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Post by thistle on Mar 28, 2021 21:11:12 GMT -5
"That's good!" mewed Fuzzypaw. Seeing Ashrock exit the nursery, she jumped to her paws to ask him how it had gone. But seeing his expression, she thought the better of it and glanced back to Falcontalon. "I think I'll finish my mouse and then rest a little." She stood in front of the retired warrior a moment, seemingly hesitating, before dipping her head. "And, um, thank you Falcontalon. For everything you said. I'm...I'm really happy I came here." Turning away, Fuzzypaw snatched the last few mouthfuls of meat from the mouse she'd been eating earlier before taking the bones outside of camp and burying it. She settled down outside of the apprentice's den and began to groom her pelt tiredly.
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Post by Willow on Mar 28, 2021 21:14:41 GMT -5
ooohhhh Palepaw )
Duskpaw gasped, galloping over to Palepaw, "Are you stuck?" she asked with wide eyes.
Bumbleskip, fueled with anger this time, ducked and rolled underneath Closesky, avoiding his outstretched claws.
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Post by Willow on Mar 28, 2021 21:15:48 GMT -5
Falcontalon dipped his head, "You're welcome to come visit me anytime." he called after Fuzzypaw before getting to his own paws and moving to play with Pearlkit.
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Post by 🌙Moonpower🌙 on Mar 28, 2021 21:29:40 GMT -5
(XD)
"Maybe..." Palepaw wouldn't look at her. Whorlpaw's face grew to a wide grin.
When Bumbleskip ducked, Closesky caught himself on the ground. He twisted and lunged at Bumbleskip again.
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Post by Icefire15 on Mar 28, 2021 21:39:47 GMT -5
“I’ve been helping around camp mostly, but I just came back from a border patrol to Fourtrees.” Poppyflame said, yawning. “Everything’s quiet over there, so it looks like the other clans are backing off for now.”
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Post by 🌙Moonpower🌙 on Mar 28, 2021 21:42:22 GMT -5
Ashrock padded back over to the medicine den. Once inside he shook out his paws. Maybe he could use some of the wet moss he gathered earlier to clean them off so he wouldn't have to lick them.
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Post by Willow on Mar 28, 2021 21:44:38 GMT -5
Duskpaw sighed, assessing the tree and his foot. "You're making a bad habit of this Palepaw." she teased lightly. "Let me see if we can help you pull it out, if not we might have to go running to Snowdance for some honey or herbs to slide your leg out."
Bumbleskip huffed in annoyance, dodging to the right and swiping a paw at Closesky's shoulder.
Thistlestalk purred at the good news, "I suppose we won't have it for very much longer though now that new-leaf is approaching. Duskpaw and Fuzzypaw were able to make several catches while hunting today, I think the prey is starting to return."
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Post by 🌙Moonpower🌙 on Mar 28, 2021 21:51:25 GMT -5
"No! No going to Snowdance! No one else needs to know!" Palepaw snapped quickly at his sisters, but it was out of his embarrassment than anything else.
Whorlpaw chuckled. "We'll get you out even if it means claws the whole tree down."
Closesky took the hit, bracing himself on his paws. It felt good to be in a fight again, but he wasn't going to let Bumbleskip know he was enjoying this--he was supposed to be acting furious after all. He tucked his head and rammed into Bumbleskip to knock the younger tom off his feet.
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Post by Willow on Mar 28, 2021 21:56:51 GMT -5
Duskpaw sighed, but nodded in agreement. "Alright, get ready. I'm going to push my shoulder into your hindleg." she mewed, bracing herself behind him.
Bumbleskip coughed as Closesky knocked all the air out of his lungs. He tried to scramble back up to his paws, wheezing with effort.
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Post by Icefire15 on Mar 28, 2021 21:58:35 GMT -5
“That’s good.” Poppyflame said, giving a small smile, “And just in time too, I heard that Cherryvine’s started kitting. We’ll need the prey.”
Snowdance padded into camp, carrying some herbs gently in her jaws. She had been checking on the places she knew where most of the herbs grew and had been glad to see some had started regrowing. It was too early to pick some at the time, so she still had to go further out to find the ones she needed. She headed towards her den and entered, noticing that Ashrock was in another foul mood.
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Post by 🌙Moonpower🌙 on Mar 28, 2021 21:59:17 GMT -5
Palepaw swallowed and nodded to Duskpaw. He leaned forward to brace himself while Whorlpaw sunk her claws into the bark of the tree to help tear the hole bigger.
"Pathetic!" Closesky bared his teeth at Bumbleskip. "I've trained apprentices who fight better than you!"
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Post by 🌙Moonpower🌙 on Mar 28, 2021 22:00:02 GMT -5
"Oh, NOW you show up!" Ashrock lashed his tail and rolled his eyes at the sight of the medicine cat. "Where were you?!"
