Thymeclan and Roseclan Border/Moon Mushrooms/Gathering Page

Scorchclaw walks over to Silverstar and stands in front of her. He looked a little bigger than his starry counterparts and carried himself in a way that would make cats think twice about approaching him. "My name is Scorchclaw former deputy of Boulderclan. With this life I give you the gift of courage. May you use it to bravely lead your clan through uncertainty." He remembered how terrified he had been when the sharptooth came tearing into the camp. He almost gave into his instincts to just run but when the sharptooth threatened his family, he remembered just racing ahead despite his own fears. Leaning in, he touches his nose to her head then takes a step back. "Never forget that courage doesn't mean you aren't afraid but that you made a choice to keep going despite that fear." He gives her a nod of his head before joining the others.

Lynxpaw waited until Scorchclaw had rejoined them before he walked over to Silverstar. "I'm Lynxpaw, an apprentice of Boulderclan," he meowed. "I only got halfway through my training before I joined Starclan. They still offered me to make me a warrior here but I didn't accept. I know I showed skill and strength and courage when I fought alongside our leader and deputy but a warrior needs more than that." He briefly lowered his gaze and then looked up at Silverstar again. "I thought the most important thing was to become a warrior as soon as I could. It was all I could think about, to the point where I neglected befriending my fellow apprentices." He gave a wry smile as he said that. "I thought once I became a warrior I'd have all the time in the world to properly bond with them. But I wanted to be useful to my clan first and to me that meant becoming strong and brave enough to protect them from any danger. I didn't realize there were other meaningful ways to serve the clan and how thin the line between courage and recklessness can be." Finally he leaned forward, ready to give Silverrose her next life. "So now I will give you a life for what I was lacking: Wisdom. Use it well, not only for yourself and your clan as a whole but also to steer individual cats right who are foolish like I was." He chuckled as he said the last part and stepped back. "You'll do great, Silverstar," he then said. "Good luck!" With that he turned around and rejoined the others, settling down next to Scorchclaw.

Oaktalon begins moving towards Silverstar and stands in front of her. "My name is Oaktalon former warrior of Ridgeclan. With this life I give you the gift of survival. Use this to keep your clan alive and to use your recourses to your advantage." He leans in and touches his nose against her head.

Ospreycry had stood a little apart from the others as he watched the ceremony. He felt a little out of place and wasn't sure if it really was right for him to stand beside them. Having been accepted into Starclan after his death had already been unexpected to him but to be one of the cats who were going to give this cat before them her nine lives? He still could hardly believe it. And now it was his turn to greet Silverstar. He took a deep breath and padded towards her, keeping his gaze lower than the cats who had spoken to her before him.
"I am Ospreycry of Waveclan," he said, finally looking up with what seemed like a lifetime of regrets in his eyes. "And I'm honored to be here to grant you one of your lives, Silverstar. As much as I believe I don't deserve that honor I will do what is expected of me." The tom sighed before he went on. "As you may know, my clan has fallen apart about a moon ago. But in truth Waveclan had already become salvageable long before that. We had, as my clanmates would put it, 'some rotten luck' when it came to our recent leaders." He let out a bitter laugh and shook his head. Then he gave a sad smile and leaned forward to touch his nose against Silverstar's. "With this life I give you Justice. Do what is fair, just and right, Silverstar, even if others might oppose you. Even if you realize that a decision you have made turns out to be the wrong one. Don't stick by such a choice even if the whole clan supports it but have the courage to set things right, no matter how frightening it may be."
He pulled back and lowered his gaze again. "My clanmates who are now part of your clan have never seen what good leadership looks like. Our last leader started out well but turned out to be even worse than the previous one," he told her. "Part of it might be thanks to a decision I and my friends had made so I know I have no right to ask this of you. But please be a good leader to your clan and be patient with my old clanmates. It will take them some time to see that you won't turn out like those other leaders so please don't take it personal if they may be unsure of you. Cruelty and betrayal from those who were supposed to lead them is all they've ever known." He took another step back, ready to let the last cat come over, but then he stopped. "I was wondering if you could tell one of my clanmates something. You are not to speak of what you have seen here of course but you are allowed to do this one small thing. When you happen to see them, could you tell Silenthowl that I want for them to stop dwelling on the past and that they really do deserve to be part of a good clan?"

Ospreycry smiled at her words, this time a fully genuine one. "Well said. Sometimes there are no good choices but I trust you to still find the better one," he said. "And yes, you can just relay my message and tell them who sent it. We allow you to do that much. So, thank you for agreeing to do this." He dipped his head, a grateful look in his eyes. "One more life to go then," he purred, glancing at the cats behind him. It was time to let the last one step forward. "We're all looking forward to see what kind of leader you will be. I wish you all the best," he said. With that he turned around and walked over to the other Starclan cats, this time settling down a little closer to them to watch Silverstar receive her ninth life.