WindClan: Life Before 2023's Fire

[Rani]

The boisterous tom cocked his head for a moment before poking playfully with a rasped "Huh I thought the timid stuff was because of all the shadowclan buiness dont tell me afraid of little old me? I only bite prey or shadowclan dont worry." snickering as he did. He hoped that wasnt the case pranking and joking about startling cats was all well and good but he was loyal to windclan above all and the idea of his clanmates being afraid of him wasnt something he liked.

Maybe she'd loosen up in the caves. "Right follow me were starting with tunnelling and how to cause, avoid, or escape cave ins. This may seem like dangerous knowledge but its useful. First of all tunnelling.
The major issue right now is that its too cold to manage, the ground is frozen so even in suitable areas its too hard to do more than minor alterations. Still finding good ground is what were gonna start with, it cant be too wet or it'll cave in and sort of dissolve like mud unable to hold a shape for long it generally wont happen immediately but you'll come back the next day and all your hard works gone. Then theres the too rocky sandy crumbling ground. That will cave in around your ears even when you manage to get around the rocks which hurts your paws like hell. Right look around this area, would it be good to dig?"
The area he'd let Maplebird to wasnt half bad from what he was able to tell from first glance (he didnt investigate long though), a little sandy and a lot of roots but maybe she'd think of a way around it. Crowtooth really was a learn from experience kind of cat more than anything.
@Panda1440

[panchiko]

Robinpaw listened to all the 'Adults' talk. Blah blah blah. So serious. Spontaneity was Robinpaw's favorite method of choosing what to do, but he figured they knew best. Eh, he didn't mind anything, anyway! He was just glad to get out and around. "Okie doke!" he responded to no one in particular but rather at the idea. Tunnels were cool and he was so so down!! And maybe he might even catch a thingamabob or two...

// @gs29513 @Rani @Panda1440

[Rani]

@Zesty Mango @Rainquail

It was a fools errand to wanter around trying to scrub all the shadowclan scent out of the moor but Crowtooth was nothing short of an over loyal fool for his clan. So he'd been padding along the open stretch with little direction and urgency when the call came. In a single instant the calm anger at the world turned to white hot worry at the call for help. The asthmatic tunneller wasnt a fast cat sure but he could manage short sprints before it wore him out and this sprint felt faster than most. From voice along he couldnt tell who was yelling but why Snailswirl? The panic indicated someone was hurt but they had stepped down? Why call for them over Coldamber? Then the terrible sight came into view and all those little horrible details clicked into place.

Oh stars Coldamber. No. Nononono no she wasnt dead right? She was still breathing even through the wound on her head there was still time to do something. Right?
"Gulltwist what happened?! Her head its........ I cant run fast to get help but I can carry her. I carried Twilightstar back the distance back to camp is nothing in comparison hopefully Snailswirl is back at camp. Please help me get her on my back I dont know how else to help here." That simple fact hurt but they were warriors. This horror was far beyond what they were capable of fixing.

[Abyssopelagic]

Well, at least the cats were coming in of their own accord. She gestured with her tail to an empty next that Silverpaw could wait in while she gathered her supplies.
She padded to the storage, grabbing a stick with cobwebs and a marigold.
She might need to send patrols soon. She seemed to be almost out of cobwebs.
She quickly returned and chewed up the marigold, lathering in onto the apprentices shoulder once it was sufficiently chewed and wrapped the would with the cobwebs.
"Other than the normal amounts of pain, are you feeling hurt anywhere else?"
It had occured to her that some of the cats could have bruises, broken bones, or accidentally torn or pulled a muscle and it would probably be in everyone's best interest if she asked about any unusual pains as well.
It wasn't as if she could slap an herb to it and call it a day, surface level wounds were always easier. Anything deeper needed time and a lot of care.

@Ella_heart



Coldamber's eyes lift to see Wolffang. She was beginning to wonder if he was getting hurt on purpose now. He seemed to be a reoccurring patient.
She tapped her foot a few times to relieve her boredom as they spoke, collecting her needed supplies, mind reaching for what she needed to talk to Twilightstar about. One of them, she didn't mind mentioning in from of him, the other.... she wanted absolute privacy for. There were only pawful of cats she trusted to be allowed to hear about the discoveries of some of their Clanmates. Or, rather, one in particular.
"When your business with Wolffang in concluded, there is something we much speak about. Without prying ears about. Though I have less sensitive information we can discuss we wouldn't need to leave for."
She began to idly chew a head of marigold as she let Twilightstar think about what she had said.
It eventually occured to her she had two patients, and would have to choose who to treat first.
"C'mere, Wolffang. Twilightstar still has some lives on you, yet."
She beckoned him to meet her halfway.

