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Post by Moonblazer on Oct 9, 2020 7:01:11 GMT -5
"Yeah he would!" Maskkit bounced at Diamondheart's last words. "My father's the greatest! Fire can't even hurt him! He said all that stuff about being deputy. That patrols are important and Earthstar relies on you for advice, but he also said that you become leader if anything happens to Earthstar. Do you want to become leader? Would you not defend Earthstar to get that?" Ottermask smiled softly when he spotted his mate in the entrance of the nursery. Amusement shimmered in his eyes when he realized Maskkit was probably asking Diamondheart a bunch of questions. “...Many cats love the idea of leadership, certainly when they are young. But it is more difficult and demanding than you could imagine. More than anything, I want to protect Riverclan, and make sure that it is strong and happy. If that means one day becoming leader, then I will walk down that path as best as I can. But I want you to also understand that some cats see it differently. They care only for their personal gain, and put leadership above the needs of their clan. Ambition is not a bad thing, but greed and selfishness can be. I do not want Earthstar to leave us. I want him to live long and healthy lives, no matter if I become leader or not one day, because I respect him, and I trust his leadership.” Diamondheart explained, looking down at Maskkit with both humor and seriousness. “It’s a good thing Mintkit is asleep, or our poor deputy would be swarmed.” Smogstorm murmured with humor as she stretched her muzzle out to offer her affectionate nuzzle to her mate.
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Post by Moonblazer on Oct 9, 2020 7:09:29 GMT -5
Diamondheart glanced away from Maskkit to look back at his mate, his warm purr slowing into a thoughtful hum. He could tell exactly what was eating at his mate’s mind, his own fears coming back into his head at the thought. His daughters were young, wanting to be their best, but he feared how impressionable they could be. He nodded once, mewing. “I think we should, sooner or later. If anything, we can figure out what’s causing them to quarrel more.”
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Post by Jewelspirit on Oct 9, 2020 7:14:02 GMT -5
Venomspirit let out a shaky breath the feeling of relief rushing over her, thank Starclan he knew what she was talking about. Her ears twitched as she looked towards the four apprentices she really hoped they werent too late already. She couldnt imagine loosing one of them to the darkness that consumed Jaguar or her parents. She didnt think her heart could take it. Noth only that but what would the clan think? Oh her sweet kits...would they be exiled? Just like Jaguar had been. Fear enveloped her as she got lost in thought, her entire body tensed up in worry.
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Post by Moonblazer on Oct 9, 2020 7:22:53 GMT -5
“Hey now.” Diamondheart murmured, pausing in his weaving to touch his pelt softly to Venomspirit’s side. He leaned close, talking so only she could hear. “We have not let them overtake us. We won’t let them overtake our daughters either...you know that I would fight with everything I am to protect you and our daughters from them.” He assured, though a small part of himself also feared what would happen if they were too late. Surely they would not be foolish enough to try and aim for their family? Anger brewed in his chest, and he wished they would just fade away and leave them alone!
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Post by Jewelspirit on Oct 9, 2020 7:26:42 GMT -5
Venomspirit nodded her head though the thoughts were eating her alive, "What if they already got to them...my parents....they were always so persuasive and so many cats fell to them....turning on there own family and friends. My parents are already mad at me for not following them down the same path...unlike Jaguar," her ears pinned back keeping her voice low, "What if they are trying to get back at me....trying to take our daughters away from us," she shuddered visibly looking scared and concerned.
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Post by Moonblazer on Oct 9, 2020 7:37:36 GMT -5
“Your parents are cowards, who only gain power through manipulation and lies.” Diamondheart mewed firmly, the long scar on his shoulder and back twinging with the phantom pain of it’s origin. He refused to let himself fear Adderstar anymore. “You were always stronger than them, better than them. And now Deadpath is as well. You made the right choice, and Riverclan is better for it. Our daughters surely share that strength. If anything happens...we’re always at eachother’s side, no matter what, yeah?”
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Post by Jewelspirit on Oct 9, 2020 7:42:38 GMT -5
Venomspirit nodded her head letting out a shaky breath. She moved to press her pelt against his not wanting to part from his side, seeking his comfort, "I know they are strong....but I still cant help but worry," she whispered to him. Leaning forward she ran her muzzle against his letting out a small breath taking in his scent. They all knew what darkness could do and with the next generation being born this would be an opportunity to try and regain control. Sometimes she wished that her mother and father had never been born, then the clans wouldnt have had to suffer and there kits wouldnt live under such harsh scrutiny all the time. Closing her eyes she couldnt help but think about her aunt Spiritstar....where her name sake came from she was sure. How had she been kept spared was she always protected by Starclan? She wished her kits would be graced with that level of protection.
