Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished
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While the unbrush wasn't disturbed by the paw pads of a warrior patrol, it fell underpaw by the next best thing. A small two cat patrol of friends. The moon scorched the fur off his side, and generally preferred to stay in the shade in this heat, but these passed couple days hadn't been too tepid. At least not when compared to the previous days weather.
A black and white tom distinguished by a awkward stride padded through the trees, offering extra shade besides the cloudy day. Clouds blocked the sun, but the tom was in rather good spirits accompanied by Mistyleaf. It wasn't a day for sunning, however, but Bravesong needed the excerise to stretch his limbs. Stiff as they could be, he always felt better once he got into motion - and he always requested a warrior escort to do so.
Bravesong paused his his tracks, the edges of his fur lifting with uncertainty as his single hazel eye turned towards his partner.
"Do you...smell that?"
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Mistyleaf, Bravesong, whoever else - maybe a patrol from another clan!
Finding another 'victim'
Trespass Point
FROM RIVERCLAN:
Cottonbright, ♀ Anxious Warrior
Nettleplume, ♂ Cynical Medicine Cat
Merrypaw, ♀ Steadfast Apprentice
Otterwhisker, ♀ Adventurous Elder
FROM THUNDERCLAN:
Brindlespice, ♀ Selfish Warrior
Bravesong, ♂ Gracious Elder
Leopardrose, ♀ Striving Warrior
Wildcry, ♀ Fierce Elder
FROM WINDCLAN:
Cloudflare, ♂ Suave Warrior
Barleyswipe, ⚧ Ornery Elder
Heatherkit, ♀ Sweet Kit
FROM SHADOWCLAN:
Palestar, ♀ Stern Leader
Honeyglow, ♂ Reserved Elder
Emberdust, ♀ Artless Warrior
Duskpaw, ♂ Opportunistic Apprentice
FROM WHITEHART & BEYOND:
Ahryndae, ♀ Princess of Camelot
Lelouch Von Noon, ♂ Marquess of Noon Cattery
Kosmo, ♂ Visionary Feral
Montgomery (Monty), ♂ Sentimental Semi-Feral
PCs:
Hollyclaw, Warrior of ShadowClan
Dawnflurry, Deputy of ShadowClan
Mistyleaf, Warrior of ThunderClan
Thornstrike, Warrior of RiverClan
Shadesleek, Warrior of WindClan
Morgan, Royal Scion of Camelot
Duke, Rogue
NPCs:
Hawkfeather, Elder of ShadowClan
Nettlesky, Warrior of RiverClan
Ceridwen, Princess of Camelot
Down wind from the wayward carcass, Wildcry had been tracking the creature from its wanderings in Thunderclan territory. Curious to where the creature was about to head next, she waited with baited breath, her maw twisted with antisipation as it wandered over towards Trespass point.
Her good eye kept an eye on the creature until it was out of sight, its pursuits emerging with a spot of fresh prey. A mouse had almost literally wandered into its way, half stumbling over paws . She didn't see the aftermath, but she assumed it ate the stolen Riverclan prey. When it loped back towards Thunderclan again, she followed, careful to mind the wind's direction.
For a moment it seemed to pause, and Wildcry froze, muscle tensing for a spring. If she caught it off guard she could drive it off Thunderclan territory, hopefully for good. That is, if she didn't kill it first. Before she could spring however, it fell down on its own accord, seizing and drooling something fierce. Crouching in the bushes, Wildcry glared at the creature until it stopped moving. And didn't for another moment.
Other than its scent, she needed to confirm the creature was dead. Such a fresh kill could attract other things to its corpse. Wildcry walked stiffly towards the downed creature without fear that it would rise again, before she caught another scent. Bravesong and Mistyleaf. Inhaling the troubling death scent, Wildcry greeted them with a cry.
"Something else got to it first, it seems. We will need to bury it."
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Bloodlines of strength ignite fierce souls
Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished
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Bravesong wasn't in any hurry to approach the fox. He was momentarily stunned to be once more face to face with the creature that had taken so much of his sleep to stalk his nightmares. Lowering himself as best as he currently could, paw twisted under his chest, he took a step forward, nostrils flaring all the while.
"Smells dead...Be careful!" He whispered, oddly transfixed on the thing, but his concentration was broken when a taupe form ambled out of the thicket and confronted the fox. "Wildcry...! Did you see what happened to it?" Perhaps she saw what had happened. A predator? Old age, somehow - no, it was a dog fox in the prime of his life. What had killed it?
FROM RIVERCLAN:
Cottonbright, ♀ Anxious Warrior
Nettleplume, ♂ Cynical Medicine Cat
Merrypaw, ♀ Steadfast Apprentice
Otterwhisker, ♀ Adventurous Elder
FROM THUNDERCLAN:
Brindlespice, ♀ Selfish Warrior
Bravesong, ♂ Gracious Elder
Leopardrose, ♀ Striving Warrior
Wildcry, ♀ Fierce Elder
FROM WINDCLAN:
Cloudflare, ♂ Suave Warrior
Barleyswipe, ⚧ Ornery Elder
Heatherkit, ♀ Sweet Kit
FROM SHADOWCLAN:
Palestar, ♀ Stern Leader
Honeyglow, ♂ Reserved Elder
Emberdust, ♀ Artless Warrior
Duskpaw, ♂ Opportunistic Apprentice
FROM WHITEHART & BEYOND:
Ahryndae, ♀ Princess of Camelot
Lelouch Von Noon, ♂ Marquess of Noon Cattery
Kosmo, ♂ Visionary Feral
Montgomery (Monty), ♂ Sentimental Semi-Feral
PCs:
Hollyclaw, Warrior of ShadowClan
Dawnflurry, Deputy of ShadowClan
Mistyleaf, Warrior of ThunderClan
Thornstrike, Warrior of RiverClan
Shadesleek, Warrior of WindClan
Morgan, Royal Scion of Camelot
Duke, Rogue
NPCs:
Hawkfeather, Elder of ShadowClan
Nettlesky, Warrior of RiverClan
Ceridwen, Princess of Camelot
