WindClan: Life Before 2023's Fire

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"That's great," she continues to purr contentedly. They hadn't spoken to one another in a long time, since Eldersky's early apprenticeship actually. But she was glad to be sitting at this meeting with Yewbark. Whatever prevented her from ever making more of an effort to be friends back then was probably silly. The gray tabby couldn't even recall it anymore.
"Is it hard? Mentoring another cat, I mean. Don't you still feel... Pretty young yourself, sometimes?" Eldersky asks, feeling oddly inclined to know Yewbark's thoughts. She'd never had any apprentices herself yet, and it was beginning to dawn on her that she felt lonelier for it. Her Clanmate had matured and walked away from what troubles plagued her in her apprenticeship, clearly. So why hadn't Eldersky done the same yet? She still missed Batglare terribly. It was more than likely one-sided, but the lack of closure only served to make the feeling of loss stronger still.
However, Twilightstar steals the spotlight then. Tossing a look up to the Breezerock, the warrior sighs a little bit and rearranges herself to sit taller. This was a scolding, and she didn't want to look any worse. It did seem a little bit unfair though.
"How are we supposed to patrol with no deputy," Eldersky mutters under her breath. "Twilightstar herself wasn't even sending anybody out." And, the couple of times there were attempts made, they seemed to fall apart before anyone even got around to leaving camp!
[ @wnder ]

[gs29513]

Wishpool was beginning to worry she'd basically be stuck in the nursery all her life, even now that her kits had gotten apprenticed. Ashfeather had had kits, and she wanted to help with them, and now Echowind was having them, what seemed to be another single mom. Like her. Maybe that was why she had a hard time just....leaving, going back to being a warrior. She felt like she should help the other single moms, with the crazy nature of kits. So when Echowind called out for help, her voice clearly stretched with pain, Wishpool scooted on over, not going to risk going for Shockholly. It wasn't like they had been incredibly necessary last time, and with all the kit sickness, they might not want to be in the nursery anyway. Sitting next to the older she-cat, she had a moment of panic before mewing Take deep breaths. You're going to be ok. Just take some deep breaths, and let your body do the work. Ugh, why did she never have any sticks! She would have to go and get some, and just.....put them in a pile somewhere. @Trouble

[-Ash-]

Originally Posted by gs29513

Wishpool was beginning to worry she'd basically be stuck in the nursery all her life, even now that her kits had gotten apprenticed. Ashfeather had had kits, and she wanted to help with them, and now Echowind was having them, what seemed to be another single mom. Like her. Maybe that was why she had a hard time just....leaving, going back to being a warrior. She felt like she should help the other single moms, with the crazy nature of kits. So when Echowind called out for help, her voice clearly stretched with pain, Wishpool scooted on over, not going to risk going for Shockholly. It wasn't like they had been incredibly necessary last time, and with all the kit sickness, they might not want to be in the nursery anyway. Sitting next to the older she-cat, she had a moment of panic before mewing Take deep breaths. You're going to be ok. Just take some deep breaths, and let your body do the work. Ugh, why did she never have any sticks! She would have to go and get some, and just.....put them in a pile somewhere. @Trouble

Echowind screeched as pain washed over her, again and again and again. It HURT! She barely noticed Wishpool next to her. All she knew of was the pain. While Wishpool was an experienced queen, she wished she had her mate here to comfort her. Whisperbreeze... She let out another cry of pain. "Make it stop it hurts!!!" Why, StarClan, why? How long would this torture take? She wanted kits, not this! She should have just adopted! "It hurts..." she whimpered again. She hated it. It wasn't worth it. Whisperbreeze, this is all because of you. And... me. I hate you! I wish I never even met you! You put me through so much pain, emotionally and now physically... But no matter how much she said 'I hate you,' it wasn't true. She loved him with all her heart. She found the strength to shift a little so she could look at Wishpool. "Help..."

