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Aislingclan - Year 1 - Part 2
Moon 4
The morning of the fourth moon Shydust awakens from a startling dream, Redquill looming over her with worry in his eyes before the calls of many cats come crying behind her but everytime Shydust tries to look for them they’re behind her again. She doesn’t know what this means but she’s sure it’s a vision of some kind… She spends most of the day trying to figure it out, hoping Starclan will send her a more clear sign soon. She hears Melonstar calling for a clan meeting and pads into the clearing.
Melonstar stands above the clan, his leg has thankfully healed but it feels weaker than before, Shydust had told him he may always have trouble with that leg, still he refuses to let that stop him from looking after his clan. He announces he is all healed and to start off the moon he proclaims that Moonpaw and Bluebellpaw will be made warriors, he honors Moonjumble for its vigilance and gives it the name Moonjumble. The small cat nods, happy to have made it through its apprenticeship. Melonstar turns to Bluebellpaw and honors her assurance, noting that she did well to train while he was stuck in the medicine cat den, he names her Bluebellstare. Bluebellstare puffs up her chest proudly.
Shydust takes her apprentice Micapaw out to gather more herbs. With greenleaf upon them it was the perfect time to gather medicinal supplies, especially goldenrod. The two cats find themselves surrounded by tall flowers and the two exchange contact calls, meowing to each other as they work. It’s a very successful gathering and Shydust rethinks some of her doubts about Micapaw. Later Shydust is surprised when a yowl comes from camp, she runs out in time to see Micapaw fighting a snake, grabbing it and tossing it out of camp completely unscathed. She’s very impressed with her apprentice.
The patrols have awkward encounters with Baskclan and Fishclan both, the clan is still young and their presence in the territory is still fresh in the other clan’s minds… As well as Micapaw’s defection to Aislingclan… It’s no wonder they don’t seem to be warming up too quickly.
Moonjumble loses in a race against Lindenminnow and feels bitter about it, scowling and lashing its tail at its former mentor. Lindenminnow tries to make it up for the cat by bringing it prey and is surprised to find Moonjumble doing the exact same thing for her. The two laugh and sit down to eat together. As Moonjumble passes by the prey pile later it is suddenly ambushed by a group of rats, it yowls and furiously fights off the rats but not before being injured. The other cats come rushing just as Moonjumble collapses in pain.
Melonstar limps into the medicine cat den later to try and apologise for not helping Moonjumble sooner with the rats but finds it chatting with Orchidpaw, recounting the event to the younger cat and maybe exaggerating a little as it does so. Melonstar chuckles, reassured. He leaves the medicine cat den only to come face to face with Ibisglare who’s staring down at his leg… She tells him to get it checked out and to stop pretending like it’s okay. Melonstar is offended, he just wanted to be an attentive leader and not be caught up in the medicine cat den anymore but Ibisglare is insistent.
Melonstar begrudgingly goes to Shydust for help. Chuckling he explains the situation, saying his leg has been feeling inflamed and painful. Shydust says he’s lucky she likes his laugh, he should have been here sooner and Melonstar can only pout like a kit as she tends to his leg.
Moon 5
On the dawn of moon five Orchidpaw is woken up by Burntdream’s scent in the apprentice den, the warrior places a bundle of purple flowers down infront of Orchidpaw, saying he’s been doing so well as an apprentice he deserves a little gift. Orchidpaw happily takes the flowers, placing them in his pelt. Burntdream spends the morning telling Orchidpaw and Zappaw about the adventures he’s had as a warrior, perhaps exaggerating… Just a little.
Orchidpaw bumps into Melonstar outside the medicine cat den, he’s still limping and looking pained. Melonstar admits to Orchidpaw he’s maybe a little too eager to get back into his duties, he just wants to be good for the clan but he worries he’s not enough… Orchidpaw finds himself relating, he’s just an apprentice right now, not a true warrior and that’s all he wants to be. He feels a little comfort from his adoptive father before leading him back to Shydust to be looked after.
Melonstar feels a little better after some rest and goes on a hunting trip with Burntdream, they don’t catch much and Melonstar shares a piece of prey with Burntdream that is too small to bring back to camp. Burntdream appreciates the gesture. Lindenminnow notices the generous gesture when she scents the prey on Burntdream’s breath, glad their leader is so kind.
Bluebellstare brings Lindenminnow a large piece of prey, saying she looked hungry. Lindenminnow knows this is Bluebellstare’s favourite kind of prey and is very warmed by the gesture, saying so. Burntdream interjects to say his favourite prey is squirrel, Ratfur says “No way!” and admits that’s her favourite too… Bluebellstare is unamused as the two take her gesture as a chance to bond with each other instead of praising her.
Micapaw is dreading his apprentice duties and when Burntdream comes up to him he realises that he accidentally made a face at him, Burntdream frowns. Later Micapaw notices Burntdream is fixing a part of the medicine cat den without being asked or telling anyone. He cringes as he realises Burntdream was probably going to ask him that before he weirded him out.
Ibisglare sees Lindenminnow staring off into the distance with a blank look on her face, she’s a little creeped out. Lindenminnow snaps out of it a while later, stressing about her zoning out… She wonders if she should go to Shydust about it but when she does Shydust says she’s too busy tending to Moonjumble to attend to something so silly.
