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Post by ₪ Labyrinthstar ₪ on Nov 9, 2011 22:27:55 GMT -5
Staring into the crystalline water of the shallow bat, Labyrinthstars paws where placed so her unsheathed claws sat in the water. Her entire focus was on her reflection, blue eyes tracing the swirls that crossed her face. She remembered becoming a warrior, the day she became a leader.. she remembered the bloody tale... and how she had to rip her claws from her half-sisters throat. Of course, all of this flack-backing was giving her a headache...
Just in the past minute of standing, the water was past her paws. High-tide was coming.. and with that, another storm. She looked out at the horizon. a line of darkness. Storms approaching. More flooding. More loss.... less prey- JUST what the clan needed now....
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Post by ✯ Saffronstar ✯ on Nov 9, 2011 22:49:12 GMT -5
Stormcrash Came up beside his leader and narrowed his eyes. "Looks like a storm's coming." He blinked his yellow eyes and looked at the rising water. "It seems like there have been twice as many storms this season, and that worries me." Stormcrash had been a warrior for a good amount of time now, he was all to familiar with what a season of more storms would mean for the clans.
Coastwing Saw her leader and Stormcrash talking but kept to herself, instead moving over to the fresh kill pile and taking a rather scrawny sunfish over to eat. It tasted bitter and old, everything tasted old lately.
Larkpaw scampered over to Stormcrash and exclaimed "The Water in the bay is really high and the waves are unsettled, It looks like we may be in for a bad one soon!" She looked fearful, her mentor and sister had both died in the last storm. I cant watch another cat die She thought to herself. No more death But with the shortage of prey and the rising storms... death was the only logical outcome.
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Post by ₪ Labyrinthstar ₪ on Nov 9, 2011 22:55:46 GMT -5
Labyrinthstar nodded "Yes. Yes another storm... It looks as though that would be correct..." hereyes where back on her reflection. She knew Stormcrash's mew and didn't need to look up to see it was him "We will evacuate the nursery into the Warriors Den tonight" she whispered "Larkpaw, Coastwing!" she mewed, across the beach to the conversing cats "Start with the kit and moss moving now... Save what you can."
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Post by ✯ Saffronstar ✯ on Nov 9, 2011 23:13:46 GMT -5
Larkpaw's ears pricked at the sound of her name and she scampered excitedly off toward the nursery to do as she was told. She mewed loudly over her shoulder, "You can count on me Labyrinthstar!" Her clumsy paws tried to get traction on the wet ground as she scampered about.
Stormcrash lashed his tail in irritation. Why was starclan punishing them? Why were the storms getting worse and the prey getting harder to find? He growled quietly, forgetting he wasnt alone. His mind was elsewhere now, far away to memories lost. That was one thing every cat could say who lived in these parts. We were all so used to loss and death, it seemed to not even touch us anymore. He looked down at his paws guiltly. I still haven't forgotten he thought silently to himself, his gaze shifting back up to look at the sky.
Coastwing glared up at her leader though hungry eyes and continued to finish her prey. She wasn't about to leave it unattended in camp, then it would be gone in a heartbeat. She growled to herself as she continiued to hastily chew, droplets of food escaping her mouth from her quick and sloppy eating manor. "Coming" she said with her mouth full. Right after I finish this sad excuse for a meal she added silently to herself. Her resentment for the world around her showing though her eyes.
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Post by ₪ Labyrinthstar ₪ on Nov 12, 2011 21:02:33 GMT -5
She smiled, giving a pur of thanks to Larkpaw, as her attention shifted to Coastwing. She cleared her throat loudly, and said, in a slightly aggravated tone "You can have another piece of prey if you want to. Im not stopping you. Just remember that if you do it and your tummy is filled, the kits wont have anything" she blinked, as she turned back to the water. Yes, she knew the expression on Coastwings face. She herself hadn't eaten in two whole days. Her clans health was so important... She just seemed to... forget to eat.
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Post by ✯ Saffronstar ✯ on Nov 12, 2011 21:10:37 GMT -5
Coastwing growled quietly to herself and finished the last bite, licking her lips. There will be no warriors to protect the kits if we dont eat, so if its the kits or the warriors, the warriors wins Her thoughts echoed in her head darkly.
