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Originally Posted by Wingnettle
Ashpaw (he/him)
Grey tabby with blue/grey eyes
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Flamepaw seemed really happy today! Ashpaw purred at his friend's enthusiasm, though probably that night they would both sleep like a dormouse from exhaustion. "A border patrol? That looks neat!" What was a border patrol like? He had always heard about them from older warriors, and it was often about encounters with other clans. Had Flamepaw had troubles with Windclan? "Snowypaw? Wow.. cool." Ashpaw couldn't help feeling a bit jealous from his friend's excitement, but he quickly pushed it away.
He really hoped he would be able to be in a border patrol too, but he knew Copperfire would never allow him if he didn't receive a territory tour first.
"Yes, me, Rainhound and Darkpetal went to Giant's rest. We split up and hunted on our own. They caught a hare and a squirrel, and I got a huge crow! he said, puffing out his chest and trying to look proud. "And it was going to flee! The ugly thing even tried to peck at me, but I pinned him against the trunk of a tree! It didn't stand any chance." Of course, he left out the embarrassing detail that he was actually hit by his prey. But in the end he caught it, so everything else didn't matter.
"Oh, and I also met a gopher. It was so weird! At first I was convinced I was hunting down a big rat, and then it turned and it had this huge big teeth on the face..." he said joking, but deep inside he still felt frustrated about it. If he hadn't let himself lose his focus, he would've caught it and brought back a great meal.
"Unfortunately, Rainhound decided to come back when I told her of the gopher. Copperfire didn't agree with her choice, but I guess they could turn dangerous." Maybe Rainhound just didn't want me to get involved in a fight... I really need to do more training, otherwise I'll be stuck like this forever. He wondered what Darkpetal thought. He hadn't seen him since the patrol... @ SpiritedWarrior |
Flamepaw's eyes gleamed with interest as Ashpaw began to talk. Though he sounded a little...
jealous when she mentioned Snowypaw. But she quickly pushed the thought away, how could he be jealous of a cat he hasn't even met? Let alone that cat being from a completely different Clan!
"Your patrol had three cats? Mine was supposed to have three, but... Dayflame never showed up," Flamepaw shrugged her shoulders. "So it was just me and Spiderleap. He's a really nice cat, too! Was it hard to catch a crow? I haven't tried hunting much land prey yet. I've really only learned how to hunt minnows."
Guess I'll have to talk to Mapleleaf about that...
And he saw a gopher?? Flamepaw's interest peaked, what did a gopher look like? How big was it? Was it hard to catch? Soon enough, the two questions were answered, almost as if the she-cat asked those questions out loud to her denmate.
So it's like a big rat! And... he didn't catch it because Rainhound decided the patrol needed to come back? Flamepaw raised a brow at that, why did Rainhound make that decision? The Clan should take advantage of all the prey they have while it lasts! Leaf-fall is just around the corner, and leaf-bare is right after!
"Why would Rainhound do that? Leaf-fall is right around the corner, shouldn't the Clan hunt as much prey as it can so we can, oh I don't know...
survive?!" Flamepaw added a hint of irritation to her voice, Copperfire had a right to be disappointed. "I guess it would be the right call, but Rainhound and Darkpetal are experienced hunters, and you're clearly getting to be experienced! You could've totally gotten that gopher without making a sound!"
Flamepaw shook her head in disappoint at her future denmates, what was Rainhound and Darkpetal thinking? It didn't make much sense!