RiverClan Patrols

[Captain]

♢ Snowleap ♢ ( For mention of Ringpaw: @Rose Child (Gay Bean) )

The dark-furred tomcat’s ears perked up at the sound of Kestrelstar’s announcement, pausing in his routine grooming to hear the clan leader’s words. Snowleap had never been put on a patrol before, but that didn’t mean today would be different. He tapped his paw against the ground with a slight hum stirring in his throat as the grey-furred tomcat listed off cats and the places that they would patrol. The Riverclan warrior’s head lifted to look at Kestrelstar, however, when he heard his name, along with Ringpaw. At the mention of the kind-hearted apprentice he had met a few sunrises ago, Snowleap couldn’t help but smile excitedly. He would finally be spending time with her again! How wonderful!

Standing up swiftly, he joined the group of cats searching for their patrol partners. His icy blue-hued eyes scanned around for the molly’s familiar fur, hoping she was excited as he was to patrol together. It was a simple task that they would both need to focus on, but Snowleap was confident that they could tackle anything if they worked hard together. Maybe he was just thinking too much upon it though. He allowed himself to be a little excited though, because why not? Helping out Riverclan and spending time with a friend? What more could he ask for?

As time passed and the other patrols headed out, Snowleap found himself standing there all alone. Ringpaw was nowhere to be seen and the tall tomcat’s excited, happy expression slowly fell from his face. Where was she? Didn’t she want to patrol with him? He thought the young molly had liked his company, judging from their first friendly encounter. The dark-furred warrior’s ears then flattened as he sat down for a moment. Maybe she was just busy training with her mentor? Should he wait for her just in case? Looking back towards where Kestrelstar had been standing, Snowleap noticed he had disappeared too, on his own patrol with Junipersong, no doubt.

“I guess… I’ll just go to Cattail Pond myself then..” He meowed quietly to himself. It wasn’t like he was not used to sticking it out alone, but it didn’t mean Snowleap preferred it. The tall warrior shook his fur out and then stood back up, trying to force himself to smile. It was just one patrol, no big deal, right? He could do this, without anyone’s help! Yeah.. Looking towards the camp’s entrance, Snowleap uttered a low sigh and headed out before it was too late. He didn’t wish to upset Kestrelstar and wait too long to complete his patrol.

( Off to Cattail Pond! ...As I talk to myself, lol... )

[Ian]

Shimmerbird padded back into camp and immediately headed over to Kestrelstar to report. "The ThunderClan border is marked. We did not encounter any of their cats, but they have refreshed their markers as well. Also, while Minnowpaw showed up when initially called she did not follow us out of camp and complete the patrol," she said softly with a dip of her head.

[Captain]

♢ Snowleap ♢

Padding back into Riverclan’s camp after a long while, the dark-furred tomcat gave a small sigh and shook out his pelt before stepping over to Kestrelstar to speak with him before it had gotten too late in the day. “I have returned from Cattail Pond…alone, but with my patrol report,” He meowed, eyeing around the clearing for a second or two to see if Ringpaw was anywhere to be seen, but Snowleap soon shook his head, clearly disappointed, and turned back to the Riverclan leader, “The pond isn’t frozen over completely and is still able to be fished out of in some areas. Other than that, I have nothing else to report. I wish you a good day, Kestrelstar.” With that being said and done, the tall warrior dipped his head respectfully to the grey-furred leader and turned away from the Streamstone, walking off to find a place to groom his messy fur and sulk about not spending the day with Ringpaw like he had hoped to.

( @arden )

[pxxylo]

Raccoonear trotted into camp, seeming remarkably joyful. She approached the streamstone, and smiled back at Shypaw before starting out the report.

"Around Lionsbeach, we noticed some gulls picking at what appeared to be a large object. Shypaw caught one, which was mighty impressive if I do say so myself, and it was a turtle. We went ahead and pushed it back into the water, flipping it over so it could proceed to swim out. That would be all I believe."

She nodded, glad to have the closure of completing th patrol, and the report.everybody needed some kind of closure.

