WindClan: Life Before 2023's Fire

[Glitch_Candle]

"It's about time!" Rippleshade growled with the announcement. "It's ours!"

[Rainee]

" I-I need help i can't see. Please help me." Rosekit looked in the direction of the voice. 'Please." she said again and then she touched the paw of the new cat and looked straight into their eyes not knowing it. Her eyes showed hurt and worry. Now she was hearing a ringing but not from her head. It stopped and her stomach growled. "And could you maybe find me some food?"

[Spotty]

Originally Posted by Belle

" I-I need help i can't see. Please help me." Rosekit looked in the direction of the voice. 'Please." she said again and then she touched the paw of the new cat and looked straight into their eyes not knowing it. Her eyes showed hurt and worry. Now she was hearing a ringing but not from her head. It stopped and her stomach growled. "And could you maybe find me some food?"

-» Owlglide [Make sure to mention or quote me if you respond so I can see your post]

A light frown came over the tom's face as the kit looked up at him, with rather unseeing eyes, and wanted help because she couldn't see. "You're blind?" Not exactly a trait he was looking for in Windclan's future warriors, and even more reason for the young cat to stay inside in the nursery. But Owlglide wasn't the right cat for this job either, he was a warrior, with few younger siblings and no kits of his own (not that he ever planned on it either), a kit should be something handled by a queen.

"Don't you have a mother who could help with all this? Or some queen willing to care for a kit for a while. " He examined the kit slightly, not quite sure of their exact age. If they were too young they might need a queen's milk as well. Figuring someone else should take of this he looked around for one of Windclan's queens. "Ah, Flurrywind." [ @poppy. ] He called, spotting his former apprentice, someone he knew could handle kits much better than him, not too far away. "Could you possibly take care of this?"

[Spotty]

-» Berrykit @starry. [NP!]

The speckled kit giggled a little bit as the apprentice talked about her name. Conected to nature. She could have to go and see said nature when she was all grown up and could go outside. The flowers must be so pretty out there, Shingingmoon had always praised Windclan for the wonderful fields, but Berrykit wasn't yet old enough to go a take a look for herself. The apprentice continued to speak, and Berrykit cocked her head slightly and smiled as Tawnypaw mentioned collecting things. Not something Berrykit herself had experience with, but it sounded fun! Maybe she could use the things she collected to decorate her nest? She could see how well some white pebbles or dried flowers might look around the messy moss called a nest where she slept.

And then Tawnypaw started talking about the different moss-ball games. As the apprentice talked Berrykit's blue and green eyes widened in excitement, laughing a little again as Tawnypaw explained that she had made some up. As the explanation of how the games worked started pouring out of the apprentice, Berrykit began to glace around for the needed things. "Oh surely!" She mewed to Tawnypaw's question about a corner with leaves. "There are many corners and many leaves, so them both together shouldn't be hard to find."

She continued to listen until Tawnypaw was done, and jumped then up with the mossball she had rolled up. "Sounds great! You'll stay here, I'll go make my goal over there" She sprinted over to said place with her fluffy kit-tail standing up like a branch with messy pale fur. After making her line and looked up towards Tawnypaw and the mossball. "Ready?"

[TheNyanCatMinecart]

~ WOLFFANG OF WINDCLAN ~

Leopardsong was already talking to someone else. That was fine. Wolffang had sort of been hoping that there hadn't been anyone else, but it was fine. For the smallest of heartbeats there was a twinge of jealousy that he felt at seeing Leopardsong being so friendly with another cat, but he promptly shoved that away, feeling disgusted with himself. Sure, he really liked her and these weird emotions were running through him right now, but it was definitely not okay to get jealous of Leopardsong merely talking to someone else. Whether that was him being bad or an emotion that came with... viewing her as more than a friend, it had to stop. Wolffang made it vanish instantly. He had plenty of good friends, too. Every cat could have friends and talk with whoever they wanted.

Leopardsong made a comment about him not walking loud enough. Wolffang couldn't help but snort in amusement, smiling slightly. "Am I not loud enough for you already?" he questioned, flicking her shoulder with the tip of his gray tail. He was referring to how he had a broader, sturdier build than the average WindClan cat despite being lean around the middle. Also, Leopardsong's pelt was a mess. It was sticking up everywhere. No thanks to the rain and how she had been shaking it out earlier. That didn't matter to Wolffang, though. His thoughts got turned to Leopardsong's response to his question. She was already sitting and talking with someone else; did she want him here? Wolffang braced himself for a bit of disappointment. He had really wanted to spend some time with her...

