Dewleaf | Northern Fernclan Territory | Open Tags

Thick, dense fog covered the forest floor all around Dewleaf. She loved the mornings in the forest. The light filtered in through the trees and reflected off the fog, making everything seem so mystical. The she-cat paused to take it in, paw on her freshly caught vole. Dewleaf couldn’t imagine life outside of the forest, she felt so safe here.

Froststar | Fernclan Camp | Open Tags

Froststar sat on the large redwood stump outside of his den, looking out at the camp. The morning fog was still somewhat dense in camp, covering about an inch of the forest floor. It was both intimidating and pleasant, but it never lasted long. He gently placed his tail over his paws and began to zone out, lost in thought. He was proud of how far his Clan had come recently. Although small, Fernclan was powerful. He hoped they would grow in numbers over the coming moons. Froststar was an open and forward thinking cat, he believed that any cat could be apart of clan life; kittypet or not.

Badgerpaw | Fernclan Camp | Open Tags

Badgerpaw let out a loud groan before forcing himself to his paws. Time to get up. The tom slowly made his way out of the apprentices den, hissing quietly at the few rays of sunlight that landed on him. He would stay in the dark all the time if he could. Why couldn’t the founder of Fernclan have picked a cave for their camp? The apprentice sat down and looked around, not too many cats out yet. Maybe later he could join a hunting party or a border patrol.

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Shadeflower | Fernclan Camp | Open

The she cat lied at the entrance of den watching the leader and Badgerpaw her eyes narrowing as she did so. She wondered what their plans for the day were, it looked like Froststar was in his own little world over there. She tilted her head slightly her tail twitching behind her as she continued to star. Should she go over and say something? She decided if he needed to talk he would come over to her, she rose to her paws and moved into her den, her tail still sticking out of her den a little as she began gathering the dead herbs to dispose of them.

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Froststar | Fernclan Camp | Shadeflower

Froststar shook his head, snapping out of thought. He was a Leader now, he couldn’t just go zoning off like that. The tom turned his head in time to see Shadeflower making her way back into her den. Perhaps he should go say hello, he had been a bit recluse lately. The large cat got to his paws, making sure to get in a good stretch before gracefully hoping down from the stump. Froststar gave a nod of acknowledgment to Badgerpaw before continuing to the Medicine Cats den. He took a step inside, it looked like Shadeflower was getting rid of some herbs. Froststar lightly cleared his throat to make his presence known and not to scare her. “Greetings Shadeflower, how are you this morning.” He asked, taking a few more steps inside and looking around the den.

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Shadeflower | Fernclan Camp | Froststar

She heard Froststar clear his throat and turned to face the tom."I'm doing fine Froststar how about you? I saw you zoning out thinking hard about something?" she asked with a smile giving a little bit of a joking tone. She stared at the tom her eyes narrowing a little bit as she blinked then pawed at her dead herbs. She rested her tail on her paws as she wondered what Froststar had been thinking about. Her ear twitched and wondered what Froststar had really been thinking or if he would lie, though then again it could have just been nothing but it was her job to worry a little bit.

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Froststar | Fernclan Camp | Shadeflower

“Ah. Yes, well just thinking about Fernclan.” Froststar replied, finding a spot to sit down. He might as well if they were planning to chat for a moment. He wondered if he should be honest with his concerns. She was the Medicine Cat after all. “I’m proud of Fernclan, we’ve come a long way since our founding days…” the tom started, “ however, we’ve dropped in numbers over the last 10 or 20 moons, which has lead to me feel some concern.” Froststar continued, looking at Shadeflower, maybe Starclan would be able to tell her something at the next Moon Pool gathering? “I sometimes wonder what Starclan’s great plan for us really is.” He thought out loud, dropping his gaze to his paws. The Thunderpath, the new two-legged spottings, more Loners in the area. The forest was changing.

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Sitting in camp, Riverstrikes pale green gaze flits around, taking into account every cat present and out of the dens.

She keeps still for the most part, but the occasional twitch of her tail betrays her impatience. Just sitting here, waiting around wasn't something she felt like she should be doing. Granted she had already woken up at the crack of dawn to do a mini patrol of the area, and caught a bird to add to the fresh kill pile. But it wasn't enough, not for her anyways. She needed to assign patrols, and she figured she'd put her on one. Though the decision of border or hunting was a difficult one. Despite being in thought her entire body was stiff, as if she expected a gang of dogs to randomly break into camp or something of that nature to occur.

