Originally Posted by Darky (Post 406721) "It's fine, I think a traitor in the clan killed the cat" breezy said. She smiled. He seemed nice as it was a gathering.

Originally Posted by Darky (Post 406731) "No starclan couldn't do this." Breezy said looking at the moon.

Originally Posted by Darky (Post 406742) brezzy stood quiet for a couple of minutes. She was worried. She grabbed her sister tail with her own. She did it nervously.

Originally Posted by Darky (Post 406747) "It's just a habit primfur" brezzy said. "I'm fine just this has never happened to been and I haven't been in any battles yet" brezzy thought

Originally Posted by Darky (Post 406755) "She was talking about ds cats" breezy said. "She faced a ds cat that was those things" brezzy explained.

Originally Posted by Charmer (Post 405710) Morningblue followed her gaze and stared up at the full moon. It was large and white, and it's steady glow illuminated the sky and seastones down below alike. "So what do you think of the new deputy?" he asked the shecat, taking her cue to divulge a little in the regular clan gossip.

Rosebelly searched the clearing for the russet tom. "I'm not sure," she replied slowly. "I've never really spoke to him, but he seems nice. And you?" Once more she glanced at Blazingstar. He looked very tense. Did he want to say something? Are my greatest fears about to come true? Rosebelly had been in few battles, thus she doesn't have much experience. She had been worried about war ever since ThunderClan hunted in other Clans' territories. Is the ShadowClan deputy mad? She flicked her amber gaze to the young leader. He looked more anxious than mad, but looks could be decieving. Rosebelly blinked and turned her attention back to her companion, but froze as Snowstar spoke up. She averted her gaze and looked at the siamese. She seemed.. scared. All the while, Blazingstar was snarling silently. When Snowstar finished, Blazingstar leaped to his feet and yowled at the leader. Perhaps her fears were about to come true, or perhaps he was just tense. Rosebelly's hackles rose and she forced herself to stay seated. They couldn't fight here anyway. Not tonight. Tonight was the Gathering, and peace would remain during the Gathering. Rosebelly was still on edge, however. Guilt rose in her throat as Blazingstar and Snowstar revealed their patrols. Rosebelly lashed her tail nervously, and glanced around. What was everyone else thinking? ThunderClan was in shambles. ThunderClan would be shamed for moons to come. Rosebelly squeezed her eyes shut and waited for a declaration of war, a hiss, a yowl of pain, anything. She knew it was coming, and she braced for it.

Originally Posted by Aura (Post 406593) The Maine coon focused his attention on Darkpaw who had asked him a question. “Hmm?” he spoke, missing what the other apprentice had asked. “ Oh...” realizing what he had been asked a few heartbeats after he had questioned it, Sharppaw evaded the question. It wasn’t that he wanted to hide if from his fellow apprentice and only friend, Darkpaw. It was that he couldn’t explain the pit in his stomach. He couldn’t describe how he was feeling. How he thought something awful was to happen. Even if he knew how to word his response, he was afraid he might be ridiculed and lose his only friend. “Are you sure you’re alright?” he finally asked, concern shining in his green eyes.

Originally Posted by itsyaboirussetbird (Post 406588) Drizzleflower's ears pricked as Snowstar quieted down the clans. "Oh, looks like Snowstar's about to speak! Be quiet." She looked up at the large stones and listened to her leader. Her ears flattened as Blazingstar began to yowl. Her stomach churned. She felt anxiety building up inside of her. "W...Wolfpaw..." She tried to notify her son of her anxiety attack and then crumpled to the ground, panting.

Wolfpaw nodded, listening in. However as Blazingstar began to speak, he could feel anger mix in his throat. Hearing his name, he turned his head to his mother. " Drizzleflower!" He said in surprise, Wolfpaw was NOT Medince cat and he didn't know where they were. He remembered something brief about her. Is this one of her attacks? Did... too much happen at once!? "Inhale, exhale!" Was all he could say, his eyes shone in worry. " It's o-okay! Snowstar will handle the matter of this, calm down. Mother." Wolfpaw tried soothing, his tail running along her back or stroking it. This did not fit him, but it was all he could think of. Feeling the tension in the air rise more and more, he was becoming a bit uncomfortable.

