[Mica]

Mistlewhisker
ShadowClan
she/her | 36 moons
[Large black cat with a half white muzzle and pale green eyes, one gouged out]
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[Lostspark - @Rose ] [Dawnstar - @Undertaker ] [Squirrelpaw mention - @furrensic ] [Hawkbite - @SuspiciousMindz ] [Silverlark - @Alchemist Kitsune ]
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Shame. That's what Mistlewhisker felt when Lostspark brought up the molly's intention of getting a patrol together to search the border for RiverClan warriors asking after their kit. After stepping out of the medicine cat den and searching for the leader or the deputy to no avail, Mistlewhisker had vowed to bring up the patrol later to them.

And then... forgot.

She had gone to patrol the border herself, and did not find any cat looking for Fogkit. After, she had gone hunting to bring something back to camp so she would feel useful, only to be attacked by a young fox. In the aftermath of the quick but rather difficult battle, Mistlewhisker had been approached by Hawkbite and Silverlark, then spent the majority of the day skinning the fox and bringing the pelt back to camp.

With all these things happening in such a short time, everything had just gotten so scrambled. She felt so small, in that moment, everyone's eyes on her as she stepped up from where she was seated next to Squirrelpaw. "That is true," she admitted, her deep tenor ringing across the clearing. "It was my intention of gathering a full patrol to comb the RiverClan border for cats who may have been searching for the kit. I took it upon myself to do a quick solo search, and found no one." She kept her eye locked on Dawnstar's, refusing to look weak, while also putting as much reverence and regret in her gaze as possible. "After, I was attacked at the Sunkissed Creek by a fox while hunting, and during the fight lost sight of my original goal. Hawkbite and Silverlark can attest to this event." She scanned the clearing for them, gaze alighting on the enforcers if they were in fact in attendance. "I had intended on informing you the results of that patrol, but became distracted. That is no excuse. My negligence could have put both the kit and our clan in a bad position with RiverClan." She did not apologize, but instead bowed her head to Dawnstar as a sign that she was finished with her explanation. Excuse, her brain provided, and she grit her teeth. It really was just an excuse, wasn't it.

Once she was done, she went back to sit next to Squirrelpaw, doing her best to look as calm as possible, and not shake like a leaf.