SkyClan Territory

[Shivers]

@~Silverkit~
Walnutwhiskers' ears turned red when the apprentice laugh at him but tried his hardest to maintain the little dignity he had left as he fluffed up his fur before realizing something, "What are you doing out here without a mentor?" The fluffy brown tom asked tilting his head questioningly.

[~Silverkit~]

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Originally Posted by Shivers

@~Silverkit~
Walnutwhiskers' ears turned red when the apprentice laugh at him but tried his hardest to maintain the little dignity he had left as he fluffed up his fur before realizing something, "What are you doing out here without a mentor?" The fluffy brown tom asked tilting his head questioningly.

Cloudpaw looked at the ground. "Hunting. I don't like hunting with my mentor. It gets me nervous when I hunt with my mentor and I end up making a fool of myself." She said, still looking at the ground.

[Shivers]

@~Silverkit~

Walnutwhiskers nodded in understanding and let out a sympathetic meow, "I get it. I was the same when I was an apprentice." Sat down and gave his chest a few licks before looking up, "If you want you can hunt with me. It should be less stressful since I'm not your mentor." He offered.

[~Silverkit~]

Originally Posted by Shivers

@~Silverkit~

Walnutwhiskers nodded in understanding and let out a sympathetic meow, "I get it. I was the same when I was an apprentice." Sat down and gave his chest a few licks before looking up, "If you want you can hunt with me. It should be less stressful since I'm not your mentor." He offered.

Cloudpaw Thought about the offer. "Sure!" She meowed finally.

[pomegranate]

Originally Posted by |+Tired Rose Child+|

Scorchpaw gave a nod, putting the hunting tips her mentor gave her in her head. As Amberfire spoke about fighting and showing mercy, the apprentice gazed up at her, green eyes wide. "I... I would never kill another cat... It'll just be a blood on my paws and a weight on my shoulders..." she resisted a shudder at the thought of being responsible for another cat's death, no matter how aggressive and bloodthirsty her foe may happen to be. She'd let herself die first. She gave her mentor a small smile. "I know a little bit of the code. Like, something that says not to trespass or hunt on another Clan's territory?," she mewed as they padded along through the trees. Suddenly her green orbs brightened. "Speaking of, will you show me the borders?," she asked excitedly, bouncing slightly on her paws. She has grown quite comfortable around her mentor now, and she was actually enjoying this little tour of the territory.

Amberfire smiled warmly. “Excited, are we?” She observed playfully, her eyes looking ahead contently. Spring was in the air, what a perfect time to have an eager apprentice. “Sure thing. Let’s go.” She meowed, sticking her tail up like a flag and then she began to veer off the path. It was a bit less traveled over here, but she knew they could stop in a pretty clearing on the way. Besides, it was a shortcut towards the southern border. It would give them some time to wander around the borders. Amberfire jumped over a small log, her paw brushing the ferns on the other side. “We’re heading to the southern border. It’s the closest to the other clans, and the way we normally head down to Seastones.” She explained. “There’s also a really gorgeous clearing up ahead, we can stop to take a drink at the stream there.” She purred cheerfully.

[Charmer]

Originally Posted by pomegranate

Ringpaw awoke to a rustling in the den. Assuming it was just Shinefang preparing herbs for the day, she though nothing of it and dismissed it with a flick of her ear. She had been having trouble sleeping lately, thinking of how close Shinefang had been to death and how close the clans were to losing tons of honorable warriors, but she had just managed to get some well-earned rest last night. Opening one eye after the rustling faded away, Ringpaw peered around in confusion. Shinefang wasn’t here. Concerned, Ringpaw thought over where he could have gone. It was before dawn, maybe dirtplace? Ringpaw knew it wouldn’t be polite to interrupt his visit to dirtplace, but she wanted to check in on him because if he was going to the bathroom this early instead of sleeping, he could be having some more issues. Standing up, the small calico began to exit the den. She was nearly fully-grown now, but yet she noticed she was always shorter than most cats. Maybe she was just going to stay that way.
Sniffing the air, Ringpaw exited the den. The cold breeze nipped her nose, so she fluffed up her pelt against the chills and began to pad after Shinefang’s scent. It didn’t lead to dirtplace, so she titled her head in confusion. Early morning walk?
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Upon arriving where Shinefang was, Ringpaw halted. His head was dipped, shoulders slumped. Why was he here, in the burial grounds? Ringpaw never liked visiting this place, it reminded her that at any moment a cat could die and would be laid to rest here, in the cold earth. “S-Shinefang?” She said aloud, approaching slowly. He looked... sad. But also angry, as he stared down at the rustled earth. With a tip of her head, she puzzled over the grave. Who is this?

