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Post by Morior on Oct 29, 2020 17:02:49 GMT -5
Elmsong kept his eyes peeled for borage leaves and scented a few bushes that they passed. "Being a warrior is fine." he replied. "I had one reservation about being a medicine cat though, which is that medicine cats can't have a family." he started. "That, and I guess it must be very intimidating talking with StarClan." he kept pace with her as they went.
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Aroace
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Pineclaw
Abbey Champion
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Post by Pineclaw on Oct 29, 2020 17:16:05 GMT -5
Icewhisper nodded at that. "Yes, that's something that many cats just can't do. I'm fine with not having a mate or kits but I do wonder if expecting six-moon-old cats to make such a big decision is reasonable." She stopped when she spotted some of the leaves they were looking for. Before she went to grab some of them she turned to Elmsong again. "It really is. When I was still an apprentice I was fascinated by it but once you read a certain number of bad or ambiguous signs it becomes unnerving," she said. Upon realizing how negative it sounded she quickly added "Oh, but not everything StarClan tells me is bad."
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Post by Morior on Oct 29, 2020 17:32:50 GMT -5
"I wonder how much Gazekit is aware of the decision he's making. Maybe you should talk to him more about it." Elmsong replied. "I learned as much as I could about herbs from observing your mentor's training and time as a medicine cat." The brown tom said. "I supposed it wouldn't hurt to at least have one other Clan member who knew a little. I still find herbs fascinating sometimes." he stopped in front of the borage leaves.
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Aroace
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Abbey Champion
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Post by Pineclaw on Oct 29, 2020 17:52:34 GMT -5
Icewhisper meowed in agreement. "Before I discuss it with Thymestar I'll have to make sure Gazekit really wants that. He seems serious about it and I can tell how interested he is but I'll have to know if he realizes what that means for his future." When Elmsong continued she smiled. "If you want to know more you could also watch Gazekit's training whenever you're not busy. Or you could simply ask me every now and then. You're right, another clan member with some knowledge about herbs wouldn't be too bad." She carefully grabbed some of the borage leaves and waited for Elmsong to do the same so they could head back to camp.
(Ack, lost track of thyme. Better go to bed now, don't want to be too tired for work tomorrow xD Anyway, it looks like I'll be home on the weekend so unless my computer has some issues again I should be able to come online.)
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Post by Morior on Oct 29, 2020 17:58:23 GMT -5
"I should have plenty of time for most of today until evening if I don't get assigned to a patrol. If by evening the deputy hasn't then I'll just go hunting anyway before dusk." Elmsong picked a section of stem from the borage plant and took all the leaves from there, piling them up so they were easy to carry in his jaws. He dipped his head to her to lead the way back to camp.
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Post by LightBringer on Oct 29, 2020 18:17:00 GMT -5
Yarrowfur didn't hear her for a moment, looking down into the water. Were we talking about ducks? He thought and shook his head. He paddled after her to the bank of the pond where his paws could reach the bottom. "Aiming underwater is hard. How many do you think you can catch?" he asked. LightBringer DuskPelt considered briefly, and then shrugged. "I'm not sure. I think it'll depend on how many are in this pond. I don't want to take too many and run it dry" She replied, watching the water. There were a few flashes of silver.. One made the mistake of darting within range, and DuskPelt dove, sinking claws and then teeth into the fish and raising her head triumphantly. It was bigger then the last, and the warrior deposited it proudly by the bank.
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Post by Morior on Oct 29, 2020 18:19:16 GMT -5
"Wow." Yarrowfur watched her haul up an even bigger fish from the water. "You're a natural at it." he commented. "Maybe we'll catch just as much as we can carry." he looked at the two she already caught. "Maybe one or two more small ones." he added, then started paddling back out into the deeper parts of the pond, glancing at the water below now and again but mostly focused on just swimming.
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Post by LightBringer on Oct 29, 2020 18:23:56 GMT -5
DuskPelt watched her companion for a few minutes, and purred softly. She had to admit she enjoyed his company. He really was a softy, when he let his guard down. Her thoughts drifted, and she dove into deeper water again. Paddling lazily, she did a few laps around the pond as she let herself ponder the past days events.
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Post by Morior on Oct 29, 2020 18:30:17 GMT -5
Yarrowfur watched her for a moment then ducked underwater briefly, his bright white pelt clearly visible in the water no matter where he swam. She was outgoing and sociable, for all that he was almost the opposite way he felt drawn to her because of that. When he resurfaced he noticed the sunlight brightening her fur from its dark ginger to a bright fiery colour. He looked back at the water, a little embarrassed, then he spotted the flash of a small fish's scales in the water and dove after it.
