ThunderClan Clearing - Page 16

**SpiritedWarrior** · #**151** June 2nd, 2023, 01:51 PM

Crowpaw

As gently as he could, the young tom set the limp kit's body on the ground and sat down. For a moment, he imagined the kit being his sister, Bluekit, and what he would do to fight whatever (or whoever) killed her. Looking at the grieving mother, he sighed. "You know... when I lost my sisters and my mother... I felt like the whole world was against me. And I may not know what it feels like to lose a kit, but I know what it feels like to lose family. I know, as their mother, you would do the same as I would and want the pain to stop... you would want revenge, even against StarClan." he gulped before continuing. "I just want you to know- you're not alone in feeling the pain you do. And your feelings are valid, never forget that. Just know... the kits you lost will always remember how much you loved them. How much the Clan loved them."

Wiping the tears that were starting to form around his eyes, Crowpaw let out a mournful yowl. "THUNDERCLAN, COME GATHER TO MOURN THE LOSS OF A KIT!" That was... okay, right? He had no idea how to call the Clan together, so he hoped he wouldn't be criticized for using the wrong call. Even if he was criticized, he'd smack whoever it was on the head for being rude during the vigil of a dead Clanmate. Dovefluff was mourning and didn't deserve to hear a rude comment.

**Moxie Foxy** · #**152** June 2nd, 2023, 01:55 PM

@SpiritedWarrior @jupiter
Burntpaw silently walked up "poor thing, I'm sorry for your loss Dovefluff" he meowed with an awkward tilt of his head. he glanced up at Crowpaw and Dovefluff before sitting off to the side with his head down.

**Kaybug.** · #**153** June 2nd, 2023, 01:56 PM

Pumpkinpatch approached Crowpaw, joined by Puddlekit and Ripplepaw by her side. The calico frowned at the kit. Oh no... What happened?
The warrior sat next to the kit and dipped her head to mourn.

**Morrigan** · #**154** June 2nd, 2023, 02:05 PM

Nightgaze stared at the body of a kit in horror another death and this time a kit what was happening? Who would do this? The small black she-cat hurried to the side of Dovefluff and Crowpaw apprentice she hadn't talked to him much either but he could see grief in his gaze so she quietly sat down and closed her eyes whispering a pray to Starclan under her breath her head held low.

After a while Nightgaze turned her bright green gaze to Crowpaw her eyes full of grief and weariness "How did this happen?" she asked quietly her voice bearly more than a whisper.

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**bubble[error].** · #**155** June 2nd, 2023, 02:05 PM

*Sharpeye summersaulted over and gasps*

*Cherrykit came as well and looked away*

(Both open)

**sol.** · #**156** June 2nd, 2023, 02:36 PM

Little Lightning was nomming on a flower in the new clearing. Why a flower? Well uh, she didn't want to nom on her siblings' ears (especially not Lavie's), so that was either the nest or the ground outside. She didn't wanna nom on the nest because well, that was boring and old. So she settled for nomming on the pretty flowers she found outside. Might as well use all five senses to appreciate nature, right?

Anyway, she didn't really know what was going on, only that Dovie was upset. That wasn't good! Lightie liked Dovie very very much, since Dovie was kind and like her mama. So the littlest kitten padded over to the kind queen, nuzzling her. She gave a whine. "S'okay, Dovie! Don't cry!"

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**Wingnettle** · #**157** June 2nd, 2023, 02:50 PM

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Sootfur (he/him)
Thunderclan ❍ 21 moons
Light grey tabby with silvery-blue eyes
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Oh, no...
As soon as Sootfur peeked out of the warriors' den and noticed what Crowpaw was looking at, he knew instantly what was happening. But never would he have imagined whose kit's was that, laying unmoving on the ground with their fur still fluffed up...

The gray tabby run immediately up to his apprentice and a look of horror appeared on his face as he eyed the little body on the ground.
"Crowpaw... Is that... Dovefluff's..?" He tried to ask him, too shocked to speak thoroughly.

Oh, Dovefluff... You didn't deserve this, no...

The warrior approached slowly the weeping queen and brushed his fur with hers, offering a bit of warmth and closeness as the little comfort he could give now. He touched her head with his nose and stayed still for a few seconds, aware that now too many cats were gathering around and it was becoming too crowded. He gave a hard stare at those more curious than in grief, and turned on the miserable queen again.

"Oh, Dovefluff... I'm so sorry..." He whispered gently in her ear.

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**elaif** · #**158** June 2nd, 2023, 02:57 PM

v-Crackle'paw-v

WHAT NOW!?
Another dead cat? WHAT WAS EVEN HAPPENING RIGHT NOW! If this was any other day, he would've welcomed the death(of a kit especially) with eager arms, but no... This was so common place that the fun was being drained out of it. Groaning outwardly, he stomped over with a disgusted glare staining his eyes. "Not this again! " he spat " Why is everyone DYING!? " growling lightly, he shot another putrid glance at the dead body. "Ugh! Nevertheless, we don't have time for dead kits! I say we chuck it in a hole and call it a day!" leaving it at that he turned away from the corpse and attempted to leave whatever mess was occurring.

What had this place come to?

