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Post by Vinedew on Feb 3, 2021 16:04:52 GMT -5
CedarpawSticking close to Flurrywing, Cedarpaw sunk his claws into the roots at the entrance of the den and dragged himself back out into the clearing. Shaking his fur out he noticed almost every cat was up and strolling around camp at this point in the morning. His blue eyes turned back to the medicine cat and he nodded his head. "Yes I would love that," his tail twitched in excitement. "I've never gone to collect marigold before, but I know what it looks like when you bring it back. It's the bright yellow flower right?" Cedarpaw stood and began following Flurrywing out of the camp entrance. Passing Jackdawstar, he dipped his head in a greeting and continued out of the brambles surrounding the camp's entrance. Stepping outside of the camp felt amazing. The forest seemed to go on forever in every direction, and there was so much to see and explore. Careful not to trip over any stray branches, Cedarpaw followed Flurrywing deeper into the territory in search of the marigold.
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ThrushclawCautiously, Thrushclaw stepped closer to the strange vine coming off of the tree. Whereas he couldn't smell much of anything other than the river before, now his senses were overwhelmed by Twoleg stench. "What is this thing?" he echoed Minnowsplash's confusion and held up a paw to the vine. He tried sinking his claws in and tugging at the strange object, but it wouldn't budge. "I've never seen anything like this before," his amber gaze followed the vine to where it trailed off into the water. He padded closer to the edge of the river and stared into the rushing water. "Hmm I can't even see anything down there. Perhaps when the water is calmer we might be able to see, but right now nothing is clear." He stood tall and backed away from the muddy bank. "We should head back to camp and report this to Jackdawstar. There's no Twolegs around right now, but there's not telling when they'll come back for their thing." Thrushclaw slowly started his way back to camp. He didn't want to rush and end up overlooking anything in the forest. But they needed to report their findings to their leader.
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Dawnpaw"What do I smell?" Dawnpaw mumbled to herself as she tried so hard to clear her mind and open her mouth to taste the scents around her. Everything was still so overwhelming to the she-cat. She screwed her eyes shut to try and focus solely on scents around her. "U-uh let's see... there's something a few tail lengths that way," she flicked her tail to the right. "I can't quite make it out though. Maybe a mouse? It's smell is too mixed in with the dirt. Oh! I definitely smell a bird. What kind? U-uh the kind that flies?" Dawnpaw squeaked out as she tried to think of what kinds of birds she knew. Who even cares what kind it is. As long as we can eat it, it's fine, she stood staring at Whiskerflick in front of her. She sighed and closed her eyes again, and tried once more to focus on the scents around her - determined to accurately spot at least one prey. "Okay, I can smell a bird close by. It smells really good!" her mouth watered - she hadn't even eaten before setting off for training. Trying to tell by scent alone wasn't helping her, so she finally opened her eyes to spot the bird. Turning her head in the direction of the scent she spotted a decent sized brown bird hopping among the tree branches just a short distance from the pair. "There it is!" she mewed as quietly as she could in all her excitement. Her ears pricked straight up and she flexed her claws out, eager to sink them into the bird's flesh.
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Post by pikachu on Feb 3, 2021 20:54:44 GMT -5
Sheepheart: He padded towards Kestrelclaw, ears perked up. With his tail held high, he asked "Would you like to patrol the borders?". His eyes looked expectantly. aether(Nettlewishker is open!)
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Post by Deleted on Feb 3, 2021 22:14:42 GMT -5
Doestormβs eyes gleamed. βNice catch!... i think we should get back to campβ she added, padding into the direction of the camp. Before she disappeared behind the bushes, she glanced back at beepetal. βRace you back to camp!β Doestorms challenged before zooming away with her mouse swinging back and forth in her jawsVinedew
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Post by aether on Feb 4, 2021 5:50:01 GMT -5
[ Hey guys sorry I had a busy day! Will post my replies tomorrow after work! C: ]
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Post by Vinedew on Feb 5, 2021 3:20:18 GMT -5
Beepetal Before she could even reply, Doestorm had already taken off and left Beepetal standing alone in the forest. Oh no you don't, the yellow she-cat thought to herself as she clamped her jaws tighter around her prey and took off after her fellow hunter. Careful to avoid any stray branches blocking her path, Beepetal raced through the undergrowth. She felt the breeze blowing through her fur and her heart pounding in excitement. It was fun to just run around every now and then and let out all your pent up energy. She saw Doestorm a few tail lengths ahead and picked up her pace. Camp was getting closer and she didn't want to lose. Urging her legs to move faster, she was able to get right behind Doestorm, but with the entrance to camp in sight the brown she-cat managed to burst through right before her. "Ugh," Beepetal panted as she dropped her prey in the fresh-kill pile. "I really thought I had you. Next time I won't let you win so easily." She teased.
