
April 15th, 2025, 02:54 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2019
Gender: Female
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Re: WindClan Clearing
Twilightstar lifted a whisker brow and stared long and hard at Strawberrypaw. The leader couldn't tell if the apprentice was just plain insolent or had a general problem with authority, or perhaps she just failed at listening. Regardless, she was getting very tired of cats not listening around here. She was often willing to cut apprentices some slack, but it was often a one-time thing and depended on what they had done wrong. Her attention is torn from the sister and over to the brother as Jaggedpaw talks. When the apprentice finishes, the leader's frown is deeper.
"Strawberrypaw, do not make me repeat myself. I do not enjoy having my orders ignored." Any other time, Twilightstar wouldn't have cared whether the sibling stayed to support her brother, but the whole ignoring thing was starting to become a real problem with some of the younger generation. Twilightstar had her principles to stand on lest her clanmates start walking all over her.
"Jaggedpaw, if I came up to you and told you I would have to change your name because one of the kits becoming an apprentice wanted your name, how would you feel?" Twilightstar asked, wanting him to take a moment and reflect there. She'd be rightfully upset if some random younger apprentice demanded she change her name, so she wouldn't fault Cardinalpaw with the shouting.
"Even though I understand what you were trying to do for Gnawingpaw, I don't condone it. What you should have done instead of confronting Cardinalpaw about his name is come and spoken to me. Aside from the fact that Cardinalpaw doesn't have the power to change his name unless I approve it, if you had spoken to me about it, I would have happily told you that your grief with Cardinalpaw is misguided since it wasn't Cardinalpaw who changed Gnawingpaw's name." The young kit that had spoken to her in her den all those moons ago had seemed rather thoughtful and insightful.
"And I had planned to return her original name to her after she becomes a warrior. Just because I take away a cat's name during their apprenticeship doesn't mean I won't return it when they earn their warrior name." It was frustrating to know that this whole spat could have been avoided with a quick chat with the leader. Even though she admires the strong bond these siblings had for each other, when it starts to turn into family against clan, that becomes a big problem for Twilightstar.
So it was Cardinalpaw who had started the fight, and Jaggedpaw finished it. They were both getting into trouble for it, she just needed to determine how much now. "Where did he hit you?" She asked, eye scanning for any signs of blood on Jaggedpaw. She'd get into the whole biting/hitting thing after this.
@burntToast [Jaggedpaw - So, considering how the chat is going, don't worry about Jaggedpaw being exiled. He'll still be getting punished, but nothing as extreme as exile.]
@Rose [Strawberrypaw - You can have her stay if you want, but Twilight will likely slap on a punishment for insubordination.]
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