Originally Posted by Charmer

Shinefang heard the small rustle of another cat approach wasn't particularly surprised to hear Ringpaw's voice breaking into his thoughts. By now, they had spent enough time together that he could practically pick out her paw steps above his other clanmates. Plus, she was basically living in his shadow these days. He got the impression that the shecat was nervous to leave him alone after his battle with greencough. Not that it matters, he thought bitterly, at this rate I'll live forever. Maybe she'll even go before me. The tom gave a visible flinch, instantly hating himself for thinking this. Ringpaw came up beside him, and after stealing a short glance at her, he knew the question on her mind. "Auroraflame. You probably heard already but she didn't survive the greencough outbreak." Cold spread through his chest and he swallowed, holding down the swelling feeling inside. "We didn't really see eye-to-eye. Personality clashes, I suppose. I know it's shocking to think that not everyone gets along with me." A smile twitched across his lips that never reached his eyes, which stayed hollow and fixed on the earth. "She would have been a fine leader for Skyclan. I wish I had told her that."

Shinefang sat in silence for a long moment before he went on, then he turned and met his apprentice's gaze, his one remaining eye dry, but full of long years and heavy sights as deep and permanent as the scars on his body. "So let me say this now, your old mentor was a mouse-brained twit. You're smart. You learn quick. You're already an excellent medicine cat. Skyclan is luck to have you." He turned back to the grave then and added in a soft murmur, "Don't you forget it."

[pomegranate]

Originally Posted by Charmer

Shinefang sat in silence for a long moment before he went on, then he turned and met his apprentice's gaze, his one remaining eye dry, but full of long years and heavy sights as deep and permanent as the scars on his body. "So let me say this now, your old mentor was a mouse-brained twit. You're smart. You learn quick. You're already an excellent medicine cat. Skyclan is luck to have you." He turned back to the grave then and added in a soft murmur, "Don't you forget it."

Ringpaw looked down solemnly. She had heard of the deputy’s passing, but it hadn’t really ever crossed her mind that Auroraflame was gone. She was shocked to even hear Shinefang admit that they didn’t agree all the time. sure, the small calico had noticed the slight tension being drawn out in the air, but she hadn’t realized it went deeper than just being uncomfortable. Ringpaw, being the emotional slump she is, could feel a few tears clinging to the corners of her eyes. Not a lot, but just enough for her to know they were there. As he went on, the calico could only sit beside him and stare at the freshly packed dirt. Grass was torn in clumps at the side, marking where the deputy’s resting place had been carved out. Ringpaw sighed. “Do you really think so? I’m so dumb sometimes.” She croaked in disbelief. “I don’t always know what to do other than for minor injuries. What happens when someone has greencough? What if I can’t save them and they wind up like- like Auroraflame.” She spluttered, her voice trailing off at the end. She could feel her paws clenching in the soft peat under her paws, and her whiskers trembled.
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Exchanging a glance with her mentor, she blinked her tears away and looked around. Standing up, she briskly walked out of the clearing, scanning the ground. A few foxlengths into the woods there stood a patch of small crocuses, their magenta petals spread outwards with the promise of spring. Bending down, the apprentice plucked a few by their stems. She felt bad for ending their bloom, but she carried them back to Auroraflame’s grace. Setting them down at where her head would be, Ringpaw stepped back to where Shinefang sat and quietly took in the scene. “I know you don’t believe in Starclan, but I do and I believe she’s watching and she knows that you admired her courage. I agree, she would have been a great leader. But she was the best deputy, Shinefang.” She murmured softly, gazing upwards as the morning scrawled across the sky.

[furrensic]

Originally Posted by Cosmo

Doepaw followed his friend cautiously, not sure if it was really the greatest idea. He figured that if they did run into trouble their brown fur would be good for camoflauge, to at least confuse other cats until they could run for help. Unless of course, nothing bad happens. Which it won't. Calm down Doepaw. He took a deep breath and quickened his pace until he was right on the tom's heels.

(continue in territory)

Timberpaw padded from the camp, pride swelling in his chest. A smile was on his maw as he walked, glancing over his shoulder at Doepaw. The brown Somalis eyes flickered over the territories plants and trees. "Do you think there could be a fox? That woild be so exciting!" The young tom questioned.

[Nimbusnobody]

Rainkit padded out of the entrance to the camp. He paused a moment, gazing at the clouds above him, then turned back to the entrance. "Come on, Stormkit!" He whispered. "You won't find any rabbits in camp!

(( @AthomiCat moving this here because, well, we're not in the nursery anymore))

[Shivers]

Originally Posted by ~Silverkit~

Cloudpaw Thought about the offer. "Sure!" She meowed finally.

(I'm so sorry for the wait I've been really sick the past few days )

Walnutwhiskers fluffed his chest up contently feeling extremely useful, "Okay let's go then!" The brown tom took the lead and continued padding through the territory continuing to stay alert.