Sunstrike, Robinkit and Finchkit
Sunstrike shares Fierceblood history with her kits.
Thunderclan camp, below High Rock
20
Well, this had to happen eventually.
Sunstrike had told Finchkit and Robinkit to meet her out in the clearing at noon, but she wasn’t feeling any better about it as the sun rose to its zenith.
They had a right to know. About why Wildcry spoke so highly of them and Rimekit. Why so many in the clan had been excited to meet them…and exactly what they were responsible for come their apprenticeship. It was unfair to them to put so much on them. But it was also unfair to let them wander unknowingly into the mess their ancestors had made.
She supposed she would start with Hopestorm… with Markedkit. Bloodstar, Fiercestar… they were notable but not relevant now. Her whole family descended from the once-marked Deputy.
Her fur had somewhat grown back on her leg and she had made a conscious effort to avoid grooming the spot. But seeing her kits – oh Starclan, her kits – bounding towards her made her want to curl into a ball and wail. So she hastily licked the spot instead.
What misfortune, to be born a Fierceblood.
Characters:
Coldgaze: (M) Ruthless Riverclan Deputy
Lawn Gnome: (F) Motherly Semi-Feral Shecat
Redpaw: (M) Thoughtful Shadowclan Apprentice
Sootbounce: (M) Bubbly Shadowclan Warrior
Sturgeonpaw: (M) Altruistic Riverclan Apprentice
Sunstrike: (F) Anxious Thunderclan Queen
NPCs:
Quailcall: (F) Fierce Thunderclan Warrior
I may be small, but I’m braver than I look.
✦・゚: *✦・゚:* 🐦 *:・゚✦*:・゚✦
Robinkit had recalled her mother requesting her to meet her outside of the nursery at noon, though she hadn't really been out of the nursery enough to know when noon was. Though, she had heard other cats speak of noon when the sun was at it's highest, so she had assumed that noon was at the sun's highest peak. Her mother seemed anxious, when asking, though that seemed to be her nature, regardless, Robinkit wanted to bring something to her to comfort her regardless.
The small calico kitten scrounged through her collections of bits and bobs that she had collected over the past moon or so and found a pretty, barely bloomed golden flower. "Perfect" Robinkit murmured to herself as she picked the flower out of her self made nest and adjusted the rest of the items stored in her nest to compensate for the missing item.
Robinkit glanced outside at the sky for a moment, the sun was slowly moving to the height of the sky and she nodded to herself as she made her way out of the nursery, taking slow and cautious steps instead of the usual leaps and bounds most kits might take. It took her longer than one would have liked for Robinkit to reach Sunstrike, but she didn't want her mother's gift to get ruined.
The snow crunched beneath her as she crouched to drop the flower at her mother's paws. "You seemed worried, I got you this, beautiful like you" Robinkit explained simply before sitting down beside her littermate, who she had seen there before her, assuming to make sure she would have gotten there safely. But he had nothing to worry about really, Robinkit took all the steps she needed to make sure she wasn't in harms way.
Bee’s Characters
FROM WINDCLAN
Beewhisker - ⚧ A Bubbly Queen
Sunbear - ♀ A Stoic Elder
Basilflame - ♀ A Gentle Warrior
FROM THUNDERCLAN
Greypebbles - ♂ A Quiet Warrior
Robinkit - ♀ A Thoughtful Kit
FROM SHADOWCLAN
Clovershine - ♀ An Optimistic Senior Warrior
Wolfkit - ♂ A Reserved Kit
FROM RIVERCLAN
Goosesong - ♂ A Disciplined Senior Warrior
Lilyriver - ♀ A Fierce Elder
OUTSIDER/S
Duchess - ♀ A Charming Semi-Feral
"Go. I'll be here."
➽───────────────❥
Sunstrike had told Finchkit and Robinkit to meet her at sunhigh and the tom hadn't questioned why. Throughout his entire short, tiny life so far, he never questioned a word his dam said so if she wanted a meeting with them at sunhigh then a meeting at sun high was what she would get. Once Robinkit arrived, he looked up at his mother expectantly, hazel innocent eyes holding nothing but trust and love for his mother.
I play...
From WindClan
Bayflower (NB) an understanding warrior
Cedarkit (NB) a loving kit
From ShadowClan
Swampkit (NB) a grumpy kit
From ThunderClan
Finchkit (M) a silent kit
From RiverClan
Cinderwhisper (F) a reserved elder
From beyond the clans
Noah (M) a lazy semi-feral
Raven (F) a playful domestic kitten
With the sound of little paws crunching through snow, Sunstike turned to her son, Finchkit. It was a miracle she hadn’t called him Sparrowpaw yet – the two looked so alike. Or maybe she just saw her brother in him. He was so small – even as an almost apprentice, and she tucked herself under the Highrock, offering him a warm spot by her side out of the worse of the wind. Leaning in to touch noses with him she purred. “I’m going to tell you and your sister a story. It’s all about warriors and Thunderclan.” He would probably be interested in that – she'd already seen him taking up kitten patrols around the nursery.
Robinkit set down the bud by her feet and she just about melted into the dirt. What in all the clans had she done to deserve a daughter like this? As thanks, she pulled Robinkit into her chest with her front paws and gave her a little groom – at least to make the remaining strands of kit fluff lie flat.
She was going to treasure this flower until it wilted away, and forever after too.
