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Post by Willow on Aug 17, 2023 20:30:43 GMT -5
Sagefoot's gaze followed Stonepath's, her eyes widening in surprise as she caught sight of the little kit, "Clovekit? I can't say I've noticed, but I haven't been spending a lot of time watching the kits and queens lately. I must say, if she's set on becoming a medicine cat, I won't be unhappy with that decision. I'd rather her be close with Starclan than the dark forest." she whispered, pressing close to Stonepath. She had faith that Ashsong would do her best to keep the kits safe, but she had seen what the dark forest can do, how it can twist cats into an unrecognizable clanmate.
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Post by Moonblazer on Aug 17, 2023 21:08:44 GMT -5
Stonepath sighed softly. “I hate that it even has to be a concern. She’s a kit, you know? Her and her sisters will have to live their lives with that shadow looming over them… Meadowbrook took my kin from me, but it does not mean I would ever wish ill upon those kits.” He mewed, before he shook his head slowly. “I dread the day that they learn about her…”
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Post by Willow on Aug 17, 2023 21:25:12 GMT -5
Sagefoot pressed her nose against his ear, "Meadowbrook took my kin as well, but I would never wish those kits to fall into darkness. They will be raised as Ashsong's, and they will know Windclan's love. They had a hard future in front of them, but I hope they thrive. I don't want them to be stuck in their mother's shadow."
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Post by Moonblazer on Aug 17, 2023 21:30:12 GMT -5
“Knowing some of our Clanmates, they may not be so lucky.” Stonepath grunted with a rare hint of aggravation, before he quickly relaxed to his usual calm state. “Admittedly, I always thought it was Stormfury that would have caught Eclipsesky’s eye. They were always so close before…”
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Post by Willow on Aug 17, 2023 21:37:28 GMT -5
Sagefoot snorted, a small smirk appearing as she locked eyes with Stonepath. "Eclipsesky openly mooned over my brother for half his life. There is no doubt in my mind that Eclipsesky would have been content to spend his life at Stormfury's side. It is a shame they were separated, this may have turned out differently. That's what I'm worried about though, Silverspirit and Eclipsesky took Stormfury's banishment the hardest, I'm worried that their feelings for each other aren't genuine, or at least Eclipsesky's aren't. I'm worried he convinced himself he loves her in his grief."
(dun dun dun, Willow's master plan is revealed )
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Post by Icefire15 on Aug 17, 2023 22:02:40 GMT -5
Whispersong looked at Ravenpaw over her shoulder and gave him a small smile, “I know.” She said, pushing her way out of the camp and into the territory. Whispersong paused for a moment to let the young apprentice take in his surroundings before she set off at a brisk pace in the direction of Outlook Rock, making sure to limit her speed so that Ravenpaw wouldn’t fall too far behind her.
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Post by Moonblazer on Aug 18, 2023 6:24:35 GMT -5
“…Then will he have wasted his retirement, on an illusion he built himself?” Stonepath asked quietly, honest in his questioning. He sighed softly. “Such a thing just may lead to an awful heartbreak…”
Ravenpaw followed quickly after his mentor, impressed at her speed and her lack of small talk before really getting into the training. He wasn’t a very conversational cat, and he preferred to get right into it. He broke into a run, paws tingling with anticipation as they breached the camp entrance and he was out in the wide, open, and beautiful moorlands. His eyes widened with delight, a sensation filling him that had once filled his father’s heart many, many moons ago, when his mentor had taken him out the first time.
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Post by Willow on Aug 18, 2023 15:52:51 GMT -5
I revamped the front page, what do you think? :3 )
Sagefoot shook her head, feeling bad for her sister and the former medicine cat. "Only time will tell I suppose. I just hope they either figure it out or end things without destroying each other in the process."
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Post by 🌙Moonpower🌙 on Aug 18, 2023 18:38:13 GMT -5
(I think it looks great Willow!)
Beanpaw's ears grew hot with flush when he realized he probably shouldn't have run up to Eclipsesky like he did, but he perked when the former medicine cat mentioned kin. "My father's a tunneler!" he announced proudly. "He said his father was a great tunneler too and his father before him! Is it like that with your kin?"
