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Post by Voidastral on Feb 23, 2020 17:39:38 GMT -5
(( mhm! Main Camp PineclawFawnflower nodded "Yes. Starclan will guide Foreststar and the medicine cat's to the right choice." The queen could really only hope, though. Not that she thought their leader wouldn't listen to Starclan, but would the stars words even reach them in time? Brindlekit watched on, now quiet, the tom was very invested in what would happen next. The kit stumbled over his mother's tail to try and get closer, only for Fawnflower to bring him back.
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Post by mizzoctavia on Feb 24, 2020 9:47:32 GMT -5
Foreststar || Main Camp
Foreststar glanced around his clanmates and Camp Watchers. Clearly a lot of cats weren't very fond of his idea. The brown tom simply shook his head while sighing. "If we attack now, the rogues will be least expecting it! I am your leader, therefore what I saw is final! Now, this gathering is at an end." Foreststar meowed loudly for everyone around him to hear. And with a lash of his tail, he turned and fled into his den, Wolfspirit close at his heels.
Larkfeather's fur began to bristle in shock, this idea that Foreststar was suggesting was both logical and mouse-brained. Turning to her apprentice, Sagepaw, she sighed. "Lets head back into the den, this gathering is a mess." She huffed and ducked down into the Medicine Cat den.
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Post by cowbird on Feb 24, 2020 13:28:38 GMT -5
Main Camp
Dawnfern and Moosepelt sat in shock at the Clan leader's brisk and final words and his rapid departure. "Well then," Dawnfern snipped and rose to her paws. She turned to Moosepelt, who was still wide-eyed at the leader's sharp outburst. "He clearly doesnt care about the health of his warriors." Dawnfern was greatly confused and infuriated at Foreststar's decision. "Goodbye, Moosepelt," she murmured and pressed her muzzle to her clanmate and padded off, following Ambermoon's group.
Moosepelt watched hollowly as the West camp cats quickly gathered up to leave and Poofwhisker had already led her cats out, refusing to hear what Foreststar had to say. She didnt blame them- the clan leader seemed to not understand the opposition.
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Post by Pineclaw on Feb 24, 2020 15:20:54 GMT -5
Main CampFor a moment, Adderheart was too shocked to speak. Foreststar insisting on going through with his plan... well, she had expected that much, even though she didn't like it. But for him so stoop so low to pull rank on them? He could have tried to convince them. To give some good reasons and, most of all, some reassurance that he had a plan that didn't put them in any unnecessary risk. That he wouldn't send them on a suicide-mission. At least Adderheart wasn't the only one who was shocked by Foreststar's declaration. In fact, most seemed to feel the same way. The she-cat shook her head and walked towards the entrance, following Hawkmoon's group. But not without pausing for a second and meowing loud enough for anyone who stood nearby to hear "Well, there goes my respect for our Leader." Having said her part, she glared at the cats who hadn't left yet defiantly, daring them to reprimand her, and finally took off after the other West Camp cats.
Weaselkit jumped back in surprise at Foreststar's words. She'd never seen him act like that. Not that she disagreed with what he said. He was the Leader and everyone had to obey him. But seeing him just walk off like that surprised her. Now, she had walked off in the middle of an argument a few times. So had her brother. So had every kit and apprentice at some point, or at least that's what her mother had told her. She'd also said that they would grow out of it. To Weaselkit this meant that anyone older than an apprentice couldn't run off to pout when someone disagreed with them. And so Foreststar's behavior confused her a great deal.
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Post by cowbird on Feb 24, 2020 15:32:18 GMT -5
Main Camp PineclawMoosepelt turned around to the nursery when Dawnfern left. Weaselkit and her family sat at the mouth of the den, and she and her brother stared wide eyed at the disgruntled and arguing cats. She padded towards them, touching their mother Fawnflower's head with her nose before looking down on the young cats. "How did you enjoy your first gathering, little ones?"
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Post by Pineclaw on Feb 24, 2020 15:47:15 GMT -5
Main Camp Weaselkit cheered up instantly when she saw Moosepelt padding towards her and her family. At the warrior's question the little kit jumped up and down. "It was so exciting! All the Camp Watchers were there! And Wolfspirit and Foreststar! Oh, and so many cats from every camp! Did you think there'd be so many, Brindlekit? Once we're apprentices we'll see even more gatherings!" She nudged her brother and looked up at Moosepelt again. Weaselkit calmed down a little, there was something she wanted to ask the warrior. "Does this happen every time? Foreststar doesn't always disappear into his den after a gathering to pout when the Watchers don't like his idea, right?" The she-cat kept her voice low when she asked this. "And can they really disagree with him? I thought a Leader is always right."