[Jessica1917]

(ah ohs ah ohs uh ohs ah ohs ah ohs)
"Don't worry, baby, you'll be fine," Featherflames said comfortingly. She snuggled Snowkit, feeling her hot body shiver with chills. Featherflames pulled Snakekit and Snowkit closer. She was very worried for them, especially Snakekit. From the moment Snakekit was carried into camp, he was the weakest of the kits his age.

[Snow Fox]

Originally Posted by Trouble

Echowind nodded. She looked up as Twilightstar spoke. She wanted to stay, and listen to the announcements, but a sudden pian in her stomach changed her mind. "I'm gonna go lay down..." she mewed with a kind glance at Fallenstorm before padding to the nursery.

[shes hopefully gonna kit today]

"I'll tell you what the announcements are later." Fallenstorm said with a smile. As Echowind left Fallenstorm turned to focus on Twilightstar
(Ok!)

[gs29513]

This was just as bad, maybe even worse, than what it had been like when Ashfeather kitted. She couldn't do anything really, what could she do? She couldn't get poppy seed, since you couldn't kit while asleep, so she didn't know WHAT to do? As Echowind looked up at her, it was just awful, feeling so helpless, so unable to do anything. Her voice catching, she choked Just.......keep pushing. I'll.....get you a stick or something. There HAD to be some SOMEWHERE! Gazing around, she remembered the woody stalks she had somehow gotten in her nest. Seizing one, she placed it in the queen's mouth, hoping it would help. @Trouble

[-Ash-]

Originally Posted by gs29513

This was just as bad, maybe even worse, than what it had been like when Ashfeather kitted. She couldn't do anything really, what could she do? She couldn't get poppy seed, since you couldn't kit while asleep, so she didn't know WHAT to do? As Echowind looked up at her, it was just awful, feeling so helpless, so unable to do anything. Her voice catching, she choked Just.......keep pushing. I'll.....get you a stick or something. There HAD to be some SOMEWHERE! Gazing around, she remembered the woody stalks she had somehow gotten in her nest. Seizing one, she placed it in the queen's mouth, hoping it would help. @Trouble

Echowind hated every part of this. "I'm... Trying..." she choked through whimpers and screams. She bit down on the stick. She screamed again, the stick muffling it. She knew kitting hurt, but was it supposed to be this bad!? The older queen really really wished Whisperbreeze was there, at her side, murumering, 'It's okay,' to her. And then watching as his kits came into the world, and helping name them, and then cuddling up next to her and telling her, 'You did great.' But he wasn't. All because stupid Twilightstar had to exile him. He was innocent! "How... Much longer..?" She asked around the stick, desperately hoping Wishpool would understand her.

[ophelia]

Owltalon nodded slowly, trying to make sense of the she-cat's words. "Well, you're not lonely anymore," he gave a heroic grin and sat down. "I is - am good too," he replied. He could tell she was interesting, but it didn't bother him all that much. He watched the kits prepare to become apprentices. "Can't wait till Dewpaw becomes a warrior," he said proudly. "Not that I don't like him," he tilted his head at Deadpool in case there was some confusion. @Moonraven

[duckie]

Yewbark
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Great. Yep. Definitely just great.

"I- uh." she started before backtracking, "We haven't really done much yet. I still feel like an apprentice myself, most of the time. I don't know... how I got here. Why I got here. Feels like some sort of mistake."

Yewbark sighed. That was a question she pondered a lot recently. Why her? Why had she been promoted, shy had she been given an apprentice? She wasn't qualified. The fact that she was still alive was... a miracle, really. As Twilightstar spoke up, she quickly turned her attention to the Breezerock and recoiled in turn, ears flattening against her head as she shifted her attention to the ground in shame. She needed no reminder of last leafbare. Just the beginning of the worst moons of her life.

"I suppose she... expects us to go out of our own accord...?" she murmured, trying, albeit failingly, to keep the conversation moving.

[ @implimm ]

[Kitty12]

Lionkit padded in he yawned “when can I be an apprentice! I’m six moons old so why not!”