Originally Posted by Inglewood Binks (Post 406472) gyrewind sat alone, thoughts for company. his thoughts were enough to occupy him, even if they weren't always a good guest. if looks could kill, thunderclan surely would be dead. gyrewind could feel the hostility from windclan, hot, heavy, and distressing, and took the spare time before announcements to observe the variety of exchanges between clans. as if to spare him from his own mind, a feline stumbled in front of his nose, and definitely wasn't anyone from another clan looking to bicker. there was a bit of a painful pause as the cat literally stumbled in front of him, casting him a big-eyed gaze after finding his footing. "hey," gyrewind replied with a two parts friendly, one part relieved smile. it was indeed comforting to talk to somebody who wasn't affected by the bitter crackling between feline at the moment. gyrewind squinted his eyes down at the very familiar but simultaneously questionable cat. he had to make a guess between two identical twins, a mistake he had made before; snowyclaw or whiskermoon. "...snowyclaw?" gyrewind tried as politely as he could.

Originally Posted by blue jellie (Post 406634) The molly's eyes widened with wonder. "You have the Clan leader as your mentor, and you were a kittypet?" Snowpaw purred excitedly. She sighed, tail waving slightly behind her. When she spoke again, her mew was wistful. "I wish I had a life as exciting as yours. Facing off against a dog? Whew. That must've been hard."

Originally Posted by Role (Post 406779) Rosebelly searched the clearing for the russet tom. "I'm not sure," she replied slowly. "I've never really spoke to him, but he seems nice. And you?" Once more she glanced at Blazingstar. He looked very tense. Did he want to say something? Are my greatest fears about to come true? Rosebelly had been in few battles, thus she doesn't have much experience. She had been worried about war ever since ThunderClan hunted in other Clans' territories. Is the ShadowClan deputy mad? She flicked her amber gaze to the young leader. He looked more anxious than mad, but looks could be decieving. Rosebelly blinked and turned her attention back to her companion, but froze as Snowstar spoke up. She averted her gaze and looked at the siamese. She seemed.. scared. All the while, Blazingstar was snarling silently. When Snowstar finished, Blazingstar leaped to his feet and yowled at the leader. Perhaps her fears were about to come true, or perhaps he was just tense. Rosebelly's hackles rose and she forced herself to stay seated. They couldn't fight here anyway. Not tonight. Tonight was the Gathering, and peace would remain during the Gathering. Rosebelly was still on edge, however. Guilt rose in her throat as Blazingstar and Snowstar revealed their patrols. Rosebelly lashed her tail nervously, and glanced around. What was everyone else thinking? ThunderClan was in shambles. ThunderClan would be shamed for moons to come. Rosebelly squeezed her eyes shut and waited for a declaration of war, a hiss, a yowl of pain, anything. She knew it was coming, and she braced for it.

Originally Posted by Flameleaf (Post 405795) Skyfeather sat down and wrapped his tail over his paws. "But... I don't want anyone else..." He mewed. "Your the only cat who seems right for me..."

Originally Posted by Undercover (Post 406713) Eburneanpaw purred. He really liked this she-cat. Even if she was from a different clan. His tail flicked with pleasure as she teased him. He got to his paws in one swift moment and growled playfully. "So far!?" He meowed in mock fierceness. "I bet they could get me farther than your legs could ever get you!" He stuck his rump in the air, thin tail waving wildly. "Your strength is nothing compared to mine, O-brave-cat-who-dares-tease-me!" He laughed at his own joke, realizing he was teasing her as well. "I bet I could finish off a ShadowClan kit like you any day!" He made sure to keep his ears perked in a friendly way and made sure his voice stayed teasing. He didn't want any cat to think they were having a real fight. It was a gathering, after all. "Come and get me, if you dare!"

