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Post by Moonblazer on Nov 5, 2024 21:24:15 GMT -5
Cardinalblaze stopped for a moment as Kinkfire approached. He awkwardly opened his jaws, not sure if he was willing to risk the wrath of the she-cat by being frank in that well... Starclan, she looked rough. He flicked his ear, finally able to mew out. "Ah, Kinkfire. Uhm..."
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Post by Foxstar26 on Nov 5, 2024 21:30:17 GMT -5
What Ashrock was trying to say seemed to dawn on Stonesong. “Ashrock.. you loving them did not make them die.” She said gently. “And you having feelings for me won’t make me die either. I’m not going anywhere.” She promised.
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Post by 🌙Moonpower🌙 on Nov 5, 2024 21:30:31 GMT -5
Tumblefoot perked up at the thought of being on a patrol with his former mentor. He smiled at Goldberry and padded over to Thistlestalk.
Smokestorm nodded curtly to the deputy. He glanced over at Lynxdapple and Spottedpaw before heading for the camp entrance with a quickness in his step that wasn't like him.
Tigerfury slightly tilted his head at Cardinalblaze's request. It was odd, but he didn't complain. Instead, he padded back to the warrior's den to wait outside while the deputy went to speak with his former mentor. Tigerfury started cleaning his paws and almost felt amused. He didn't need Cardinalblaze's reassurance that it wasn't anything bad. He wasn't an insecure kit. Movement at the den entrance made him look up, he smiled at his sister and Littlemoon sat down beside him when he struck up conversation.
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Post by 🌙Moonpower🌙 on Nov 5, 2024 21:31:25 GMT -5
(Hey Ice! Kinkfire just came out of the warrior's den. I'm having her belly show a bit and she was just overcome by queasiness if we want her and Storm to find out they're having kits?) |
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Post by 🌙Moonpower🌙 on Nov 5, 2024 21:33:07 GMT -5
Cardinalblaze stopped for a moment as Kinkfire approached. He awkwardly opened his jaws, not sure if he was willing to risk the wrath of the she-cat by being frank in that well... Starclan, she looked rough. He flicked his ear, finally able to mew out. "Ah, Kinkfire. Uhm..." "What?" Kinkfire snapped at the young deputy. Between the way she felt and the frog-brained look on his face, she was quick to a temper this morning. "Don't look at me like that. I'm as capable enough for a patrol as ever." |
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Post by Moonblazer on Nov 5, 2024 21:36:25 GMT -5
(Also, Icefire15, Vipertooth is waiting at the medicine den to get her paw looked at!) |
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Post by Moonblazer on Nov 5, 2024 21:39:13 GMT -5
Cardinalblaze stopped for a moment as Kinkfire approached. He awkwardly opened his jaws, not sure if he was willing to risk the wrath of the she-cat by being frank in that well... Starclan, she looked rough. He flicked his ear, finally able to mew out. "Ah, Kinkfire. Uhm..." "What?" Kinkfire snapped at the young deputy. Between the way she felt and the frog-brained look on his face, she was quick to a temper this morning. "Don't look at me like that. I'm as capable enough for a patrol as ever." "That's not- I mean-" Cardinalblaze started awkwardly, eyes flickering about for a moment before he swallowed down his frantic nerves. Starclan, he couldn't let his anxiousness make him look like a fool! He finally swallowed down his stammer, before he looked at her. "Are you feeling alright, Kinkfire? I need to be frank... but, you look like you're feeling under the weather?" He offered as peacefully as he could manage. "Ohhh. We should gooo." Lynxdapple whispered to his apprentice and Smokestorm, quickly darting after the younger tom as Cardinalblaze made the mistake of telling a she-cat she looked unwell. Goldberry nearly choked on air at Cardinalblaze's words to Kinkfire, the golden tom now also more than ready to get going. He looked warmly at Tumblefoot, before he leaned down and whispered. "Never say that to Burninghope, and that's all the advice I'm going to give, yes? Let's catch some prey." |
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Post by 🌙Moonpower🌙 on Nov 5, 2024 21:41:05 GMT -5
What Ashrock was trying to say seemed to dawn on Stonesong. “Ashrock.. you loving them did not make them die.” She said gently. “And you having feelings for me won’t make me die either. I’m not going anywhere.” She promised. Ashrock tensed instinctively. "I didn't say I had--" he bit his tongue, though. He didn't outright say it, but he had been trying to imply it. He paced another pass before plopping down against the camp wall. He glared out at the camp. Cardinalblaze sending out patrols. Ashrock should be on one, but he had to deal with these fox-dunged feelings Snowdance drudged up. StarClan, was that his sister over there? She looked awful. "I have rotten luck," Ashrock stated bluntly. "I don't want to go through that again, but I'd rather not see you with some frog-brain like Eaglesight or Raccoonrunner." He cleared his throat and still couldn't look at her. "You helped me make it through, Stonesong." |
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Post by Icefire15 on Nov 5, 2024 21:56:37 GMT -5
Sure!)
