Sparrowclan ~ The Strong and Daring (Always Open)

Rubblefalls w/ Mara

"We're not clan cats!" Rubble snapped almost instantly.

"She said were-"

"Just hush," Rubblefalls hissed, swatting at the paw that had reached out to him with a sheathed paw of his own. He glared back up at Mara. "You're the one with the attitude. Good. Leave then."

"You're so mean..."

"I'm protecting us," Rubblefalls hissed again, trying to lower his voice again.

𝓓𝓪𝓻𝓽𝓱 𝓑𝓻𝓪𝓶𝓫𝓵𝓮

Duskpaw was breathing heavy as she looked down at her messy catch. Mustyfur was right about her needing to relax but she was still a little proud she had managed a fish that big. "Okay, so should I try again?" she asked with a tilt of her head.

(mintedstar/fur, I have an elder and an apprentice open.)

(underthesilverpelt)
Mara froze in her steps. "Wait, you left the clan? Thats a first. I've only ever heard of cats entering," she said, suddenly interested in what was going on. "Why would you want to leave? all the cats in the clan are oh-so-happy to be in it, and act all superior to those of us who aren't in it," Mara continued, shifting a cautious eye in Rubblefall's direction.

(cowbird)
Mistyfur paused for a moment to think, then nodded. "Give it a few more tries to finish warming up, then we really should be going. We have time, but the fresh-kill pile should be full with just a few more fish, and we wouldn't want to over hunt."

(rockydublin, that seems fine )
In his surprise, Bramblepath almost tripped. Why he was so shocked by Spiderblossom's question, and why his balance was so bad he would have tripped for the umpteenth time that day, he was uncertain. "She seems fine. She came out with me earlier to grab a few other herbs that needed restocked. If I had known that the catnip was so low, I would have gotten some of that while I was out."

𝓓𝓪𝓻𝓽𝓱 𝓑𝓻𝓪𝓶𝓫𝓵𝓮

Duskpaw had forgotten what the two had really came out for and nodded, settling herself by the stream ready to swipe at the water. It took a small amount of time before a fish swam up to the shore- just in time for Duskpaw to reach out swiftly and snatch the fish, flipping in on the soft ground, giving a killing bite.

(underthesilverpelt)
Mara spat on the ground next to herself. "A clan nearby? You bet there is. Call themselves 'Sparrowclan', or something like that," she said, her distaste for Sparrowclan quite clear through her tone. She wondered why she hated the clan so much. It couldn't be because her sister was there, she didn't had Mistyfur. It wasn't because of their attitude, she had met plenty of loners and rogues with that kind of "better than you" attitude. So really she had no reason to feel this way about Sparrowclan.

(cowbird)
"Much better, but it could still use some work. Still though, that was some fast improvement. If I were your mentor I would probably run out of things to teach you long before you got your warrior name," Mistyfur praised Duskpaw. She motioned for Duskpaw to catch another, saying "I'm sure Starclan won't mind if you catch one more for practice. After that, we'll continue to the training area and stash these there while I see what I can teach you in the combat side of things."

(rockydublin)
Bramblepath shrugged. "We were by the river to gather a few herbs, and she slipped and fell in. I pulled her out, and we found somewhere dry and warm to rest while she recovered. After that, we collected the rest of the herbs and headed back to camp. Thats about it," Bramblepath said, simplifying their herb gathering expidition into a few short sentences. He glanced around as they walked, trying to keep himself aware of his surroundings so that he wouldn't embarass himself in front of the deputy.

(𝓓𝓪𝓻𝓽𝓱 𝓑𝓻𝓪𝓶𝓫𝓵𝓮)

Spiderblossom nodded her head at the information.
“It’s good you were there to help.” She spoke, as she continued to search for the herbs they needed. It wasn’t odd that Mothpelt fell into water, she was missing an eye, but she’d seen her hunt before it didn’t slow her down those times. Something might have distracted her, but what?

(mintedstar/fur, Could you start? I'm kinda bad at starters.)

(cowbird)
Mistyfur smiled broadly. "Great catch," she purred, standing and stretching. She picked up her own fish and motioned for Duskpaw to do the same. "Well, thats enough hunting. Nobody needs an overfull fresh kill pile. gather your catches and let's go. The training spot I have in mind isn't to much further, so it shouldn't take long to get here," she said.

(rockydublin)
Bramblepath nodded. "I guess so. I'm sure that any of the warriors could have handled the situation as well as I did, so more like she was lucky that anyone was there. Still, I'm just glad that she didn't get seriously hurt," he said. As his mind started wandering through his memories of that time once more, all of the confusion that he had been feeling back then came flooding back.