The she-cat's reply made him relax. Wolffang hadn't even realized that his muscles had been tensing, although perhaps everyone else had due to how bulging and prominent they were. I sure hope they didn't. "Okay," he meowed out loud, glancing at Sagebite. He gave the other tom a brief dip of his head before seating himself next to the leopard-printed warrior. Wolffang didn't want to get between her and Sagebite, so he sat on her other side. Rain splashed his face and he scowled slightly.

"Yeah, the rain is bad," he agreed, looking up at the sky. He promptly regretted that decision as water droplets assaulted his eyes and nose, making him turn away and sneeze. He almost missed Leopardsong's other words about... flinging puddles at other cats? A shudder ran through him. "Most of us don't like getting our fur wet, thank you very much." Wolffang still hadn't forgotten the two times he had almost drowned-

Sagebite's dip of the head caught Wolffang's attention, drawing him out of those thoughts. The large dappled gray tom dipped his head back and glanced up at Twilightstar. "Hopefully, this doesn't take long," he muttered, giving the ragged fluff covering the front of his neck and his chest a few quick licks. The weather was getting warmer, but he was freezing out here. And the rain was less than enjoyable.

Twilightstar spoke after a moment. Wolffang pricked his big ears, tilting his head to get a better look at the lilac-furred leader, his eyes narrowed against the rain. No bad news, it seemed, although she did bring up something which had been revealed at the previous Gathering: ShadowClan's takeover of ThunderClan. It bothered him, too. ShadowClan were a bunch of greedy furballs. Wasn't one Clan enough for them? What was Dawnstar even thinking of? Power? Control? The time when she had taken over WindClan came to mind and Wolffang scowled.

Luckily, his mind was taken off of that as Twilightstar called to a couple of kits to be apprenticed. Wolffang watched the ceremonies. It was good to see WindClan growing, although he was hoping that their mentors got their acts together and didn't slack off. Wolffang was determined not to be like that. He shifted his paws. They squished in the wet sand of the clearing. His mind spaced a little as more reassignments happened. Those bothered him, yes, but unfortunately they were becoming more routine.

Wolffang was also acutely aware of how close he was to Leopardsong. These new thoughts that were popping into his head were ridiculous - he had never felt like this when he'd been near her before. But now he almost felt a bit shy, as though he were embarrassed of... something. But he wasn't embarrassed. So why did he feel like this? Being near her did make his pelt feel a bit warm, though, despite the rain soaking into it. He glanced at her from the corner of his eye. What did she think of all this?

Twilightstar's next meow snapped Wolffang out of his thoughts of Leopardsong - almost, but it took him off guard. His gaze landed directly on the lilac leader, his eyes hardly squinting against the rain. Twilightstar sure had a way of announcing things like this. The Sky Glade. Wolffang remembered that territory. A low growl rumbled in his throat. The memories were like waves crashing along the riverbank. The cats who ShadowClan had killed and skinned, which had included Fernpaw and Skyleaf, two cats who he had been particularly close to. He had also been the one to lead the battle against ShadowClan for the unjustly stolen territory, but they had failed.

Wolffang's claws sunk into the wet sand. They were going to take this land back. Perhaps it could work, while ShadowClan was busy doing whatever with ThunderClan. I will not fail this time. WindClan will not fail this time. Twilightstar said that they weren't out for revenge. Maybe in her eyes, yes, but although Wolffang wouldn't do anything that wasn't necessary - he would actually follow the warrior code, for example, and wouldn't kill or encourage killing - he would fight his hardest. That is, if ShadowClan put up a fight. They will, he told himself.

Wolffang wanted to volunteer, but Twilightstar had said that she wasn't asking for them. I hope that I'm on this patrol. The tom briefly wondered if the leader would take his strong reaction to the announcement as a discouraging factor, so he sheathed his claws, but he couldn't stop his tail from lashing behind him. It spit up wet sand, and the rain was forgotten. Wolffang turned to look at Leopardsong and Sagebite - honestly, he had almost forgotten that the other tom was there.

"We'd better get the Sky Glade back," he growled to them. "I highly doubt that ShadowClan won't put up a fight. But no matter what happens, it's time to take back what's rightfully ours and which ShadowClan unjustly stole from us."

@Moonraven @Bean_The_Cat

[Beaan]

ll Bunnypaw ll 7 moons ll

She smiled as the kit became an apprentice. When mistypaw bumpedn into her, she smiled. "Hiya!" She mewed. She looked around for Vineblaze. "Look's like you got mr. grumpy fire as a mentor" She snickered. "Hope you have fun with him"

<<Sagebite>>

He stood right up when he heard that they were taking back Sky Glade. "We need to take back what is ours!" He hissed. Shadowclan didn't stand a chance. He sat up straight, hoping he would be chosen.

Dashfoot

The furry tom chuckled. Apprentices again. He let out a big smile when Twilight annouced the raid. "About time!" He called out. He stayed in his calm, lean position as always.

