Warrior Cats Online - Sleepy Thicket

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Fawnpaw
The sad, resigned honks coming from her patrol-mate did nothing but drown her hopes in sorrow. Frost had come and wiped clean any herbs that could be used and frustration bubbled within Fawnpaw's chest at the fact. Not at her Clan, no, but... at herself. Stars, how could she let this happen? How could she not have prepared better? She had known that leaf-bares were difficult despite never having lived through one, why did she not see this coming? She did her best to keep her blue eyes clear of the raging war she felt going on inside, but for good measure kept her face away from Goosehonk and Cloudpaw. She didn't want either of them to potentially catch the emotion leaking through in her eyes, as it was meant for no one but herself.

Upon hearing the voice of her best friend though her ears perked up. She had not found anything yet on her hunt but perhaps his call meant he had? Doubling back over to where Cloudpaw was poking his head out of a tree stump, Fawnpaw bounded over and leaped gracefully onto the edge, peering down inside. Oh! "Cloudpaw, you're amazing!" In a swift motion she glanced at her best friend, aiming to wrap her paws around his neck and pulling him in for a hug before leaping down into the hollowed out stump. Carefully, she removed the little flowers as best she could. There were only three, but three was better than nothing.

With the flowers in tow she lifted herself out of the stump, pelt brushing past Cloudpaw as she moved to land on the forest floor once more. Sending a silent thank you to StarClan, she set the flowers down and glanced at Goosehonk. Admiration bubbled in her chest at the warriors diligence in checking, despite the rather poor prognosis in finding anything. "Anything over there Mr. Goosehonk?"

[ @canineantics @perseus. ]

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Goosehonk had been searching and searching but nothing, he truly felt disappointed in himself that he couldn't find anything that would be helpful for the medicine cat. When he heard the voice of Fawnpaw he turned his head to look at the medicine cat, shaking his head and honking sadly. Hopefully the medicine cat would be able to feel his sadness and disappointment.

@canineantics @birdie

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CLOUDPAW { @birdie | @perseus. }
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After making his discovery known, it was mere moments until Fawnpaw appeared, obviously intrigued by what he had found. The large tomcat watched as she quickly padded over and leapt up onto the hollow stump with him, looking at the yellow little flowers. Obviously, they were something quite useful, judging by the immediate way the RiverClan medicine cat’s face lit up. Her praises made his chest swell with happiness, though Cloudpaw felt his muzzle grow warm as Fawnpaw wrapped her paws around his neck. She hugged him so gracefully and it made him feel appreciated. The fluffy apprentice wished such an embrace could last forever. Alas, they still had a patrol to complete today. He hopped off the stump as the dappled she-cat leapt inside to gather the herbs, leaving his best friend to do what she did best. Cloudpaw waited silently and patiently as the three coltsfoot flowers were obtained. Hopefully, these few herbs could go to good use and help a clanmate; although he didn’t really know what the tiny yellow plants even did. Maybe he’d ask someday.

Perking up at the sight of the pretty brown-furred molly, he couldn’t help but utter a deep purr as Fawnpaw brushed up against him. He gave a small sigh, focusing back on his current responsibilities and refusing to allow himself to get too distracted. His light blue-hued eyes would soon drift over to the clan warrior accompanying them, Goosehonk, as his best friend checked in with them. Something told Cloudpaw that they were far from as successful though, which he couldn’t blame the older clanmate for—leafbare was an unforgivable season. Hearing the saddened honk from the oriental feline, the black-and-white tomcat would then look at his best friend. "Hey, at least this patrol wasn't a complete bust." Cloudpaw reassured Fawnpaw, resting his fluffy tail over her flank as he nodded to the coltsfoot on the ground, "Maybe we can try again tomorrow, in a different area of the territory." He had to believe the three clanmates had done their best and that's all they could do with the current circumstances. It was a good time to start heading back home now, before dark, so none of them risked catching a cold or something worse. Cloudpaw could only hope that she wasn't being too hard on herself.

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LILYCREEK

She frowned a little, small amounts of fear overtaking her as her strides ate up the distance to Sleepy Thicket. Blreghh, this place was creepy.

