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Post by thistle on Aug 22, 2023 16:16:08 GMT -5
ShadowClan
Fuzzypaw giggled quietly, nudging Spottedpaw with her shoulder. "Guess not!" she whispered back. Turning to Stumppaw, she waved her tail happily in greeting. "I'm Fuzzypaw, of ShadowClan!"
WindClan & ThunderClan
"Eh, friend might be a strong word, especially for Bluewhisker. Maybe 'begrudging acquaintance' is more accurate," Palegaze said with a chuckle, standing. "I won't be long."
Bluewhisker spotted Palegaze's white pelt as he wove through the throng of cats, letting out a small huff from her nose. She nodded to him as he approached, lifting his tail in greeting.
"Well look what the wind blew in!" the albino tom called. "Bluewhisker, it's been ages! How are you?"
"Palegaze," Bluewhisker said, her voice smooth and deep. "Fine. And you?"
"Well enough. I've just gotten another apprentice, Beanpaw - he's there with that group." Palegaze indicated where the small brown tom was currently hiding behind a fluffy ShadowClan apprentice. He shook his head lightly. "He'll be a fun one to train, that's for sure."
Bluewhisker sat, curling her thick tail around her paws. It was funny to her to see how much the tom across from her had matured. The corner of her mouth twitched, the closest she usually got to a smile. "Your face," she commented, looking at the long scar running from his brow to his lip. It seemed fresh.
Palegaze tilted his head. "This? Nothing serious, just some barn cat flexing their claws. They won't be stepping onto our territory again," he said. "Besides, now I've added one to the collection you started if I must remind you." He flicked his right ear, a sizeable nick taken out of it and long-healed.
Bluewhisker huffed a quiet laugh. "I remember," she meowed. She'd cuffed him on the ear when he'd been acting foolish at the Gathering she'd first met him at when he was Palepaw. She hadn't meant to hurt him, of course; her paws were just that big, and her claws that long that they never fully sheathed. "You deserved it."
Palegaze laughed. "There's not a doubt in my mind."
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Post by 🌙Moonpower🌙 on Aug 22, 2023 16:22:38 GMT -5
Beanpaw peeked out from behind Fuzzypaw to stare at Stumppaw.
Whorlpaw twitched her whiskers and shook her head. "I wouldn't say we did, but I also hung around Stormfury for my first gathering. I probably would've hid behind him too," she laughed.
Rowanpaw squinted at Mintpaw and Maskpaw. "Do you not eat frogs."
Maskpaw couldn't help a gag at the thought. "Of course not. We eat fish and the occasional vole, but mostly fish."
Rowanpaw hummed. So this is what Honeycrest meant. The other Clans didn't have to eat every little thing they found on their territory, they could just pick and choose what prey they went after. "Frogs have an earthy taste to them. You can't eat their skin, but the meant inside is nice and tough. What do fish taste like?"
Eelshock shrugged. "The leaders are too set in their ways to consider extending a paw to other Clans. All that pride and all, ya know? I think its up to us warriors, the younger generations to actually push for change. I've been..." He trailed off, debating on whether or not he should actually say what he wanted to say, but then he shrugged and figured why not? What was it going to hurt? "I've been considering to abstain from fighting the next time Sunningrocks or a border skirmish pops up. We're better than that, ya know? We're all cats, so are our differences really worth fighting over?"
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Post by Moonblazer on Aug 22, 2023 16:45:28 GMT -5
Riverclan
"An earthy taste! I'll have to remember that." Mintpaw hummed, before she blinked at Rowanpaw's question and purred. "Fish tastes so good! The freshest prey you'll ever taste! Kind of salty, if you catch the right fish!" Mintpaw explained. She turned suddenly as an odd tom with curled ears and a short tail approached Rowanpaw, Silverpaw, Mintpaw, and Maskpaw. He looked very regal, yet a bit intimidating under a very composed air.
Shadowclan
Honeycrest approached Rowanpaw with a smooth saunter. He had already enjoyed picking up a nice conversation from some Windclan apprentices. Now, after spotting his friend speaking with Riverclan apprentices, he couldn't help but want to know more. He mewed smoothly. "Making new friends, Rowanpaw? Riverclan, I presume?"
Thunderclan
Hickoryshade blinked with surprise, inwardly wondering if Eelshock knew what she could do with this information. Even so, the thought of showing defiance against a forced battle over those rocks was an enticing one. What would happen if they indeed refused to battle for them? She looked thoughtful for a moment, before she admitted. "Honestly, I wouldn't mind doing the same if it meant we didn't have to fight over those stupid rocks again. Though... Peachdapple needs the herbs there. She can't get any when it's not Thunderclan territory. These borders won't even let medicine cats do their jobs!" She muttered, before giving a small grin. "Maybe... if we get enough cats to abstain, we won't have to fight for it."