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Post by Moonblazer on Oct 9, 2020 8:22:19 GMT -5
“We would be rather strange parents if we did not worry about our kits.” Diamondheart hummed, giving a small hum of humor in an attempt to calm the tense atmosphere. He looked steadily at his mate, mewing out. “I love you so much. Everyday I love you more and more.” He admitted, taking her in and admiring her selflessness and kindness.
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Post by 🌙Moonpower🌙 on Oct 9, 2020 9:48:28 GMT -5
"Good! Because then I would have to fight you!" Maskkit bounced to his paws, tiny claws sliding out as if adding emphasis. "Father said their was an evil cat who put his own ambitions over the Clan and the whole forest was cursed by their greed. He says we can't let that happen to River Clan again, so I got my eye on you!"
Ottermask purred in agreement with his mate when he passed over. He put the fish down. "Maskkit, come away from Diamondheart. I've told you he had a heart for the Clan unlike Adderstar."
"Hmph," Maskkit didn't look convinced, but he obeyed his father anyway and slowly backed away from Diamondheart, still watching the deputy.
Ottermask gave Diamondheart an apologetic look, but his amusement betrayed his thoughts that Kits will be Kits and some tend to get over excited about different stories.
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Post by Jewelspirit on Oct 9, 2020 11:33:15 GMT -5
Venomspirit purred softly at Diamondheart nuzzling close though there was a bit of a wince hearing Ottermask talk about her father. She hated that she was associated with him and Robinstar. It caused her heart to ache knowing that she will forever be stuck in there shadows and always under watch.
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Post by Moonblazer on Oct 9, 2020 12:17:11 GMT -5
"If anything like that did ever happen, I would want you to defeat me." Diamondheart admitted, serious and steady. He knew that he would never allow himself to fall to darkness like Adderstar had, yet he supposed he expected it to be a known topic already. Ottermask was Adderstar's kin, just as Venomspirit was. Both of them had suffered under him as all of Riverclan had. He looked at Ottermask with a weak smile, before he watched Maskkit slip back. He opened his jaws.
"Smogstorm, Ottermask. It's good to see you both up and about. I see you back there as well, Frostlake." He chuckled, glancing back towards where the older queen was watching over her own kits. He waved his tail, before he mewed. "We're going to have the nursery done here after these last few reeds. Then we'll be able to finish up the Warrior's den. Maskkit here made some very compelling points. I can see you've raised a dedicated Warrior." He chuckled to his adoptive brother and his mate.
Smogstorm murmured for Maskkit to come to her side, wanting to groom the dirt from his pelt while she offered a dip of her head to the deputy.
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Post by Zz on Oct 9, 2020 12:20:57 GMT -5
"That's for sure. Now come on. I'll need help getting around with all the new branches and holes in the territory."
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Post by Moonblazer on Oct 9, 2020 12:23:24 GMT -5
"You've got it." Swanpaw waved her tail in affirmation, her eyes bright with humor. She padded back at Kingpaw's side, glancing around the camp. "There's a few small branches up ahead. Just keep next to me and I'll get us around them." She promised.
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Post by Frozen on Oct 9, 2020 12:32:49 GMT -5
Deadpath limped over to Shellstream with a fish in his jaws. He flicked his ear rather awkwardly and had a hard time looking her in the eye. Unable to say anything, he nodded down to the fish as if asking if she wanted to share. Shellstream stopped what she was doing, noticing Deadpath approach. "Oh! Do you want to share this with me?" she asked. She curled her tail around her paws, trying to hide a bit of nervousness. In class right now but here Moon, I'll be on as soon as I can)
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Post by Zz on Oct 9, 2020 13:07:41 GMT -5
Kingpaw smiled softly and nodded, moving to stand close to the she-cat even though the close contact made his fur burn. This molly always seemed to have that effect on him.
