to help him with the herbs. Birdpaw waited patiently, while the new medicine cat apprentice nervously poked around with the herbs. He looked up at Birdpaw bashfully. "Is this marigold?" He whispered to the former medicine cat, who needed with an amused twitch of her whiskers. -- Dustypaw & Birdpaw

((Whiskers, can Willowstar be in Quillstar's nine lives ceremony? We can get Silvery to do Graystar too if you want.)) -- Hawk

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Ripplepool replied. “Hmm. Those look like dandelions. Try looking over there, Marigolds look Like a sunny ‘starts with yellow to redish’ type.” He meowed. “So, WHTA happened again?” He asked the three.—**Ripplepool**

Risingdawn thought it was a great time to tell a story of her sister-like friend. “Well kits. I want to tell a story of Mistystar. She saved her clan from anymore murders. So. Well, Mistystar had been friends with me, Skyshadow, and Swiftshadow. Until she banished Skyshadow’s adopted kit. I can understand she really hadn’t wanted to in her eyes. Though, Skyshadow grew furious and started snapping at everyone and hiding herself away from everyone who wanted to help. She distrusted her clan. They distrusted her soon after. I tried to help though, she turned against me as her daughter, your suposive adopted cousin, had murdered her own clanmates. Pretty odd for her, I thought she had decided to try and prove herself then killing the clan from the inside out.... and she left with Ambereye’s daughter Stormpaw and another adopted loner to the clan Scorchpaw. No one knows what happened to them. But we can all hope they led themselves to a better future together. Though I have been seeing cats from this clan disappearing lately...” she sighed then realized. “Mistystar left Without saying goodbye. Probably to dodge the spite of each cat who chose a murderer over the code of the clans, they wanted to help her. But I think she was trying to help her clan as being leader is probably a lot of work...” and she sighed.—Risjngdawn

Frostbreeze glanced over at Ashbreeze with a confused expression. "I'm lost- what's so special about this Mistystar cat?" The former loner asked the rosetted warrior, who blinked her cerulean eyes in shock. "Frostbreeze- Mistystar was our *leader*, that's why she's important." -- Ashbreeze & Frostbreeze

"Birdpaw got attacked by a fox while we were out stretching our legs." Stonepaw meowed coolly as he watched Dustypaw wrap his bloodied limb in cobwebs and herbs. "We scared it out of the territory, but I wouldn't be shocked if it returned. It looked pretty hungry and desperate." -- Stonepaw

Riverstone impatiently sat outside of the medicine cat den, her stomach twisting in knots. She was worried about her little brother- and for more than one reason. Stonepaw had always been attached to Mistystar by the hip, he's be distraught when he learned that their mother had left WillowClan. The gray tabby's blue eyes rested on her paws as she thumped the tip of her tail against the ground nervously. *Oh StarClan, his poor little heart is going to break...* -- Riverstone

Mothpaw nodded. “It was huge though! Like, so big! I can’t even explain!” She meowed wide eyed.

Shadowfall entered camp finally. After a long night he wanted some rest.

Rainsplash on the other paw decided to wait outside of the medicine cats den. She couldn’t take anymore lying and secrecy. She didn’t want to but she had to tell her kits the truth.—**Mothpaw & Shadowfall & Rainsplash**

Though Ripplepool felt his heart sink as he remembered Stonepaw was Mistystars son. He looked to Shadowchaser, “well need To go soon. Well. If we want to get back by dawn.” He meowed. Hoping Stonepaw would ask any questions,—**Ripplepool**

Stonepaw was no fool- perhaps he had spent several moons in the medicine cat den, but he had still learned plenty under the tutorship of his sister. The charcoal bicolor narrowed his eyes at Ripplepool, pulling his thick tail closer to his wounded form. "...Where are you and Shadowchaser going?" He asked suspiciously, praying that his instincts were wrong. -- Stonepaw

Ripplepool froze “.... I’m sorry Stonepaw. We’re going to the Moon Willow to get Shadowchaser’s nine lives....” he frowned as he knew Stonepaw is shattering.

Mothpaw cocked her head. “Hmm?”—Ripplepool & Mothpaw

The tom's eyes grew as round as the moon, and it felt as if the ground had vanished beneath his paws. "*What?*" He finally spoke up after he managed to catch his breath, struggling to his paws in what seemed to be a dizzy fashion. Riverstone, who had been obviously eavesdropping for the sake of her little brother, darted into the medicine cat den.

*Oh Ripplepool, you really need to improve your wording.* "She's not dead, Stonepaw." Riverstone chimed in quickly, rushing to her apprentice's side to support him. "She just...left."

