Open Meeting coming out of my cage / october meeting

[Hawkstar]

LEADER OF SKYCLAN

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Whatever possessed Coffeestar to bless Hawkeye with her barbed crown must have been a wicked thing indeed. Again, she stood above her clan with the stinging reproach of blood and failure sitting in her throat. Bile sat just behind her molars, and something prickled uncomfortably along her spine, itching and urging to be gnawed away in the quiet recesses of the leader's den. Not that it would heal Chrysalisgaze's wounds any faster or repair the damaged relationship between SkyClan and the rest of the forest, but it would at least make her feel marginally better for a moment.

She forces the feeling aside. "SkyClan, to me."

"Ralsei and Susie, you have established yourselves as cats with good instincts and potential. From this moment on, until I have seen you fit for your warrior names, Ralsei will be known as Billypaw and Susie will be known as Rumblepaw.

Sagesong, your wisdom and sure-footedness will no doubt be beneficial for Billypaw. And …. Cygnetscratch, I think you would do well to teach Rumblepaw how a fearless SkyClanner operates?"

The pointed king doesn't allow a response. Whatever Cygnetscratch may think of herself or her abilities is irrelevant because Hawkstar had so decreed it.

"Similarly, Flowercloud will be taking over Fidgetpaw's training for the foreseeable future." She doesn't look at Redthistle, and he doesn't dare glare at her even in the absence of her electric blue sparks. Fidgetpaw's reassignment is quick and simple, just as all of Hawkstar's orders were. The only thing left between them was disappointment and, hopefully, the gnawing sensation that even Flowercloud in her diminished state was deeming a more suitable pick.

Moving right along: "Please extend your congratulations to Brightnose and Quailstep, who will be joining me on my council." Again, there is no room for argument in the clipped tone she uses, but when she utters Quailstep's name, Hawkstar can't help but smirk a little. Anything to be just a little bit closer … not that it was her goal or anything … of course not.

The moment flickers by in a heartbeat, and the smirk melts back into stoicism. Her eye flits over to Flowercloud, and she nods, signaling her freshly re-sovereigned deputy to offer up her own announcements.

// please wait for @flowercloud to post with patrols!

new apprentices !

Ralsei -> Billypaw, apprenticed to Sagesong
Susie -> Rumblepaw, apprenticed to Cygnetscratch
Fidgetpaw apprenticed to Flowercloud

New sun guards! Congrats @brightnose and @Quailstep

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64 moons

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[flowercloud]

This morning was.... Busy to say the least. She had simply wanted to check on the apprentices- but one in particular worried her to no end. Was it bad to say she felt like he was only getting worse in his anxiety? Shed think he'd improve, and then there was a continuous back track that made Flowercloud worry. Hawkstar had agreed it was fine- maybe, maybe Flowercloud would be wrong. Alas, things did not work that way, and Redthistle was sent to be dealt with, and Flowercloud returned with Fidgetpaw beside her. Poor guy... The deputy tried not to feel bad - rather grateful that she had caught it in time before the apprentice ended up leaving and they couldn't figure out why.

Ralsei seemed ecstatic and relentless to learn- all of their newer members did. They wanted nothing but to secure their spot in the clan, and green eyes that swept over them couldn't be kept from showing the pride that filled them, tail tip flicking in a soft gentle movement as she smiled as they got apprenticed, and then assigned. Rumblepaw to Cygnetscratch .. and Billypaw to Sagesong. They both deserved it.. They really did. The pride was shared to the warriors as well, resting on her daughter with warmth for beats longer hoping she caught her gaze.

she was about to join a chant, but Hawkstar moved it along, pointing her to mentor Fidgetpaw. Green eyes didn't glance to Redthistles, even if she wanted to- her and Hawkstar already gave him words. She supposed he was already embarrassed enough. And besides, Flowercloud was not in a position to demand respect or take away dignity. And besides... Did she really want to do that anyways? The large molly begins to move forward, leaning down to press her nose against Fidgetpaws, murmuring- "I promise what I said early, darling. It'll be easier now," she says with a gentle smile.

Hawkstar promotes Quailstep and Brightnose, and her gaze searches for her friends, offering kind smiles- and when Hawkstar looks to her, she finally begins the chant for all to hear. "Billypaw! Rumblepaw! Fidgetpaw! Brightnose! Quailstep!" She leads, green eyes bright and excited despite the heavy anxiety in her chest.