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Post by Moonblazer on Aug 18, 2023 19:41:54 GMT -5
I revamped the front page, what do you think? :3 ) Sagefoot shook her head, feeling bad for her sister and the former medicine cat. "Only time will tell I suppose. I just hope they either figure it out or end things without destroying each other in the process." (Love itttt! I love the green theme.) Stonepath hummed in agreement. “It’s not to say that if that love does exist, that it’s invalid, but I just don’t want to see them get hurt. I suppose it’s not our business, but… Perhaps we’re warranted some nosiness.” He excused.
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Post by Icefire15 on Aug 18, 2023 20:08:45 GMT -5
Whispersong glanced over her shoulder every few moments to make sure Ravenpaw was still behind her, her whiskers twitching in amusement at his quiet wonder at the surrounding plains and moorland. “Keep up.” She told him, raising her voice slightly, “We’re almost at Outlook Rock.”
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Post by Moonblazer on Aug 18, 2023 20:13:47 GMT -5
Whispersong glanced over her shoulder every few moments to make sure Ravenpaw was still behind her, her whiskers twitching in amusement at his quiet wonder at the surrounding plains and moorland. “Keep up.” She told him, raising her voice slightly, “We’re almost at Outlook Rock.” “Yes! Coming!” Ravenpaw called, quickly shaking his awe away to focus once more. He rushed after Whispersong, anticipation in his veins in hopes of getting to see Outlook Rock for the first time. Starclan, what a sight!
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Post by Willow on Aug 19, 2023 3:04:16 GMT -5
(I think it looks great Willow!) Beanpaw's ears grew hot with flush when he realized he probably shouldn't have run up to Eclipsesky like he did, but he perked when the former medicine cat mentioned kin. "My father's a tunneler!" he announced proudly. "He said his father was a great tunneler too and his father before him! Is it like that with your kin?" Eclipsesky relaxed as the meeting dispearsed and not everyone was looking at him anymore. He gave Beanpaw a short nod, "My mother Lavendersun was a senior tunneler, and your mentor Palegaze, he is my kin. He has taken me into the tunnels on multiple occasions. He will teach you well."
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Post by Willow on Aug 19, 2023 3:07:58 GMT -5
Sagefoot snickered softly, she always felt better about something after talking to Stonepath about it. "As deputy, I think I'm entitled to some nosiness don't you think? I wonder what everyone will say at the gathering though, Eclipsesky started training to be a medicine cat during Adderclan. I wasn't even born yet. It's all a lot of cats have ever known."
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Post by Moonblazer on Aug 19, 2023 6:07:29 GMT -5
Sagefoot snickered softly, she always felt better about something after talking to Stonepath about it. "As deputy, I think I'm entitled to some nosiness don't you think? I wonder what everyone will say at the gathering though, Eclipsesky started training to be a medicine cat during Adderclan. I wasn't even born yet. It's all a lot of cats have ever known." “Probably the same thing they said when Blacktail stepped down.” Stonepath assured. “We didn’t expect it, but it was a choice that should be honored either way. I suppose it’s much better than bottling it up, or breaking the code to have paws in different worlds.”
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Post by 🌙Moonpower🌙 on Aug 19, 2023 6:31:57 GMT -5
(I think it looks great Willow!) Beanpaw's ears grew hot with flush when he realized he probably shouldn't have run up to Eclipsesky like he did, but he perked when the former medicine cat mentioned kin. "My father's a tunneler!" he announced proudly. "He said his father was a great tunneler too and his father before him! Is it like that with your kin?" Eclipsesky relaxed as the meeting dispearsed and not everyone was looking at him anymore. He gave Beanpaw a short nod, "My mother Lavendersun was a senior tunneler, and your mentor Palegaze, he is my kin. He has taken me into the tunnels on multiple occasions. He will teach you well." "Palegaze is gonna be the best mentor!" Beanpaw grinned from ear to ear. He suddenly blinked and looked back toward his mentor as if forgetting the tom was back there. "Maybe he'll take me out now? You could come too, Eclispesky. If you want."