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Post by Willow on Aug 22, 2023 17:07:27 GMT -5
River:
Stormsplash nodded slowly, "It's all I've ever known so I can't say if I would be happier anywhere else but it's home. I enjoy the river and fishing. We have plentiful prey most of the seasons. My sister's kit, Sproutpaw, he was apprenticed recently. He is good kin. He reminds me of you." Stormsplash said with a bittersweet smile. "My mother came to Riverclan from the twolegplace with her sister while she was pregnant with me and my littermates. She never regretted her decision so I honor the life she has given me with the clan."
Wind:
Larkpaw smiled, "It's nice to meet apprentices from other clans, I bet our training is super different but we still all become warriors! That's so cool. I wonder what the Skyclan cats will be like. My mama told me they usually come last to the gathering cuz their camp is so far away."
Thunder:
Stumppaw dipped her head to Fuzzypaw, "Hi Fuzzypaw! And you?" she asked, peering around the Shadowclan apprentice to see Beanpaw better. "What's your name? You don't smell like a Shadowclan cat like she does."
Shadow:
Duskpaw hummed thinking back to their first gathering a few moons ago, "I think I hung out around Cliffheart too. I was too worried he would shred my ears for being disrespectful." she said, voice falling as she brought up her mentor. "I can't believe we haven't found him yet." she whispered, not wanting the apprentices from the other clans to hear.
Spottedpaw blinked looking at Stumppaw, "Oh, I'm Spottedpaw, also from Shadowclan." he added, even though Stumppaw seemed to be focused on Beanpaw.
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Post by 🌙Moonpower🌙 on Aug 22, 2023 17:16:30 GMT -5
Rowanpaw nodded to Honeycrest in greeting. He flicked his tail to each of the RiverClan apprentices. "Maskpaw and Mintpaw from RiverClan."
"Hello," Maskpaw held his head higher when the older ShadowClan tom padded up. "What's your name?"
Eelshock huffed and shook his head. "If herbs are the main reason we fight over that territory, then why are we fighting at all? Herbs are meant to heal cats, right? So whoever needs the herbs should have full access to them, regardless of where they're from. RiverClan is well off. We could share plenty if our leaders weren't so blinded by borders."
Beanpaw cleared his throat and slowly stepped out from behind Fuzzypaw. His ears burned with embarrassment. "I'm...Beanpaw. I'm actually from WindClan. This is...this is my first gathering." He shrugged and looked shyly down at his paws.
Whorlpaw nudged her sister, and spoke softly. "I'm sure Cliffheart is fine. Remember, he was one of the heroes of the Dark Battle, after all. He'll be okay."
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Post by Moonblazer on Aug 22, 2023 17:18:17 GMT -5
WINDCLAN:
Splashstone listened idly to his father, more so enjoying his ease of happiness in his clan rather than Riverclan itself. Splashstone froze though, a sense of deep confusion washing over him. “You’re… your mother wasn’t a Riverclan cat? I… always assumed you had a long family line established in Riverclan…” He paused, thinking of how deeply his lineage had confused him, hurt him. If Stormsplash was not Riverclan blooded… then…
His eyes widened a bit, a weight lifting off of him, as he breathed softly. “Even as a former loner, you’re saying your mother was able to find her place in Riverclan… and they accepted her? You always seemed like the pinnacle of what I imagined Riverclan to look like. But. You aren’t clanborne… and yet, you still are a Riverclan cat, you’re everything a Riverclan cat could look like. I didn’t know that about you.”
SHADOWCLAN:
Rustlepaw listened intently to Larkpaw before she nodded. “Apparently Skyclan cats can climb faster than they can run. Cliffheart isn’t at the gathering, but he used to be a Skyclan cat. A long time ago.” She explained.
“Oh! I’ve heard of Cliffheart.” Juniperpaw admitted.
