High Rank Announcement [#hrannouncement]
The majority of the cats didn't seem to unhappy. Thunderpaw seemed to be happy with Cherryblossom, Bluepaw and Aspenpaw the same way. Aspenstar was... quite pleased with... the majority of reactions.But after watching Slatepaw run out, wondering why the she-cat was so upset- Wait. Did she name her Thunderpaw?! Oh stars.... She had Thunderkit stuck in her mind when saying that. A soft groan escaped her, and she screwed her eyes shut. This meeting was a disaster. Looking down at Cinderpaw and Bumblepaw, who didn't seem happy about their assigned mentor, she frowned a little at them. Tawnybird, as unpopular he seemed to be at the moment, was a good warrior (when he wasn't running away from battle), and if the young cats were willing, they could learn to toss aside their difference with Tawnybird, and put their rivalry on hold.
But even though she wanted strongly to let go of the Tawnybird/Sweetsong conflict, perhaps she had to straighten things out, because multiple cats were talking to her at once about the matter.
"Before we continue, I'd like to say that I am not allowing Tawnybird to go without punishment. His actions were cowardly and dishonorable, he made a grave mistake. But with Sweetsong attacking him, he made the situation worse, and therefore diverted my attention from reprimanding Tawnybird to dealing with a cat who took off his Clanmate's nose. Both of the toms are traitors in the same sense, they both caused their Clanmates harm, whether they meant to or not, that is what happened." She hoped that was all that need to be said, but realistically speaking... there would certainly be opinionated cats who had more to say on the matter.
Sighing softly as Dogbark had to step in and stop Yarrowshade (who she would have to speak with later about her actions) and Cornpaw, who was trying to possess Tawnybirds detached nose, Aspenstar wanted to yowl her frustration to the sky. But that wouldn't fare well with anyone, she would have to wait until she was done with this chaotic mess of a meeting. Looking at a few of the apprentices, she noticed how impatient Fernpaw seemed to be. Her cousin was quite headstrong, she would have to give him a mentor that would put him in his place.
"In the wake of the chaos, death and disappearances have left multiple apprentices mentorless. This will not continue to be an issue.
Fernpaw ( @Singing Jay ), your new mentor will be Bumblestreak ( @seeingstars ), Tawnypaw ( @Berd ), your new mentor will be Snakewhisker ( @vcrdant ), Flowerpaw ( @WINGSOFFIRE ), your new mentor will be Snowraven ( @Stonekit ), Cornpaw ( @finnzel ), your new mentor will be Sleepycloud ( @Kyrieknight )."
Hopefully in the wake of these new announcements, there would be less chaos. But even if there was, Aspenstar was quite sick of it by now. Looking around at the gathered cats, a small puff of air escaped her as she exhaled a long breath. Maybe it would get easier with time, but it didn't seem so.
But first, before she could go back int her den and become overridden with anxiety, stress and worries, she should address the high number of cats that protested. Or... at least a few. Yarrowshade was one of her biggest issues, and she turned an icy glare on the she-cat. "Yarrowshade, there is nothing even remotely amusing about this, please keep your jaws shut. You're bring more issues upon yourself, and your immaturity and eagerness for rebellion is one of the reasons you do not have an apprentice right now. So unless you'd like your apprentice name back for the next four moons, I suggest you stop trying to stir up trouble, before karma bites you in the ass."
Irritation threatened to overwhelm her, and the honey colored molly refused to have to deal with any more drama right now. She had nothing more to say, and her complaint tolerance was low.
"Clan dismissed."