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Post by aether on Feb 5, 2021 7:54:00 GMT -5
Flurrywing ;; Outside Camp ;; Cedarpaw ;; Vinedew ;;
Flurrywing couldn't help thinking it was nice to see an apprentice so interested in the medicine cat craft. She had wondered when it would be that she would take an apprentice, although Cedarpaw would still have to undertake usually hunting and fighting training, he would ultimately be able to choose to train as a medicine cat on his seventh moon. "That's right," Flurrywing said as Cedarpaw recited the appearance of marigold. "It's found near the stream, I've found the most supplies near the mountain at the top of the territory, actually." She meowed matter-of-factly. As they exited the camp, Flurrywing turned towards the stream and began following it up-stream. The rocky mountains were up ahead and they marked the border of the territory.
"Say, Cedarpaw, what do you think about herbs? Most apprentices find fetching herbs with me a boring task," she asked, glancing to the young tom with intrigue in her yellow gaze.
Minnowsplash ;; Patrol ;; Thrushclaw ;; Vinedew ;;
Minnowsplash stared precariously at the twoleg vine, her nose twitched as she sniffed at it. "Twolegs are so strange," she murmured absently, her eyes followed it into the river. What could they gain by it? Given the tension on the twoleg vine it would be connected to something. She padded up to Thrushclaw and nodded as he mentioned the twolegs could return at any time. If an apprentice came across this twoleg vine at the wrong time, they might not know how to cope with a twoleg. "Definitely, we'll have to make sure the others steer clear of the area." She agreed.
Following Thrushclaw back to the camp, she moved quickly. As they walked, her mind drifted to curious thoughts surrounding the strange find and she recalled not long ago smelling hints of twolegs in the area. She hadn't thought much of it though as twolegs from the twoleg place occasionally found themselves near the river. Could things be changing now?
i'm super tired so i'm going to post whiskerflick && kestrelclaw tomorrow! sorry y'all xD i thought i could do it
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Post by aether on Feb 6, 2021 3:14:55 GMT -5
Whiskerflickπ - Tall Trees ;; π - Dawnpaw ;; π - Vinedew ;;
The tabby tom stifled a mrrow of amusement as Dawnpaw mumbled to herself and closed her eyes in concentration; she definitely had a lot to learn, but her enthusiasm was something to be admired. As she rambled on he used his own senses to pinpoint the scents and sounds that she was talking about. His ears swiveled atop his head and his whiskers twitched frequently, "You've got a good nose there, Dawnpaw." He complimented and nodded as she pointed towards the bird. Quickly, Whiskerflick dropped into a crouch, "The important thing to remember when hunting a bird is that it is at the advantage. The second it knows you are coming it will fly away. Move slowly, downwind, and very precisely." As he spoke Whiskerflick slunk slowly across the ground, his underbelly hovered above the earth and his tail stretched out behind. "When you think you are close enough, you leap. The bird may still try to fly away, so be prepared to reach out and snag a wing." He finished his demonstration by wobbling on his haunches, then leaping into the air. His landed on leaf-litter and turned back to Dawnpaw. "Why don't you see if you can catch it?"
