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Post by Foxstar26 on Aug 22, 2023 9:25:37 GMT -5
The moon was high in the sky as Lightningstar led Thunderclan into the fourtrees. He glanced around a moment, noting that Shadowclan, Windclan, and Riverclan were all here. Good. At least they weren’t the last to arrive. The old leader made his way towards the great rock. He paused at the bottom before jumping up. He didn’t quite look as graceful as he used to. His old joints giving him some trouble. Never the less he made it up without too much difficulty. He nodded towards the other leaders, surprised to see Diamondheart. “Hello.” He greeted.
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Post by 🌙Moonpower🌙 on Aug 22, 2023 9:28:02 GMT -5
Cedarstar tilted his ears back when ThunderClan entered the clearing. He acknowledged Lightningstar's presence with a dual flick of his ear and nothing more.
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Post by thistle on Aug 22, 2023 9:46:17 GMT -5
ShadowClan
Fuzzypaw shrugged, brushing it off as something she didn't need to understand right now. She notice Beanpaw shrink back, concern creasing her brow. "Are you okay, Beanpaw?" she asked genuinely.
WindClan
Palegaze frowned, giving Eclipsesky a comforting nudge. He perked up when ThunderClan came into the clearing. "Look who's finally here!"
ThunderClan
Bluewhisker followed ThunderClan into the clearing, the large warrior's expression flat as always.
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Post by 🌙Moonpower🌙 on Aug 22, 2023 10:09:49 GMT -5
Beanpaw lightly winced at Fuzzypaw's question. "Oh...uh...it's just...well...I don't know...you guys."
Whorlpaw smiled at the younger tom. "That's okay. You will! We can be friends." She motioned to Duskpaw and Spottedpaw. "This is my sister Duskpaw and our friend Spottedpaw."
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Post by Moonblazer on Aug 22, 2023 10:39:57 GMT -5
RIVERCLAN:
Diamondheart turned to look at Lightningstar, taking note of the older tom’s posture as he climbed the rock. While Diamondheart knew that Thunderclan and Riverclan had a long standing rivalry, especially over Sunningrocks, this was a truce, and he needed to act accordingly. He gave a nod of greeting, before mewing.
“I can see your inquiry. As I told Cedarstsr and Swiftstar, Earthstar is perfectly fine. I will be filling in for him this gathering. We were just waiting for you, and Spiritstar, of course.” He mused, wanting to ask Lightningstar if Frostmoon was uninjured, but knowing better. She and Hornetstrike were Thunderclan, and he knew it wasn’t his business to try and prod about them. Luckily, he glanced out over the sea of gathered cats and nearly fluffed up with humor as he caught his brother’s wide eyes staring up at him. Hornetstrike looked like he was seeing stars, but Diamondheart quickly mouthed ‘Not leader, furball’, hoping Hornetstrike would understand.
Mintpaw skidded to a halt before Silverpaw and Rowanpaw, giggling. “Hello! Sorry to butt in, but we wanted to meet the other cats here! I’m Mintpaw, from Riverclan!”
THUNDER:
Hornetstrike had stopped in his tracks as soon as he spotted a shock of white fur on the leader’s rock. Was that… it was! What was Diamondheart doing up there? Starclan, was Earthstar… did he… Hornetstrike blinked in a stunned daze, only to catch Diamondheart’s tiny and assuring grin, and catch the words ‘not leader… furball’? Rude! But, Hornetstrike couldn’t help but relax a bit then. It seemed Earthstar was okay then, but it meant that Diamondheart would be speaking for Riverclan. Pride and care mixed quickly with a playful envy. What a thrill it must be to be up there amongst leaders!
“I thought Earthstar was brown-furred!” Flurrypaw looked confused for a moment as he tried to recall how the leaders were described. Who was the white cat?
Mothsong kept quiet and close to Owlfrost, surprisingly much more comfortable in his presence now.