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Post by Willow on Aug 19, 2023 19:48:43 GMT -5
Sagefoot nodded, with a sigh she placed her head on her paws, "Our kits aren't the youngest tunnelers anymore. It feels like just yesterday they were opening their eyes for the first time. Now they're out in the territory helping maintain our tunnels."
Eclipsesky flicked his ear, looking sheepishly between Palegaze and Beanpaw, "Oh, um I should probably stay here. I need to talk to Dawnshadow and move my nest. But next time I'll come. Let your first time out of camp be special, just you and Palegaze."
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Post by Moonblazer on Aug 19, 2023 19:57:18 GMT -5
Sagefoot nodded, with a sigh she placed her head on her paws, "Our kits aren't the youngest tunnelers anymore. It feels like just yesterday they were opening their eyes for the first time. Now they're out in the territory helping maintain our tunnels." Eclipsesky flicked his ear, looking sheepishly between Palegaze and Beanpaw, "Oh, um I should probably stay here. I need to talk to Dawnshadow and move my nest. But next time I'll come. Let your first time out of camp be special, just you and Palegaze." “It’s both the best and worst part of it all. Watching them grow up so quickly.” Stonepath nodded his agreement, voice gentle as he glanced out across camp at their daughters. He admitted. “Some days, I still feel like I’m back as an apprentice, learning to tunnel for the first time. Seeing them do the same… it’s cathartic.”
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Post by Willow on Aug 19, 2023 23:58:42 GMT -5
"I would never have been disappointed if they wanted to be moor runners, but it does fill me with pride to hear Larkpaw speaking of filling in old tunnels with Siltpath and Juniperpaw telling me about a weak spot she found in the tunnel near the border. I always felt like the odd one out as the only tunneler among my mother's six kits. It's nice our kits never have to feel like that." Sagefoot replied. The she-cat's eyes were starting to close as she felt her fatigue catch up to her. She had been up since sunrise and now the moon was making it's way across the sky. She hadn't realized how long it had been since she slept.
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Post by Moonblazer on Aug 20, 2023 7:47:43 GMT -5
"I would never have been disappointed if they wanted to be moor runners, but it does fill me with pride to hear Larkpaw speaking of filling in old tunnels with Siltpath and Juniperpaw telling me about a weak spot she found in the tunnel near the border. I always felt like the odd one out as the only tunneler among my mother's six kits. It's nice our kits never have to feel like that." Sagefoot replied. The she-cat's eyes were starting to close as she felt her fatigue catch up to her. She had been up since sunrise and now the moon was making it's way across the sky. She hadn't realized how long it had been since she slept. “Nice indeed. Sometimes it felt a bit overwhelming with most of my kin being moor-runners as well. I really wanted to train with Grasslight, but… those choices are our own, and nobody can make them for us.” Stonepath mewed lightly, before he rested his tail lightly on Sagefoot’s shoulder. “Getting to see them together all the time is more than enough for me.”
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Post by Willow on Aug 20, 2023 15:57:07 GMT -5
Sagefoot blinked, thinking of Stormfury and her father in Shadowclan again. "It's strange that the other clans don't have different tasks like we do. Like... my father will never know of tunneling," she said, making sure no one else was listening in before she spoke.
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Post by thistle on Aug 20, 2023 16:20:51 GMT -5
Palegaze gave a nod, lightly tapping Beanpaw's back with his tail. "Yes, we'll have plenty of time to go out with Eclipsesky in the future. For now, let's get going," he said. He headed out of the camp, purposefully shortening his strides so the young tom could keep up. "I'm going to show you the territory above ground first before we even touch the tunnels, but I'll let you choose where we go first," he meowed. He wanted to get to know Beanpaw more before he started thinking of the best way to teach him. "Our Clan's territory borders those of RiverClan, ThunderClan, and ShadowClan. Where would you like to go first? We can chat as we walk."