Stormcloud pushed out of the Warrior's den not too far behind Kinkfire, pausing beside her when she came to a stop, "Kinkfire? Are you alright?" He asked, worried for his mate. He knew that she hadn't been feeling well lately, and had hoped that she would go to see Snowdance about it soon, but it appeared that she still had yet to do that.
Snowdance was laying in her nest, having fallen into a light sleep after staying up most of the night to keep an eye on Palepaw and Racconmask. As exhausted as the medicine cat was from everything that had happened in such a short span of time, Snowdance didn't want to rest just yet when one of her clanmates had been in such critical condition.
(Any others you guys wanna rp with??)
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Post by 🌙Moonpower🌙 on Nov 5, 2024 21:57:12 GMT -5
"What?" Kinkfire snapped at the young deputy. Between the way she felt and the frog-brained look on his face, she was quick to a temper this morning. "Don't look at me like that. I'm as capable enough for a patrol as ever." "That's not- I mean-" Cardinalblaze started awkwardly, eyes flickering about for a moment before he swallowed down his frantic nerves. Starclan, he couldn't let his anxiousness make him look like a fool! He finally swallowed down his stammer, before he looked at her. "Are you feeling alright, Kinkfire? I need to be frank... but, you look like you're feeling under the weather?" He offered as peacefully as he could manage. "Ohhh. We should gooo." Lynxdapple whispered to his apprentice and Smokestorm, quickly darting after the younger tom as Cardinalblaze made the mistake of telling a she-cat she looked unwell. Goldberry nearly choked on air at Cardinalblaze's words to Kinkfire, the golden tom now also more than ready to get going. He looked warmly at Tumblefoot, before he leaned down and whispered. "Never say that to Burninghope, and that's all the advice I'm going to give, yes? Let's catch some prey." Kinkfire huffed and lashed her tail. "Have you looked in a puddle, Cardinalblaze? You don't look so over the weather yourself. If my brothers can handle dealing with floods and prey maulers, I can handle whatever is going on with me, don't you think? Now, am I going on a patrol or do I need to tell my wise leader of a brother that he picked a shriveling, shivering newt-brain as his deputy?" Smokestorm stole a glance back at Cardinalblaze and Kinkfire. He winced and raced out of the camp entrance. "Saying it to Kinkfire? He's asking for his ears to get shredded." Tumblefoot tilted his head in mild confusion as to why Goldberry said that. He glanced innocently back at Cardinalblaze and Kinkfire. He didn't understand why asking if someone felt okay was so bad? Cardinalblaze was just looking out for Kinkfire. |
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Post by Moonblazer on Nov 5, 2024 22:04:16 GMT -5
Cardinalblaze winced tightly, his eyes betraying his dismay as he realized his mistake. Thankfully, Starclan seemed to be looking down on him as Stormcloud approached her. As much as he wanted to bristle at her harsh words, he knew that the she-cat's mate could say what he was saying in a much better way. Rather, the deputy cleared his throat again, trying to look anywhere but at Kinkfire. Starclan, he needed more Warriors to come up!
