[Rose]

Mapleface
She/Her

Really, Mapleface had kept quiet so far. She'd fussed over Cracklepaw, taking out all her worries on him instead. She'd sat by and.. said nothing as kits who weren't six moons or older were made into apprentices. Her souring mood only grew as the moments ticked by. What was that, eleven apprentices? Mapleface couldn't even be sure if all of them were at least five moons.

Skies rest her soul, the next announcement made everything all the more worse. Keepers. The name was being- Had been changed to.. Hornets. Placid? The name had been placid, and that was why Bumblestar suddenly wanted to change it?? What about Cindersky's legacy? What about how ThunderClan was meant to be kept together, meant to have a bond that ran so deep nothing could change it. And yet, all Mapleface felt now was immense disappointment. ThunderClan's Elite, Bumblestar had called her Hornets, as if they mattered more than the rest of the Clan. Maybe that wasn't the way Bumblestar had meant it, who knew? Maybe the leader just had a.. different way of thinking, but still, this all rubbed Mapleface the wrong way. The leader's words hadn't been picked too carefully -- but Mapleface was not surprised. Bumblestar was not a delicate one, she seemed to prefer barging forward with her changes and whatnot without any beforehand warning. Of course, this was not entirely a bad thing! Having an initiative leader was wonderful, it proved that ThunderClan was flourishing, growing, moving forward. But this? At best, Bumblestar's methods were becoming more and more questionable.

And... Flameheart was gone. The molly had only recently had kits, actually before Mapleface herself, and now the red and white queen wondered where she'd disappeared to. Grip attempting to tighten on Cracklepaw, the molly turned her attention back to him and her kits to note with quiet amusement that he was freaking out over Redkit and Rosekit's ambush. After spending half the meeting with a frown, the red queen crackled a small smile. It would do him good, to try to get along with her children. One day he'd have spawn of his own, and then Mapleface would be very amused to see how he acted. "Don't do that, darling." She murmured to her brother, careful to keep her voice low. She was too annoyed at their leader to be angry with him for going to that fight at the moment. Reaching out a paw, she attempted to snatch up Redkit before Crackles could fling or crush her kitten to a squash.

Frankly, it seemed Mapleface had been too distracted to notice something else as well. Half of ThunderClan seemed to be tossing around a pebble just for the heck of it, what was that about? Slightly bewildered, the molly's tufted ears swiveled to listen as her leader as Caretakers got removed. Alright, that was plausible. Mapleface could understand wanting to remove that role.

However, her entire body went still as Bumblestar practically ... exiled Blazepaw on the spot. The breath in her throat caught, and Mapleface subconsciously felt herself spring to her paws, jade hues widening with disbelief.

She waited. Waited until all the apprentices were given their names. Waited even when Frogpaw's exclamation had been shot down, and then, fanned tail bristling with indignation, Mapleface let her jade hues wander up to watch Bumblestar. What was everyone waiting for? What was she waiting for? Divine intervention?? Because they sure as hell were not going to get it with the way things were going in ThunderClan as of late. "With all due respect, Bumblestar, forgive me for speaking out. But if I wait until afterward, Blazepaw will be gone and there will be nothing I can do about it. You can't mean to send Blazepaw out there alone, even to the twolegs." The molly spoke, a frown tugging down the corners of her mouth. "Hell, you're sending a blind and deaf cat to the twolegplace with a cat who is probably barely fourteen moons old." Fur bristling, Mapleface shook her head once more with disbelief. "You think that if something happens, Sharpclaw can protect the both of them, Bumblestar? You think, that you can push this duty onto someone else? You're our leader, Bumblestar, and if you want to show ThunderClan that you truly care for them, I'd suggest you yourself deliver Blazepaw to the border. Or at least, send one of your Keep- Hornets. Give him a proper see-off, look his relatives and family and friends in the eye and tell them that you're sending him away because of something he can't help. That's what a real leader would do, that's what someone who has to make a hard decision would do."

[ @Leafí - Cracklepaw / @jupiter - Rosekit / @xavier. - Redkit Mention / @dino. - Bumblestar / @Woodlow - Sharpclaw Mention / @Queen_Coral - Blazepaw | My character has reacted IC, please don't take any of this personally. ]