WindClan: Life Before 2023's Fire

[Kunaisoul]

Originally Posted by Papaya

>Kindlepaw<

Kindlepaw's bouncing gradually slowed, and then they threw themselves to the ground in a rather over-dramatic fashion, face buried in the snow and a loud, muffled groan shaking their chest. They tipped their head up again, face screwed up into a scowl. "But LIONCLOUD I wanna SEE! I can take on stupid shadow cats! An' if I can't then you can!! Please, pleeeeeeaaaaase, pleasepleaseplease."

{Lioncloud of WindClan}

She sighed. "alright. But no farther than the border." she said. "taste the air, and smell. Do you smell shadowclan's foul scent?"

[dino.]

Originally Posted by Kunaiskrill

{Lioncloud of WindClan}

She sighed. "alright. But no farther than the border." she said. "taste the air, and smell. Do you smell shadowclan's foul scent?"

>Kindlepaw<

Kindlepaw went silent and still for a moment, and then leaped up in a burst of snow with an excited WHOOP! They paused briefly to sniff the air and frowned. "No, because we aren't really there, because this is like the middle of WindClan territory and I've never been out.... that... far before."

Slowly they just their mouth, staring up at Lioncloud blankly, and then whirled around and began to prance away. "Yes ShadowClan how interesting I do not smell a thing oh goodness how weird is that so odd-" They pealed off into almost nonsensical drabble.

[Mistletoe]

Originally Posted by ~Gale~

~ @Mistletoe ~

~ Raypaw ~
Oh right, Raypaw knew that. Defending loved ones and beliefs were important in battle, but he didn't think they were the only reasons for it. Glory had to have some part in it, right? As for deciding if what he was fighting for was worth it, did it really matter? If it was hard wasn't it good to challenge himself? He didn't want the easy and peaceful life! Instead of voicing all these questions, he just shrugged. He didn't want to disrespect the elder. She had a lot of wisdom, but she just didn't understand his need to prove himself in a fight. "Okay." He mewed slowly, but wasn't even sure if he could convince himself with that fake understanding.

It was starting to become sun-high and Raypaw knew he should probably get to more chores and hunting. He got up and stretched, his back and tail arching up. He looked towards Lavendersnap with a smile. "Well thanks for the story! I should probably get back to my apprentice-ly duties. Maybe I'll come visit you again soon?" He said hopefully. Even he didn't understand everything she said, he liked talking to the elder she-cat.

(This kid... Lol Maybe he could come to her once he actually experiences battle and she would comfort him but also have an I-told-you-so moment?)

[That’d be cute!]

“Absolutely, dearie! Pop by anytime!” Lavendersnap purred with a smile. She had quite enjoyed the apprentice’s company and hoped to see him again soon. Not many cats asked for action stories and she sure did know a lot of them. Sunshade is doing a good job with this one. I wonder if Rabbitpaw will stop by soon too! The thought delighted her. Sunshade and his apprentices seemed to be such fine cats! It made her happy to think Raypaw and his mentor enjoyed the company of an old bag of bones like her. She flicked her tail goodbye to him as she finished up the last bite of her prey.

[Mistletoe]

Originally Posted by Kunaiskrill

{Lioncloud of WindClan}
"Hm.." she thought. "Maybe the one about how the clans were formed?" she asked.

[Sorry for the late response!]

~Lavendersnap~

“Hmm! An interesting story indeed and one almost completely lost to time. I will tell you what we know. The cats of this territory used to fight amongst themselves bitterly. Brother fought brother. Mother fought kit. Mate fought mate. It was a time of utter chaos. Then Starclan arose. They could not let this violence continue! They chose five leaders to keep the cats in check. They formed a code so that we would never fall back into such days again. And then they issued a warning that of we were ever to go back to those lawless times, they would destroy this territory themselves.” Lavendersnap meowed these things in an ominous tone. She waved her tail back and forth for effect. She had no idea what parts of this story were true and what parts were fiction, but it was a fun story to tell regardless. Lioncloud sure is studious to have requested this one.

[Mistletoe]

Originally Posted by Leafspeaker

*On the other side of the hill was a small lake with large rocks*

*Tigerpaw leaped on one and laid down, her fur warming up fast*
(the sun is normally always on these rocks, except on a cloudy day and/or at night)

[I’m so sorry I don’t know how this one slipped by me!]

