WindClan: Life Before 2023's Fire

[marshall]

Originally Posted by -Skyfall-

@:Grimmlin:

Whoops. Guess he really messed that up with uh.... what was her name? Maybe he would apologize! That would be the nice thing to do. It was one of Morningkit's friends, and she yelled at him for so long after that, but he refused to apologize for what, in his opinion, was a minor offence. Dang it. I never know the right thing to say around she-cats. Maybe not accidentally insult them. On the border with RiverClan. Hm, it was farther than he thought it would be. Okay! That brought on another series of questions that he assumed Bearbranch did NOT want to answer, so he refrained himself from asking. What's being a warrior like?

Bearbranch
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It was hard for Bearbranch to figure out how you accidentally insult someone like that but he didn't question it. But that next question was reaal off topic from the next so it caught Bearbranch off guard a little bit. "Well.. Thats a hard question Mushroomkit." It wasn't that hard of a question just... explaining it so Mushroomkit could understand was. "You have a lot more freedom than you did as a kit or apprentice yet.. less in way. You have a lot more work to do i can tell you that. You need to hunt, check the borders to make sure no one crosses them. Help with any battles and stuff like that. AND you need to train apprentices and we have much less free time than before. But I can tell you its still more fun than being an apprentice or kit. You can walk anyway without supervision and to an extent no one is really bossing you around like before. Its kinda cool actually."

[TheNyanCatMinecart]

~ WOLFFANG ~

Wolffang gritted his teeth. Things were just getting out of control with these late patrol reports. The tom stalked to the center of the WindClan clearing, thoughts running through his head. He’d held off on punishing the first set of cats, but he would do that now, as well as the other ones who had failed to report in. If this kept going on, he’d have to have a serious talk with Twilightstar. After all, not all the warriors could be confined to being apprentices forever.

“This is beginning to get out of paw,” the tom growled. “Actually, it has been for a long time. Patrols aren’t an afterthought, or something to be spaced. Any patrols that are reported in late - or even worse, not at all - come with punishments. It will only get worse if this continues.” He paused for a moment to let that sink in before swinging his head around.

“Gulltwist [ @Zesty Mango ], you had less of a punishment in the past because your patrol actually reported in, just not on time. However, you failed to complete this patrol, so you will be getting the same punishment as the others. Continued offenses will equate to worse punishments. Miststone [ @Topaztaill ], Honeysage [ @Starfall ], Smokestep [ @Beetlenose ], and Duskfrost [ @Kunaiskrill ]. All of you, for the next moon, will be demoted to apprentices. You will keep your names; however, your warrior privileges will be revoked.”

Wolffang turned to see if he could find the three cats he’d talked to previously. “Blackmist [ @~Fierceclaw~ ], Owltalon [ @MooingPanda ], and Crowspeck [ @Kyrieknight ]. You three are assigned to watch over these cats. If they need to leave camp for whatever reason, you will go with them. Also, you will be making sure that they don’t try and break the punishment that they have been given. At the end of their moon, these cats will have to have an ‘assessment’: a patrol that combines border and hunting, which I will send outside of regular patrol times. Blackmist, Owltalon, and Crowspeck will watch over you, and if you show competency and come back on time, then you’ll get your warrior duties back. Got it?” Wolffang wanted the punished cats to know how displeased he was with them. If this kept going on, he’d have to discuss a worse punishment with Twilightstar.

[Akira]

Crowspeck hummed. So, he technically had two apprentices now? Maybe more? It seemed so. Well, he'd do his best... hopefully there wouldn't be any tension between him and the punished cats: He could do without it. "Alright. You can trust me, Wolffang."
@TheNyanCatMinecart

[Raven~]

Twigpaw gasped with shock. "A spy? You? For ShadowClan? WHY WOULD ANYONE THINK THAT YOU"RRE THE BEST MENTOR EVER!" Twigpaw poued. How could this be? Ashnose was awesome!
@Ashnose

[Topaz]

Originally Posted by TheNyanCatMinecart

~ WOLFFANG ~

Wolffang gritted his teeth. Things were just getting out of control with these late patrol reports. The tom stalked to the center of the WindClan clearing, thoughts running through his head. He’d held off on punishing the first set of cats, but he would do that now, as well as the other ones who had failed to report in. If this kept going on, he’d have to have a serious talk with Twilightstar. After all, not all the warriors could be confined to being apprentices forever.

“This is beginning to get out of paw,” the tom growled. “Actually, it has been for a long time. Patrols aren’t an afterthought, or something to be spaced. Any patrols that are reported in late - or even worse, not at all - come with punishments. It will only get worse if this continues.” He paused for a moment to let that sink in before swinging his head around.

“Gulltwist [ @Zesty Mango ], you had less of a punishment in the past because your patrol actually reported in, just not on time. However, you failed to complete this patrol, so you will be getting the same punishment as the others. Continued offenses will equate to worse punishments. Miststone [ @Topaztaill ], Honeysage [ @Starfall ], Smokestep [ @Beetlenose ], and Duskfrost [ @Kunaiskrill ]. All of you, for the next moon, will be demoted to apprentices. You will keep your names; however, your warrior privileges will be revoked.”

