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Haflgaze had made sure that no cat could whine or ask her to choose someone else by withdrawing from the den as soon as she'd finished calling out names. The tortoiseshell may not have been deputy long, but she had been a warrior for some moons and knew all of the tricks in the book, some by experience and others by watching other cats try to pull them. Then again...Maybe she didn't know all the tricks, she was still a fairly young warrior, after all. Only slightly impatient, Halfgaze settled herself into a sitting position, wrapping her multi-colored tail over her paws and fixing an intent blue-green gaze on the entrance to the den. She had heard Littlebug's protestations but ignored them and waited for the other she-cat to join her in the clearing.
Littlesplash was by far the most willing member of the patrol, and Halfgaze appreciated that. She gave him a nod of greeting and perked her ears as he spoke. The warrior seemed a bit nervous and Halfgaze gave him a sympathetic smile, "Good morning, Littlesplash. I'm doing well, how are you?" Halfgaze looked about her at the disheveled clearing and nodded, "As am I. No need to worry, I don't doubt your loyalty. I rather liked the rivers as well. They were peaceful." Her voice was calm and held a note of wistfulness as she thought about their neighboring clan's territory and tried to ease the other warriors nerves without sounding patronizing.
Chrysanthemumshade seemed to have just dragged herself from the depths of the dark forest and Halfgaze could see an excuse coming from miles away. Clearly, the she-cat wanted to get out of the dawn patrol, but Halfgaze would not abide by her wishes and choose someone else. Few cats enjoyed the dawn patrol and everyone had to do their share of the unpleasant work in order to keep their clan running smoothly, especially after only just returning to their territory. Besides, Halfgaze knew that Chrysanthemumshade was one warrior who needed to start doing more for Shadowclan. Not that the tortoiseshell thought her fellow warrior was disloyal...More like lazy.
Halfgaze did a quick head count, narrowing her eyes when she only saw three cats in the clearing. The new deputy was certain she had appointed four cats to the patrol. "You can start out, I'll send who ever is left out soon." With a flick of her ear, Halfgaze rose to her paws and returned to the warrior's den, maneuvering her way to the nest of the missing warrior. "Primrosemask!" She hissed quietly, so as not to disturb the sleeping warriors.