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Post by Moonblazer on Aug 20, 2023 18:23:23 GMT -5
Sagefoot blinked, thinking of Stormfury and her father in Shadowclan again. "It's strange that the other clans don't have different tasks like we do. Like... my father will never know of tunneling," she said, making sure no one else was listening in before she spoke. Stonepath looked at his mate, eyes swimming with understanding. After all, it was still a secret exactly who her father was to the Clan, but he knew. Cloudscar being deputy of Shadowclan put him in a position that could not afford to be revealed. It made for quite a heartache. He assured softly. “He may never know of tunneling, but he knows of being a Warrior. Being a deputy. Here, especially now, you are your father’s daughter, yes?”
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Post by Icefire15 on Aug 20, 2023 18:42:01 GMT -5
Whispersong glanced over her shoulder every few moments to make sure Ravenpaw was still behind her, her whiskers twitching in amusement at his quiet wonder at the surrounding plains and moorland. “Keep up.” She told him, raising her voice slightly, “We’re almost at Outlook Rock.” “Yes! Coming!” Ravenpaw called, quickly shaking his awe away to focus once more. He rushed after Whispersong, anticipation in his veins in hopes of getting to see Outlook Rock for the first time. Starclan, what a sight! Whispersong came to a complete stop once they had reached the top of Outlook Rock, looking over her shoulder to check on Ravenpaw. “Here we are.” She said, looking back at the surrounding territory. Whispersong had hardly worn herself out in their trek from the camp to the rock. “This is the best spot to see the majority of WindClan’s moorlands. We can also keep an eye out for any intruders headed our way here as well.” She continued, having to raise her voice slightly over the rushing wind.
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Post by Moonblazer on Aug 20, 2023 18:56:30 GMT -5
Ravenpaw quickly climbed the Outlook Rock after his mentor, staring out across Windclan with deep wonder. A sense of home filled him, and he felt a powerful sense of dedication to protect what he saw. “It’s… it’s even better than I imagined…”
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Post by Foxstar26 on Aug 20, 2023 19:11:31 GMT -5
Dawnshadow was almost in shock. Eclipsesky was stepping down? She shook her head. What did he mean starclan asked him to step down. Was she ready? She felt not ready. She still had so much to learn.
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Post by 🌙Moonpower🌙 on Aug 20, 2023 19:21:56 GMT -5
"Okay," Beanpaw smiled at Eclispesky and he bounced when Palegaze padded up. Though he was a little disappointed about not seeing the tunnels yet, he was intrigued by the other Clans. "Uh...Well, I heard some of the warriors complaining ShadowClan had Fourtrees. Could we see what they were talking about?"
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Post by 🌙Moonpower🌙 on Aug 20, 2023 19:23:37 GMT -5
Harewhisker Dashclaw Beanpaw
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Post by Willow on Aug 20, 2023 19:49:01 GMT -5
added, thanks Moon ) Sagefoot chuckled, still remembering the look of shock on her father's face at the last gathering. "It must be a blessing that all the deputies are some form of white cat. Otherwise, we might look suspicious standing up there together. We must be the first in the history of clans, father and daughter, deputy at the same time." Eclipsesky padded over to Dawnshadow slowly, eyes glued to his paws. "I'm sorry I didn't tell you before." he murmured, voice full of sorrow. "I couldn't bring myself to talk about it more than I had to."
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Post by Moonblazer on Aug 20, 2023 20:02:20 GMT -5
added, thanks Moon ) Sagefoot chuckled, still remembering the look of shock on her father's face at the last gathering. "It must be a blessing that all the deputies are some form of white cat. Otherwise, we might look suspicious standing up there together. We must be the first in the history of clans, father and daughter, deputy at the same time." Eclipsesky padded over to Dawnshadow slowly, eyes glued to his paws. "I'm sorry I didn't tell you before." he murmured, voice full of sorrow. "I couldn't bring myself to talk about it more than I had to." “First indeed. At least, as far as I’ve heard.” Stonepath chuckled lightly, looking at his mate with a flicker of humor. “It is pretty funny that every deputy has white fur. Like a group of ghosts. You all light up the bottom of Fourtrees when you sit together.” He teased.
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