~☁ CLOUDCLAN ☁~The Cats Who Touch The Sky~

Stormberry finish cleaning Lizardpaw's ears, and rested her own head on her apprentice's. She was still in horrible pain, but this would keep her conscious for now. Stormberry began,"I don't remember where I was born, or what first happened to me. All I can remember is a thuderpath and a twoleg's paws running through my fur." Stormberry chuckled,"It feels just as bad as everyone says it does. Then, I remember a dark gray, flat-muzzled cat coming into the twolegden, and picking me up. He carried for a very long time, but then he dropped me into a nest, with another kit. She was very pretty, she had snow white fur, except for her face and legs, those were a light gray. Her name was Gull. His name was Kaz."

"Gull was my best friend. She told me Kaz had taken her from her awful twolegs as well. She was always telling funny stories. She was talented, and beautiful." Stormberry paused and said,"She was just like you Lizardpaw. Once told me she'd never hurt another cat as long as she lived." Stormberry chuckled again. "Yeah, just like you."

"Kaz took care of us for a long time, he played with us, fed us, and taught us how to hunt. It was like a family, but-" Stormberry's voice hitched, and she took a slow breath, then continued. "When Gull and I were around 4 moons, it became clear he did not wanted to be a family. He thought Gull was the prettiest, and made me only hunt for the two of them. He would threaten to kill me if I didn't hunt every moment I could. One time I tested him." Stormberry touched the scar on her muzzle. "It didn't turn out well. It seemed like forever, being exausted, the fresh-kill pile being overstocked, me only getting a small mouse, if I was lucky. But then, I woke up to hunt and-" She sighed. "He was dead. Gull killed him. "

"The two of us ran as fast as we could from that place. Gull had always told me, when we were growing up together, that one day we'd see the very sun be drowned in the biggest lake I'd ever see. It was her one dream I'd say. Pretty sure that's what kept her going. We ran, and ran, past the woods, past the mountain, and we made it. We made it to the Sundrownplace." Stormberry's voice became sad and wistful. "It was beautiful. Gull wanted to swim in the large lake, said she was pretty good at it. I refused to go. She went in." Stormberry's voice cracked. "At the end of the day two suns drowned." Stormberry waited a few moments to continue, trying to collect herself.

"I was desperate. I hadn't seen another cat in 3 moons after that. Stories had been told of forest cats, but I didn't heed any warnings. All the prey I could see was on that territory. Then a patrol found me. What do you do with a half-starved kit, is what they probably were thinking. One thing led to another, and here we are."

Russetclaw padded out the Warriors den subtly casting his glaze around camp. He let out a yawn before shaking out his pelt. Looking around camp he noticed that nothing was happening, a few cats were sharing tongues and patrols were probably being put together. The slender Tom settled down in a corner giving his paws a few licks.

Smokepelt pulled herself out the Nursery stretching out her hindlegs arching her back while yawning. She looked back over her shoulder watching as her kits scrambled out the den. Tigerkit was the first one out circling Smokepelt legs looking around the camp amused. Flamekit bounced over to them and Snakekit followed after. "Now listen you can go around and play but don't go getting under other cats paws. Stay out of trouble." Smokepelt meowed before settling down and the kits stumbled off.

Russetclaw turned his attention to Novalight as he approached him and sat down. He curled his tail for his paws giving a small nodded. "Morning." Russetclaw said in a low voice.

"Yup. It makes it nice." Russetclaw meowed scanning the camp."I have deal with this and everyone being in some type of panic."

"No one other than Stonestar knows. It's my fault more than anything. I didn't trust you enough to know. Lizardpaw your one of the most amazing cats I've ever met in my life. You should never blame yourself for another's mistakes." Stormberry slowly stood up, and looked to Lizardpaw. "If you don't trust him, it's fine. You've always had good instincts. But from now on, know that not trusting a cat for something they can't help is unacceptable. Let's get you up." Stormberry bent down to help her apprentice up.

