camp I’VE GOT A POCKET FULL OF SUNSHINE ☀️ 10.11 patrols


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The morning chill feels cooler with each passing day, today's is especially sharp as Roeflame nears the outskirts of the clearing. There were a pawful of warriors still awake, though most were still groggily making their way from warm, feather-lined nests.
The deputy cleared her throat, eyes drifting over who was already present and who the tabby already had in mind. "Morning ThunderClan, time for patrols!" Her call is short and simple, mainly as Roeflame was suppressing a yawn herself.

"Freckeflame, I'd like you to take Houndshade on a dawn patrol along SkyClan and RiverClan's border. Gentlestorm will be joining you." Dipping a striped head towards her mottled friend, Roeflame is quick to move along.

"Falconheart will lead another dawn patrol to WindClan and ShadowClan's border with Antlerbreeze and Dustchirp. I want you to be careful near the loner lands, Leaf-bare isn't too far off. " Admittedly, the deputy was a bit nervous sending her daughter to a less than ideal neighbor, but Roeflame would have to learn to push the motherly instincts away eventually.

"Raccoonstripe will handle the dusk patrol along SkyClan and RiverClan, take Silversun and Burnstorm with you." Since her promotion, Roeflame is a bit ashamed to admit her avoidance of her council-mate. Perhaps Burnstorm would be able to gauge the tabby's feelings better, they were related after all. Besides, should their thieving neighbors try any further challenges, she trusts the trio to handle the situation well.

"I will be taking a dusk patrol to WindClan and ShadowClans border, Palefure and Fallowbite will join me." Briefly, Roeflame would pause once more.

"Stagstrike and Doepath, you'll each lead a hunting patrol today, bring whoever you'd like." Next, her gaze seeks out a familiar brown tabby pelt. "Toadhop, I'd like you to manage a training session for the warriors, a refresher is due." SkyClan and Rogues weren't the only ones who concerned the deputy. Historically, Leaf-bare hardly brought unity amongst the neighboring clans. "You're dismissed!"

 
Early morning combs cool fingers through his fur. He had not slept well — he rarely does anymore, in truth — and there's a well of exhaustion behind his shadowed eyes. They linger, for too long, on Roeflame as she sits in the clearing. He does not care if she notices his stare. Raccoonstripe sits with the rest of the warriors, jaw tight, feeling taut enough to crack.

Howlingstar trusted me to do this, once. When Flamestar had been nursery-bound, it had been Raccoonstripe, not Roeflame, whom she'd trusted to represent ThunderClan during border patrols and at Gatherings. Had he sullied that himself — or did Flamestar fear the change he would bring to their Clan, to their forest?

The tabby's ears flick obediently when he hears his name called. Roeflame orders him to patrol the SkyClan border at dusk. He murmurs, "Very well, Roeflame." There is no enthusiasm in his voice, but neither is he insolent; for better or for worse, Roeflame is his superior now, and he must find a way to fit that reality into the shattered remnants of his own.

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  • Raccoon . Raccoonstripe, he/him w/ masculine terms.
    — "speech", thoughts, attack
    — 46 moons old, ages realistically on the 5th.
    — mentored by n/a ; mentoring Thistlepaw ; previously mentored Wildheart, Moonwhisper
    — thunderclan lead warrior. gray wolf x howlingstar, gen 2.
    — currently mated to Nightbird.
    — penned by Marquette.

    lh black tabby with white and dark brown eyes. charismatic, charming, calculating, ambitious, shallow, manipulative.

 
Sunshinespot pouts from his corner, sun dappling his coat. It's clear that he had been lounging for too long already, but with Roeflame's call he just as obviously doesn't wish to get up. She's his deputy, sure - but she has dozens of cats at her command, now more than ever. He hopes that she will just skip over him for today and... aha! She does! Doepath is pulled for duty, which does put a damper on his mood still, but at least for the day he is... free.

Green eyes surf the crowd of warriors and apprentices, looking for her soft furred friend. He'd offer his help should she need it - but if she knew him well (and she did,) she would decline it and save him the heartache of working. At least, that's what he hopes.​
 
༄.𖥔 ݁ ˖ — Large snowy dipped paws carry him towards the call of patrols and it almost feels odd yet refreshing to see Roeflame assigning patrols, sure, he recalls when Flamestar had been bound to the nursery awaiting her litter of kits and how Raccoonstripe had been the one to stand-in as deputy during that time. He can't help but steal a glance over towards the lead warrior noting how his earthy gaze doesn't seem to leave the silver-cinnamon pelt of the newly promoted deputy, Gentlestorm can't help but flick his ear to the side in discomfort knowing that the black tabby wasn't taking to this new change all that well. Perhaps during his time as the stand-in deputy, Raccoonstripe had been hoping that it'd be him earning that same position again due to his seniority and experience in the role yet... Flamestar must've thought otherwise about the black tabby having that sort of power.