Originally Posted by Shadomaru (Post 406400) He purred when she agreed with him on his statement. It made him feel warm inside. He looked over to her when she asked how bright she will be. "You will be just as bright as I am." He whispered. "Two bright stars, next to each other in the sky." He smiled up at the sky imagining that. "Yes. The cats after us will know exactly who we are."

Originally Posted by SpiralWhirl (Post 406816) Wolfpaw nodded, listening in. However as Blazingstar began to speak, he could feel anger mix in his throat. Hearing his name, he turned his head to his mother. " Drizzleflower!" He said in surprise, Wolfpaw was NOT Medince cat and he didn't know where they were. He remembered something brief about her. Is this one of her attacks? Did... too much happen at once!? "Inhale, exhale!" Was all he could say, his eyes shone in worry. " It's o-okay! Snowstar will handle the matter of this, calm down. Mother." Wolfpaw tried soothing, his tail running along her back or stroking it. This did not fit him, but it was all he could think of. Feeling the tension in the air rise more and more, he was becoming a bit uncomfortable.

Originally Posted by Charmer (Post 406837) Nightpaw couldn't help a shy smile. "He's a really great mentor," she replied. "I don't know if 'facing off against' is the way I'd describe it. I barely got away, and got really hurt. Daypaw found me in the territory and saved me!" The Shecat's eyes lit up as she talked about the medicine cat. To Nightpaw, Daypaw was a hero and she owned the enby her life. "Can I ask a question? Do you have a family in Shadowclan?"

Originally Posted by The Little Robin (Post 406846) The small apprentice raised an eyebrow at him with a sly smirk slipping on her maw as she watched him stand up, facing her with a playful growl. “At least I fight with my claws while your legs can get you out of the situation - coward.” She said, jumping up to stand as well with him, “Oh, Eburneanpaw, you wouldn’t dare judge a lady by her size, would you?” Newtpaw held back a slight giggle as she padded around him, flicking his chin with her long, skinny tail with the smirk still evident on her face. This was too much fun. “Oh, yeah?” She objected with a lash of her tail, “Prove it then, Windclanner!” Newtpaw crouched a few steps in forth of him, her tail waving behind her in a playful fighting manner. Out of the corner of her eye, the youth could see cats looking at them strangely, but she simply casted a smile their way to let them silently know that this was all fun and games. “Challenge accepted!” Newtpaw mewed, bounding over to the male before leaping into the air, leaping onto his back with a giggle, “I have the upper-ground, Eburneanpaw!” The munchkin teased, keeping her claws unsheathed, of course, so she wouldn’t hurt him. He was actually a little bit larger than her, meaning that her weight wouldn’t be too much for, hopefully. Newtpaw’s ears perked up at a yowl that came from the leaders upon the Seastones, seeing the Windclan and Thunderclan leader arguing with such hostility. “Holy Starclan..” She murmured, hoping her friend knew what was going on - that was his leader, after all, up there that started this. Blackfrost looked up at the shining night sky above them with a bright smile on her maw as she sat with her beloved mate, a warm purr stirring in her throat. The young female could see him peer at her now when she asked him about how she would be if she were a star up in the sky, though a rush of heated embarrassment washed over her face now. Having the thought of the two of them up in the sky, being the brightest stars that any cat has ever seen - it was a lovely thought. “Together forever, up in the sky and lighting up the darkness..” Blackfrost murmured, nuzzling Crowhawk for a moment, “Maybe those cats after us will be our kittens..” Her tone was quiet when she said that, feeling a bit shy when talking about having kittens and she couldn’t even have them right now - Goldenstar had just given her Smallpaw as an apprentice last moon. The black-and-white-furred warrior was drawn away from these thoughts though as a yowl rang through the clearing of cats, making Blackfrost’s ears perk up in alert as she noticed Blazingstar and Snowstar, the Windclan and Thunderclan leaders, arguing about the very reason that there was so much tension between the clans. The angered, fierce words that came from the Windclan leader’s mouth made her ears flatten as she was hoping that the full-moon truce would keep these things peaceful. The young shecat buried her face into Crowhawk’s shoulder, just wanting to be with her mate without this hostility.

