The day wasn't too cold, at least by Sootbounce's standards. And even if it was, that wasn't gonna stop him from patrolling! He finally had the edge over his prey in the winter and he was gonna take full advantage of it while he could!
Padding along the Thunderpath brought back some memories - fond ones, mostly. He had met those two Thunderclan apprentices... Brindlepaw and Larchpaw? He hoped they had graduated, same as him. He would hate for his rivals to be a rung below him still! What fun was it to have to wait up for someone? They were supposed to inspire each other to greater and greater heights.
Sootbounce paused, staring across at the land he had vowed he wouldn't step foot in again. It was a part of his warrior pledge, and he did intend to keep it. But the call of adventure was like a siren song and it too real effort to stop himself from stepping on the strangely clear stone of the Thunderpath...
21
Sootbounce and Larchsong
Sootbounce reconvenes with a friend from another clan, and hears about Larchsong's woes
Thunderpath, along the Shadowclan/Thunderclan side.
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
Ever since earning her name, Larchsong had felt no different. She hadn't felt like she had actually earned it. It was more like she had been given it so she didn't look like a failed apprentice. She took to patrols on her own now, hoping that maybe one day someone would notice the effort she put into serving her clan. She took to the thunderpath today, either hoping to drown her sorrows out with the stench, or perhaps she was hoping to catch a glimpse of an old friend.
Her cream paws trailed along the rough surface of the thunderpath, her green gaze occasionally drifting to the other side. Had Sootpaw gotten his name? He seemed no younger than she was, so Larchsong would be surprised if he was still 'Sootpaw'. Would Palestar have given her her name late? She wasn't mad at Moosestar at all, it was only herself that she was disappointed in, but sometimes she couldn't help but wonder what it would be like if she had been born into a different clan. Her family was in ThunderClan though, and she would never leave them. Cats like them meant the world to Larchsong, even if she had been avoiding most of them as of recently.
She took another look across the path, expecting to just see the tree lined border of ShadowClan, but instead saw the snow white pelt of a cat, whose gaze was trained across the path just as hers was. She noticed his familiar black ears and felt herself perk up a little. 'Hey! Sootpaw! Glad to see you on the right side this time!'
I play...
From WindClan
Aspenberry (F) an affectionate deputy
From ShadowClan
Dazzlepaw (M) a curious apprentice
Flutterdream (F) a friendly medicine cat
Specklenose (NB) a troublesome warrior
Pebbleshine (F) an insecure elder
From ThunderClan
Larchsong (F) a chatty warrior
Coyotepaw (F) an anxious apprentice
Cherrytree (F) a loving elder
From RiverClan
Bloomfire (F) a snarky warrior
Ebonyflare (M) a candid elder
From beyond the clans
Aurelius (M) a self-concerned feral
Potato (M) a laid-back semi-feral
Sarafina (F) a skittish housecat
