Kestrelswipe raised his tail, clearing his throat. The stone was cold under his paws, though the morning sun was warming up a bit more than usual. Should be a good day for hunting. "Attention warriors!" he called out, testing a new way to pull their ears toward him. "Gather around to hear the patrol assignments."
"Our focus remains on hunting. Mistyleaf, I want you to take Leopardrose and Coyotepaw up to the northforest. Stormfall, Brindlespice, and Greypebbles can hunt the westforest."
He shifted his eyes over the rest of the warriors. With a small sigh of reluctance, he said, "Wrentalon, I'd like you to take Shadefrost and Dovethorn out to check the borders. Make sure no rogues or clan cats are giving us any trouble." He might regret that, but he knew if Riverclan was going to give any grief over Sunningrocks, Wrentalon would be quick to deal with it.
"Finally, Quailcall, Cottonlily, Savagefox, and Larchsong--you can try fanning out in the southforest for some prey. That's all. Come to me if anyone finds any issues. I want the whole clan to know about things like frozen streams, mudslides, any of that." With that, he hopped down from the highrock, prepared to find a job of his own to work on.
