WindClan: Life Before 2023's Fire

[Peachy Wolf27]

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Hail’Kit woke up and immediately started chewing on his mom’s paw. Why? Don’t ask me, ask the kitten in the chicken suit… Who is not Hail’Kit, by the way.


@jupiter @MaryTheCrow @SpiritedWarrior @Apollo. (I think that’s everyone)

[*longfire*]

fireflame looked at her kits then at twistedkit, she licked brightkit ashkit windkit badgerkit and driftkit and twisted her soft eyes laid on them" twistedkit brightkit wake up" she said softly
@TheNyanCatMinecart @Rabbiteye

[SpiritedWarrior]

Originally Posted by Peachy Wolf27

(Time existed: Roughly 3 IRL day) (Posts made: 3 posts)


Hail’Kit woke up and immediately started checking on his mom’s paw. Why? Don’t ask me, ask the kitten in the chicken suit… Who is not Hail’Kit, by the way.


@jupiter @MaryTheCrow @SpiritedWarrior @Apollo. (I think that’s everyone)

Fernkit lay near her mother’s belly, now tired from all the suckling and kneading to get milk. She felt the warmth of her littermates, but didn’t bother to climb over them or urge them to play. No matter, she squeaked and squealed, wanting her fuzzy fur to lie flat.

[MockingRabbit]

Originally Posted by Cody Riley Paco Killian

fireflame looked at her kits then at twistedkit, she licked brightkit ashkit windkit badgerkit and driftkit and twisted her soft eyes laid on them" twistedkit brightkit wake up" she said softly
@TheNyanCatMinecart @Rabbiteye

"I'm awake..." Brightkit yawned, then sat up. "What is it?"

[vellichor]

// @somnolent.

gorsekit

the nursery was cramped and loud and stuffy and awful. as much as he hated to leave his moms, gorsekit needed his own space! the fluffy kit squeezed out of the nursery, and was temporarily blinded by the sun's bright rays. after a few moments of vigorous blinking, his pale amber eyes finally got used to the dramatic lighting change. aaand... wow.

there were cats everywhere. he... he felt a little overwhelmed and started crawling toward the edge of camp, toward the shade. he didn't want to be in the way, what if the other cats hated him?! gorsekit kept walking, unaware of where he was going. just that he needed to find a safe spot. that was, until-- "oof--!" he bumped into a big, furry something that he hadn't seen. it took him all of 2 seconds to realize it was a clanmate. and gorsekit was mortified. "i'm-- i'm sorry! are you okay?" he squeaked out, trembling a bit. oh, no. he didn't want to get in trouble!

[puppeteer]

Gingerheart padded out of the warriors den... er, well waddled was definitely a better word. Her belly was getting a little too big for her to walk properly. She wondered if it was a good time to move to the warriors den. She still had her apprentice to train, and she'd do that when she was able to be away from her kits. She looked around the clearing, wondering where Hawknight was. Maybe he was out training his apprentice or giving them a tour of the territory. She had to get on that soon.

{ @H4WKKN1GHT }

[Poprock]

Peachfrost listened with perked ears.
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Acornnose barely stayed awake at the boring announcements.

[Pitou]

**Toadpounce**

The spotted warrior felt something tighten in his chest at Lionpaw’s downcast expression. Both her and her brother seemed less than enthused for the ceremony and it cracked something inside Toadpounce. This was such an important ceremony for almost young cats and seeing the duo so melancholy was concerning but Toadpounce had neither the words nor the ability to try to offer some form of comfort to his now-former apprentice. He tried to brush aside the mixed feeling of failure as he chanted in forced cheer, ”Leechscar! Dreamlight! Leechscar! Dreamlight!”