The hurt was evident in his eyes. Riverstone had always known her brother as a calm, collected cat as silent and strudy as what he was named after: stone. And now she watched him struggle, break down in the nursery as he just collapsed on the ground. "No!" He cried out, directly his rage at the medicine cat and deputy. "You didn't even go after her- my mom could be in trouble! She might need help, I- she never even said goodbye! Something's wrong." -- Stonepaw & Riverstone

Mothpaw was silent, was she missing something? Why where they so worried? Ripplepool spoke. “But we did look. We looked all over the territory. She left over the border..... we wished she went hunting.”-Mothpaw

Never in all the moons she'd known him had Riverstone seen her brother act so lost. Stonepaw began to quiver, shake underneath his dense gray coat as it began to settle in that his mother had left. He loved Mistystar with every molecule in his body- outside of his siblings, his mother had been the only to be by his side every step of the way. He never got to know his father. Stonepaw felt sick, like he had been beaten to a pulp and then fed crowfood. "N-No, she has to be sick...she needs help, my mom would never leave me. I-I love her, and she loves her clan. She...she'd never leave without saying goodbye!" The bicolor tom struggled past his sister despite her efforts to hold him down, leading the injured tom to shoulder his way out of the medicine cat den. "If nobody else will look for her, I will! She'd never....never leave her kits." -- Stonepaw & Riverstone

Mothpaw frowned. “Who’s Mistystar?” “His mother and out leader...” Ripplepool replied. He turned to Shadowchaser. “We have to make sure he doesn’t get hurt. It’s foolish to go alone out of camp.” Mothpaw gasped. “Oh no...” and she stretched. “Should we follow him?” To Birdpaw.—Mothpaw

"Stonepaw, come back!" Riverstone called out, watching as the gray-and-white tom tripped and fell over his injured leg just to get out of camp to find his mother. She tried to follow Stonepaw, but Shadowchaser had stopped her by placing a massive paw on her tail. "He needs to grieve, Riverstone. He'll find out the truth himself." The grizzled tabby murmured gently before releasing her tabby-striped tail. Sending Stonepaw's siblings after him might only make the situation worse. He needed to send someone calm, someone that could help him grieve... "Ashbreeze," Shadowchaser called to the rosetted she-cat who had watched the scene erupt with a confused expression. "Go after Stonepaw, make sure he stays safe and within the border. But let him grieve, holding it on will only make things worse." Shadowchaser would know- he fell apart when he lost his own mother. -- Shadowchaser

Ripplepool sighed. Though he left Dustypaw to the medicine den as he followed the deputy. “I never really understood her.” He meant about Mistystar. “Though....” he never knew his father too. He sighed. “When do you plan to go?—**Ripplepool**

"We'll leave in a few." Shadowchaser responded before nodding back to the camp's exit. "We should probably have some of those traveling herbs first, and then check on Stonepaw before we leave. I'd hate to put him through anymore than he's already been through." -- Shadowchaser

Ashbreeze padded after Stonepaw on quiet paw steps. She could relate to the heartbroken tom, in a way. She never knew her parents and it sucked, it hurt her and made her feel empty when other cats chatted about their own families. The cobwebs around the tom's bloody leg had been torn away through all his desperate stumbling, but he walked a little better once he was on his mother's scent trail. He looked awful- she couldn't help but to pity him. -- Ashbreeze & Stonepaw

“alright. I’ll get them ready.” He meowed turning. “Dustypaw? Can you watch the patients and the clan’s health wile I’m gone? I’m counting on you to be ready for anything.“ he meowed gathering herbs.—Ripplepool

Rainsplash flattened her ears turning away. *Don’t worry.... I’ll tell them... later....* though she felt guilt. She didn’t want to break her kits heart’s. It was a matter of time before StarClan would want her. He would want her. And she won’t stand silent and give them this treatment. Never will she leave them alone.—Rainsplash

Dustypaw perked his ears. "Sir yes sir!" The flame point apprentice responded proudly with an enthusiastic wave of his fire-colored tail. -- Dustypaw

*For being such a broken cat, he sure can walk fast.* Ashbreeze thought dryly as she stalked after Stonepaw, who had finally reached the border. He stopped, took in a deep breath, and then finally slumped over to mourn in silence. The warrior frowned. It was awful seeing such a stoic cat in such a bad way, he always seemed so independent and strong at the core. Deciding that it might be best to try to comfort the poor cat, Ashbreeze stepped out of the bracken. "Stonepaw..." -- Ashbreeze & Stonepaw

Morningglade stretched by the fresh-kill pile, yawning. The greenleaf heat was making her lazy. She hadn't seen her apprentice in a while, but whatever. She spotted Shadowchaser nearby and trotted up to him. "Hey Shadowchaser!" She said, grinning the way she normally did. "I heard you and Ripplepool talking about going somewhere! Where are you off to?" - Morningglade

Rainsplash padded up to Shadowchaser. “Erm. Shall I watch camp wile you’re gone? You know. Just to be safe if anything happens.” She meowed.