@TheNyanCatMinecart @Moonraven

[Abyssopelagic]

Coldamber looked to the kit in front of her.
"What'cha 'n for? Need somthin'?"
Her words drew together, not quite slurred as she blink down towards the kit. Stars, she needed some sleep. Maybe after Cherrykit was seen to.
@-Skyfall-

[teddy.]

Originally Posted by Dizerel

Lightningpaw had no idea what to expect. At first he thought they would be going out into the territory, maybe to one of the borders or something. Only left more confused as they instead were heading for the cemetery. Why here? What could be so interesting it was worth disturbing his sleep?

He blinked a few times down at the coyote skeleton. It was mildly amusing at best. Though, left him feeling like he had been cheated of sleep for something not worth his time. Not wanting to be rude, he shrugged. "Its okay, I guess. Do you really find it that interesting?" Not really one to care about events that happened before he was born.

// @Romulus

The hackles om his back were close to raising. Lightningpaw did not seem to appreciate the trouble Wildpaw has gone through to hide this big bad boy! And now he was dismissing it? Unaccpectable!

"Look if you think you can do better than a whole ass coyote skeleton, then please do be my guest! But its not everyday you find one of these!" He huffed, slapping the top of the skull. The entire skeleton seemed to rattle with emptiness at the slap.

[TheNyanCatMinecart]

@Rainquail @Moonraven

Wolffang glanced over at his leader when she directly addressed him. She really wasn't looking too good. What had Dawnstar done to her? He really wished that he'd gotten a chance to fight her during the battle. Well, until then, he'd just have to hone his skills and become a better fighter. When Twilightstar spoke, he blinked. Had he looked that displeased at her? He hadn't meant to upset her. It was just that her words had struck a bit of a nerve. He had to be less sensitive and just train harder so that things wouldn't end up like this again.

"My apologies, Twilightstar," the large, muscular tom meowed, with a quick dip of his head. Even though she had invited him to speak freely, he didn't want to sound offensive to her. "It was just the fact that you mentioned that I seemed to get injured even when the fighting wasn't that bad." The tom straightened his posture, holding back a wince as a flare of pain ran up the cut on his side. His voice grew more confident. "However, I will just work harder next time. I won't get as badly injured, and I'll deal out more wounds to the enemy. I didn't land as many blows on Finchwhisker as I wanted to, even though Morningpaw helped."

That mention made his thoughts flicker back to the fight. The two toms had never finished their conflict. But the thought that he had fought the deputy was energizing to him. With more hard work and training, who knew what he could do? He was young, but strong. Very strong. Wolffang knew that this wasn't the time or place for thoughts of grandeur, so he suppressed them and kept a steady gaze on his leader. When Coldamber called for him, he nodded to the speckled medicine cat and padded forward. With the leader in the den, he made an extra effort not to show the pain of his wounds. In case the leader responded, he angled his ears back toward her to show that he would make an effort to listen to both she-cats.

[gs29513]

Stopping at the entrance to the tunnels, definitely NOT peering apprehensively into the gloom, Skunkblaze stepped back after a moment. She didn't want to go in, definitely not far, she wanted the others in front of her. You tunnel cats can head in, Robinpaw, you can go in as well if you would like. she mewed, her tail swishing. I'll wait just inside the entrance in case any rabbits get by you. I doubt they will, but just in case. Crowtooth was certainly used to hunting in tunnels and not letting any of the critters get away. Just in case the rabbits were more alert and ready to run though, she would be here. @Rani @hope @Panda1440

[poppy]

@Rainquail

Cherrykit noted that the medicine cat looked tired. ¨I was wondering if maybe I could help? Not with herbs, of course, but maybe while you rest, and if more cats come in, I-I can tell them to just go lay down and rest, and if its something bad, I can wake you up!¨ There. She did it, and the world didnt come crashing down.

