WindClan: Life Before 2023's Fire

[RedHead]

Hmmm okay so.... Rushingmoor clearly wasn't the friendliest of cats. Moonbird was getting that much from him. Unless he was very friendly but just not towards her. Or he simply had some personal vendetta against Thunderclan that projected his dislike and discomfort... All in all, there were many reasons Moonbird could come up with as to why the tomcat was being.... off towards her. She didn't expect friendliness the moment she came into the clan of course, but possibly some deal of respect and... patience? Tolerance? Something like that. And to her, Rushingmoor seemed less than happy to have to tolerate her and teach her "the ways of Windclan."
Though his question about her still being a warrior puzzled her. Moonbird quickly deducted that Windclan clearly handled joining differently or something, if she was expected to be an apprentice upon joining the clan. "Well.... Um..." Moonbird really didn't know what to say actually. Twilightstar hadn't mentioned anything about becoming an apprentice when her and Weaselskip had been talking to her. There had to be a reason though... right? Twilightstar wouldn't give her special treatment just because she was.... herself. She knew she was special.... but that was only to Weaselskip. Most other sane cats saw her as completely ordinary, not deserving of special treatment.
That was probably it though, actually, now that Moonbird thought about it. Weaselskip. Apprentices couldn't have mates... and since she already had one, maybe she'd advanced to some other level of maturity that Twilightstar saw fit enough to not feel the need to demote her. That sounded reasonable. "I suppose it's probably because I've got a mate." Moonbird meowed, glancing around to see if she could spot the other silvery-gray feline. "Twilightstar maybe didn't feel like breaking us up, so she let me keep my warrior status, granted I still learn the things I need to learn." Moonbird hadn't been specifically told that, but it was infer-able enough that it sounded logical.

@Beau

[Arie]

Originally Posted by RedHead

Quicksilver was still a little on edge, Pumapaw's behavior confusing him. Though at her comment, it did help him relax a little bit. That sounded more like Pumapaw. The silvery tom opened his mouth to begin explaining what they were going to be doing during this training session, though he suddenly caught movement out of the corner of his eye. Quickly stepping to the side, the tom regarded Pumapaw now on the ground after having attempted to leap at him. "You just wanna spar then? Well, that can be arranged." Quicksilver bunched his muscles before leaping towards Pumapaw, stopping right in front of her and twisting so his hind paws were near her flank, rearing up on his forepaws to aim a kick right at her side.

Hitting the ground wasn't her favourite activity. Why had she expected Quicksilver to take it to the face? Because he was slow? Nope. Simply because she was the better of the two. That was obvious. Quickass couldn't beat her in both hunting AND battle training, that was simply unacceptable in Pumapaw's eyes. So squaring up again, she watched her mentor with narrowed focused eyes. Okay, she may have been an ass during their hunting but she seriously just wanted to learn something and what else helps you learn than pissing off your mentor? As he came over to her she just... dropped down onto her belly and watched his hind paws swivel over her head and in the air. FINALLY, being short was actually an advantage! Only had taken... 5 or 6 moons was it now? She honestly couldn't remember but most certainly it'd taken FOREVER. Not wanting to be left on a defensive though, Pumapaw stood up and smiled, sugary sweet. This was going to be fun for once. Deciding to do what always worked, the bowling move she threw herself forward aiming to roll into all 4 of Quickass's legs.

Originally Posted by Moonraven

Uh-huh, so they were really going to have to work on the running stuff. At his current level, she'd no choice but to retire him if he couldn't catch prey for WindClan. Maybe she could incorporate some hunting techniques in here while teaching him how to fight. Her focus returned to Parasite as he told her about some training he had done with Mushy. She was interested in The Slap, for a total of one second, before she lowered herself into a crouch as he reared up on his hind legs. Simply because she was herself, she used a forepaw to try and sweep Parasite's legs out from underneath him. Yet being ever so considerate, she used her fluffy tail to soften his fall. She'd feel a little bad if he landed oddly and harmed himself.

The slap... had failed him. How could it? How could it have failed him! He didn't know. He would have to take a really serious talk with Mushy after this because... how could it have failed him?! It was... horrible. Yet as he did his attempt he was so very focused on just hitting Twiglight that he fell directly over her when she ducked but then proceeded to fall to the OTHER SIDE, "ahhhh" Stagpaw couldn't help but squeak, as his paws all of a sudden left the ground and he fell onto his front paws, landing directly onto her tail. Oops. "I'm fine!" Because it didn't hurt. He was more or less disappointed by the fact that the slap hadn't worked out. Could he attempt it again? Moving off Twiglight's tail he battered it away with his crippled paw before looking back at her. How.. how would he avoid what she'd just done. By doing it from behind her? Cause then her front paws wouldn't knock him over? Maybe! He would try that! So instead of going for her face again he slowly walked behind her and then reached up and attempted to hit her ears this time around. Maybe this could succeed!

[Arie]

Originally Posted by Rainquail

Her eyes widened. She doubted most of that was true, but to tell that to a young apprentice? Especially Stagpaw?
"That's a lot of things that want to eat cats." She murmered, but couldn't help still grinning over the fish comment.
"Well, I'd be just a little upset if I was told I smelled."
Er, how is she?
"I am doing well. I've missed you and I've missed Twilightstar, but honestly I can say that's about the worst of recently."

