Open PAFP Camp Cause i dont wanna be alone when these bones decay || Veritykit intro to SkyClan

[Chrysalisgaze]

Chrysalisgaze 𐀔 𓆣 𓆨 𖢥 𓆦 So I think we should run

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The tall scout's steps were heavy, uncertain. She knew how to fight, she knew how to protect the clan with her claws and fangs. But how could she protect a little child drenched in blood, when there was nothing tangible threatening it?

All Chrysalisgaze could do was trust her mate and lead them back to camp. The small child hung from Starlingtrail's mouth, quiet for the most part, though Chrysalisgaze couldn't shake the occasional words of the kitten from ringing in her skull. The sun... The scout didn't know what it meant, nor was she sure she wanted to - but the child had witnessed horrors no child should endure, and she had to be strong for its sake.

SkyClan camp came into view and Chrysalisgaze steadied herself before approaching. She took a deep breath, closed her eyes for a moment, before, finally, letting the sounds of her clanmates reach her ears. There would be stares - she knew there would be. What could she even say? The child's coat dried with blood should be answer enough. It was the only answer she could give them anyway, for she had none others. But she would not let them bother the already scared kitten with questions - no, she would be the one enduring them, letting Starlingtrail get the child to the safety of the healer's den where Swallowbreeze would tend to her.

"Alright, Starlingtrail." she spoke softly, so as not to disturb the child. "If anyone has any questions, send them to me. I'll try to... try to answer." The scout smiled at her mate softly, though sorrow reflected in her eyes. "Just get the child to Swallowbreeze." She didn't need to say I trust you, that was a given, reflected in her own actions. The scout tried to give the kitten a reasurring smile as well, though she wasn't sure it even registered her.

One last nod towards her mate and Chrysalisgaze entered camp.

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OOC: Takes place after this thread, please wait for @veritykit to post! Accompanied by @Starlingtrail​

 

[veritykit veritykit]

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The dried blood that clung to her pelt was beginning to stiffen, she probably looked like a horror in her own right. She couldn't even remember who's blood it was. Mama's? Solaris's? Credence's? Looking back, she wondered if her sister had even survived the onslaught. Those brutes had pulled her ear until it tore like pitiful ribbons, the scars over her face deep and meaningful. Credence almost looked like their father when she started running, all Verity could hope for was that she had managed to find somewhere safe.

The moon was still above, the kit's eyes darting towards it every few seconds as she tried to will the sun to come out. If it didn't, was she being punished? Had mama and Solaris died for nothing?

As her eyes slowly returned forward, she tensed up, seeing where the mollies had brought her. Another gaggle of cats, another family like her father's. She shook slightly, the sound of a loud swallow being caught in her throat clear. She looked around at the numerous faces that turned towards her as she entered the camp, some painted in horror seeing such a small body so coated in viscera. The molly that wasn't carrying her was ahead of them, a sternness to her that Verity could not place. Small eyes darted around to the faces once more, and it almost seemed like the small kitten was out of her trance.

"My... my m-mama..." She mumbled, tears welling in her eyes as she began to grow more lucid --- revealing more of her situation in jumbled pieces, her mind trying to spare her the more gruesome aspects. All she could mutter was, "My mama is g-gone..." Before her pale eyes flooded with tears, crying in the maw of Starlingtrail

OOC // @Chrysalisgaze @Starlingtrail + anyone else <3

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VERITYKIT

KIT OF SKYCLAN
she / her, afab (female)
03 moons old, ages on the 8th.
elohim x solstice, littermate to solaris, credence
adopted by starlingtrail x chrysalisgaze, adopted siblings with berrykit, ducklingkit, dovekit
mentored by no one yet, mentor to no one

SPEECH // THOUGHTS // INTERACTION

 

[Starlingtrail Starlingtrail]

Starlingtrail held the little kitten as delicately as she would her own. The little thing was shivering in her grasp, not making a sound even as she dangled helplessly in her maw. She could only imagine the fear that gripped the very soul of the dear, especially with that awful coat of blood she still was cloaked in. She prayed for Swallowbreeze to assure her that she was okay otherwise, so she could clean the poor kit up.

