WindClan: Life Before 2023's Fire

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The familiar striking scent of herbs did nothing to calm Peachfrost's mind as she entered the medicine cat's den. The molly had spent the past moon in an almost constant state of anger. She had missed the chance to kill Dawnstar, watched her former deputy die, and most recently was struggling with the idea of Windclan jumping to Riverclan's aid in a battle they had nothing to do with. She hadn't even had a chance to connect with her apprentice Foxpaw. It felt like everything in her life was out of her control, and all she could do was sit back and watch.

That's why she found herself back in her old den, green eyes looking for the familiar black and white pelt. She couldn't sit back and watch while Cowpaw was forced to bare the weight of the entire clan's injuries. Not when she knew Starclan wasn't helping him. They never helped her. Instead, she relied on Snakeheart. Despite his sharp tongue, the Riverclan tom was nice enough to spend nearly a moon in Windclan and teach her plenty of herbs to help get her started. Had he done the same for Cowpaw while she was gone?

Regardless, she could offer assistance to Cowpaw and make at least one positive impact to her home. Maybe even help ease the stress off the little guy. Er... big guy. When she returned, she noted with a heavy purr he had grown even bigger.

"C-Cowpaw?" She called. Was she overstepping here? Maybe she should turn around and go back to sulking in the warriors den... "I was wondering if you wanted some help?"

[SplashyLumi]

Originally Posted by Spotty

> Owlglide

He looked up from the branch he was replacing in the warriors’ den as he heard his name being called for a patrol. He was instructed to head to the Shadowclan border with Vixenlight [ @QueenOtter ] and Cottonwish [ @WillowBlows12 ] and nodded calmly after padding over. “ Vixenlight, Cottonwish! He didn’t know either of the cats all that well, but he supposed he would get to know them now.

The cat ran to Owlglide, legs jolting "Here.." they took a breath "Owlglide!" they exclaimed,getting their breath back. Cottonwish didn't know these cats but it was perfect to get to know them. After realising where they were going, he questioned "Do we have a certain plan for this?" their head turning.

[Madelaine]

Goldenkit sat in the nursery.

[Shade.]

@marni

Turtlepaw looked rather perturbed at the conflict unveiling before him. No one was at fault here, kits should know that conflict is bad and accidents happen and there's no need for aggression because no one wants to harm them. The world would just be better if everyone would be friends, and everyone could be friends if they just realized it.

"Thorry, Laurelkit, it'th hard to find thellth in WindClan. I did thtumble upon a thtream though, and I found thome really thmooth, gray-blue pebbleth." he explained, hoping to distract the arguing kits. He looked down at the pebbles, rather vibrant yet light ones.

[Kyo]

Originally Posted by AllSeer

|| Heather'Tail ||

|| Heather'Tail couldn't help but feel surprised at Fern'Kits sudden burst of energy, watching her with eager eyes as a small giggle left her maw. Heather'Tail brought her tongue over Fern'Kits head in a long, raspy lick, brushing out any dirt or dust that may linger in the she-kits fur.

"Have you seen Raven'Kit lately?"

Heather'Tail asked, a slight frown appearing on her muzzle. She hadn't seen Raven'Kit for a while now, and Moose'Dusk was clearly distressed, as well as Heather'Tail. Gosh, hopefully Fern'Kit had some idea where her sister had wandered off to. The brown molly was starting to really worry. ||

Fernkit

( @AllSeer )

"No way! I have no clue where she is! But guess what we are gonna doo!!" Fernkit seemed still bouncy, her eyes still sparkling.

[Kaybug.]

Originally Posted by NinjaBloss

PATROLS ARE DUE JUNE 3rd BY 11:59 PM EST
If you need an extension let me know before the deadline
If you need to be replaced let me know within two (2) days

Fallownose padded to the base of the Breezerock and let out a yowl to gather attention so he could assign patrols.

[Optional Prompt: All is quiet at the border... except for that crow in the tree that will not shut up.]
"Rockwing [ @Naiad ], take Bravebird [ @marni ] and Speckledpaw [ @Lizardishy ] to patrol the ThunderClan border. Make sure they haven't gotten any ideas after they stole RiverClan's land." Fallownose didn't think ThunderClan would cause trouble with WindClan, but it was better safe than sorry.

[Optional Prompt: It seems that there are a lot of toads out and one of the patrol members crushes one beneath their paw by accident. Gross!]
"Owlglide [ @Spotty ], you'll lead Vixenlight [ @QueenOtter ], and Cottonwish [ @WillowBlows12 ] to the ShadowClan border. Dawnstar may have declared neutrality, but I still want you all to be extra cautious." As much as the deputy hated the tyrant of a leader, she didn't seem to be the type to go back on her word. She had mellowed down a lot since she first became leader which was extremely relieving as well.

