Open to Join Hail in the Gale

There’s always something new to try. I’m hungry for all of it!

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After depositing another piece of kill to be proud of into the fresh kill, a fat squirrel that wandered too low from the trees, Hailstrike was about to go meet with Otterwhisker in the elders' den. It had been a few days since she had seen her mother, however, something more... entertaining caught her eyes.

Hailstrike didn't speak at first, she wanted to see if Galekit could smell that she was there before actually seeing her as she turned to stalk the white kit from behind. Hailstrike kept her paws light on the camp floor, almost undetectably to the untrained ear. That was the fun of it, seeing if Galekit could see her before she spoke, or was it Skykit? Those two looked so much alike she got mixed up a little sometimes. But now that their eye colors were coming in, she noticed the kit she was followed had flashy ambers instead of Skykit's icy blue eyes, Wonder who gave him those. She pondered as she followed the little tom around camp.

"Where are we sneaking off to?" The young warrior whispered, flicking her tail with a quiet ambition that she carried ever since starting her apprenticeship, that was just Hailstrike, nothing changing that anytime soon. "Some secret warrior mission? Off to show Cinderwisp what those sneaky paws can do? Or just bored maybe?" She trilled, using her tail to straighten the kit's back. "If you really want to be sneaky, you'll have to crouch a little lower, don't let that belly fur brush against the ground so it doesn't mess around with the gravel." she advised, though there was a hint of amusement in it. "That's how we warriors do it."

One day, I’ll fight beside the warriors. Not against them

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The white tom continued to move not noticing the she-cat that trailed him. Galekits ears perked as he got close to standing outside the tunnel, his amber eyes squinting at the light. His excitement to see around more of the camp was short-lived as he was frightened by a tall warrior his fur standing on end as he stared forward, slowly the tom turned his head half expecting to see his mother standing next to the she-cat. Signing in relief that his mother was nowhere to be seen, his face burned angry at the fact he could be so easily snuck up on and spooked.

“I wasn't sneaking! I was…” he tried to continue though nothing came to mind, he was sort of sneaking, but he wouldn't admit that especially not one that scared him. be blinked as his back was straightened by the warriors tail, looking up at the she-cat instructed him on what to do lowering his head he looked to make sure none of his fur touched the ground, his muzzle frowned staring at the small dirt on his belly fur from crouching to low when he exited the nursery though now as he was sneaking through the Rabbits Warren the warrior was now pointing out that he wasn't crouching low enough.

His face scrunched “what else do warriors do?” he asked the older feline making glances to the tunnel that he had left the nursery for hoping that she-cat would know what he wanted. Looking up at the she-cat he gave her a smile widening his eyes, he knew it worked for Skykit when she asked their mother for things, but that was they're mother, he didn't know if it would work for a clanmate like kin.

There’s always something new to try. I’m hungry for all of it!

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When the little white kit looked up at her with those pleading eyes, Hailstrike forced down a chuckle before it could rise in her throat, instead, it simply roused itself as a slight smirk that curved her mouth faintly. "What else?" Hailstrike chirped leaning down to face the fluffy, white kit and meet his gaze with confidence "They go out on hunting patrols and hunt prey to feed the clan, which includes brave little adventurers like you." she mewled, swaying her tail as she balanced herself in her crouch.

"But there's another big thing all warriors do..." Hailstrike began lowering her voice to a whisper but keeping a feigned seriousness in her tone, as if she were trying to tell an engaging story to the kitten. "It's the most important thing." She added with a well concealed chirp of laughter. "All us warriors have to bravely fight off all the predators and cats from other clans to keep everyone safe." 

For a moment, Hailstrike broke her crouch to puff out her chest proudly as if she had already thought herself an esteemed warrior of the clan, in spite of her having her warrior ceremony not too long ago now. She wouldn't have anything esteemed going for her yet, but in order to get there, she has to try. "That's what warriors do."

One day, I’ll fight beside the warriors. Not against them

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The kitten’s face fell a bit as he stared at the warrior, now that he recalled Skykit was 2 moons the last time that worked though the kit shook away those thoughts as it seemed to work in his favor. He listened to the she-cat speak already thinking of the first prey he’d like to bring to the clan “Maybe a fish? No, every cat brings a fish as their first prey” he thought to himself. The white tom's eyes fell to the ground now to stare at the she-cats paws trying to think of prey that would be eye-catching. His gaze went back to the warrior in front of him as she began to speak more about the things that warriors do for their clan.

The small white kittens head turned to the side as he heard the felines tone and volume changed, though he kept listening if it was really important then he needed to know it if he wanted to become a good warrior. The thoughts of being a warrior slowly faded as the she-cat mentioned predators, he could probably face of a cat of another clan but a fox or an eagle? He’d be doomed a monster fox, and an imitating eagle would chew him up for a snack. He blinked as his mind went wild of the predators his mother spoke to be wary of. The stories of the elders and the monsters that lurked the territories.

His eyes to the she-cat who seemed a bit too content to face of a monster in the territory.

There’s always something new to try. I’m hungry for all of it!

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It didn't take long before Hailstrike noticed the fear in Galekit's eyes and let her eyes soften a bit, lowering her muzzle to the small white kit. "But we don't do all that alone." She added, half-frightened about what Lilyriver would have done if she found out Hailstrike had scared Galekit... perhaps she would kinder if she found out it was an accident.

