RiverClan Territory

[CloverFlame]

Originally Posted by CasperCreates

"Rainwhisper!" Pigeonpaw trotted gleefully up to her mentor, holding the fish that she caught. "Sorry we didn't ask you first. I reeeeally wanted to go hunting, and Torrentfeather said I could go with her and Dodgepaw!" She explained in a hurry, although she was sure her mentor wouldn't be very upset with her. She had caught something, after all!
She could sense some sort of awkward feeling between the two warriors in their presence, though.

Originally Posted by Calliecat

Dodgepaw and Torrentfeather glanced at each other, then Torrentfeather padded up to Rainwhisper. "We were just heading back to camp."
@CloverFlame

Rainwhisper dipped his head to his apprentice, “That’s quite alright Pidgeonpaw, I’m glad you got the extra practice,” He meowed ina friendly tone, remembering the first time he had taken her fishing and she had fallen in the river.
With a flick of his tail, he nodded to Torrentfeather, “That’s fine with me, I just wanted to check in on Pidgeonpaw.” He turned around toward camp, “I was actually planning on heading back as well, mind if I walk with you?” He inquired rather awkwardly, his fur growing hot as he continued speaking to the pretty molly.

[Freesia]

Originally Posted by Starfall

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Leaves crunched beneath the pairs of paws as they strolled through the territory. The leaves were begining to change color, many were already wilting on the ground, becoming a chorus of crisp crunches. Like an alarm system for the prey. Luckily, their whole territory didn't have trees, he sometimes felt bad for Thunderclan. They were too stupid to adapt and change. "Aa, uhm. Not quite sure. A flower surely...maybe....uh Poppy?" he suggested. He'd never actually...named anyone. Never really thought about it either. They were just...well they were just what they were. "Do you want to stick with the flower theme?"

Zinniaspark considered the name for a moment. "Well, I don't think Poppy is exactly right for me, but yeah, I would like to keep a flower or at least nature-themed named!" she chirped. She turned and began walking again, looking ahead with wide eyes as she tried to take in everything around her. "Y'know, my parents--they were kittypets--named me Zinnia because it was some non-native flower in their Two-Leg's garden that they really liked. I've never seen a zinnia, but apparently they're really pretty. I'd like to have another name that's something pretty," she rambled. She smiled slightly at the sound of the leaves crunching underfoot. Hopefully, the flowers would still be alive and well for them to observe.

[pidgeon]

Originally Posted by CloverFlame

Rainwhisper dipped his head to his apprentice, “That’s quite alright Pidgeonpaw, I’m glad you got the extra practice,” He meowed ina friendly tone, remembering the first time he had taken her fishing and she had fallen in the river.
With a flick of his tail, he nodded to Torrentfeather, “That’s fine with me, I just wanted to check in on Pidgeonpaw.” He turned around toward camp, “I was actually planning on heading back as well, mind if I walk with you?” He inquired rather awkwardly, his fur growing hot as he continued speaking to the pretty molly.

Pigeonpaw's eyes shone with delight at her mentor's praise. She turned to face Dodgepaw, her tail high in the air.
"I'll race you back to camp!" She called out playfully, her words muffled by her catch. Leaping forward, she went racing off through the sandy ground. Her heart raced; it had been such a wonderful day! "Last one there is a slow-slug!"

[pidgeon]

Pigeonpaw lead the way as the two squeezed out of camp through the gap in the reed barrier, that they had been sneaking through since they were kits. It was starting to be a bit too small, and she feared they would have to find another escape route soon.
Once they were in the clear, the gray tabby shook off her fluffy pelt and took a deep breath of the cool night air. She could taste the scents of leaf-fall approaching; some of the leaves had already begun to turn colors, and before long the nights would get colder. We've got to take advantage of the few warm nights we have left, she thought.

"Well, if you're up for it, I was thinking we could go to the ShadowClan border," The she-cat suggested with a sly grin. Apprentices hadn't been on many patrols to that particular clan border as of lately, since tensions were so high and ShadowClan seemed so hostile. She knew the danger she would be putting herself in, but she was so curious! She hardly noticed how tired her brother looked, and hadn't taken into account the fact that he might not be up for a mission of this caliber right now. Her head was in the clouds as usual.