~Lavendersnap~

The old molly settled herself down on the rocks with a sigh. This is nice! I wonder how I’ve never found this place before! She purred contentedly flicking her tail back and forth. Tigerpaw sure knows how to treat an elder right! She thought with an affectionate glance at the young apprentice. She closed her eyes and drank in all the sounds and smells of her familiar territory. Nothing is better than home. After a while she opened her eyes and fixed him warmly on Tigerpaw.

“This is nice! I think you deserve to be rewarded with a story. So tell me, dearie what do you want to hear?” She asked with a purr.

[Whitewillow]

Ashblaze - Raypaw @~Gale~ Tigerpaw @Leafspeaker
Ashblaze dashed towards the rabbit blocking it so Tigerpaw could catch it. The orange tabby glances over at Raypaw.

[bubble[error].]

Originally Posted by Mistletoe

[I’m so sorry I don’t know how this one slipped by me!]

~Lavendersnap~

The old molly settled herself down on the rocks with a sigh. This is nice! I wonder how I’ve never found this place before! She purred contentedly flicking her tail back and forth. Tigerpaw sure knows how to treat an elder right! She thought with an affectionate glance at the young apprentice. She closed her eyes and drank in all the sounds and smells of her familiar territory. Nothing is better than home. After a while she opened her eyes and fixed him warmly on Tigerpaw.

“This is nice! I think you deserve to be rewarded with a story. So tell me, dearie what do you want to hear?” She asked with a purr.

~~Tigerpaw~~

Tigerpaw opened her eyes. A story? She used to love stories. "Um..." She thought for a moment. "Well, I really want to be a great warrior one day, but I want to know some history! I want to know about some early Clan life! Yeah, that's it. Important battles or Clan history." Tigerpaw smiled up at Lavendersnap.

[bubble[error].]

Originally Posted by Whitewillow

Ashblaze - Raypaw @~Gale~ Tigerpaw @Leafspeaker
Ashblaze dashed towards the rabbit blocking it so Tigerpaw could catch it. The orange tabby glances over at Raypaw.

*Tigerpaw leaped on it, killing it with one blow*

*She looked over at Raypaw, not realizing that she was blushing*
@~Gale~

[plum]

[ @BILL., @TheNyanCatMinecart, @Moonraven ]

Fernpaw must have been feeling mighty weird about all of this. But oddly enough, the new queen was... Relaxed? She carries Laurelkit to WindClan's camp in silence, alert for signs of any of the trouble that her former Clan was rather known to have. All of her life had been trouble, so she had to ask herself why she would bother returning at all.

Family was what she made of it, and if she'd have been her former self then perhaps she would have left her littermate behind and gone alone, started anew. It's... honestly what their father must have done, despite his promises to return someday. And she'd never seen him again. It hurt, and she was forced to grow from it, to heal from it. And she would probably never mend entirely no matter how much she longed to.

But she wasn't Quince, and Fernpaw wouldn't be abandoned. The taste of despair, of loneliness, and jealousy, was bitter. Her brother crossed back into the world of the living to be here. And Eldersky would do the same for him. For her family. Their mother was a bond that, somehow, kept them together. It was a blessing she did not want to give up on.

But a lot fell down to Twilightstar's approval, and while her brother was only coming back home now, Eldersky had been away for a very long time... And not for the first time. Begrudgingly, she had to relent to understanding if the leader refused to let her stay. Perhaps I wouldn't either, the gray tabby thinks as she steps into camp for the first time in moons. She wordlessly follows her brother all the way to the she-cat's den, where stepping inside behind him, she is caught off-guard by the tone of Fernpaw's muffled mew. Stars, he was crying. She couldn't see it, but she knew.

As if by instinct between siblings, her own heart stings, and she lowers Laurelkit to the floor of the den to clear her throat before she, too, felt the prickles in her eyes. Instead, she watches her kit bobble for a few heartbeats before glancing at Hickorykit.

[Raven~]

For @Whitewillow
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Twigpaw’s tail waved with actual excitement this time. “Oh yes please!” He meowed with delight. “That would be fantastic.” Maybe Ashblaze wouldn’t be so horrible after all. Maybe this would be as bad as he thought. Ashblaze seemed genuine.