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Post by Icefire15 on Aug 22, 2023 11:20:02 GMT -5
THUNDER-
Ghostscreech followed after Lightningstar, his eyes scanning the three clans that were already there. He kept a neutral look on his face as he slowly made his way to the spot the deputies normally gathered at, trying to keep the recent argument with Frostmoon off his mind.
Owlfrost glanced over at Mothsong as the reached Fourtrees, “What’s got you so quiet? Don’t feel like mingling with the other clans?” He asked her.
Emberfluff, Leopardfrost, Forestblaze, Eclipsestorm and Sootpaw followed in with the rest of ThunderClan.
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Post by Moonblazer on Aug 22, 2023 11:32:55 GMT -5
THUNDER- Ghostscreech followed after Lightningstar, his eyes scanning the three clans that were already there. He kept a neutral look on his face as he slowly made his way to the spot the deputies normally gathered at, trying to keep the recent argument with Frostmoon off his mind. Owlfrost glanced over at Mothsong as the reached Fourtrees, “What’s got you so quiet? Don’t feel like mingling with the other clans?” He asked her. Emberfluff, Leopardfrost, Forestblaze, Eclipsestorm and Sootpaw followed in with the rest of ThunderClan. Mothsong glanced at Owlfrost, a light shrug lifting her shoulders. “I’ve… never been one to talk much to other cats at gatherings. Half the time I was just telling cats from other Clans to keep away from me.” She admitted, before sighing lightly. “I guess I’ve still yet to really feel like I can talk to other cats the way you or others can. You make it look so… so easy.” She admitted. |
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Post by Foxstar26 on Aug 22, 2023 11:36:10 GMT -5
Lightningstar nodded slightly. Diamondheart was quick to mention Earthstar was ok. Perhaps something was wrong in Riverclan and perhaps that was a good thing for Thunderclan. “I’m glad he is alright.” He spoke. “Give him my greetings.”
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Post by Moonblazer on Aug 22, 2023 11:41:21 GMT -5
“Of course.” Diamondheart nodded politely, looking at Lightningstar for a moment. He had never been up close to the leader of Thunderclan outside of a battle. As aged as he looked, Diamondheart would be foolish to underestimate him. Was this what Earthstar thought each time he was up on this rock, every single moon? Diamondheart made sure his posture looked as good as one would expect from a deputy, though he had a feeling that he would be wanting to hear what Thunderclan had going on out of all the other Clans.
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Post by 🌙Moonpower🌙 on Aug 22, 2023 13:11:33 GMT -5
(I've got a bunch of ShadowClan cats open as well as Eelshock and Frostlake from RiverClan if anyone wants to interact with them.)
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Post by 🌙Moonpower🌙 on Aug 22, 2023 13:19:48 GMT -5
Rowanpaw jumped with start when Mintpaw and Maskpaw came running up. He huffed and flicked his ear to hide his embarrassment. "I'm Rowanpaw. I'm from ShadowClan. Nice to meet you, I guess."
Maskpaw flicked his ear at the downer personality this ShadowClan apprentice had. He looked at Silverpaw. "Hi, I'm Maskpaw. Also from RiverClan."
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Post by Moonblazer on Aug 22, 2023 13:21:15 GMT -5
(I've got a bunch of ShadowClan cats open as well as Eelshock and Frostlake from RiverClan if anyone wants to interact with them.) (I can get some of my cats interacting with Eelshock to start getting going the idea of unification. I got Hickoryshade of TC, and she could become a super strong supporter.) |
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Post by 🌙Moonpower🌙 on Aug 22, 2023 13:24:22 GMT -5
(Sounds great Blazer!)
Eelshock never once looked up at the Great Rock when he entered Fourtrees. He headed straight for the other Clans, looking around for someone he could talk to or a conversation he could get into.
