PAFP Event Territory WC run ourselves ragged // finding supplies

[Ravenmask]

{$title} This takes place in Phase 3 of the storm event after everyone's reconvened.

Ravenmask grunted as he hoisted himself up onto his legs, wincing at the strain on his bad one. It didn't seem much worse, probably nothin' permanent, but when things were settled he'd need to go see Dimmingsun and Meadowpaw about it, for sure. Well, until then, he couldn't bear to just sit around this makeshift camp like a bump on a log. He wasn't so old that he was useless!

"I'm goin' to go find some moss or herbs or somethin'," he mewed gruffly. "If anyone wants to come along." Truthfully, he would rather have company than not, but with so many potentially injured and exhausted, he knew it was a long shot.

Without waiting for a reply, the Clan's elder padded into the soggy grass of the moors - he wasn't entirely sure what it was he was looking for, but he'd probably know it when he found it.

___________________ UPHILL IN THE SNOW ☆ BOTH WAYS ___________________

• "speech" || "thoughts"
  Tagging: @Talonpaw
  Please wait until Talonpaw replies before posting!
  
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• RAVENMASK he/him, windclan elder, 93 moons.
  ☆ White and black tom with smoky stripes, bright green eyes, and a twisted back paw.
  ☆ brother of Mallowfeather
  ☆ peaceful and healing powerplay permitted / / underline when attacking/physically interacting
  ☆ penned by plot ↛ plot_twists on discord, feel free to dm for interacts.

 

[Talonpaw Talonpaw]

Ravenmask spoke, and Talon flicked a torn ear. At first, he didn't register it, his blue eye sharply staring at Yewkit and Meadowpaw, his heart in his chest thrumming at protective urges that wanted to keep them safe. Keep them warm, keep them content. He watched the way Meadowpaw stared like she had lost the ability to see herself. And the way Yewkit even seemed to grieve.

And talon hated it.

When the words registered, the tabby would suddenly push himself to his paws. "I'll come with. Can't recognize everythin' but can recognize what's important. We need whatever we can get an' whatever paws can hold it." He said, blinking a blue eye slowly at the other before glancing to the other few cats. They've shown him, he won't be alone, and if anything happens, even if his side was sore- he knew how to swim and how to help. It was better than nothing. He was a Windclanner. And more than anything, he just wanted to feel useful. Even if his paws fell off. Before Meadowpaw could argue, he'd move after the older tom.

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Talon he/him, windclan 8 moons old.
black tabby with dark greyish brown undercoat and white underbelly. white crest on chest, and scars lining left side of face, blinding his right eye. icey blue eyes and white that is slowly starting to streak his features. Back scars non-existent for now.
mentored by Merrystalk // mentoring none
littermate to none
NPC x NPC / father/mother to none / mated to none
"speech" // "thoughts"
penned by Deidre ↛ deidre on discord, feel free to dm for plots. Art by PurpleCandyCorn.

 

[Jaypaw ⏾]

⋆⁺₊⋆ ☾⋆⁺₊⋆ Jaypaw ⋆⁺₊⋆ ☽⋆⁺₊⋆-

Jaypaw felt useless. He was, of course, glad to be reunited with the rest of his clanmates, and he was glad that none of them were gravely injured, but... he had caused problems and he could not fix them. And so he sat in his misery, until Ravenmask stated he would go and look for some herbs.

"I'll join as well." he raised his head, speaking maybe too desperately, as he approached the elder and Talon. "I might not know much about herbs, but another set of paws might still prove useful."

Their home destroyed, the clan was doing everything in their power to hold together, to not fall apart. Jaypaw knew this has happened before and they survived, but still, a soul could only take so much before it broke and crumbled into dust. Jaypaw hoped that with his help, he could contribute little by little to restoring the haven that used to be the safety of WindClan's camp. He wasn't sure what he would do if that didn't work.

"Where do you suggest we go look, Ravenmask?"

 

[Cricketpaw Cricketpaw]

'Cause I'd get a thousand hugs from ten thousand lightning bugs
As they tried to teach me how to dance
A foxtrot above my head, a sock hop beneath my bed
A disco ball is just hanging by a thread

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Determination shone in Cricketpaw's lone bright eye as she bounded after Ravenmask, her fur puffed out against the chill. " Wait!! Wait up! " she called, scrambling to catch up with quick little strides until she fell into step beside the others. Her tail lifted high, twitching with energy as Talon and Jaypaw joined in too. " Well, I know plenty of herbs! " she chirped, her tone brimming with confidence even as her breath came in quick little puffs. " I followed my sister around on herb patrols all the time! " The pride in her voice was obvious, and she gave a firm little nod, glancing between the two toms before fixing her gaze back on Ravenmask with an eager grin.

" I can help with this, I want to help. " she added. Meadowpaw and Dimmingsun needed all the paws they could get, and she wasn't about to stand around doing nothing while everyone else worked. Not when she could actually make herself useful. Still, the memory of the flood pressed against the edges of her mind, the roar of the water, the taste of mud, the way it had clawed at her fur and dragged her down. Her chest tightened briefly, and a shiver raced along her spine as she thought of Silentstep, the pretty she-cat that had pulled her out before the water claimed her. If not for her...

No. She couldn't think about that now.

She swallowed, forcing the heat rising in her ears to fade, and straightened herself again, shoulders squared. " I'll help. " she repeated firmly, her voice steadier this time. " I promise. " And this time, she meant it with every fiber of her being.

Speech, thoughts/emphasis

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[Ravenmask]

Ravenmask was awfully pleased that the cats joining him were so many of the Clan's 'paws. Would be a good learning experience for the young cats, certainly! And he was thankful that Talonpaw and Cricketpaw, with their herb knowledge, would be able to help him out. He knew a few, but certainly not enough to spot everything that might be useful.

"Come along then," he mewed to the apprentices, leading them from the temporary camp with a slight limp in his step. He'd probably need to get that checked out once Dimmingsun and Meadowpaw had their stores replenished. 'Til then, he'd leave the herbs for those in the most need.

"Nice thing is, though it was a heck of a lotta rain, most plants should still be intact," he mewed. "We just lost the stuff that'd been collected already." He looked to Cricketpaw.

"Cricketpaw, you've been out on these herb patrols before. Where're some of the closest spots you've gone to get herbs? We can start there and then try drier ground."

___________________ UPHILL IN THE SNOW ☆ BOTH WAYS ___________________

• "speech" || "thoughts"
  Tagging: @Jaypaw ⏾ @Talonpaw , and specifically asking a question of @Cricketpaw
  
• 
  
• RAVENMASK he/him, windclan elder, 93 moons.
  ☆ White and black tom with smoky stripes, bright green eyes, and a twisted back paw.
  ☆ brother of Mallowfeather
  ☆ peaceful and healing powerplay permitted / / underline when attacking/physically interacting
  ☆ penned by plot ↛ plot_twists on discord, feel free to dm for interacts.