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Post by 🌙Moonpower🌙 on Jan 4, 2019 22:18:49 GMT -5
"No," Russetshade replied softly, sadly glancing at her mate. "She won't come back. She watches over us from StarClan and will help guide us on. Northstar loved ShadowClan very much, so she'll be watching over you two as well."
"How are you doing?" Eaglesight asked quietly. "This...probably brings up old wounds for you."
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Post by Willow on Jan 4, 2019 22:20:12 GMT -5
Duskkit wriggled "I hope he let's us!"
Starrylight returned to her kits looking between them before settling down again with the rest of the clan.
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Post by Jekyll on Jan 4, 2019 22:20:29 GMT -5
Shadedpine turned to look at him, though when looking in her eyes it was obvious she was somewhere else. "Yeah. Plus if not for Northstar my mom would have had to leave the clan. A lot of others wanted her out for being with a rogue." Her voice was soft and distant.
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Post by 🌙Moonpower🌙 on Jan 4, 2019 22:20:33 GMT -5
"Because I was trying to save the Clan from Northstar's last mistake." Ashrock lashed his tail and looked out of the den, back at the leader's body. "Cedarstorm doesn't deserve to be leader. He's too weak! Why am I the only one who sees that?"
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Post by 🌙Moonpower🌙 on Jan 4, 2019 22:21:57 GMT -5
"What do you think, mother?" Palekit looked up at Starrylight. "Will we be able to sleep in the leader's den with father?"
"I know how you feel." Eaglesight sat down beside her. "Northstar's the reason my father was allowed in the Clan. If she didn't do that, I would've never been born."
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Post by Jekyll on Jan 4, 2019 22:22:56 GMT -5
"Yeah." She seemed to barely hear him though. Her thoughts whirled and she turned to look at Northstar's body once more. "I can't believe it."
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Post by 🌙Moonpower🌙 on Jan 4, 2019 22:24:46 GMT -5
"None of us can." Eaglesight took a deep breath. "I'd hate to be in Closesky's paws right now, Northstar was his best friend. Then there's the reactions of the other Clans. What will they think now that Northstar is gone? I bet they see us weakened."
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Post by Jekyll on Jan 4, 2019 22:26:47 GMT -5
"Well we can't let them think that. Even now we're strong." She seemed to pull herself from her stupor with those words and shook her fur out. "Which is why I'm going back out."
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Post by Foxstar26 on Jan 4, 2019 22:26:47 GMT -5
Strikekit nodded. "Ok.." He sighed sadly and pressed close to Russstshade. "You're not gonna go there too right?"
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Post by Willow on Jan 4, 2019 22:27:13 GMT -5
Starrylight purred softly "That will be up to your father. But now is not the time to ask."
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Post by Moonblazer on Jan 4, 2019 22:30:35 GMT -5
"Because I was trying to save the Clan from Northstar's last mistake." Ashrock lashed his tail and looked out of the den, back at the leader's body. "Cedarstorm doesn't deserve to be leader. He's too weak! Why am I the only one who sees that?" Coalpaw looked at his mentor, a sad look filling his eyes. “Is that what you want so bad? You would pick a rank over your brother?” He shuffled his paws weakly. “You were my hero...you didn’t have to be a deputy for me to want to be like you.”
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Post by 🌙Moonpower🌙 on Jan 4, 2019 22:35:49 GMT -5
"I think I'll join you." Eaglesight padded after her. "If you don't mind."
"No, darling." Russetshade pressed close to both her sons. "I'm not leaving you."
"Oh." Palekit looked back at Northstar's body. "What will it be like with father as leader?"
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Post by Jekyll on Jan 4, 2019 22:37:09 GMT -5
"Not at all. There's something else I need to do anyways." She smiled softly and led the way out of camp, heading toward carrionplace at a steady pace.
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Post by Foxstar26 on Jan 4, 2019 22:38:42 GMT -5
Flintclaw pressed close to Russetshade. "And neither am I." He spoke.
Strikekit nodded and pressed close.
Hollowpool sat outside he medicine cat den. She tried to stand, leg buckling underneath her. She wanted to pay her respects to Northstar.
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Post by 🌙Moonpower🌙 on Jan 4, 2019 22:44:58 GMT -5
Eaglesight quickly padded after her, keeping quiet.
Russetshade purred softly in the comfort of her mate and kits.
"Let me help you," Frogleap padded over to Hollowpool, a soft smile was on his face, but eyes shone with his sorrow.
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Post by Jekyll on Jan 4, 2019 22:46:11 GMT -5
It didn't take long for Shadedpine to reach where she was headed, her pawsteps growing more nervous the closer she got to the clearing. Finally, she stood at its edge, looking over at the mound of raised ground where the grave lay. She turned scared, her body trembling lightly.
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Post by Foxstar26 on Jan 4, 2019 22:49:21 GMT -5
"I can do it." Hollowpool looked at him. "I don't want to seem helpless." She sighed softly.
Flintclaw looked at her. "I love you." He spoke. "Everything will turn out ok."