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Shadeflower | Fernclan Camp | Froststar

The medicine cat sighed shifting her dead herbs to the side.” Starclan works in mysterious ways Froststar, perhaps they will bless us with good things soon. Perhaps even kits or more warriors.” She stated as she looked at Froststar, she wanted to believe what she was saying was true but deep somewhere inside there was a little bit of doubt.” Don’t lose faith yet Froststar I’m sure our numbers will be back up soon.” She stated offering a comforting smile.

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Zing and Zang - Northern Fernclan territory

The tom dragged his paws over the muddy forest floor, littered with leaves he couldnt see because of the churning sea of fog that had settled onto the ground. His sister trotted, much more enthusiastically, overhead, leaping from stone to stone and letting out a delighted squeal whenever the fog flew up into the humid air.
'You're going to scare off the whole forest, finchbrain. Why are we even out here?' Zang sighed half heartedly, just managing to match the younger cat's brisk pace. 'To explore. Obviously. Rag said he saw other cats down here!' His sister beamed, her excitement unfaltered by Zang's boredom. 'Rag is a crazy old cat who eats cardboard, he probably saw a raccoon and we're walking to nothing. Or death.' Zang sighed boredly, hating the nip of the cold that brushed past his pelt. Zing rolled her eues and came to a stop, biting her brother's scruff and dragging him after her. Zang yowled in surprise and aimed a smack to his sister's face, puffing out his one coat of fur. Unfortunately Zing took that as a challenge and hit back, locking the two kittypets in a tussle.

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Froststar | Fernclan Camp | Shadeflower

“Yes.. yes you’re right. Of course.” Froststar agreed with a nod. Fernclan was once great in numbers before, they would be once again. He offered Shadeflower a soft smile, “thank you for listening Shadeflower.” The Tom’s gaze fell on the Medicine Cats stash. “If you need assistance with anything, please don’t be afraid to ask I can always send a small patrol with you on your herb search if you need extra paws.” He figured she would be going out into the forest today to gather more herbs, might as well offer some security.

Dewleaf | Northern Fernclan Territory | Zing & Zang

Dewleaf’s peaceful morning was interrupted by the sound of other cats tussling near by. Her ears flattened against her head and she quickly dropped into a crouched position. These couldn't possibly be her clanmates, she didn’t recognize the voices. The she-cat left her prey behind and slowly crept towards where all the ruckus was coming from. Dewleaf crouched and a nearby bush, eyes locked on the tussling cats. These cats were definitely not from her clan. Dewleaf felt her fur start to bristle. She wasn’t scared, but she had never met another cat from outside her clan. She was also alone and outnumbered by one. She decided to wait in hiding for a moment and watch, if they were to head towards camp she would have to stop them.

Badgerpaw | Fernclan Camp | Riverstrike

Badgerpaw’s gaze fell on Riverstrike, man they looked tense. Then again Badgerpaw didn’t understand the stress of being a Deputy or Leader, if he had that much responsibility he would be tense as well. The small apprentice made his way over to Riverstrike, hoping she wouldn’t be annoyed by him talking to her. “Morning Riverstrike.” Badgerpaw greeted the Deputy with a respectful head bow. “I’m sorry to bother you, I wanted to volunteer myself to go on a hunting or border patrol today.” He continued, “I know I’m just an apprentice, but I also know I need to pull my own weight.”

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Shadeflower | Fernclan Camp | Froststar

The she cat gave the leader a smile."Thank you Froststar, could you possibly go with me to dispose of these herbs and gather new ones?" she asked pawing at the dead herbs. Normally she would go alone but figured Froststar might need to talk more." It would be helpful. Especially if you need to talk to me about anymore worries." she stated as she rose to her paws now completely facing the leader. She stared at the tom. She always appreciated help especially when it was someone volunteering to help rather than an apprentice assigned to help her usually because they did something wrong.

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Zing and Zang - Northern Fernclan territory - Dewleaf

Zang feigned a hiss, pretending his younger sister was winning. The small she smacked him with sheathed paws and they tumbled onto the ground, pumping with adrenaline.

