WindClan: Life Before 2023's Fire

[Dirtfur]

Originally Posted by MushroomRat

Weedkit frowned- this poor cat seemed so sad- what could be wrong? Curious, he pressed forward.

``Well- that's not good. Could you possibly tell me why you're so sad?``

He now spoke more out of concern- he simply wanted to help!

Her ears perked. Goldenkit's belief was slowly pushed back to the back of her tiny head as she started to see that Den-mate Weedkit just want to talk to her.

"Well, it started with Mama Flurrywind going missing and them it was Friend Patchkit's turn. I have no one else to have fun with."

[Wintersun]

Originally Posted by ~SilverShine~

Scalepaw entered the Apprentice den Quietly and walked to his nest he walked onto his nest then laid down as he was about to fall asleep he began to have the same nightmare of him and the monster he groaned and tried to stop it but couldn't

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Fawnpaw

The brown she-cat's ears perked up at the sound of a groan, it was pretty low but she typically had very good hearing. Getting up from her nest she followed the sound to another cat that she didn't really know, on second thought she didn't really know any apprentices yet. "Hey, You alright?" She asked softly, it felt weird to not be bounding off the walls now, but training definitely had been taking a lot out of her lately, so this may just turn out to be the perfect conversation she needed.

[Eaglet]

Originally Posted by Wingnettle

Milkpaw (he/him)
Creamy-white short fur and green eyes

❛ ━━━━━━･❪ ⚘ ❫ ･━━━━━━ ❜

Milkpaw padded gingerly toward the Breezerock, as his name was called out not once but twice. His glowing look was suddenly replaced by anxiety, the conscious realization that the deputy and the medicine cats had assigned him two important duties. He perked his ears and listened carefully to every instructions, but he knew from the start that the job would be a hard one.

Catmint... I've never seen it. Sure, I've heard other cats talking about it, but... But this wasn't his biggest problem right now. He wouldn't go alone, so he guessed that the other warrior - Stumpypoppy, short tail and blue eyes - would have enough knowledge to recognize the precious plant. But what about the other patrol? Milkpaw had yet never had any hunting sessions, and he wasn't sure Crowfoot would be willing to give him a quick one.

Gulping down his uncertainty, he approached slowly the huge black cat with yellow eyes. They reminded him slightly of a crow, enormous creatures with lots of feathers and much intelligence. Milkpaw only hoped they didn't have the temper of a crow.
The apprentice dipped his head to the older warrior and introduced himself. "Hello, I'm.. Milkpaw." He knew he ought to say something about his inexperience right now, but he couldn't bring himself to say anything more out loud.


Stumpypoppy was already chatting with Cowpaw, and Milkpaw was supposed to meet him before setting off. He waited for the right moment to pad up to the fluffy tom and open his mouth: "Hi, my name is Milkpaw... I'll come with you to Sky Glade."
Ready to set off, he waited for the warrior to reply and lead him to the right route. He was sure enough that, if Stumpypoppy explained him something more about this plant, he would be able to identify it even without ever seeing it first. Milkpaw had a good nose, and he had to trust himself a bit more.

[ @oleander @Eaglet ]

Stumpypoppy

His tinted ears perked up, swiveling to meet Milkpaws voice. He quirked his head towards Milkpaw. His muzzle hid under his bundle of woolly-like fur. Meeting the apprentices green gaze as his eyes brightened - but with a hint of puzzlement in his blue pupils. Garlicpaw seems to have gotten replaced. Oh well.. He wouldn't deepen force himself to deepen more into the context of why Garlicpaw wasn't coming and got replaced with Milkpaw. He gave a knowing nod. Whipping around as he gave a boxy smile towards the apprentice and large black warrior. Having three cats on this expedition is like killing two prey with one blow! His smile could be seen to be quivering out of excitement. For a fact he really liked all of his clanmates equally like family. "Mmmmrrhh!" He hummed with a mixture of a purr, responding towards Milkpaw.

He trotted towards the entrance with his bob of a tail bouncing right after. He slumped down, recalling his memory notes of what to find. Cat.. catmint. It's.. purple.. and hairy.. yeah that's about it. He completely forgot that the herb smelled extremely delicious. As it might cause the patrol to succumb to such a smell. He began to groom his long strands of hair as they stuck to his pink tongue like tape. Not being even the slightest bothered by the strands, he continued to groom. Trailing his tongue from his chest towards his shoulder. He was a very very patient warrior. Unless he would completely forget his mission completely. Which surely wouldn't happen.. right?