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Post by Willow on Mar 28, 2021 22:10:24 GMT -5
Palepaw swallowed and nodded to Duskpaw. He leaned forward to brace himself while Whorlpaw sunk her claws into the bark of the tree to help tear the hole bigger. "Pathetic!" Closesky bared his teeth at Bumbleskip. "I've trained apprentices who fight better than you!" Duskpaw took a deep breath before slowly pushing her weight into Palepaw, gritting her teeth she pushed harder, trying to put all her weight on him without bending his paw awkwardly Bumbleskip bared his teeth right back. “ You act as if I’ve ever prided myself in my fighting skills. Fighting is nothing to be proud of. All it does is bring more death.”
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Post by Willow on Mar 28, 2021 22:11:42 GMT -5
Thistlestalk’s eyes widened, “Really? Oh well new kits should lift everyone’s mood, especially if they’re healthy! You didn’t hear of any complications did you?” He asked curiously.
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Post by 🌙Moonpower🌙 on Mar 28, 2021 22:32:03 GMT -5
Palepaw let out a grunt when his leg was stretched from the pushing. He flexed his paw, trying to wiggle it out with the force that Duskpaw provided, but it ended up getting a strain on his hip. "Ow! Stop! You gotta stop!"
Whorlpaw frowned lightly. She was trying to tear at the bark to increase the size of the hole, but only the surface of the bark was weakened by the fire, her claws were strong enough to pry out anything deeper.
"Oh really? So what do you propose? You just roll over and let others decide what's done about you? You think you'd be standing here right now if you didn't fight back against AdderClan? You think the other Clans would think twice about messing with ShadowClan if Northstar didn't do something about it?" Closesky swiped his claws at Bumbleskip once more. "You just keep proving to me that you don't belong in this Clan!"
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Post by Firebelly on Mar 29, 2021 8:58:04 GMT -5
Stormfury curled up beside Cherryvine and looked the the four kits suckling beside her. "Cherryvine...they're amazing." he murmured, turning to lick her cheek. "You're amazing". Internally he made a note to thank Ashrock later, but for now his paws were rooted to the ground next to his mate.
Cloudscar's ears perked as Ashrock left the nursery and snapped at Snowdance. He stood, not realizing how tense he had been, and padded over, wanting to ask how the kitting went but not wanting to have his ears shredded by the grumpy tom.
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Post by Willow on Mar 29, 2021 10:17:42 GMT -5
Duskpaw stopped immediately, ducking her head down with a sigh. "Sorry Palepaw, I don't know what else to do though, do you have anymore ideas Whorlpaw?"
Bumbleskip flinched as Closesky's claws grazed his shoulder, the tom not moving out of the way fast enough. "This is different though, I'm not an enemy, I'm your clanmate!" he roared. "If you're so keen on fighting and killing for the better of the clan. Do it. Get it over with. Kill me."
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Post by Moonblazer on Mar 29, 2021 10:20:12 GMT -5
Ashrock padded back over to the medicine den. Once inside he shook out his paws. Maybe he could use some of the wet moss he gathered earlier to clean them off so he wouldn't have to lick them. “Woah!” Coalpaw, who had come into the Medicine Den in search of his mentor earlier, turned around quickly when he spotted Ashrock. “You look like you just fell in a thornbush! Did something happen? I was out of camp for-“ He shut himself up, coughing quickly as he spotted Cloudscar approaching, alarm in his eyes for a moment before he quickly righted himself. “Looking for moss.”
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Post by Moonblazer on Mar 29, 2021 10:23:00 GMT -5
Spiderfang leaped from his shoulders, giving a noise of effort as her balance was thrown off by his strength. She landed on her paws, though she stumbled a bit, hissing out lightly. "Yeah. Really off my best here...Look at us heaving like elders." She rumbled, sighing out and standing straight again, signaling a break in their training. Mouseclaw laid down, attempting to catch his breath. His sides heaving in and out with effort. "Our younger selves would be so disappointed in us huh." he mewed with a chuckle. "Hopefully we'll make them proud again once we train some more." “I would rather claw my own whiskers off than lose a spar to a wet-nosed new Warrior because I’m out of practice.” Spiderfang grumbled, before she gave a hefty sigh. She padded towards Mouseclaw, bumping her muzzle into his shoulder as she mewed. “Come on. Let’s go hunting. I haven’t done that in so long.”
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Post by Willow on Mar 29, 2021 10:23:57 GMT -5
Cherryvine purred, thoroughly exhausted after the kitting. "They're beautiful aren't they? We should name them." Her eyes swept over the kits taking in their pelt colors. "Hmmm how about Hailkit for this little tom?" she asked quietly, licking the tom of his head while he suckled.
Hailkit let out a whine as his meal was interrupted.
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Post by Willow on Mar 29, 2021 10:30:25 GMT -5
Mouseclaw snorted "I'm surprised you still have enough energy for that. But the clan needs fed." he replied, getting back to his paws and stretching out his legs. "Anywhere particular you want to hunt?"