Originally Posted by Chameleon (Post 406448) (should we leave it off here?) Burningforest shuffled his paws.'This is getting awkward...' he thought.Being the talkative cat he was,it didn't seem right to just be sitting here in silence,but he couldn't. He glanced at cayotecry and tried to think of a way to get the conversation started again. ______ "But what if..." Riverpaw trailed off,not able to think of a good excuse.She din't want to admit it to herself,but she realized she cared for him more than she should

Originally Posted by Undercover (Post 406627) Coyotecry looked up at the leaders, his tail flicking lazily. He thought that the leaders would have started the gathering by now, but he assume s they were taking there time. His gaze wandered absentmindedly around at the sea of cats that surrounded the tow toms. He looked quickly over at Blazingforest with a blank gaze, a half-smile decorating his slender maw. "Sorry if my silence bothers you." He meowed quietly, humor creeping into his gaze. He knew many cats didn't like to sit in silence, though it never bothered him.

Originally Posted by Swiftheart (Post 406887) Lionpaw sighed,” I can protect myself. I am am able to do the front paw strike.”” He meowed kinda finding it cute that she worried about him.

Originally Posted by Undercover (Post 406618) Oakenshade smiled, his tail flicking back and forth. He studied the tom before him; he did look a littleness stressed if he were to be honest. The dark tabby looked up at the great rock, his keen gaze curious. Should they have begun the gathering yet? Shrugging to himself, he turned back to Breezetail, his gaze open and emotion-free. "Well," he meowed, blinking his eyes with sympathy. "I hope all clears up well. If I do say so, ThunderClan looks rather tense as well."

Originally Posted by denysiarus (Post 404754) nightwhisper chuckled awkwardly, his tail flicking. his thought for a moment, deciphering sleepingcloud's accent. of course, nearly nobody within the clan knew him completely— he was always away from camp, exploring. the tabby cocked his head to the side, watching the siberian from the corner of his eye. he knew who sleepingcloud was, he knew basically everyone in the clan, really. it was simply a pro of being quiet and invisible. the tom smiled kindly, ears swivelling. "i'm nightwhisper, or night for short. i'm usually away from camp, adventuring the territory, so it is not surprising that you don't know of, or have ever met me," explained nightwhisper, heart racing. the buff tom was slightly intimidating due to his size, although night was nearly the same size— but he was all fur. cautiously, the chestnut tabby moved closer to the other, still unsure if he would want nightwhisper there for long. gears churned in his mind, words being tested and tossed away within his thoughts. he didn't want to make a fool of himself, clearly. many moments passed by before he tried his next set of words, "so, pretty, uh, tense between the clans, isn't it? are you looking forward to a battle?"

The buff feline let out a bellowing laugh, his laughter almost drowning out the chatter of the dozens of cats surrounding them. It was amusing to him, though he wouldn't be able to explain why he found it amusing, he liked the fact that Nightwhisper was a little like him. He remembered his younger years, his adventures, his scars, his friends, it made the tom smile fondly, who wouldn't? " Ay were just like y'all when ay were an apprentice, tell me ever'thing y'all've saw, how far y'all've gone." he said, making it clear that he won't take no for an answer. The Siberian wanted to know if the chesnut feline got farther than him, saw more than him, learned more than him. Sleepingcloud gave up adventuring after he lost his first apprentice, he never had the strength after that to pick it back up, the feline was getting old, he knew that.

Sleepingcloud cocked his head slightly to the side as he saw the other feline thinking, his sky blue hues flickered with curiosity, wondering what was going through the other's mind. He was about to open his maw to say something, but quickly shut it when the slimmer feline began to speak. At the mention of battle his whole demeanor changed, shifting from open and joyful to unnerved and angry. "Naw ay'm nahwt, ay'm ayy pacifist, ay faand it sad that there we're a-fightin' ovuurr something so trivial, why are we so done stuck on a-takin' lives when theres naw need." he spat, his iris's narrowing, his whites the most visible. The warrior knew that there were other ways to settle disputes, felines didn't always have to loose their lives for someone to determine a victor. It made him sick. "If ay need-ta be in thay ...uhh fight, than ay will be a-helpin' thay medicahn cat, both av them." he stated, his tail lashing behind him. He was visibly angry, he couldn't help it, his claws were out, his fur was fluffed up, his teeth were showing, and his usual warm eyes were cold and his iris's only slits.

