WindClan: Life Before 2023's Fire

[Rani]

"Alright everyone welcome to the tunnels!" Crowtooth crowed as he padded through the dark "If you need a tip ask questions and I'll tell you stay within scent range of us so you dont get lost and lets look for those rabbits." This area seemed pretty barren though they'd have to go deeper. "Hunt by smell or hearing, sight is pretty useless down here and keep a sharp ear out for any rumbling that could be a sign of a cave in. Most of the rabbits down here will be hibernating in groups in side chambers so if you smell a thick coating of rabbit in the area or hear breathing through the wall you've found one, call us and we can all go for it. Occasionally you may find travelling rabbits just running through and those you need to be careful of, kill em quick and dont get kicked. Big guy if you get stuck you can dig yourself out but never ever move roots/stones or dig out hard spots of dirt when you do, those are the things holding the tunnels up. Thats it now lets go!" God that long speech had him rasping, his breath taking on a wheeze but he was fine now so it was time to move along.
@implimm @gs29513

[Shadowkit10]

Originally Posted by Sun Paw

Berrywing heard a quiet slitering, then a hiss. His fur lifted, and he stuck out is tail to stop Halfpaw.

Halfpaw didn't hear the snake and walked into Berrywing's tail with a hiss. He then contineud to walk arond it, unaware of the danger behind the rock he was aproaching.

[shaae_26]

Originally Posted by Christmas Bobby

{ @~Echo~ @UpperclassFailure @Lionblaze2008 }


SnailCreek softly chuckled at present the tom's snoring, she turned her attention to the oldest kit as she yowled, "Quiet down, we don't want to bother other cats." She quietly mewed, and wrapped her tail around the kits. Once the oldest and youngest kits fell asleep she finally gave attention to the middle kit, she licked her forehead to calm her down. Now that all the kits were calm and asleep she too fell asleep. SnailCreek felt exhausted.

(Can we do a time skip to 2 weeks (half a moon) old so they can sorta talk and move around?)

[gs29513]

@Arie
Incredibly pleased that he had managed to land on his father despite his long legs he had finally begun to master, Thunderkit couldn't help but let out a crow of triumph, firmly awaking his father. I got you! Tumbling off of Breezefeather as the shoulders supporting him pitched and rolled, Thunderkit looked up at his father. The green eyes were smiling down on him, and he felt very, very safe. A small, somewhat squeaky purr rumbled from his maw as he snuggled a little closer to his father's chest. At his father's question, after getting his squeaky purrs under control, Thunderkit mewed The wind is a little cold. But it feels nice! And it smells nice. Like grass. And......and things to eat. He wasn't sure exactly what and how many things to eat there were, but they were definitely out there. And in an attempt to be polite, he asked How is the wind blowing in your fur? as he squirmed onto his back in order to bat at his father's nose gently, with fluffy paws.

[gs29513]

@TheNyanCatMinecart
Nodding quickly as it was suggested she go feed the queens, Deadpaw mewed Of course! That's what prey does! Were their cats that DIDN'T immediately think of prey as for the clan? That must be so strange, to be so selfish. Re-grabbing the rabbit, since while talking it had dropped from her maw, she headed into the nursery.
(Absolutely yes yes yes!)

[gs29513]

Padding into the nursery, and dropping the rabbit a few tail-lengths into the shadowy interior, Deadpaw called in a penetrating but quiet whisper so as not to wake the kits Does......anyone want some prey. and in an attempt to make it more inviting, and let her get out of this place of bad memories, she added It's fresh, I just caught it myself. Because she could see the nest in the middle, the one that almost certainly was occupied by a different cat, but was still a place she could remember well. Her mother, feeding her but little else and fawning over her perfect, so perfect, so much better than her sisters that she hated. @TheNyanCatMinecart

[TheNyanCatMinecart]

@gs29513 @~RooRoo~ @TheSnowyAnimal

Ashfeather rested in the nursery, her two kits curled against her belly. Her gaze stared ahead bleakly. She remained exhausted, even after her meeting with Leafpaw. The grief for Flameclaw and Dogkit was still fresh in her heart, and a weak sigh escaped her. Wetness welled in her eyes and she blinked, feeling them catch on her messy black cheek fur. With her singular seeing eye, she glanced down at the two wonderful bundles. If only she could wrap her tail around them, protect them from the outside world and the cold air that could sometimes get into the nursery during leaf-bare. Yet she couldn’t. Ashfeather tried, even though she knew that it would be impossible. The deformed mass only twitched, still snaking around her. I love you so much. More tears streamed down her face. Letting out a distorted sniffle from her twisted pink nose, she ducked her head, hiding her crooked muzzle underneath round black paws. She couldn’t hide her tail, but she could hide her face. Her heart pounded harder. So many of her friends and the cats that loved her were gone. WindClan hated her, didn’t they? Another muffled, distorted sniffle. Ashfeather knew that she was running low on milk, although her belly, which felt swollen from the kitting, felt uncomfortably big. Everything else was very skinny despite her rounded head and paws. I need to protect them. Care for them because I love them so much, she thought, but why did it have to be so hard? Why could nothing go right? Ashfeather would protect them with her life, but the Clan seemed to not want her blood passed on. Why was I born? I can’t wish anything against these kits, but what about me? They don’t deserve the ridicule from having a mother like me. Even if they weren’t deformed, they’d go after them. Rosebriar and Wolffang especially. Ashfeather whimpered, curling her small, underweight body around the tiny shapes. “I love you,” she whispered so quietly, muffled by her paws, that there was hardly any chance that they had heard her.

[gs29513]

Seeing that the other members of the patrol had already gathered quite a bit of marigold, Skunkblaze bounded around the rocks, finally spotting a tuft of the plants under a small overhang that must have protected them from the wind. Grabbing three of the flowers, she placed them with her other one she had collected. It was all she could really carry, so she mewed quickly, seeing that everyone else had a fair amount of Marigold as well, Do you guys want to head back? We can drop the stuff off and I can check in with the medicine cats if you want. Unless someone else wants to of course. She didn't think anyone wanted to in particular, but she wasn't going to keep them from doing so. @Wings @Zesty Mango

[TheNyanCatMinecart]

@gs29513

The quiet call of an apprentice caught Ashfeather’s attention, so although she didn’t lift her head, she pricked her ears as much as she could with her paws and parts of her front legs flattening them. She was calling out for someone to get prey. The apprentice also sounded shy. Another queen can have it, she thought, but the smell wafted over to her. Her stomach let out a growl and she knew that her kits needed milk. I can’t punish them because I’m sad. Her heart leaped in her throat. Was she being a bad mother? Rosebriar and Wolffang predicted it... She lifted her head and saw a light brown tabby with a twisted front paw. Her name didn’t come to her immediately, so she only stared at her bleakly, her crooked jaw gaping disturbingly since she didn’t bother to tense it. Her bulging gray tail-tip rested behind her head, and her light gray belly stood out against her black fur in the half-light.

[WeMissBeingKits]

She giggled. "Shh.. Don't worry, this is between you and me..." She gave a comforting smile to the young kit.