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Post by Frozen on Oct 9, 2020 15:56:49 GMT -5
Here but doing homework)
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Post by 🌙Moonpower🌙 on Oct 9, 2020 16:19:46 GMT -5
"If anything like that did ever happen, I would want you to defeat me." Diamondheart admitted, serious and steady. He knew that he would never allow himself to fall to darkness like Adderstar had, yet he supposed he expected it to be a known topic already. Ottermask was Adderstar's kin, just as Venomspirit was. Both of them had suffered under him as all of Riverclan had. He looked at Ottermask with a weak smile, before he watched Maskkit slip back. He opened his jaws. "Smogstorm, Ottermask. It's good to see you both up and about. I see you back there as well, Frostlake." He chuckled, glancing back towards where the older queen was watching over her own kits. He waved his tail, before he mewed. "We're going to have the nursery done here after these last few reeds. Then we'll be able to finish up the Warrior's den. Maskkit here made some very compelling points. I can see you've raised a dedicated Warrior." He chuckled to his adoptive brother and his mate. Smogstorm murmured for Maskkit to come to her side, wanting to groom the dirt from his pelt while she offered a dip of her head to the deputy. Ottermask smiled back at the deputy, but exhaustion was weighing his muscles down more than usual. "Thank you, Diamondheart. I make my kits know the dangers of the Dark Forest as soon as they can. You're doing fine work on the nursery. Is there anyway I could help?" He glanced over at Frostlake and smiled in greeting to his half-sister. However, she didn't return the smile and instead gave him a knowing look about over doing it. Ottermask ignored it. Maskkit huffed and went to his mother's side to be cleaned. He kept watching Diamondheart, but his expression was only soured because of the bath and not the deputy.
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Post by 🌙Moonpower🌙 on Oct 9, 2020 16:20:48 GMT -5
Shellstream stopped what she was doing, noticing Deadpath approach. "Oh! Do you want to share this with me?" she asked. She curled her tail around her paws, trying to hide a bit of nervousness. In class right now but here Moon, I'll be on as soon as I can) Deadpath laid the fish in front of her and nodded. He was trying to be bold, but his shyness around her made his voice quiver. "I...I thought you might be hungry. Would you...would you mind sharing it with...with me?"
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Post by Frozen on Oct 9, 2020 16:24:53 GMT -5
"I... would love to." Shellstream answered, looking more at the fish than Deadpath. "Have you been feeling better since you got back?" she asked, trying to tone down the awkwardness.
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Post by 🌙Moonpower🌙 on Oct 9, 2020 16:30:16 GMT -5
Deadpath nodded and laid down next to her, finding enough courage to allow their pelts to touch just enough. "I've been a lot better since I got back. SkyClan was kind to me, but..." He shook his head. He didn't want to think about the Darkness that followed him around SkyClan.
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Post by Frozen on Oct 9, 2020 16:48:48 GMT -5
I meant back from the patrol, but that works xD I was actually rereading the part where Deadpath was brought back yesterday. It was intense)
"I know I've said it many times before, but I'm glad you came back." Shellstream nodded. "You belong here with us. I'm happy that SkyClan took you in, but you shouldn't have left in the first place... my father was wrong." She remembered the moment vividly, where Earthstar demanded his exile during his bout of paranoia. She was glad that he truly seemed remorseful for what he did.
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Post by 🌙Moonpower🌙 on Oct 9, 2020 16:53:29 GMT -5
(do you know what page that's on? I'd like to reread it.)
Deadpath shivered at the thought of his exile and the furious look in Earth star's eyes. However, it was nice to hear that Shellstream thought he belonged here. He felt she was right. "I really missed you," he said quietly. "I-I missed Ottermask and Venomspirit too, of course, but..." He flicked his ear and finally found the courage to look her in the eye. "I missed you the most."
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Post by Frozen on Oct 9, 2020 17:00:54 GMT -5
Starts on page 56 of the border page, then page 188 of RiverClan)
Shellstream flushed at his words, unable to keep the eye contact. "I... I missed you too." she muttered.
(how are they going to get together?)
