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Originally Posted by taillow

Stormstar - RiverClan Leader

Already on her paws and exiting her den at the sound of her voice - and the following words - Stormstar bounded over to where Rosehawk was standing with Owltalon, her eyes going to the dead body of Catfishwhisker. Not before they locked onto an apprentice just running in circles in the clearing...? "Bumblepaw, go find somethin' useful to do instead of just runnin' in circles," came the leaders sharp order, tossing the she-cat an irritated glance as she crossed the clearing towards Rosehawk and Owls. Immediately the scent of fox hit her nose and the leader let a low growl rumble in her throat. "Must've tried to make it home after dealin' with the fox," the leader grunted in response to Rosehawk.

Nose going to fur that cold, the leader tried to pick up any other scents. In her search she tried to shove down the frustration that Nightshadow had basically left her alone to deal with searching the territory for foxes. That had been almost a moon ago now, and she hadn't found anything then.

"We gotta flush them out - this is the second attack in a moon. They've gotta have a den nearby." Glancing at Owls with a nod, knowing her deputy likely had the same though, the leader looked at Rosehawk. "You didn't see any foxes in the area, did you? Where exactly was it's body found??"

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Originally Posted by anika

Rosehawk
RiverClan Warrior
The Collector
Agatha Kitty
Chill of Death

Rosehawk´s frosty blue hues flicked from Owltalon to Stormstar as the gray-furred leader appeared, not bothering to watch as Bumblepaw ran off towards the apprentices´ den.

She frowned deeply at Stormstar´s question. ´´No, no foxes to be seen,´´ The Bengal meowed, voice brisk. ´´I found Catfishwhisker´s body out in the territory - near the edge of the forest close to Lionsbeach, I would say - horrendously bloody-´´ A shudder ran up Rosehawk´s spine. ´´-and propped up against a rock, which was odd. Fox scent pooled around it. It was just as if it...´´

Rosehawk trailed off, frosty blue eyes glazing over with something undetectable. ´´...as if it hadn´t even the chance to land a blow. And if that´s the case,´´ The warrior paused, thick fluffy tail swaying behind her. ´´Then it would be weird if the fox just...left Catfishwhisker there instead of taking it to its den to eat and leave no trace of it except for its blood. Perhaps something - maybe another, bigger threat - scared the fox off?´´

Her frown deepened. ''I was out hunting when I found it.''

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`~Owltalon
She, Her\Deputy\46 moons\Riverclan
"Are you listening, starchild?"

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Owltalon flicked the tip of her tail to Stormstar in greeting, a flash of a smile present on her battered maw. She then turned back to Rosehawk as the leader questioned her, (and Owltalon took note of the leaders meaningful glance which she returned with a faint smile. Foxes were iffy, that's for sure, but bringing back their bones was all kinds of fun! Eh, if Stormstar let her, which was a maybe?) keeping her amber eyes focused on the warrior.

She then gave a soft shake of her head. "I understand yer concern, Rosehawk, but it's entirely possible that Catfishwhisker was able ta scurry away before 'e done passed out from blood loss and ended up settling onta a rock." She gave the warrior an amused flick of her ear, her head tilting. "Why are ya so troubled by it? No other scent of a rival clan is present on this 'ere cat, much less the scent of one of 'er warriors."

She pressed her pink nose to Catfishwhisker and gave it one last sniff. No other predators either, just the scent of Riverclan and the dusty smell of a fox. Once she lifted her head she addressed Rosehawk once more. "It's nice ta see ya care so much, chap, but yer makin' somethin' outta nothin'."

Now she was just starting to get suspicious. Rosehawk seemed to be so sure... Well, maybe not sure, more like sketchy, about the fact that some third party could've been involved in this murder. Owltalon couldn't help but narrow her eyes. Last time she checked, Rosehawk claimed she'd seen no predators in the area, and she, much like the rest of them, had only smelt fox.