 

@arden @~Fierce~

[error]

The silver long-haired she-cat padded into camp, a worried expression on her face. It was almost..disturbing what her patrol ad scented, and it was time to report it to Kestrelstar. She padded up to her gray leader, eyes locked in place. ”Kestrelstar.” She dipped her head in respect for the to, before meeting his eyes again. “My patrol team had done our job, but we’ve seen something…odd. There was a scent in the air, it smelled like twolegs and something else. The scent was stale, but still, it was there. And that’s not all, there were also tracks that were..indescribable. The team hadn’t seen anything along with I getting there, but it seems it has to do with Shadowclan, and it could possibly come here, though I’m not sure.” Her felt her forehead fur be matted with nervous sweat. Although twolegs don’t normally bother them, smelling their scent just was off to her. Made her uncomfortable.

( @arden )

[spade]

Originally Posted by Shade.

@arden

Lizardfrost promptly returned to camp and left her catches in the prey pile. She gazed along the camp and found the cat she was looking for. Kestrelstar.
"I've come to report our patrol at Firefly Cove. Everything went smoothly. We didn't get as much prey as I would have hoped so I'll go out and attempt hunting again later after I do my combat training." she said flatly.

Kestrelstar turned his head to the side as Lizardfrost came trotting in with her catches from hers and Wisteriapool's hunting patrol. They would make excellent additions to the prey pile, though he wasn't surprised by her comment of not having caught as much prey as the warrior would've liked. She was always such a hard worker, a trait the leader admired. "Thank you, Lizardfrost. Be sure to grab one for yourself," he nodded towards the prey pile before dismissing her with a flick of his tail.

Originally Posted by :Grimm:

// @arden

Sparrowskip
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As Sparrowskip came back from that very.. interesting patrol he immediately spotted Kestrelstar and walked over to him. "Hey Kestrelstar! I'm back from the border patrol and it went well... aside from Lambdream. You miight need to have a talk with him, i've never had a cat purr at me before." He said with a awkward chuckle. "Oh and, It seems some two-legs left these weird shiny things that had faces on them. I don't think its a good sign, as it could mean they're getting closer to camp." Sparrowskip doubted a two-leg would even actually find their camp but.. it was worrying that they were getting closer and closer.

Before Kestrelstar could really even react, his whiskers were already twitching in amusement at the mention of Lambdream. The tom was rather... interesting, and had a social approach that baffled him. But he was a good warrior, who had gone on his patrol. Maybe Sparrowskip was simply making a bigger deal of it than it was. "I'm sure Lambdream meant no harm," the gray tabby chuckled as his eyes glimmered humorously.

At the mention of twolegs though, Kestrel frowned. That was concerning, especially in the middle of leaf-bare. "Hmm, alright, thank you for letting me know. If you or the other shields spot anything unusual on your rounds, let me know." With that he dismissed the tom.

Originally Posted by NinjaBloss

Shimmerbird padded back into camp and immediately headed over to Kestrelstar to report. "The ThunderClan border is marked. We did not encounter any of their cats, but they have refreshed their markers as well. Also, while Minnowpaw showed up when initially called she did not follow us out of camp and complete the patrol," she said softly with a dip of her head.

Hmm, so ThunderClan had finally refreshed their borders? Perhaps Aspenstar and Dogbark were turning the Clan around. The thought made Kestrelstar feel relieved - an independent ThunderClan meant that they wouldn't be having to rely on RiverClan if the time ever called for it. "Thank you, Shimmerbird. I'll speak with Minnowpaw when I see her." Come to think of it, he hadn't seen the apprentice since the patrols had been called, but it was a thought to mull over later. For now, he simply dismissed the young warrior.

Originally Posted by tokyo_driftin

♢ Snowleap ♢

Padding back into Riverclan’s camp after a long while, the dark-furred tomcat gave a small sigh and shook out his pelt before stepping over to Kestrelstar to speak with him before it had gotten too late in the day. “I have returned from Cattail Pond…alone, but with my patrol report,” He meowed, eyeing around the clearing for a second or two to see if Ringpaw was anywhere to be seen, but Snowleap soon shook his head, clearly disappointed, and turned back to the Riverclan leader, “The pond isn’t frozen over completely and is still able to be fished out of in some areas. Other than that, I have nothing else to report. I wish you a good day, Kestrelstar.” With that being said and done, the tall warrior dipped his head respectfully to the grey-furred leader and turned away from the Streamstone, walking off to find a place to groom his messy fur and sulk about not spending the day with Ringpaw like he had hoped to.

