WindClan: Life Before 2023's Fire

[Undertaker]

@Moonraven [Moonie, this is my and your relationship basically. Lionkit is as clumsy and accident-prone as you are. Can we do a family meeting in Twi's den? If you're taking Night, you should bring her with.] @Pheasantflight

They were really stuck on this story thing, Leechkit noted as his siblings kept asking the one apprentice to tell them one. Leechkit didn't care for a story, he had better things in mind to do, but would sit through one if it pleased Beastkit and Lionkit. He wondered if he should head back to the nursery and try and find Midnightkit. He shouldn't worry, but he was starting to wonder if she was sick or something. Leechkit would see about looking for the softest feathers for that one's nest, he fought a lot with that sister, but he still loved her in his own way.

Leechkit was drawn from his thoughts when Beastkit drew closer and muttered something to him. Oh! Was his concern with fear that visible on his face, Leechkit scrunched up his face not pleased with himself, but did take his brother's words to heart. He gave Beastkit a thankful nuzzle since Leechkit's worries were put to rest. If his littermates were going to be scared enough for him, he'd have to be fearless enough or all of them. It was a... what was the word? It wasn't a deal... it might be similar though. The word wasn't coming to his head right now, and he wasn't going to hurt his head trying to remember it.

He got caught up in Beastkit's and Lionkit's delight at the plans to get feathrs. He did preen a little bit, feeling like he was being a good brother. What he was not expected was for Lionkit to go and try and fetch the bird herself. That was a disater waiting to happen. Lionkit was proving to be the most troublesome of his siblings, he was going to have to keep an extra close eye on her. He felt his heart do this speeding up thing as the pile of prey tipped over and landed on top of his small sister. It was fear, more like nervousness or anxiety, or perhaps something in between. All that mattered was Leechkit discomfort with the feeling and his concern for Lionkit.

Leechkit forced his fur to lay flat as he hurried over to stand beside Beastkit as he worked on removing the prey. He grabbed what looked like a tile of some big furry animal, it took a few strong pulls, he slide out his claws for extra traction as he pulled the animal off. Working along Beastkit, they eventually managed to remove all of the prey that had piled on top of Lionkit. Was she was free, he sniffed around her, poking her with his paw once in a while to make sure that none of her tiny bones were broken. Her... fluff must have kept her safe.

"You mousebrain, why would pull the bird from the bottom of the pile?" He spat at his sister, obviously mad at her. Leechkit pulled away from Lionkit after he finished assessing her for injuries. He knew that yowling at her probably wasn't the smartest move on his part, but she had been really dumb. How was he suppose to protect her if she was running around getting herself hurt?

[Mango]

Originally Posted by Rainquail

Coldamber listens to Gulltwist continue, staying silent herself as she processed what she was told. She couldn't believe this cat being spoken about was her, that she'd do such a thing. Why would she have had to give up her family?
Why was she forced to choose between serving the Clan and her daughter? And why had she chosen to keep the position if they'd had another healer?
It was confusing and she hated the way it made her feel, so broken and vulnerable. She didn't want to be feeling this way.
She hung her head and looked away. She couldn't look her in the eyes.
An apology seemed empty and held no meaning. She wanted to know what she'd been thinking to make her choose what she had.
"Why did I have to choose? What was stopping me from doing my duty and trying to be your mother?"
That she'd had to make such a choice was..... foolish. She couldn't think of a reason she couldn't have been both, no real reason one should have interfered with the other.
"I hate what I've done to you and I wish any apology I could give wasn't so meaningless. I cannot imagine why Twilightstar has you training me with our history..... but I'm glad you're taking the time to do it anyway."
With her curiosity stated, that same selfish part of her now wanted to grow closer to the daughter she could have had, to try and heal what she'd broken in the first place.

@Zesty Mango

Gulltwist was fascinated by the sense of guilt Coldamber seemed to show, it honestly, made her feel happy seeing her mother so miserable about what she had done, she gave a shrug,” Coyotesnarl believed if you didn’t disown me, you might chose to heal me in an emergency and focus all your attention on me and accidentally let a bunch of clanmates die because you were worried about me.” she meowed, it was the most logical reason she could think of. Why else would that be the reason,” Might also be because, the warrior code says a medicine cat can’t have a mate or kits. And that way you would no longer have a kit so you could be the medicine cat.” she meowed

[Mango]

Originally Posted by FrostCat

"Yes, yes, and I believe that's lapwing you're smelling." Breezedapple flicked her tail. "Well done. There's a warren of rabbits down there. We're going to go catch a couple of them." She smiled at Bunnypaw. "Ready?"

Bunnypaw gave a nervous nod,” Okay and yeah, I’m ready.” she meowed waiting for her mentor to take the lead, she’d try to remember the scent of the lapwing, but it might slip her mind she knew. She fought the urge to twitch her tail nervously, she hated showing her nervousness.

[~Sayonara~]

@seeingstars

Softleaf sat grooming his fur, sitting by himself in the shade as usual. He felt lonely but he didn't dare disturb any of the other cats. Instead, he just fixed his fur and sat watching the cats go about their day. He was too socially anxious to join in but he would if he could. But he can't. He'll just have to work on that.

[seeingstars]

@Jayden
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Redspark padded out of the nursery. He always seemed more relaxed after spending time with the kits. He loved tossing a moss ball between them, though it was starting to get a little crowded in there. The cinnamon tom shook some stray moss from his fur. He looked around the busy Windclan camp and grimaced, everyone was so busy. That's when a cream cat caught his eye. The green eyed warrior tilted his head as he approached Softleaf okay, you've got this, come on Redspark, just be cool. "Hey, I've seen you around camp but don't think I've ever gotten your name!" He tried to keep a cool expression. well red, we're off to a bad start he thought to himself.

