ThunderClan: Life Before 2023's Sinkhole

[fernmass]

-ˋˏ Weaselpaw ˎˊ

While Weaselpaw was seated, he heard the names of those being called. With former clanmates gone from being missing from the clan, he felt as if the clans safety wasn't superb to the max. With the rouge incident, the queens in the nursery were surely to feel tense without relaxation. With the acknowledgment that 3 cats have passed on.. and a name that caught his attention was Cinderskys. It seemed to be right after she stepped down from leadership. His shackles raised with suspicion. He dipped his head in silence towards the other passing cats.

With a flick of his ear, there would be new cats moving up to new ranks. His eyes brighten to hear Crowkits name, but what about his other littermates? And his mentor and his mate? Where were they now? Questions popped up in his head every now and then for Crowkit. He was becoming a 'paw, but his family wasn't there to witness it at all. He felt pity for the tom-kit, he would be sure to ask his mentor for what ever reason it was to not attend his own sons apprentice ceremony.

He gave a small smile to hide his pushy thoughts towards the kit in particular.

[Eaglet]

He flicked his ear as he noticed Crowkit has already gone out to head towards the meeting. His eyes wanting to meet Quailfurs, but he couldn't do it. He bit his bottom lip, then settling down as he bravely pushed out his chest. To make those disturbing thoughts about Quietkit disappear. Mourning for her would only put this family of birds down into the dumps with clipped wings.

" Now why don't we head towards the Thunderwillow. Crowkit might be scared if we don't accompany him. "

He hadn't realized that it was the time for his sons apprenticeship to start. Including his sisters. His momentum was steady, and hoping that life would take his course. Sometimes questioning wether if his course would be steady or rocky.

[ @Lilacquartz, @XFR0G_L0veRX, @MysteryCat ]
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[!0P055UM!]

Goldleaf listened to the meeting. It was a great that clanmates came back! Not so great some died and even worse Bumblepaw was going to leave. "Hey!" They mewed, reaching at his tail tip. "You gotta wait for the kits ceremony!" They meowed, looking at him.

@.Stardust. @moonyy @marina @Lakestorm

[Rizo]

~Emberpaw | Open~

She had been making her way slowly from the apprentices den, listening to Sparrowstar upon the branch of the Thunderwillow. She was admittedly out of date on recent events, having been focusing on finalizing her training, but one of the announcements stopped her cold in her tracks.
Cindersky... Is dead?
Feeling a cold dread settle into her stomach, the young she-cat turned her amber eyes to look upwards at Sparrowstar, although her image of the leader was now thoroughly blurred with tears.
"C-Cindersky..." she stammered, her baleful stutter infecting her voice once more, but unable to register it. Her mentor. Her last motherly figure. Was gone.
Unable to stop herself, she collapsed to the ground and let out a low, mournful wail. For the first time since the loss of her mother, Emberpaw wept openly, eyes screwed shut as she willed with all her being for this to be just another bad dream.

~Moosecrash | Open~

Listening carefully to his new leader, the large tom let his hazel eyes travel over the gathered cats. A previous commotion involving a new young cat was dispersing, thanks to the efforts of Rainhound. The Keeper would have to thank her later, she had handled the situation well.
Many lost cats had returned to the Clan as well, which was excellent news. There was no replacing those that had been lost, but some bolstering of the ranks certainly wouldn't hurt. Turning his gaze to Sparrowstar, he gave a small smile.
Apprentice ceremonies! Perhaps I will receive one?
He hadn't had the chance to fully train an apprentice yet, a fact that irked him slightly. Tail tip twitching excitedly, the Maine Coon waited, anticipation building for his leader's words.

[*longfire*]

thunderblaze sighed and watched the meeting go on

stormpaw on the other hand listened

[open]

[azu-azulu]

shadefurs tail flicked

[Whitewillow]

Bumblebee - Open @
Bumblebee looked up at her leader Sparrowstar. She felt sorrow for her clan leader since the clan did just lose a few cats. The she-cat bowed her head in respect to the passing cats and to Sparrowstar for getting her leader's name. The orange tabby looked around as Sparrowstar mentioned kits becoming apprentices. Bumblebee remembered when she had become an apprentice.