𝓓𝓪𝓻𝓽𝓱 𝓑𝓻𝓪𝓶𝓫𝓵𝓮

"Yeah, you're right. The fishing can wait for tomorrow then," Duskpaw chirped, please with her catches and learning experience. "Lets do some battle moves!"

(mintedstar/fur)
Nightheart perked up as Rabbitkit made her way into the elder's den. He smiled and sat up in his nest. "Hello!" he called back to the kit in a friendly voice. "It's good to see you again Rabbitkit. Here for more stories, or do you have something else you want?" he asked. Despite how much he enjoyed sharing his stories with other cats (and at times forcing them upon other cats) he tried to keep a the option open that the cats that approached him were there for something actually important.

(cowbird)
Mistyfur padded quietly through the grass, running through her mind what she was going to try to teach Duskpaw one more time, almost to convince herself that she knew it well enough to teach rather than because she had forgotten what she was going to teach. As she saw the tree's up ahead, she flicked her tail in their direction. "The place I have in mind isn't that far into the trees. I'm pretty sure you'll know it when you see it," she said.

(<Raintalon>)
Sparrowstar laughed cheerfully. "See it? Of course you can. While I doubt Bramblepath is in right now since I sent Spiderblossom to help him gather herbs, when he does get back you can walk right into his den and ask him about everything that every herb he has does, what side effects they have, and how he uses them if you want. I'm sure he would answer any and all of your questions without hesitation," Sparrowstar said. She had complete confidence in her words, knowing what Bramblepath was like. If it was to teach another cat about his work, he would talk the ear off of anyone, even if said cat was Sparrowstar herself.

𝓓𝓪𝓻𝓽𝓱 𝓑𝓻𝓪𝓶𝓫𝓵𝓮

“Indeed.” Spiderblossom replied with a nod. It still begged the question, how she fell in the water to begin with, was she distracted by Bramblepath? She wouldn’t ask now, it was one time. There’s a plausible explanation for it. She decided to change the subject since there was no use dwelling on it, but she wasn’t sure what.

(Sorry for the late response, my computer decided to delete my last response and I didn't realize it.)

(cowbird)
As they walked into the trees, Mistyfur watched for the boulder that would mark the location. As she saw the moss covered monolith off to their left, she turned and paced towards it. "The spot we're looking for is just past that boulder and beyond a few bramble thickets. There should be a path around the brambles off this way though," she said, angling slightly further to the right than she initially had.

(rockydublin)
The more that Bramblepath thought about the incident, the more he started to doubt his own words. He had said that any cat would do the same thing he did, but wouldn't most cats have rushed Mothpelt back to camp instead of finding a closer location to warm her up? He tried to convince himself that the reason that he had acted that way was because as a medicine cat he was better versed in what to do in those situations. No matter how hard he tried however, he couldn't fully convince himself. "Well, anyways, I suppose that she's fine now. After she warmed up her panic died down. She made it back to camp with no problems."

(mintedstar/fur, <Raintalon>)
Sparrowstar shook her head with a light smile. "He could be anywhere in the territory right now. We could walk all day and not find him," she said kindly, lowering her head to match Mallowkit's eye level. "If you want to see where he works, we can move over there and I can do my best to describe what he does. I can't explain it as well as he will when he gets back, but I will do my best."

𝓓𝓪𝓻𝓽𝓱 𝓑𝓻𝓪𝓶𝓫𝓵𝓮

Duskpaw slid after Mistyfur, keeping close to the warrior as she led her to her designated area. She was beginning to get distracted, wondering what battle moves Mistyfur would cover first. Maybe the half twist belly rake? Or maybe an offensive move? Yeah... that'd be cool.

(𝓓𝓪𝓻𝓽𝓱 𝓑𝓻𝓪𝓶𝓫𝓵𝓮)

Spiderblossom nodded her head, accepting the change and focusing at the topic at hand. She went to collect the catnip, careful not to not damage the herbs she grabbed. She enjoyed doing work like this, not all the time, but enjoyed the work none the less. “How much do you want to collect, Hon?” She asked.

(rockydublin)
Bramblepath thought for a moment on how to respond to Spiderblossom's question. "I suppose that we should take at least on cat's load back. Most of my stock is gone after all. After that, we can stop at a few places on the way back to grab some other herbs for the other cat to carry."

(cowbird)
Mistyfur nodded. "I think I might be able to help with that. I guess we'll start with the half twist belly rake, and then if we have time we can move on to some of the more conditional ones that I was thinking of," she said, as much to herself as to Duskpaw.

(Sorry for short responses)