[Exis]

Originally Posted by gs29513

Deadpaw had thought she could get a good night's sleep for once, no snoring, stenchy Shadowclanners blocking all the good spots, and she had settled down that evening with more relish than she had in a while. It seemed her own clanmates were intent on making even a decent rest impossible however, and a few bits of dirt, shaken loose by the digging, multiplied and multiplied until she was awoken, rudely and suddenly, by a torrent of earth on her head. Getting to her feet gingerly and relieved to find nothing broken, the next matter was the culprit.

Who thought this was a good idea? She didn't think it was an attack, they would have gone for a different den for one thing, but she was still quite ready to claw whoever did this. Multiple times. And then, a single word floated through the brown darkness. Oops? Someone did this and said OOPS? She was expecting a profuse apology, not OOPS! Hissing, she leapt in the direction of the word, sheathing her claws out of a desire not to get in trouble, not out of care. Clawing whoever did this seemed like quite a fitting punishment to HER, but she doubted Twilightstar would agree. @Romulus

Originally Posted by wren

Toadpaw
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Training was exhausting! Even if it was only just starting to get warm out it was hard to walk for so long with the sun beating down on your back the whole time. Besides.. toad was a bit of a thiccims anyways so the extra fur and chin never helped with heat regulation. So of course he was going to retire to his nest for the afternoon and enjoy a restful afternoon.

Besides he needed his strength up for his next training session! Sealight seemed to expect good things from him, he couldn’t disappoint his mentor could he? His ears flattened at the thought just as he ducked into the entrance of the den mouse in his jaws. Maybe he’d ask Wildpaw for advice... he knew everything there was to know. Man. His brother was smart.

Toadpaw sank into his nest with a sigh rolling onto his back and kicking his legs into the air for a long deep stretch and letting the mouse sit on his chest for a second. “What a day!” toadpaw murmurs to himself, adjusting to take a bite of the mouse before thunk, what the? Was that.. a rock? Thunk, thunk two more pebbles descended from the ceiling before clonking him right on the head.

The tom was just turning to badgerpaw with a quizzical look before the apprentice was suddenly engulfed in a tangle of fur, dirt, gravel and mud. Toadpaw blinked utterly stunned by what he was looking at before it became apparent just who.. fell through the ceiling? Wildpaw. Wildpaw? Wildpaw.

Seeing his brother crushing poor badgerpaw in such a sudden turn of events was so shocking Toadpaw had to screw his lips right and puff his cheeks full of air to avoid exploding into a gale of laughter. Though as a few seconds passed he just couldn’t help himself and burst into a fit of giggles. “Gosh Wildpaw! What an entrance!” he clapped his paws together in mock delight sending the mouse flying.

@Exis @Romulus @gs29513

Originally Posted by Romulus

The chub of someone's pawpad hit his muzzle with a hard thud, knocking his jaw hard. The calico tom rolled back, groaning as he fell into another pile of dirt. He was off the top of Badgerpaw at least now. @Exis

"What the HELL was that for?!" He growled from the back of his throat but the growl stopped almost as soon as it started as he remembered exactly what he had done; collapsed the apprentice den.

Wildpaw shot a sharp glare in Deadpaws direction, rubbing his aching jaw on the side of the still standing wall. "I dont want to hear it, Dead! I know I mucked up."

Badgerpaw stood up abruptly and shook out his fur, glaring down at Wildpaw. "Now why did you go and ruin my nap Wildsnap?!" he said glaring at Wildpaw. He loved the dude but he was angry. He let out a growlish yowl to the world.

But then, someone had the audacity, to insult, his Wildpaw. Ok. So you have chosen death. "Deadpaw shut up! At least he was trying to train or do anything for that matter!" he was trying to formulate good points but all that was happening was growling, the kind of growl you do before a fight. His hackles raised of their own accord and the fur along his spine began spiking up. Deep breaths, Badgerkit... he could hear his mother saying and he started trying to calm down.

After some deep breaths, he shook out his fur and turned to Wildpaw once more and sigh, "You're an idiot." he mewed lovingly to his friend as he attempted to cuff him over the ear. "Where are we supposed to sleep now?" he asked looking around at the rubble and then to the rest of the apprentices in the den.