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Post by Firebelly on May 11, 2020 20:42:15 GMT -5
Swiftstar sighed. "But he's not wrong. There's a problem in the clan between the moor runners and the tunnelers. I've made tunnelers my deputy, I've tried to train everyone in the other way....it doesn't matter."
Silverspirit looked at Stagpaw, and back to Eclipsesky. "I see why you wanted to stay with him." she said with a twitch of her whiskers.
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Post by Willow on May 11, 2020 20:53:59 GMT -5
Fallowmeadow touched her nose to Swiftstar's ear, "You're trying your best. Tensions in the clan will be high right now no matter what unfortunately. Maybe when the clan rebuilds the camp we can patrols mixed, some moor runners can learn how to properly reinforce and build the tunnels up again and the tunnelers can help the moor runners rebuild the dens and hunt. I know you've already been doing this, but maybe this tragedy will help some of them mend their differences with this common goal."
Eclipsesky nodded slowly, quietly padded back to her and shaking out his fur. "I've never seen a cat act like that before." he murmured. "Do you think I handled it okay? Should I have been softer on him? I'm not very good at emotions, you know this."
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Post by Firebelly on May 11, 2020 21:22:21 GMT -5
Swiftstar nodded. "Maybe I should march right into mothermouth and demand StarClan take all my lives away and give them to you, you're clearly the smart one here." He said with a chuckle. Taking another bite of the rabbit, he purred slightly. "I love you. Thank you for putting up with me. Sometimes you have to deal with the brunt of my pessimism because I can't show the rest of the clan, and I appreciate it, but it's not fair to you."
Silverspirit nodded. "I think you did what you could...I don't know what else you can do. If only Cheetahheart was here, she might be able to help her apprentice more." she sighed. "And you're fine at emotions...you just don't give them out to just anyone."
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Post by Willow on May 11, 2020 21:34:41 GMT -5
Fallowmeadow purred, taking another bite of the rabbit. "I love you too but I don't want to be leader, I'll leave that to you. And I'll always listen to you, you always listen to me when I have issues so why wouldn't I do the same? You didn't really ask to be leader, but you're doing a good job. Blacktail and I are always here to help you."
Eclipsesky let out a sigh, locking his eyes on Stagpaw once more, almost afraid of what was to come. "Berrywatcher never trained me for anything like this before." he grumbled.
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Post by 🌙Moonpower🌙 on May 11, 2020 21:36:21 GMT -5
Dashclaw couldn't get himself to turn his head and look at her. A bitter, sunken feeling had covered his heart. "I lost my way and a tunnel collapsed on my leg..." Repeating the story just drove home the shame. He had failed one too many times as a tunneler and now he would never get the chance to make his father proud. "You're alive." Grasslight murmured, her eyes gleaming with raw relief and emotion. "Even through that, you came back to me." She moved those last few steps, pressing her muzzle to his shoulders with a shaking breath. "Are you injured? Have you been checked over?...There's something else that's bothering you, isn't there?" She asked, not wanting to ask him directly yet though. Whatever Swiftstar had said, had hurt her mate deeply. Dashclaw let out a sigh and leaned back to nuzzle against her. He hadn't been checked over yet and from the mound of dirt that had pinned his leg, he probably needed to get checked over, the ache within it was growing to a point where he wouldn't be able to hide a limp. Yet, he didn't mention it, didn't actually care if he was looked over or not. When he spoke, his voice was deflated, defeated, and dead. "I'm no longer a tunneler." |
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Post by Firebelly on May 11, 2020 21:51:18 GMT -5
Swiftstar purred and licked Fallowmeadow behind the ear. "You know what, I'm glad I'm the leader." he said softly. "It's hard, and I'm learning...but I've learned so much already and I love WindClan more than I ever thought I could. Not that I think I was the best choice for leader...but I'm glad I've been given the chance." He had never vocalized the thought before, but it was true. As scared as he had been to take up Scarstar's legacy, he was glad he had the chance to at least try.
