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Originally Posted by Lonestar23
The weather was getting colder, and very soon, it would be too cold to swim in the river at all. It would freeze over, and the majority of RiverClan's prey would be gone with it. Nightsky was not looking forward to that, but for the moment, she could at least go sit by the river. With a paw dipped into the water, the she-cat swished it back and forth, watching the ripples. There were no fish around; she'd already checked, to be sure that she wouldn't scare them away. For the moment, everything was quiet.
That was until, of course, she somehow lost her balance.
Splashing into the water, Nightsky gave a muffled yowl of indignation, the freezing liquid soaking her pelt through and, of course, bothering her to no end. She would've been happy to get in the water slowly, but this? Regaining her balance, and standing up, the she-cat emerged from the water sopping wet and looking like a drowned kit. At the very least, she'd maintained some of her dignity. She wasn't bleeding on top of everything else.
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While his clanmates whined and bellyached over stiff joints and numb paws, young Sunblaze found himself eagerly counting the days till the river . "It's dangerous," they warned him. "You'll fall through and drown!" Of course, Sunblaze would go ahead and do it anyway. There was no way he'd miss out on a once-a-season opportunity just because some dusty old senior was too yellowbellied to do it themselves. He'd done it plenty of times over and hadn't fallen through yet. What were the odds today was the day of all days he'd meet his untimely death at the bottom of a river? That was, if it had even frozen over yet. It wasn't quite leaf-bare yet, but occasionally it got cold enough during leaf-fall to create a thin layer of ice that was just barely thick enough to stand on. He was supposed to be hunting, but he thought it wouldn't hurt to drop by and check. They wouldn't mind, right? A few moments of fun wouldn't starve anyone.
Sunblaze reached the riverbank and, much to his disappointment, found that it was steadily flowing like always. Guess today isn't my day. he thought glumly, kicking a pebble into the water that made a satisfying plink and sunk. Maybe Starclan was trying to tell him to focus more on his duties. He was getting ready to turn back when a distressed yelp caught his attention from further down the river. It wasn't very loud, but whoever it was didn't sound very happy. Without giving it a second thought, Sunblaze bounded towards the mystery cat. What if they are hurt? What if a rogue got them? Or a giant fish bit off their paw?!
Whoever the cat was, they weren't very far away. He found them quickly. Maybe even too quickly, as he nearly barreled headfirst into them, but was able to skid to a stop just whisker-lengths away. It was a quite pretty black she-cat, who- to his relief- seemed only to be quite wet and disgruntled. Flustered, he wheeled backwards and landed flat on his rear. "A-are you okay? You aren't hurt are you? You aren't bleeding.. anywhere? Do you need some help? I can help if you need help. I-If you need help, of course." Sunblaze blurted out words faster than even he could keep up with. He wasn't sure if he was genuinely concerned or just embarrassed anymore.