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Post by Jekyll on Jun 22, 2019 19:18:01 GMT -5
Clearfang feels relief and thankfulness flood his body as the she-cat races to help him. They finally pull jadeclaw out of the thunderpath just as the monster passes, its rancid scent falling over the group. Clearfang let go of Jadeclaw to speak. "Everyone through the hedge!" He then regrabbe the limp tom's scruff and began to maneuver him through the thick bushes that lined the thunderpath.
Clearrain, Spottedlegs, and Coontail helped Clearfang, moved and holding branches out the way so that the trip through the hedges would be easier, only Spottedlegs managing to look at the body of his fallen comrade.
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Post by Hawkeyes258 on Jun 22, 2019 20:53:53 GMT -5
Stonefleck and Vixenfrost follow right behind their clanmates not wanting to look back,
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Post by Jekyll on Jun 22, 2019 20:57:17 GMT -5
Once the group was through the hedges Clearfang laid Jadeclaw's body down. "Honeyleaf, anything you can do for him?" The tom's body was twisted on itself, his legs laying at odd angles and his tail following suit. His body was mangled, blood dribbling from his mouth, most likely caused by internal bleeding from the hit. The light that had once flowed through the tom, now was gone and his body lay vacant.
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Post by Jekyll on Jun 22, 2019 20:58:26 GMT -5
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Post by Jekyll on Jun 23, 2019 15:24:59 GMT -5
bump))
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Post by Brindlefern on Jun 23, 2019 16:10:04 GMT -5
It all happened fast again. It was... as if the monster had come out of nowhere just to hit Jadeclaw, Reedwillow had gotten out of the way safely, collapsing on the other side of the bushes and looking like his heart was gonna give out along with his legs. He had no idea what was going on, deaf to everything out of fear and the horror. Even Lilypaw's cries were barely heard.
Honeyleaf stared at Jadeclaw... or what was of him. He almost wanted to vomit from how mangled he looked, instead the tom stared in horror, raising a paw almost touching Jadeclaw's flank, and laid it on his fur. Cold. How did Clearfang expect him to fix this? When Honeyleaf said before that he didn't even know how to fix broken bones when Hollyfall's incident happened? "No, I can't." The ginger tom couldn't not hiss at the impossible expectation. "I couldn't even save Hollyfall, Clearfang. I... how do you expect me to save Jadeclaw? He's twisted and broken, already dead. It's in his eyes! As much as I wanna help him, he was gone the moment the monster even struck him." It was harsh, but it just reminded Honeyleaf once again of how useless he was with injuries like this. "We can only grieve and hope he finds a safe place in the afterlife. I'm sorry Clearfang, but there's nothing I can do with stuff this severe, as much as I hate that fact..." It made him tired, upset yes, very much so. But mostly just... just... tired...
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Post by Jekyll on Jun 23, 2019 16:17:29 GMT -5
A strangled cry came from Clearfang as he sat down by Jadeclaw's body. It's true, he was already dead. No life remained in the once lively tom. Clearfang said nothing as he stared at the other before he stood, turned away, and walked off. Wanting to be alone. He went down into a ditch and spotted a tunnel which he immediately entered, going in a few tail lengths before turning around and laying down, laying his head on his paws. "How could I let this happen for a second time? How... I'm not fit to lead if I can't even keep them safe."
Clearrain watched Clearfang pad away, her chest tightening in grief and worry before she moved toward the mangled body of Jadeclaw. "I'll go find some moss and dip it in water to clean his fur of the blood. Honeyleaf, there are herbs to help mask the scent of death right? Could you find any in the area?" She then turned and raced off toward the distant forest, knowing there would be moss there.
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Post by Hawkeyes258 on Jun 23, 2019 23:09:28 GMT -5
Stonefleck pinned his ears back and lowers his head. He prayed that Jadeclaw would have a safe journey to Starclan. A part of him felt like this was somehow his fault. Maybe if he had followed Clearrain's orders none of this would have happened! "I'm sorry Jadeclaw." He whispered.
Vixenfrost glanced at the others and shakes her head.
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Post by Jekyll on Jun 23, 2019 23:25:01 GMT -5
Spottedpath stood and moved toward JAdeclaw. "Let us all come and grieve for our fallen comrade, just as was done for Hollyfall. Starclan allowed us to be thrown from our home and so have abandoned us. With these two that have been lost, our own ancestors will be built up. We will grow from this and become stronger. We will not let our past hold us back and in this land... a future awaits us."
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Post by Brindlefern on Jun 26, 2019 7:11:29 GMT -5
((Something's come up again, and it's really ruined my drive to rp again for a bit. I might have to take a break once more until I'm feeling it enough to return (I'm so so sorry this keeps happening, I just can't rp while I'm feeling like this but stuff keeps coming in to mess up my want to.. x.x')))
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Post by Jekyll on Jun 26, 2019 16:08:01 GMT -5
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Post by Hawkeyes258 on Jun 26, 2019 18:47:31 GMT -5
Stonefleck nodded his head slowly and bows his head to pray to Starclan.
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Post by Jekyll on Jun 26, 2019 19:59:28 GMT -5
Stonefleck nodded his head slowly and bows his head to pray to Starclan. They're split from Starclan now actually))
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Post by Hawkeyes258 on Jun 26, 2019 21:16:19 GMT -5
(Ah right lol)
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Post by Jekyll on Jun 26, 2019 21:53:48 GMT -5
lol))
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Post by Hawkeyes258 on Jun 27, 2019 19:14:43 GMT -5
"Well said." Vixenfrost mewed with a small nod of her head. "We can only move forward!"
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Post by Jekyll on Jun 27, 2019 19:16:16 GMT -5
Spottedpath nodded before looking around. "I wonder when Clearfang will come back."