Stagpaw nodded along with Old's words, the apprentice absorbing everything and anything. He needed a lot of knowledge to prove that he wasn't as dumb as everyone said he was. "Everything eats cats yes! Twiglight even tried to eat Mushy! And and and..," his voice dropped to a whisper for extra dramatic effect, "a rabbit even tried to eat ME!" He was still questioning that. Why would a rabbit want to eat him? He wasn't food was he? "I'm not... food am I?" he couldn't help but ask. Stagpaw hoped he wasn't food. It wouldn't be particularly nice to be food would it? Nope. "I smell! but I don't get upset if others tell me I smell!" Did he smell? Yeah. Yeah most likely. His adventure in Twiglight's den after the bee attack had left him smelling a lot of the leader but that was to be expected. He'd cuddled in her nest and gotten comfort from his ma, so it was normal! "I've missed you too! A lot! And I think Twiglight missed you too! But.. she got Mushy too, and she likes him! Or... tol-er-ates him I think she said? I forgot..."

[gs29513]

Skunkblaze was bored. She'd been without an apprentice for about 5 minutes, and she already needed something to do. With a sigh, she decided to see if any apprentices wanted to train. Most of them seemed to be lazy nowadays, not getting anywhere, and taking forever to become warriors. Ugh. But maybe there were a few who just didn't get hard-working mentors, and wanted to train. So, raising her voice, she called out somewhat softly Do any apprentices want to go training? @Sparkling Flower

[TheNyanCatMinecart]

@Mumble

Rosebriar ran over to the nursery and skidded to a halt, panting, her eyes widening as she saw Featherwhisker. Carefully, she curled around her mother and meowed, "It's okay, everything is going to be okay." Carefully, she licked her mother's forehead and pulled back, feeling a shudder run through her body when she saw that one of the kits wasn't moving. A pang ran through her and she meowed, "We need a medicine cat." Turning around, she yowled, "Coldamber! Snailswirl!" She had almost yelled "Coyotesnarl" before remembering that he wasn't the medicine cat anymore.

@Rainquail @elysian

[Abyssopelagic]

Coldamber heard the call for her and rushed to the nursery as fast as she could on 3 legs. She didn't know of anything that might help with any kit or queen related issues, she she hadn't brought anything more than a clump of moss, held securely in her jaws.
When she saw that it was simply kitting, she set the moss down, but within reach in case things turned sour.
She approached Featherwhisker and Rosebriar. She had almost asked what the problem was, when she saw the motionless kit.
She stooped her head to lick at the kittens nose and mouth, hoping beyond hope it was simply and obstruction of the airways, but as it still failed to draw breathe, she knew it was gone. She folded her ears back as she held her nose against the stillborns forehead.
Keeper guide you to peaceful lands.
She didn't dare say the words outloud, but mouthed it before moving her head back to the two mollies in front of her.
A familiar sadness settled in her bones and seeped into her heart, but kept a her face devoid of emotion or thoughts. She had to focus on the still living.

"Keep pushing, Featherwhisker. Push with the contractions as they come. Right now, keep your mind on pleasant thoughts, alright? I'll be with you through this."
She gave the queen a careful tap on the shoulder with her nose before maneuvering to help with any newborn kits that came next. She wouldn't say anything to Rosebriar, not as long as she didn't get in the way and the rest of the kitting went smoothly.


@Mumble @TheNyanCatMinecart

[TheNyanCatMinecart]

@Rainquail

Rosebriar let out a huff of breath, feeling her pelt still tingling from the close call. It was good that Coldamber was here, but she wouldn't leave her mother's side. She grieved for the lost kit, but stayed by Featherwhisker's side, keeping out of the way and letting the medicine cat do her work.
(Sorry, didn't know about the Closed Den policy.)

[vellichor]

Upon hearing their name, Snailswirl’s head shot up. They had been preparing their nest in the medicine cat’s den — what a change, to only hear two cats snoring! — when the wail caught their attention. Looking to Coldamber for a moment and then Coyotesnarl, they grabbed a cobweb wrapped around a stick and headed out. It was in the direction of the nursery, the tabby realized grimly. Oh, dear.

Squeezing inside the den, they gently propped the stick and web up against the wall. "What’s up, what do you need. What’s going on," they asked, quickly. Identify the injury. Or uh, the issue. The queen already had a kit who... wasn’t moving. "C-Coldamber?" they stuttered, unsure of what to do. They didn’t know kits! They hadn’t kitted before! Looking toward their partner for help, Snailswirl stepped aside.

That’s when she took over. Breathing a sigh of relief, the tabby stepped completely out of the way. It seemed she was a natural at this, at least helping kittings. In the future, maybe she would just have to do these.

@Rainquail @TheNyanCatMinecart @Mumble

[TheNyanCatMinecart]

@elysian

Rosebriar barely noticed the other medicine cat. She was just so relieved that they were there to help her mother. "Please let her be okay," she mewed quietly, gently touching Featherwhisker with her bushy tail.

[~RooRoo~]

She walked into the territory the apprent... rouge behind her. She was going to show him around the territory. Did I have to get this apprentice? She thought. @gs29513