"Maybe we could catch some mangy frog-eaters trespassing on our side of the border! Our mentors would be so proud of us," she continued rambling, nearly trembling with excitement. She pictured Rainwhisper congratulating her for capturing a ShadowClan cat. They would have to make us warriors right then and there, I bet!

( @Venus I FORGOT TO TAG U IM SO SORRY)

[Fawn]

Fawnpaw held his tongue, a splash puzzled but still ever-so-curious about what Eagleflight intended to speak with him about. If it was gauging his own thoughts on the fire-starting fiasco, well-- that hadn't even happened due to other circumstances, but he could nevertheless be somebody who'd be happy to listen. "No, it's fine," he reassured but didn't know if Eagleflight would hear anymore since he'd padded ahead to join the rest.

Swallowing a sigh, he pushed his thoughts aside to ensure he wasn't being left behind at the back of the group, which was where he intended to stay. It was the sweet spot for listening to their idle conversation but not necessarily feeling obligated to contribute himself when he enjoyed the company of his own cognitions. Such as when Eagleflight inquired about the territory and Fawnpaw could've told him precisely what they were going to find, he'd been there, yet Frostflight's presence was a deterrent. Not only would be potentially get into trouble, but worse, it might color his clanmates' view of him if they knew he was there as a morbid spectator to see the rain coming down in a damaged territory, soothing its flames into embers.



@Dust ; @Rosemew ; @CasperCreates ; @PokeCat

[PokeCat]

@Dust @Rosemew @CasperCreates @Dipper

littlepaw listened to the warriors talking around her. she listened as they conversed about thunderclan, and then their remarks about the fact that she looked like it was her first time out of camp. was that a bad thing? she was quite young but she didn’t think that really mattered. she was an apprentice, not a kit, even though she still felt like one. she puffed up her fur a little to make herself look less like a little kit. “it- it’s not my first time out. i just think the territory is really pretty.”
when oakflame said that risingsun wouldn’t mind that she had left camp because of the fact that she was helping another clan, she just responded with a very soft “i hope so” under her breath, hopefully too quiet for them to hear. the apprentice wondered how long it would take to get to thunderclan territory. she wasn’t paying much attention to the riverclan deputy was saying while they were still in camp. something about thunderclan being on fire?
she hoped that she wouldn’t have to go into a fire. that didn’t seem like it would be fun. she had heard stories from other kits in the nursery that they had heard from older apprentices about fire and how it destroys everything it touched. if those stories were true, she pitied thunderclan. oh, how hard it would be if everything got destroyed. of course though, those were just apprentice tales made up to scare small kits. she knew that because now she was an apprentice and now she would have to make up stories to scare the kits.
she zoned out again from what was going on around her, focused back on the story forming in her brain. yes! the kits would love this one. this time, the kit wasn’t stuck in a tree- it was stuck in a clearing with fire all around it. littlepaw had never seen a fire before, but she had heard it looked like the stars and the sun all rolled up into one. bright light leaped and left dark burn marks against the grass. the kit was scared. where could she go? there wasn’t anywhere to go. she was trapped.
littlepaw snapped back to reality with a small gasp of air. what if the kit was her? she shook her head and kept moving, but couldn’t shake the feeling of warm air being pressed against her. “w-we won’t see any fire? right?” she asked, her voice shaking.

[panchiko]

Originally Posted by Pluto

his head shook with an eye roll dork.... then he smiled" I feel ya on that part.....nothing but drama and politics ! I'm just itching for a battle right now. To show my worth......" he meowed and almost mumbled the last part. Then he perked his head up only to have a confused look once he saw what was going on "all of that for a speck of dirt? Dirts everywhere ...." . His eyebrows furrowed "what good will talking do? All I feel like doing is ripping her pelt apart! " he somewhat growled before sighing . stupid blackberrypelt.....stupid mom! Stupid .....EVERYTHING ! hello anger my old friend .....

flipheart saw the glimmer of a smile on wolfmask's face and beamed in victory. he had brought this cat, which was in a super bad mood, to a smile! he was so proud of himself--and wolfmask. "yes, dirt is everywhere, thank starclan! and yes, all of that for a piece of dirt. i'm very exact about the places i sit," he responded, knowing that he would seem like an extremely unnecessary person. her.... flipheart thought. whos she? he inquired of himself. he might've been able to guess more easily if he had known wolfmask prior to this meeting, but alas, that was not the case. he was about to ask but realized it was probably a sensitive topic he would do better off not asking about. "i knew it was heartbreak!" he exclaimed in a whispering, proclaiming voice, hoping the comment wouldn't anger wolfmask too much, though hopefully it didn't upset him at all.