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Post by Brindlefern on Jun 27, 2019 19:59:55 GMT -5
((Back and better))
While Honeyleaf was silent and Lilypaw was weeping again, Reedwillow sat a tail length away, staring at Jadeclaw's still body. His ears were pinned to his skull and his claws were out tearing at the grass below. "I-I feel like this was my fault," The tom's voice was miserable and his eyes misted. "I let you guys up, and as a result Jadeclaw is dead..." With weak legs the red tabby padded towards the group, lowering his head to touch his nose to Jadeclaw's cold flank. "It's my fault. I'm so sorry. I feel like had I not been a coward we could've gotten by a little faster. I..I shouldn't have said to stay close, you should've gone ahead of me. I'm so so sorry." He meowed to the dead tomcat with a tight throat before going silent, just shaking and wanting this journey to be over.
Honeyleaf sighed to Clearrain. "Lavender or mint might help." The cream tom meowed solemnly. "I'll sniff around for some and hopefully I'll find anything." Watching her leave, he then turned to Marble with a low voice. "Hey kittypet. Where's the closest lavender or mint patch you can find if there is any? We use it to hide death scent before burying out cats." At the very least, he could be useful with that.
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Post by Jekyll on Jun 27, 2019 20:04:52 GMT -5
"Well, I know the smell of mint and the look of lavender because my housefolk grow it. Last time I was on this side of the thunderpath I remember seeing lavender further down that way." MArble gestured to further down the hedge lining.
Coontail approached Reedwillow and shook his head. "It's not your fault. He tripped while running and it injured his paw. That's why he didn't make it. The good thing now, is that we only lost one during this crossing. Thanks to Spottedpath you made it safely, and thanks to Clearfang, so did the rest of us."
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Post by Hawkeyes258 on Jun 30, 2019 19:01:56 GMT -5
"Suppose we ought to get the lavender." Vixenfrost remarked with a twitch of her whiskers. The sooner they decided to leave the better.
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Post by Jekyll on Jun 30, 2019 19:09:19 GMT -5
"Honeyleaf is getting it," Spottedpath spoke up. "Lets just sit vigil for our fallen comrade for now."
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Post by Hawkeyes258 on Jun 30, 2019 20:13:17 GMT -5
"Okay." Vixenfrost mewed although she didn't know Jadeclaw very well. She never quite knew what to do during a vigil.
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Post by Jekyll on Jun 30, 2019 20:18:36 GMT -5
Brindlefern you on?)) Spottedpath nodded and stepped, allowing Coontail past her. The tom had bonded with Jadeclaw along the journey, and now he crouched down by his side and pressed his muzzle into the fur on the other's side, letting tears fall down his cheeks. "You were a fine friend and will never be forgotten. I promise." Though Jadeclaw was Shadowclan and Coontail was Riverclan, he still felt as Jadeclaw had become a friend, a comrade, a part of his family.
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Post by Hawkeyes258 on Jul 1, 2019 21:07:25 GMT -5
Vixenfrost lowers her head and closes her eyes for a moment. She keeps them close for a bit before opening them once more. She hoped the tom was happy wherever his soul decided to reside.
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Post by Brindlefern on Jul 1, 2019 21:25:30 GMT -5
(I am yeah)
Reedwillow whimpered. Wouldn't it have been better if nobody had fallen? The red tom pressed his forehead to Coontail's flank, saying nothing at first but needing someone to lean on right now. "H-He was a good cat, even if he wasn't exactly a former clan mate." He whispered before opening one eye to look at Jadeclaw near his paws. "I didn't know you too well, but I wont forget you okay? And, thanks for staying near me when I asked... I hope you're safe, wherever you are."
Honeyleaf had listened to Marble's advice and rushed off to find that lavender, sticking to the hedge as Marble had said it was. Mumbling the herb to himself he soon recognized it's scent, and snipped a couple stems of a patch he found. Honeyleaf then dashed back to the cats and, silently, started rubbing Jadeclaw down with the lavender, his death scent lost to the herb's sweet scent. The tom then curled his paws under him as he lay and pressed his nose to the body, just quiet as he kept to the vigil. Honeyleaf wished he could've helped Jadeclaw, but alas he was gone too fast and now they could only hope his spirit's safe somewhere.
Lilypaw didn't say a word, she didn't say anything really, just sitting through the vigil in mostly silence like she's supposed to save for the small sob that threatened to break through from time to time. Though she too was already tired... and scared. Two deaths that couldn't be saved, it made her paws shake for anything else to come.
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Post by Jekyll on Jul 1, 2019 21:32:25 GMT -5
Clearrain curled her body around Lilypaw as the smaller she-cat tried to not cry, pressing her muzzled into the other she-cats fur in support.
Clearfang still sat within that small tunnel, the walls seeming to close in on him as he fought through his thoughts, his emotion, his guilt. The tom didn't understand what to do anymore. It was his fault, he was supposed to care for these cats.
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Post by Hawkeyes258 on Jul 2, 2019 21:37:52 GMT -5
Stonefleck wondered if he should go to Clearfang. He decided against it thinking tom needed some space to grieve. He looked back at the others and continues to keep vigil.
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Post by Jekyll on Jul 15, 2019 0:33:29 GMT -5
Hawkeyes258 BrindlefernYou wanna finish up this rp now? It'll be done when they find the spot for their new camp))
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Post by Hawkeyes258 on Jul 15, 2019 11:58:38 GMT -5
(Sure)
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Post by Jekyll on Jul 15, 2019 12:07:28 GMT -5
Well we can go ahead and start to have everyone get ready to move on. Jadeclaw can be buried somewhat beneath the hedge.))
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