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Post by cowbird on Feb 24, 2020 16:03:41 GMT -5
PineclawMain Camp Moosepelt purred lightly at the she-kit's excited squeals. She was fortunate to be so young and see the gathering of so many cats. Memories of her first Gathering were sparse; the fire had not been too far off and so it was her only so several moons until she became a warrior under Forestar's leadership. Yet as jumpy as she was, the kit calmed down suddenly, her eyes wide and voice low as she asked "Does this happen every time? Foreststar doesn't always disappear into his den after a gathering to pout when the Watchers don't like his idea, right? And can they really disagree with him? I thought a Leader is always right." Moosepelt stopped shocked for a heartbeat, taken back at how inquisitive the small cat was. You've got a thoughtful one on your paws Fawnflower, Moosepelt thought. "Well...no" she answered finally as she drew back from her small shock. "He usually does not. But then again he usually doesn't set out such dangerous agenda like that without counseling the medicine cats and other Watch Campers first. They can disagree of course as you seen, but they must follow his word despite that. Being leader does not mean you are always right but means... well, you lead." She didnt really know how to explain the last part to the kit- there were just things that in you youthful days you shouldnt know.
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Post by Pineclaw on Feb 24, 2020 16:50:07 GMT -5
Main CampWeaselkit tilted her head, confused at that last statement. How could someone lead others when they were wrong? She chose not to think about it for now. Instead, she had another question. "Why do the rogues hate us? Mama doesn't know and she thinks many warriors don't know either." She thought about some of the stories the Elders had told her and Brindlekit. And about what some of the younger warriors of the other camps had told them the last time they had visited Main Camp. That you didn't need a reason to be kind, but that you might need a reason to hate someone. She hadn't understood it all too well, even after she had begged them to explain it to her. "Was someone mean to them? Or are they just evil?" she asked with a shudder. Everyone knew a story or two about evil cats and Weaselkit hated those stories. She didn't want to meet any cats like that, evil was scary.
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Post by cowbird on Feb 25, 2020 7:01:35 GMT -5
Main Camp PineclawMoosepelt curled her tail around the kit and gave her a leveled gaze as she tried to answer the questions she posed. "Rogues dont like us because we dont accept them for being barbarians and non-followers and believers of the warrior code and StarClan. That is why we fight them all the time, that is why Foreststar wants to attack so soon. They must know that their hate will not weaken us."
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Post by Voidastral on Feb 25, 2020 11:37:30 GMT -5
Main Camp
Fawnflower sat quiet, allowing Moosepelt to explain. The queen did listen in though, she was quick to nod and agree with Moosepelt on each statement. However, carrying her own thoughts with her too "I think if we could just all talk it out, everything would be okay.. but, it's not how this life has chosen to work." Fawnflower smiled sadly. Patting her kits both lightly with her tail.
Ambermoon hissed under her breath, looking up and following Poofwhisker, "East Camp, we are leaving." She didn't wish to linger here longer, either. She gathered her warriors and followed the North Camp. She made an attempt to catch up with Poofwhisker. She needed someone to talk to and her fellow Camp Watcher had spoken up against Foreststar as well.
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Post by mizzoctavia on Feb 25, 2020 11:58:58 GMT -5
Poofwhisker , Ambermoon || ForestClan Territory
When Poofwhisker turned and noticed East Camp heading towards her, she squinted her eyes with suspicion. I bet they are going to try to persuade me into liking Foreststar's plan. Before she could turn back and race towards North Camp, she caught Ambermoon's eye and remembered that the she-cat also disliked the plan to invade the Rogues so soon. When the East Camp Watcher got closer, Poofwhisker signaled for the North Camp warriors to continue on with a flick of her tail. "Head back to North Camp, all of you. Me and Ambermoon must speak." She meowed, and once all of North and East Camps Warriors' had cleared the area, Poofwhisker turned towards Ambermoon curiously. "What is it, Ambermoon? Is something wrong?" The Siamese she-cat questioned quickly, itching to get back to her camp. Tonight had been stressful enough.