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Post by Moonblazer on Aug 22, 2023 17:24:56 GMT -5
Rowanpaw nodded to Honeycrest in greeting. He flicked his tail to each of the RiverClan apprentices. "Maskpaw and Mintpaw from RiverClan." "Hello," Maskpaw held his head higher when the older ShadowClan tom padded up. "What's your name?" Eelshock huffed and shook his head. "If herbs are the main reason we fight over that territory, then why are we fighting at all? Herbs are meant to heal cats, right? So whoever needs the herbs should have full access to them, regardless of where they're from. RiverClan is well off. We could share plenty if our leaders weren't so blinded by borders." Beanpaw cleared his throat and slowly stepped out from behind Fuzzypaw. His ears burned with embarrassment. "I'm...Beanpaw. I'm actually from WindClan. This is...this is my first gathering." He shrugged and looked shyly down at his paws. Whorlpaw nudged her sister, and spoke softly. "I'm sure Cliffheart is fine. Remember, he was one of the heroes of the Dark Battle, after all. He'll be okay." SHADOWCLAN: Honeycrest settled himself beside Rowanpaw, and if he had a tail, he would have wrapped it around his paws slowly. He looked at the two apprentices with a calculating appraisal, before he introduced. “Honeycrest, Shadowclan. I’m your new friend’s clanmate. We shared a den less than a moon ago. Mintpaw and Maskpaw…” He mused, storing away their names as he observed how they looked. THUNDERCLAN: Hickoryshade was silent for a long moment, before she mewed suddenly. “I knew this conversation was somewhat familiar. I’d overheard one of your clanmates, Fluffcloud, talking about this, something similar, at the last gathering. I’m guessing you both are on the same page then? So, maybe something can be done.” She lowered her voice into a whisper. “I’m impressed by your compassion. Honestly, I wouldn’t mind having more cats like you as clanmates.” She admitted. |
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Post by Foxstar26 on Aug 22, 2023 17:38:50 GMT -5
Anyone have open cats I can throw mine at?)
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Post by thistle on Aug 22, 2023 17:45:56 GMT -5
((i've got Bluewhisker of TC talking to Palegaze of WC, and Fuzzy of ShC in the group of apprentices))
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Post by Moonblazer on Aug 22, 2023 17:59:36 GMT -5
Anyone have open cats I can throw mine at?) (I got cats open! Anyone of your cats you wanna rp with?) |
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Post by Foxstar26 on Aug 22, 2023 18:18:31 GMT -5
Riverclan:
Pebblesplash padded over to Bluewhisker and Palegaze. “It’s a pretty night.” He said with a friendly purr. “Glad the weather is nice this green leaf. I can’t stand the cold.”
(Start a post for me blazer)
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Post by thistle on Aug 22, 2023 18:21:14 GMT -5
WindClan & ThunderClan
"Mm." Bluewhisker agreed with a nod. Truthfully, her favorite weather was in late leaf-fall due to her thick pelt, but she could appreciate the sweet greenleaf air.
Palegaze returned the purr in kind, whiskers twitching. "You're telling me!" he said. "The chill cuts right through my thin pelt. How's prey running, Pebblesplash?"
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Post by Moonblazer on Aug 22, 2023 18:24:33 GMT -5
Sunfury padded over to Bluewhisker and Palegaze. “It’s a pretty night.” He said with a friendly purr. “Glad the weather is nice this green leaf. I can’t stand the cold.” (Start a post for me blazer) Bet) THUNDERCLAN Featherfoot padded through the group of gathered cats, looking down lightly at Tigerpaw. “I’ll be sure to let you sleep in once we get back to camp later tonight. The training session and then a gathering right after, I know you’ll be tired by the end.” He chuckled, before asking. “Do you want to meet some other Clans? Or do we want to hang back with less commotion tonight?” SHADOWCLAN Goldberry was tense as he sat off to the side. He always hated this part, waiting for Skyclan to arrive and for the guilt to eat at him again. He looked around, glad to see his kits socializing, but also feeling unsure of if he should talk to anyone himself. |
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Post by mintleaf2 on Aug 22, 2023 18:31:18 GMT -5
Riverclan:
Snowflower aided her elderly kin the rest of the way to Fourtrees, murmuring encouragement as Slatefur and Smokestream carefully stepped down the path. Smokestream's tail lashed at the platitude, but Slatefur pressed gratefully against his granddaughter as they parted. The two elders sought out old acquaintences, while Snowflower looked for a group of cats to join. It was harder reaching out without her sister in attendance.
Marshpaw's eyes lit up at the sight of all the cats. He clumsily bounded forward, looking for other young cats to visit.
(Open for rp!)
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Post by Moonblazer on Aug 22, 2023 18:41:23 GMT -5
WINDCLAN:
When he spotted Slatefur and Smokestream, Blacktail lifted his head and waved his long tail in greeting. As one of Windclan’s only elders, he had wanted to attend the gathering. Luckily, it seemed other elders were present too.
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Post by mintleaf2 on Aug 22, 2023 18:54:54 GMT -5
Riverclan:
A friendly purr released from Slatefur at the sight of Blacktail's greeting. He quickly course corrected to join the old tom, nudging Smokestream in the same direction. He paused a moment, making sure she was okay to continue. Her breathing was a little hard, and despite the Gathering not having started yet, she was looking tired. He hoped she'd start feeling better with a nice sit and chat.
