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Post by 🌙Moonpower🌙 on Apr 28, 2020 11:29:46 GMT -5
Dashclaw winced and just flattened himself against the bottom of the tunnel, his ears burning with shame.
Harewhisker kept his ears back, grunting in reply to their leader. After a few more seconds, Dashclaw was able to move his leg a bit more. "Okay." Harewhisker nodded, feeling the collapse with his paw to double check its stability. "Try to pull your leg out now, Dashclaw, slowly."
Dashclaw shifted back to his paws and leaned forward in a gradual attempt to pull his leg out. When clumps of dirt fell from the warrior's movement, Harewhisker quickly packed them against the tunnel wall.
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Post by Firebelly on Apr 28, 2020 21:21:19 GMT -5
Swiftstar followed Harewhisker's lead and packed in any falling dirt back into the tunnel. "How is it going?" He asked Dashclaw after several moments "Can you get out, or do we need to dig more?" his pelt prickled with unease the longer he was in the tunnel. Hopefully they could return to the moor soon.
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Post by 🌙Moonpower🌙 on Apr 29, 2020 11:57:49 GMT -5
One more tug and Dashclaw's leg came free. The former moor-runner gave a noise of relief.
"We better hurry and get out of here." Harwhisker backed away, scenting up and down the two remaining tunnels to judge the better way to go. "It might be best to go back the way we came."
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Post by Firebelly on Apr 29, 2020 12:19:10 GMT -5
Swiftstar nodded. "Whatever you think is best Harewhisker." He said. "Dashclaw why don't you follow Harewhisker, I'll bring up the rear." He stepped aside to let the freed tom get into place. "The sooner we get out of here the better."
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Post by 🌙Moonpower🌙 on Apr 29, 2020 12:55:44 GMT -5
"stay close so you don't get lost, brother." Dashclaw flinched at Harewhisker's sharp time. He couldn't manage a reply and Harewhisker just huffed, turning to head back down the tunnel they came.
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Post by Firebelly on Apr 29, 2020 16:32:02 GMT -5
Swiftstar followed after the brothers, trying to ignore the irritation pricking at his pelt. When this was over he would need to have a talk with Dashclaw. It seemed that even with the experience in the tunnels he didn't quite belong there. Perhaps the tunneler would let go of his pride long enough to consider being a moor runner. He coughed as smoke filled his lungs yet again.
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Post by 🌙Moonpower🌙 on Apr 29, 2020 18:09:50 GMT -5
Harewhisker moved swiftly through the tunnels as fast as a moor runner on the surface, Dashclaw, however, was struggling to keep up with his brother. He knew the tunneler technique of running through the tight corridors, but he had a hard time getting his legs to cooperate. He kept wanting to stretch them out, but the closeness of the tunnels wouldn't allow it.
"Almost there! I see light ahead!" Harewhisker coughed in report.
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Post by Firebelly on Apr 29, 2020 19:44:01 GMT -5
Swiftstar had almost run into Dashclaw at least twice, saved only by feeling the tunnelers tail and back legs on his whiskers. "Thank StarClan" he muttered to himself, feeling tears stream from his eyes from the smoke. As the light grew closer and closer, Swiftstar could feel himself growing eager to be free of the tunnels. He fought the urge to speed up, not wanting to run into Dashclaw.
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Post by 🌙Moonpower🌙 on Apr 29, 2020 20:07:58 GMT -5
Harewhisker shot out of the tunnel, coughing up smoke. He flatted his ears, burning gaze eyeing the fire that surrounded them.
"Which way?" Dashclaw coughed out, breaking free of the tunnel with a flush of heavy relief. He shook out his pelt, but his eyes grew wide with fear at the encroaching flames.
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Post by Firebelly on Apr 29, 2020 20:39:08 GMT -5
Swiftstar took a big breath of fresh air as they burst from the tunnel. He gasped as he saw how close the flames had gotten to the tunnel entrance. They had been lucky to get out when they did. "To highstones!" He shouted, bolting off in that direction
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Post by 🌙Moonpower🌙 on Apr 29, 2020 20:44:26 GMT -5
Harewhisker and Dashclaw immediately shot after their leader, Dashclaw running faster than his brother.
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Post by Firebelly on Apr 29, 2020 21:49:54 GMT -5
((To Highstones!))
Swiftstar raced across the territory, grateful to have the wind blowing through his pelt, no matter how soot and smoke-filled it was. He lead the way to Highstones.