Silverspirit laughed. "Well no one prepares us for everything." she said. "If Berrywatcher taught you everything there is to know you'd be the leader of StarClan"
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Post by Moonblazer on May 11, 2020 22:06:53 GMT -5
"You're alive." Grasslight murmured, her eyes gleaming with raw relief and emotion. "Even through that, you came back to me." She moved those last few steps, pressing her muzzle to his shoulders with a shaking breath. "Are you injured? Have you been checked over?...There's something else that's bothering you, isn't there?" She asked, not wanting to ask him directly yet though. Whatever Swiftstar had said, had hurt her mate deeply. Dashclaw let out a sigh and leaned back to nuzzle against her. He hadn't been checked over yet and from the mound of dirt that had pinned his leg, he probably needed to get checked over, the ache within it was growing to a point where he wouldn't be able to hide a limp. Yet, he didn't mention it, didn't actually care if he was looked over or not. When he spoke, his voice was deflated, defeated, and dead. "I'm no longer a tunneler." "Oh..." Grasslight mewed, her jaw gaping for a moment, before her eyes burst with sympathy and a twinge of worry. "Oh, Dashclaw, I'm so...I'm sorry. That must have been what you and Swiftstar were...Oh, I know how much it meant to you." She admitted. She remembered the day he had chosen to leave the life of a moor-runner, how saddened she had been then, and yet he had been so driven to succeed that she had come to learn to appreciate the tunnels more. It was Dashclaw's drive that had inspired her to mend her relationship with her own brother. Seeing Dashclaw so defeated broke the brown she-cat's heart. She moved to brush close to him, shaking her head stubbornly. "That changes nothing, when it comes to how I feel of you. You're my valiant Warrior, no matter where you run and hunt. I just...what caused Swiftstar to demote you from tunneling?" |
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Post by Willow on May 11, 2020 22:10:47 GMT -5
Fallowmeadow nuzzled him in return, "You had a hard start after Scarstar had been leader for so many moons. But I have full confidence in you and I believe the clan does as well. You're a wondeful leader Swiftstar. I'm very proud of you."
Eclipsesky snorted, shaking his head at the comment, "Can you imagine me? A scrawny medicine cat being the leader of Starclan? I don't think so."
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Post by 🌙Moonpower🌙 on May 11, 2020 22:30:19 GMT -5
"I'm not good enough." Dashclaw shrugged and looked away from her. "That's all I've ever been...to my father...to my brother...as a tunneler..."
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Post by Moonblazer on May 11, 2020 22:53:29 GMT -5
"I'm not good enough." Dashclaw shrugged and looked away from her. "That's all I've ever been...to my father...to my brother...as a tunneler..." "Hey..." Grasslight took in a breath as she nudged her mate gently. The energetic warrior seemed more tired than ever before, older than she used to be, in age and in experience, even if he had lived longer. "Your father and your brother never knew who you truly were, if that is true. Anyone who believes that you are not good enough, has never known you, or loved you, the way I have. The way I do. Our kits adore you. To them, and to me, you have always been good enough. Long before they knew what tunneling or moor-running ever was, Soarpaw, Antpaw and Weaselpaw knew you were good enough to raise them and love them. That counts for so much, Dashclaw." She tried her best to soothe her mate. "I hate it, knowing that you think that you don't deserve to be happy, in the way you want...and I hate that your own brother still won't see that." She murmured. |
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Post by Foxstar26 on May 11, 2020 22:55:54 GMT -5
Hey)
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Post by 🌙Moonpower🌙 on May 11, 2020 23:06:33 GMT -5
(Hey Fox!)
Dashclaw let out a slow sigh. Half the time he didn't feel like a good enough father to his kits, but he tried his best everyday because he wanted his kits to know he loved them, he was proud of them no matter what they chose for their life. He looked at his mate. "You and our kits are all I have." He nuzzled against her. "I'm so thankful that you made it out safely."
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Post by Moonblazer on May 11, 2020 23:12:40 GMT -5
(Hey Fox!)
"I...I'm so glad, too." Grasslight's voice shook for a moment, before her eyes closed. "Rainfeather didn't make it. So when I saw that all of our kits were alright...and when I saw you come into the camp, I...I knew everything would be alright, no matter how much it was going to hurt for the next few moons." She looked up at Dashclaw, her eyes full of love and relief. "I'm here, you're not ever gonna get rid of me, you got that?"
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Post by 🌙Moonpower🌙 on May 11, 2020 23:15:40 GMT -5
Dashclaw blinked in surprise. He hadn't heard about Rainfeather. The former tunneler flattened his ears and sat up to press against his mate. "I'm so sorry, Grasslight." He knew how much Grasslight loved her mother. "I don't ever want to get rid of you. Not here, not in StarClan. You're my forever, Grasslight." He licked her cheek. "My forever."
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Post by Moonblazer on May 11, 2020 23:23:39 GMT -5
Dashclaw blinked in surprise. He hadn't heard about Rainfeather. The former tunneler flattened his ears and sat up to press against his mate. "I'm so sorry, Grasslight." He knew how much Grasslight loved her mother. "I don't ever want to get rid of you. Not here, not in StarClan. You're my forever, Grasslight." He licked her cheek. "My forever." “She lived a long life. Through more than I could ever imagine. She made mistakes, but she loved with everything she had. I want to do the same, and bring as much light to Windclan as she did.” Grasslight admitted, before her fur went warm with his praise and love for her. She mewed with a weak purr. “Oh, you...you sap. Now I’ll really have to stick by your side for good, huh? I...We’re gonna be okay. Both of us. I know it’s gonna be hard to believe me for a while, but we’ll be alright.” She moved to run her tongue along the fur of his cheek, cleaning away some soot. |
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Post by 🌙Moonpower🌙 on May 11, 2020 23:43:10 GMT -5
Dashclaw flicked his ear and his expression softened with a bit of doubt, but he didn't argue with her. Swiftstar had yet to tell the Clan that he was back to being a moor-runner. What would they think? He had been one of the top moor-runners in the Clan and now he felt like the rest would leave him in the dust. I'll be the laughing stock of the Clan, he sighed heavily, but it didn't matter. Grasslight was sticking with him and that's all that mattered. "I love you, Grasslight."
