stumble along【 hunting complications 】

[coalfoot]

———————————————【 coalfoot | windclan | male 】——————————————

【◈】Coalfoot hadn't been feeling the best as of late. It was something he tried not to pay much mind to. The sniffles and coughs were spreading throughout the Clan by now, himself hardly an exception. Even so, he wouldn't let it deter him from his duties, even if he was beginning to feel even more tired than usual.

The tom was weary as he plodded along with his assigned hunting patrol, stifling cough after cough and struggling to even sniff out prey with a nose that didn't seem to want to work. It seemed that luck would be on their side, however. A rabbit burst from its hiding place in a flurry of panic, the marbled warrior hardly wasting time in bolting after it, eyes locked on and paws pounding. Yet as he ran, it wasn't long before he began to wear out, although he willed himself to push harder. He was right on its heels. He was better than this.

It was gaining speed. Or was he falling behind? Coalfoot was struggling to suck in ragged gasps, throat burning from the cold air and vision hazing. When the rabbit made an abrupt turn, it was all he could do to stumble to a halt, only barely keeping himself from tumbling into the snow.

With his head low, his eyes flickered to where the rabbit promptly vanished from sight, breathing harsh and rattling as he sputtered out coughs, shoulders racking with the effort. Coalfoot shook is head, as if to will himself to recover faster, but his legs were shaking, and he sat heavily in the snow.

Gripped by another coughing fit, he struggled to sputter out words as the rest of the patrol approached. "I'm sor-" Cough. "I'm sorry. I lost it," he panted miserably.

[penned by its_oliverr].

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[Coldsnap]

IM SCARED TO GET CLOSE AND I HATE BEING ALONE
I LONG FOR THE FEELING TO NOT FEEL AT ALL
THE HIGHER I GET, THE LOWER I SINK
I CAN'T DROWN MY DEMONS, THEY KNOW HOW TO SWIM

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Coldsnap had seen Coalfoot run before, knew exactly how light on their feet they could be and how much endurance they could show. And so their performance on the hunt that day left him puzzled and frowning. He had noticed easily enough that the other was nursing a case of the sniffles, but it hadn't seemed bad enough to truly hamper the other tom. Besides, a runny-nose had never bothered a cats feet before. Still though, Coalfoot continued to drop farther and farther behind their quarry, until a sharp turn left them almost faceplanting in the snow.

It was the fierce coughing fit that keyed him in.

The large tabby made his way over with swift steps, frown deepending as he heard the other struggling to apologize between coughs that left their shoulders racking.

"Your sick."

The words came off as annoyed, but there was accusation on his tongue as well, because hadn't Coalfoot promised this wouldn't happened? Dammit. Coldsnap never should have let them accompany him that night. His fur was too thin, his body too small. He wasn't as built for the cold or used to the night work.

After a moment he let the irritation sleep from his face with a sigh. "You have to see Dandelionwish. Someone else can chase down your rabbit, come on."

He leaned down to try and nudge the ink-splashed tom to their paws. Coldsnap was responsible for this, so he'd make sure it was taken care of.

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windclan warrior - male - 12 months - a large, dark grey tabby with yellow eyes​

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[SOOTSTAR]

Sootstar was no medicine cat, so unlike Coldsnap she hadn't spotted the signs of any illness in Coalfoot. Luckily for all at the scene the new warrior spoke up before Sootstar had a chance to hiss a few insults at the tom who had let a rabbit escape their grasps. Despite it all she can't help but feel somewhat irritated, that this rate most WindClanner's wouldn't see a rabbit at their paws for several days.

"He can't walk back himself?" Sootstar meows, it sounds cold- perhaps it is, but she doesn't intend to be. "I care for your health Coalfoot and if you need aid you may have it, but we need all the warriors that we can get hunting." Surely after sitting and resting here in the snow for a bit Coalfoot would regain the strength to get back himself? Coalfoot was already one warrior but with two warriors deducated from the patrol the odds of success significantly decreased. She cared for Coal's health, but she also cared for the clan's health as a whole.

Meanwhile, Sootstar's own nose sniffles and she feels the back of her throat ache.​

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Spoiler: TAGS ★ 10/19

( primary character / "speech" / ic opinions )​

╰ ★ ჻ 001 GENERAL INFORMATION ,
· SOOTSTAR, female — she / her
╰ ‣ 32 moons . pisces. ages on the first
╰ ‣ windclan leader . marsh-born . believes in starclan
╰ ‣ former soldier of the marsh group

╰ ★ ჻ 002 VISUALS & AESTHETICS ,
· DOMESTIC FELINE, smells like heather and wet dirt , status — 100%
╰ ‣ blue smoke . scarred chest, difficult to see through fur . green eyes

╰ ★ ჻ 003 MENTALITY & MANNERISMS ,
· ESTJ-A ❝ EXECTUTIVE ❞ , Slytherin, Lawful Evil
╰ ‣ Cunning, brash, fierce, confident, self-reliant, envious & selfish
╰ ‣ finds great difficulty in relating to others . can be cruel, usually shows mercy to those she can find sympathy with
╰ ‣ Appreciates titles such as "miss, m'am" etc

╰ ★ ჻ 004 INTERACTIONS & RELATIONSHIPS ,
· SOOT CLAW x PEBBLE BREEZE, sister to Pebblenose
╰ ‣ heterosexual. romantically interested in Weaselclaw
╰ ‣ mother to windpaw & sootpaw
╰ ‣ mentor to sootpaw & coyotepaw
╰ ‣ average fighter . skilled hunter .
╰ ‣ will start fights . unlikely to flee .
╰ ‣ attack in underline . penned by user @ava.