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Post by Moonblazer on Aug 22, 2023 13:26:00 GMT -5
Wind: Eclipsesky tensed as Shadowclan entered, he frowned though when he didn't see Stormfury among the crowd. He hummed, assuming he stayed back to be with Cherryvine and their kits. "He's not here." he mewed, trying to hide the disappointment in his voice. Larkpaw nodded, "Well, not a brand new apprentice but yeah! My name is Larkpaw. My sister Juniperpaw is over there. Our mama is Sagefoot!" she answered proudly. "What's your name? You're from Shadowclan right?" River: Stormsplash pretended to be focused on the crowd as he noticed Splashstone padding toward him. Once he approached, he dipped his head in greeting, restraining the warmth in his tone for his son. "Hello Splashstone. Good to see you again." he mewed neutrally. Shadow: Duskpaw trotted over to Fuzzypaw, nodding to the other apprentices. "I don't know where he is! Cedarstar looked confused when Diamondheart lead Riverclan in." Spottedpaw nodded, joining the circle at Fuzzypaw's side. "Falcontalon told me he had to lead a gathering once when Northstar was gone. I guess it happens once in a while." SHADOWCLAN: “That’s right. I’m Rustlepaw, of Shadowclan. My mother is Spiderfang, and my father is Mouseclaw. It’s very nice to meet you, Larkpaw, Juniperpaw.” She pointed her tail in the direction of her mother’s scent. Spiderfang sat dutifully in the clearing, speaking curtly with some of the other more serious and scarred Warriors, like Jaggedfang and Furyflame. WINDCLAN: Splashstone stopped before his father, looking at him for a long moment before a pained look filled his eyes, but a casual and composed mew left his mouth. “Good to see you in good health, Stormsplash. You know, you never finished telling me that story at the last gathering. I’m interested in hearing the ending.” He faked an excuse, wanting to just be able to be alone with him, even if it meant pretending they were just casual companions rather than a son desperate to see his father. |
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Post by Moonblazer on Aug 22, 2023 13:27:34 GMT -5
(Sounds great Blazer!) Eelshock never once looked up at the Great Rock when he entered Fourtrees. He headed straight for the other Clans, looking around for someone he could talk to or a conversation he could get into. Hickoryshade flicked her tail. Sprucewing had already ran off to tuck himself away from the crowds, but she had a much more important agenda. That of being to listen in on everyone and get a read on everything. The secretive she-cat noticed Eelshock looking around, and she tilted her head lightly. Now what was he up to? |
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Post by Willow on Aug 22, 2023 13:29:02 GMT -5
@ blazer there's a post for Splashstone & Rustlepaw on the previous page then :3 )
Wind:
Swiftstar inclined his head to Lightningstar as the leader joined them on the rock, "Lightningstar, I hope you and your clan are well."
Sagefoot nodded in greeting to Ghostscreech but stayed quiet, still feeling a bit out of place with the deputies.
Shadow:
Duskpaw greeted Beanpaw with a wave of her tail, "Hi! I promise we're nice." she said with a giggle
Spottedpaw nodded, always feeling shy around this many cats.
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Post by Willow on Aug 22, 2023 13:35:41 GMT -5
oop you found it lol )
Larkpaw craned over Rustlepaw's shoulder to see Spiderfang, "Oh! I think I've heard of your mother before. She is a fierce fighter." she replied, eyes sweeping over the she-cat. She smiled, turning back to look at Rustlepaw. "You look like her." she mewed kindly.
Stormsplash got to his paws, pushing through the crowd toward the outskirts, "Oh yes, let's head toward the edge here, my hearing is not as good as it used to be." he mewed a little too loud. Once further away from the little pockets of cats, he gave Splashstone a gentle smile, "Now, how are you? What have you been up to since our surprise meeting at the border?"
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Post by Willow on Aug 22, 2023 13:41:59 GMT -5
Thunder:
Webstripe weaved through the crowd to get to the outskirts, settling down alone. He wasn't very interested in talking to Shadowclan or Windclan.
Shadowblossom settled near some of the other senior warriors, the usually friendly and social she-cat seemed to be shut down.
Willowsong settled near the apprentices, wanting to keep an eye on them after the hectic day.