[Fade]

song Don’t Blame Me - artist Taylor Swift
1:37────I─────3:57
↺͏͏ ◁◁͏͏ ll ▷▷ ⋮≡

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Lavenderhaze,A True False Meaning to The Reason Behind Her Name. Her Name Meant ‘To Be In Love’ and She Was Anything but That. Lavenderhaze felt Just Fine Not in a Relationship And Not wanting to Be In One Or Feeling Love For Someone. Lavenderhaze Felt Completely Fine,Not In Doubt Or Regret,Nothing at All. She Felt Comfortable With People Trying To Tease Her For Not Finding A Tom and Settling Down Yet. Lavenderhaze was Still Young,Not Yet Ready To Have A Romantic Relationship Again,Just Yet.
She had Been In One Before,Only Landing Her In Hot Water With The Guys Mother,Who Had Heavily Disapproved Of Her In The Past.But That Was Fine! She’d Probably Never Find A Romantic Partner Like Him But That Was Fine! Lavenderhaze was fine How She Was,Living her Best Life With No Worry About If Her Partner Was In The Medicine Den Or Worse. Lavenderhaze Always Felt Bad For All Of They Widows In Her Clan. What Had Made Starclan Take Away Their Lovers,Romantic Relationships,Husbands,Wives,Or Crushes.
Lavenderhaze was Fine! Perfectly Confident In Her Romantic Life! The Warrior Was The Cheerful One Who Comforted Her Family During Breakups and Her Fathers Death,She was Always There for Them. Now Was No Exception Either. Screw That Guy Who’s Mother Had Made Them Stop Dating and Screw That One Guy That Had Been Cheating on Her With A Friend! Lavenderhaze bounded Into A Skip,Then Back Into A Soft Trot. She Slowly made Her Way Back Around Near The Camp,The Wave Of Euphoria Still Washing Over Her.

(CLOSED)
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[*longfire*]

Scalepaw body shaked a little, Scalepaw had finally deafeted the nightmare for now he opened his eyes and looked at fawnpaw" y-ya i-i think so" the tom replied a bit hesitant as he forgot who's is who
@Wintersun

[*longfire*]

fireflame hummed her favorite song

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[TheNyanCatMinecart]

~ WOLFFANG OF WINDCLAN ~

How would Twilightstar react? Would she be glad to see him back, or would she not care? Wolffang felt the slight spark of nerves, but he forced those down and ignored the weird feeling in his stomach that came as a result of the feeling. It didn't matter how his leader felt. Just so long as she let him back in - which she would. When Wolffang had been dying, he'd sort of made peace with Twilightstar, in his head at least. He remembered the dark era when he'd been paranoid about how Twilightstar and the rest of the Clan saw him, how he'd thought the leader disliked him heavily and believed him to be a failing, lost cause. She had been right to not be thrilled with him - Wolffang had done many questionable things and made many mistakes as deputy, not to mention the type of cat he'd been beforepaw. But his own troubled mind had blown it out of proportion. That was gone now, blown away like grains of sand on the island where the four Clans met for Gatherings. Wolffang felt no tension between him and Twilightstar now. He just respected her for everything she'd done and how she'd stayed in the leadership position for so long, bearing her pain and grief and not letting her emotions get to her as he'd done.

Wolffang didn't miss the jerk of her tail and the astonishment in her green eye as she gazed at him, a cat who had been sent back from the dead. It was weird - not just for him, but for every other cat who thought he'd been dead. It made things complicated... but he was endlessly grateful for this second chance, too. As soon as he was done here, he was going to speak with Leopardsong. Then he'd find Fernpaw, Bravebird, and all those other cats who were important to him. And Leechscar. His pelt tingled at the thought of talking with all of these cats, all of the close bonds he'd made in the Clan. But so many were gone, too... Have Snowypaw and Morningpaw returned? ...Dimtail? He highly doubted it.