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Post by Icefire15 on Jan 4, 2019 22:51:36 GMT -5
Shademoon nodded and padded out of camp.
"What do you think?" Foxshadow asked Ferretclaw, looking at him, "Who do you think Cedarstorm will choose?"
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Post by 🌙Moonpower🌙 on Jan 4, 2019 22:54:18 GMT -5
Eaglesight blinked at the sight of the place Shadedpine had led them. "Hey." His voice was soft when he looked at her. "It's alright."
Frogleap blinked at her, he didn't have that intention when he offered, but he only nodded in reply, stepping back that she could do it on her own.
"I love you too," Russetshade smiled softly at her mate. "And I sure hope so."
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Post by Jekyll on Jan 4, 2019 22:57:22 GMT -5
Shadedpine looked at him before nodding slowly. "I know. I feel as though, I need to let him go finally. I finally feel strong enough to do so." She let herself relax though she was still shaking slightly as she padded forward to the mound and then sat down beside it.
"Hey little brother. I've missed you. Sorry I haven't visited in... well, ever. I was scared too but now, thanks to Eaglesight helping me, I'm not anymore." Her voice caught in her throat as tears rose up and she laid a paw softly on the mound.
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Post by Foxstar26 on Jan 4, 2019 23:03:35 GMT -5
Hollowpool tried to move forward but her leg wouldn't hold her weight. She hissed in frustration. "Can you help." She huffed.
Flintclaw nodded. "It will." He spoke.
Pinefeather looked at him. "Where too?"
"Cliffheary maybe." Ferretclaw spoke. "He's a trusted warrior."
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Post by Willow on Jan 4, 2019 23:04:03 GMT -5
Starrylight leaned down to nuzzle each of the kits “I don’t jnkw my darling. That is up to your father to decide”
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Post by 🌙Moonpower🌙 on Jan 4, 2019 23:23:22 GMT -5
Eaglesight sat quietly back, knowing that Shadedpine needed to do this.
Frogleap nodded and stepped up next to her. "I'll always help you, Hollowpool. I...I know you're not helpless though."
Palekit purred when his mother nuzzled him. "Do you think I could be father's deputy?"
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Post by Foxstar26 on Jan 4, 2019 23:27:19 GMT -5
"Thanks." Hollowpool looked at him. "I feel so helpless.. I'm a burden." She sighed.
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Post by 🌙Moonpower🌙 on Jan 4, 2019 23:27:28 GMT -5
"Because I was trying to save the Clan from Northstar's last mistake." Ashrock lashed his tail and looked out of the den, back at the leader's body. "Cedarstorm doesn't deserve to be leader. He's too weak! Why am I the only one who sees that?" Coalpaw looked at his mentor, a sad look filling his eyes. “Is that what you want so bad? You would pick a rank over your brother?” He shuffled his paws weakly. “You were my hero...you didn’t have to be a deputy for me to want to be like you.” Ashrock grit his teeth, more so in conflict than in anger. Coalpaw's words actually pricked at his stone-cold heart. "I was putting this Clan first just like he would've done."
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Post by 🌙Moonpower🌙 on Jan 4, 2019 23:28:10 GMT -5
"You're not." Frogleap shook his head, though he liked it when she leaned again him. "You're still healing, the Clan sees that. You'll be back on your paws in no time."
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Post by Willow on Jan 4, 2019 23:33:54 GMT -5
Starrylight grinned at his enthusiasm, “you are too young, but perhaps someday. To become deputy you must be a warrior whose trained at least one apprentice. It’s part of the warrior code.”
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Post by Moonblazer on Jan 4, 2019 23:35:32 GMT -5
Coalpaw looked at his mentor, a sad look filling his eyes. “Is that what you want so bad? You would pick a rank over your brother?” He shuffled his paws weakly. “You were my hero...you didn’t have to be a deputy for me to want to be like you.” Ashrock grit his teeth, more so in conflict than in anger. Coalpaw's words actually pricked at his stone-cold heart. "I was putting this Clan first just like he would've done." Coalpaw looked at Ashrock. He wished his mentor would look at him more, would look at him with pride like his father looked at Tumblepaw. He breathed, innocent and saddened. “I want to do that too. But...but I couldn’t even do it. I tried to remember what you taught me my first days, when I was fighting those rouges but...but I couldn’t remember it anymore.” He looked at the larger tom. “Warriors put their clan first just as much as leaders do.”
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Post by Firebelly on Jan 4, 2019 23:37:21 GMT -5
Storm fury nodded. “I never got to thank her” he said to Cherryvine. “Not really.” He thought with bitterness about how he had never really thanked the leader for taking him in.
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Post by 🌙Moonpower🌙 on Jan 4, 2019 23:42:48 GMT -5
"Then I'll train really hard!" Palekit puffed out his chest with excitement. "I'll be one of the best warriors ShadowClan has ever seen! I'll even be better than Closesky!"
"YEah right!" Whorlkit suddenly laughed. "No one is better than Closesky!"
Ashrock flattened his ears. "You'll get better and we'll go training more. What happened with the rogues won't ever happen again Coalpaw. I'll make sure of it."
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