[dino.]

 

Originally Posted by hermeswind

Dragonflycliff
(Image by Pangoligon)
- @kairosclerosis • ashpaw, nettlepaw - @dino. • mountaintalon - 46 moons -
"I'm not meddling in anything. Ashpaw just suddenly started this part of the conversation." Dragonflycliff meowed. Then Mountaintalon who was, right in front of her, doing nothing, told her she should be doing something else. "And I don't see you doing your important duties, Mountaintalon." she retorted. "Go do that and I'll go do something you think I should be doing."

Echobarley
• ThunderClan Warrior | Male | he/him | 33 moons (+1 every 5th) •
(Image by Mica, my Secret Santa in 2024!)
★ mentions already done ★
Echobarley froze as the older cat suddenly materialised from the side. StarClan he needed to get better at spotting cats. "This is my apprentice, Mountaintalon. I was about to take Ashpaw for training but they wanted to talk. So I talked too, then Dragonflycliff came along." he said, then faced Ashpaw for a few seconds with a sort of pleading look. "Also, look at their face. Maybe you should have been here for the whole conversation."

Originally Posted by kairosclerosis

ashpaw and nettlepaw
dark grey cat with darker spots and tail; copper eyes
dark grey cat with darker spots and tail; green eyes
11 moons - thunderclan - they/them
11 moons - thunderclan - they/any
silvertongue t2, shadow fiend, mind reader, skip the steps (PFOP)
the collector, agatha kitty, kitty softpaws t2

Ashpaw’s eyes widened.
“Yes, they’re right. I don’t think you.. understand! Yes. You might not have.. uh.. heard everything? I think? Uhm.. please.. just.. uh.. I don’t mean to meddle in anything, really I just want to help..” they stuttered. If they couldn’t gather support for The Quasar, they would be as good as dead. As for Nettlepaw..
Ashpaw feared what would happen to them if this didn’t work.

Nettlepaw stared at Ashpaw in shock, then back at Mountaintalon. They felt terrible for their sibling, but felt nothing towards Mountaintalon. They weren’t scared. They were angry.
“You.. how.. dare you. Ashpaw is.. trying.. their.. best. We aren’t.. warriors. We.. just want.. to help. Especially.. since.. Ashpaw.. is still.. new to.. Thunderclan. Is helping.. your.. ancestors.. really.. such a.. bad thing?” they snapped at Mountaintalon, before their eyes widened. Nettlepaw backed away. They shouldn’t have said that. THEY SHOULDN’T HAVE SAID THAT.

The green-eyed apprentice looked over at the other cats sharply, fear in their gaze.

@hermeswind

Yellow eyes slid back to Echobarley and Dragonflycliff, and Mountaintalon smiled a very dry smile. "Yes. How very hypocritical of me." His tone dripped with wry humor. "But I wasn't asking. And I believe for you to question me while you sit here doing nothing of consequnce is also quite hypocritical."

Back to the apprentices. "The dead have died," he rumbled. "They have access to power beyond your imaginations. If they are asking for your help, they are either not worth the trouble, or they are lying to you. As soon-to-be ThunderClan warriors, your duty is to your living Clan - not the deceased spirits of your ancestors."

He gestured toward the camp's entrance. "If you wish to gossip about things that have no impact on your Clan, then at least do so when contributing to hungry queens and kits. We are recovering from a devastating illness; if you do not wish to aid in that recovery, then you are dead weight. If you would all join me for a hunt, then we will all be doing our duties, won't we?"

Oh dear. A child. Mountaintalon cast Rosekit an unamused look and sighed. "Yes," he said flatly. "I am afraid if we do not leave now, then this fearsome creature may have all of our heads. Let's go."

[ @Dolomedes ]