Raven rolled her eyes. "I am ready. We can go when you're ready." She waited by the mouth of the cave, her dark pelt slightly blending in with the shadows near it.
Post by ✞~Spottedleaf ~✞ on Jan 3, 2020 16:31:34 GMT -5
☘️ Dust That Drifts Through Wind ☘️ {Tom - 40 moons - Healer - Camp} | with: Cliffstar
Dust had woken up earlier than others to get a head start on things. He didn't like sleeping too late anyway, so here he was awake right at dawn going through the herb storage and noting on what they needed and didn't need. The herb storage was low, as usual, so it was more about what they needed the most, instead of everything that they needed. These were harsh times as a healer. Even though the cold season was over, with the upcoming move, it was hard to predict whether herbs would become more plentiful or not between now and then.
Dust almost hadn't heard Cliffstar come in, as he was so focused on his healer duties. "Morning, Cliffstar. It is going as well as it could," he replied to him. That wasn't saying much, given the low herb storage, but Dust knew that it could be worse. "How are things with you this morning?" he then asked Cliffstar.
☀️ Dawn of Rising Sun ☀️ {She-cat - 30 moons - Huntsmen - Camp}
Dawn woke up as the pale light of dawn seeped into the den. As the morning arrived, Dawn longed to just turn over and sleep longer. However, she knew that she couldn't afford to sleep the day away. The clan couldn't really afford it either, for that matter. There was never time for laziness like this these days. Although hunting was hard in these parts, she knew that nothing would ever get caught if she didn't get out there to begin with. So, Dawn forced herself to her white paws, stretched, and padded out of the Huntsmen den. She wasn't in the mood to hunt alone, so she sat outside the den and waited until another Huntsmen cat arose from the den.
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Raven nodded at Dawn, to acknowledge her presence. Waiting for Bird to lead the way out of camp, she felt a phantom pain where the eagle's claws had raked the base of her tail. Wincing at the sense, she remembered the experience vividly.
Post by ★Echobrook the Reindeer★ on Jan 3, 2020 16:40:23 GMT -5
CliffStar “They’re... okay.” He meowed, and sat down. “Listen, I rather your herbs be used for the active cats, but I just can’t ignore my back pains anymore. I think I slept wrong on it.” He winced as he shuffled his feet. “I think I found a way to make it easier to carry. See, some of the bushes are very soft, and the branches are bendable. I think if we try and weave them together, we can carry your herb pouches in a way that the kittypets used to.” He meowed, thinking of his grandfather. When he was a kit, his grandfather would tell him stories of life not on the mountains. He knew his grandfather had never been down there, but rather his father had. His father wanted to prove there was a better chance for existing at the bottom, however, cats claimed what he said was fake. His grandfather passionately believed in his fathers words, and asked CliffStar, if he ever had any power, to let them believe in his words. “I have told you the story of the kittypets my grandfather told me, correct?” He inquired suddenly, wondering if Dust knew what he was talking about.
Post by 🌹Jayjaycats🌹 on Jan 3, 2020 16:41:03 GMT -5
Bird That Sings Morning Song The she cat stared at Raven as she went to the front of the cave. "Good you've been awake for a while, have you been practising your jumps or stalking? Or have you just been sitting doing nothing?" Not giving the apprentice to reply she left the cave and waited outside.
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Raven replied, "I woke up not so long ago, but I woke a little before you." Following the she cat, she remembered vividly how stalking and jumping went. Though stalking was not her best skill, Raven would do it if it saved her life.
Post by 🌹Jayjaycats🌹 on Jan 3, 2020 16:52:25 GMT -5
Amber Moon thanked his ancestors. "Thank you for allowing me to get this crow," he mewed thinking of all the cats it would feed. He had been lucky to find this crow and even luckier to catch it. He hid the prey under a leafless bush and padded around scenting for anything else. No other scents.
Bird That Sings Morning Song She glanced at Raven. "Do you want to practice your crouch and jump before we hunt. Prey is too important to miss." The she cat flicked her ears thinking about the up coming journey. It would only be 1 more moon til they left and she couldn't hid the excitement for such a journey, but she was also grieved she would be leaving her dead mates grave behind.
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Post by ✞~Spottedleaf ~✞ on Jan 3, 2020 16:56:35 GMT -5
☘️ Dust That Drifts Through Wind ☘️ {Tom - 40 moons - Healer - Camp} | with: Cliffstar
Dust listened carefully to what Cliffstar was saying about how they should carry the herbs when it was time to leave. Weaving them together seemed like a good idea. It definitely couldn't hurt anything to try it. However, Dust wasn't exactly familiar with the story that Cliffstar was talking about related to his grandfather. "Sorry. You may have told me about that, but I am not sure. Could you remind me of it?" he meowed.
