[BEAR.]

Entering the den after Dirtfur, Lionstar waved his tail to encourage Dirtfur to take a seat. "Sit, sit! We have much to discuss.."

Lionstar himself took a seat with his tail neatly curled around his paws, a broad grin across his muzzle. "Alright, deputy duties! I know you're already a fine warrior and I shouldn't have to worry about this as much as I did with the two boneheads I had before you.." this was said half-affectionately, as he did still think fondly of Eagleflight, "but we need to focus on patrols. I know it's not the most exciting thing in the world, honestly it's quite a drag-- but I don't want our scents to go stale. Lionsgrove will remain unmarked. I want our side of the river refreshed only -- there's a reason for this! One I will be saving until the upcoming gathering. The other borders need to be marked as normal, though perhaps ThunderClan could use a heavier coating since they've decided to be Icepuff's underlings."

Lionstar took on a thoughtful expression at that. "Lionsrange is something else we need to use more.. we have a huge Clan we need to feed and the river is partially frozen. I think there's much that area could offer if we had patrols be more timely with it. It shouldn't take cats moons to go there and back. Perhaps," he mused, "we should look into merging a border patrol and a hunting patrol when it comes to that area? They'll refresh the markers just before they leave from hunting to ensure they're as fresh as possible?" He shrugged. If Dirtfur decided to do that, all the power to him.

"There is something I'll need to advise you of for patrols.. we have some lazy-ass Clan-mates. I swear, we need to micro-manage these slothful pieces of fur. Make sure these patrols you send out finish-- make it clear you don't care who reports to you in the end, as long as it gets done. And, I would like for you to report any slackers to me. Anyone who doesn't participate in patrols, any patrol leaders who fail to report to you themselves. Anyone who isn't supporting their weight in this Clan. I want to start punishing cats who fail in their basic duty.. and I need your help to do so."

Communication between them would be crucial, and Lionstar had every intent on humiliating the cats who decided to play kittypet within the Clan.

[ @Dirtfur ]