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Post by Icefire15 on Apr 19, 2021 18:29:36 GMT -5
Hi ^.^)
Leopardshadow slipped out of the medicine den, mewing a thanks and goodbye to Snowdance before turning and scanning the camp for Talltalon. She had been feeling a bit off the past couple days and had decided to visit the medicine den, but she hadn’t been expecting what Snowdance had told her. Spotting her mate, Leopardshadow started towards him, her tail flicking back and forth in thought.
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Post by Moonblazer on Apr 19, 2021 19:42:46 GMT -5
Talltalon did not turn to face his mate as she approached, but his voice indicated that he was content with her arrival. "Come to visit the guarding cat? I will warn you, you will not distract me no matter how hard you try." He snorted, the faintest hint of a smirk crossing his stern muzzle.
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Post by Icefire15 on Apr 19, 2021 19:53:42 GMT -5
Leopardshadow gave a slight smile and sat down next to him, her fur barely brushing his, “Oh, I don’t know about that. I think I know something that might surprise you.” She mewed quietly, curling her tail over her paws.
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Post by Moonblazer on Apr 19, 2021 19:56:29 GMT -5
Talltalon's small smirk fell back into a serious line again as he finally turned his head, glancing at his mate. "Is everything alright? Is it something serious?" He tensed up a bit, thinking of all that could be ailing Leopardshadow, and how he'd be more than happy to claw anything that discomforted her.
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Post by Icefire15 on Apr 19, 2021 20:03:17 GMT -5
Leopardshadow gave a purr, resting her tail on his shoulder gently, “Everything is fine. It’s nothing bad, I promise.” She mewed, looking at him, “I’ve just been to see Snowdance. I told her I hadn’t been feeling right and she examined me. Talltalon, I’m expecting kits.”
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Post by Moonblazer on Apr 19, 2021 20:08:24 GMT -5
"...K...kits?" Talltalon's face was blank for a moment, as though the words had not registered completely. He blinked once, before his eyes widened with shock and something akin to fear. "We haven't been mates for that long, and kits already? I...how did that...Okay. I know how it happened, but even then..." He closed his mouth, before he swallowed down his rising nerves and took in a deep breath. "I'm not saying it's a bad thing. Not at all, but...but, I've never been much of a...nurturing kind of cat. Kits. Starclan, kits." He breathed out the word, repeating it with a breath of disbelief as he tried to process the shock of it all. He then fretted, his voice gruff with worry. "Did Snowdance say you were okay? The kits won't hurt you, will they? You'll eat enough, right?"
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Post by Icefire15 on Apr 27, 2021 19:08:06 GMT -5
Leopardshadow gave a light purr, “I’ll be fine.” She mewed, nudging him lightly, “It was a shock to me as well, trust me. I might be older than most queens, but Snowdance said I’ll be fine so long as I don’t push myself.”
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Post by Moonblazer on Apr 27, 2021 19:31:53 GMT -5
Leopardshadow gave a light purr, “I’ll be fine.” She mewed, nudging him lightly, “It was a shock to me as well, trust me. I might be older than most queens, but Snowdance said I’ll be fine so long as I don’t push myself.” “I...” Talltalon hesitated, before a guarded and almost desperate look filled his eyes. “I can’t lose you. Not after everything, and everyone that I’ve...“ He swallowed then, nervous but beginning to accept that this was going to happen. He would not be a coward, not now. “...What if we...what if I’m an awful father?” He mewed softly, his ears falling.
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Post by Icefire15 on Apr 27, 2021 20:04:38 GMT -5
“You’ll be an amazing father. I’m sure of that.” Leopardshadow mewed, looking him in the eye, “And you won’t lose me either, Talltalon. I’ll be fine.”
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Post by Willow on Apr 27, 2021 20:05:45 GMT -5
Thistlestalk exited the warrior's den, letting out a sigh of contentment as he actually felt well-rested for once. Looking around camp, he searched for someone to go out with. Cloudscar had asked him to check on the borders of fourtrees.
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Post by Icefire15 on Apr 27, 2021 20:37:54 GMT -5
Poppyflame was grooming her pelt outside the warriors den, having just gotten up herself. She mewed a greeting to Thistlestalk came out, “Morning.”
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Post by Willow on Apr 27, 2021 20:52:59 GMT -5
Thistlestalk smiled, holding in a purr as he dipped his head to Poppyflame. "Good morning, Cloudscar asked me to go check the border near fourtrees, would you care to join me?" He asked, padding closer to her.
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Post by Icefire15 on Apr 27, 2021 21:07:31 GMT -5
Poppyflame smiled and gave a nod, “Sure! I wouldn’t mind getting out of camp for a bit.” She mewed, standing and stretching, “You wanna head out now?”
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Post by Moonblazer on Apr 27, 2021 21:11:47 GMT -5
“You’ll be an amazing father. I’m sure of that.” Leopardshadow mewed, looking him in the eye, “And you won’t lose me either, Talltalon. I’ll be fine.” Talltalon took a deep breath, able to find some solace in his mate’s assured words. Leopardshadow was a very wise and experienced Warrior, just as he was, if not more. He knew she would never lie to him. He nodded once, before awkwardly yet earnestly moving to touch his nose to hers. “Then...I guess we’ll just have to face this new experience head on, as we do.”