"Yes Minnowheart" Rootpaw mews as she moves up into a stretch. Heatherpaw hesitates. She hadn't exactly been too far away from her littermate...ever. And to leave her sister with another cat. Alone. Even if it was her sisters mentor...? Well, that'd just take away from the time they could be spending together. However, she was excited to start her own training. So she gives Rootpaw a hesitant goodbye before she bolts away to go find Dawnripple. Now she just needed to find her mentor- Usually she was with Littlespring, but Littlespring didnt seem to be in camp... So she peeks her head into the warriors den, "Dawnripple?"

Rootkit meanwhile gives Minnowheart a shy look and shuffles her paws.
Apprentices liked to gab about training, Briarpaw had often times tried to share with Heatherpaw and Rootpaw, but Heatherpaw wasn't ever eager to listen to him.. and she frequently spoke over him. So she had an idea of what was expected for a patrol, but.. "Minnowheart, on a patrol... " She trails off for a moment, "we scout and mark the territory...right?"

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"Of course. I can finish this up and then I'll wait for you by the rocks." He dips his head and chuckles, "Certainly does seem active. I can see why, after last nights...activities." He wonders if Owlshadow would bring that up. The two certainly had a lot to talk about, but it would have to wait.

He cleans up his herbs, "Go take care of the disorder, Owlshadow, they certainly do need you to keep things running." Soon enough they'd depend on Owlshadow more thoroughly, he was sure. He was wondering how much convincing he would need this time, but based upon how Owlshadow vented to him when the two were alone.. He wasn't thinking there would be much. "Oh. If you see an apprentice, actually," he grabs a small bundle, "Could you have them bring this to Ripplepelt? Her hips aren't the best these days and this will soothe any aches she has. She is a delight and I would hate to have her in any pain."

Minnowheart nods to Heatherpaw as she leaves, casting a comforting glance at the kit who seemed a little disjointed at having to leave her sister. The two really were attached at the tails, after all.
Her attention is drawn back to Rootpaw as she speaks, and Minnowheart smiles down at her shy apprentice. "Patrols are done for a variety of reasons. Mostly, we do hunting patrols and territory patrols. One is for catching prey to stock the fresh kill pile, and the other is done so we can have a good idea of what is going on in the forest around our camp. That way, we know if there's anything dangerous" she meows, her explanation trailing off somewhat at the end as Lynxsoul and Stormpaw padded out into the forest. Minnowheart looked around, and it didn't seem like anyone was following them. Speaking of danger...

"Lynxsoul! Wait!" She called out after the mentor and apprentice "Where are you going?!"
She wondered, dumbfounded, if Lynxsoul had been paying attention during the meeting the previous night at all. Didn't he hear Stonestar say they weren't to go out in patrols less than four? "Oh dear" she mumbled, looking sheepishly down at Rootkit. "What do you think, Rootkit, should we go out after them?" She certainly didn't like the idea of telling Owlshadow that the two had broken the rules- he already didn't seem to like them very much... and Lynxsoul was a good cat, if not a bit scatterbrained.

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Owlshadow disdainfully picks up the bundle Blackbrook hands him and pads out into the clearing, searching for an able apprentice. Perhaps Briarpaw or some other dutiful little scrap would be willing to go snuffle up to his mother for a while. She certainly seemed more talkative these days, with her denmate gone.
Surveying the camp, he noticed with irritation that some cats had already disappeared. Didn't they know to wait and check in with him for morning assignments before dashing off into the forest? He noted that Lynxsoul and his loner kit apprentice were among the ones missing, and felt a prick of irritation. With any luck Lynxsoul would get lost for good this time and take the kit with him.

(Thats ok lol. There's not any danger for real in the forest other than Owlshadow, and his next target isn't Lynxsoul so unless you guys want danger, the two of them should be fine >w<)

"Why don't we try seeing if we can pick up some scents? If we can't we can try somewhere else!" He said, trying his best to defuse his mentor's trouble. "Or we could go back it to camp and find some other Cats to come with us. It's up to you, O wise one." He said, bowing low and grinning cheekily up at his mentor.