High Rank Announcement [#hrannouncement]

**dino.** · #**746** September 17th, 2023, 02:22 PM

High Rank Announcement [#hrannouncement]

Bumblestar's eyes flickered to Rainfall, irritation crossing her face. "I didn't ask for volunteers."

And just as she was about to move on, something hurtled toward her out of the corner of her eye. She ducked the pebble that narrowly missed smacking her in the forehead, and then straightened up, head snapping around as furious green eyes locked onto Fallowreed and Dawnshred

Seeing Violetfreckle get so indignant on her behalf was almost enough to wane her anger, but not quite. "You two!" she snapped, hackles rising. "If you wanna act like apprentices, you can be treated as apprentices. Get the hell out and go hunt, do something productive. I don't wanna see either of you back 'till you've brought something back. One more incident like this 'n it's an instant demotion. Go."

Just one meeting. One meeting without chaos. Stars above.

She didn't bother fixing her attitude as she moved onto the next topic, because it was something that would only make her just as upset and she wasn't about to go to all that trouble just to waste it.

"I wanna address what happened at the last Gathering," she said shortly. "With Cracklepaw's idiotic stunt. I don't care what you do regarding ShadowClan crossing the border, but I won't tolerate something like that again. It makes us look incohesive 'n weak, and I don't need to deal with tanking our reputation while I try to fix what past leaders ruined. Actions have consequences for everyone, not just you. The next cat who pulls something as stupid as that can deal with exile. You won't be welcomed back.

"Cracklepaw's been demoted to Cracklekit for the next moon. He's banned from all future Gatherings and he's not to leave camp until he's proven to me he can act his age. Next time he breaks a rule or pisses me off, he can kiss ThunderClan goodbye. Keep an eye on him and report anything to me immediately."

She looked back to her new Head Hornet. "Spiderthroat. He was your apprentice. Feel free to give him whatever punishment you think of over the course of the moon." Spiderthroat could smack him upside the head as much as he wanted for all she cared.

Bumblestar ran her tongue over her jaws. "'N regarding RiverClan. Alderstep, I want increased patrols 'round Cattail Pond 'n Smallpines. The fish are bound to be ticked 'n I don't wanna risk anything by slacking off."

Of course, with one problem covered, there came another, and this wasn't something she was looking forward to dealing with at all. "All of you, watch it around Herondive Hollow. There's a ton of foxes trapped on the other side of the ravine. They can't cross the tree-bridge so they're not an immediate threat, but I still wanna deal with 'em as soon as possible. Tomorrow we'll be headin' out to handle 'em. Kill them, drive 'em off, however you want, just get them back outside our borders."

"Meeting's over." With a lash of her tail, Bumblestar descended the Stormcrest and made to slip back into her den.