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Post by Willow on Apr 27, 2021 21:22:41 GMT -5
Thistlestalk did a quick stretch and shook out his pelt before nodding to Poppyflame, "Alright, I'm ready now, if we head out now, perhaps we can hunt on the way back. The birds at fourtrees may still be performing their sunrise songs."
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Post by Icefire15 on Apr 27, 2021 22:41:51 GMT -5
“We can handle it.” Leopardshadow said, curling her tail over her paws, “Mind if I keep you company on your watch?” She asked.
Poppyflame nodded, “I’m ready to go. It would be nice to be able to find some prey for the clan.” She said, moving towards the camp entrance.
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Post by Willow on Apr 27, 2021 23:01:52 GMT -5
Thistlestalk ducked out of camp, padding leisurely towards fourtrees, usually he wasn’t one to dawdle but he couldn’t help but extend the time he spent with Poppyflame, he would be near the she-cat always if it were up to him. He purred quietly as he caught sight of a few budding plants through the burnt underbrush “Look Poppyflame, this is a great sign!”
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Post by Icefire15 on Apr 27, 2021 23:28:30 GMT -5
Poppyflame paused and padded over to him. She gave a purr at the sight of new growth and smiled, “It is a sign. An amazing one.” She mewed, “I wonder how long until the forest is completely healed from the fire.”
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Post by Willow on Apr 28, 2021 18:59:41 GMT -5
Thistlestalk flicked his tail, leaning to get a closer look at the little sprouts "Probably many more moons, but I'll take this for now. It's been so long since I've seen something so green."
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Post by Moonblazer on May 14, 2021 12:42:15 GMT -5
“We can handle it.” Leopardshadow said, curling her tail over her paws, “Mind if I keep you company on your watch?” She asked. Poppyflame nodded, “I’m ready to go. It would be nice to be able to find some prey for the clan.” She said, moving towards the camp entrance. “I would never mind your company.” Talltalon nodded after a moment of forcing himself to be calm. The weariness of fatherhood would take a while to shake off, but he also knew that he needed to trust in Leopardshadow’s assurances. She had a reputation of one of Shadowclan’s wisest warriors for a reason.
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Post by Willow on Jun 2, 2021 7:24:40 GMT -5
boop )
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Post by Zz on Jun 2, 2021 21:25:39 GMT -5
Sorry for the lack of attendance! School is out now so I'll be on a lot though))
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Post by thistle on Jun 3, 2021 20:10:46 GMT -5
(Willow, do you think we could duplicate Spottedpaw to get some flow going?)
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Post by Willow on Jun 4, 2021 14:31:13 GMT -5
yeah we can move on ^.^ you wanna start a post and I'll reply? )
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Post by thistle on Jun 4, 2021 20:48:54 GMT -5
((sure!))
Fuzzypaw padded around the perimeter of the camp before stopping at the entrance, turning around, and padding in the other direction. StarClan, she was bored. All of the other apprentices were busy and Thistlestalk had gone out earlier while she'd been visiting Cherryvine and Stormfury's kits. She plopped down outside of the apprentices' den, batting at a scrap of moss.
She'd already cleaned the elders' nests and brought them prey, organized the prey pile, tried to count the pebbles in the camp, and made nests for Spottedpaw, Rustlepaw, and Turkeypaw. Now, with nothing to do, she turned her face up to the sky to watch puffy white clouds as they scudded across the expanse of blue.
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Post by Willow on Jun 4, 2021 22:13:36 GMT -5
Spottedpaw trudged his way into the apprentice’s den, flopping down into his nest. He yawned, getting comfortable before tensing as he made eye-contact with Fuzzypaw. “Starclan, I didn’t see you there Fuzzypaw! Almost jumped out of my fur.”
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Post by thistle on Jun 6, 2021 16:47:59 GMT -5
Spottedpaw trudged his way into the apprentice’s den, flopping down into his nest. He yawned, getting comfortable before tensing as he made eye-contact with Fuzzypaw. “Starclan, I didn’t see you there Fuzzypaw! Almost jumped out of my fur.” Fuzzypaw twitched her whiskers in amusement. "Sorry!" she mewed, slipping into the den alongside the brown-and-white tom. "I hope you don't mind; you, Rustlepaw, and Turkeypaw's nests are next to mine and Duskpaw's. There's not a ton of room in here!" Sitting down in her own nest and curling her fluffy tail around her paws, she tilted her head. "It is nice not to be one of the newest in here anymore, though!" she meowed. "So? What'd you think of the territory? And Lynxdapple?"
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Post by Willow on Jun 6, 2021 19:06:48 GMT -5
Spottedpaw shook out his fur, trying to wake himself up a bit more. "The territory is like what I remember from when we came back from the fire, just a lot bigger. And, Lynxdapple is amazing! I'm so happy he's my mentor. How do you like Thistlestalk? Is he a good mentor too?"
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Post by Icefire15 on Jun 8, 2021 16:33:17 GMT -5
Boop)
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Post by Moonblazer on Jun 8, 2021 16:38:41 GMT -5
(Bop)
Talltalon padded into camp with a lizard in his jaws, a scowl across his face. It was all he had been able to find on such short notice, and the tom wanted better prey for his mate. Leopardshadow now was eating for more than herself, and if he was going to be a father, he knew he needed to prove he was capable for it. He looked around quietly for her.
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