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Post by Voidastral on Feb 25, 2020 13:29:17 GMT -5
Forestclan Territory
Ambermoon paused, thinking of how to word this. "I'm not meaning to be, disrespectful, but I am doubting Foreststar's leadership at the moment. He's completely disregarding our camps and injured warriors." She paused again, considering her options. "I think desperate times can call for desparate measures, but these are too much of a risk. I think we need to-to stand up to him almost. We need to prove how against this we are." The large red warrior seemed determined, though not sure of how to go about it.
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Post by mizzoctavia on Feb 25, 2020 14:39:13 GMT -5
Poofwhisker , Ambermoon || ForestClan Territory
Voidastral
Poofwhisker listend closely to Ambermoons words as she explained. With a nod, she stared the fellow Camp Watcher in the eyes and began to whisper. "Yes, yes. I think its only reasonable if we close our camp walls, just to show him what he has decided could possibly end ForestClan." She murmured with an even tone, skeptical to as if Ambermoon would decline or not. Can I trust her? Poofwhisker thought with doubt. No - I have to, it only makes sense. Especially because she also disagrees with Foreststar. Leaving her thoughts, Poofwhisker glanced at Ambermoon, waiting for a response.
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Post by Voidastral on Feb 25, 2020 15:44:33 GMT -5
Forestclan Territory
Ambermoon nodded. Hopefully it wouldn't come to splitting off from the clan or anything. "I think that's a good idea. We should possibly begin preparing? Just making sure our borders are checked, prey caught. Just in case for the worst. Though I doubt it'd happen." They could only hope Foreststar would come to his senses "Why hasn't he consulted the medicine cats yet-or, at all?"
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Post by Pineclaw on Feb 25, 2020 16:26:45 GMT -5
Main CampWeaselkit narrowed her eyes, listening to Moosepelt's explanation. So that was why. Now she liked those rogues even less. "And they're cowards!" added the little she-cat after Moosepelt had finished talking. After all, the rogues had only attacked two camps and even then they had run off. There was no way they could stand up to the entire clan. Weaselkit smiled at Fawnflower when she patted her and Brindlekit with her tail. Then she looked back at Moosepelt. "What did the other cats say?" She'd seen Moosepelt talking to a few cats from one of the other camps and all the cats had been talking among themselves right before Foreststar had called them to attention. Surely Moosepelt must have heard a lot of things about the other camps. East CampScorchmask was pacing around East Camp, looking anxious. He was waiting for Ambermoon and the warriors she had chosen for the gathering, wishing he could have been one of them. The rogues had invaded North Camp and East Camp, so surely they all had a lot to talk about. Scorchmask usually didn't care too much about the gatherings since he didn't like large crowds but this one was too important. Maybe Foreststar and the Camp Watchers had decided on a better way to defend the clan from any more attacks. At least that was what he hoped for.
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Post by cowbird on Feb 25, 2020 16:39:46 GMT -5
Main CampMoosepelt titled her head, trying to remember the talks she had about the Clan leader's decison. "Many were upset- even some senior warriors doubted him. Like Gooseripple." she chose to keep her response for this one short- this was still a kit after all. She shouldnt have to see such divide among her Clan at such a young age. East CampSprucetail was the first warrior to stomp into camp from the gathering. "A fool! A fool he is!" He yowled, his spiky fur on end, and his tail lashing. His angered gaze fell on Scorchmask who was pacing the camp. "Foreststar wants to attack the rogues!" Dawnfern slipped beside him, pressing her side to his in attempt to calm him down, but the tom was too heated. Pineclaw
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Post by Pineclaw on Feb 25, 2020 17:23:46 GMT -5
Main Camp "Even the senior warriors?" Weaselkit hadn't really expected that. She even felt a little sorry for Foreststar. Leading a clan didn't sound easy. The leader was trying his best for them and so many cats just doubted him. "Maybe StarClan will tell him if he's wrong," she suggested after a while. "They know so much and they made him leader." Weaselkit nodded to herself and it was clear that nobody could convince her otherwise. "He'll listen to them. Everyone does." East CampConfused, Scorchmask looked up to see an angry Sprucetail entering camp. An angry Sprucetail yowling something about a fool no less. And then there it was. They were going to attack the rogues. That was Foreststar's decision. "No! He can't!" yowled Scorchmask. It was insane. None of his clanmates knew anything about the rogues' territory. Or their exact numbers. Not even he himself knew how many rogues there were in Nora's group. He had left them several moons ago and many cats had joined Nora during that time. And while Scorchmask knew their territory well enough he couldn't just reveal that to the clan. They would want to know how he found out about it and then they would find out that he used to be one of Nora's followers. And once they knew that they would send him away. They wouldn't care that he disagreed with Nora, that he hated her and her group for their violent ways. Scorchmask tried to calm down. There had to be a way for him to help his clan and to keep his secret. "Did the Camp Watchers agree?" he asked finally. "Ambermoon would never risk our lives for something like this."
