[lesbianism]

♡ r i p p l e p e l t
she/her - 121 moons - RiverClan - lesbian - tags; @Neso @TheLostAmongTheStars
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Ripplepelt listened from the sidelines as Thunderchaser spoke. Lots of cats had agreed with Adderpaw, and that was all good and well, but the point was to settle their grievances with the clan, particularly with Larkstar. This was the kind of thing that needed to be said if they were going to make any progress.

"I agree with Thunderchaser," she mewed, raising her voice so the crowd of cats could hear her. "Now, I don't mind stepping in to do a little extra training with an apprentice that isn't my own, but with the amount of apprentices asking me for some help, it makes me think that perhaps their own mentors aren't doing their jobs. Only the other day, I was asked by an apprentice what the warrior code was!" She didn't name any names, not wanting to shame the apprentice. "It's our responsibility to teach them these things! And not just the apprentices, but the kits as well - should they be expected to go into their apprenticeship without knowing anything?" She shook her head.

"The onus of RiverClan's issues should not be weighed solely on Larkstar's shoulders - she's our leader, but she is still young. It's our job as warriors to support the clan and the leader. When she brought up the idea of taking back Cattail Pond a few moons ago, a strip of territory that is rightly ours, all I heard were warriors too frightened to fight back, and the plan was postponed on the clan's words. Birdsnow held an apprentice event to teach water battling, and half the apprentices didn't bother to finish the training, so the event never continued! They send out patrols, and warriors don't bother to attend." Ripplepelt let out a weary sigh. "I'm growing in years - I won't be around to train other warriors apprentices for them forever. Perhaps some of us should pick up the slack and get to putting a little effort in!"