Ripplepool returned to see his mother chatting with the new leader. Ah. He wished he could curl up next to her. But duty I’d duty. He chose this as his fate.—**Rainsplash & Ripplepool**

"Yes, that's fine." Shadowchaser responded quickly before angling his ears towards Morningglade. "Mistystar left, so I'm going to go get my nine lives." -- Shadowchaser

"...I may not remember my own parents, but I understand how you might feel, Stonep-" Before Ashbreeze could go on preaching about how she didn't know her own parents and how much it sucked, Stonepaw turned and stuffed his head into Ashbreeze's shoulder. The warrior blinked in shock, feeling a uncomfortable at his touch, but also not wanting to upset him. *...Holy sweet mother of StarClan, Stonepaw's fur is so darn soft!!* -- Stonepaw & Ashbreeze

XD)) Ripplepool nodded. “But we have to go alone. And Rainsplash is in charge I guess.” He meowed. Though he felt odd that his mother had power like he did, though he was a healer. A good one. He yawned. “I’ll go when you can.” He meowed to Shadowchaser.—Ripplepool

"SHE WHAT?!" Morningglade shrieked. "WHY?! IS SHE COMING BACK?!" - Morningglade

Dewshine padded to her friends side. “No Morningglade. I’ve heard she left for good. Not even saying goodbye.”—Dewshine

He felt pretty solid, too, despite being pretty small for a tom cat. *I hope my fur feels as soft as his.* Ashbreeze thought to herself with a minor pang of jealousy. Stonepaw finally pulled away with a small sniffle. "Sorry...I'm just really sad." -- Stonepaw & Ashbreeze

Ripplepool yawned as he waited for Shadowchaser.—Ripplepool

Aspenpaw wondered where his mother was. - Aspenpaw

Shadowchaser nodded at Ripplepool. "Let's just...get this over with." -- Shadowchaser

“alright.” And he padded with the deputy towards the moon Willow.—Ripplepool

(RP at moon Willow RP?)-Willow

Mothpaw spotted Aspenpaw and ran up to him. “You’re Mistystars son right?”—Mothpaw

"Who wants to know?" He asked, trying not to growl. "You're that rouge apprentice, Mothpaw, I'm assuming." - Aspenpaw

“yep! That’s me! I mean. I wanted to know because you should know that Mistystar.... kind of..... left the clan without saying goodbye. I’m sorry! Really!” She didn’t want to upset the chill tom.—Mothpaw

"She what?!" Aspenpaw asked, scrambling up, and glaring at Mothpaw. "Is this some sort of joke? If so, this is not funny!" -- Aspenpaw

“no no! Really! She just left into nowhere!”—Mothpaw

Aspenpaw drew in a breath sharply. "Where's Stonepaw?" He asked, his voice cracking. - Aspenpaw

“he went looking for her!” But before more hissing came. “But Ashbreeze went to watch him! Don’t worry, he isn’t going anywhere...” she meowed to reassure him. “Erm. Yeah....”—Mothpaw

"I'm going to find him." He mewed resolutely, making for the camp entrance. - Aspenpaw

Mothpaw frowned.

Rainsplash watched the clan from the high rock. Man she could get used to taking over often. It was so awesome. She watched everyone and saw everything.—Mothpaw & Rainsplash

You’d guess Oakpaw would be sleeping. But no. ANOTHER CONVERSATION! And this time with Rivergaze. “You’d think they wouldn’t make a lot of a fuss.” She grumbled. Oakpaw yawned. “Well Mistystar was a big deal I guess.” He yawned. Though wondered if his mother was after her. Naw. Too much of a coward. “I’m going to go now and take a nap.” He finally ended the conversation.—Oakpaw

"What?" Aspenpaw asked, glaring at Mothpaw. "I'm 20 moons, and can take care of myself just fine." - Aspenpaw

Mothpaw flinched as she met his gaze. “Erm, i wouldn’t suggest following though. Doesn’t he need his time alone? Like, to grieve...” Mothpaw meowed. Though Aspenpaw kind of scared her.—Mothpaw

