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Post by estel on Aug 8, 2019 9:33:50 GMT -5
“You think you can just come in and demand to see our leader?” she snarls.
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Post by smallflame on Aug 8, 2019 9:35:22 GMT -5
“I come politely, waiting on the edge of your territory to be seen and escorted by your patrols so you can see that we mean no harm. And I do not demand. If she refuses to see us, we will leave.”
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Post by estel on Aug 8, 2019 9:36:24 GMT -5
“Why are you here?”
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Post by smallflame on Aug 8, 2019 9:37:37 GMT -5
“I already told you. May I speak with her?”
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Post by estel on Aug 8, 2019 9:38:47 GMT -5
“Wait here.”
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Post by smallflame on Aug 8, 2019 9:39:40 GMT -5
And she disappears into the den.
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Post by smallflame on Aug 8, 2019 9:40:07 GMT -5
Nightpaw here. That doesn’t take long. A large light-blue-gray tom comes out.
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Post by estel on Aug 8, 2019 9:41:20 GMT -5
I am Miststar. “Smallflame, welcome. The patrol can leave us.” Swiftfur and Barkpelt look as though to question me, but then leave. I watch them and then ask “What can I do for Riverclan?”
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Post by smallflame on Aug 19, 2019 11:02:43 GMT -5
Smallflame here. “You met Leafclan at the gathering. Scarstar thought it might be good if a few cats from each clan go to visit them, to learn about them and some of their unusual clanmates, and to report back, so the clans will be more comfortable with them.”
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Post by estel on Aug 19, 2019 11:03:50 GMT -5
Miststar here. “Unusual? Their leader seemed normal.”
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Post by smallflame on Aug 19, 2019 11:05:06 GMT -5
“And is. However, there is a demon, an eagle, and a fox, as well as the usual number of cats. And their medicine cats have kits, which isn’t like us. Scarstar thinks a meeting to get acquainted would be a good idea. That way, if you see Cloudpelt the eagle, Darkmist the cat-demon, or Embershine the fox, you won’t be startled and try to attack.”
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Post by estel on Aug 19, 2019 11:06:21 GMT -5
“Well, we have met a friendly badger, although there was a lot more to him. These strange ones speak cat?”
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Post by smallflame on Aug 19, 2019 11:07:26 GMT -5
“They do. Will you choose a representative?”
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Post by estel on Aug 19, 2019 11:08:16 GMT -5
“Barkpelt.”
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Post by smallflame on Aug 19, 2019 11:09:15 GMT -5
“Seriously? No offense, but he would be my last choice.”
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Post by estel on Aug 19, 2019 11:10:19 GMT -5
“Because of his attitude? If he can be convinced of their friendliness, it will mean more. Also, Harepaw. She’s quick in learning and in talking. When they return, she’ll get the word out to everyone.”
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Post by smallflame on Aug 19, 2019 11:11:21 GMT -5
“Barkpelt and Harepaw it is. Tomorrow, at first light, we meet at the Four Trees. I’m off to Thunderclan now.”
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Post by estel on Aug 19, 2019 11:16:28 GMT -5
“First light tomorrow at Four Trees.”
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Post by smallflame on Aug 19, 2019 11:17:24 GMT -5
And then we are off, unescorted. I guess Miststar was trusting us, very unusual. Nightpaw is quiet, so I ask. “You understand what happened there?”
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Post by smallflame on Aug 19, 2019 11:18:17 GMT -5
“Be polite, don’t start order and getting bossy, just offer. They like manners.”
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Post by smallflame on Aug 19, 2019 11:19:28 GMT -5
]“All do. Just like with us and your clanmates. With other clans, manners relaxes them. They don’t see an enemy. We may be friendly to them, but they are another clan, and Riverclan comes first. In a clash or dispute, they become the enemy. But, we can be polite at other times.” He nods, showing he understands, and we speed on, back to our territory, crossing the river at Sunning Rocks, and onto Thunderclan territory. There, as before, we wait.
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Post by smallflame on Aug 19, 2019 11:19:55 GMT -5
We don’t wait long. We are challenged and escorted by Mudcloud and her apprentice Ashpaw, a skinny gray tom. At least Leafstar is friendly enough. I explain our presence, almost to the word what I said to Miststar, and he agrees. Whitewing will join us, along with his apprentice, Moonpaw, the kit we rescued now an apprentice. All set, Nightpaw and I head back home.
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Post by smallflame on Aug 19, 2019 11:20:44 GMT -5
Silverback, Nightsky, Sunkit, Graykit, Estel2, and Starcat, be ready for the next posts. Didn’t mean to monopolize the posts this time. We good?
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Post by smallflame on Dec 31, 2019 12:08:13 GMT -5
Happy holidays, clanmates! Everyone gets lots of prey?
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Post by silverback on Dec 31, 2019 12:10:04 GMT -5
Scarstar here. I have gathered the clan, and explained the mission to all.
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Post by graykit on Dec 31, 2019 12:11:21 GMT -5
Wildface here. “Scarstar, is that a good idea? There’s a fox and an eagle over there. I don’t know what they’ll think.”
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Post by silverback on Dec 31, 2019 12:13:09 GMT -5
“That’s why the meetings, so they’ll know. Then, if Bramblestar brings Cloudpelt and Embershine with her to Fourtrees, no one will be upset. The more they know in advance, the better. Anyone else? No? Good. Thorntail, sent out the hunting patrols. Brownpaw, with me.”
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Post by estel on Dec 31, 2019 12:14:27 GMT -5
Brownpaw here. Scarstar is taking me out for training! All right! I’ll make her proud of me!
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Post by nightsky on Dec 31, 2019 12:16:09 GMT -5
Thorntail here. After organizing and sending out the patrols, I find Cloverpaw, and we join a patrol heading for the river.
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Post by sunkit on Dec 31, 2019 12:18:25 GMT -5
Brightkit here. As the meeting ends, I scamper over to Lilycloud. “Ivory needs you!” We hurry over to the queens’ den.
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