[Rizo]

Originally Posted by Orion

|| Shattervenom | @RiztheHuntress ||

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The announcement of new apprentices in the clan helped to ameliorate the acute pain of loss; time’s stream flowed ever onward, its current shaped by sorrow as well as joy, and the three fresh recruits deserved to have their names shouted with unmarred joy. Shattervenom gladly added her smooth alto voice to the chanting chorus, welcoming Patchpaw, Blossompaw, and Fawnpaw into their new path—searching, once again, for her own apprentice among the crowd. When her grey gaze fell upon Hickorypaw a sigh of relief poured from her jaws. Thank goodness that the boy was safe… Shatter resolved to keep an extra eye on him, regardless of whether or not Twilightstar believed badgers to be a lingering threat to the clan. The warrior didn’t want to think of how she’d feel if she discovered Hickorypaw had met some grisly fate…

Mentors were assigned, pairings that Shatter assumed were appropriate matches; she still wasn’t familiar with the majority of individuals in WindClan despite her efforts to broaden her social horizons, and she studied each pair as they greeted one another officially for the first time.

Twilightstar’s additional announcements passed over Shattervenom’s skull in a blur. The warrior had absolutely no interest in WindClan’s cramped tunnels and therefore mostly tuned out any mention of Tunnelers; the possibility of their leader bringing back the Guardians was more interesting, but since Twilightstar had little more to share on the matter Shattervenom found herself suppressing a yawn. Only after two new warriors were named did the hunter wake up enough to shout their shiny titles toward the sky… and then her ear was being tickled by a patch of tabby in her peripheral vision.

“Oh, Pinestrike. Great to see you.” The barest hint of a purr rumbled in Shatter’s voice, although her mask shifted not at all. “I’d be happy to catch you up, though I warn you that some of what we learned has been tragic. Ah… Bravebird was found dead. Uncertain causes. No visible wounds, no obvious sickness…” Shattervenom trailed off, swallowing hard before she continued in a flat, grave tone. “WindClan has also lost an apprentice. Barkpaw. A… a badger took him.”

A thundercloud passed over the white-splashed warrior’s facade, darkening her already intimidating expression. The ending of a young life struck her as somehow worse than the passing of an established warrior—the unfairness of it, the waste, a tragedy of potential snuffed out before it had the chance to bloom. With a steady exhale, Shattervenom attempted to put her stormy emotions aside to complete her summary for Pinestrike. “Three new apprentices have been named: Blossompaw, Patchpaw, and Fawnpaw. Twilightstar has reassigned Dustbunny as the Lead Tunneler and has opened that role up to future apprentices or current warriors… I’ll be honest, I didn’t listen to that announcement much. I’m not the biggest fan of going underground.” Here Shattervenom shuddered delicately, baring her teeth. “Our leader wants to bring back the clan Guardians, but did not elaborate on when or how that would happen. Oh—and we’ve got two new warriors. Leechpaw is now Leechscar. Lionpaw has become Dreamlight.”

At last, the ebony-and-ivory fighter blinked down at her dear hunting buddy, head canting slightly. “Any questions?”

~Pinestrike~

Nodding her head as she listened to Shattervenom's update, the small tabby mused about what she was hearing.
Poor Bravebird. She was a good warrior.
Her gaze was focused on her leader as she listened, admiring the strength the old she-cat showed even in the face of tragedy. Twilightstar was quite the cat to look up to. She was still admiring the leader when Shattervenom's next statement caused her blood to run cold, her pupils dilating.
Barkpaw...?
Slowly she turned her green gaze to fix on the face of her friend. She could see the tall warrior's mouth was moving, but the words she said were unable to register in Pinestrike's mind. Her ears folded back against her head in despair, tail falling still on the ground.
Slowly, as the statement finally processed in her head, the small tabby's eyes began to mist over with the formation of tears.
"B-Barkpaw... is dead?" She stuttered, feeling the edges of her vision blurring as her focus remained solely on the face of Shattervenom. Her heart ached as she begged, pleaded internally that she had heard her friend incorrectly.

[Raven~]

For @Moonraven
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Lynxkit walked slowly to the leader’s den, unsure if he would be allowed in. He was only a kit, of course. Twilightstar probably won’t even have time for me, Lynxkit thought. But then the tom puffed out his chest. Twilightstar had told him to come if he had any questions, and that was what he was doing. Lynxkit put in his confident look, and stepped into the den. “Twilightstar, I’d like to speak with you, about Bravebird and Barkpaw.” Lynxkit hesitated, then continued, “How do you know there safe?” It had been on his mind, how his leader was sure they were ok. They had left, after all. It wasn’t like Twilightstar kept in touch with all the warriors that left.