Smallpines

[~dust~]

Originally Posted by Roseleader

Like trees. @Quailsong

He nods

good lets go the shadowclan border

[Roseleader]

RosePaw follows BlazeClaw. @Quailsong.

[BEAR.]

Admittedly, Lionstar didn't have much of the way of plans when he made his quiet exit out of camp and headed down to the river.

Fawnsriver? Maybe it was due for a rename, given the proximity to the trees his Pinefawn had planted a few seasons ago. Oh, how time flew.

Standing at the water's edge, he was itching to take a dip and wadded into the cool liquid when movement caught the corner of his eye.

"Hey handsome," Lionstar spoke with his muzzle twisting into a friendly smirk, "come here often?"

[ @Slushie ]

[dino.]

[ @BILL. ]

Buckstar had gone out to think, but he was finding the task to be a bit difficult. Not the actual thinking part, of course, but rather, finding the right place to do the thinking. He'd basically trekked across half the territory in search of a spot, and now he found himself sitting at the edge of the river, little waves lapping at his toes, as he peered down at the minnows flickering by, deeply cemented in his own thoughts.

He definitely didn't hear Lionstar approach from the opposite bank, and when the leader spoke, it was a moment until he was able to recognize the golden tom. "Oh, uh, hey?" he managed, blinking bemusedly. "Not- not really?" Not after the fire, anyway. "Um... do you?"

[BEAR.]

Lionstar could hardly recall the last time he'd been here. The fire, maybe? It rang a bell. A very sour bell. "As much as I love the river," he spoke as he rolled in the water, letting himself float on his back in the gently drifting current, "I haven't been able to get some free time recently. So much to do, so little time to do it."

He gazed up at Buckbranch, head lying flat against the surface of the river. "I can't imagine you're interested in that, though! How's things been going on your side of the stream, darling? I can only imagine the horrors under Buststar's leadership."

[ @Slushie ]

[dino.]

[ @BILL. ]

'So much to do, so little time to do it.' Buckstar scuffed his paw along the bank and nodded. "Yeah, I get the feeling." He squinted at Lionstar. He was in the water? When had that happened? Or had Buckstar just been distracted?

The brown and white tom waded out into the river to peer down at the floating Lionstar. The cool water felt good on his legs. 'Buststar.' Buststar... oh, Duskstar? He found himself chuckling at the joke until realization cut him off. Yeah, he'd totally forgotten - the other Clan's didn't know, did they? "Um." How could he respond to this? Spill, or don't spill? "It's been going decently, I suppose?" At least, he thought so. The Clan was booming with kits, anyway. That was always good. "Duskstar... left, actually. Which is why it's doing better. Kind of, I guess." Better than it had under Dusk, at least.

[BEAR.]

"Oh, she left?" That piqued Lionstar's interest, and he neatly rolled back onto his stomach, explosively kicking forward to propel himself back onto the bank. Whether Buckbranch was the unfortunate receiver of a spray of water or not .. well, it definitely wasn't Lionstar's fault it he was!

"Left, you say? Interesting, interesting. Did your Clan make her?" It was strange-- to Lionstar, that a cat so thirsty for power would let it go without much of a fight.

Assuming she did.. there were revelations to be had today for Buckbranch. He wanted to reveal the deception of the vile she-cat, but an optimal opportunity had never been granted to him until now. "You were her deputy; I'm assuming you're now Buckyboystar?"

[ @Slushie ]

[dino.]

[ @BILL. ]

Frigid water cascaded over him and he splashed backward with a yelp. "Watch it!" He took a moment to shake out his water-logged front half, then confirmed, "Yeah, she left. ThunderClan had nothing to do with it, force-wise. I think she was just tired of the backlash. Couldn't keep up with it." If Buckstar was remembering her story right, that's what it had been. Or, had she even told him at all? The night at the Starcave seemed muddled as he tried to think back on it.

At the question, the same small spark of pride that he'd felt at the end of the StarClan ceremony returned once more, and he nodded, letting a small, elated smile appear over his features. "Uh, yeah, that's... yeah, that's pretty much it."

Then a thought struck him. He needed tips, desperately, and here was a cat who had moons of experience standing right in front of him. He pounced on the chance. "So, actually, do you... have any tips on leading? Like, how to stay level with everyone while also being able to lead them, or something like that."

[Dovey]

FlickerFang growled "Riverclan fish! Come and fight you cowards!"

[Acinonyx]

Hey,

Wanna roleplay with Shellclaw?