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Post by Moonblazer on Oct 9, 2020 17:10:08 GMT -5
"If anything like that did ever happen, I would want you to defeat me." Diamondheart admitted, serious and steady. He knew that he would never allow himself to fall to darkness like Adderstar had, yet he supposed he expected it to be a known topic already. Ottermask was Adderstar's kin, just as Venomspirit was. Both of them had suffered under him as all of Riverclan had. He looked at Ottermask with a weak smile, before he watched Maskkit slip back. He opened his jaws. "Smogstorm, Ottermask. It's good to see you both up and about. I see you back there as well, Frostlake." He chuckled, glancing back towards where the older queen was watching over her own kits. He waved his tail, before he mewed. "We're going to have the nursery done here after these last few reeds. Then we'll be able to finish up the Warrior's den. Maskkit here made some very compelling points. I can see you've raised a dedicated Warrior." He chuckled to his adoptive brother and his mate. Smogstorm murmured for Maskkit to come to her side, wanting to groom the dirt from his pelt while she offered a dip of her head to the deputy. Ottermask smiled back at the deputy, but exhaustion was weighing his muscles down more than usual. "Thank you, Diamondheart. I make my kits know the dangers of the Dark Forest as soon as they can. You're doing fine work on the nursery. Is there anyway I could help?" He glanced over at Frostlake and smiled in greeting to his half-sister. However, she didn't return the smile and instead gave him a knowing look about over doing it. Ottermask ignored it. Maskkit huffed and went to his mother's side to be cleaned. He kept watching Diamondheart, but his expression was only soured because of the bath and not the deputy. "You can help me by getting some rest." Diamondheart mewed, blunt but caring. He looked at the other tom, his eyes reflecting his concern. "You have been on your paws without pause, and I can tell exhaustion when I see it." He nodded towards the nursery. "Spend some time with Maskkit and Mintkit, and your mate and Frostlake. I promise you, that Riverclan will not crumble if you rest." He meowed knowingly. Smogstorm nearly sighed in relief, agreeing with the deputy on that matter. She leaned down to groom between Maskkit's ears, mewing softly. "Do you want to take a nap next to your sister?" She then glanced up at Ottermask, still as concerned as she was earlier.
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Post by 🌙Moonpower🌙 on Oct 9, 2020 17:44:26 GMT -5
(I wrote that down so I could go back and look at it ) Deadpath flicked his ear, not knowing what else to say, but he smiled knowing she missed him too. He nudged the fish toward her so she could have the first bite. (I dunno, they confess here in this cute little moment if you want.) Ottermask sighed softly. He knew Diamondheart was right, but he felt that working hard for the Clan would make up for the deaths he caused. "I suppose I could rest a minute or two." He smiled softly down at his kits, so grateful that they made it out of the fire just fine. "No." Maskkit pouted up at his mother. "I'm not sleepy!" However, he had been up since before the Clan returned to the camp.
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Post by Moonblazer on Oct 9, 2020 17:48:52 GMT -5
“Please do.” Diamondheart sighed with relief, before his tail flicked lightly. “I promise that I’ll find duties for you after you rest. We haven’t hunted together in a while. We probably could later on when I send more hunting patrols out.” He offered.
Smogstorm gave a small chuckle, flicking Maskkit with her tail. “I can tell when you’re fibbing, little one. You’ve been awake and bouncing about all day. Are you sure that you’re not tired?”
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Post by 🌙Moonpower🌙 on Oct 9, 2020 17:57:12 GMT -5
Ottermask nodded in agreement. "We should probably think about border patrols too. We don't want the other Clans to think they can some of our territory after what happened."
"No." Maskkit pouted again and looked away from his mother. With the pride that he had, he refused to look at her as he walked over to his sister to nap.
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Post by Moonblazer on Oct 9, 2020 18:08:15 GMT -5
"I've got cats in mind to lead them. Mistfall, Thawfrost and Turtlefrost are all uninjured and capable, I think I'll have them lead the border patrols. The apprentices are in the perfect position to learn some camp building skills and to swim to catch fish. Land prey won't be very rich, I'm sure. It doesn't help that it's starting to get colder..." Diamondheart nodded his agreement, thinking of different cats for different duties as he continued to weave the last reed into the den.
"I always admire how quick you both are to organize things. As if you think with the same mind." Smogstorm teased lightly, looking between her mate and her deputy as she curled her tail warmly around Maskkit. She made note of how similar Maskkit was to his father, the thought filling her with gentle pride.
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Post by 🌙Moonpower🌙 on Oct 9, 2020 18:11:30 GMT -5
Ottermask nodded, but then shook his head in apology. "I'm sorry, Diamondheart. I should've known you've already thought of all that. You're a grand deputy after all." He flicked his ear and glanced at his mate a little sheepishly. "Well, we've certainly had the time to become efficient."
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Post by Moonblazer on Oct 9, 2020 18:24:21 GMT -5
Diamondheart's fur grew warm as he shook his head with a small chuckle. "No need to apologize. I'm grateful that my clanmates aren't afraid to remind me to keep on my paws, certainly when it comes to you too. You know that I always appreciate your thoughts on patrols." He admitted. It was easier to have the rank when his clanmates were cooperative with him.
"It's assuring." Smogstorm purred, support strong in her calm voice. "It means that no matter what, the clan is able to sustain itself with responsible and loyal Warriors. You should see how much your son and daughter are inspired by you." She looked at Ottermask with warmth, shifting herself so she could balance better on her good leg.
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