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Post by cowbird on Feb 25, 2020 17:36:35 GMT -5
PineclawMain CampMoosepelt looked down at the little cat. She was so young and had much to learn- she wasnt even weaned off Fawnflower's milk yet! That didnt stop her from being rather wise for her age. "I hope he does," the dark brown warrior murmured looking at the leader's den and then up to the stars. East CampSprucetail shook his broad head. "Of course not." He paused, remembering Leoclaw and Hawkmoon's silence at the clan leader and the snappy tom didnt know how to take their lack of participation. "Ambermoon and Poofwhisker were against it- figures as it was our camps destroyed by the rogues." Maybe South and West camp can fight the rogues alone- they certainly had the numbers and strength for it.
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Post by Pineclaw on Feb 25, 2020 18:00:28 GMT -5
Main Camp
"Of course he will!" meowed Weaselkit brightly. StarClan knew best, after all. And even a leader had to listen to them. "StarClan will keep everyone safe." That's what Fawnflower always told her. The elders had said so, too. And so the kit believed them, completely missing the fact that StarCland hadn't warned them about the rogue's recent attack. Weaselkit looked up at the stars too, as best as she could from inside the nursery. "There are so many... are they all watching over us?" With so many StarClan warriors looking out for them, was there really anything to fear?
East Camp
"He didn't listen to them?" Scorchmask didn't hide the fact that he was surprised by this. Foreststar had always seemed reasonable to him. He couldn't imagine that the leader would just dismiss their concerns like that. This wasn't how a leader should act. The black-and-white tom shook his head. "He's insane." Even Nora has more sense than that, he thought. "We can't just disobey him but what else can we do?"
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Post by cowbird on Feb 25, 2020 18:20:37 GMT -5
Main Camp
Moosepelt continued to stare at the bright sky. StarClan was here to look out for them and keep them safe and guide leaders and medicine cats on the right way, yet it seemed that they had been lacking on their promise recently. She hadn't expecting things to change they way they did after the fire but here they were. She decided not to say anything to the kit- her faith in StarClan would not be tarnished by Moosepelt's messy rattlings.
East Camp
"He's insane alright, the old badger. Dont know why he doesnt just join Asheye in the elder's den and call it a day," Sprucetail snapped. Dawnfern shook her head at the temperamental tom she chose as her mate. There was no need to insult the leader- after all StarClan approved of him when the gifted him his nine lives but she wasnt going to oppose him as he was rather right to his outrage. Many cats can die due to this and Foreststar was giving no indication he would change his mind. She turned her head to the camp entrance. What was Ambermoon going to do?
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Post by mizzoctavia on Feb 26, 2020 7:39:52 GMT -5
Poofwhisker , Ambermoon || ForestClan Territory
Voidastral
Poofwhisker nodded at Ambermoons advice. "That makes sense, and there is no telling why Foreststar hasn't consulted with StarClan. Its getting late, we should probably head back to our camps. Nice speaking with you, Ambermoon." She murmured and then rubbed her cheek against the other Camp Watcher's and padded back into the direction of North Camp. Once she arrived, she headed into her den and drifted into a soft sleep.
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Post by cowbird on Feb 26, 2020 10:33:20 GMT -5
( mizzoctavia how many lives does Foreststar have left)
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Post by mizzoctavia on Feb 26, 2020 11:13:08 GMT -5
(4 )
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Post by Voidastral on Feb 26, 2020 15:08:10 GMT -5
((An f for foreststar))
Ambermoon nods, watching Poofwhisker leave safely before moving. Once the camp watcher was gone, the red warrior turned towards East Camp, heading home. There were many things they had to do to prepare for the next gathering and closing of their borders. The she-cat briefly considered going by herself too. Maybe that would make for a faster escape. She'd also tell her clanmates their plans the night before. It gives them a bit of time to settle down about it, perhaps she should tell them earlier though. Ambermoon didn't quite have a set plan yet, but she was tired. Finding her den, then her nest, she slept.