Stumppaw barreled into the large gathering of apprentices, giggling as she randomly said "Hi!" to different cats.
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Post by Moonblazer on Aug 22, 2023 13:52:00 GMT -5
oop you found it lol ) Larkpaw craned over Rustlepaw's shoulder to see Spiderfang, "Oh! I think I've heard of your mother before. She is a fierce fighter." she replied, eyes sweeping over the she-cat. She smiled, turning back to look at Rustlepaw. "You look like her." she mewed kindly. Stormsplash got to his paws, pushing through the crowd toward the outskirts, "Oh yes, let's head toward the edge here, my hearing is not as good as it used to be." he mewed a little too loud. Once further away from the little pockets of cats, he gave Splashstone a gentle smile, "Now, how are you? What have you been up to since our surprise meeting at the border?" “She certainly enjoys it.” Rustlepaw chuckled lightly, before she gave a soft smile. “Thank you. I’d tell you that you look alot like another cat but. That’s not really possible for me.” Rustlepaw lifted her paw to wave it in front of her eyes, indicating her blindness. “But. Your voice sounds familiar. And you certainly smell like your mother.” She admitted. Splashstone looked around before he trained his eyes on his father again. “I thought I would feel better by now but… Some days are good. Others, I just want to be anywhere else but here.” He murmured softly. He tried to smile, offer some good news. “Jasmineheart seems to have an admirer. Siltpath can’t keep his eyes off her… and Furyflame is here, but she wouldn’t be keen to see you.” He admitted. “I wish I wasn’t like this, I wish this weight would go away…” |
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Post by 🌙Moonpower🌙 on Aug 22, 2023 13:54:08 GMT -5
Eelshock spotted Hickoryshade looking his way and padded over to her. "Hello," he greeted coolly. "I hope you're fairing well?"
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Post by Moonblazer on Aug 22, 2023 13:54:30 GMT -5
Thunder: Webstripe weaved through the crowd to get to the outskirts, settling down alone. He wasn't very interested in talking to Shadowclan or Windclan. Shadowblossom settled near some of the other senior warriors, the usually friendly and social she-cat seemed to be shut down. Willowsong settled near the apprentices, wanting to keep an eye on them after the hectic day. Stumppaw barreled into the large gathering of apprentices, giggling as she randomly said "Hi!" to different cats. Withermist glided silently along the far edges of Fourtrees, his skin prickling as it usually did when he came to gatherings. Something always felt off to him about such a sacred place. He paused, fur bristling without his control as he got closer to Webstripe. He eyed the tom with ghostly silver eyes, oddly drawn to him again, yet wanting to be as far away from him as he could too. Did Webstripe feel this way? Did he notice him from his spot? |
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Post by Moonblazer on Aug 22, 2023 14:07:16 GMT -5
“It’s cool to meet cats from other clans!” Mintpaw mewed excitedly, grinning at Rowanpaw. “How long have you been an apprentice? Are you almost a Warrior?”
Hickoryshade relaxed her features into an even grin as she mewed casually. “You’re Eelshock, right? I’ve seen you at gatherings before, I just haven’t been able to talk to you. I saw you looking around. Hungry fir a conversation?” She asked, curious.
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Post by 🌙Moonpower🌙 on Aug 22, 2023 14:12:16 GMT -5
Rowanpaw partly shrugged. "A while and uh...no." He glanced in the direction of Honeycrest and his siblings, still a little jealous the older tom was made a warrior recently. "What about you guys?"
Maskpaw shook his head. "Not long. It'll be a while until we're warriors too."
Eelshock sat down next to Hickoryshade and casually looked around as he talked. "You could say that. You're Hickoryshade, right? How's ThunderClan fairing? Sorry about that recent Sunningrocks battle. Hope every one of you is okay."
