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Post by Willow on Apr 16, 2023 22:39:15 GMT -5
Willowsong smiled, looking down at Pebblepaw's amazement, "Starclan can do a lot. They guide our paw steps every day. They do not have much control though over other things though, like the fire, a wind vortex, a band of rouges or a threat like badgers or foxes. They do their best though to keep their clans safe and warn them of coming dangers. The medicine cats go to speak with Starclan every half moon."
Blizzardstorm landed heavily on top of Silentflare, the wind almost knocked out of him as well. He kept the warrior pinned for another moment before stepping off and helping the other warrior to his paws. "Sorry Silentflare, that landing was a bit rougher than intended." he mewed sheepishly.
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Post by Moonblazer on Apr 16, 2023 23:37:12 GMT -5
Scarletpaw watched Blizzardstorm practically squish Silentflare beneath him, her muzzle twitching as she held back her snicker. She leaned over to whisper to Hollowpaw. “Blizzardstorm’s heft was a bit too much for your mentor. Makes sense, Blizzardstorm’s always been a big ball of fur.” She teased to her friend.
Dawnpaw was watching the spar intently, tracing Blizzardstorm and Silentflare’s movements with his eyes. His paws itched to practice it, having enjoyed trying it before with Sunthroat.
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Post by ripplewhisker on Apr 17, 2023 0:06:51 GMT -5
"Do normal warriors ever get to share with StarClan?"
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Post by t1nkdraws on Apr 17, 2023 0:09:05 GMT -5
Hey, anyone up for rp? ))
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Post by Willow on Apr 17, 2023 0:12:04 GMT -5
Willowsong blinked, she was silent for a moment as she thought, "While it's not unheard of I'd say it's a pretty rare experience to have. Usually, only medicine cats and leaders get to unless there's really something drastic happening. I don't know of anyone in the clan now whose ever gotten the chance." (I have lots of characters open Tink  ) |
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Post by t1nkdraws on Apr 17, 2023 0:55:06 GMT -5
oh good, I'll write a starter for Stormrunner, up to you who joins! ))
Stormrunner stretched out in the middle of the clearing, testing how it felt to move with his healing wounds. He eyed the camp entrance thoughtfully, debating if he should attempt to go out and hunt or not. Though he should probably check with the medicine cat first, the tom decided he was sick of pacing around the camp with little to nothing to do.
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Post by Willow on Apr 17, 2023 1:11:33 GMT -5
Shadowblossom eyed Stormrunner curiously from where she had been lounging near the elder's den. She supposed it would be a good time to get out of camp with Yarrowcloud out with the apprentices. She approached the tom with a nod, "Stormrunner! It's good to see you up on your paws. Care to go on a little stroll with me? I can show you some of the moves that Yarrowcloud does to help with the pain in his crippled leg if you'd like. Might help with your injuries." she mewed kindly.
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Post by ripplewhisker on Apr 17, 2023 7:46:05 GMT -5
Pebblepaw nodded. Interesting. "So, should we rejoin the others?"
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Post by Icefire15 on Apr 17, 2023 12:09:27 GMT -5
Ghostscreech released Mistpaw when she nipped at his leg and jumped back. Giving a nod, he sat down and waited until Mistpaw had gotten back up onto her paws, “You did well. I think that will be enough for today, let’s join the other apprentices and watch the demonstration.” He said, nodding to the others.
Hollowpaw’s whiskers twitched in amusement at the image of her mentor being squashed under the larger warrior. “When are we going to try it ourselves?” She whispered to Scarletpaw, her paws itching to practice the battle move despite her earlier nervousness.
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Post by Moonblazer on Apr 17, 2023 13:42:01 GMT -5
Ghostscreech released Mistpaw when she nipped at his leg and jumped back. Giving a nod, he sat down and waited until Mistpaw had gotten back up onto her paws, “You did well. I think that will be enough for today, let’s join the other apprentices and watch the demonstration.” He said, nodding to the others. Hollowpaw’s whiskers twitched in amusement at the image of her mentor being squashed under the larger warrior. “When are we going to try it ourselves?” She whispered to Scarletpaw, her paws itching to practice the battle move despite her earlier nervousness. “When they give us the go ahead, or when Ghostscreech decides to actually come back.” Scarletpaw snorted with a roll of her eyes. This was getting boring fast, and she was still running on little to no sleep. Even so, she whispered. “Maybe we’ll get paired up.” |
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Post by ripplewhisker on Apr 17, 2023 15:56:20 GMT -5
Mistpaw nodded, following her mentor. She was thankful for the praise, though she wasn't sure how to express that yet. Maybe I'll get to try the move their practicing, she thought to herself. The sooner I can prove that we belong here, the sooner we can fit in.