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Post by mizzoctavia on Feb 28, 2020 7:57:09 GMT -5
Poofwhisker || North Camp
The next morning, Poofwhisker padded out from her den and into the middle of the camp's clearing. "Let all warriors gather around!" She yowled, clearly alerting the other cats due to them already padding out to join her in the clearing. "I have some news. News that you must all hear." Poofwhisker stated with her head raised. What if they don't approve? She thought suddenly. Would her own warriors abandon her? Looking around to see if everyone was awake and watching, she opened her mouth to meow.
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Post by Pineclaw on Feb 28, 2020 11:14:10 GMT -5
North Camp
Darkclaw sat among the other warriors in the clearing, wondering what Poofwhisker was going to tell them. It's gotta be about Foreststar's plan, he thought. But what can she do about it? There was also the fact that Poofwhisker had talked to Ambermoon after the gathering. Did the two of them have a plan? Whatever it was, it had to be better than Foreststar's insane ramblings.
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Post by cowbird on Feb 28, 2020 15:26:38 GMT -5
North Camp
Shadefrost dragged himself out of his nest at the camp watcher's call. He was going to go back and ask for another ointment as this one wasn't starting to irritate him and he needed to be out performing his duties sooner rather than later. As he limped to the edge of the clearing, he noticed the somber feel of the camp and remembered the dis unified Gathering yesterday. A bit of dread sank in him; what was the camp watcher going to say now?
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Post by Voidastral on Feb 28, 2020 18:11:44 GMT -5
North Camp
Fernwish stretched, her first night in the warrior's den was nice. But her life was already off to a busy start, they were already having a meeting. Not that it was too surprising. Everything became rather tense last night at the gathering. Nothing Fernwish would've hoped for. It was honestly kind of a let down in some ways.
East Camp
Ambermoon left her den, she waited a moment before standing near the usual meeting place. In the night and early morning hours, the she-cat had decided to tell her clanmates now. It was better to be honest first hand. Calling every cat old enough to join them for the meeting, the red pelted warrior took in a deep breath. She was unsurprisingly nervous in this moment.
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Post by Pineclaw on Feb 29, 2020 11:27:30 GMT -5
East Camp
Scorchmask had just finished his squirrel when he saw Ambermoon near the meeting place. The Camp Watcher looked a little nervous. And considering what Sprucetail had told him about the gathering he couldn't really blame her. Was she going to announce what Foreststar had decided for the clan? With an uneasy feeling Scorchmask joined the other warriors who were gathered.
With a yawn Rainpaw padded out of the den. He and Olivenose had worked hard in the last few days and the apprentice was glad that things had finally calmed down a little. They still had to be accompanied by a warrior or two whenever they went to collect some more herbs but the rogues really had stayed away from the clan's territory. Still, Ambermoon had called a meeting for some reason. It wasn't all that surprising but Rainpaw didn't like how nervous the Camp Watcher looked. Whatever she had to announce, it probably wasn't good.
Silverstorm walked over to the meeting place. Ambermoon was going to announce something important and depending on what it was, the runners would probably have to share the news with the other camps. Not that he minded, they haven't been too busy since the rogues attacked North Camp and East Camp. What bothered him was the tense atmosphere. "Do I really want to know?" he muttered to himself.
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Post by cowbird on Feb 29, 2020 18:39:55 GMT -5
East Camp
Nightpaw slid out of the apprentice's den first at Ambermoon's call. The large she-cat sat at the usual meeting place, her pose stoic but face was one of worry. He hadnt attended last night's meeting and the day before had been a long and tiring one so with a quick final meal, he went to sleep rather early. So he didnt know what was going on, but as she slid in next to Silverstorm, he looked at the faces of the warriors and frowned at the uncertainty some showed.
Dawnfern had been up early and was already in the clearing when Ambermoon called for a meeting. The cmap watcher had taken her time with her conversation with Poofwhisker and she paced in nervousness, wondering if what the two strong she-cat's had been talking about had something to do with what Ambermoon was about to say. Beside her a ruffled Sprucetail sat, eyeing her in amusement as she turned back and forth. Despite him being heated the night before, he awoke calm and sure, seeming to have forgotten his rage.
Olivenose followed Rainpaw out of the medicine den, his tail swishing with anxiety. He had heard all about Forestar's declaration and Ambermoon had stormed in last night without a word to him and he began worrying- was the camp watcher about to do something outlandish? He scanned the cats who were already gathered around. Dawnfern paced relentlessly as Sprucetail watched, Hollowstep, Buzzardflight and Butterflyfur all huddled nearest to the camp watcher, ears perk and eyes bright with anticipation at what the large, fierce warrior had to say.
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