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Post by 🌙Moonpower🌙 on Apr 29, 2020 21:51:33 GMT -5
(Ok!)
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Post by Jekyll on May 1, 2020 11:42:17 GMT -5
hi))
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Post by Firebelly on May 27, 2020 22:05:25 GMT -5
"Wow" Fawnspots whispered as they padded over the moor. The once long grass was short and black, with smoke lazily drifting off of the few shrubs that remained. If the moor looked this bad, Fawnspots couldn't even imagine what would be left of camp
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Post by Icefire15 on May 27, 2020 22:07:17 GMT -5
Crowfrost flicked his ear in unease, but stayed quiet as he looked around at the territory. He wrinkled his nose at the smell of smoke and ash.
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Post by Willow on May 27, 2020 22:08:41 GMT -5
Wolfstep frowned, moving a little closer to Fawnspots as they walked. "This is awful." he murmured. "Worse than I imagined somehow."
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Post by Firebelly on May 27, 2020 22:17:34 GMT -5
Fawnspots nodded. "I've never seen anything like this." she murmured. Luckily their territory had no trees. Waiting for the moor grass to grow back would take much less time than waiting for trees or leaves...but the sight still made her stomach clench.
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Post by Willow on May 27, 2020 22:26:48 GMT -5
Wolfstep's fur began to stand as they walked further into the territory, he could smell death beneath the smoke. He turned his head towards the smell and began to walk towards it away from the patrol. He whimpered softly at the sight of Swallowfeather and Rainfeather's bodies. He lowered his head, murmuring a small prayer to Starclan that they had made it there safely.
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Post by Firebelly on May 28, 2020 10:03:16 GMT -5
Fawnspots glanced uncomfortably at the bodies. "We....we can't just leave them there." she said softly. "The clan needs to mourn them."
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Post by Foxstar26 on May 28, 2020 10:20:05 GMT -5
Breezefoot spoke. “We can drag them back to camp.” He suggested softly, eyes soft with sadness at their clanmates.
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Post by Willow on May 28, 2020 10:27:54 GMT -5
Wolfstep nodded, "We owe it to them to have a proper vigil and give them a proper burial." he murmured before grabbing a gentle hold on Rainfeather's scruff.
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Post by Firebelly on May 28, 2020 12:50:41 GMT -5
Fawnspots nodded and gently grabbed Swallowfeather's scruff, dragging her body towards camp.
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Post by Willow on May 28, 2020 18:23:26 GMT -5
Wolfstep took the trek slowly, wanting to be as respectful as possible to his fallen clanmates. He tried to brace themselves as they reached the camp, unsure of what they would find.
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Post by Firebelly on May 28, 2020 19:08:08 GMT -5
((Camp description time!))
The gorse wall that surrounded the camp was shriveled and charred. Any gorse that remained was dry and dead, sticking out of the ground like kit-claws, cracking in the breeze. Beyond the gorse, the sandy hollow was also blackened with soot and debris. The occasional singed scrap of grass or shrub drifted through the camp lazily, as smoke rose from what was left of the nursery, which had collapsed in on itself. The elders den was gone, though instead of collapsing it seemed the fire swallowed it whole, leaving no trace of the former den. The base of Tallrock was blackened with soot as well, and the prey heap held nothing but the blackened scraps of what used to be prey. The leaders den and medicine cats den had both been reduced to ash as well, and a few paltry herbs flitted around, singed on the edges.
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Post by 🌙Moonpower🌙 on May 28, 2020 19:37:08 GMT -5
(nice description, fire! I guess I should be here Dash, huh?  ") |
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Post by Willow on May 28, 2020 19:48:57 GMT -5
Wolfstep placed Rainfeather’s body in the middle of camp, staring around him he looked back at Fawnspots, “There’s almost nothing left.” he mewed quietly.
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Post by Firebelly on May 28, 2020 20:37:54 GMT -5
((haha probably, and thanks! I'm not a writer but I like to think I try haha))
Fawnspots nodded and she gently set down Swallowfeather in the middle of the camp. "I can't believe it" she said softly. "Everything is gone.."
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Post by Jekyll on May 28, 2020 22:56:31 GMT -5
Ello. Is the whole clan returning?))
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Post by Willow on May 28, 2020 23:01:47 GMT -5
Just two small patrols, patchriver is in the one led by Stonepath but I’m pretty sure that one is still rping on the high stones page.)
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