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Post by t1nkdraws on Apr 18, 2023 0:34:53 GMT -5
Shadowblossom eyed Stormrunner curiously from where she had been lounging near the elder's den. She supposed it would be a good time to get out of camp with Yarrowcloud out with the apprentices. She approached the tom with a nod, "Stormrunner! It's good to see you up on your paws. Care to go on a little stroll with me? I can show you some of the moves that Yarrowcloud does to help with the pain in his crippled leg if you'd like. Might help with your injuries." she mewed kindly. Stormrunner dipped his head as Shadowblossom approached "That would be good." He rumbled with a smile "I could use a stroll, as much as I enjoy the hospitality of the clan's camp, I get sick of being stuck in one place." He frowned as he continued "I hope that the medicine cats won't mind me going." |
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Post by Willow on Apr 18, 2023 15:28:06 GMT -5
Pebblepaw nodded. Interesting. "So, should we rejoin the others?" “Yes, we’ll watch the other apprentices hunt for a bit until it’s time to switch. It’s almost sun high.” Willowsong replied as she snaked her way through the budding undergrowth. |
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Post by Willow on Apr 18, 2023 15:30:58 GMT -5
Shadowblossom waved her tail, looking at the medicine cat den in amusement, “Don’t worry about Peachdapple. I’ll handle her if she has a problem with it. She’s yelled at me plenty over sneaking Yarrowcloud out of camp. Yet, he always feels better afterward. It’s good to get up and move around.” She replied firmly, speaking fondly of her mate and his sister.
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Post by ripplewhisker on Apr 18, 2023 18:38:27 GMT -5
Pebblepaw nodded, eager to join the other apprentices. His first full day in ThunderClan had already been so productive! He had caught two pieces of prey, and both would do well to feed the Clan. Now there was just--
--battle training, he whimpered to himself. I like this life so far, but... hurting another cat? Surely there's a way for them to get along well enough...?
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Post by t1nkdraws on Apr 19, 2023 0:59:13 GMT -5
Shadowblossom waved her tail, looking at the medicine cat den in amusement, “Don’t worry about Peachdapple. I’ll handle her if she has a problem with it. She’s yelled at me plenty over sneaking Yarrowcloud out of camp. Yet, he always feels better afterward. It’s good to get up and move around.” She replied firmly, speaking fondly of her mate and his sister. Stormrunner let out a purr of amusement "Well I'll trust you on that, I don't know if I'd be able to take a scolding from her, I'd feel too bad. " He chuckled "Yarrowcloud is quite lucky to have such a brave cat defending him." |
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Post by Willow on Apr 21, 2023 17:22:06 GMT -5
Willowsong dipped her head to the others as they approached again, knowing it would be time to switch groups soon. She looked at the other apprentices, wondering if they had been successful in their hunts as well.
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Shadowblossom snickered as she meandered out of camp next to him. The older she-cat glad for a slower pace for once, she had found herself struggling to keep up with the younger warriors and apprentices recently. "We've been defending each other for many many moons. It's just what mates do." she mewed fondly. Her eyes flickered to the other tom, curious to learn more about it. "I know you said you were split up with your family, did you have a mate? Kits?" she asked lightly, hoping not to bring up painful memories.
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Post by t1nkdraws on Apr 22, 2023 1:26:41 GMT -5
Stormrunner smiled as he listened to the older she-cat but that smile quickly dropped at the mention of his family and he sucked in a breath. The attack was still all too soon, but he knew he couldn't avoid the topic forever, it was bound to come up eventually. He continued to stare forward as he walked.
"Yeah, I did." He started, his meow low and hesitant "My mate, Wolf was quite the spit-fire." He let out a soft chuckle at the memories that flashed before him as he said her name. "We had a beautiful tom-kit together, his name is, I mean, was Stag." He glanced over at the she-cat, a sadness in his eyes as he smiled again, a smaller one this time "He was the spitting image of his mother, it was like I was living with a tom version of her, personality and all."
