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It all felt fake. She felt as if she were plunged underwater and everything moved slower, sounded muffled. Her clanmates schooled around her like minnows. They all gently pecked at her brain and attempted to bring her back from somewhere she had never journeyed before. Suddenly, she could feel...

Dawn flutters over the island RiverClan called home with a grace that almost mocked the scene that unfolded. Instead of bringing home a new leader touched by StarClan, Turtledove clutched a cold, dead father in her jaws. Snakeblink, or the body that once held her mentor's spirit, lolled on the...

Turtledove was used to Snakeblink's rambling. It was as normal to listen to as birdsong in the morning. She hummed along to his dialogue and found comfort in Robinheart's presence. Despite the craziness of the past few days, this felt so right. Two of Turtledove's favorite cats on a lovely walk...

It was known throughout RiverClan how unserious Turtledove was. She was loud and goofy. She would drop anything she was doing for a chance to play or roughhouse. She wasn't lead warrior material and that was perfectly fine with her. Who would choose her to be a representative of RiverClan when...

In this moment, she hated how big she had gotten. At one point in RiverClan's history, she was the youngest apprentice and last of the 4 moon old kits to become one. Snakeblink had once been so much larger: a giant with kind eyes and patient words. She remembered tripping him with her body small...

"C'mon, Beefang! I know you can do better than that!" It felt mean to say, but Turtledove wanted to be as normal as possible. She didn't want to be like everyone else, gently stepping around her friend in her grief. It was a grief that hung over camp and merged with everyone else's, but watching...

Night came over RiverClan like a gentle tide. It pushed away the light and slowly dragged the stars above their camp. An unsettled quiet also clung to the RiverClan cats, as if each were silently begging the others to do something. Moonbeam and Lichenstar's deaths were a weight that would not be...

Death never got easier for Turtledove. She was born into it, really. Both parents dead before her eyes even opened. Friends and cats she looked up to had died before, but the number of cats she had lost recently felt so heavy. Her leader, her medicine cat, and too many others to count. Her paws...

Turtledove felt great. Once she had ensured Snakeblink as cared for, the hefty she-cat had practically pranced behind the return party. Sure, some of her clanmates were injured badly (Pinepaw's eye and Lichenstar's lost lives made her stomach churn), but she was fine. And they won! Their gamble...

The snap of teeth, the roar of blood, the yowls of her clanmates are like birdsong to her. It's a beautiful cacophony that only makes her muscles burn more in anticipation of hits and bites from the flame-colored cat. He taunted her, she could process that, but her mouth would not form words...

ThunderClan, more of them, rushed through the underbrush. Turtledove's pelt stood against her skin at the thrill of them all wild-eyed and furious at their incursion. A snort left her as she pictured their camp, scrambling to send healthy warriors to defend a portion of their territory that was...

12 moons ago, Turtledove had been born in leaf-fall. From what others told her, the frost that covered the ground this leaf-fall was odd. She had no true bearings on why this was so odd or what a true leaf-fall looked like, but she trusted her clan and was putting every effort she could think of...

Turtledove crouched in the river, feeling its ever gentle pull at her pelt. She is a full grown titan. A testament to RiverClan's stereotypical large stature. The river, hiding her well despite the chill it carried, had provided her life and food to help her grow. She was thirsty to show her...

With heavy footfalls, Turtledove obediently trotted after the two medicine cats. She felt a little lost trying to find herbs, but Moonbeam had assured her that she would help identify anything she couldn't. She had felt a burst of pride at the invitation. Not only was she with Moonbeam (who she...