Kestrelclawβ - Camp ;; β - Sheepheart ;; β - pikachu ;; Kestrelclaw had his eyes narrowed in thought. He was sat near the warriors den with his bushy tail curled over his front paws. Earlier that morning he'd woken and spoken to Minnowsplash about his ambitions, his sister had disapproved, and now he was pensive. A voice to his side jolted him from his thoughts and he refrained from letting out a sigh as he looked up to Sheepheart. Kestrelclaw rose to his paws and shook his thick grey coat - he was large tom, and his muscles rippled with power. "That sounds like a wise idea. I'd overheard Jackdawstar talking about a fox being spotted recently. We'll go towards the battle zone." He turned and padded towards the camp exit without waiting for a reply.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 6, 2021 12:42:11 GMT -5
Vinedew doestorm let out a tired mrrow of amusement as she panted, We should put our prey in the fresh kill pile Doestorm thought to herself, dropping the skinny mouse βyou are fast!β Doestorm commented as she gazed at beepetal, admiration gleaming in her eyes as she gazed at the she-cat.
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Hi loves, like my posts so I'll reply faster <3
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Post by sweetclover1 on Feb 6, 2021 21:05:15 GMT -5
(Ahhh I swore I responded to this, I'm sorry!) Mosswhisker aether
Mosswhisker didn't need to be told twice to get going, jumping onto her paws and eagerly padding after him, her tail high since she had been chosen to go on a patrol with Jackdawstar. At least he agreed to find something to hunt out there, and while she couldn't actually tell the leader what to do, maybe she could annoy him to the point where he'd actually eat anything. However, this worry was quickly forgotten about at the prospect of finding a fox. Her claws flexed at the thought of getting into an actual fight, or at least chasing off a predator that could be a danger to apprentices and their food sources, too. The youngish warrior didn't pay much attention to the air, the tell tale crackle of fallen leaves, or how soon the weather would be turning for the worst. She was more focused on trying to find that scent, track down any possible fox that was there, and be a use for the clan in that way. It was nice to be out of the camp, at least, and the she cat was constantly changing her position around Jackdawstar. She was either a few pawsteps ahead of him, or behind, constantly scenting all around the two of them just in case the creature decided to come back closer to them. " I wonder why it was in our territory." She murmured to herself, curious and talking out loud now as they neared their border.
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Post by pikachu on Feb 6, 2021 22:35:55 GMT -5
Sheepheart, in Camp to Kestrelclaw ( aether ): The tom rushed to Kestrelclaw's side, tail held high in confidence. Thoughts of battling a fox made him more alert, though unfazed by the danger. "A fox? We'll have to our wits about us." he said in a straight forward tone.
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Post by aether on Feb 7, 2021 2:16:42 GMT -5
Jackdawstarπ - Patrolling ;; π - Mosswhisker ;; π - sweetclover1 ;;
Despite the seriousness at the prospect of tracking a fox, the black tom couldn't help feeling amused at Mosswhisker's enthusiastic approach. As she danced around, her senses alert, Jackdawstar felt a healthy sense of respect for the fighter: she was dutiful, that was for sure. At the she-cat's quiet murmuring, he meowed, "Foxes are stupid and annoying; I don't think there's much reasoning for it to be on the territory. They do like to scavenge so I think sometimes they like to see if anything has been left behind."
As he finished speaking he caught scent of a bird and flicked his tail to signal Mosswhisker before he crouched and moved after it. Expertly, he crouched down and moved towards it. As he caught sight of it he recognized the thrush, skipping around as it tried to get at a worm. Jackdawstar bounced on his haunches before he flung himself forward, catching the bird and silencing it before it could make a peep.
Straightening up, Jackdawstar scooped up the thrush and padded back to Mosswhisker. "Are you still hungry at all? You need to make sure your strength is up as prey becomes scarce." He meowed, then he bent and took a bite from the prey.
[ haha all good! ^-^ ]
Kestrelclawβ - Patrolling ;; β - Sheepheart ;; β - pikachu ;; Kestrelclaw nodded seriously to Sheepheart's words. The great tom strode through the undergrowth uncaring as his paws snapped twigs and disturbed any nearby prey; he did not enjoying hunting, therefore, he did not take care in keeping quiet.
Moving nearer the border, he kept his ears perked and alert. However, he hadn't picked up any scents yet. "I haven't caught scent of anything myself, but he did mention it was near the border..." His voice trailed as his eyes narrowed and searched, spanning around the area.
