- Oct 27, 2022
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the walk home, the one thunderclan could not make together. little wolf, buried between the cold snow and rocky surface of the mountains, her family robbed of the chance to mourn over her tattered ebony pelt. and stormpaw, sprawled across the backs of all clans. she could not walk, they had nearly all stayed to help. the lungwort was now shared between the jaws of three, it's herbal scent suffocating more suffocating with each step.
they had met up with berryheart not long ago, but with mouths too full to talk of the events that had taken place they walked in relative silence. so close that nightbird could smell the forest's scent that had long since lost it's grasp on her pelt. crisp and autumnal, it was familiar. she sighed her relief into the bundle of lungwort.
soon, they passed through the gorse tunnel. nightbird ran her pelt up along it, a feeble attempt to soak thunderclan's scent back into her fur. once through, she didn't stop to announce anything or greet anyone's shocked gazes. after all, only three cats had returned from the mountains so far, it had to raise alarm. she didn't want to watch them panic for cats who were fine. "help berryheart get the lungwort into his den," she muttered to batwing and stormywing, sending them off with a wave of her tail. that was the first priority, it was what they were sent out to do.
by the time she had turned back, many faces had joined them all. nightbird didn't linger on any one for too long, searching for howlingstar and flycatcher. "the others had to stay behind, they are coming. stormpaw was injured and had to be carried. i promised we'd have patrols sent to highstones awaiting their arrival." but they weren't all coming. her ears twitched backwards slightly, guilt dragging them down from their upwards position. "little wolf... she is not with them. she gave her life to save a skyclan apprentice. i'm sorry." the words felt like they were equipped with thorns as they left her throat, nightbird cleared it to try and exterminate them.
they had met up with berryheart not long ago, but with mouths too full to talk of the events that had taken place they walked in relative silence. so close that nightbird could smell the forest's scent that had long since lost it's grasp on her pelt. crisp and autumnal, it was familiar. she sighed her relief into the bundle of lungwort.
soon, they passed through the gorse tunnel. nightbird ran her pelt up along it, a feeble attempt to soak thunderclan's scent back into her fur. once through, she didn't stop to announce anything or greet anyone's shocked gazes. after all, only three cats had returned from the mountains so far, it had to raise alarm. she didn't want to watch them panic for cats who were fine. "help berryheart get the lungwort into his den," she muttered to batwing and stormywing, sending them off with a wave of her tail. that was the first priority, it was what they were sent out to do.
by the time she had turned back, many faces had joined them all. nightbird didn't linger on any one for too long, searching for howlingstar and flycatcher. "the others had to stay behind, they are coming. stormpaw was injured and had to be carried. i promised we'd have patrols sent to highstones awaiting their arrival." but they weren't all coming. her ears twitched backwards slightly, guilt dragging them down from their upwards position. "little wolf... she is not with them. she gave her life to save a skyclan apprentice. i'm sorry." the words felt like they were equipped with thorns as they left her throat, nightbird cleared it to try and exterminate them.
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@batwing @STORMYWING @BERRYHEART, she is currently addressing @HOWLINGSTAR and @Flycatcher.
feel free to post, but please wait for howlingstar before double posting!
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NIGHTBIRD ✩ she/her, lead warrior of thunderclan, twenty-six moons
⭃ nightbird is a small black smoke molly with pale silver eyes. a loner turned thunderclanner, her loyalty and drive to provide for her clan is unwavering. however, she is not known for harboring a bleeding heart, instead equipped with sarcastically fueled wit, brutal honesty, and a sharply edged tongue.
⭃ peaceful and healing powerplay permitted / / underline and tag when attacking ↛ see battle info here
⭃ penned by vayle ↛ @vayl3 on discord, feel free to dm for plots.