~~Vineblaze~~

The tom smiled as he heard his name. A mentor! He padded up to Bunnypaw and Mistypaw. "Ha ha, Bunnypaw. But shouldn't you be with your mentor or whatever?" He asked. He turned to Mistypaw. "Hello, Mistypaw. I'm Vineblaze, your mentor. I look forward to mentoring you" He dipped his head.

@TheNyanCatMinecart @Moonraven @DawnIsLost

[starry]

| @Moonraven @x ghostie |

Tawnypaw giggled as Batglare's wet tail brushed over her muzzle. It was cold and wet, but today, she didn't really care, since it was raining anyways. "Ew! Your tail is cold, you know," she meowed through laughter. "I'm not a pest, am just trying to get you involved a little more!" Her blue eyes briefly flew over to Cowpaw - oh gosh, this was so exciting!! She was really meeting the medicine cat?! Hastily, she shot a smile in his direction, and then redirected her attention towards her mentor.

Her chest puffed out. Tawnypaw considered the fact that if Batglare didn't take her seriously, she could just make herself bigger! "No, Batty. I can't leave until you actually talk with others that you don't normally know." Stars, her voice was not supposed to sound so... rude... "Sorry!" she squeaked quickly.

Wait... What if she teamed up with Cowpaw to improve Batglare's mood a little??

Oh, yes, that was the perfect idea! Without any hesitation, she bounced over to the medicine cat, head tilted. "Cowpaw! Do you want to help me improve his mood a little? He's always so grumpy and sad, maybe we can make him happy!" Her voice was hushed, and she hoped her mentor would not overhear her. "Do you have any ideas, maybe??"

Then, she found her eyes traveling back to look at Batglare, and she shrugged her shoulders innocently - pretending she wasn't trying to scheme something to make him happier. Twilightstar's call made her remember that she was in a clan meeting, so her ears twitched as she tried to take in the words. New apprentices? Cool!! And they were taking back territory...? That didn't really interest her as much, so she ignored it.

"Featherpaw! Mistypaw!" she chanted.

[Rainee]

Originally Posted by Shimmering

-» Owlglide [Make sure to mention or quote me if you respond so I can see your post]

A light frown came over the tom's face as the kit looked up at him, with rather unseeing eyes, and wanted help because she couldn't see. "You're blind?" Not exactly a trait he was looking for in Windclan's future warriors, and even more reason for the young cat to stay inside in the nursery. But Owlglide wasn't the right cat for this job either, he was a warrior, with few younger siblings and no kits of his own (not that he ever planned on it either), a kit should be something handled by a queen.

"Don't you have a mother who could help with all this? Or some queen willing to care for a kit for a while. " He examined the kit slightly, not quite sure of their exact age. If they were too young they might need a queen's milk as well. Figuring someone else should take of this he looked around for one of Windclan's queens. "Flurrywind." [ @poppy. ] He called, spotting the queen not too far away. "Could you possibly take care of this?"

Rosekit sniffed the air and a hint of happiness showing on her face said "I can smell roses." she noddded and sniffed again and smiled "Yep, roses. Just like my name Rosekit." she could also smell the cat next to her it was VERY strong. Stronger than a cat should be able to smell. "and no my mother left me here when I was old enough to be left and the other queens kept me living but now I don't drink milk."

[Beaan]

@Shade.

{I didn't do my fancy stuff cuse i'm tired}

Bunnypaw followed Mountainhaze to adder rocks. She glanced around, looking for movement. Then she spotted a butterfly. "Butterfly!" She shouted. (One of her negitive traits) She darted after it. When it flew off, She remembered the patrol. "Sorry" She mumbled

[Willie Warf]

Originally Posted by ThatGayCat

|| HEATHER'TAIL ||

|| Heather'Tail sat in the clearing, grooming her brown, lightly dappled fur. The weather was nice, and she was glad it wasn't raining for once; The oncomings of rain almost made her allergies act up, though the rain itself wasn't so bad.

She padded over to the fresh-kill pile, picking up a hare. Heather'Tails mouth watered, and she trotted back - left, right, left, right... - back to where she had sat before.

Heather'Tail wrapped her tail behind her back paws as she ate, sighing as she quenched her hunger. She actually hadn't eaten for a bit, Hm. Heather'Tail finished her prey, licking her maw and gazing up at the sky. ||

(open for interaction!)

Mudflare padded out into the clearing, stretching after listening to one of the other elder's stories. It was strange to consider himself as an elder, but he supposed it made sense. He approached a lone she-cat and decided to get to know cats better. Alot had changed since he left. He grabbed a mouse and sat. "Um..Hi! I'm..Mudflare" He whispered his name, sudden anxiety and paranoia shook him.