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Post by Moonblazer on May 11, 2020 23:47:20 GMT -5
“And I love you, rabbit-brain.” Grasslight mewed, her voice rich with affection and familiarity at their way of speaking. She looked at him for a long time, before she offered lightly.
“We’ll go for runs again, like we used to. You can show Soarpaw how to hook into a turn when he runs. Oh, Dashclaw, you should see how fast he can run with his mentor.” She purred.
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Post by 🌙Moonpower🌙 on May 11, 2020 23:49:34 GMT -5
Dashclaw smiled softly. The thought of running the moors with Soarpaw warmed him, but he hoped he didn't disappoint Antpaw and Weaselpaw for not being able to be in the tunnels with them anymore. "I'll help them the best I can."
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Post by Jewelspirit on May 12, 2020 8:42:38 GMT -5
(Hey)
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Post by Firebelly on May 12, 2020 19:37:34 GMT -5
Fallowmeadow nuzzled him in return, "You had a hard start after Scarstar had been leader for so many moons. But I have full confidence in you and I believe the clan does as well. You're a wondeful leader Swiftstar. I'm very proud of you." Eclipsesky snorted, shaking his head at the comment, "Can you imagine me? A scrawny medicine cat being the leader of Starclan? I don't think so." Swiftstar purred and nuzzled his mate in return "Thank you. It means so much, especially coming from the most beautiful she-cat in all the forest." Silverspirit purred and nudged the medicine cat. "Well I'd follow you." she said with a small chuckle |
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Post by Willow on May 12, 2020 19:55:28 GMT -5
Fallowmeadow grinned, smacking him lightly with her tail "Stop it! If you keep showering me in compliments the camp won't be big enough for my ego."
Eclipsesky sighed, relaxing against her once more, the exhaustion of staying up so long finally hitting him."You're probably the only one, but I appreciate that. Even if it is just a silly imagination."
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Post by Foxstar26 on May 12, 2020 21:16:16 GMT -5
Hey)
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Post by Firebelly on May 13, 2020 15:03:27 GMT -5
Swiftstar began to laugh, but he was soon interrupted by a bout of coughs. Feeling his chest tightening, his ears flattened as dry coughs racked his body. Though he knew it was impossible, he thought he could taste smoke with every cough, feeling as though he was trapped in the tunnels once again, lungs burning and eyes watering.
Silverspirit shrugged. "Maybe I would be, but I doubt it." she eyed the medicine cat. "You should sleep, the clan needs you to be at your best." she said, resisting the urge to touch her nose to his pelt. What is wrong with me?she thought, ear flicking slightly in irritation.
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Post by Willow on May 13, 2020 16:14:37 GMT -5
Fallowmeadow got to her feet, nudging her mate up as well. "That's it, you're going to see Eclipsesky or Dawnshadow this instance. That cough is absolutely horrible." she fretted.
Eclipsesky's eyes closed, he was having a hard time keeping them open now. "Yeah... maybe you're right." he murmured, "Stay with me?"
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Post by Firebelly on May 13, 2020 16:25:49 GMT -5
Swiftstar shook his head even as he rose to his feet and continued to cough. "No. I'm fi-" he coughed again. "The clan needs it more than I do." he said, as the cough began to settle and he felt the tightness in his chest loosen slightly.
Silverspirit touched her tail to Eclipsesky's shoulder. "Of course" she hummed, gesturing for the medicine cat to lay down.
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Post by Foxstar26 on May 13, 2020 16:29:29 GMT -5
(Dawn: *wacks Eclipse* stop loving people!!)
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Post by Willow on May 13, 2020 16:29:30 GMT -5
Fallowmeadow shook her head, pushing him towards the cave where the medicine cats were residing. "Let's go, the clan has already been treated. It's your turn."
Eclipsesky curled up, yawning once before laying his head down "Thanks Silverspirit." he mumbled before slipping off into sleep.
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Post by Willow on May 13, 2020 16:29:46 GMT -5
his heart is too big ;-; )
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Post by Firebelly on May 13, 2020 16:34:22 GMT -5
Swiftstar's ears pressed against his head as his cough subsided. "Alright alright alright." he grumped, being shoved towards the medicine cats. "I'm going I'm going." Padding into the den, his eyes rested on Dawnshadow. "How is the clan fairing?" he asked, hoping for an excuse to get out of this.
Silverspirit watched Eclipsesky fall asleep, humming softly to herself. After she was sure he was asleep she settled in next to him, so their pelts barely touched.
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Post by Willow on May 13, 2020 16:46:07 GMT -5
Fallowmeadow stood close behind Swiftstar, he was getting treatment whether he liked it or not.
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