A soft breath slips from his throat as he turns his attention towards his dear friend and offers her a wry smile, Gentlestorm parts his jaws to speak briefly "T... thank you, friend..." His eyes search for Freckleflame and Houndshade within the crowd knowing that he'd likely trail behind them at a slower pace so he could stumble onto herbs a lot better than rushing to get home, his nest wouldn't be needed until he completely collasped from exhaustion.


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  • MEDICINE CAT KNOWLEDGE;
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    a longhaired blue sepia tom w/low white and copper eyes, several scars cover his body from previous fights that he somehow survived
    gentlestorm is rarely ever a warm individual and friendly to those who he meets, he proceeds with more caution and he's less likely to trust any strangers that come from outside of thunderclan. he tends to be jumpy if suddenly approached or flinches away from swift movement with his claws unsheathed when it occurs, he apologizes for it. his kindness reserved only for those closest to him otherwise anyone else can expect the cold shoulder from the old tom
    59 moons old; ages the 27th every month
    widowed mate of little wolf ; currently interested in no one
    semi-difficult to befriend/interact with ; quick to strike/attack first if he feels threatened ; peaceful powerplay allowed but proceed with caution
    "speech", thoughts, attacking
 
⊱⊰ The clan's new deputy is—her mother! The promotion had come as a surprise to Hopepaw, but Roeflame has been the best mother she could ask for, and from what Hopepaw knows she's been serving ThunderClan for far longer than that. Even though she was in the nursery for a long while, Roeflame had taken to being a lead warrior again with ease, and had helped keep Hopepaw calm during a lot of Skyclaw's horrible time as leader. She's the strongest, most amazing cat the girl knows (aside from her uncle, of course, but even then she thinks it's more of a tie) and there isn't anyone more deserving of being deputy than her.

Her mother's voice calls out for patrol assignments, and the lilac apprentice trots over after only a moment of hesitation. She settles down to listen intently as Roeflame gives everyone their specific borders to patrol, and then assigns some hunting patrols and training. Hopepaw doesn't hear Lovelight's name spoken in between any of it, so she nods to the burnished tabby and turns to look for one of the cats who was assigned to put together a hunting patrol. Doepath isn't that familiar to her, but she's a cat who Gentlestorm likes a lot, so Hopepaw can attempt to trust her. She also wouldn't hate to spend more time around the warrior, she thinks. "Doepath, can I come hunting with you?" She asks, looking to the golden-eyed molly expectantly.

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  • HOPEPAW ❯❯ she/her, thunderclan apprentice
    skinny, thick-furred lilac molly with deep copper eyes. soft-spoken and sleepy, but can be a bit of a grouch.
    daughter of batwing and leopardtongue (adopted by roeflame) ; sister to braveheart, hazepaw, cardinalpaw, coalpaw ; adoptive sister to beetlepaw, dovepaw, littlepaw
    mentored by lovelight
    peaceful and healing powerplay permitted ; does not typically like physical contact from anyone besides her family
    penned by foxlore
 
𓍊𓋼 A new deputy means a new cat organizing the patrols for the day, and Falconheart can't help but feel a bit uncertain as he steps forward in response to Roeflame's call. His mother trusts the cinnamon-ish she-cat, clearly, but will she be able to handle it? Will she turn into some kind of power-hungry, snarling beast like Skyclaw did? It's entirely inconceivable that the she-cat could ever turn out like that—she's Burnstorm's mate, for stars' sake—but the worry still plucks at the back of his mind. Falconheart still manages to dredge up a smile in Roeflame's direction when she says his name, though. He's pleased to be asked to lead a patrol, although ShadowClan does make him a bit nervous.

The deputy dismisses them all, and Falconheart turns away from her with a straightened back and a confident step. He'll collect his apprentices first, and then set about finding Antlerbreeze and Dustchirp before heading out.

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  • FALCONHEART ❯❯ he/him, thunderclan warrior
    shorter than average cream tabby with white spotting. seems gloomy and has few friends, but is a hard worker and never neglects his duties.
    son of flamestar and flycatcher ; brother to stormfeather, ravenpaw, bugpaw, sunpaw, squirrelpaw, sparrowpaw
    mentoring bugpaw & littlepaw
    peaceful and healing powerplay permitted
    penned by foxlore