The Siberian let out a sigh and gave the feline an apologetic gaze, his fur straightening itself out. He had learned that he could be considered a little intimidating when fluffed up and angry like that, but his emotions dominated his reasoning most of the time, this was one of those times. "The warriaws are the protectaws, the leaders are the guiders, the queens the love ayn' safety, elders are the wise ones, the apprentices are the learners, ayn' finally the medicahn cats are the savers, how many times have y'all saw mawe lives done saved by slayughtuurr than healing?" he asked, worry and disappointment, it saddened him that a majority of the cats in each clan hadn't figured it out yet, he just hoped that he could enlighten Nightwhisper, even if its just a little bit. "just because one is ayy protectaw doesn't mean they have ta take lives ta protec." he stated. Sleepingcloud shook his head and turned his gaze down to his paws "With the wawld set on tearing itself apart, it doesn't seem like such ayy awfulbad thing ta me ta put it back togithuurr" [Hacksaw Ridge quote] he said, his voice low, yet loud.

He shook his head and gave the brown feline a bright smile, brushing off all the negativity for a second, a mere moment, just to show that he won't shove his ideals in someone else's face, he won't make them choke on his beliefs " But that there's just what ay think, y'all can go on ayn' faheet faw y'all's clan, go on ayn' protec those there y'all care faw, ay'm nahwt against a-protectin' the playe ay call home, ay suppose ay just have ayy different idea av how ta do it." he purred, his warm presence back once more.

Originally Posted by Bright (Post 406836) "yes!" he smiled. the tom realized how desperate that sounded, but wouldn't bother taking it back. ah, snowyclaw is stubborn when it comes to letting others get him down. he just wouldn't allow it to happen. even with the tension between windclan and thunderclan, the exchanged glares that seemed to be only him not taking part of.. it was kinda like his job. someone had to be that one guy. the splotched tom was glad his fellow clanmate had recognized him, unlike the last time. that was awkward. well, he decided to start anew with this rather tall feline. maybe they could get close enough to be good friends, but who knows?he wasn't the one to make that decision. snowyclaw settled himself beside gyre, curling his fluffy tail over his pale, pink-padded paws. "what do you think of.. all this?" actually? maybe he won't mess up tonight. snowy was genuinely proud of himself for not stuttering or shuffling his paws awkwardly just now. he had gestured with his head towards the crowd that contained cats of both windclan and thunderclan, both in their separate groups beside their clanmates.

