WindClan: Life Before 2023's Fire

[iLoveWarriorC@$]

Originally Posted by RiztheHuntress

Hawkblaze poked his head in after the other tom. "Can you smell anything down there?" He called a bit too loudly, his voice echoing in the entrance of the warren. He pulled his head back out into the cold air, ears pinned. "Oh, that was loud... Rabbit droppings..." he swore before turning to Nightstorm. "See if you can find another entrance, block it off! We want to flush them through one opening if we can!" He quickly looked around for other entrances to the warren, thinking about ways to corral any rabbits that might be hiding in the depths of the tunnels

Nightstorm stood in the coldness, watching as Palecloud slipped into the tunnels. Hawkblaze stuck his head in after and called to Palecloud. Great Starclan that was loud! He was going to scare all the rabbits away! He pulled his head out and turned to NightStorm. "See if you can find another entrance, block it off! We want to flush them through one opening if we can!" Nightstorm turned and started looking for the dips in the ground, the tell-tale sign of a rabbit den. There! It was farther away than the others and smaller too. It must be escape route! "Hawkblaze!" Nightstorm called. "I found an escape tunnel. Drive the rabbits over here!" She sat, listening for the reply.
@RiztheHuntress. @doof

[Mistletoe]

Originally Posted by Leafspeaker

~~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.

~Lavendersnap~

“Clan battles or history, eh? Let’s see. Ah yes I know just the story. Here’s one of my favorite Windclan history stories. Many moons ago when the clans were still quite young Thunderclan was notorious for stealing prey from the other clans. At that time they were the largest and strongest clan. It was leaf bare and Windclan was starving. There was barely any prey to be found! Our kits were in the brink of starvation. Finally our leader at the time had had enough. He formed a party of the strongest warrior and went straight into Thunderclan territory. Some called him crazy others thought he was mad with hunger. The expedition was an unpopular one. After all what could a few warriors do against a whole clan? They followed when they were called despite all this. They were still warriors after all. The leader called his band together and instructed them on what to do. They were going to carry off Thunderclan’s entire fresh kill pile and mark the spot where it had been as a warning. Pleased with this plan they hopped to work as soon as the sunset. Even though it was leaf-bare Thunderclan’s pile was big and it took them two trips to carry it all! Even given this it is said that not a single twig was snapped and not a single piece of prey in the entire forest stirred. It was almost dawn before they were gone, and when the Thunderclan warriors woke up the message was clear. Cats don’t steal from Windclan and get away with it. Not a single clan stole from Windclan under that leader’s rule again.” Lavendersnap loved that story. Stories of such ingenuity were often hard to come by. It had captivated her attention when she had just been a small kit. Even though she knew most of the details were probably just legends, it had to be based on something. She had often hoped to meet this leader when she went to Starclan so he could tell her the original story.

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Originally Posted by Mistletoe

~Lavendersnap~

“Clan battles or history, eh? Let’s see. Ah yes I know just the story. Here’s one of my favorite Windclan history stories. Many moons ago when the clans were still quite young Thunderclan was notorious for stealing prey from the other clans. At that time they were the largest and strongest clan. It was leaf bare and Windclan was starving. There was barely any prey to be found! Our kits were in the brink of starvation. Finally our leader at the time had had enough. He formed a party of the strongest warrior and went straight into Thunderclan territory. Some called him crazy others thought he was mad with hunger. The expedition was an unpopular one. After all what could a few warriors do against a whole clan? They followed when they were called despite all this. They were still warriors after all. The leader called his band together and instructed them on what to do. They were going to carry off Thunderclan’s entire fresh kill pile and mark the spot where it had been as a warning. Pleased with this plan they hopped to work as soon as the sunset. Even though it was leaf-bare Thunderclan’s pile was big and it took them two trips to carry it all! Even given this it is said that not a single twig was snapped and not a single piece of prey in the entire forest stirred. It was almost dawn before they were gone, and when the Thunderclan warriors woke up the message was clear. Cats don’t steal from Windclan and get away with it. Not a single clan stole from Windclan under that leader’s rule again.” Lavendersnap loved that story. Stories of such ingenuity were often hard to come by. It had captivated her attention when she had just been a small kit. Even though she knew most of the details were probably just legends, it had to be based on something. She had often hoped to meet this leader when she went to Starclan so he could tell her the original story.

*Tigerpaw looked shocked*

[Mistletoe]

@Phantomtamer

[So sorry for being a day late! Weekdays are always busy for me!]

~Lavendersnap~

The old molly heard a noise at the entrance and lifted her head. She squinted, the light momentarily blinding her. Who’s that? Another warrior? She flicked her tail delightedly. She would never get tired of seeing warriors who wanted to hear stories. Usually warriors were shy with that sort of thing, or at least they had been when she had been a warrior. However these warriors seemed to love hearing stories! Nothing could make her happier! It was such a respectable trait to have!

“Greetings, dearie! Why don’t you come sit down by me!” She invited with a friendly flick of her tail before she could get a proper look at who was there.