"Don't look back, don't make eye contact, just go go go." Lynxdapple snickered lightly, his voice high with a whispered humor as he padded quickly after Smokestorm. "You'd think the poor thing would understand, but I guess it makes sense when he doesn't have a mate." He fretted. "He'll get it one day... I hope."
Goldberry nodded once to Thistlestalk, nudging Tumblefoot gently as he mewed. "Let's get going then. I really want to get a good pile going if I can. Carrionplace is my specialty. Our specialty." He looked knowingly at Tumblefoot, exceptionally close with his apprentice as always.
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Post by 🌙Moonpower🌙 on Nov 5, 2024 22:09:32 GMT -5
Kinkfire snorted at Cardinalblaze, but looked to her mate. "I'd be better if this maggot-breath wasn't wasting my time. Maybe you and I should just go on patrol, Stormcloud? I don't think the WindClan border has been checked in a while." She moved to step off, but queasiness overcame her once again. She swallowed tightly and clamped her jaws shut in fear that bile might come from her throat.
Smokestorm flicked his ear. He couldn't quite find humor in Lynxdapple's words. He didn't want to think of Snakesong. It made him feel lonely when he did.
Tumblefoot felt a bit of pride in his chest. He hurried after the other warriors. "I bet we could get another vulture." The one he got before the flood fed the entire clan while they hunkered in the trees. He'd love to do that again.
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Post by Willow on Nov 5, 2024 22:17:51 GMT -5
Palepaw looked around. Realizing he was in the medicine den made him dizzy. He wouldn't move the leg attached to his wounded shoulder. "What happened?" He blinked at his mother. The last thing he remembered was...Palepaw shuddered. "Where's dad? And Moonpetal?" “Your father is alright” Starrylight soothed, reaching out a paw to steady him and stop him from trying to get up. “Cedarstar’s resting in his den right now.” She hesitated for a moment, wondering if it was right to tell him right away or not. “Moonpetal was taken by the prey maulers, Cedarstar and Bumbleskip did their best to follow them but were too late. Her vigil probably just ended.” |
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Post by Moonblazer on Nov 5, 2024 22:20:05 GMT -5
Cardinalblaze did his best to brunt Kinkfire's harsh words, trying not to let them eat away at his anxiety. A tiny part of him bitterly wondered if she would ever had talked to Cloudscar or Falcontalon like that, yet he reminded himself that they had been deputies and respected senior Warriors. He was barely old enough to receive a second apprentice, let alone be given the kind of respect the others did. It made the rank feel heavy as stone in his paws, and he forced himself to focus again on patrols. Waspflame and Oakfall's approach made his heart sing. There, they could do!
Lilywhisper padded out with Houndthroat, uncharacteristically silent. While she was not a loud cat, she would have been falling into her usual pestering of him on their patrol. But, right now, all she could feel was a knot in her belly. She bit her lip, looking at the tom's back before she lowered her head again. Why was this so hard? She took another breath, finally managing out. "So... uhm..."
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Post by Willow on Nov 5, 2024 22:20:10 GMT -5
Featherkit shifted uncomfortably; she was cold. She had stayed all night with her mother and father like a warrior was supposed to. She blinked blearily in the early-morning light as the elders took Stormfury away for burial, and trailed sadly after her mother and siblings. "I'm up," Oakfall grumbled, rolling over with a huge yawn. He shivered slightly; the chill was getting worse each morning. He was still so tired, but he wouldn't miss a patrol with Waspflame for anything. Fuzzypaw was fast asleep in her nest, dreaming. Cherryvine laid down in her nest as the exhaustion hit, curling tightly around the four kits, feeling Featherkit’s shivers she leaned down and began to groom her daughter. “Rest now my loves, I’ll watch over you.” |
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Post by 🌙Moonpower🌙 on Nov 5, 2024 22:20:30 GMT -5
Palepaw gasped at his mother and suddenly it all came back to him. Prey Maulers attacked on their way to the Moonstone. Moonpetal was taken. His father told him to wait in a tree, but prey maulers came after him. Palepaw's breath quickened with each memory and the mauler's gnashing teeth. "I should've been stronger," he mewed miserably.
