[Captain]

☁ Cloudpaw (she/her) ☁ [ @spade | closed for any other interaction... for now ]

➢ Mixed with both excitement and nervousness, the young black-and-white shecat walked alongside Kestrelstar as he lead Riverclan to the gathering. Obviously, this was a huge deal for Cloudpaw, seeing that she had never been to such a special event like this before. There were going to be so many cats here! From all four clans! How hecking cool was that? She raised her head to look up at the little bright lights that made up the stars in the sky above them and the young molly couldn’t help but smile as her blue-hued eyes shined with sheer amazement. It wasn’t the first time she had seen stars, but it all seemed so much different now that she was seeing them like this. Did they always appear so clear and beautiful like this on nights of gatherings? Was it Starclan watching over all of them? Cloudpaw was unsure, but loved the view despite all the questions. She wanted to keep seeing them.

Hearing her mentor speaking, the pocket-sized apprentice looked over at him with a bright smile. She nodded eagerly to all of his words, her small paws seeming weightless as she bounded along beside the larger gray-furred tomcat. Cloudpaw hoped to make a rather good impression for her first ever gathering and sharply reminded herself that she needed to act polite and respectful to everyone that she met. However, she couldn’t help but still act like her innocent and childish self. Kestrelstar would surely protect her if any nasty bullies showed up, but Cloudpaw would then show them all that she could handle herself just fine (don’t believe that, she’s an absolute crybaby). The newly-named apprentice was going into this, hoping she would make friends and have a lovely time. Were apprentices from other clans like her? Would they talk to her like Spiderpaw did? So many questions.

“Okay!” Cloudpaw mewed, blinking at Kestrelstar, “I’ll d-do my b-best to m-make sure I make a g-good impression for R-Riverclan!” Like mentioned before, that was her plan all along and was hoping to stick to it. She listened to what the wise clan leader said: the gathering was a truce, so there would be no hostility. Good. Maybe Cloudpaw wouldn’t have to worry about any other cats bullying her after all. The young fluffy molly continued to follow her mentor closely, glancing back at the various other Riverclan cats that were behind them. She wondered if Spiderpaw was among her clanmates, him being the only other apprentice she had talked to since she had been named one after all. Oh well, there was plenty of time to make brand new buddies to chat with - hopefully they wouldn’t mind her stuttery voice. Otherwise, Cloudpaw would probably end up crying.

Feeling sand under her paws, the small Riverclan molly giggled slightly at the strange, funky feeling between her toes. She didn’t go any further though, as her mentor stopped, and waited beside him with that same innocent smile that she almost always had on her maw. Cloudpaw peered out across the unfamiliar beach at the place known as the Seastones. Wow! Thunderclan and Shadowclan cats have appeared to already arrive, leaving just Windclan to appear now that Riverclan was here. The small fluffy shecat gave a soft affectionate purr and brushed against Kestrelstar’s hind leg quickly as he brushed her head with his tail before heading off to sit with Dawnstar atop the stones. Huh, cool. Cloudpaw blinked, wondering what to do now. Hm. Scampering forward, the young black-and-white apprentice took a seat among other Riverclan cats, waiting to see if anyone caught her interest to talk to before making a move. She was excited, but still had that anxiety from her kitten days.