The large, sturdy warrior felt his tense muscles relax as Twilightstar offered him a warm smile and said that it was good to see him again. Her purr asserted the point that there was nothing to be worried about. He was back home, truly, ready to continue what he'd been doing before death as well as start again. Wolffang accepted Twilightstar's cheek brush and listened to what she had to say. It wasn't what he'd been expecting. She... didn't remember saying anything about him letting her down? Wolffang was sure she had. Had that been something spun in his head during the dark days when he was trapped in his own paranoia? He wouldn't be as lenient toward himself as the lilac-gray leader was to him - yes, he believed he had let the Clan down in some ways. But in doing so, he'd grown and changed, and now he wasn't going to make the same mistakes he had in the past.

My last life. Second life. The terms seemed... odd. Wolffang's life before his death hadn't been disconnected from him upon his revival - he hadn't been reincarnated into a new body. It was still him. But he understood what Twilightstar meant, and he embraced it, too. This was his second life. If it hadn't been for StarClan's mercy, he would've still been dead, forced to watch his friends from the sky, never able to get together with the cat he loved, nor serve his Clan now that he'd clawed out of that dark hole he'd been in... Wolffang didn't want to think about that. Now he could begin again and be the cat he'd become without his life being cut short. He dipped his head with the utmost respect to his leader, sensing that their short conversation was drawing to a close.

"Thank you, Twilightstar. You've been a fantastic leader - are a fantastic leader. I'll serve you and WindClan to the best of my ability." He waited for a moment to see if the small, skinny she-cat had anything to say, then turned and exited the den. There were things he had to do - many things, and Leopardsong was at the top of his priority list.

@Moonraven (We can wrap this up here if you want - Twilightstar doesn't have to respond if you don't think she needs to. )

[Akira]

Originally Posted by Alchemist Kitsune

Lightningkit

At Squirrelear's question, Lightningkit threw her uncle a flat expression, clearly insulted the dark tom would even think she would fall for something like that. That did, however, give her an idea. She knew the nursery best of all as far as she was aware, not being picked to play with very often by her littermates, mostly because Sorrelkit didn't like playing with she-kits while Raykit just didn't like playing with anybody. This gave her time to explore every nook and cranny of the place, especially considering Gingerheart did not let her go out of the nursery yet... although seeing as how her brothers were nowhere to be found at a glance, she assumed the same could not be said about them. Lifting herself on her two hind legs for a better look, she squeaked as she tumbled down, landing on her tail and with nothing to add to her findings.

A scowl appeared on her face as she realized her plan would not be put into motion because of this, and partly wondered if Gingerheart had left with Sorrelkit and Raykit while she was sleeping. The calico shook herself as her fur went on end at the thought. Hawknight already seemed to favor the other two, but she refused to believe that their precious mother would stoop as low as her mate and not love them all equally. She had proved to be much more caring than him. Deciding to use what she did have at paw, however, she turned back to her uncle, the cheekiness back in her grin.

"Well... if you want sneaky, you gotta have Raykit. He likes avoiding everyone so much he's actually gotten really good at sneaking around. For brave, you got Sorrelkit. He likes to dive head in to everything. Hmmm... I'm not sure if he's brave or mouse-brained, but either works," she mewed with a shrug, a little purr of amusement escaping her. "Obviously I'm the brains. Not the mouse-brains... the cat-brains," she explained, slowing her lightning fast tongue to explain this part, careful not to confuse her uncle. He was obviously smart and not easily confused, but adults sometimes seemed to have trouble keeping up with her for some reason. "Since I am the cat-brains, then you have to be the sneaky brave one," Lightningkit finished in her high pitched voice, a smug little smirk adorning her face as she presented her flawless plan. The one that would keep her out of danger's way and still get them the feathers, that is.

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@Ritsuka

Originally Posted by spooky sky

gingerheart

The ginger queen had gone on a walk to Juniper's Rest and back (just as Cowpaw had said), and in all honesty she was feeling much more calm. As she was about to pad into the nursery, when she heard two voices drift out to her. Two familiar voices. It was Lightningkit and Gingerhearts own brother, Squirrelear. They were talking about the haunted nest in the nursery, and a wicked grin formed on her face.

She crept in silently behind them, trying not to laugh. "Yes, yes! Get closer and closer to the nest so I.. Can... Whisk you away!" She cackled menacingly before picking little Lightning up by her scruff, gently tossing her onto her own ginger back.