Walking in silence back to camp, something whirred in her stomach. She had often seen kittens taken in; Ptarmiganpaw, taken as a kit, adored by the whole camp, and Moonlightkit taken in by Starlitpath and Swarmswirl. It wasn't a new concept, bringing a kit into a family where there is nothing but loss in the little things of the past. But would Chryssie agree? Her eyes skipped to her mate; she walked slightly ahead, not seeing the passing glance. Their three kittens were soon to be apprenticed. Would it be okay for her to suggest they take the kitten in as their own?

She knew the sweetling would be well cared for in the nursery, but by the looks of it, she had no one anymore. Starling couldn't bear the thought of her having to live in a new home with no one she could truly turn to. Snowveil and Milkheart would help care for her, too, but almost selfishly, Starling didn't want to give her up like that. She needed stability, and while the molly was supposed to leave the nursery soon, there had been something she'd considered. Remaining a caretaker. She knew she couldn't adopt every last kit as her own if she were to, but it had been something the molly couldn't let go of. Not now, when this little starshine had been left all alone...

As they approached camp, she had had long enough to think; she would have to discuss with Chrysalisgaze and Hawkstar, but if she were to keep this kitten to raise as her and Chrysalis' own, it would remain in the nursery indefinitely. But first was a matter of urgency. The black-and-white molly let her mate handle the prying eyes, darting instead straight to the medicine den as the kitten started to cry, utterly shattering her heart as she placed her between her forepaws. "Oh, little sweetling, I'm sorry, I'm so terribly sorry." was all she could manage as she stooped to ever so delicately brush the tears from the kitten's cheek, speaking softly and warmly to the hiccuping little thing. "Can my friend Swallowbreeze check you are okay? Then we can clean you up and get you something warm to eat if you would like." She reassured gently, feeling tears prickle at her own eyes.

Maybe it was too selfish a thought to think she could replace the mother the little kitten had lost. At the very least, she would never let her go cold or hungry or another night alone for as long as she could manage. Starlingtrail looked up to meet the gaze of the medicine cat, a pleading look in her eyes. "We found her like this, bloodied and stunned, she's seen something no kit should." The caretaker could feel her voice break, but she tried desperately to keep her composure. If only for the poor little kitten who had lost far too much.

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@veritykit @Chrysalisgaze @SWALLOWBREEZE
This is so late I'm so sorry SOBS,,,

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STARLINGTRAIL she/her, Skyclan caretaker 35 moons old.
A short-haired black and white molly with soft, blue eyes.
mentored by none // mentoring none
littermate to none
Larkvine x Greyduck / mother to Berrypaw, Ducklingpaw, Dovepaw and Veritykit / mated to Chrysalisgaze
"SPEECH" // "THOUGHTS" // ATTEMPTED ACTION
penned by Pheo ↛ phoenixwashere on discord, feel free to dm for plots.

 

[Rain Rain]

R A I N
​ what a shame we all became ​

Rain smiled idly upon seeing her friend pad into camp. She didn't immediately note the concern that furrowed her brow, nor the way she seemed to angle her body protectively around Starlingtrail as she followed her mate into camp. What did quickly become apparent was the sudden appearance of a blood-covered kit hanging from the jaws of Starlingtrail. Rain leapt to her paws and bounded towards her friends. Starlingtrail was quick to duck away towards Swallowbreeze's den, leaving Rain watching, slack-jawed. The kit began to wail in the distance, and her chest ached for the poor scrap.

Turning her attention to Chrysalisgaze, her eyes rounded with concern.

"What happened? Who was that?"

The kit had been too small to be one of her own children, and all the other clan kits were accounted for, so who was this mysterious bloody child the pair had found in the woods?

"Is the kit... okay?"

She lowered her voice, fearing the worse.

such fragile

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broken things

• OOC:
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  "speech"

  
  

  thoughts

  
  attempted action
  

  "other character's speech"

  
  
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  sleek grey she-cat with white paws, tailtip, face, and chin
  she/her
  loner
  16 moons