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Post by Morior on Oct 29, 2020 19:12:07 GMT -5
The little fish almost would have escaped had it swam away from Yarrowfur, but instead it tried to dart back and slip past him. Yarrowfur managed to pin the fish down to a rock at the bottom of the pond with one paw, then gripped it with his claws, killing it before resurfacing with the fish in his mouth. He climbed up onto the bank to set it next to Duskpelt's two fish. "Well, there's some luck today." he said.
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Post by Zz on Oct 29, 2020 19:18:30 GMT -5
Wovensight returned later that day. He had a large rabbit draped along his shoulders and was holding three mice by the tail, 2 squirrels by the tail, and two large pigeons by their wings. Along with this he was also kicking a couple of shrews and a thrush along with his paws as he slowly made his way to the fresh-kill pile, kind of hoping someone would come help him. He had stayed out most of the say and had managed a pretty good catch.
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Post by Mother Dark on Oct 29, 2020 19:18:42 GMT -5
Wishkit pounced on the ball and sent it to Weaselkit. She sat down and watched to see where the ball would go from there.
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Post by Mother Dark on Oct 29, 2020 19:45:29 GMT -5
Wovensight returned later that day. He had a large rabbit draped along his shoulders and was holding three mice by the tail, 2 squirrels by the tail, and two large pigeons by their wings. Along with this he was also kicking a couple of shrews and a thrush along with his paws as he slowly made his way to the fresh-kill pile, kind of hoping someone would come help him. He had stayed out most of the say and had managed a pretty good catch. Ivysplash woke and climbed out of his den. He saw that Wovensight was struggling with all the prey he carried and bounded over to help the other tom out. He grabbed the shrews and thrush at his feet and took them to thr pile before coming back to take the rabbit off his back. "Are you good now?" He mumbled through the rsbbit he now carried in his jaws.
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Post by Zz on Oct 29, 2020 19:47:30 GMT -5
Wovensight had to much prey in his mouth to speak, instead walking over to the fresh-kill pile and placing it all down before returning to the thrush he had left on the ground and the tom who carried the rabbit. "Much better, thank you. I'll take that to Snowdapple and the kits now and give Malvina this thrush. Thanks for the help again."
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Post by Mother Dark on Oct 29, 2020 19:50:36 GMT -5
"No problem. I'm probably going to hunt now. Since I've been asleep since this morning." Ivysplash said before heading out of the camp and off into the woods his jaws parted to pick up prey scents.
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Post by Zz on Oct 29, 2020 19:55:46 GMT -5
Wovensight watched the tom leave before picking up the thrush and rabbit, the rabbit dragging with how big it was as he moved toward his mate and dropped it in front of her. "Here you are love. I'll be right back. Gotta take this to my sis." His voice was muffled by the shrew as he turned away and went to the nursery, disappearing inside and padding up to his still slumbering sister. Setting the thrush down in front of her he nuzzled her softly to wake her, his eyes shining as she slowly opened her eyes and looked up at him.
"Woven? What are you doing here?" She yawned widely as she sat up, glancing at her kits to make sure they were okay as she did so.
"Came to give you something to eat. You can rest again once you finish it. I'm gonna go back to Snowdapple and the kits now." He nuzzled her again before licking the top of each of the kit's heads and then made his way back out of the nursery and back to his mate.
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Post by Mother Dark on Oct 29, 2020 20:17:37 GMT -5
Snowdapple looked up at Wovensight as he drooped off the rabbit and watched as he disappeared into the nursery with the thrush. When he returned she commented "what a big rsbbit this is.
Coalkit hungrily tore into the rabbit.
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Post by Zz on Oct 29, 2020 20:23:46 GMT -5
The tom gave a light chuckle and nodded. "I told you I would find you all a big one." Glancing around he caught sight of the others kits and called out to them. "Come on guys! Time to eat!"
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Post by Mother Dark on Oct 30, 2020 3:46:22 GMT -5
Snowdapple nodded. "You did say that. And the clan surely will eat good tonight eith all the orey everyone is bringing back. Especially everything you brought." She beamed at her mate.
Coalkit had eaten her fill and sat back with Snowdapple. She licked her paw and started to clean her whiskers and face.
Gazekit heard Wovensight's call and rushed over to eat. As he ran he called behind him to the others. "Come on its time to eat. Mossball can wait."
Wishkit followed her brother more slowly. She was reluctant to stop playing despite the fact that she was hungry.