**poppy** · #**159** June 2nd, 2023, 03:03 PM

Dovefluff

Numbly, the queen stumbled up beside Crowpaw, staring at her daughter as he laid her body gently on the ground. She forced her voice to stay soft as she responded shakily. "Thank you. I'm sorry about your family." Dovefluff's voice was soft and hoarse as she answered, afraid that her voice would grow into a mournful shriek if she said any more. And she truly was sad for Crowpaw, she had seen so much of his struggles, especially with his father, but she didn't want to absolutely lose it.

But then Crowpaw announced her daughter's death, and she crumbled, her legs failed her and she fell onto her belly, nuzzling Echokit. Sobs shook her like spasms as she listened to cats approach, and she knew she looked pathetic and broken, but any voice that she didn't immediately recognize became white noise. Burntpaws kind words were nice to hear but she couldn't muster up the ability to answer, loud sobs breaking the brief silence of shock throughout the clearing before they came over. Cats were sitting close to her, close to her baby, even though they never knew her. But she couldn't move, the tried locked her limbs and kept her crumpled next to Echokit's body.

Then, little Lightning came over and nuzzling her, and the queen sobbed loudly at the touch, reaching her tail over to wrap around the young molly, still clinging to the tiny body in front of her. Sootfurs wary question had the queen letting out a strangked, muffled wail, a paw reached out for her kit. "She's gone. They're all gone." the queen wailed softly, feeling Sootfurs touch, but it brought her little comfort. The kindness was deeply appreciated by the heartbroken mother, but it didn't quell the burning pain in her heart and the absence of her entire litter with Echokit's death.

"I don't even know what happened, she wasn't sick or hurt o-or cold or too hot are anything I don't know why-" her voice broke off into a gut wrenching cry, and she buried her face back down. How could StarClan be so cruel? She was a mother who couldn't be a mother, and that was the worst pain of all.

And it only got worse with Cracklepaw's cruel words. Chuck it in a hole? Fury pulsed through her as she looked up at the apprentice in shock, but before she could snarl at him, the grief washed over her like a tidal wave, and she pressed her face into her paws, sobbing as she laid on the ground.

( @sol. @SpiritedWarrior @Dabi @Wingnettle @Leafí @/anyone else + sorry for the deleted post

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**iliri** · #**160** June 2nd, 2023, 03:12 PM

• Springpaw •
long-furred, oriental-shaped, gray-and-orange calico molly with blue eyes, torn right ear

Feat. Lambkit
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A kit… died?

Springpaw’s ears jerked upwards as her head abruptly whipped in the direction of gathering cats. A twist of guilt and curiosity swarmed in the calico’s chest, the seven moon old molly lifting herself atop of her paws and slowly moving herself towards the mourning cats. Oceanic blue eyes darted immediately towards the limp, still body of Echokit, a pang of empathy quickly emerging in her chest. Loss for words, the molly slowly sat down and just… stared at the stilled body. She was so young and small, almost making Springpaw just feel guilty about staring at a deceased body of a kit. Her ears twitched in the direction of Dovefluff, a frown slowly growing apparent on Springpaw’s face. Every muscle in the young molly’s body urging to go over and comfort the grieving mother, to comfort her and tell her it was going to be okay.

Yet, Springpaw just stayed still, eyes locked on Echokit as her keen hearing took in the soft mumbles of comfort for the grieving queen. Out of the corner of her eye, a small dark brown flame-point tom-kit peeked his little head from the nursery, confusion wavering in his icy blue depths. Lambkit, of course, another kit that seemingly was confused and wondering what had been going on with the death of a kit. The young tom had already begun to make his way over towards the body, eyes wide and mouth agape as if he had wanted to ask what had happened. Springpaw’s lips pursed as she softly trailed a paw along the dirt ground, softly mumbling her reply to the young kit. “A… A kit… Echokit passed away, Lambkit,” her words were slow and steady, just as they needed to be, “we are paying our respects for her passing.” That felt like more than enough to say, was it? She didn’t want to ruin a young kits’ innocence just that quickly from the first sighting of death in his very eyes. That would be nothing but daunting to Springpaw.

Luckily for her, the young tom seemed to understand, yet confusion seemed to dawn in his very eyes. Springpaw let out a soft sigh, expectant of the young kit to react that way, of course. She wasn’t going to let herself go into further detail much about it until he was older. He didn’t need to learn about the horrid nature of death yet anyways. No kit did, really. However, her ears quickly perked up to the sound of Cracklepaw’s voice echoing through the crowd, a visible scowl almost appearing on Springpaw’s lips. Did he think this was a joke? That death was something funny? A small, irritated growl escaped Springpaw’s throat, the molly quickly standing up and letting out a sharp hiss of irritation at the sorry excuse of a tom. “Do you think this is a joke!? Well, it’s not! Death is something that’s serious and should not be disrespected! I don’t know what your parents taught you, but you need to respect some other cat’s boundaries and keep your mouth shut!”

Her words were quick and abrupt, eyes narrowed as she glanced in the arrogant tom. Half of her felt guilty for speaking out at practically a funeral, but she couldn’t help herself, this tom seriously needed to learn when to keep his words to himself and Springpaw couldn’t just let herself remain silent about the matter. She needed to speak up for Dovefluff and for practically everyone else.

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@Leafi @jupiter