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Post by Vinedew on Feb 8, 2021 8:14:39 GMT -5
CedarpawKeeping in step beside the medicine cat, Cedarpaw exited the camp and followed her towards the stream. "Hmm, well it's not that I think it's the most exciting thing in the world, but it does interest me. I like finding out how many different uses there are for certain herbs, or learning about ones I'd never even heard of." The young tom concentrated on Flurrywing, "Plus I'm not as great at hunting or fighting as the other apprentices. I just don't see as much of a point in it. I'd rather help my clanmates by knowing how to treat them when they're sick or injured." He didn't realize how much he was rambling on until they arrived by the foot of the mountains. "Oh, I didn't mean to go on a rant like that," Cedarpaw apologized. "And I do know hunting and being strong in battles helps the clan a lot. It's just... well... you know I'm not sure how to really describe it. Sorry," Cedarpaw shook his head in frustration. He probably should've been listening to any lessons Flurrywing had for him, not venting about his own indecisiveness.
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Beepetal"Thanks!" the yellow she-cat purred. Glancing around camp she noticed Cloverstripe laying outside of the queen's den. "Hey, I'm gonna take one of these pieces of prey over to Cloverstripe," Beepetal picked up the vole she had caught earlier. "If any more hunting patrols go out today, we should definitely go together again. I'm sure next time we could catch even more between the two of us." she purred at Doestorm.
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Dawnpaw"M-me?" Dawnpaw gulped. She was so excited to catch prey, but she had only ever caught small mice at this point. She hardened her gaze and nodded eagerly at Whiskerflick. No better time than now to try. The tiny grey she-cat dropped to her paws and locked her eyes on the brown bird fluttering around on the forest floor in front of her. She stilled her breath and took tiny steps forward as slow as she possibly could. Okay, so I gotta move slowly, just concentrate, she took another step forward but her tail brushed the leaves behind her and the bird took notice. Seeing the bird about to fly away, Dawnpaw frantically leaped after it trying to get it before it was too high. However, she was still too far away and the bird flew just out of her reach. "Ah I'm sorry Whishkerflick," Dawnpaw padded back over towards the tom. "I forgot about keeping my tail off the floor, but I'll remember it for next time!" Just as soon as she was down on herself, she perked back up eager to try again.
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ThrushclawApproaching camp, Thrushclaw slowed his pace a bit. He had been lost in his thoughts about the vine they had encountered, and neither him nor Minnowsplash had said much the entire journey back. He felt like his pelt still stunk of twolegs and couldn't wait to give himself a good cleaning. Walking through the camp's entrance, he gazed at the shadowy clearing and realized it had taken them longer to get back than he had intended. Suddenly feeling very tired, he shook his head and concentrated. "We should go tell Jackdawstar now," he told Minnowsplash and headed for the leader's den. However, he didn't see any sign of Jackdawstar inside and he didn't see any trace of him inside the camp. "Oh great," he sighed. "I guess he left on some kind of patrol. I guess we'll just have to wait until he gets back." Thrushclaw's ears twitched in annoyance. He didn't think the twolegs were an immediate danger, but he also didn't want to wait around and find out how dangerous they could become. He didn't have any experience dealing with them and wasn't sure what they were capable of.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 8, 2021 20:56:43 GMT -5
Doestorm purred in agreement and watched beepetal padding away. That went well! Doestorm thought brightly, beginning to remember the race they had through the forest. Doestorm looked at her muddy brown paws and tilted her head, i better get cleaned up she thought before she drew her paw over her head and began to groom her fur.
Vinedew : hey! Just wondering, does beepetal have a mate?
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Post by pikachu on Feb 8, 2021 21:59:20 GMT -5
Sheepheart, patrolling with Kestrelclaw: Sheepheart turned his nose to the sky and started to check for any fox scents. He said "Hmm, I don't smell anything, at least not yet." his ears twitched in concentration. The large tom continued following Kestrelclaw, staying at his side in case they needed to fight. aether
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Post by aether on Feb 9, 2021 7:52:30 GMT -5
Flurrywingπ¨ - Near the Cliffs ;; π¨ - Cedarpaw ;; π¨ - Vinedew ;; Flurrywing's whiskers twitched with a touch of amusement as Cedarpaw apologized and stumbled through his explanation, or, his attempt at an explanation. "I think I know what you mean," her head tilted as she contemplated, "although I always knew what I wanted to do." Her lips curved and she remembered her former mentor, Barkpelt, who would often get annoyed when as a kit she rummaged through his stores endlessly asking questions. "Being a white cat can make hunting in the forest difficult, so I suppose it worked out for the best anyway." She added with a small shrug.