[Optional Prompt: Something practically invisible gets tangled around someone's paw! What in StarClan's name is going on?! (fishing line)]
"Ratwhisper [ @R0WAN ], take Tulippaw [ @TheNyanCatMinecart ] and Fogpaw [ @Hopeless ] to check the RiverClan border. I don't expect trouble from them since we aided them in the recent battle so it will be a good experience for the new apprentices."

[Optional Prompt: For some reason it seems like all the rabbits are hiding. There are some mice out and about though... can you catch them?]
"Rippleshade [ @Glitch_Candle ], go hunting with Turtlepaw [ @Shade. ] in the territory."

[Optional Prompt: The stench of fox is in the area, though it's at least half a day old. Still, you'd better keep an eye out just in case!]
"Stonefire [ @Sprig ], I want you to take Ravencloud [ @Ravens ] to hunt in the Sky Glade."

[Optional Prompt: Honk honk! There's some geese flying up high in a V formation. How cool!]
"Roserabbit [ @Pancake ], please head to Swooping Cliffs with Lilypaw [ @spirit free ] and see if you can find prey there."

[Optional Prompt: While snakes don't seem to be a problem, someone does step on a thorn. Ouch!]
"Lastly I would like Cottontuft [ @Frecklewing ] to take Mistypaw [ @DawnIsLost ] to Adder Rocks. There were quite a few snakes out last time so watch where you're putting your paws."

Mistpaw nodded and looked for Cottontuft [ @Frecklewing ]. She padded around a few apprentices and warriors trying to get to Cottontuft.

[Captain]

Lotuswhisper | he/him

➢ The large dark-furred maine coon sat out in the open fields of his clan’s hunting grounds, his eyes shut as he breathed in the fresh air and felt the warm of the sun on his back. It had been quite some time since he had really spoken to anyone and he was slowly starting to grow accustomed to his own personal solitude again. His ill feelings were beginning to return and his body felt much weaker than it usually did.

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[Shade.]

@gs29513
@Moonraven

Rookscreech's time had been a sort of emotional rollercoaster recently. She was an emotional cat by nature, so logically she should be quite desensitized aby strong emotions and consider them normal (even though that sounded kind of like an oxymoron). However, the past few moons of her life had been spent sitting around, singing and talking to herself, occasionally going hunting or maybe even patrolling and just...feeling neither acceptance nor negative attention from her former clanmates.

She stopped at the border, which she was unfamiliar with as it was not the one WindClan and ShadowClan shared, and stood close to Deadmoon, letting her lean on her tall shoulder. The she-cat, albeit having shown surprising care when the two reunited, was still new to this whole empathy thing and wasn't able to tell how Deadmoon was feeling. She was a good judge of character and could recognize aggression from a mile away but not concern or affection.

"Uh, I kind of feel like jumping around in circles but also like I want to vomit out my own intestines. H-how are you doing?" she asked, somehow remembering to ask that for the first time.

[Jayvines]

~ Sparrowflight ~

These past few moons seemed to be chock full of firsts for Sparrowflight. Brown paws paused on the edge of the Thunderglade, the scent of the border a silent indicator to her of the unusual situation she found herself in. She needed to cross the border in order to gather the proper information for Cinderstar, but every shred of training that had been baked into her by Ridgeclaw urged caution and to avoid the scent markers.

One deep breath was all she would need... She wasn't an apprentice anymore for Starclan's sake, she could just cross the border without reprimand since she had been invited to do so. Even so, as a gentle paw was placed past familiar territory it still felt odd...

Giving her head a shake, Sparrowflight pushed past the feeling of wrong-ness and padded further into the moorland with a forced air of confidence while her paw-pads shot painful pricks of heat up her legs. She... really didn't quite know if that meant they were healing or getting worse, but perhaps once she returned she could have Sundust take a look at them. It was really starting to get quite annoying to have to take more frequent breaks between her runs.

Deeming herself far enough into the territory to grab attention, but not quite so deep as to present a threat to Windclan's camp, Sparrowflight rested back onto her haunches and began to clean her paws once again as the wind ruffled her fur. Thinking back on it, Scorchfrost had made an excellent point about her being almost more Windclan than Thunderclan. Green eyes gazed about the moor in a hushed sort of envy; mentally mapping out lovely routes to run through for nothing more than the sheer enjoyment of it. No trees to whip around, just open land to explore and the rush of wind through her pelt.

Hopefully Twilightstar or Fallownose would come across her soon or else she'd be tempted to do just that, no matter what state her paws were in.

[ @Moonraven @NinjaBloss Sparrowflight has arrived to accept Thunderclan's invitaton and collect the deets ]

[Glitch_Candle]

@Shade.
~Rippleshade, She/Her~
"Alright Turtlepaw, time to hunt."
She walks into the moor. "Go ahead, take this one."