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Post by Moonblazer on Mar 29, 2021 10:39:55 GMT -5
Mouseclaw snorted "I'm surprised you still have enough energy for that. But the clan needs fed." he replied, getting back to his paws and stretching out his legs. "Anywhere particular you want to hunt?" “I’m a senior warrior, not an elder.” Spiderfang scoffed, though her rusty humor was evident in her voice as she snarked. “I want to go see Carrionplace. If anything, checking on it might let us in on what exactly happened. That, and maybe the rats have come back.” She decided.
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Post by 🌙Moonpower🌙 on Mar 29, 2021 10:43:03 GMT -5
Duskpaw stopped immediately, ducking her head down with a sigh. "Sorry Palepaw, I don't know what else to do though, do you have anymore ideas Whorlpaw?" Bumbleskip flinched as Closesky's claws grazed his shoulder, the tom not moving out of the way fast enough. "This is different though, I'm not an enemy, I'm your clanmate!" he roared. "If you're so keen on fighting and killing for the better of the clan. Do it. Get it over with. Kill me." Palepaw grit his teeth. He really didn't want anyone else to know about this. All he had been doing was practicing a kick and now his foot was stuck! "Try again." Palepaw looked back at his sisters. He'd endure the pain. He had too. When Whorlpaw hesitated, Palepaw insisted. "Again!" "Are you my clanmate, though?" Closesky paused his attacks and glared at him. "Because right now, you're just taking up space. You're taking up prey! You're supposed to be a senior warrior, Bumbleskip! A cat all the young ones can look too and you're moping about like a kit who lost their beetle! You willingly let me drag you out of camp, which tells me you don't even care about being here. You say you can't leave because of your kits, but you don't actually care! A cat who doesn't care doesn't deserve the life after death. You can wander in your pity and self-depreciation for as long as you want, just do it away from ShadowClan. The Clan has been through enough, they don't need your mood spoiling the hope for tomorrow."
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Post by Willow on Mar 29, 2021 10:43:24 GMT -5
Mouseclaw nodded, bumping his head lightly against her shoulder before heading off, "It's strange seeing it all burnt. The twolegs that sometimes mull around near it aren't there as much anymore. Which is better for us I suppose."
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Post by 🌙Moonpower🌙 on Mar 29, 2021 10:45:56 GMT -5
Ashrock rolled his eyes. Great. Snowdance finally comes back and now the deputy probably wanted to chew his ears off for how he treated his precious buddy Stormfury. And to top it off, Coalpaw came prancing in and nearly spilling their secret. Ashrock let out a growl and shook out his pelt again. He didn't address any of the cats and stalked off to the back of the den. If they wanted to yell at him, they could do while he was as far away as he could possibly get!
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Post by Moonblazer on Mar 29, 2021 10:53:36 GMT -5
Mouseclaw nodded, bumping his head lightly against her shoulder before heading off, "It's strange seeing it all burnt. The twolegs that sometimes mull around near it aren't there as much anymore. Which is better for us I suppose." “How can creatures so clumsy and stupid cause so much damage?” Spiderfang hissed, her ears falling as the sight of ash and old, fading soot etched into her mind again. “A fire of all things. I hate fires. I hate them. Stupid, wretched twolegs...All they have taken from us.” She thought then of Onyxtip, of her mother and father, all burned in flames, and the grief she felt turned right into cold anger. She would not mourn with cries, but she would certainly do what she could to never let another one happen. “The less twolegs around, the better. I might just take a bit of their leg if I see one.” She grunted.
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Post by Foxstar26 on Mar 29, 2021 11:27:52 GMT -5
Noot)
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Post by Moonblazer on Mar 29, 2021 11:32:01 GMT -5
(Slams into. Here take this) Honeypaw grimaced with a scowl as he felt specks of mud stain the fur on his paws. He groomed them with a huff, hating when his pelt was dirty in any way. Cherryvine had seemed to have finished her kitting, which was good news, though now the camp was achingly uneventful once more.
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Post by Firebelly on Mar 29, 2021 11:32:31 GMT -5
Stormfury purred. "Hailkit...I like it." He said, a bit nervous to name any of his children. He didn't want to be wrong or give them silly names. "I want to name one after my mother." he said quietly, hoping Cherryvine wouldn't protest.
Cloudscar's ears flicked as Ashrock stormed off. Bounding after him he called after the younger warrior. "Ashrock, wait!" The deputy had no intentions of yelling at Ashrock, but there was no way to communicate that when he was halfway across camp.
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Post by Willow on Mar 29, 2021 11:52:04 GMT -5
(Cloudscar, Cherryvine will invite you in after the naming XD )
Cherryvine looked up at her mate with a smile "Of course Stormfury, were you thinking Swallowkit? Or perhaps Featherkit?" she asked softly. "They're your kits too, I don't want to name them all by myself." she teased.
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