 

[WEASELCLAW]

╭── ⋅ ⋅ ── ✩ ── ⋅ ⋅ ──╮​

Weaselclaw's temper is shorter than a rabbit's tail these days. Demoted, disgraced publicly, made to sit in Dandelionwish's den, and set stubbornly in the mindset that he's been right all along -- not to mention in pain from cold blowing against a cobweb-wrapped ear -- his anger is quick to flare. The tabby snorts at Coalfoot's failure, but after a moment, it's easy to see the tom is not doing well. He's shaking from the sprint, and the cough is rougher than the wrong side of his mate's tongue.

Speaking of. Weaselclaw eyes her warily as she asks Coalfoot to escort himself home. He feels strange in her presence now, as though he does not know her as well as he'd once thought he did. Even still, there's a stir of longing in his belly when he glances her way.

"She's right. We need every healthy cat on the patrol." He holds no authority anymore, though the words are out before he can swallow them. With a sigh of irritation, Weaselclaw whips away from the others. "I'm going to look again." He doesn't feel so great himself, but he chalks it up to his wounds. The ear... it's what especially has thrown him off, throbbing day in and day out, no matter what Dandelionwish has given him.

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[SUNSETBREEZE]

Coalfoot looked absolutely horrible. The poor thing the cold really wasn't merciful when it come to this tom's and his appearance. That cough was alarming as well, and his running nose...ewww. He really hoped it wasn't contagious because he did not want to get sick. So many this days seemed to have running noses and dealing with awful coughing. Starclan would for sure cry if the same awful fate would befall himself as well. " It would be wise to follow Coldsnap advice. No hard feelings but you will only be in our way in that state. " He pointed out, not meaning to be harsh about it but that was simply the truth. Coalfoot was a good hunter under normal circumstances but if he was starting to get sick should rest until he had recoverd. The patrol would do fine without him, Sunsetbreeze would make sure to work extra hard to make up for losing one of thier cats in this patrol so it would be fine.


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[coalfoot]

———————————————【 coalfoot | windclan | male 】——————————————

【◈】By the time he stopped coughing long enough to open his eyes and look up, his ears flattened in shame as he took in the disappointed faces of the cats hovering around him, Coldsnap and Sootstar's most of all. "S-sorry," he managed again.

Coldsnap's accusation wasn't lost on him, and he hunched his shoulders as upturned eyes rested on him. Turning his head away to stifle another cough, he shook it. "That's not... I don't think it was that," he insisted. He had enjoyed that night, as cold as it was. Would he no longer let Coalfoot join him as a result of him getting sick?

The tom allowed the tabby to nudge him to his paws, his breath still wheezy in his throat but his legs steadier than they were. Sootstar's interjection made him stiffen, and he stepped away from Coldsnap, gaze trailing to the ground. "Don't- don't worry about me," he said after a moment. You'll only get in the way in that state. "I won't get in your way, but I can't go back without catching something." His voice was hoarse, broken by another rough cough. He couldn't lay around in Dandelionwish's den while the rest of the Clan worked.

"I'll- I can hunt on the way back, or... or help stay on lookout." Coalfoot was nearly pleading now, looking at Sootstar with his head low.

[penned by its_oliverr].

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[SOOTSTAR]

Though quarreling she is glad to have Weaselclaw's support, Sunsetbreeze's as well. It's felt like an eternity since she's not had the entire patrol turn on her at any sort of order out of her mouth, she thinks dramatically anyway.

Coalfoot stammers out some apologies and he eventually assure they shouldn't worry about him. Sootstar is eager to incline and even pleased that the ebony and white tom didn't want to go back empty handed. Sootstar nods in approval of the tom staying, again they needed all the aid they could get. "You any good at tracking, Coalfoot? Can't scent anything out, think its the snow." Hopefully he could... otherwise they could really use Pebblenose right now.​

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Spoiler: TAGS ★ 10/19

( primary character / "speech" / ic opinions )​

╰ ★ ჻ 001 GENERAL INFORMATION ,
· SOOTSTAR, female — she / her
╰ ‣ 32 moons . pisces. ages on the first
╰ ‣ windclan leader . marsh-born . believes in starclan
╰ ‣ former soldier of the marsh group

╰ ★ ჻ 002 VISUALS & AESTHETICS ,
· DOMESTIC FELINE, smells like heather and wet dirt , status — 100%
╰ ‣ blue smoke . scarred chest, difficult to see through fur . green eyes

╰ ★ ჻ 003 MENTALITY & MANNERISMS ,
· ESTJ-A ❝ EXECTUTIVE ❞ , Slytherin, Lawful Evil
╰ ‣ Cunning, brash, fierce, confident, self-reliant, envious & selfish
╰ ‣ finds great difficulty in relating to others . can be cruel, usually shows mercy to those she can find sympathy with
╰ ‣ Appreciates titles such as "miss, m'am" etc

╰ ★ ჻ 004 INTERACTIONS & RELATIONSHIPS ,
· SOOT CLAW x PEBBLE BREEZE, sister to Pebblenose
╰ ‣ heterosexual. romantically interested in Weaselclaw
╰ ‣ mother to windpaw & sootpaw
╰ ‣ mentor to sootpaw & coyotepaw
╰ ‣ average fighter . skilled hunter .
╰ ‣ will start fights . unlikely to flee .
╰ ‣ attack in underline . penned by user @ava.