Then she took a breath, moving forward to the front of the group, settling down on her haunches and wrapping her tail over her toes, flexing them carefully. "Okay, the leads of the patrols will be picking out their members today. Remember, let's keep our heads on our shoulders and watch each other's backs." She says, to not only herself but others- there's been a lot of scrapes and bangs lately and no one really knows what's happening... Especially with Chrysalisgaze in the condition she's in- Flowercloud still couldn't help but blame herself. "Hawkstar will be leading a patrol to Thunderclan border, and I will be leading one to Riverclan. Brightnose, you will be leading a patrol to Shadowclan-" she says, the deputies gaze turning to the cats as she spoke their names. The smile stayed on her lips, even as she looked at Hawkstar. Though... Her head did dip a bit, and her ears did fold back. Submission...

"Swarmswirl, you will be leading a patrol to windclan, and mulberryburst will lead a patrol to the twoleg border." Hopefully, with Swarmswirl leading a patrol... She could try to ease her mind off of Chrysalisgaze but .. Flowercloud could only hope. "With border patrols out of the way, Quailstep, you will be leading a hunting patrol. And Swallowbreeze, of course, will be leading the herb patrol."

Flowercloud finally breathes, her voice loud and confident, yet her heart rattled inside her chest in anxiety that someone would get mad. She hoped not- but her green eyes dared not betray her. "Hawkstar?" She motioned to the leader- waiting for dismissal.


/// Hi everyone! Patrols are a bit different, in hopes to get more traction people can choose their patrol! Please note that your character can only be on 1 border patrol and 1 gathering patrol each, choose carefully!

Prompts are as follows:
Flowercloud -> Riverclan
We're going to be trying out teaching Riverclan the code... How do they react to this? How do we feel?

Hawkstar -> Thunderclan
Hawkstar took it upon herself to lead a patrol to thunderclan since apparently her underlings can't be trusted.... Meanwhile... Bats seem mighty annoyed about something and begin flying around the patrol.

Brightnose -> Shadowclan
It seems shadows like to dance in the edge of your vision- but when you look, nothing's there. Was that a voice?

Swarmswirl -> Windclan
A pair of apprentices dare to throw trinkets into the ravine... Watch out! The grass is slippery close to the edge!

Mulberryburst -> Unclaimed
Twolegs seem to have set up decorations! Does anything you?

Swallowbreeze -> Herb
This area seems overrun with spiders and webs! Don't get bit!

Quailstep -> Hunting
While hunting... your patrol finds carved pumpkins and someone even steps in the guts emptied out.... Gross! Someone stepped in it!

flowercloud - 38 moons - skyclan deputy - mentoring none

 

[brightnose!'s icon brightnose! brightnose!]

BRIGHTNOSE ──

skyclan | sun guard

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Brightnose pads forward from the edge of the clearing when Hawkstar's voice rings out, sitting before her leader with an attentive gaze. As usual, she seems to waste no time in getting right into the announcements of the day, starting with the naming of Billypaw and Rumblepaw as they're officially welcomed into the Clan. Similarly, she is re-assigning Fidgetpaw to Flowercloud, and Brightnose looks to the deputy with a congratulatory flick of her tail.
"Billypaw! Rumblepaw! Fidgetpaw!" She cheers for the apprentices in the short span of silence between announcements, faltering only when Hawkstar opens her mouth once more to continue speaking; Brightnose startles a little when she hears her own name leave her leader's maw, completely unexpected.

That's odd. Hawkstar already named mentors for the apprentices, so surely that's not it… when Brightnose hears the word council, her jaw immediately drops.
A Sun Guard? ME?? Her heart skips a beat as the realization hits her, and she looks over to Quailstep with sparkling eyes and a widened smile. And Quailstep, too! No way!
A small shiver passes through her as emotions pass in waves; excitement, pride, and admittedly, fear. Would she really be able to live up to Hawkstar's expectations, especially as the young warrior she is? She tries not to dwell on this - Hawkstar wouldn't have chosen her if she didn't trust her to properly fulfill her role, after all. Puffing her chest out and holding her head high, Brightnose accepts the praise and cheers that are meant for her, and she makes sure to chime in loudly when the Clan cheers for Quailstep as well.
"I won't let you down, Hawkstar," she says, though it's more to herself than actually to her leader. She knows that she'd do anything for her Clan, and this is her best opportunity to prove it. To her Clanmates, to her leader, to StarClan itself.

As Flowercloud announces patrols, Brightnose allows her fur to fall flat, having stood up in some places due to her surprise and excitement. It seems that her first assignment as Sun Guard is to lead a patrol to ShadowClan's border... she nods at Flowercloud's orders, already scanning the crowd of cats to see who she'll ask to bring along first.

now i will tell you what i've done for you

fifty thousand tears i've cried

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