[~Sayonara~]

Originally Posted by seeingstars

@Jayden
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Redspark padded out of the nursery. He always seemed more relaxed after spending time with the kits. He loved tossing a moss ball between them, though it was starting to get a little crowded in there. The cinnamon tom shook some stray moss from his fur. He looked around the busy Windclan camp and grimaced, everyone was so busy. That's when a cream cat caught his eye. The green eyed warrior tilted his head as he approached Softleaf okay, you've got this, come on Redspark, just be cool. "Hey, I've seen you around camp but don't think I've ever gotten your name!" He tried to keep a cool expression. well red, we're off to a bad start he thought to himself.

Softleaf glanced over, a bit startled but then he relaxed and purred softly.
"Oh, hello! My name is Softleaf actually. I'm a decently new warrior. What's your name? Oh! You have some moss stuck to your fur. Were you in the nursery? Do you have your own kits?"
Oh, StarClan I ask too many questions! No wonder no one talks to me! He's probably going to leave now!

[seeingstars]

Originally Posted by Jayden

Softleaf glanced over, a bit startled but then he relaxed and purred softly.
"Oh, hello! My name is Softleaf actually. I'm a decently new warrior. What's your name? Oh! You have some moss stuck to your fur. Were you in the nursery? Do you have your own kits?"
Oh, StarClan I ask too many questions! No wonder no one talks to me! He's probably going to leave now!

Redspark swallowed as he listened to all the questions, hoping he wouldn't forget any "I'm uh..." Redspark, you know your name just SAY it "I'm Redspark" good job, wait... moss? where? he shook his enter pelt, hoping to shake any remaining moss loose. He mostly succeeded, having a bit in his cheek fur still "did I get it?" He asked softly. He paused a bit before realizing he forgot a question. Do i have my own kits? The tom couldn't help but chuckle "Naw, I just like to play with the kits, mossball is Rockkit's favorite game! He's some kid who's mom passed, no one knows who the little guy's dad is so I keep him company! Though, I will admit, I've always wanted kits of my own.. just haven't found a tom to settle down with or anyone to carry them" He said with a nervous laugh.

[~Sayonara~]

Originally Posted by seeingstars

Redspark swallowed as he listened to all the questions, hoping he wouldn't forget any "I'm uh..." Redspark, you know your name just SAY it "I'm Redspark" good job, wait... moss? where? he shook his enter pelt, hoping to shake any remaining moss loose. He mostly succeeded, having a bit in his cheek fur still "did I get it?" He asked softly. He paused a bit before realizing he forgot a question. Do i have my own kits? The tom couldn't help but chuckle "Naw, I just like to play with the kits, mossball is Rockkit's favorite game! He's some kid who's mom passed, no one knows who the little guy's dad is so I keep him company! Though, I will admit, I've always wanted kits of my own.. just haven't found a tom to settle down with or anyone to carry them" He said with a nervous laugh.

Softleaf purrs in amusement and leans forward, removing the last moss piece from Redspark's cheek and then sits back.
"That's cute! I want my own kits too. I don't have a mate myself either though and I doubt I can find one with my anxiety. I do hope to find a cat someday though and have kits with him! I'm sorry if I talk too much, Redspark. It's really the first time anyone's ever talked to me!"

[seeingstars]

Originally Posted by Jayden

Softleaf purrs in amusement and leans forward, removing the last moss piece from Redspark's cheek and then sits back.
"That's cute! I want my own kits too. I don't have a mate myself either though and I doubt I can find one with my anxiety. I do hope to find a cat someday though and have kits with him! I'm sorry if I talk too much, Redspark. It's really the first time anyone's ever talked to me!"

The cinnamon tom's face heated up both at Softleaf's response and the moss removal cute? me? He chuckled and glanced down at Softleaf's paws "yeah, Kits sure are a blessing.. to some at least" he murmured, his thoughts swirling with memories of his mother's neglect, before turning his attention to the next part of Softleaf's statement "hey! There's plenty of cats here! but I uhh.. I get what you mean. I'm always scared I'll annoy whatever cat I'm talking to. After my mother left I pretty much stopped talking to everyone and trying to get back into it well.. It's hard... My throat gets tight, my mouth gets dry and my chest feels tight too... but with you it feels so easy, must be somethin' special about ya!" He said with a courteous smile and a gentle purr.

[~Sayonara~]

Originally Posted by seeingstars

The cinnamon tom's face heated up both at Softleaf's response and the moss removal cute? me? He chuckled and glanced down at Softleaf's paws "yeah, Kits sure are a blessing.. to some at least" he murmured, his thoughts swirling with memories of his mother's neglect, before turning his attention to the next part of Softleaf's statement "hey! There's plenty of cats here! but I uhh.. I get what you mean. I'm always scared I'll annoy whatever cat I'm talking to. After my mother left I pretty much stopped talking to everyone and trying to get back into it well.. It's hard... My throat gets tight, my mouth gets dry and my chest feels tight too... but with you it feels so easy, must be somethin' special about ya!" He said with a courteous smile and a gentle purr.

Softleaf purrs fondly and his tail sweeps over his paws neatly, his fur fluffed up.
"I understand how you feel. My own mother was exiled after giving birth to me as my father was from ThunderClan. For some reason, she left me behind. I don't know her nor my father and I was passed around by the queens a lot. Say, you wanna maybe go hunting together? Maybe we can get to know each other more. I really like you so far!"