Wolffang turned to see if he could find the three cats he’d talked to previously. “Blackmist [ @~Fierceclaw~ ], Owltalon [ @MooingPanda ], and Crowspeck [ @Kyrieknight ]. You three are assigned to watch over these cats. If they need to leave camp for whatever reason, you will go with them. Also, you will be making sure that they don’t try and break the punishment that they have been given. At the end of their moon, these cats will have to have an ‘assessment’: a patrol that combines border and hunting, which I will send outside of regular patrol times. Blackmist, Owltalon, and Crowspeck will watch over you, and if you show competency and come back on time, then you’ll get your warrior duties back. Got it?” Wolffang wanted the punished cats to know how displeased he was with them. If this kept going on, he’d have to discuss a worse punishment with Twilightstar.

~Miststone~

Great. Just Great. She was an apprentice... again! Miststone blinked and curled her tail tightly around her paws, lifting her head high. Even with this punishment, the warrior wouldn't let it bring her spirits down. "Yes, I understand." Though it was given to her by... Wolffang, the cat she didn't trust entirely, Miststone would do as she was told.

[~Mothman~]

Originally Posted by FrostCat

Twigpaw gasped with shock. "A spy? You? For ShadowClan? WHY WOULD ANYONE THINK THAT YOU"RRE THE BEST MENTOR EVER!" Twigpaw poued. How could this be? Ashnose was awesome!
@Ashnose

Ash ose touched her nose to her apprentices head. “I’m glad someone thinks so.” She gave a bit of a purr before standing back up. “Cmon. We still have to go around the border.”

[Raven~]

How could Ashnose just except it? It just wasn't right! But if Ashnose thought it was ok, then it bust be alright. Of course. Mentors knew everything, after all. "Ok," He agreed finally. "So...ShadowCaln border now, right?"
@Ashnose

[~Mothman~]

Originally Posted by FrostCat

How could Ashnose just except it? It just wasn't right! But if Ashnose thought it was ok, then it bust be alright. Of course. Mentors knew everything, after all. "Ok," He agreed finally. "So...ShadowCaln border now, right?"
@Ashnose

Ash nose nodded. “Right. To be honest, I hate this part of border patrol. Some shadow clan cats still resent me for leaving. But I get it done.”

[gs29513]

Deadpaw was out of the camp, and while TECHNICALLY she shouldn't be out on her own....eh. She'd done it a load of times, and the incompetence of warriors drove her to it! Sucking in a deep breath, she looked around quickly before setting off indiscriminately at a trot. Ah, yes, now to figure out where the mice lived. That shouldn't be......too hard? Hopefully not, since she had already gotten a late start. Next time she was assigned to a patrol she was leaving on her own immediately, no questions asked. Ick, her brother was probably going to blame it on her too. Not that she CARED what he thought or anything. He could go........fall off a cliff. Yeah, she didn't care at ALL what happened to him.

Her attention drawn back to the task at hand by a gust of wind, Deadpaw quickly scented the air. It wasn't a mouse she could smell from the small corpse of trees to her right, but it was prey. A bird, pecking vigorously at the seeds smashed against the ground. Lowering into a crouch, she wasn't quite sure how to stalk a bird, so she went for the default, Deadpaw slithered across the short grass. Her pelt blended in well enough with the browner strands at least, and she managed to almost reach the prey before it started, beady eyes whipping to face her. Pushing off with her strong hind paws, the apprentice went flying through the air, digging her claws viciously into the small, feathered body. A moment later it was dead, a small trickle of blood joining the smashed fruit on the ground.

But one bird wasn't enough, and Deadpaw continued her search, gazing hungrily at the rabbits that hopped almost in front of her. They seemed to know she held no danger, going out of their way to taunt her. At least, that was what the molly imagined. So thin when they were needed, they were now plump, furthering her aggravation. But she wouldn't break that rule, she just had to find some mice. Which she did, eventually. Hearing a scuffling below her, the molly peered intently at the ground. The scent of mouse flooded her nostrils as she peered into a small hole, and her paw was quickly put into service, fishing about in the gloom.

While she was unable to snag the warm, furry body she brushed with her paw, the intrusion of their space sent the mice into a panic. Small squeals informed her of their flight as they sped from a second opening, and she fell upon them with quick precision. Two lay dead by her paws in an instant, and with the bird she felt it was permissible to return to camp as the sun set over the moor. Deciding to see Wolffang while she still had her prey, the molly looked about for her brother the deputy.

[poppy]

- @:Grimmlin:

Mushroomkit grinned. That sounded cool, he couldn't wait to be a warrior now! Cool! And you can go to the Gatherings, right? What are the other Clans like? Maybe he was asking too many questions, but unless Bearbranch showed any signs of irritation, he would keep asking them, but maybe not as aggressively eager.