Frostmoth's steps are even and sharp. Sure of himself. He leads a patrol of strong warriors and apprentices, and ThunderClan poses little threat to RiverClan safety. Pikestar and Pineheart had made that clear enough when they had declared ThunderClan only deserved respect for not encroaching their border and stealing any more than sunningrocks from RiverClan. Frostmoth wrinkles his nose at the thought. Pineheart is on this patrol, and he feels a great- nearly parental- sense of adoration for the life guard, but that does not mean they have to see eye to eye in every regard. Marked especially by their differences in political approach. Frostmoth, too, is relieved to have a fellow cat on the council he can disagree with that won't revere him as a kit or tear his throat out either. Jinglemoon is like that too, though they had been at odds once.
Despite his quick and confident steps, Frostmoth's mind is clouded with thoughts, and they arrive at their shared border with ThunderClan before he has even realized. The river laps at his paws. He frowns. 'Colder than usual,' he thinks bitterly, and turns blue eyes to the sunwarmed sunningrocks. He does not feel drawn to them, but he feels bitterness building in his throat. Poor hunting grounds for RiverClan, but ThunderClan has a whole forest. If the river were to freeze... Frostmoth shakes his head. He doesn't want to think about that. Trying to cross a bridge before he even comes to it has never served him well in the past.
He breaks his gaze away to look at his patrol. "Just refresh the markers," he blinks at them, pretending that he had not just been coveting stones "We can see if there are fish that take refuge in the shadows of sunningrocks on the river, but remember that they aren't ours. Don't cross to climb them." Frostmoth's voice is flat and neutral. He steps back from the riverbank and parts his jaws. The scent of ThunderClan here is stale, but still obvious. Perhaps Pikestar was right. They would never relish the idea of using this ground to forge peace between their clans.
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★ FROST — he/him, riverclan deputy, 21 moons
— penned by carat, feel free to ping or dm for plots!
— longhair black and white bicolor with blue eyes
— peaceful powerplay ok! all interactions ok!
- penned by carat!