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Post by Moonblazer on Aug 22, 2023 14:31:43 GMT -5
Rowanpaw partly shrugged. "A while and uh...no." He glanced in the direction of Honeycrest and his siblings, still a little jealous the older tom was made a warrior recently. "What about you guys?" Maskpaw shook his head. "Not long. It'll be a while until we're warriors too." Eelshock sat down next to Hickoryshade and casually looked around as he talked. "You could say that. You're Hickoryshade, right? How's ThunderClan fairing? Sorry about that recent Sunningrocks battle. Hope every one of you is okay." “We’re pretty new apprentices, but we got the hang of it. Our father’s Ottermask! He’s not here tonight though-“ Mintpaw cut off quickly, giving an airy giggle instead, scolding herself for almost admitting he was on a secret mission right now. “Who are your clanmates, Rowanpaw?” “Hm. Odd for the victor to check up on the loser.” Hickoryshade mused as she flicked an ear, still inwardly angered by Lightningstar’s inability to keep such an important piece of territory. She hid it with an easy smile. “I’m sure it’ll go back and forth, moon after moon. So.” |
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Post by 🌙Moonpower🌙 on Aug 22, 2023 14:43:06 GMT -5
Rowanpaw blinked. Ottermask, huh? He heard that name before. Rowanpaw motioned with his nose to the group of ShadowClan cats. "I'm Russetshade's and Flintclaw's kit. My mentor is Sootwhisker. He's pretty chill." He looked at Maskpaw and Mintpaw. "I'm pretty much average when it comes to ShadowClan apprentices. Not senior warrior kits like you guys."
"How unfortunate." Eelshock sighed. "Things would be better off if we weren't constantly fighting. I swear, sometimes the clan feel like we're just blindly following our bickering leaders." He twitched his whiskers in amusement and gave Hickoryshade a soft smile. "Sorry, that was probably too much to tell, but I prefer seeing cats as cats, not cats as clans. If you disagree with me, I'll go find someone else to talk to."
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Post by Moonblazer on Aug 22, 2023 14:56:24 GMT -5
“Don’t sell yourself short! Your parents look super tough!” Mintpaw admitted, a bit intreauged by Flintclaw’s large paws and Russetshade’s wiry strength. She purred. “Besides, Glacierpaw and Lakepaw are Earthstar’s kits. So I guess that makes us more normal than them.” She admitted.
Hickoryshade’s ears perked with interest at his words. When her parents had been killed by the rouges that threatened Thunderclan, all she had wanted was for such a thing to never happen again. She doubted she wanted that to happen to any of the other clans either. The battles had taken so much from her, left her angry. She mused. “Wait now. I never said I wasn’t interested in hearing your thoughts… Frostmoon was pretty beat up about the whole affair. It’s sad, that cats like her have to fight her own kin over those rocks.” She admitted. It was easier to see cats over clans when she wasn’t very fond of her own clan leadership.
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Post by thistle on Aug 22, 2023 15:27:36 GMT -5
ShadowClan
Fuzzypaw sent a small, reassuring smile Spottedpaw's way, knowing he was a bit more introverted around strangers. She snapped her head up as a ThunderClan apprentice came barreling into their group. "Woah, hey!" she returned kindly, sensing she'd like this she-cat's energy already.
WindClan
"Oh! There's a face I haven't seen in a while," Palegaze meowed, spotting Bluewhisker's distinct pelt amongst the ThunderClan warriors. He ducked his head a little to look at Eclipsesky. "I'm going to go chat with someone, will you be all right?"
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Post by 🌙Moonpower🌙 on Aug 22, 2023 15:40:38 GMT -5
ShadowClan
Rowanpaw huffed and followed Mintpaw's motion to Glacierpaw and Lakepaw. "Every Clan has a leaders' kits, huh?"
Whorlpaw backed out of the way of the new apprentice, giggling.
WindClan
"Eep!" Beanpaw jumped and darted behind Fuzzypaw when Stumppaw suddenly barreled through.
RiverClan
Maskpaw flicked his ear in reply to Rowanpaw. "Yeah, I guess so. We don't treat them any differently in RiverClan though."
