High Rank Announcement [#hrannouncement]
As cats filtered out of their dens, Bumblestar's eyes flitted to one in particular. An ear swiveled and she met Violetfreckle's look with an apologetic half-smile before fixing her face and refocusing.
"Right, I want each 'n every one of you to listen up. I'm not doing ceremonies this time, this is information only" She wouldn't be sitting for this meeting, either. "I've spoken to my Hornets about this already, but before anything happens, I need to get the lot of you updated as well so you're not all thrown in blind.
"For this who missed or skipped the Gathering - RiverClan made a show, this time around with full ranks. Birdsnow's out, 'n it looks like some idiot named Fadingsun's stepped up in her place with his deputy Dusklion.
"If you all remember from last time, RiverClan was responsible for a trio of warriors invading WindClan's camp, 'n someone else from their ranks for crossing the border 'n murdering Fallownose. Turns out two of 'em also saw fit to torture a WindClan apprentice. 'N as luck would have it, Fallownose's murder just so happens to be RiverClan's shiny new deputy. Twilightstar called this out at the Gathering, 'n Fadingsun just took his Clan home without a word in defense of it."
Dusklion had attempted to defend herself, but Bumblestar hadn't been interested. "So Twilightstar pulled me 'n Dawnstar aside for a talk. Presented an offer to help drive RiverClan out of their territory for two moons. Dawnstar took it. So did I.
"You should all be well-aware of RiverClan's crimes by now." Her claws slid out to grip the granite as a snarl laced her voice. "They've ambushed, slaughtered, kidnapped, poisoned us for seasons without so much as a single drop of remorse! Now it seems that once we could hold our ground, they got bored or scared 'n turned to WindClan - a decision that's come back to bite 'em in the ass.
"In half a moon, we, with ShadowClan 'n WindClan at our backs, will be meeting at their borders to force RiverClan into a temporary exile. Their camp'll be raided, their cats driven out, their territory up for grabs; if they've cleared out Cattail Pond by then, we'll be takin' it back. The only catch here is that once they return, we go back to a clean slate, which means if they don't strike first, we don't strike at all. This is their chance to clean up their act. 'N I really hope they take it, because if I have to deal with one more damn problem from 'em, I'll be turnin' their camp to ash 'n taking 'em with it."
Bumblestar huffed through her nose. She almost wanted them to give her an excuse to do it. "This is already been decided. If you don't wanna participate in the fight, then don't, but at least make yourself useful around camp while the rest of us are out. There's only one aspect of this that's up for debate. I want your opinions on this." She'd already heard what her Hornets had to say, and if things here came to an even score, she'd be using their opinions as the deciding factor.
"Twilghtstar's asked us to let any RiverClan cats who want to leave into our Clans if we wish. I wanna know if that's something you'd be open to. So if you've got something to say on this matter, this is your chance to speak up."
#tcmeeting