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Aroace
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Post by Pineclaw on Oct 30, 2020 11:47:47 GMT -5
Icewhisper led the way back to camp and on their way she thought about what she should do once she had stored the leaves. There was Malvina and her kits, of course. And she had to talk with Gazekit to make sure he knew what he was agreeing to by becoming her apprentice. Speaking of Gazekit, she had to inform Thymestar about the kit's choice. Once Icewhisper and Elmsong reached camp she went straight to her den to store the borage leaves away. After doing so with hers she waited for Elmsong to drop of the ones he was carrying. "Thanks for accompaniying me," she meowed. Weaselkit was running back and forth when the moss ball came her was. While she missed entirely when she jumped she was fast enough to grab the ball before it rolled away. When Gazekit left she dropped the ball and ran after him. Wovensight had caught the rabbit for Snowdapple and her kits but maybe it was big enough that she and her brothers could have a bite or two? "Can we have some too?!" she asked excitedly. Wolfkit nudged her and grunted something about manners but he was also trying not to laugh. Weaselkit looked up at Wovensight again and tried to look as polite as she could. "Please?" Foxkit had followed his two siblings but hesitated when he stood close enough to the rabbit. He wasn't sure if he was allowed to eat it and Wovensight and Snowdapple would probably think he was greedy or rude if he asked. At least that's what seemed very likely to him. So he was relieved when Weaselkit asked instead even if she was a little too upfront about it.
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Post by Morior on Oct 30, 2020 11:51:42 GMT -5
"Not a problem, I'd be glad to go looking for herbs anytime." Elmsong dipped his head in return, dropping the borage leaves he carried where Icewhisper had dropped hers.
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Post by Zz on Oct 30, 2020 12:07:32 GMT -5
Wovensight gave a chuckle at the three siblings before nodding. "Of course you can have some. There's plenty to go around after all." He then stood and went to the fresh-kill pile to grab a squirrel, returning and setting it down in front of Snowdapple. "Here love. You should eat as well."
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Post by Mother Dark on Oct 30, 2020 12:30:45 GMT -5
Gazekit started to eat and left room for the others to eat with him. Wishkit took a few bites of the rabbit and stepped back so the others could reach the rabbit. Zz Snowdapple looked at the squirrel in front of her and looked back at Wovensight. "I'm only eating if you share with me. You've been hunting for a long time today." She said. Thymestar was sitting just outside his den watching the clan. He could see the kits had left their game of moss ball and were eating with Snowdapple. Ivysplash darted to catch a squirrel before it ran up a tree. He caught it within tail lengths of the tree. He covered it with dirt and moved on in his hunt. Turtlepool got up and grabbed a mouse from the fresh kill pile and went to lay back down outside of the elders den.
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Post by Morior on Oct 30, 2020 13:03:12 GMT -5
Mothstripe padded out of the warrior's den. She had spent the night guarding the camp again but had a few hours of sleep before that morning. Spotting Sakura, she went over to her new Clanmate. "Hello." She dipped her head in greeting. "I don't think we've spoken yet. I'm Mothstripe." The large sand-coloured tabby said.
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#90ec86
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Abbey Champion
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Post by Pineclaw on Oct 30, 2020 13:13:59 GMT -5
"Yes! Thanks, Wovensight! You're the best!" With that Weaselkit shot forward and tore into the rabbit.
Wolfkit rolled his eyes at his sister's reaction but smiled while doing so. He meowed a thank you to Wovensight and sat down next to Weaselkit. He ate much more slowly than her, and stepped back when he didn't feel hungry anymore, not sharing everyone else's enthusiasm about food in general.
Foxkit thanked Wovensight and joined the others at the rabbit. When Wolfkit stopped after a while Foxkit shot him a stern look. "You're not getting away this time," he meowed. With a grin he added "And you're being rude to Wovensight. Just think how hard he worked for this rabbit." Wolfkit swatted at him but took another bite anyway.
Icewhisper gave a small chuckle. "Well, don't think I won't take you up on that offer," she said as she looked around camp, her eyes settling on the older kits. "Unless you'll have an apprentice of your own then."
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Post by Morior on Oct 30, 2020 13:15:28 GMT -5
Elmsong followed her gaze to the older kits. "I hope I do have another apprentice, but whoever my apprentice may be they can come as well sometimes. Then we'll be able to carry even more herbs back to camp." He chuckled.
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Post by Morior on Oct 30, 2020 13:34:41 GMT -5
"I didn't know that." Mothstripe purred in amusement. "I need to keep up more with what's going on in camp." Mothstripe took the offer and sat down beside the smaller she-cat. "If rumours have spread, I haven't heard them yet. You're a former loner though right? I'm sure there are rumours, it can't be avoided." she shrugged
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