WindClan: Life Before 2023's Fire

[UpperclassFailure]

"......."

She had been trembling a little, tiny paws over her head and eyes closed tightly, but her shaking began to grow less severe when the massive (he seemed so to her) tom was halfway through his whisper. She listened quietly, now pawing nervously at her dirty tattered bow as she listened. And then, the whispering soon stopped. She should've been expecting him to quiet after a bit, but after listening for a little bit she didn't really want him to stop, she wanted to listen some more. The big tom sounded nice, she couldn't remember a lot of...or really any cats that sounded like he did, perfectly pleasant, like what he called himself. Crow...speck, Crowspeck! Yes that sounded perfectly pleasant to her, a speckled crow, but he wasn't a speckled crow he was a crowspeck, a Crowspeck he said! His specks were colored like a crow so...so maybe that was why? Why he was a Crowspeck? Her fearfulness started to fade away as she pondered it a little, the Crowspeck, and felt herself getting curious. So, a few moments later, her chocolate-colored head slowly and tentatively nosed through the grass, giving him a good long look. "......Mama used to call me P-...P-Pollen."
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[Akira]

Crowspeck let out a small sigh of relief. Good. She was beginning to calm down, even if only a little. So, Pollen was her name? How odd, but perhaps that's what other cats thought when hearing the names of Clan cats. His ears twitched when he saw her muzzle poke out of the grass to look at him, and he hummed, resting his chin on his paws when he settled down.
"Well, it is very nice to meet you, Pollen," he started, tilting his head. "What are you doing out here? This WindClan territory after all: trespassing isn't exactly good. But you're a young kit, so I'm wondering where your family is... Do you have any?"

@UpperclassFailure

[Fletcher]

Originally Posted by Kyrieknight

Crowspeck let a low laugh climb out of his throat, and he nodded. "It's rare to find a friend like you, but not unwanted," he responded. "And I'm sure those nightmares will pass. Perhaps, if you distract yourself with hunting or something, you'll think less about them? Doesn't sound very trusting, but you could try. Either way, you can talk to me if need be over those nightmares, or anything really."

Hallowstep

He remained quiet for a minute, he stared towards the horizon before closing his eyes once more. He took a solid few moments to think about Crowspeck's words, but eventually rose to his paws. He gave a meaningful glance towards the other, and dipped his head, "Likewise. I should be getting back, now. I will see you around", he commented, before taking his leave, and quickly disappearing among the rocks.

[Fletcher]

Originally Posted by :Grimmlin:

Owlpaw
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Owlpaw was finally able to hear Hallowsteps call and he rushed back. "Whew, that was scary... nothing happened while I was gone right? Your okay right?" Owlpaw questioned. What if something had happened and Owlpaw couldn't have gone to get help? Owlpaw should have never chased that rabbit!

Hallowstep

Hallowstep padded towards his apprentice, seemingly unfazed. He approached Owlpaw with a small mouse dangling from his jaws, "Of course I am! This place might be scary, but snakes are scared of the cold," he speculated, dipping his head, "I wouldn't worry about the rabbit, they're craftier than you'd think...."

His eyes remained fixed on Owlpaw, leading him to eventually sit down, "Are you alright? You look spooked."

[UpperclassFailure]

"........"
Pollen watched him quietly for a second longer before she lowered herself to the ground and inched closer to him, her stance vaguely resembling a poorly-done hunter's crouch. She padded slowly forward with her belly brushing against the grassy ground and settled onto it, not too far away from Crowspeck's paws. She laid her head down and looked at him, specifically the aforementioned paws of his, and reached out one inquisitive paw so she could attempt to touch one of his.
".......N-No, Mama loved her twoleg more than me....s-she let them take me a-a-away...." Her small paw fell limply to the ground and she started to sniffle.

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[Akira]

Crowspeck allowed Pollen to touch his paws, keeping still when she did and eyeing her closely. He began to panic when he heard her sniffle, thought. What was he supposed to do? What cold he do? He'd never taken care of kits! How was he suppose to comfort her?! What could he say?! StarClan, what is going on?
"Shh, it's alright," Crowspeck whispered, doing his best to comfort the kit, albeit a bit awkwardly. "I'm sure she still loves you, in her own way. But either way, you seem to be doing fine yourself. You really proved yourself capable of surviving, right?"
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[UpperclassFailure]

The minuscule she-cat began to tremble once more, though not nearly as violently as she did before, her sniffles growing quiet and her eyes growing shiny with small tears. Suddenly, she began to move a bit closer to the tom, so close that she could lay up against him and feel his body warmth, which began to help calm her down along with his whispers. His side was just as warm as his voice was, and the discovery relaxed her even more. "....I think so...I hope so..." She frowned a little frowned and scooted even closer into his side, curling up. "No one's fed me for a while....I ate some yummy fruit and hoppy bugs and okay-smelling stuff from weird tall gray boxes. That stuff from the weird boxes doesn't usually taste very good though..."

{ @Kyrieknight }

[Akira]

Crowspeck frowned when she spoke, allowing her to lean on him as he thought. He could easily catch her some fresh-kill, but of course, it was against the warrior code to do so. However, the warrior code also stated that all Clan cats should help kits, no matter where they come from.
Crowspeck sighed. I'm going to get in so much trouble...
"Have you ever had fresh-kill?" He finally asked, looking down at the small kit. "I could catch you something, if you'd like..."
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[UpperclassFailure]

Pollen's saddened trembling had now stopped and the small kittypet kitten was enjoying the comfort of Crow's speckled fur in full, nuzzling into his pelt every minute or so. It had been a long while since someone had tried to talk to her and even longer since she felt warmth from another cat, so she was greatly enjoying the sensation. However, the word freshkill was just as, if not more, foreign then everything she was experiencing, so she looked up at Crowspeckle imploringly. "...What's fr-..freshkill?"

{ @Kyrieknight }

[Tibelda]

Oscar slowly came to a stop as he began to pick up the scent of other cats. As he stopped to look around, he wondered what he should do next. Should he wait near the border for a cat on patrol to come by or should he make his way further in? A frown came over his face as he gave it some thought. He had never interacted with a clan before, but he felt he would be more apprehensive to accept an outsider who waltzes through without respecting boundaries. His yellow eyes darted around, surveying the land and seeing no other cat in sight. He had decided to wait at the border.

@Moonraven

(OOC: I don't know if I am supposed to wait on a reply from the other forum I posted on, I'm incredibly new to using forums like this)