"Greetings, Blacktail," he called. "How have things been?"
Smokestream offered as close to a friendly bob of her head as the cranky old she-cat could muster.
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Post by Icefire15 on Aug 22, 2023 19:15:43 GMT -5
THUNDER-
Ghostscreech flicked his ear in greeting to Sagefoot and sat down, curling his tail over his paws as he settled down. He kept quiet though, not exactly in a talkative mood that night.
Owlfrost paused as the reached the clearing and surveyed the crowd of cats, “Well, how about we do something different for once.” He said, searching for any familiar faces in the crowd. (They could go talk to anyone who has an open character if you want lol)
Sootpaw bounded over to the group of apprentices, eager to meet apprentices from different clans.
RIVER-
Shininglight stuck close to the RiverClan patrol, but would scan the crowd of cats every now and then. She couldn’t help but look for the familiar red pelts of Redtooth and Lynxstripe.
Blackmask moved through the gathered cats slowly, looking for any familiar faces to chat to.
Airpaw wandered over to the other apprentices, curious to know what they were all talking about.
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Post by Moonblazer on Aug 22, 2023 19:16:25 GMT -5
WINDCLAN:
“As well as they can be.” Blacktail mused calmly, approaching the two Riverclan elders with a friendly dip of his head. He sat down, looking between them. “And Riverclan? You both look well fed!”
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Post by mintleaf2 on Aug 22, 2023 19:28:36 GMT -5
Smokestream's chest puffed with pride. "The river flows well," she replied. "It's been a good season for us. We've had some new kits recently as well."
"Could do with warmer weather though," Slatefur grumbled. "Seems like there's always a chill in the air these days."
"That could just be your old bones talking," Smokestream replied good-humoredly.
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Post by thistle on Aug 22, 2023 19:30:56 GMT -5
ShadowClan
"Wow, hi!" Fuzzypaw said, greeting Sootpaw and Airpaw. "It looks like we've started our own mini-Gathering!" she commented aside to Whorlpaw.
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Post by mintleaf2 on Aug 22, 2023 19:31:42 GMT -5
Riverclan:
Marshpaw's ears flicked at the sight of Sootpaw. He watched as the other apprentice joined a group, and wondered if he should follow. He took a few shy steps forward, skirting around the side of the group and looking for an opportunity to join the fun.
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Post by Frozen on Aug 22, 2023 19:51:46 GMT -5
SkyClanSpiritstar led SkyClan into Fourtrees, tail and head raised high. Looking up at the other leaders, she noticed that her Clan was last to arrive; more importantly, Diamondheart was taking Earthstar's place. Has RiverClan welcomed their new leader? she faintly wondered, paying no mind to the fact that they were last. She sprang up and took her place amongst the other leaders. "Good evening Cedarstar, Swiftstar, Lightningstar," she mewed. "and Diamondheart. I assume that Earthstar is merely busy?" she asked. Willownose padded alongside Redspring and Ashfeather into Fourtrees. Firefang split apart from his Clanmates once they had gathered, looking to chat with others. WindClanSilverpaw was quickly overwhelmed by the apprentices that had stopped to chat with him and Rowanpaw. He regarded them with a brisk nod and looked at Honeycrest curiously. I've never seen a cat like that before. Is that a ShadowClan thing? he wondered. Slushfur watched Blacktail converse with the RiverClan elders with a slight shake of her head. Watching them together made her feel like it was time for her to join him in retirement. "Arcticpaw! How are you?" Gustpaw greeted her with a smile. She was always friendly with him despite being from a different Clan, so he didn't feel like he was doing anything wrong by striking up conversation. "It's good to see you too." ( Icefire15 ) ShadowClan(Shortcloud and Cinderspeck open) RiverClan(I believe Koishade, Winterfrost, and Shellstream are open) "There are a lot of apprentices over there. I guess Whorlpaw's pretty popular." Glacierpaw observed, keeping close to Foxripple as he watched the group mingle. "How do you know so much about ShadowClan apprentices?" ( Moonblazer ) ThunderClanSlatesight watched Hornetstrike's reaction to Diamondheart being with the leaders amusedly. "I suppose it must be surprising to see your kin there," he remarked. "I believe I would react the same if I saw Nighteye among them." ( Moonblazer ) Nighteye, Aspenfall, and Magpiewing joined the gathering. Aspenfall waved his tail to the other medicine cats, knowing he would likely need to explain Peachdapple's absence.