Stormcrash narrowed his eyes "Why is starclan punishing us?" he mewed half to himself half to his leader. it was as if the earth had swallowed up all the prey.
Larkpaw ran about camp carrying mouthfulls of moss. Her eyes bright as she worked. How nieve and unaware she was to the danger her clan was facing.
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Post by ₪ Labyrinthstar ₪ on Nov 12, 2011 21:48:06 GMT -5
(FAIL ON THE COLOR THERE SAFFY ^^) Her attention turned to Stormcrash "Starclan is not punishing us..." she whispered "With how bad this is... It is as though we have been forgotten about altogether. Perhaps they are distracted by something else another clan has done..." she muttered. Surely this couldn't be THEIR fault? a slight smile swpet her face as she watched Larkpaws frantic actions from the corner of her eyes
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Post by ✯ Saffronstar ✯ on Nov 12, 2011 22:02:08 GMT -5
"Yes, but the waters are nearly empty. If i knew it was impossible I'd swear all the fish drown or somthing ate all of them." He grimiced. "Its not like its newleaf and all the twolegs are catching them with their sticks. Its season where it should be not as full of fish but still enough to survive!" His yellow eyes met with his leaders.
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Post by ₪ Labyrinthstar ₪ on Nov 12, 2011 22:06:31 GMT -5
she stared at him for a few seconds "Yes.. Yes.." she whispered, turning away from him. Eye contact was one thing she found intimidating from toms of her own clan. "We will figure something out... I have to speak to you.... alone please..." she muttered, giving a glance to COastwing
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Post by ✯ Saffronstar ✯ on Nov 12, 2011 22:11:57 GMT -5
Stormcrash nodded. and waited for her to lead off to where she wanted to talk. He flicked his ear in Coastwing's direction. The shecat was loyal, but her instinct for survival made came before her clan. She had always been that way, Stormcrash had just learned to accept that...
Larkpaw Finished moving the moss. She padded over to Coastwing. "Are you done eating yet? Now that I did all the work?"
Coastwing's growl grew louder. "If you want to keep both your ears i sugest you watch your accusations kit!"
Larkpaw ignored her and dashed off to check on the queens and help them get ready to move thier kits.
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Post by ₪ Labyrinthstar ₪ on Nov 12, 2011 22:17:53 GMT -5
Labyrinthstar sighed, and whispered, as she leaned towards Stormcrash "I think we may need to break a few rules of the code... There is no food here. None at all- and there wont be. I think that Typhoonclan has plenty of food.... perhaps you would patrol the border- give me a report... It may be time to pad our ways out of our comfort zone."
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Post by ✯ Saffronstar ✯ on Nov 12, 2011 22:22:10 GMT -5
Stormcrash was shocked by her words, but his face didnt show it. Invaid another clan? He thought with shock. Yet even inside his own mind he couldnt deny the logic in that. Any clan had to have more prey then them. "I can do that" He said with a dip of his head. I just hope we're not too weak to drive them off if it comes to that he thought silently.
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Post by ₪ Labyrinthstar ₪ on Nov 12, 2011 22:27:50 GMT -5
she nodded "Thank you.. But for now- i would like to ask if you could go into my den and get me my seashell.. The really big one with the blueish tinted swirl in the center..." she nudged him foreward, toward her den "And come right out" she was going to have to show him she trusted him if she was going to get him to do her dirty work willingly... ALL of it.
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Post by ✯ Saffronstar ✯ on Nov 12, 2011 22:37:35 GMT -5
Stormcrash nodded and padded off to her den to get her shell she described.
Coastwing padded over to her leader. "So what are we going to do about this prey situation? Start rubbing our legs against twolegs for food?" Her eyes were scornful, but she was still serious. "Or try our luck in Gang lands or loner lands?"
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Post by ₪ Labyrinthstar ₪ on Nov 12, 2011 22:43:12 GMT -5
Labyrinthstar shook her head "Perhaos i could tell you more if i wasnt so sure you would be bantering on about how wrong it is to everyone else. You have a hard time keeping your tongue in your mouth." she muttered, not making eye-contact... She just needed some way to get rid of her for now... WHY was she not passigned a patrol or something? "Uhm.... go hunt?" she said
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