( @arden )

Kestrelstar took notice of the fact that Ringpaw was not with Snowleap - and just like Minnowpaw, the leader had not seen nor heard from the apprentice in quite some time. It was concerning, especially this far into leaf-bare. But he had other things to worry about - if apprentices wanted to wander outside the camp walls and disobey his orders, then so be it.

"Thank you, Snowleap. Make sure to eat yourself as well. I've taken notice of how hard you've been working - as much as it is appreciate, we can't have you burning out now." His tone was neutral but firm as he gave a dismissive nod to the tom who was now turning to walk away.

Originally Posted by superstar

Raccoonear trotted into camp, seeming remarkably joyful. She approached the streamstone, and smiled back at Shypaw before starting out the report.

"Around Lionsbeach, we noticed some gulls picking at what appeared to be a large object. Shypaw caught one, which was mighty impressive if I do say so myself, and it was a turtle. We went ahead and pushed it back into the water, flipping it over so it could proceed to swim out. That would be all I believe."

She nodded, glad to have the closure of completing th patrol, and the report.everybody needed some kind of closure.

 

@arden @~Fierce~

Large object? Oh, a turtle. Kestrelstar couldn't recall if he had ever really seen one, but he'd heard them described as somewhat dangerous due to their bites. But it appeared both Raccoonear and Shypaw had made it back just fine - and with a gull to show off, no less. "That is an impressive catch," he remarked, knowing those birds could sometimes be very tricky. "Thank you for the report." With that he gave a nod to the warrior.

Originally Posted by error

The silver long-haired she-cat padded into camp, a worried expression on her face. It was almost..disturbing what her patrol ad scented, and it was time to report it to Kestrelstar. She padded up to her gray leader, eyes locked in place. ”Kestrelstar.” She dipped her head in respect for the to, before meeting his eyes again. “My patrol team had done our job, but we’ve seen something…odd. There was a scent in the air, it smelled like twolegs and something else. The scent was stale, but still, it was there. And that’s not all, there were also tracks that were..indescribable. The team hadn’t seen anything along with I getting there, but it seems it has to do with Shadowclan, and it could possibly come here, though I’m not sure.” Her felt her forehead fur be matted with nervous sweat. Although twolegs don’t normally bother them, smelling their scent just was off to her. Made her uncomfortable.

( @arden )

As Silverflight returned from her patrol to the ShadowClan border, Kestrelstar made sure to direct all of his attention to her. If he had not gone out hunting with Junipersong, this would've been the patrol he'd set himself on, if only to make sure Dawnstar kept her toads in line. Unrecognizable tracks? Twoleg scent? That worried the leader - perhaps it was something to discuss with the Shields. "Hmm. Alright, thank you for letting me know Silverflight. I know the hunting pattrols brought back plenty of prey - be sure to grab yourself one." And with that, all of the patrols had been reported in. Kestrelstar dismissed Silverflight before padding off.

[ thank you all for reporting in! no need to reply to this ]

[spade]

Ever since Splashleap had stepped down, Kestrelstar just hadn't had the energy to promote anyone to the deputy position. Hell, he didn't have the energy to do most things lately in the wake of Stormtalon's death. So far, none of the warriors had been trying to pester him about promoting them which he felt relieved by. That was the last thing he needed, as he still had no idea which cat would even be right for the role.

"Listen up! Patrols are going out. Let's try to keep up the trend of reporting these on time," Kestrelstar called as he lifted his tail where he stood at the base of the Streamstone.

[ THESE PATROLS ARE DUE JANUARY 26TH BY 11:59PM PST- PATROLS THAT DO NOT GET REPORTED IN ARE SUBJECT TO IC PUNISHMENT CHOSEN BY KESTRELSTAR ]

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[optional prompt: the branches overhead are heavily loaded with snow - and one of the branches snaps to dump it all over one of the patrol members!]

"Rowanmist [ @Starfall ], go ahead and take Raccoonear [ @doof ] and Wormbite
[ @x ghostie ] to Smallpines. There was a loner spotted there the other day, and apparently ThunderClan is kicking their warriors out, so keep an eye out." Honestly Kestrelstar still had no idea what was going on across the border but he knew better now than to involve himself.