"I'm his brother, and Mistystar's kit. I don't see anyone leaving me alone to grieve." He mewed, a lump forming in his throat. - Aspenpaw

Mothpaw felt quivers. “Erm. Just be careful?” She didn’t know how to talk to this tom.—Mothpaw

"Well if your so worried then why don't you come." Aspenpaw mewed, and in truth she hoped she did. It would give him someone to yell at. It helped hide his grief. - Aspenpaw

“sure?” She padded along side him. Though kept a reasonable distance, she really wished she said no.—Mothpaw

Aspenpaw started sprinting, yelling at Mothpaw to "keep up". He soon spotted Stonepaw and Ashbreeze near the border and he dashed up to him. "Stonepaw!" He said, panting. "Please tell me Mistystar has not left camp and this little furball is lying." - Aspenpaw

Mothpaw flattened her ears as she ran faster. She frowned at Stonepaw and then looked to her paws which scraped the ground beneath her. This was a private moment and she had to be the one who was stuck between them all....—Mothpaw

Skyshadow closed her eyes and murmmered, "May StarClan be with you Shadowchaser." Skyshadow turned away and padded with Swiftshadow and Brambleheart to the warriors' den.--Skyshadow

The charcoal tom began to quiver anxiously again. The sudden disappearance of the only parent he'd ever known had left the apprentice broken, lost, a fragment of his former self. "Yes." Stonepaw managed to choke out. -- Stonepaw

Aspenpaw shivered despite the warm greenleaf air, then gritted his teeth, feeling anger sweeping over him. How *dare* his mother do this? Abandon the clan in a time of need? - Aspenpaw

Ashbreeze noted the expression change on Aspenpaw's face- he appeared much more angry than Stonepaw, who was slumped over with a depressed, slouched posture. -- Ashbreeze

Mohtpaw sighed. She didn’t need to say anything.—Mothpaw

Stormstreak sighed. "Are you going to get your nine lives?" -- Stormstreak

Rainsplash sighed as she padded to the elderly medicine cat. “They already left Stormstreak.” And she looked around camp. Though had hoped for the better her kits would understand her pain.....—Rainsplash

Mothpaw flattened her ears. “M-maybe she left for a good reason, I know she still has a heart. All cats do even if they don’t show it.” She tried to be careful of what she said around Aspenpaw. “Maybe she was trying to do what was good for her Clan?”—Mothpaw

"Leaving when you are a leader does not help the clan!" Aspenpaw barked, and then turned to Stonepaw. "You shouldn't be sad! Our family line is disgraced. We're descended from a codebreaker now." - Aspenpaw

Streampaw paced camp, she knew it was time to go, she had waited long enough. - Streampaw

Mothpaw hissed. “Your saying Mistystar had no reason to leave?” It was about time she’d stepped up to this no good tom. “I bet you don’t even know what it’s like to have everyone you know and love just hate on you. And hit at you and call you a disgrace for doing the right thing! Just because you are a mouse hearted fool who would never think of that!” She stood her ground. She knew this tom has a temper and she’d have to deal with it.—Mothpaw

"Well tell me then, mouse-brain, what reason had she to leave?!" Aspenpaw growled, his body shaking because he was sad, but trying to hold it in. - Aspenpaw

Although he was still sore and beaten from his run-in with the fox (in addition to just being broken in general), Stonepaw felt his muscles tense and his jaws clench when his brother called their mother a traitor. "I still love her no less." He replied in a dangerous tone with his head lowered. -- Stonepaw

“Why should I know! I’m not her, she probably didint want to be blamed for banishing a murderer.” Mothpaw shrugged. Letting her guard down.—Mothpaw

Icegaze dropped a mouse in the prey pile. Again, she waited and waited for anything fun to happen, she wished she had someone to talk to. Yet, no one was really awake as Ripplepool and Shadowchaser went off to get his lives.

Rivergaze on the other paw. Was chasing a finch in the woods. She was too bounded to prove herself ready for deputy. though she had never had apprentice. Why need one? Kits are gross and really not smart.

Shrewstone watched as his mother and father huddled with Skyshadow. *Ugh. Why do they always act in such a little group all the time? Weirdos.* Though he decided to just roll with it and look around camp for entertainment.