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Post by Icefire15 on Apr 22, 2023 14:20:55 GMT -5
As they approached, Ghostscreech motioned for Mistpaw to join the other apprentices. He turned to Blizzardstorm and Silentflare as they finished demonstrating the move, “Shall we have the apprentices try the jump and pin themselves before we move on to the individual spars?” He asked the other two mentors.
Sunthroat gave a nod to Willowsong and Pebblepaw when they had returned before turning to look back at Drizzlepaw.
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Post by Moonblazer on Apr 22, 2023 14:44:42 GMT -5
Drizzlepaw was finally close enough to the vole to make her pounce. The skittish apprentice lunged forwards with a surprising amount of speed before she snagged the vole between her claws. She killed it quickly, breathing out in deep relief that she had finally made a catch this time.
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Post by Willow on Apr 22, 2023 14:54:16 GMT -5
Stormrunner smiled as he listened to the older she-cat but that smile quickly dropped at the mention of his family and he sucked in a breath. The attack was still all too soon, but he knew he couldn't avoid the topic forever, it was bound to come up eventually. He continued to stare forward as he walked. "Yeah, I did." He started, his meow low and hesitant "My mate, Wolf was quite the spit-fire." He let out a soft chuckle at the memories that flashed before him as he said her name. "We had a beautiful tom-kit together, his name is, I mean, was Stag." He glanced over at the she-cat, a sadness in his eyes as he smiled again, a smaller one this time "He was the spitting image of his mother, it was like I was living with a tom version of her, personality and all." Shadowblossom gave a sad smile, sympathy clear in her tone. "You must miss them dearly. Is there any way Stag could be out there still? My son, Featherfoot. You've probably seen him around camp, he was taken by a falcon as a kit. Yarrowcloud and I thought he was gone forever until two cats from the twolegplace brought him back many moons later. Don't give up hope if you don't know for sure." she mewed, firm in her beliefs. |
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Post by Willow on Apr 22, 2023 14:55:44 GMT -5
Blizzardstorm nodded to Ghostscreech, motioning for the apprentices to give it a go. "We'll watch your technique and give you advice on how to improve. Don't be timid on the jump, you need power behind it!"
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Post by Moonblazer on Apr 22, 2023 16:00:27 GMT -5
"That's grand and all, but who will we be practicing it on? Thin air?" Scarletpaw asked the older Warriors bluntly, hoping that she'd be able to help out Hollowpaw instead of having to be paired up with Dawnpaw, Starclan forbid. After all, she had already seen him practicing the move recently, which meant that Sunthroat had showed him early. Typical.
Dawnpaw looked at Scarletpaw with a hint of urgency and exasperation, before he quickly mewed. "What Scarletpaw means is that are we going to be assigned partners, or can we practice with anyone?" He tried to make up for his sister's rude tone.
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Post by Icefire15 on Apr 22, 2023 16:36:22 GMT -5
“We’ll assign you partners.” Ghostscreech responded, looking at the apprentices. “After they have practiced it for a bit, we’ll move on to the individual spars. We should be finishing up once the hunting group returns.” He said to the other two mentors. Ghostscreech looked the apprentice’s over as he decided who would be with who. “Alright. Scarletpaw will practice with Yellowpaw. Patchpaw, I want you to help Mistpaw here. This might be her first battle training session, but I’m sure she’ll catch on quickly. And finally, Dawnpaw, you will be practicing with Hollowpaw.” He mewed, giving a nod for them to find their pairs and to begin.
Hollowpaw gave a light frown in disappointment, having hoped that she would be practicing with Scarletpaw as well. “Guess we have different partners then.” She mewed to her friend, sighing lightly.
Sunthroat gave a light smile and approached Drizzlepaw, “Well done, Drizzlepaw. You showed some decent speed there when you caught that vole. You’ll make a fine hunter when you become a full warrior one day.” He purred lightly before turning to Flurrypaw and Robinpaw, “And you two. Have you found any prey to go after? I can’t have a couple of apprentices show up back at the Sandy Hollow empty pawed, now can I?” He prompted them.
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Post by Moonblazer on Apr 22, 2023 16:57:41 GMT -5
Scarletpaw bristled with aggravation as she realized that Hollowpaw would be practicing with Dawnpaw. Of course he would come in and get to train with her new best friend! She glared sharply at Ghostscreech, inwardly cursing the deputy as she looked over at Yellowpaw. She had no problems with Yellowpaw, and knew he'd be a perfectly fine practice partner, but she had hoped Hollowpaw would be able to train with her, not with her oh-so-perfect brother. She huffed sharply to Hollowpaw. "Guess so. Sorry that you're stuck with Dawnpaw's perfect backside. Look, when we're done here, I'll practice with you so it can be just us." She promised.