"Each warrior has their clanmates fighting beside them. We fight as a unit when we have to so no cat is left behind or forgotten. It's teamwork that makes the battle." The young warrior added to ease the kits' worries, using her short furred tail and gently place rub the kits back. "When you're an apprentice, you'll learn all about it from your mentor." Part of her wished she could mentor Galekit herself, but she knew she wasn't exactly on the top list of cats to mentor kits yet. But she was okay with that.

Hailstrike paused, perhaps for dramatic flare, but mostly because she was thinking of what to say next. She thought back to Lilyriver, the scar that permanently marked her face. Hailstrike thought for another few moments, remembering a tale she told when she demanded a story from her as a kit on how she got the scar. And smirked "If you wanna know a really good fighter, you should take a look at your dam, did she ever tell you how she got that scar on her face?" because the kit seemed to get a little hesitant at the idea of fighting off predators, Hailstrike might lighten the story a bit, but its a good one regardless. Hailstrike thought so anyway.

"Run. That is an order."

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Cindderwisp was making her usual rounds of checking in with RiverClan, the guilt of having slacked off recently eating at her. How could she be so selfish? Even though the chances of her ever becoming leader were small. It was still a chance and she was RiverClan’s second-in-command! She couldn’t afford to allow her anxieties to get the better of her. She had to hold herself high like she always did, regardless of how she felt on the inside. So, she made sure that she had a neutral, unreadable expression, padding about. 

That was when she heard something nearby, the molly immediately recognising the voices of Hailstrike and Galekit. If Cinderwisp hadn’t been able to recall the most basic of information about her clanmates, she would have easily mistaken the two for kin with their pale fur. But the longer she observed, the less they looked alike. Cinderwisp didn’t even notice herself getting lost in her own thoughts when she started to consider kits of her own. Definitely not now. But perhaps in the far future she could have offspring to raise as RiverClanners. 

She snapped herself out of her thoughts though when Hailstrike started to speak about warriors fighting side by side. Right. She was here to check up on her clanmates. Padding over slowly, Cinderwisp offered the two a small, polite smile of greeting, nodding at Hailstrike’s words. “Hailstrike is right, Galekit.” she purred softly, hoping that she wouldn’t embarrass herself and say something off-topic that confused the two. “Lilyriver is a really good fighter. Which means that she is also a really good defender. Somebody who is a protector of us and RiverClan.”

One day, I’ll fight beside the warriors. Not against them

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He sighed in relief, the thought of facing off a fox didn't seem so scary when others are with you. The tom tried to think of what he and his sister could take down together as warriors maybe an eagle, but an eagle can fly, he’d have to do a test to see who can jump the highest and whoever it is will jump on the bird but then again what if they both jumped the same then who would it be, maybe whoever wanted to but if they both jumped low then they would have to move onto the next predator that didn't have an escape where they couldn't follow, maybe a heron it looked far less terrifying than a fox, sure like the eagle it had an escape but one of them could easily grab its leg, and they would be able to catch it no problem.

His body bounced at the mention of his own mentor, he would have to ask how to take down a heron. He blinked at the warrior as she took a long pause, many cats like to do that he thought. He sat patiently thinking of what Hailstrike wanted more to say about warriors. Maybe what they do when they're all done with hunting and the other stuff warriors do, would they sleep? No maybe eat and talk, that's boring though. He paused as the warrior asked about his dam trying to remember, but he couldn't think of anything, the scar had always been there ever since he was born so he never thought to ask, he just imagined it was something his dam just had, like the color of her fur.

He opened his muzzle to speak but jumped at another voice, he was so focused on Hailstrike that he hadn't seen or heard the deputy though she had appeared to agree with the warrior and talk about his dam “I never asked about her scar” he admitted. Maybe Skykit did but if she didn't, he could tell her or ask their dam how it happened in her eyes or with that scar, eye.

There’s always something new to try. I’m hungry for all of it!

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Hailstrike noticed Cinderwisp, greeting her with a flick of her tail but nothing more, she was more focused on the little kit that was curious of how good a fighter his mother was. Hailstrike lowered herself to Galekit's level and grinned. "You didn't here this from me, but she actually got it while fighting a ThunderClan cat." she began flicking her tail with excitement, she had only heard whispers from Lilyriver herself when he had asked as a kit. So her memory was fuzzy.

"So there she was, in battle with ThunderClan over a territory dispute, the ThunderClan warrior, Myrtlemist, went in for the first strike. Lilyriver dodged to the side and knocked the ThunderClan warrior off balance with just a paw swipe to her flank!" Hailstrike exclaimed, rising to act out the story how she saw it, swiping her paw at nothing while also putting on a sort of show for Cinderwisp while doing so. "But it wasn't over yet. Myrtlemist got up quicker than Lilyriver expected, growling and hissing like an angry badger!" 

"'This is RiverClan territory, squirrel-breath!' Lilyriver yowled, her paws carrying her forward as she batted at Myrtlemist with unmatched fury!" Hailstrike stated, doing her best imitation of Lilyriver without making it sound like mockery. She didn't need Galekit thinking that she was trying to make fun of the queen.

Hailstrike got into a position one would use for battle and bared her teeth at nothing, though nothing could hide the giggle she was trying to keep silent. "Do you wanna guess what happens next?"