[SplashyLumi]

Originally Posted by RiztheHuntress

~Emberpaw | Open~

She had been making her way slowly from the apprentices den, listening to Sparrowstar upon the branch of the Thunderwillow. She was admittedly out of date on recent events, having been focusing on finalizing her training, but one of the announcements stopped her cold in her tracks.
Cindersky... Is dead?
Feeling a cold dread settle into her stomach, the young she-cat turned her amber eyes to look upwards at Sparrowstar, although her image of the leader was now thoroughly blurred with tears.
"C-Cindersky..." she stammered, her baleful stutter infecting her voice once more, but unable to register it. Her mentor. Her last motherly figure. Was gone.
Unable to stop herself, she collapsed to the ground and let out a low, mournful wail. For the first time since the loss of her mother, Emberpaw wept openly, eyes screwed shut as she willed with all her being for this to be just another bad dream.

~Moosecrash | Open~

Listening carefully to his new leader, the large tom let his hazel eyes travel over the gathered cats. A previous commotion involving a new young cat was dispersing, thanks to the efforts of Rainhound. The Keeper would have to thank her later, she had handled the situation well.
Many lost cats had returned to the Clan as well, which was excellent news. There was no replacing those that had been lost, but some bolstering of the ranks certainly wouldn't hurt. Turning his gaze to Sparrowstar, he gave a small smile.
Apprentice ceremonies! Perhaps I will receive one?
He hadn't had the chance to fully train an apprentice yet, a fact that irked him slightly. Tail tip twitching excitedly, the Maine Coon waited, anticipation building for his leader's words.

Spiderspark walked over to Emberpaw, offering out a paw

[Pitou]

**Blackfir**

Sparrowstar, Blackfir dipped his head slightly. He was not one to doubt a leader and granted the newly appointed one automatic respect. Starclan had chosen her so who was he to speak out against it or to doubt it. He didn’t switch his gaze away from Sparrowstar as he listened to her list the names of all those who’d returned. A bowed his head in quiet respect at the announcement of Duskfall, Thunderchaser, and Cindersky’s passing to Starclan.

A small congratulatory purr rose in his throat at the mention of kits and their apprentice ceremony. He hadn’t been a warrior for long so the memories of training weren’t long off and he could remember his pride and excitement at finally being able to venture out of the camp. He was, in turn, thrilled for the young kits and couldn’t help but tingle at the thought of one day watching and guiding his own kits through their own ceremonies. He was aware that was many moons away, he was young and didn’t even have a mate and his own mother’s spacey giggle rang in his ears, telling him to slow down, that he had plenty of life left to live, there was no need to rush it. But he couldn’t help the warm feelings of looking to his future and considering the family he’d have. Everything stopped slightly as he heard the unusual name fall from Sparrowstar’s lips. Crocus? Indeed, as he turned his attentions to his clanmates, he picked up an unusual scent, something that was not Thunderclan, and his eyes found the small grouping of Thunderclanners surrounding a young unfamiliar cat. His eyes narrowed slightly but then something loosened in him, sending confusion lacing through him. The warrior code said to put your clan first and letting in kittypets and loners felt…somehow wrong but then he thought of the young she-cat he’d met at the border those moons ago. He’d been only an apprentice, he had tried to run her out but she wasn’t really on Thunderclan territory. There’s been something about her. Her quiet curiosity and stoicism. He was a training warrior but she’d faced him without hardly flinching and she just struck him as so…clanborn. After spending those moments with her he knew in his heart that she was born to be a Thunderclanner, but she refused to follow him. He hadn’t been able to get the curiosity of it all off his mind since then and now he felt everything shifting as he looked back at the newcomer to the clan.

[azu-azulu]

shadefur muttered something to icepelt, who gingerly whispered something back, and the two looked at crocus in sync