Dawnpaw looked brightly over towards Hollowpaw, having wanted to practice with her to get to know her better. His brightness waned a bit though as he saw Scarletpaw's fiery glare shoot his way. Was Scarletpaw suddenly close with Hollowpaw? Since when was that something that happened? He felt stung that Scarletpaw seemed so angry at him, but all he could do was remind himself that he had a move to practice, and he hoped he could help Hollowpaw learn it. He approached them, mewing with a kind tone.
"I guess that makes us temporary partners, Hollowpaw. I bet you'll get this one down super quick, and I can definitely help with it too! It's a really cool move."
Scarletpaw stormed away at that, stomping towards Yellowpaw in an attempt to avoid the growing jealousy and despair in her chest. She'd do this stupid move, she'd show them!
Drizzlepaw jumped at Sunthroat's approach, but she quickly adjusted her posture and mewed softly. "Oh! Uhm, thanks you, Sunthroat. It... it wasn't so hard. The vole's small though... but I guess it's better than nothing."
"I've got a scent of a bird over here!" Flurrypaw whispered loudly to the former deputy, waving his tail excitedly. "Robinpaw and I are going to circle around and do a tag-team catch! Oh! Great job, Drizzlepaw! I knew you'd catch something!" Flurrypaw purred to his sister, who shuffled her paws with a shy but content smile.
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Post by Willow on Apr 22, 2023 17:30:28 GMT -5
Blizzardstorm looked curiously at Scarletpaw as she seemed to suddenly radiate fury. He stepped toward Dawnpaw and Hollowpaw, wanting to help his niece if she needed it.
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Post by ripplewhisker on Apr 22, 2023 18:36:21 GMT -5
Mistpaw joined Patchpaw as instructed
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Post by t1nkdraws on Apr 22, 2023 23:24:45 GMT -5
Stormrunner smiled as he listened to the older she-cat but that smile quickly dropped at the mention of his family and he sucked in a breath. The attack was still all too soon, but he knew he couldn't avoid the topic forever, it was bound to come up eventually. He continued to stare forward as he walked. "Yeah, I did." He started, his meow low and hesitant "My mate, Wolf was quite the spit-fire." He let out a soft chuckle at the memories that flashed before him as he said her name. "We had a beautiful tom-kit together, his name is, I mean, was Stag." He glanced over at the she-cat, a sadness in his eyes as he smiled again, a smaller one this time "He was the spitting image of his mother, it was like I was living with a tom version of her, personality and all." Shadowblossom gave a sad smile, sympathy clear in her tone. "You must miss them dearly. Is there any way Stag could be out there still? My son, Featherfoot. You've probably seen him around camp, he was taken by a falcon as a kit. Yarrowcloud and I thought he was gone forever until two cats from the twolegplace brought him back many moons later. Don't give up hope if you don't know for sure." she mewed, firm in her beliefs. Stormrunner frowned in thought "I left him somewhere in the forest, in hopes that the...dogs, wouldn't find him. There could be a chance he's still out there but I have no clue where it would be. It's all too blurry, I can't remember much of the aftermath besides waking up in the medicine den." He sighs, a small amount of renewed hope sparking in the older tom "If Featherfoot came home, then maybe Stag will too. Thank you Shadowblossom, maybe I'll see him again after all. I won't give up hope." |
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Post by Willow on Apr 23, 2023 4:00:38 GMT -5
Shadowblossom nodded, “Of course, it’s important to have something to believe in.” As they reached the bank of the small stream, she turned to look how Stormrunner was fairing, not wanting to push the tom too hard. “Do you want to rest for a moment here? The cool water of the stream always feels good on overworked paws. “
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Post by t1nkdraws on Apr 23, 2023 4:47:28 GMT -5
Stormrunner sighed as he reached the bank. It felt good to finally go for a proper walk again, but he needed to be careful of not over-working himself, grateful that the she-cat offered an opportunity to rest "Yeah." He flicked his ear and stepped into the stream, letting the cool water run over his sore paws as he dipped his head to drink from it, swishing his tail in satisfaction.
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