Open Territory Bitter Hunger | Social Hunting Patrol

This thread takes place outside the clan's camp in its territory.

Nettlefrost

Blind But Not Blinded
ShadowClan
Warrior
Thief
20
3
Freshkill
10
Pronouns
He & Him
Played by
Sheogorath
{$title} Chat. Meet Nettlefrost. Struggle.
Nettlefrost
He/Him
23 Moons
ShadowClan Warrior & Thief
PENNED BY Sheogorath

Cold. Hungry. Bitter. The season seemed unending. The world for the blinded tom was nothing but an endless expanse of frigid air and the shadow of overcast skies. No shapes. Just the blur of winter which now shrouded the rainswept land.

Hours he had spent hunting. Hours in the cold mud. Hours of his nose freezing shut any time he tried to smell. For hours. For days. And he had found nothing. Not a mouse. Not a crow. A thorn in his paw, but that hardly counted. The Warrior's face was set like grim stone as he shivered in the clearing of ShadowClan's camp, fur fluffed out in any attempt for some manner of warmth.

This would not do. His paws were numb. His stomach aching. And so, once again, the warrior made his way out of ShadowClan's camp. This time though, he wasn't alone. A few others accompanied him on this small hunting patrol, those just as hungry and just as restless as he. Despite his blindness, Nettlefrost moved through the territory with the ease of a practiced hunter. Every tree. Every bush. Every pool of water. He'd memorized it. But that didn't mean his path was entirely without obstacle.

The rain and wind had knocked a heavy branch free of the trees above. He doesn't know how long it's been resting in the mud, but he soon realizes it's presence when he stumbles over the damn thing. A grunt fills the air. A huff of annoyance. And then he moves on.

"Spread out. There has to be something here. Stay close enough to hear each other, though. Just in case." The Warrior mews to the rest of the group. "And try not to freeze to death." Nettlefrost adds grumpily.
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GRAYFLIGHT
HE/HIM
62 MOONS
SHADOWCLAN THIEF
SPEECH | THOUGHTS | PHYSICAL

PENNED BY PLOT

Grayflight huffed a laugh, his breath puffing visibly in the air as they walked through the territory.

"I'll do my best," he mewed, shaking a bit of snow from his pelt. He diverted from Nettlefrost's path, but kept an eye on the other warrior before scenting the air.

The chill and mud were pervasive, but he was used to that. It was the distinct lack of any prey scent that had been his constant concern.

"Scent anything?" he whispered to the other warrior.
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Snowdropheart

Snowdropheart dragged her feet through the muck that was ShadowClan's territory, following after her clanmates. It was a good change of pace to be able to follow instead of lead - though she did like the responsibility of leading patrols, sometimes it was good to relax and let others do most of the thinking.

She smiled at Nettlefrost's comment, but did not respond, instead saving her breath for any prey that might be lurking nearby, begging to be chased. Her paws led her to a nearby pond and she stared at her reflection for a while, before her eyes adjusted to viewing not the surface of the water, but beyond it. For any fish or frogs lurking at the edges. It was a stretch to hope for something to be there now that it was leaf-bare, but she had to try anyway.

Further in the distance there was a pair of ducks, and Snowdropheart's mouth watered at the thought of duck meat. A proper meal would do everyone good in yet another moon with barely any prey... but the ducks were far away and the only way to get to them would be to swim. Snowdropheart wasn't very keen on swimming through the murky waters, especially not the freezing cold waters. And besides, she would make so much noise the ducks would see her coming before she'd get any close to them.

Sighing, the white warrior turned away from the pond, hoping she would have more luck elsewhere.
OOC: Rolled a 3, no prey :)