Eelshock smiled at Hickoryshade's open honesty. "I feel bad every time we go into battle. We're all warriors and yet, we're pitted against each other." He motioned over to the ShadowClan cats. "Even beyond the fighting. Look at them, they're pelts and bones. The Great Fire decimated them and yet they did their best to warn as many of the other Clans as they could. What did they get in return? Everyone yelling at them for claiming Fourtrees for a moon just so they can feed their kits. We have plenty of prey of RiverClan, we could've helped them."
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Post by Willow on Aug 22, 2023 15:56:49 GMT -5
Wind:
Larkpaw gasped, "Oh! I'm sorry I didn't know." she said sheepishly. "Swiftstar's son Dustfire, he can't see either. Although, he could when he was an apprentice... Meadowbrook blinded him." she finished with a frown.
Eclipsesky nodded quickly, "Yes, please go mingle. I'll be alright for a while alone." he mewed with small smile. "I don't want to keep you from your friends."
River:
Stormsplash purred as he heard about his daughters, even if Furyflame wanted nothing to do with him. That was fine, he could respect her decision. He tried to hide his sorrow though at Stonesplash's heavy words. "I-is there anything I can do to help? I know the answer is probably no, but.. I would like to help."
Thunder:
Webstripe whipped around as he felt eyes on his pelt, blinking in confusion as he locked on eerie eyes lurking in the brush. He frowned, feeling an odd jolt of energy go through him. He took a few tentative steps forward, "What are you doing over there?"
Stumppaw giggled as she caught her footing, "Hi! I'm Stumppaw. I'm from Thunderclan." she announced, chest puffed out. She locked eyes with Beanpaw, sensing he was a new apprentice just like her. "There's so many cats here right?"
Shadow:
Spottedpaw laughed as Beanpaw jumped behind Fuzzypaw, shaking his head with amusement. "You're not so scary now." he murmured, mostly to her.
Duskpaw turned to Whorlpaw, matching her giggles. "Did we act like that at our first gathering?"
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Post by Moonblazer on Aug 22, 2023 16:10:06 GMT -5
Riverclan
Mintpaw giggled once more. "Yeah. It's not too crazy in Riverclan, when it comes to who your parents are. It's all about if you can swim or not!" She teased. In fact, she liked Glacierpaw alot, whether or not he was a leader's kit didn't matter to her as much. She purred. "Is it true that Shadowclan eats frogs? What do they taste like?"
Windclan
Splashstone looked up quickly at his father, wishing he knew the answer to that. Instead, he shuffled his paws, trying his best to think of what he could possibly do to make this awful feeling go away. He urged quietly. "Can... can you tell me about... I don't know. You? Riverclan? Are... are you happy there?" He asked. Maybe he could live vicariously through his father, even if he himself felt like a hollow stump.
Shadowclan
Rustlepaw purred, shaking her head. "Think nothing of it. I don't mind at all. You wouldn't have known unless I told you anyway. I'm sorry for Dustfire though. To lose your sight when you had it before, it must be alot harder than just being born without it. At the very least, I have nothing to miss." She admitted, looking in Larkpaw's direction before Juniperpaw's softer meow filled the air.
"It looks like just Skyclan is left..."
"I haven't scented them yet. They're taking their time." Rustlepaw commented thoughtfully, before she gave another smile. "I guess that leaves more time to meet new cats, like you both."
Thunderclan
Hickoryshade listened intently to Eelshock. It seemed like he understood many of the thoughts she had over the past many moons. Sprucetail had not shown as much agreement, had even forgiven Lightningstar for what had happened. She could not understand how her brother could possibly do so, but she had not wanted to frighten him and his more sensitive thoughts. Instead, she mused. "Perhaps you could see if your leader will be willing to do so, unless his pride gets in the way... admittedly, Thunderclan has neglected to think of the dangers of rouges after they've attacked us over and over. I doubt Lightningstar truly would ever warn his enemy clans about that." She scoffed tightly to herself, not caring if she spilled any secrets. "It would be much easier to protect ourselves if we were willing to actually be Warriors."
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