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Palecloud popped out to call out in reply, “I’ll Chase them your way, Nightstorm!” He darted inside, swiftly making his way through the tunnels. He made sure to apply pressure to the side ff the tunnel with his tail, it was a technique he used to draw rabbits to him that worked wonders, and all it made was a quiet scraping dirt noise. He heard scuffling around in the distance, and smiled slightly, mentally celebrating. He caught wind of two rabbits and detoured so he could get behind them. Although it wasn’t the best, that he was the only one in the tunnel, he could do it. Either way, he didn’t need any extra blockage at the moment. He could see them, and he had the element of surprise, as he had previously masked his scent with some herbs he found. The tom lurked behind them, and then let out a small chirp, rabbits scurrying away, just in the direction he needed. He herded them towards the escape tunnel, and he shouted so the two cats on the other ends of the tunnel could hear. “Incoming rabbits, there’s two, headed towards the Escape Tunnel, I’m chasing them over there, both of y’all, go over there!” His call echoed through the tunnels, making its way to where Hawkblaze and Nightstorm stood.

[ @iLoveWarriorC@$ @RiztheHuntress ]

[Kunaisoul]

Originally Posted by Mistletoe

~Lavendersnap~

The old molly’ heart lifted at the praise. It wasn’t a particularly long story but she was quite fond of it. She was glad Lioncloud shared her love of it. It always made her so happy when she came to the end to find the other cat beaming. She purred. There’s truly nothing better than making another cat happy!

“I’m so glad you liked it!” She purred, again, before taking another bite of prey.

{Lioncloud of WindClan}

She smiled. "I need to get on with duties." She said. "I'll visit you as soon as I can."

[DeltaDace]

Originally Posted by Mistletoe

[Lol that’s fine!]

~Lavendersnap~

The elder tipped her head at Streampaw. Oh my I wonder what’s wrong. She seems very upset. A worried expression appeared on her face. I hope I can help. She missed the scrape on the apprentice’s chin.

“Oh my! You can confide in me. I won’t tell any cat.” Lavendersnap promised solemnly. She wasn’t sure how to console Streampaw if she didn’t know what was wrong. She hoped she wouldn’t mind. Maybe I’m being too nosy. The old molly fretted.

(So sorry for this taking so long!)

Streampaw sighed, sitting down on the ground next to the elder. She seemed kind enough, what can an elder really do? The slender apprentice groomed her neck before starting her story.

"Well I was assigned for my first patrol right? I was super excited and confidant," Streampaw mewed, "But then before I knew it, Deadmoon didn't call me to do the patrol and then I was punished!"

[Mistletoe]

Originally Posted by Leafspeaker

*Tigerpaw looked shocked*

~Lavendersnap~

Lavendersnap was a little surprised by Tigerpaw’s…lack luster reaction. She had expected it to be right up her ally. Granted she did look shocked, but…it wasn’t the sort of reaction she had come to expect. She hadn’t even commented. I’ll have to get to know her better so I can pick better stories next time. She vowed in her head. She loved seeing how the cat she was talking to reacted to her pick, it was her reward for telling the story. It was one of the reasons she loved it so much, and why she typically chose nice and fluffy stories. She couldn’t keep a twinge of disappointment from stabbing her. I’ll do better next time, don’t worry, dearie. She kept all these thoughts from crossing her face.

“So what do you think? Was it a worthy prize for showing me these stones?” She purred, hoping to gauge Tigerpaw’s thoughts with this question.

[Mistletoe]

Originally Posted by Kunaiskrill

{Lioncloud of WindClan}

She smiled. "I need to get on with duties." She said. "I'll visit you as soon as I can."

~Lavendersnap~

“Oh please feel free to dearie! Any time!” The old molly purred, giving her a friendly flick of her tail as she left. She couldn’t wait to see Lioncloud’s face show up in her den. It would be so wonderful to have to chance to talk to the warrior again! She smiled as she finished up the last bite of prey.

[Mistletoe]

Originally Posted by DeltaDace

(So sorry for this taking so long!)

Streampaw sighed, sitting down on the ground next to the elder. She seemed kind enough, what can an elder really do? The slender apprentice groomed her neck before starting her story.

"Well I was assigned for my first patrol right? I was super excited and confidant," Streampaw mewed, "But then before I knew it, Deadmoon didn't call me to do the patrol and then I was punished!"

[No worries! I’ve been pretty busy too!]

~Lavendersnap~

The elder listened with a surprised flick of her ear. She was punished for something like that? It doesn’t seem so bad to me. Especially if Deadmoon hadn’t called her over. She thought with a frown. Then again Streampaw wasn’t a kit anymore, maybe Deadmoon had expected her to be in charge of her own schedule. Even though this seemed the most likely option to Lavendersnap she also knew it wasn’t what Streampaw needed or wanted to hear. Besides the apprentice had probably had enough of an earful from other cats today.

“Oh that’s terrible! I’m so sorry that happened. I’m sure Deadmoon will do better next time.” She meowed trying to comfort her. She stroked Streampaw’s back soothingly with her tail.