camp i could be your antidote ☁︎ 11.03 patrols

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Smoky fur practically blended with the smog still etched across the clouds, and as the molly cornered the lower depths of the river rock and gestured for younger kin to join her side. The unsteady moments between sleep had left her particularly shaky, clinging to her children at every chance. Her wariness led her to lack in the normal discipline she carried- truthfully she would not notice (nor care) if Horizonpaw and Twinklepaw hardly gave a sliver of the same attention Eveningpaw gave when watching this display. She just wanted them close.

"RiverClan..." Hazecloud cleared a dry throat with little grace. "We must gather for patrols. These are most urgent, I will not tolerate a single paw at rest here." Her mother succumbed to a flood too late to catch. Her son, still lost to the tide, should have been granted his warrior name. Where will her life be upturned next? Would Sunningrocks truly be as successful as Lichenstar claimed?

"The frost is luring the fish to sink lower or leave the river altogether. I want all drypaws in our ranks hunting. Ferngill, bring Thornskip and Tarantulamask and Valesight with you." Even if Ferngill wasn't as skilled on land as she was in the waters, his capabilities and successes with previous hunting patrols had been hopeful. "Bring Roepaw with you, as well."

"The dens have not held up against the smoke very well, which means they are useless against the growing cold. We need to seal every patch and reinforce every wall. Foxtail, you are in charge of collecting anything your patrol can find. You'll bring... You will bring Salmonshade and Midnightash." She glanced towards Horizonpaw briefly. "Whichever of your patrols apprentices returns with the most gets first pick what they can pad their nest with."

"We will need some scout work done if we are to take over Sunningrocks. Iciclefang, your patrol will look for the best route that will bring the least amount of attention to our arrival- without looking suspicious of course. You'll have Cicadaflight, Pikesplash and Herondawn with you." Hazecloud looked over the crowd of cats once more in a long pause. Not quite dismissing them, but pondering what should come next.

"As well, Moonbeam, you and Robinheart will work with Bubbleburst, Beefang and Turtledove. Our camp guard will be Gillsight and Ravendusk... that is all." Hazecloud briskly pulled away from the river rocks shadow without a moments hesitance.

  • EVENT HUNTING: @FERNGILL (lead), @CRAGPAW , @Thornskip, @tarantulamask
    [please adhere to the event requirements for your hunting patrol! this is phase one]

    MATERIALS: @FOXTAIL {lead), @SUNPAW, @salmonshade, @horizonpaw, @MIDNIGHTASH, @Redkit
    [please adhere to the event requirements for your hunting patrol! this is phase one]

    SCOUT PATROL: @iciclefang, @Pinepaw ⭒, @CICADAFLIGHT, @CRABPAW, @PIKESPLASH, @herondawn
    [the patrol is distracted as they notice how intense the early frost appears on their trail. where did leaf-fall go?]

    HERB PATROL: @Moonbeam (lead), @robinheart, @TURTLEDOVE, @BEEFANG, @bubbleburst, @Twinklepaw!
    [please adhere to the event requirements for your hunting patrol! this is phase one]

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    Hazecloud
    —⊰⋅ Deputy of RiverClan
    —⊰⋅ She/Her
    "SPEECH", 'THOUGHTS', ATTACK
    —⊰⋅ LH blue smoke with green eyes.

 
Hazecloud's breath is a pale cloud before her muzzle as she assembles the Clan. Iciclefang slips close to where the deputy stands, her oft-sleek tortoiseshell fur fluffed out against the early chill. She still clung to her stubborn belief that this was a coldsnap and nothing more, though the RiverClan deputy does not seem to think so. Iciclefang supposes it's better to be safe than sorry.

Her name is called to lead a scouting patrol to Sunningrocks. A small smile curves around her muzzle and she dips her head. "At once." She half-twists, blue eyes scouring the gathered cats for those chosen to attend her. "We'll leave right away, before the mists burn off. It will help disguise us, in case we come across a patrol." She flicks her tail, beckoning the rest of her patrol to follow her out of camp.

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  • Iciclekit . Iciclepaw . Iciclefang, she/her w/ feminine terms.
    — "speech", thoughts, attack
    — 29 moons old, ages realistically on the 17th.
    — mentored by Smokestar ; mentoring Pinepaw ; previously mentored Cicadaflight
    — riverclan lead warrior. mudpelt x icesparkle, gen 2.
    — former mate to Stormywing ; current mate to no one.
    — penned by Marquette.

    sh tortoiseshell and white she-cat with ice-blue eyes. confident, capable, proud, dry, conceited, condescending, distrustful.

 
𓆝 𓆟 𓆞 The cold weather bears down on them all, and it's putting a serious damper on Crabpaw's spirits. How is he supposed to be happy if the river gets too cold to swim in, or even to fish in? He tries to keep himself from frowning as he listens to Hazecloud, but he's sure that his uneasiness shows through his put-on expression. The deputy won't tolerate unmoving paws, and he doesn't want to disappoint Hazecloud. He doesn't want to disappoint his mentor, either, or his mama. He has to do his best to support his clan through whatever's coming, because it's going to be bad, isn't it?

He's assigned to a patrol lead by Iciclefang, of all cats, and he flashes the calico a blinding smile. Theyre going to Sunningrocks, a dangerous, disputed border, but he knows they won't get into any trouble with his mother there. "I hope we don't come across a patrol," he comments as he ducks his head to follow after his mother. He casts a glance to Cicadaflight to make sure the tom is also coming, though. He couldn't go anywhere without his mentor, could he?

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  • CRABPAW 𓆝 he/him, apprentice of riverclan
    𓆟 ginger and cream tabby with rippling white spotting and mossy green eyes. highly emotional and difficult to keep focused on one subject.
    𓆟 mentored by cicadaflight
    𓆟 son of iciclefang ; brother to cragpaw & pinepaw
    𓆟 peaceful and healing powerplay permitted
    𓆟 penned by foxlore
 

Cragpaw's ears flick as Hazecloud finishes speaking, and a burst of excitement fizzes through him at the sound of his mentor's name. Ferngill is leading a hunting patrol, and as his apprentice, the tom knows where he's meant to go. He adjusts quickly, trotting over to his mentor on light paws despite the cold. The thought of hunting on land in this frost sends a shiver down his spine, but he shakes it off, determined to show his worth. The clan needs fresh-kill and he'll be the one to get it! Casting a quick, confident glance to Thornskip, Tarantulamask, and Valesight as they gather, he then takes a moment to spot Roepaw, glad to have a denmate with him. The chill in the air is sharp, the river's usual lullaby muted slow-moving frost. He steels himself and places himself by the other apprentice, a small smile twitching at his muzzle. They'd have to outwit the cold and prove that RiverClan wouldn't be weakened, no matter what challenges the season threw their way.