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[optional prompt: lots of rabbit holes now appear on riverclan's side of the border. don't fall in!]

"Looncry [ @Jay. ] you'll be heading towards Sedgewater Valley with Bristletail
[ @Pheasantflight ] and Sunpaw [ @Egasl ]." The blind apprentice had just come back and Kestrelstar had noticed how out of place they seemed to feel. Maybe being on a patrol would help that.

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COMPLETED AND REPORTED

[optional prompt: twoleg and deer scent has faded, but on the ground littered are several silver weird things...]

"Plumstorm [ @implimm ], head towards Saltmeadow Marsh with Hazelstorm [ @eclipse. ] and Codwhisper [ @Ravensong ]. Be careful, we never know what that lunatic across the border is plotting." Part of him felt uneasy sending Plumstorm to the ShadowClan border but... she was a formidable fighter and could hopefully be someone for the newer warriors of the Clan to aspire towards.

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Time for hunting patrols. Most of the streams and rivers would be frozen over by now, but hopefully that wouldn't deter the patrols.

COMPLETED AND REPORTED

[optional prompt: the pond has frozen over this far into leaf-bare; looks like someone has to break the ice!]

"Bearspot [ @DeltaDace ], time for you to hunt for the Clan as well as those kits you brought in. Take Grayshell [ @seeingstars ] with you to Cattail Pond. If it's frozen, break the ice." The last thing Kestrelstar wanted to hear was an excuse as to why the tom who had decided to bring in three new mouths to feed couldn't hunt.

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COMPLETED AND REPORTED

[optional prompt: angry goose on the loose! hopefully it doesn't bite you!]

"Sparrowskip [ @#rev ] go along with Whitepaw [ @WinterMara ] to see what you can find around Firefly Cove." Not lost on him was the fact that the tom's apprentice had gone missing. Despite that, he was usually really good with them, so hopefully some of that would rub off on the rather snarky white furred apprentice.

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COMPLETED AND REPORTED

[optional prompt: a group of small birds are gathered near the waves picking for worms, and... is that a small twoleg in the distance?]

"Goosefury [ @Papaya ] head out towards Lionsbeach with Featherpaw [ @Silverfur & Co ] and hope the seagulls haven't picked up everything left there." The apprentice was close to her assessment soon; one last hunting patrol to close it out would be good.

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COMPLETED AND REPORTED

[optional prompt: up in the trees that surround the springs appears to be an empty hollow with... is that a baby owl that has fallen out of its nest???]

"Shimmerbird [ @NinjaBloss ] take a look over near Haven Springs with Fierceroar
[ @~Fierce~ ] - be careful, please." He hadn't heard anything much about anymore predators nearby, but Stormtalon's death still played on a loop in his mind.

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[marshall]

// @WinterMara

Sparrowskip
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Sparrowskip stretched a little bit as Kestrelstar called him for a patrol. He wondered why his own apprentice wasn't called to go with him.. come to think of it he hadn't really seen Ringpaw recently. Like at all.. WELL THAT WAS A THOUGHT FOR ANOTHER DAY
Sparrowskip padded over and sat down as he waited for Whitepaw.

[Silverfur & Co]

Featherpaw smiles looking at Goosefury and ws ready to go hunting and smiles ready to go she was a bouncing ball of fluff. @Papaya

[bailu]

@implimm @Ravensong

| Hazelstorm

The day was going okay, and Hazelstorm was dwelling in her own thoughts in the Clearing when she started at her name. Green eyes found Kestrelstar at the base of the Streamstone, telling her to go on a patrol... with Plumstorm and Codwhisper. To Saltmeadow Marsh. The ShadowClan border! Hazelstorm assumed Kestrelstar meant Dawnstar when he said 'the lunatic over the border'.

The warrior rose to her paws, quickly smoothing down her light brown tabby fur with a few licks before padding over.
"Right," she said, giving a little, polite nod to the leader as she scanned the Clearing for her patrolmates.

Plumstorm... Hazelstorm had never talked or interacted with the older warrior. From afar, she seemed to be fairly normal. Codwhisper was a different thing. Hazelstorm wondered if he remembered that day when they travelld around the territories miraculously without being caught... well except for that ShadowClan apprentice, Firepaw. Bumping herself to the present, she stood idly beside the entrance, waiting for her patrolmates.