{ @Ritsuka @Alchemist Kitsune - hope ya'll don't mind me comin in! }

"I suppose... But don't you think I'm too big? She'd notice me easily, no?" Squirrelear hummed, watching the gears in Lightningkit's head move as she claimed to be the smartest and couldn't get the feathers. "If it were you, though, with your brains and size, you'd be able to around and get away from her, right? You're smart enough for that, right?"

The whole time, the russet tabby had been wrestling with trying not to laugh the whole while, which was almost as hard as fighting a badger at this point. However, Squirrelear thought he was doing a relatively good job... Until Gingerheart came in, cackled menacingly, grabbed Lightningkit, and threatened to take her away, much like how Lightningkit had said the ghost would do. And that was the tipping point: the tom was unable to hide his laughter, which turned into choked laughter as he wheeze and set free the laughter he'd been trying to hide, watching his sister and niece.

[Alchemist Kitsune]

Lightningkit

As her uncle presented the reasons why he would not be able to sneak around the nest, Lightningkit faltered. He did make a lot of sense. Even she wouldn't be able to counter that. Especially with how big he was. And heavy. Yes, now that she properly thought about it, his pawsteps would probably echo across the entire nursery as he tried to dig out the precious feathers from the haunted nest. Perhaps if she was given enough time to properly strategize - or blurt out the first idea she got, but semantics - she could come up with a way to both steal the feathers and sneak out without vanishing away forever.

Giving her uncle a mischievous glance, she thought about potentially using his size and weight in their favor. No doubt if he started jumping around like an overactive kit he would attract the ghost's attention. She doubted even the ghost would be able to drag him away. "Alright! New plan-" Lightningkit began, her blue eyes shining as she got up, staring at Squirrelear before she got quiet, a familiar yet oddly menacing cackle behind her freezing her in place before she felt herself being whisked away.

Lightningkit's screeching yowl of fright could be heard across the entire nursery, drowned out only by the dark tabby's wheezing laughter. Landing safely on her mother's back, the calico looked wildly around until she met Gingerheart's familiar face, undeniable laughter dancing in her eyes. The little kit puffed up her cheeks, obviously embarrassed. She was going to have some very serious words with the ginger queen. How could she play such a prank while they were seriously debating the dangers of the haunted nest?

True, nothing had happened so far. And the planning had been the only fun part, with no ghost attacks. And quite frankly, the prank was rather genius. In fact, the more Lightningkit considered complaints against her mother's joke, the more she started to both appreciate it and enjoy it. Much like her uncle choking on his own laughter besides them, a little snort escaped the calico molly, slowly turning into a fit of giggles which she attempted to cover by placing her two front paws on her muzzle. "Momma, momma!" she finally squeaked out happily after he giggles had toned down some, launching herself to the back of her mother's neck and snuggling there. "Did you see? Did you see? Uncle Squirrelear is here! I was taking care of him while you were gone," she added, unfiltered pride in her voice as she claimed to have been caring for her uncle.

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@spooky sky @Ritsuka

// Don't mind at all! Happy to have Gingerheart come in. \\

[nykyrian]

꧁|Brightdawn|꧂
They/Them| @Moonraven |WC:275

They doubted they had ever been this excited to see Twilightstar, it had been a long time, too long.
"Brightdawn, you've returned."

"I have, though under much less fortunate stances than I anticipated." They greeted, sorrow evident in their tone. "I suppose an explanation to my absence is required."
They couldn't help but to let out a sigh, oh how to begin?. At this point they were beginning to regret all the decisions they had made in the last few moons.

"My goal was a noble one." The lynx-point began. "As you've obviously noticed, our clanmates have been disappearing very frequently. Many of which, have been very close to me. I found myself left without any ties in the clan, and with it being green-leaf, I assume my absence didn't hinder the success of the clan." It was at this point tears began to well in their usually bright eyes, though their presence didn't effect their explanation.

"So I left, with the hope I would find at least a few windclanners. And I traveled far, I knew someone had to be out there. But as you see, I was unsuccessful in my search." They quickly swallowed the lump growing in their throat. "I found myself having to return, looking much less heroic. But leaf-bare is approaching, and I hope to be able to serve my clan throughout it."

They sat down, tearful eyes looking up expectantly at the molly.
"I ask you to please consider my previous performance, I can catch much more than my fair share of prey in a day, and my battle skills have increased exponentially since the battle at Sky Glade."

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