Originally Posted by starfall (Post 406915) The buff feline let out a bellowing laugh, his laughter almost drowning out the chatter of the dozens of cats surrounding them. It was amusing to him, though he wouldn't be able to explain why he found it amusing, he liked the fact that Nightwhisper was a little like him. He remembered his younger years, his adventures, his scars, his friends, it made the tom smile fondly, who wouldn't? " Ay were just like y'all when ay were an apprentice, tell me ever'thing y'all've saw, how far y'all've gone." he said, making it clear that he won't take no for an answer. The Siberian wanted to know if the chesnut feline got farther than him, saw more than him, learned more than him. Sleepingcloud gave up adventuring after he lost his first apprentice, he never had the strength after that to pick it back up, the feline was getting old, he knew that. Sleepingcloud cocked his head slightly to the side as he saw the other feline thinking, his sky blue hues flickered with curiosity, wondering what was going through the other's mind. He was about to open his maw to say something, but quickly shut it when the slimmer feline began to speak. At the mention of battle his whole demeanor changed, shifting from open and joyful to unnerved and angry. "Naw ay'm nahwt, ay'm ayy pacifist, ay faand it sad that there we're a-fightin' ovuurr something so trivial, why are we so done stuck on a-takin' lives when theres naw need." he spat, his iris's narrowing, his whites the most visible. The warrior knew that there were other ways to settle disputes, felines didn't always have to loose their lives for someone to determine a victor. It made him sick. "If ay need-ta be in thay ...uhh fight, than ay will be a-helpin' thay medicahn cat, both av them." he stated, his tail lashing behind him. He was visibly angry, he couldn't help it, his claws were out, his fur was fluffed up, his teeth were showing, and his usual warm eyes were cold and his iris's only slits. The Siberian let out a sigh and gave the feline an apologetic gaze, his fur straightening itself out. He had learned that he could be considered a little intimidating when fluffed up and angry like that, but his emotions dominated his reasoning most of the time, this was one of those times. "The warriaws are the protectaws, the leaders are the guiders, the queens the love ayn' safety, elders are the wise ones, the apprentices are the learners, ayn' finally the medicahn cats are the savers, how many times have y'all saw mawe lives done saved by slayughtuurr than healing?" he asked, worry and disappointment, it saddened him that a majority of the cats in each clan hadn't figured it out yet, he just hoped that he could enlighten Nightwhisper, even if its just a little bit. "just because one is ayy protectaw doesn't mean they have ta take lives ta protec." he stated. Sleepingcloud shook his head and turned his gaze down to his paws "With the wawld set on tearing itself apart, it doesn't seem like such ayy awfulbad thing ta me ta put it back togithuurr" [Hacksaw Ridge quote] he said, his voice low, yet loud. He shook his head and gave the brown feline a bright smile, brushing off all the negativity for a second, a mere moment, just to show that he won't shove his ideals in someone else's face, he won't make them choke on his beliefs " But that there's just what ay think, y'all can go on ayn' faheet faw y'all's clan, go on ayn' protec those there y'all care faw, ay'm nahwt against a-protectin' the playe ay call home, ay suppose ay just have ayy different idea av how ta do it." he purred, his warm presence back once more.

Originally Posted by Blue Jay (Post 406803) A mental alarm flashed in his brain. Something's wrong, whether he will admit it or not, He imagined. The tom looked back at his friend, his muscles tensing as he met Sharppaw's eyes. "I'll tell you one more time; I'm fine," He insisted, a more serious expression glued to his face, "Now please, tell me what the matter is because it will only get worse if you lock it inside of your brain." He stared back at the nearly starless sky, in which a few brave twinkles managed to shine through. Stay calm, Darkpaw. This isn't a time to worry, His breath hitched, Unless Sharppaw knows something we don't...

Originally Posted by Fern (Post 406651) Dustpaw smiled again, a little calmer than before. "Hi." He said softly, ear prickling. The other apprentice's voice seemed to have a hint of....well they didn't sound sad at least. "Is this your first gathering, I haven't seen you around before?" He continued, making small talk with the other cat. His eyes glowed with hopefulness that Ravenpaw would keep talking to him and not run off. Or at least not make fun of him before they left. For starters, Dustpaw was chubbier, making him look younger than his actual age or lazy. Next, he was homosexual. Which made some cats tell him he was heading to the dark forest once he dies. Dustpaw smiled again, looking at Ravenpaw.

Originally Posted by Aura (Post 406951) Ravenpaw flicked their ear, pondering the question. It was their first Gathering, yes. But they didn’t know whether that was a good or bad thing. Bracing themself for the worst, they spoke honestly. “Yeah, how does it work?” they asked, wondering how the Gathering worked. There were a lot of cats in the small place. It made them shrink in their fur. They didn’t like crowds of cats, but at the very least there was no fighting. That was definitely a plus. It seemed the leaders stood apart from everyone else.

Originally Posted by Eclipsemoon the Therian (Post 406875) Bump for @Jay-Jay

Originally Posted by Darky (Post 407005) Breezy agreed with primfur as she looked at bager. She stopped and looked at the sky again.