Oakpaw. Was. In. Another. Conversation! Arg! “Erm. Yeah so. Do you need any help in the medicine cats den Dustypaw?” He asked. THIS WAS OF HIS DOING. he regretted starting another conversation with the tom who made him laugh. Dang, he wanted more conversation.**—Icegaze, Rivergaze, Shrewstone, Oakpaw**

"If you don't know she probably had no reason." Aspenpaw shot. - Aspenpaw

Streampaw nodded to Flareflight. "C'mon, let's go." She said, dashing out of camp. "Since when are you the boss of me?" Flareflight grumbled, before running after Streampaw. Where? He didn't know. - Streampaw and Flareflight

Featherfall spotted her father. Where was he going with Streampaw of all cats? Was he leaving her too? Just like Hazelpaw and her mother.... “Father Wait!” She dashed after them and leaped over them and faced them. “Where are you going?”—**Featherfall**

Mothpaw hissed. “So you’re saying you’d rather she abandon you for no reason? Have you seen what the other cats if the clan are saying about her!? Where were you when shes been pretty much bullied by her best friends for banishing a murderer?”—**Mothpaw**

Aspenpaw clutched the ground with his paws, silent tears streaming down his face. (for the purpose of this scene, cats can cry.) - Aspenpaw

Flareflight dipped his head. "Featherfall. Streampaw and I were just about to go hunting. Shadowchaser and Ripplepool will be hungry will they get back." He said as Streampaw nodded. - Flareflight + Streampaw

Mothpaw sighed. “She can’t just go for no reason Aspenpaw.“ and sighed.-**Mothpaw**

Featherfall raised a brow. “There is already plenty prey in the pile Flareflight.” She knew this wasn’t the case. “Plus, Rainsplash is in charge wile they’re gone. And I didn’t see you walk up to her.” She frowned. “Where are you really going.” She couldn’t lose him too.—**Featherfall**

Flareflight opened his mouth to lie again. - Flareflight

"Oh shut it Flareflight!" Streampaw snapped. "Featherfall, WillowClan is falling apart. Mistystar is gone, I haven't been made a warrior yet, and Shadowchaser is unfit to be leader. Flareflight and I are going to join Flamepaw's group. Yes, she killed two of my sisters, but I'm the only cat of my blood-line left. I' m not staying in WillowClan. Hopefully, you will understand. I would love for you to join us, but if you breath a word about this to anyone, be prepared to have a private meeting with my claws." - Streampaw

Aspenpaw looked up at Mothpaw. "If she's happy wherever she went, I guess I can't blame her. I want what's best for her, even if that's the worst for me. Anyway, you're not a bad kid Mothpaw, maybe we could go hunting sometimes." - Aspenpaw

Mothpaw felt an odd tension. Old enough she actually loved the idea. “Erm. Sure?” She sighed.—Mothpaw

Featherfall was about to snap some words and then sighed. “You know what, I might not agree with Shadowchaser being “unfit” but, Flareflight is the only family I have left. I’m coming with. (Though if you see her kin her family is ginormous) She sighed. “But if they turn on us and kill him. *You*. Will be the one who gets *my* claws. Also, don’t you have Sunflower? You know, the sister who is expecting kits?”—Featherfall

((Poor Featherfall, Flare is totally gonna die.)) - Whiteout

Aspenpaw nodded and stood up straighter. "C'mon ya'll, we should be getting back to camp." - Aspenpaw

Streampaw flicked her tail. "I think so, at least, I don't know if she is really having kits. She hasn't moved in to the nursery. But, whatever, let's go." Streampaw took off again, the setting sun casting long shadows on the ever darkening forest. - Streampaw

(OH NUUUU)-Willow

Featherfall sighed. She followed the apprentice. “Why didn’t you just ask to be made a warrior? That would’ve been easiest.” She suggested though knew these two would never agree to get back into WillowClan... she just hoped it was a matter of time that stopped her from really trusting Streampaw.—Featherfall

"I did, a lot." Streampaw growled. "But Graystar was always too busy, or Mistystar was always too busy. Everytime they did agree, they'd always forget." She glared at Featherfall. "I've learned not to reliy on anyone but myself." - Streampaw

“heh. like that’ll get you anywhere...” Feathefall snapped. Though she regretted joking this Flamepaw figure. A murderer. She was dragging herself into the claws of doom it’s self.—Featherfall

Mothoaw sighed. “I think I’m going to uh, hunt.” And without another word she padded into the forest, hopefully unfollowed. Lost in thought about her mother and father and if she had any siblings, “stupid Mothpaw! Why can’t you remember?” Though she did end up catching a mouse.—Mothpaw

((Rowan will give us the head-up when Flare, Feather, and Stream can go in.)) - Whiteout

