WindClan: Life Before 2023's Fire

[duckie]

Yewpaw
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The first two blows hit their mark even as she made her attempts at avoidance and Yewpaw let out a small squeak - either of surprise or protest - with each one. With Coldsong's lunge for her tail, she finally sharpened up and pulled away. Dropping into a makeshift battle stance, she began to inch away in hopes of putting a little bit of distance between the two of them. Adrenaline now fueled her racing heartbeat - not anxiety.

[ @Fae ]

[That Key in the Tree]

Originally Posted by Shimm

Brindlejaw felt slightly better after his talk with Breezefeather. It was nice to take a break and to get a few things off his chest. But now he was back on his duties the tom was ready for whatever the clan threw at him. Blazing orange eyes roamed the clearing until they landed on Wolfwhisper. He watched her for a couple of moments. Was she looking for someone? Waiting a moment longer the tom decided to walk up to the molly. "Are you looking for someone?" He asked in a polite tone with a small smile.

Wolfwhisper‘s gaze had wondered to the far side of camp. She twitched her ear and her unreadable gaze flicked over to Brindlejaw. Momentarily surprised when she realized he was talking to her. Am I looking for someone? Huh? She thought for a moment and quickly realized that her being alone and looking around the camp is probably what caused him to think that. She shook her head at his question. It’d get awkward fast if I walked up to someone. Hey! I sort of made a joke! And.... no one’s going to know cause I’m talking to myself. In my head. Wow. She was moreover annoyed at herself. Her face went into a more irritated look. She flicked her tail.

[dionysus]

@Dust / @Socks
Smolderpaw bristled with excitement at the prospect of catching his first rabbit. A part of him worried that he wouldn’t be able to. Before now, there had been the question of whether is large size would cause him issues but it hadn’t been proven yet. This was the time when he would find out exactly how well he fit into the clan. The ginger apprentice tried to shake the worry off as Aspenbreeze spoke, knowing that stressing about catching a rabbit would make it even harder to do so. When Aspenbreeze told him to leave, Smolderpaw confidently hopped to the front of the small patrol, chirping, “ok, Aspenbreeze!” He was now very glad he’d been paying attention when she showed him the dead tree earlier. Smolderpaw retraced their pawsteps in his head, feeling the heat of nerves rise in his blood when he lost his way momentarily. All he could do was walk it for real and hope he’d recognize landmarks. So, the tom started out for the dead tree and payed very close attention to their surroundings, thankfully recognizing a twisted looking bush as a marker for which direction to go in once he got to the part he’d forgotten. Then, the scent of heavy traffic led him the rest of the way to the tree that Windclan cats frequented. Once they reached the tree, Smolderpaw turned to look at Aspenbreeze with a proud grin.

[lucidense]

Brightflame rolled onto her side for the kit to suckle. @Dawneye @Chasepaw

[Zero]

Quiverpaw approached the breezerock as Twilightstar called out for a meeting, amber eyes looking around at her clanmates as they all gathered together. She chose a spot to sit near the side of the rest of the clan, not liking being surrounded on all sides. She smiled as their leader called a few kits up to the front for their ceremonies, excited at the prospect of new denmates - it was always like a breath of fresh air when then den was filled with new and excited apprentices. It was usually a bit rowdy for the first few days, but once they settled down it was nice.

[Socks]

@Dust @Beau

Duskmoth padded after his clanmate, his paws tingling in anticipation of a good hunt. He'd been in need of a reason to let out his energy so this was a perfect occasion. When Aspenbreeze turned to him, he smiled in return, taking a moment to think of a tactic. If Smolderpaw hadn't caught a rabbit before, he should think of something that would be easy enough.
"Well... one of us should crouch down near a burrow," He started slowly, getting his words in order as he spoke. "The other two will run the rabbit towards it. It'll go for the burrow, but whoever's crouched there will pounce before it can escape." He finished, wasn't sure if Aspenbreeze would want her apprentice to be the one to make the kill or be part of the chase. "It'll run right into our paws!"

[Cobra]

Moonpaw darted over to the Breezerock.

[Star child]

Quilkit was peeping out of the nursery, watching curiously. He walked out, sat beside the nursery, and listened to the kits being called, and tilted his head. Were they getting punished?

[Dawneye]

Emberkit suckled away, always having more than his siblings as he was always the hungriest. @SparrowSoar

[Dovey]

Cinderkit looked up "Momma? Can I go out please?" she begged