She turned to her patrol mate, giving a small grimace. "Let's get this over with, shall we?"

[ @IvyHasSpirit ]

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Originally Posted by lonely.lilyx (Post 1350097)

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PebbleSplash
RiverClan
She/Her

She nodded and looked around. "The last time I went hunting I was attacked by a sea gull..." she mumbled with a chuckle.

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@Cherry~ Sorry this took so long, I figured I would move them over here to move this along!
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Featherflame had lit up like a Christmas tree when Slatestripe agreed to venture with her to the Sleepy Thicket. Almost immediately the two set off; the spotted warrior beaming with happiness. She hadn't missed Slatestripes comments either - they were stored in the back of her mind to process later. For now she could relish in the fact that Someone was willing to give her a chance to face the ghoul.

Oh ya. Stopping in her tracks (hopefully Slatestripe was paying attention), Featherflame realized the gravity of her situation. Here they stood in the spooky territory; dark and shadowy and almost certainly haunted-- with no gameplan. By Gods.... How is one supposed to find a *gulp* g-g-g-ghost?!

She turned around to face her companion and question him on his knowledge of all things ghostly when...

SNAP

The sound from a nearby bush nearly sent her flying out of her skin. Leaping up into the air in fright, Featherflame let out a high pitched scream. HE'S HERE TO KILL ME! BUT I AM FEATHERFLAME THE FIERCE! I CANNOT ALLOW MYSELF TO DIE HERE! NONONONONO! Suddenly she found herself hiding behind *ahem* letting Slatestripe fight the enemy first. As a warm up. No other reason. It was only after a few moments of silence did the scent of rabbit greet her senses. Oh.

"I... I fear that there are no enemies here! We should depart for home at once.... post haste!" Please. I don't want to get possessed or worse.... BEATEN!

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LILYCREEK

"A seagull?" Her ears perked up for the sound of prey, hearing rustling in the brush.

"Why, that must what been quite the story," she murmured as the sound wandered away. She should try her luck.

[ @IvyHasSpirit ]

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Fawnlight
She wasn't sure about this; truthfully, Fawnlight didn't think she'd ever be absolutely sure. But as she approached the patch of territory known as Sleepy Thicket, she knew it didn't hurt to look. Most, if not all, of the frost and snow had melted despite leaf-bare still retaining an iron grip on the forest. A rare moment where no clouds obstructed the sun as it sank into the horizon, casting beautiful glares of reds and oranges through the trees. Bleeding sun, sleepy trees. It... it had to be the thicket, right?

Stopping just before the marked graves of her fallen Clanmates (a soft dip of her head and a moment of silence given to them before Fawnlight continued on) the medicine cat then lifted her head to glance around. The sun was almost blinding, but it didn't stop her from glancing around, twisting this way and that. She wasn't entirely certain what she was looking for, but she would stay out here until the sun sank below the land and dusk started to creep out.

[ closed...ish? ]

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A gentle breeze brushes across Fawnlight's flank, and if she looks hard enough, she might be able to make out the form of Talonkit. Padding away from the graves, the vision disappears just before one enters a small clearing where the sun shines down and a patch of herbs grows.

@daenerys

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Fawnlight
Feeling the soft caress of the evening breeze drift past her, Fawnlight looked up in time to spot the faded figure of Talonkit. The beginnings of a smile perked up, and she quickly bounded towards him. He faded out of view before she could reach him, but in his place the undergrowth was parted. The RiverClan medicine cat followed it, peering through the opening.

There, before her illuminated in the last rays of golden light, was a patch of herbs. A spark of joy shot through her and Fawnlight almost collapsed to her paws in relief. Before her was a patch of what she assumed was catmint (it appeared similar to what Cowpaw had described), as well as some celandine and goldenrod. She hadn't used any of these before she luckily she knew what they all did. "Thank you, StarClan," she breathed, closing her eyes briefly before bending down to pluck the herbs from their spot.

As she went to back away from the clearing, the sun's light seemed to dim, and with it the source started to dip below the horizon. Fawnlight gave one last soft glance towards the clearing before turning and padding home.

[ +2 catmint, +2 celandine, +1 goldenrod ]