WindClan: Life Before 2023's Fire

[gs29513]

No one seemed to be responding, and Deadpaw was beginning to breath faster, trying to take her gaze away from the nest that seemed to be growing in her vision. Finally wrenching her gaze away at the growling of a stomach. One of the queens did seem to be looking at her, and she took that as a good enough time to get out of here. Padding over to the queen, she asked Are you hungry? No one else seems to want it. before taking a quick step back, not wanting to make the queen nervous. And then she looked a little closer, and realized the queen was like her. She was even more different, her jaw and tail different from that of a normal cat. She really didn't know what to do or say now. @TheNyanCatMinecart

[Reptilian Cabinets]

Originally Posted by Lionblaze2008

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

{Soon, I just need to make sure everyone's on these same page}

[TheNyanCatMinecart]

@gs29513

Ashfeather stared blankly at the apprentice for a moment. She was deformed, like her, and she could feel her eyes scanning her tail and face. Anxiety washed over her, although the apprentice seemed willing to give her prey. She blinked, her pale-colored blind eye flashing in the dark. Quickly, she shook her head, snapping herself out of it. Pay attention, she told herself. She wanted to be a good warrior, but how could she be when she was a failure? Being offered prey... but she couldn’t be called weak again by the others. She swallowed. I can’t lose these two kits. A shiver ran through her. She was so weak... and hopeless... so much ambition left behind.
“Th-thank you,” she mewed quietly, her voice broken and distorted. “I’ll t-take it. And... wh-what’s your n-name?” She was blanking, and she wanted to get to know the apprentice a little better.

[Lonely]

Originally Posted by Rowan2021

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.

Berrywing half sighed and half growled. The stupid hot headed apprentice was about to get himself killed! Berrywing flung himself forward, and just in time. The viper had just launched itself forward with its poisonus fangs bared. Berrywing groaned and fell to his belly as they sunk into his scruff. Dark spots began to cloud his vision: "Halfpaw..." He moaned. "You stupid mousebrain!" He grunted, then let out a jagged breath and lay still. ( @Arie, Berrywing has died )

[Fuzzy]

@Zesty Mango

Rainkit sat looking around the nursery for someone to talk to. Echowind was probably busy, Shellkit was still no where to be found, Lionpaw was probably out training and Weaselskip was working too she assumed. Everyone got so busy and it left her alone and bored. Her yellow eyes landed on another kitten that she remembered somewhat hearing about. If she remembered right she wasn't born in WindClan which meant she had to be interesting!
Bouncing up to the other it she waved her tail up in the air. "Do you wanna play?!" She asked excitement in her eyes. "If not we can um... talk?" Rainkit suggested not wanting to miss this opportunity to hang out with someone.

[gs29513]

Settling down with her paws near the queen's, Deadpaw nosed the rabbit towards her, mewing softly You should. Your kits need you to eat too. The she-cat's voice was so sad, and she felt like this cat had been though something worse than what even she had been though with her family. The question took her by surprise, she hadn't expected the other cat to want her to stick around, but if they wanted to talk she wasn't going to go and ditch them. My name's..Deadpaw. She wanted to have a different name so much, to have everycat's first thought about her not be how she was strange and deformed. But she supposed that was what her mother would have wanted. My mother didn't like me.......much at all. she added, for a little bit of explanation. @TheNyanCatMinecart

[gs29513]

Thornpaw had been in the tunnels before, and it was fairly plain to her that a lot of rabbit scent or breathing that wasn't another cat was a rabbit, but she imagined that it was mainly for the newly joined Shadowclan cat's benefit. She dove in after Crowpaw, scenting the air before taking a side tunnel apart from the warrior. She was hoping that she would be able to find some of them a bit farther from the well-traveled area, since they couldn't be so stupid as the hang out with cats. Could they? And after a few moments she could scent them, their scent heavy as she squirmed through a lower tunnel into a larger area. Two were sleeping along one wall, and an even larger one was on the other side. Creeping silently towards it, the apprentice leapt onto its back and snapped instantly for it's neck, hoping to kill it quickly without waking the others. Successful, she dragged the large but fairly thin animal out into a more central tunnel area. @Rani @implimm

[TheNyanCatMinecart]

@gs29513

Ashfeather gave a small nod to the she-cat. Deadpaw’s words sparked something within her. When she’d been younger, her mother - who Whitekit was named after - had named her Twistedkit and treated her badly. She could relate to this young she-cat. Then it registered: Featherwhisker’s kit. Rosebriar’s half-sister. She felt bad for the she-kit. “I’m Ashfeather,” she meowed, her voice broken and soft. “M-my apprentice name was Twistedpaw, but Twilightstar changed it. And... and my mother didn’t like me. B-but she was a great warrior,” she added quickly, not wanting to disgrace Whitetuft’s memory. She was the mistake, not her mother. Ashfeather’s thoughts were too scattered, too confused. Leaning down, Ashfeather sniffed the rabbit and she attempted to take a bite despite the watching apprentice. Her jaw twisted disturbingly to the side as she pulled, and as she chewed, drool dripped down her muzzle. Some food fell out, and she ducked her head in embarrassment, losing more of it. The uncomfortable, weird chewing went on for a bit before she swallowed. I’m so hungry... she thought, trying to discreetly lick up the bits that had fallen from her mouth.

[gs29513]

That was a nice name. And the fact that her name had been changed gave Deadpaw a bit of hope that she would be able to get a different name. A better name. One that wasn't about how her mother thought of her and her leg. She wondered if Ashfeather had met her family. She hoped not. Rosebriar deserved to get chucked off of a cliff if any cat ever did. But Ashfeather didn't seem like the type to chuck cats to their death. Deadpaw was. And she certainly had no problem talking badly about a dead warrior. Or her own, live mother. Sounds like we both had rotten moms then. she huffed, her tail lashing. A cat that dislikes their kit at birth enough to name them Twisted or Dead deserves to be thrown off a cliff. and in an aggravated, hissing undertone she added As does any cat that thinks its a good idea to do that. and she would have no problem doing so as well. @TheNyanCatMinecart

[Arie]

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Oh. Stars! Someone actually gave him praise! Stagleech was unable to help a small squeak of excitement. He was still young after all and not really out of apprenticehood... he was mainly made a warrior because he'd experienced dying and then like coming back ok. It wasn't something special.. getting to talk to Licestar and making plans to reunite lawn with lice... so like yup that was his reasoning why he knew so little and knew so much. But when Deadpaw said that it was really good he couldn't help but feel... this feeling of pride within himself. He'd done something good! for once!

"Ok Ok ok. Thank you so much like, but do you want to try it on me? I know Mushy said to be careful and all but like... I did it to you so therefore you can do it to me and like, I promise this time I wont run out of the way or do anything bad like that." He would stay still and be smart and allow like, allow Deadpaw the time it took to learn the move.