border ILL GET HOME WITH MY IMAGINATION // shadowclan patrol [event]

[Swallowflutter.]

OUR LOVE STORY
COULD BE KINDA GORY ​

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swallowflutter ❀ 13 moons ❀ polygender ❀ any pronouns ❀ shadowclan warrior​

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Swallowflutter moves slowly along the border, for once utterly sileny as she moves. There is no jabbering away, no excited small talk, no bouncing on her paws as they travel. Body and ear still aches after a battle far more feirce then theyd first expected, though blue eyes glow with pride that they are still standing. A swish of her fluffy tail is the only sign she gives her patrolmates before senses put full focus into finding prey - tattered ears twitching as she catches a scent trail.

Truthfully, the shadowclanners are ill suited for catching forest prey - frogs and lizards are a far different sort then birds and squirrels, but the young warrior still rmembers days of empty bellies and refuses to go through that again. Luckily for them - and unluckily for their prey - they dont need to be suited for the thickets to catch things anyways. Theres a flurry of movement as a squirrel goes running - blocked first by one cat and then another, as it ends up plucked by Swallowflutters jaws in a loud snap. " Got it! "

━ actions & " speech, " & 'thoughts/quotes' ━

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( ━ F A R ━ F R O M ━ B O R I N G ━ )

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// this thread abuses fluid time a bit and takes place after the battles

Shadowclan cats - @Carrionpaw @leechpaw @Mantispaw; for flavor text anyone can be the one who chased the squirrel with her or it could be an npc ♡
Rolls: 12 (encounter) 16 (finds and keeps prey) 10 (medium prey)
Points: 2

 

[Palefire]

The anger she felt at losing a battle to Shadowclan still burned hot and bright within the young warrior. She felt it in every breath, in every step, in every waking moment. It had not been long, and her body was still healing from the fight with Briarthorn, yet still she longed to throw herself across the border and finish what Shadowclan had started. She would tear through every single one of those frog-eaters if she could, but leaf-bare pressed harder and they had other concerns to deal with. So, for the time being, Palefire had to remain content with doing whatever she could in order to keep her clan fed, ignoring the overwhelming desire to do otherwise.

But the stars smiled down on her today, as she lead a small border patrol along the part of the forest that their enemies wrongly claimed ownership of. Her spine tingled with anticipation as the stench of the marsh-dwellers washed over them, her claws already unsheathing into the frozen earth as she cast a silent look of warning to her group. Gesturing for her apprentices to stay close, the pale warrior picked up her pace, paws light upon the ground as they rounded a copse of trees. Low and behold, a little band of heathens awaited them, interloping on territory that they had no right to touch. And within their vile grasps she saw precious morsels of prey, which they were obviously trying to obscond with.

"Well, would you look at this," she hummed coldly to her clanmates, her movements surprisingly measured in comparison to the fire that blazed within her icy gaze. "The snakes have returned to steal from us again. Perhaps we should teach them a harsher lessen this time." Her fangs glinted in a treacherous snarl as she suddenly sprang forward, her claws outstretched as she lunged for @Swallowflutter. If her claws were successful in finding their target, Palefire would aim to sink them into the Shadowclanner's shoulder, hoping to use the weight of her attack to throw her opponent to the ground. She didn't bother instructing her apprentices, trusting that they would follow her lead.

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‎‎ooc ♡ info

• [ apprentice tags @Meadowpaw @ivorypaw ]

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  PALEFIRE ♡ she / her, warrior of thunderclan, 20 moons
  ⭃ lh lilac lynx point w/ low white and blue eyes
  ⭃ single, crushing on no one / npc x npc / sister to bluestride
  ⭃ mentoring meadowpaw & ivorypaw / mentored by nightbird
  ⭃ peaceful and healing powerplay permitted / all opinions ic
  ⭃ underline and tag when attacking
  ⭃ penned by limerence ↛ @limericks. on discord, dm for plots.

 

[Scarletpaw]

Scarletpaw's fur bristles at the unmistakable scent of ShadowClan. She stops at her mentor's side, every muscle in her skinny frame taut as she catches sight of Swallowflutter, prey clamped in her jaws. A squirrel. Our squirrel.

Near her, Palefire's eyes blaze with barely-contained fury, and Scarletpaw can feel the simmering rage radiating off her older clanmate. The tortoiseshell casts a wide-eyed glance towards her sister as tension crackles in the air, her unspoken question clear: you ready for this? Her gaze then flicks to Ivorypaw but doesn't linger. She can't wrestle with her mixed feelings with her now. Not when ShadowClan was blatantly stealing prey that ThunderClan desperately needed.

The ShadowClanner's triumphant exclamation fills the air and Scarletpaw's ears flatten against her skull. "Thieves," She hisses under her breath, the word dripping with contempt. Her gaze darts to the ShadowClan apprentices, none of which she knows the name of. Do they even feel guilty? We can't let this slide.

The frost-chilled wind stings her whiskers as her tail lashes behind her. ThunderClan needs that prey just as just as they do. As Palefire launches into battle, she steps forward, muscles tensed to spring. There is a challenge burning in her dual-colored eyes. She's ready to fight as soon as Raccoonstripe gives the order.

// @RACCOONSTRIPE
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[Meadowpaw]

Rare are the moments nowadays that Meadowpaw gets to spend entirely with one of her sisters. On the way to the border, she is insperable from Scarletpaw's side, chattering to her as much as thier mentors would allow (and even in the moments silence is asked from her she still shoots her sister glances, wide smiles, and flicks of her tail against her flank) Could one blame her though! She's just excited to get to spend some time with her kin.

She only quiets as they near the ShadowClan border. Like her mentor, she feels the sting of defeat as surely as any wound. Luckily for them though, there would be a shot at retaliation today after all. The scent washes over her at the same time as the rest of her patrol, causing her lips to pull back in a sneer. She could get used to RiverClans smell but ShadowClan's? Absolutely putrid every time. "Carrion eaters, why don't you go find some crowfood to munch on!" she calls across the border as she watches her mentor leap into action, pride swelling in her chest at the sight. That was her mentor!

Like her sister though, she slides into a ready position, crouching lower, tail swinging steadily behind her as she looks around for an opponent of her own.

( ❀༉ ) there's love in the lightning ₊˚༉‧₊˚

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  MEADOWPAW THUNDERCLAN KITTEN ; SHE / HER
  LIGHTSTRIKE X MOONWHISPER SISTER TO SCARLETPAW & MOTTLEDPAW ; MENTORED BY PALEFIRE
  

  A large fluffy red tabby kitten with a white chest, stomach, tail, muzzle and stripe running along her back. Her eyes are a deep, forest, green and in her pelt one can usually find flowers woven

  ✦ easy in battle + no formal training