A sound forced Zang to tense, ears springing up as he abruptly pinned Zing down, muttering a sharp 'shh'. The she froze, taking a second to register what she was being told. Her brother hardly hushed her. She followed Zang's gaze into the shrubbery, curiosity making her smooth dusty fur prickle.
Nothing happened, not for a while.
Zing frowned, the suspense becoming awkward quickly. Zang glared into the foliage and let out a strained hiss, tail lashing stiffly behind him, both from fear and as a warning. The young she watched as her brother stepped forward gingerly, opening his maw to taste the air for a scent. He wasn't very good at it, despite the practise he had whenever they played games inside their housefolk's nest.

A wild cat. Both kittypets could practically taste the smell on their tongues, clouding their senses as well as their minds as, instead of darting off, the young cats just froze. Zing puffed up her tail and pressed her side against her brother's, growling in a warning.

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Froststar | Fernclan Camp | Shadeflower

Froststar thought for a moment, Riverstrike would be around while he was out, and she was an extremely competent Deputy. He also wouldn’t mind talking with Shadeflower a little more as well. “Absolutely, I would be glad to help.” Froststar purred, getting to his paws. “You’re in luck, when I was young my mother trained me on basic herb identification. I won’t be a complete burden.” He said with a smile. “Now, what part of the territory do you prefer looking for herbs?”

Dewleaf | Northern Fernclan Territory | Zing & Zang

They knew she was there now. Dewleaf hissed quietly to herself, of course they knew, they had noses. She should have just left and warned the clan of the trespass. No. She was the Leader’s niece, she could take care of this. The Maine Coon stood up straight, stepping out of the bushes to reveal herself, fur bristled and tail bushed. “Who are you?” Dewleaf asked, surprising herself a little with how confident she sounded. “You’re trespassing on Fernclan territory.”

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Zing and Zang - Northern fernclan territory - dewleaf

Zing's eyes lit up like stars at the mention of a clan, fear vanishing In the flick of a tail.
The wild cat was huge! Zang seemed a lot more scared but he kept rooted in place, taking a second to form words.

The tom's eyes widened when his sister piped up, kitten fur puffed up. 'Fernclan? Are you a clan cat? Do you eat bones-?' Zing chirped excitedly, practically buzzing with euphoria. Her brother pinned his ears and smacked a paw over the younger cat's mouth, shutting her up. Mostly. The muffled hisses of Zing could still be heard despite Zang's attempts. 'We were just passing through. We were just leaving.' Zang spoke, feigning a calm tone. He spared his sister a sideways warning glare when he saw she was about to butt in and object, waiting for her to confirm.

Zang removed his paw from his sister's muzzle, allowing her to speak. Zing sighed, forcing her ears to lower against her head sulkily. 'Mhm. We're going, forest cat.'

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Shadeflower | Fernclan Camp---> Fernclan Territory | Froststar

"I saw a growing batch of coltsfoot towards the thin part of the territory near the thunderpath." she stated, she was glad Froststar was going with her, she didn't prefer going to that part of the territory alone. She grabbed the dead herbs and began making her way out of the den, turning her head to ensure the leader was indeed following. She rather enjoyed the leaders company, he always had something to talk about instead of them walking in awkward silence like she would often do with others who had accompanied her before.

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Riverstrikes head turns to face Badgerpaw when he approaches her, immediately alert.

"Good morning." She returns the greeting back to the young tom, going quiet as she listens to what he has to say.

It's a good thing, seeing an apprentice whose looking to prove himself. An admirable trait, and she thinks he's got the making of a good warrior.

"Of course." She agrees with a nod. "I'll make sure you're included on one." She'd like to wait until there were more cats though. While many were out and about, she hadn't seen Dewleaf. Perhaps she was out of camp? If that was the case, she didn't think the warrior would be set to head out again on a patrol - though she figured she'd deal with that as it came.

Her eyes flit to Froststar, seeing him stand up whilst exchanging words with the medicine cat. Was he leaving? Well then, she'd have to stay behind. The idea of leaving the clan without their medicine cat or deputy was a bad one, especially in the case that something happened. After patrols came back, it would be alright to head out herself.

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