The earth beneath their paws turned from leaves, to sparse sprigs of grass, to stone. The sun-warmed rocks quickly steepened up towards the mountains in front of them but towards the river bank was where Flurrywing moved, stepping delicately. "Let me know if you find the marigold." She glanced to Cedarpaw, "If you bring me back a simply daisy like that Sedgepaw did a few sunrises ago I'll push you into the river!" She scowled, yet amusement existed in her eyes. Sedgepaw, although enthusiastic to help, was not destine to be a medicine cat.
Whiskerflickπ - Tall Trees ;; π - Dawnpaw ;; π - Vinedew ;;
Whiskerflick watched anxiously as Dawnpaw stalked, the bird seemed none the wiser of its soon to be fate, until Dawnpaw made the mistake of forgetting her tail. As the bird took flight, Whiskerflick bounded ahead in a few long strides to attempt to reach it himself, but it was too fast; fluttering upwards and letting out shrill shrieks. We sure could have used that... he thought to himself, watching as it was gulped by the leaves overhead. As he turned his yellow gaze back to Dawnpaw's dejected form he let out a small, amused chuckle. He raised a paw and gave her a gentle, playful cuff over the ear with sheathed claws. "At least you know what you did wrong so you can avoid it next time." Ever the optimist, he straightened up and nodded further towards the border. "The bird was able to warn most of the nearby prey here that we are here, let's go closer to the tall trees at the border. Hopefully we'll find more prey there." Giving her shoulder a flick with his long, tabby striped tail, Whiskerflick headed off in the direction.
The further they moved away gave way to more scents of prey and his tongue swiped over his lips. Nearby, a sparrow pecked at some seeds atop a tree root. Whiskerflick gestured with his tail for Dawnpaw to stop and he nodded to the small creature. He didn't speak, not wanting to alert the bird they were there, but his eyes spoke loud and clear: try to catch this one.
Minnowsplashπ - Entering Camp ;; π - Thrushclaw ;; π - Vinedew ;; Upon entering the camp Minnowsplash was able to feel a sense of relief. The strange vine had left her feeling uneasy - as twoleg things always did - and the camp was full of all those familiar scents that were able to ease her nerves. She followed Thrushclaw closely as the tom pushed his way into the leaders den and was surprised when he emerged a heartbeat later.
She frowned, "We should wait until he comes back, hopefully he won't be too long."
As she spoke, Rabbitspring and Sedgepaw padded into camp. Rabbitspring held a sparrow and a squirrel while Sedgepaw proudly carried a rabbit. "Here, I don't know about you but I didn't get to eat before the patrol. Let's eat while we wait." The hunting patrol placed the prey onto the pile. Murmuring a 'thanks' to the pair, Minnowsplash grasped the squirrel and moved back to Thrushclaw. She settled down and took the first bite, relishing in the fresh flavour of the mouthful. "I've never seen a twoleg thing like that before," she mused quietly, "I wonder what it was doing..."
Kestrelclawβ - Patrolling ;; β - Sheepheart ;; β - pikachu ;; Kestrelclaw moved his clear green gaze around the border, slowly scanning the area for any sign of movement. A small grunt was all he replied to Sheepheart's words before the storm cloud of a cat continued ahead. He shouldered his way through the undergrowth, his ears perked expectantly atop his head. Suddenly, the tom halted and he used his bushy tail to stop Sheepheart too. "I smell something, it seems faint and stale, though." There was a surprising disappointment to the toms voice, as though he had been excited at the prospect of fighting a fox. Instead, he stared into the battle zone. "I think it is slinking around here somewhere. Maybe we should search for its den."
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