[odessa]

Great cats, let a guy sleep for once? Perhaps? With a couple of not-so-nice words grumbled under his breath, Alderstep pried himself from his nest sorrowfully. Looks like he'll be tucking in for the night later. He shook out his pelt and trotted from the warrior's den to the Stormcrest, glancing 'round to see if either of his apprentices were present. He wasn't surprised when he couldn't catch sight of them; he was somehow earlier than usual.

Maybe he could've snatched a couple of moments' worth of sleep before he really had to join the meeting. It was better to play it safe, though. Alderstep doubted that if he'd actually tried to sleep some that he'd get up again, at least not until the sun rose. Oh well, that was life: cruel and unfair. At least this time, Alderstep knew he had plenty of energy to not be dozing off every five seconds. Thinking of the previous meeting made him internally cringe, however, so the russet cat took to tediously grooming his pelt as he waited under the Stormcrest for the rest of the clan to gather. What did Bumblestar have in store for them this time? Better be something good to be holding a meeting so close to his bedtime. The nerve of some cats.