☀️ Dawn of Rising Sun ☀️ {She-cat - 30 moons - Huntsmen - Camp} | with: Bird That Sings Morning Song and Raven
Dawn sat near Raven and Bird as they spoke. She wanted to hunt with them when they went, but she didn't want to interrupt what was going on. Instead, she just remained close and observed until she felt that she could insert herself and ask them to hunt with her.
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Raven dropped into a crouch, with silence following her. As she rose up into the air with a spring, she remembered the feeling of the eagle. Falling down, with a pretend bird in her paw, she landed with a quiet puff sound. Saying, "I think I won't miss prey, she dropped the pretend bird.
Post by 🌹Jayjaycats🌹 on Jan 3, 2020 17:03:06 GMT -5
Bird That Sings Morning Song Bird watched as Raven executed the move nicely. "Pretty good, but always stay concentrated. I saw you lose concentration for a split second and that could be enough for a bird to escape." Turning she saw Dawn watching them. Waving her tail she asked, "would you like to join us? the more cats, the more prey caught."
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Raven knew that she couldn't focus on the scar on her tail. Instead, she kept the thought, 'I can't miss prey,' in her head. Looking over the craggy terrain, she knew she would miss the places where Hawk had helped her at times. With an impatient flick of her tail, she licked her paw out of habit.
Post by ✞~Spottedleaf ~✞ on Jan 3, 2020 17:10:35 GMT -5
☀️ Dawn of Rising Sun ☀️ {She-cat - 30 moons - Huntsmen - Camp} | with: Bird That Sings Morning Song and Raven
Dawn didn't mean to make it so obvious that she was watching, but by Bird's reaction it didn't seem to matter. "Sure, if you don't mind. I'd like to get out of camp even if it is for a short time," she said. Although, as soon as she said it she realized how that may have sounded with the upcoming journey. When that time came, they would be leaving camp for much more than a "short time." This camp would no longer be their home. Oh well. Maybe Raven and Bird wouldn't think too much about it.
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Post by ★Echobrook the Reindeer★ on Jan 3, 2020 17:40:44 GMT -5
CliffStar CliffStar sat back and watched Dust work. “My great grandfather had wanted to explore what was outside of the mountains. All the way back when the tribe believed there was nothing out there other than this mountain itself. The tribe got angry at him, and basically outcasted him at his belief, saying only if he found something he could truly come back.” He began softly. “He saw the world at the bottom. It was a dangerous journey to be sure, but there was a world down there. He met a cat named Smokey, and the two traveled the prairie. There was a thing called a barn that had horses that were larger than a mountain lion, that, what the cat liked to call, two legs would ride on. He had a soft thing around his neck, and he explained to my great grandfather that it’s what the two legs used to mark him as theirs. There was so much prey, rabbits, birds, voles, mice. He came back plumper than any cat had ever seen. Smokey came back with him as proof, and that’s the only reason the cats today know of the bottom.” His eyes grew dark. “Smokey was too used to the barn life of catching all the prey he wanted, so out of hunger he left. My great grandfather also couldn’t stand the thought of it, so he left behind my great grandmother and her kits to go back to being indulgent.” He looked up. “But, that’s about it. I dream of experiencing it myself. Imagine, never having to worry about being hungry? Imagine being able to eat until you’re full. Perhaps we won’t even need two groups anymore.” He mused, laughing softly. (✞~Spottedleaf ~✞)
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Post by 🌹Jayjaycats🌹 on Jan 3, 2020 18:10:43 GMT -5
Bird Who Sings Morning Song Bird nodded to Dawn. "I'm not coming back to camp with nothing, so let's get a move on already." The she cat padded forwards and looked around. It had been a hard lead bare and only now some of the prey were returning, though scrawny in size. Bird wanted to bring back something half decent to feed a couple in the tribe. Opening her jaw she scented nothing. She continued forwards, opening her mouth again. Shrew. Bird glanced around a boulder and spotted a sorry excuse for a shrew but she knew it would feed maybe the kit Nova. Her tail waved excitedly in anticipation and she hid carefully before darting out a paw. Dispite the size of the prey, it was quick. When Birds paw landed on its back, it escaped her paws and ran. Frustrated Bird raced after it and scooped it into the air before slamming it down, stunning it, before she proceeded to bite it's neck. "Thank you ancestors."
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