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Post by thistle on Aug 22, 2023 19:59:19 GMT -5
SkyClan
Warblerpaw wove through the gathered cats, spotting the familiar pelts of Whorlpaw and Duskpaw of ShadowClan with a rather large group of apprentices. He strode to them confidently, deftly dodging passing cats as he went. "Hey, strangers!" he called as he approached, a casual smirk on his face. "Are you all hanging out without me? I'm hurt," he drooped his ears for comedic effect.
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Post by mintleaf2 on Aug 22, 2023 20:05:02 GMT -5
Marshpaw sat taller as the final clan joined, giving his chest fur a few brief licks to calm himself.
Snowflower found herself settling in quietly near Cinderspeck. She'd seen the Shadowclan cat before, but hadn't had much cause to speak with the warrior. Still, she tried a friendly wave of her tail.
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Post by 🌙Moonpower🌙 on Aug 22, 2023 20:09:44 GMT -5
Cedarstar nodded once to the silvery she-cat. "Spiritstar." He took a deep breath as he watched SkyClan cats enter the clearing. With all five clans here, the gathering would be beginning shortly.
Maskpaw eyed Honeycrest up and down. He wasn't sure what to think of the tom. His observant demeanor was suspicious. "Congratulations on becoming a warrior, Honeycrest," Maskpaw mewed polietly.
Eelshock smiled at Hickoryshade. "Fluffcloud and I share the same goal of changing the Clans for the better. We can't do it alone though. If you wouldn't mind, I'd appreciate it if you thought our mentality over. The more support we have, the better. We could unite the Clans to work together instead of always against each other, you know?"
Whorlpaw purred in amusement with Fuzzypaw. "Maybe we should have the leaders listen to us this time?" She brightend up when she heard Warblerpaw's voice. "Warblerpaw!" She walked over and pressed her nose to his cheek in friendly greeting. "We had to hang out without you, furball. It's what you get for being late."
Beanpaw flattened his ears, a little overwhelmed by all the apprentices now around them.
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Post by 🌙Moonpower🌙 on Aug 22, 2023 20:10:42 GMT -5
Spiderbite of SkyClan quickly entered the clearing to find the other medicine cats.
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Post by Foxstar26 on Aug 22, 2023 20:17:32 GMT -5
Thunderclan:
Redtooth slipped up beside Shininglight. He kept a tail length or two between them but whispered. “Hey.” He didn’t look at her, not wanting to draw attention.
“I want to meet some other apprentices!” Tigerpaw looked up at his mentor with wide eyes. “Maybe they could show me some battle moves.”
Riverclan:
Pebblesplash shivered. “It also makes the river freezing! I can’t even go swimming.” He added. “Good! Luckily the river is full of fish. The fire didn’t affect them. How’s prey in Windclan?”
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Post by thistle on Aug 22, 2023 20:22:00 GMT -5
SkyClan & ShadowClan
Warblerpaw let a purr rumble in his throat, chuckling a bit. "I know, I know. Hey, if it were up to me, I'd've been here at sunhigh just to say I was first!" he said. He peered around the two older she-cats to look at the younger ShadowClan apprentices, a small brown and white tom and a fluffy cream-furred she-cat. "And who might these two kittens be?"
Fuzzypaw flicked an ear, fluffing out her fur a little. "I'm Fuzzypaw, and this is Spottedpaw!" she mewed. "Nice to meet you!"
"Fuzzypaw? It certainly suits you," he said, flashing a quick grin. He turned to the rest of the group at large, seeing some new faces. "I'm Warblerpaw of SkyClan. Trust me, the pleasure's all mine," he said, taking a sweeping bow.
Fuzzypaw couldn't help but roll her eyes. She could get behind a cheery personality, but this tom was too much.
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Post by thistle on Aug 22, 2023 20:25:21 GMT -5
WindClan & ThunderClan
"Hah! I think I'd still sink on the warmest day of greenleaf," Palegaze said. "The rabbits are still trying to outrun us and we're still catching them, so well enough I'd think!"
He nudged Bluewhisker, who didn't budge at all and looked thoroughly unamused. "How's ThunderClan? I bet you're all just drowning in squirrels this season, eh?"
Bluewhisker, not keen to reveal that ThunderClan had formed an alliance with SkyClan to hunt in Twolegplace, simply shrugged, lifting a paw to tilt back and forth before planting it firmly on the ground again.
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Post by 🌙Moonpower🌙 on Aug 22, 2023 20:29:22 GMT -5
Beanpaw peeked out from behind Fuzzypaw again after Warblerpaw padded up. That apprentice seemed really cool. "I'm Beanpaw. I'm from WindClan."
Whorlpaw smiled at Beanpaw. "Beanpaw's our new friend."
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