“Thank you, Robinkit. And I’m not sad. It’s just. I’m excited to see you become an apprentice – and I’ll miss you.” Not quite releasing her daughter from her grasp, she settled down properly. “You two are getting bigger. But Thunderclan is a small part of this world. And we are a small part of it.”
Here was something her mother never prepared her for: How to tell your kits about a long-standing legacy of multiple generations. She considered her options before opting for the easiest route to explain. “Have either of you ever heard of the Markedkit before? Sometimes the elders like to talk about her.” Best to make sure Gingerthrash or Wildcry hadn't gotten there first.
Characters:
Coldgaze: (M) Ruthless Riverclan Deputy
Lawn Gnome: (F) Motherly Semi-Feral Shecat
Redpaw: (M) Thoughtful Shadowclan Apprentice
Sootbounce: (M) Bubbly Shadowclan Warrior
Sturgeonpaw: (M) Altruistic Riverclan Apprentice
Sunstrike: (F) Anxious Thunderclan Queen
NPCs:
Quailcall: (F) Fierce Thunderclan Warrior
I may be small, but I’m braver than I look.
✦・゚: *✦・゚:* 🐦 *:・゚✦*:・゚✦
"We're not apprentices yet mama" Robinkit stated almost matter-of-factly, as if correcting her dame, but in the young cat's eyes, there was a sense of her genuine intent of sharing her knowledge to her mother, despite the obvious nature of her words. "You still got moons before we leave the nursery. And I'll always visit you" Robinkit stated
If it came down to it, Robinkit didn't mind her mother's grooming, so she decided moving wasn't worth the trouble, and besides, she loved her mama, who couldn't? She was one of the most amazing cats to live, though, Robinkit hasn't met too many cats, but she was certain, even if she had med all the cats in the world, her favorites would still be Sunstrike, Wrentalon and Finchkit.
When Sunstrike explained how small ThunderClan was compared to the world, Robinkit twitched one of her ears and narrowed her eyes, a sign that she was thinking about it before she spoke. "It's small, but it's so important to all of us, its nice to think about" She mewled, her kit-like voice altering the projection of her words but the meaning still stood "It's nice to think that something small can mean the world to someone, anyone or everyone" she murmured before "Like how I mean a lot to you, Finchkit and daddy, and you three are my whole world, all I know" she added before snuggling into her mother's chest
"Markedkit? Is she a kit from a different clan?" Robinkit asked, tilting her head in curiosity
Bee’s Characters
FROM WINDCLAN
Beewhisker - ⚧ A Bubbly Queen
Sunbear - ♀ A Stoic Elder
Basilflame - ♀ A Gentle Warrior
FROM THUNDERCLAN
Greypebbles - ♂ A Quiet Warrior
Robinkit - ♀ A Thoughtful Kit
FROM SHADOWCLAN
Clovershine - ♀ An Optimistic Senior Warrior
Wolfkit - ♂ A Reserved Kit
FROM RIVERCLAN
Goosesong - ♂ A Disciplined Senior Warrior
Lilyriver - ♀ A Fierce Elder
OUTSIDER/S
Duchess - ♀ A Charming Semi-Feral
"Go. I'll be here."
➽───────────────❥
When Sunstrike looked down at Finchkit, the tom offered his mother a tiny smile. He had a hunch that something was on her mind but didn't ask, assuming that whatever it was would be told to both him and Robinkit in a few heartbeats. As his dam made space for him under the high rock, he joined her, snuggling up against her. Finchkit closed his eyes as Sunstrike touched noses with him, his tiny smile widening at the news of his mother telling them a story ThunderClan and it's warriors. At the question on whether or not he had heard of Markedkit, Finchkit shook his head. No. He had never heard of them before.
I play...
From WindClan
Bayflower (NB) an understanding warrior
Cedarkit (NB) a loving kit
From ShadowClan
Swampkit (NB) a grumpy kit
From ThunderClan
Finchkit (M) a silent kit
From RiverClan
Cinderwhisper (F) a reserved elder
From beyond the clans
Noah (M) a lazy semi-feral
Raven (F) a playful domestic kitten
“Oh, but you’ll be apprentices soon. Aren’t you excited?” She tickled Robinkit , nuzzling her carefully. “A few moons might seem like forever to you but it’s not that long.” Her daughter’s assurance that she would visit her gave Sunstrike some hope. But they would probably see each other more when they became warriors. Apprenticeship was a lot of work!
“Well, there are a few more cats in the world that just me and Wrentalon. Cats you don’t know – who are from the same clan as you.” She settled in, tucking her tail around Finchkit.
“Markedkit is – was – a kit of Thunderclan. The daughter of the leader at the time, Bloodstar. She was born special. Born blessed by Starclan with a perfect star mark on her chest. It was said that she would bring peace to the clans, who had been fighting a great war for many moons – so many moons that no one remembered how it had even started.”
“She was brought to the Gathering, at the request of the other clans. They wanted to meet this prophesied kit – and endear themselves to her.” Sunstrike paused. She couldn’t imagine the amount of stress her poor dame felt watching her kit leave camp.
“What do you think happened?”
Characters:
Coldgaze: (M) Ruthless Riverclan Deputy
Lawn Gnome: (F) Motherly Semi-Feral Shecat
Redpaw: (M) Thoughtful Shadowclan Apprentice
Sootbounce: (M) Bubbly Shadowclan Warrior
Sturgeonpaw: (M) Altruistic Riverclan Apprentice
Sunstrike: (F) Anxious Thunderclan Queen
NPCs:
Quailcall: (F) Fierce Thunderclan Warrior