((Alright))-Willow

Rivergaze just watched the highstone for some reason.—Rivergaze

(I will let you know when Flare and Stream can hop in. FEATHER?)—Rowan

“Really! How could you tell!” Sunflower joked as Dapplefrost was surprised by her sudden pregnancy. “This is wonderful!” He yowled. Rainsplash leaped to them. “Hmm? Oh more kits? Wonderful Sunflower.” She purred. Sunflower smiled. She then padded into the nursery. “We Should think of good names wile we wait awhile for the, to be born! This is so exciting...” she purred. Dapplefrost yawned. “Hmmm....” and sadness clutched his heart. “What?” Sunflower meowed stroking him on the chin with her tail. “What about naming one after Crookedflower?” He sighed. “Well. Why not?” Sunflower purred. And they both curled together.—**Sunflower**

Finally! Freedom! Rainsplash padded up to Oakpaw. “Oakpaw? Now what the heck are you doing without a mentor Dude.” She meowed raising a brow. “Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh” Oakpaw started. “Here. Would you like if I mentored you?” She meowed. Oakpaw rolled his eyes. “Sure, I don’t really care.” Though he was grateful deep down. “Alright. You obviously know a lot but I think we should go so I see your style.” She meowed. “Sure.” Oakpaw really hated this exact conversation but he guessed it was for the best. He new mentor. yaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyy. Sarcastically speaking anyways.—**Oakpaw**

Icegaze stared as she dropped prey at the pile. She looked around again to make sure no one was watching as she then sneaked out of camp. Hiding her scent in the lavender she’d collected. She headed towards the river.—**Icegaze**

((lol Stormstreak was talking to Shadowchaser, who wasn't there- more proof that she's a fossil)) -- Hawk

Stormstreak looked up. "O-oh. Yeah. Sorry. How are you, Rainsplash?" -- Stormstreak

Rainsplash turned. “Oh. Well, I’m doing fine I guess. Just say Skyshadow is not on my good side. Heh. Thinks I’m a rogue. I’ll prove rogues can be warriors too.” She meowed. signaling Oakpaw to go wile she talked. “And you?”—**Rainsplash**

Icegaze returned with a smile on her face and fish in her mouth with wet fur. “Whta happened to you?” Oakpaw bared his teeth. She flattened her ears. “I had a few failed attempts...” she told the truth. And she dropped it in the prey pile as the river water washed the SwampClan scent away.—**Icegaze**

Skyshadow stretched and whispered to her sister, “You rest today.” As her sister nodded sleepily, Skyshadow padded out of her den and padded to the fresh kill pile. She picked a squirrel and sat down.—Skyshadow

Icegaze decided to look for a peaceful place to sleep in camp. It was surprisingly hard.....—**Icegaze**

Stonepaw returned to camp with Ashbreeze. The tom wandered off into the apprentice's den, where he was completely silent and even decided to skip out on dinner. His state was very concerning, but Ashbreeze had done all that she could to help support him. The silver rosetted she-cat was concerned, as she cared for all of her clanmates. Poor Stonepaw had been especially put through a lot. -- Stonepaw & Ashbreeze

Mothpaw also returned today camp and padded up to Stonepaw. “Are you gonna be okay? I really hate to see anyone really sad.” She meowed.—**Mothpaw**

((Hey Willow? Can we skip to when Rabbit and Rapid are old enough to talk/play/roleplay?)) -- Whiteout

Frostbreeze was sitting in camp after her hunt, legs sore after a tiresome chase after the hare she managed to catch. The sunlight felt good on her tender muscles, so she rolled onto her side sleepily to enjoy the relief. However, when the camp's entrance began to rustle, she raised her head and perked her pale ears. -- Frostbreeze

Stormstreak padded out into the clearing. *Is that Shadowchaser back?* She noticed Frostbreeze looking at the entrance too and padded up to her. "Looks like Shadowchaser is back... But now he's not Shadowchaser- he'll have a new name!" She couldn't repress a shiver of excitement. -- Stormstreak

*Why does StarClan always want to give me a hard time? Can't they pick on someone else?* Quillstar trudged into camp with his paws feeling heavy- all he wanted to do was sleep, and hopefully rest without anymore interference from StarClan. -- Quillstar

(@Whiteout: sure!)- Willow

Rainsplash padded up to the leader. “You look tired.... but I have a question to ask you.... so, there already is a Shadowstar right? Did StarClan rename you? I think the Clan might need to know your name. Me included.” She meowed respectfully to the new leader.