[Leucos]

Originally Posted by hope

flipheart saw the glimmer of a smile on wolfmask's face and beamed in victory. he had brought this cat, which was in a super bad mood, to a smile! he was so proud of himself--and wolfmask. "yes, dirt is everywhere, thank starclan! and yes, all of that for a piece of dirt. i'm very exact about the places i sit," he responded, knowing that he would seem like an extremely unnecessary person. her.... flipheart thought. whos she? he inquired of himself. he might've been able to guess more easily if he had known wolfmask prior to this meeting, but alas, that was not the case. he was about to ask but realized it was probably a sensitive topic he would do better off not asking about. "i knew it was heartbreak!" he exclaimed in a whispering, proclaiming voice, hoping the comment wouldn't anger wolfmask too much, though hopefully it didn't upset him at all.

his ears were now pinned to his head "no you mousebrain , my mother! " he snapped . He's already been through heartbreak . .... "been there with heartbreak before ... Don't you ever hate your parents ? I'm not the only one right
....." he asked with a lower of his head in some shame. It didn't seem common . ...he didn't see it a lot with others. But somehow BlackBerry and him didn't connect . Still! So he felt out of place ...and that made him even more angry .

[pidgeon]

@Dipper @PokeCat @Rosemew @Dust

"Hopefully not, little one," Eagleflight purred, his voice full of compassion as he spoke to the young cat. "The rains have put out all the fires. We'll just be dealing with what it left behind." He wasn't sure he was ready to see the burnt carnage of the territory. He would have to take in and accept that this same thing also happened to ShadowClan territory, but Lionstorm had no interest in sending help to them. And it's all my fault, he sighed inwardly, his eyes growing dark with concern.

He tried to shake off his troubled thoughts once again. He forced himself to study the textures in every leaf and stone, anything to pull his mind to the present moment. His fur was hot with anxiety and he couldn't seem to get his heartbeat to slow. How would he help ThunderClan in this state? He would have to try. Even if ThunderClan wasn't the only clan that had been ravaged by fire, it was the one he was assigned to help. He had to take his job seriously, to make sure Lionstorm had no reason to doubt his loyalty. Even if he had begun to disagree with the deputy's ambitions, he was a valuable ally, and one that he wanted on his side. As he'd seen already, being on the golden tom's bad side was indeed very, very bad.

He opened his mouth to attempt small talk once more, but closed it when no words surfaced. He would speak if he was spoken to, but he was too busy stewing in his own emotions to think of anything to say to start a conversation. He hoped it wouldn't take long to reach ThunderClan's camp. Once he had something to keep him busy, his mind would wander less.

[panchiko]

Originally Posted by Arikara

his ears were now pinned to his head "no you mousebrain , my mother! " he snapped . He's already been through heartbreak . .... "been there with heartbreak before ... Don't you ever hate your parents ? I'm not the only one right
....." he asked with a lower of his head in some shame. It didn't seem common . ...he didn't see it a lot with others. But somehow BlackBerry and him didn't connect . Still! So he felt out of place ...and that made him even more angry .

"still counts as heartbreak, even if it's not for a lover," flipheart responded. "you still feel cold, devastated one might even say, don't you? the same feeling when you cut ties with an old lover, except you cut ties with your old mother," flipheart said, looking down at the soil beneath his paws at the next question. "yes, actually, everyday. i hate them with every ounce of my essence, my being, presence. yet i find time in my day to become, as you like to call me, mr. positive, to make others' experiences less difficult," the warrior responded, giving wolfmask a tense, tight smile. his tail flickered around and eventually a loose strand of his fluffy fur disconnected from his tail, gracefully falling.... into flipheart's eye. he closed it reflexively and blinked many times, and though it didn't cause any damage, his eye burned red for the next few moments while he wondered where the piece of fur had come from.