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Post by Willow on Nov 5, 2024 22:23:05 GMT -5
Thistlestalk began to lead his patrol toward the carrionplace, glad that Fuzzypaw hadn’t been tasked to come with them. He knew he’d be far too worried about her the whole time to focus on the task at paw. “Keep high alert. You heard Cardinalblaze, we retreat at any sign of danger.”
Spottedpaw trailed after Lynxdapple, the usual cheerful tom rather solemn. Even Lynxdapple’s jokes weren’t making his mood improve.
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Post by 🌙Moonpower🌙 on Nov 5, 2024 22:26:17 GMT -5
Houndthroat stalked purposely through the forest the moment they left camp. His jaws were parted and ears alert as he searched for any sign of prey. He hadn't noticed Lilywhisper being quiet for once. There has to be something I can catch, he thought almost desperately. I'll take anything just to bring something back. A morning breeze rustled the pines above. Houndthroat perked his ears forward as he thought maybe he heard something in the mud up ahead. When Lilywhisper actually spoke, he flicked his ear, irked. "Shush." Houndthroat slipped into a hunter's crouch and moved to the shadows. His heart thundered. He didn't pick up the sound he thought he heard. There has to be prey ahead. I couldn't have imagined it.
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Post by Moonblazer on Nov 5, 2024 22:27:46 GMT -5
Lynxdapple seemed to sober up at the distinct weight in the air. The small tom took the opportunity to grow more serious, now in a focused mentoring mode. “We’re tasked with tracking on this one. As soon as you catch the scents of the patrol, I want you to signal it.” He ordered Spottedpaw calmly. He glanced once at Smokestorm, wondering why the tom was acting odder than usual.
Goldberry nodded once. “Their scents are strong enough that I’ll recognize it through the Carrion. Tumblefoot and I can possibly get larger prey, but the tactic requires luring. We might not have a safe window to wait in one spot if prey-maulers do lurk there still. For now, getting a single rat is better than most prey we’ve gotten these past moons.” Goldberry’s eyes grew sharp with focus. “But one rat isn’t good enough. Not for me.”
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Post by Icefire15 on Nov 5, 2024 22:31:33 GMT -5
Stormcloud looked back at Cardinalblaze with a confused flick of his ear and turned to follow after his mate, "Something is clearly bothering you, Kinkfire. Is it your stomach again?" He asked, looking her over carefully as they padded away from the deputy. His ear twitched when he noticed how her belly looked a little more swollen than it had before, and a brief thought crossed his mind. "I really think we should go to Snowdance before we go out on patrol." Stormcloud suggested.
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Post by 🌙Moonpower🌙 on Nov 5, 2024 22:31:54 GMT -5
The thought of running into prey maulers made Tumblefoot's pelt ripple with unease. He took a deep breath. All we have to do if we find them is climb a tree, and I'm a great climber! He glanced at Goldberry, having not realized that the prey maulers could arrive while they waited for a vulture. "As long as we bring something back. It doesn't matter what it is," he nodded to himself.
(Do we want to take Smokestorm's patrol to the border page?)
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Post by 🌙Moonpower🌙 on Nov 5, 2024 22:34:01 GMT -5
Kinkfire looked at her mate in annoyance. "I'm fine, Stormcloud. Whatever this is will pass. Snowdance has too much to worry about--like Palepaw for example to worry about--" She cut off when another wave of nausea swept through her. She had to lean against Stormcloud. "Fine, let's go see Snowdance."
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Post by Moonblazer on Nov 5, 2024 22:37:04 GMT -5
(Sure, border page works!)
Lilywhisper grimaced as her attempt was shut off. She scolded herself, reminding herself that they were here to hunt, not to talk about her feelings. Besides, she knew how badly he had wanted to make a catch after all the bad luck he had. She closed her jaws, biting her lip as it was growing more and more unbearable to keep her thoughts in.
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Post by Icefire15 on Nov 5, 2024 22:37:44 GMT -5
Stormcloud let Kinkfire lean against him, feeling a bit relieved when she finally agreed to go see Snowdance, "Alright, let's go." He mewed, completely unfazed with the annoyance that she had shown him earlier. Stormcloud turned towards the medicine den, walking alongside his mate just in case she needed to lean on him again.