Ripplepool yawned. His joints hurt from constant tripping on his paws the way back. He was pretty tired too. Though as the moon was still high he knew Quillstar needed to make his decision.—Rainsplash & Ripplepool

Rabbitkit and her sister loved these stories! “And she sacrificed herself to save mistystar! Man, I miss her. I bet she is watching us right now.” Borage yawned. “Wow! Can we hear the one about Hawkflame!” Rabbitkit mewed. “Now now. Not tonight. It’s after your bedtimes both of you.” Sprucefall pipped up.—**Rabbitkit**

"Yes, they renamed me." The black grizzled leader responded breathlessly as he tried to regain his strength once more. "I'll announce it when I hold the meeting." Ugh, the Highbranch seemed higher than ever... -- Quillstar

"IS NOT!" Rapidkit yelled. "We're almost apprentices! We'll be them in, like, five moons!" - Rapidkit

Quillstar drug himself onto the meeting place, hazel eyes flittering over the cats that had already begun to gather. He was too exhausted to have speech anxiety at the moment. He had thought long and hard over his decisions, and he hoped that StarClan approved of his choice. Whereas he was anxious and calm, she seemed a little more bold, even if sometimes it was a little...over the edge. "May all cats old enough to catch their own prey join me beneath the Highbranch for a clan meeting." -- Quillstar

"YAY!" Morningglade squealed. "Shadowchaser's back!" She bolted to the front of the gathering crowd and stared up at Shadowchaser with shining eyes. - Morningglade

Rainsplahs dipped her head. Quillstar. Hmmm, what an odd name for a former name of Shadowchaser. She padded under the branch.—Rainsplash

Ripplepool watched.

Risingdawn shooed her kit sinto the nursery. “Kits, if you want to be warriors you need to listen to the leader silently. So just watch. Don’t move.—Ripplepool, Risingdawn

((Quillstar didn't say his new name yet, so Rainsplash wouldn't know that)) Stonepaw kept to the apprentice's den, with his head resting on his paws. -- Stonepaw

Quillstar drew in a deep breath. "Since this land already has a Shadowstar, my father renamed me with my new leader name. From this day forward, I shall be referred to as Quillstar." -- Quillstar

*Wow! What a cool name! Very original! Who's his father?* Morningglade thought shooting Quillstar a grin, hoping he would get the "that's super cool!" message. - Morningglade

Skyshadow dipped her head respectfully, as did Swiftshadow and Brambleheart, but they stayed in front of the warriors’ den. Skyshadow mewed, “Congrats Quillstar. May StarClan be with you always.” Skyshadow padded to the back of the crowd, and stared at the forest ahead.—Skyshadow

(oh whoops thought he did) Rainsplahs yawned as Dewshine padded to her side. “Man, I’ve never experienced a new leader before!” She meowed. Rainsplahs nodded.—Rainsplash

There was no point in keeping them waiting any longer. "I say these words before StarClan, so that the spirits of our warrior ancestors may hear and approve of my choice. The new deputy of WillowClan will be Rainsplash." He had thought long and hard about the decision. Swiftshadow and Sproutstripe seemed like reasonable choices, but Sproutstripe never had an apprentice for whatever reason, and Swiftshadow had come under fire with the recent issues regarding a certain group of apprentices. Rainsplash, too, appeared to be involved, which could spell for trouble later. Regardless, she was one of the oldest and most experienced warriors.

After Willowstar's warning, he couldn't help but to look to the senior warriors. Quillstar himself was young, but if StarClan hadn't approved of him, he wouldn't have gotten nine lives from them. Whereas he was shy, Rainsplash was bold. Where he was young and inexperienced, Rainsplash was older and seasoned in WillowClan. There was a particular young she-cat he wanted as deputy, but Quillstar needed to wait for her to blossom as a warrior before he could elect her as his deputy. He knew she could contribute much to his clan- but now was not her moment. Soon, but not yet. **-- Quillstar**

Rainsplahs blinked in surprised. “Wait what?” She was more surprised then happy. And nervous ess clutched her belly. Filling it with Butterflies. “Erm, alright.” She meowed. Looking around to everyone. “Wow! My mom future leader!” Dewshine smiled. Rainsplash padded out of the croud. “Um. I will do my best for each and every one of you.” She meowed. Still staring with shock. Ripplepool bounded over to her. “Wow. This is awkward?” He laughed. She smiled. “Right.”—**Rainsplash**

Skyshadow and Swiftshadow both narrowed their eyes at their cousin, Swiftshadow near the warriors’ den and Skyshadow at the fresh kill pile. They weren’t jealous of her, they just knew that more trouble would come. Skyshadow rolled her eyes. *Quillstar’s first choice. Excellent.*—Skyshadow

