MEANS THAT NEVER REACH AN END ⋆⁺₊ ☾ ⁺₊⋆ TERNSTAR

[Swansong]

Swansong trails after the leader like a wayward ghost, eyes set on catching her alone. It is their duty, after all, to do whatever they can. In lieu of StarClan's guidance, they let their own thoughts spill from their head. "You made... the right choice..." They call to her softly, a dove's sweet chirrup. And then - they pull back. "Or, ah... at least, I think so. For what it is worth..."

Can she see the way that death has claimed them? Would she believe them, if they told her of their dreams? Their gaze wavers. It does not matter, in the end. She will heed their judgement or she will not - and the dead will see her judged for her decisions. They are merely the messenger, the stars' vessel.

There is one thing, at least, that is clear. "ShadowClan needs... Unity. Not... pointless, pointless bickering... a deputy undermining her own leader...." They will tear one another apart, before long. When starvation sets in, and madness claims the marshes, and the stars have all but rejected them. She gives a shaky breath, but her voice remains calm. "We need... hope. I fear that Sharpshadow had none..." She never had the eye for solutions, not like Ternstar does. The stars were wise in their choice, even if their chosen was hasty in hers.

// @Ternstar.

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"SPEECH"

 

[Ternstar.]

SCORPION STING,
I DON'T WANNA BLEED​

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ternstar & 27 moons & female & she/her & leader of shadowclan

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★★★★★★★★★

—— ─ ─ With the Gathering mere hours away, Ternstar retreats into the woods - seeking solitude, if not solace. She does not think she has ever been content... not since Magpiepaws death, anyways, but she's certain any comfort she could find will not come from here. Instead, she simply seeks to be useful - hoping, even her her mind argues the futilty of it, that she will find something edible if she simply searches far enough.

But it is not prey scent that reaches her first, tainted or not - instead is soft voice, lilting as it speaks. " ... do you? " her tone iis unwavering as she pauses where she stands, voice bland - but there is an annoying thread of hope that tangles around her chest. That someone - anyone - understood.

' ShadowClan needs... Unity '

" Exactly. " it comes out louder then she intends - a sharp, bitter bark. Tail lashes, and with those words she settles, head turning to look at Swansong when she speaks. " It is... one thing, to disagree. To have other ideas. But I will not stand for being- being accused of wanting anything but the best for shadowclan. "

'We need... hope. I fear that Sharpshadow had none...'

" We will survive. " she says simply - and they will. They must. There are five clans in the forest, and there always will be. She is simply uncertain of the cost. Will stealing be enough? Is it only their prey that is tainted, or all of it? Is it the clan itself that rots?

She doesn't know - and Magpiepaw is not here to guide her, to soothe frayed nerves and growing fear.

She doesn't know who else to turn to, in his absence. " What... do you think we should do? " she asks - it is not the first time the council has sought for solutions, but it is the first time she's done so directly. 'Something not even starclan has seen before' - they'd had no answers, no solution, only more fears. Perhaps Swansong will think of something she hadn't.

─ actions & " speech " & 'thoughts / qoutes'​

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( TELL ME THAT I'M NOT LOST )

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. ݁₊ ⊹ Ternstar is a massive blue-silver tabby she-cat with an all white head and striking vibrant blue eyes. She is far from the kindest of cats, often cold and aloof - with a notable soft-spot for kits, and a rather dark streak for mischief. She is supposedly mates with Wormwatcher, and is parent to Rainbowpaw, Cornflowerpaw, and Ivorypaw. She is gifted in battle, and still maintains all nine of her star-given lives. ​