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Post by Frozen on Nov 5, 2024 22:41:16 GMT -5
(Oops, sorry Willow) "Brittlefoot..." Shortcloud trailed off, always hating whenever he spoke badly about himself or his legs. "That's not true. ShadowClan suffers, that is true, but we are strong, we are resilient, and we adapt. That's what makes us warriors." She looked back at Stormfury's body. "It's certainly what Stormfury did." (Skip to morning with everyone else?) (Yee!) Having been soothed by his mate's words, Brittlefoot surprisingly had been able to fall asleep during the night. He slowly woke up, but remained in his nest. The mornings were getting colder and colder, and his legs ached fiercely during dawn. He ignored the ache with a normal grit of his teeth, pressing closer to Shortcloud to try and warm himself more. Shortcloud woke to the contact and groggily opened her eyes. Was it really morning already? They had stayed up for the vigil, but she wished for the sun shining through the entrance of the warrior's den to disappear and leave them in the comforting darkness. "I don't want to get up either," she complained. |
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Post by 🌙Moonpower🌙 on Nov 5, 2024 22:42:38 GMT -5
Houndthroat released a growl when he found nothing in the spot he thought he heard something. He straightened and stood very still with mouth open to scent the area. There were water drops falling from the branches. A breeze swaying the pines. He scented the heavy humidity, the pine needles, the ashen bark, but when it came to prey, he detected nothing.
Houndthroat lashed his tail. "Why is there never any prey out here when I'm hunting?" He snapped.
Kinkfire leaned against Stormcloud as she let him lead her to the medicine den. As proud as she was to walk on her own, she didn't trust her nausea and the nearby scents of the prey pile almost made her sick.
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💜Hollyleaf💜
my user image is not made by me, it is a google image, so i do not get credit
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Post by 💜Hollyleaf💜 on Nov 5, 2024 22:46:59 GMT -5
(Just gonna casually reset Vipertooth)
Vipertooth shifted by the entrance of camp, eyeing a few of the other warriors. Some were still mourning Stormfury, others had already left for patrols, some were deep in conversation. She felt like an outsider looking in, but it didn’t necessarily make her upset. She really wanted an excuse to leave camp - hopefully to hunt. Her claw was still twinging and she wasn’t eager to do anymore digging.
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Post by Icefire15 on Nov 5, 2024 22:48:01 GMT -5
"Snowdance?" Stormcloud called out as he pushed into the den, blinking his eyes as they adjusted to the dimness of the den.
Snowdance blinked open her eyes when she heard her name and lifted her head, "Stormcloud, Kinkfire." She greeted, pulling herself out of her warm nest and giving her paws a small stretch as she approached them, "What brings you two here? Are you feeling alright?" Snowdance asked, her eyes falling on Kinkfire as she quickly noticed the state that the she-cat was.
"Kinkfire hasn't been feeling well lately." Stormcloud said, looking back at his mate so that she can explain what symptoms she had been experiencing.
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Post by Moonblazer on Nov 5, 2024 22:48:39 GMT -5
“Maybe we can stay in and get a later patrol.” Brittlefoot offered, though he knew both he and Shortcloud were too dutiful to consider sleeping in too late. That, and he promised to do battle training with Longpaw sometime today.
Lilywhisper blinked at Houndthroat with sympathy, her voice light as she replied more quickly than usual. “You’ll find some. Your luck has to turn around eventually, and I bet you’ll catch something great.” She paused, averting her eyes before taking a long breath. “Houndthroat. I need to… I think I-… how do I day it.” She stammered.
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Post by 🌙Moonpower🌙 on Nov 5, 2024 22:50:30 GMT -5
Kinkfire stuck her chin in the air with defensive pride. She tried to swallow down her nausea. "I'm fine," she said stiffly. "I'm just a tad uncomfortable and I feel like I ate something horrid. It might be an upset stomach? You have herbs to relieve that, don't you?"
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