Sunnyshine bounded over and mewed to Rainsplash, "Congratulations!" Even though she wanted to be picked deputy herself, she knew Rainsplash was the better choice. - Sunnyshine

“Erm. thanks?” Rainsplash meowed. ignoring Skyshadow’s glare. She was trouble. Though as deputy she knew she had to treat them equal to everyone else. She sighed. “Why me?” She murmured to herself. It wasn’t a bad choice but. She wasn’t really a leader. Of any sort really. But......- Rainsplash

"I understand that families are at odds with each other." Quillstar raised his voice above the murmuring clanmates, ordering for them to go silent with a wave of his long tail. "But I expect my clanmates to put their differences aside now. You may not 'agree' with each other, but you are all of WillowClan, regardless of where you were born. You are family now- respect that. I ask this of you because StarClan issued me a warning when I got my nine lives. Willowstar told me to be careful, as something dark is on the horizon for WillowClan. What it is, I do not know. But I expect all of you to come together as one to unite and prepare for whatever we may face. *Together*." *That was what my father taught me.*He dismissed the meeting, growing breathless and eager to have his rest. -- Quillstar

Rainsplash was surprised again. “Was there always *this* many of us?” Dang, maybe patrols where in order? When should she do anything? Why’s as it so hard! She’s seen many deputies do it... She madder by Shadowchaser. “Before you rest..... erm. When should I set any patrols? Or anything? I don’t know how to be a deputy, though I’ve seen them.” She sighed.—Rainsplash

"Send out a dusk patrol tonight, and then a dawn patrol in the early morning." Quillstar responded quietly, turning towards the leader's den. He'd have to change the bedding since Mistystar left, and tidy up any- hold on, someone cleaned it for him? But who? "I figured you might be tired, considering that you dragged tail the entire trek back from Outlook Rock." The voice belonged to Frostbreeze, who twitched her whiskers in amusement. -- Quillstar & Frostbreeze

Ripplepool entered his den with the biggest yawn. “So how is everyone Dustypaw? Birdpaw?” He meowed tiredly.—Ripplepool

"Thank you," the new leader rasped before he paused to narrow his hazel eyes. "I wasn't slow, you were just fast!" He tried to protest to defend himself before Quillstar slowly retreated into the leader's den. Frostbreeze waved her tail. "It was Ashbreeze's idea to fix it up for you, you can thank her later." -- Frostbreeze & Quillstar

"I held down the fort well, sir!" Dustypaw squeaked up from the herb store proudly, his clawless paws stuffed into a pile of dead leaves that he'd been sorting. "But these leaves- they're almost as old as Ms. Stormstreak, I swear!" -- Dustypaw

((Ms Stormstreak, XDDDDDDD!)) - Whiteout

Morningglade bounded up to Quillstar. "Shadowchaser! I mean, Quillstar! How was it! How did you get your lives? Did you see my mom?! Did you see *your* mom?! Tell me *everything*!" Morningglade exclaimed. - Morningglade

“Ah.” Ripplepool laughed. “How about we gather some more at dawn once I gat rest of any kind.” He yawned.—Ripplepool

The peppered leader sighed. He enjoyed Morningglade's company, but right now, he wanted nothing more than some good rest without dead cats trying to haunt his sleep. "I'd love to tell you everything, Morningglade, but I really need some sleep." -- Quillstar

"Can you tell me *tomorrow*?" Morningglade persisted. - Morningglade

Dewshine laughed as she pinned her best friend down. “Hah! Gotcha again Morningglade! Dang you where really off-guard this time!” She laughed.—**Dewshine**

Ashbreeze had gone out for an evening stroll to stop by the river that she had nearly drown in, just to stretch her legs and ensure that the water levels had gone down. Like it or not, the place always gave her the creeps, considering that she almost died there. *Seems to be moving fast today, but at least it's not overflowing again.* The rosetted she-cat thought to herself, although she squinted as something...curious in the water. -- Ashbreeze

(OOH) -- Whiteout

...What kind of ugly fish was that? Curiosity tugged the warrior forward, although she should have most certainly left the creature to drown. If only she knew of the destruction that it would bring to WillowClan... "Oh my goodness- it's a kit!" Ashbreeze couldn't risk exclaiming her thought out loud, grabbing the limp furball by the scruff. She wasn't sure if it was alive or not, but she raced back as camp as quick as she possbly could to see if Dustypaw or Ripplepool could revive it. -- Ashbreeze & ????

((Clanmound- and Moonwillow, not Outlook Rock [did you mean Moonwillow? Idk])) --[un]Helpful Hawk