"ShadowClan, here." Ink-coated fur glowed in the haze of waxing moonlight, dappled between the swaying tendrils of the button bush behind him. The Clan earned a neutral stare, sweeping across the faces of cat to cat. The night of the Gathering still weighed on his shoulders, the sight of his mate's fallen form burned behind his eyelids each night. The cries of their boys ringing like windchimes between his ears. Thornstar's crackling announcement...
"Let's begin- any scent and sight from SkyClan should be met with tooth and claw. Nothing Hawkstar or her grunts have for ShadowClan is worth our time- she may stand alone on her perch. Words of ancient code do not matter here, we will not be scorned in the name of a world before us." His tail gave a single lash in his anger, his ears falling flat. He would not let his Clan be demoralized over laws that did not live on their land. Should they be relevant, he is sure Fleecefur would have mentioned them from the start. "Our allegiance to WindClan has not changed, nor our agreement with ThunderClan. RiverClan maintains neutrality, though we will still remain watchful they do not abandon their truce." With the events of that night, it may help to confirm where they stood with their borders after all. Should any foolish paw overstep their place along the thunderpath their would be quick and eager consequence.
"Now, onto better things. We have a new apprentice tonight- Pipit, you are to join the apprentices tonight now. Under the watchful eye of Flaxbelly, you will train with your new name, Pipitpaw." The oddly curious kit Magpiepaw came across would hopefully do well in the Clan, and not keep himself hopeful of spotting his mother anytime soon.
"And Dreampaw," A pair of sights mirroring his own, Sablestar smiled warmly. "You'll be assigned a new mentor. Starting this moon, Halfshade will be in charge of your training." He nodded to the split-shaded molly in brief regard before moving on.
A pair of green eyes met his first. A scrappy thing that was dragged into ShadowClan's camp with blood-caked fur, couldn't keep himself out of a fight to save himself. "Snakepaw, you have met your assessments with success, Loudclaw has done well with your training. You have shown diligence in your efforts to achieve your warrior name, and in respect you have earned the name Snakefang." Sablestar meowed with pride as another warrior joined their ranks, and not the only one, either.
His eyes moved to Sealpaw, tipping his muzzle down to gesture her forward. "Sealpaw, as you left the life of the Colony, you learned how to become a ShadowClanner alongside us. Smogmaw has trained you well and proper, proudly showing the skills he has taught you in each assessment. Tonight, as you leave the apprentices, you will join the warriors as Sealdawn." A face unlike her peers- friendly, naive, different from the night that hugged around the leader. But still committed to duty and those around her- her Clan. A proper warrior, in the end.
"Tickpaw, come forward." The next to join after Fleafire. "Mirepurr and I have seen you are ready to join the warriors den. You mirror them well and give balance to your Clanmates where it is needed. For that, you earn the name Tickfrost."" One more, to complete the set of kin. "Now, Webpaw." Sablestar flicked his tail as he addressed the final sibling. "You have learned beside Bluegale the life of a ShadowClanner, and done well to prove yourself capable of one. From this moment on you will walk as Websight." Sablestar took a deep breath as he stood back on all paws.
"That concludes our meeting, ShadowClan. Rest well if you are weary, good hunting to those who will join me tonight." The tuxedo hummed as he dismissed his Clan.
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happy graduation time!! to recap:
skyclan presence is not to be tolerated
windclan are still allies, interaction is encouraged
thunderclan is still under active truce
riverclan is still under active truce
@Snakepaw -> SNAKEFANG
@Sealpaw -> SEALDAWN
@Tickpaw -> TICKFROST
@webpaw -> WEBSIGHT
@pipit -> PIPITPAW [npc mentor, flaxbelly]
@DREAMPAW -> @Halfshade
"mew" -
SABLESTAR— he/him ・sixty moons ・leader; shadowclan ・penned by gonkpilled
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