Ratfur plans to visit the medicine cat den to check up on Moonjumble, when she eventually does she meets Micapaw in there who is tending to it. She offers them both some prey and they all take a break to just chat idly. Moonjumble appreciates the company.
The clan is alarmed to hear from a returning patrol that a badger sett has been spotted and a new scent has been detected in it, indicating a badger has taken up residence there.
Moon 6
Micapaw awakes from a strange dream, he couldn't make out any images, only hearing the call of unfamiliar cats. He brushes it off, just a weird dream, nothing else. Shydust hails Micapaw down to talk about gathering some blackberries, as he does Bluebellstare excitedly states she’s seen some red berries nearby that looked useful. Shydust very harshly warns Bluebellstare to never pick red berries without a medicine cat to approve them before padding off with Micapaw. Bluebellstare is frustrated by her scolding, just wanting to help.
Melonstar calls for a clan meeting, declaring that Zappaw is ready to be promoted to Warrior, honoring her for her intensity and giving her the name Zaptangle. Zaptangle sits up as straight as she can, feeling very proud of herself. Ratfur and Ibisglare look on with similar pride, Ratfur almost crying with how relieved she was knowing her child had thrived since leaving Umbreclan, she never thought she’d be glad to see her kit become a warrior.
Burntdream sees the pride and relief on Ratfurs face, remembering his partial resentment towards Ratfur for being his mentor. Remembering his first patrol, how he broke down crying over his fears of never becoming a warrior, over his memories of the violence his old mentor made him commit… Ratfur never forced him to do anything he didn’t want to but yet he still felt badly towards her… At least until now. He pads up to Ratfur, quietly meowing an apology for taking her mentorship for granted. Ratfur wasn’t expecting such an apology but she appreciates it regardless and the two bond over their old clan woes. Melonstar watches from the side, glad that Burntdream managed to tie up those old resentments.
Zaptangle brings his old mentor a piece of prey, thanking her for teaching her and looking out for her and her mother all this time and even for abandoning Umbreclan for all of this. Ibisglare smiles warmly, wrapping her paw around Zaptangle and saying she’s just glad the kid actually made it to warriorhood. Zaptangle and her laugh about their time together.
Zaptangle overhears Shydust and Melonstar speaking. Shydust is giving advice to Melonstar but it seems to be more of a scolding, telling him to be more careful on his weak leg and take things slow. Melonstar snips that he’s not slowing down like she is before limping away angrily. Zaptangle feels bad for Shydust and worries for their leader and how hard he’s pushing himself.
Moonjumble, who thankfully recovered from the rat attack, sees that Orchidpaw’s piece of prey looks tastier and asks if he’d like to swap, Orchidpaw agrees saying that he likes that one better anyway. Orchidpaw perks up as Bluebellstare approaches where they’re eating. The young cats gossip about clan drama, mainly Zaptangle’s vigil tonight and how intimidating Shydust is as a cat.
That night while on vigil Zaptangle is so focused on staying awake that he doesn’t notice the cats sneaking into the camp. He rushes into the clearing as he hears cries in the morning, Bluebellstare exclaiming that someone has stolen prey, the clan can see clearly enough the missing prey and pawprints leading out of camp. Bluebellstare snaps at Zaptangle saying he was supposed to be keeping watch! Zaptangle sheepishly apologises and offers to go on the patrol to try and find the intruders. Ibisglare is glad to have a clanmate like Bluebellstare as the young cat quickly organises a patrol.
Shydust suggests two separate groups go out, in case they’ve split up. Moonjumble interrupts to say that it, Zaptangle and Bluebellstare can go while Burntdream, Lindenminnow and Ratfur split off to make sure the cats haven’t gone elsewhere. The clan praises Moonjumble for the suggestion but Shydust’s tail flicks, annoyed that the young cat was complimented for her idea.
While in camp Shydust apologises to Melonstar for being so hard on him about his injury, saying she shouldn’t have to remind him about his own struggle. Melonstar sighs and says it’s alright, he has been pushing it a bit but he just wants to be useful for his clan! And apologises for his own mean comment. Shydust tells him he shouldn’t have to push himself, he’s already doing plenty for the clan… But she doesn’t know if Melonstar takes it to heart.
Moon 7
Lindenminnow confesses something to Ratfur, saying she… Admires the she-cat and would love nothing more than to spend more time with her. Ratfur is startled by the confession and panics saying she can’t- Lindenminnow is… Well… An apprentice killer… And she’s not sure if she’s okay with that just yet. Lidenminnow’s heart breaks.
Zaptangle is hacking up her lungs, last moon she pushed herself too hard on the patrol to make up for letting those rogues into camp, now she’s paying for it. Shydust says she has greencough and needs to stay in camp for now. Zaptangle is saddened to be spending time in the medicine cat den rather than being out there searching for the intruders.
Melonstar notices Lindenminnow has been looking down lately and offers to go out on patrol with her. They go and Melonstar attempts to cheer her up by splashing her with the nearby creek water. They go a little too far in the water and end up getting soaked, the two are laughing upon returning to camp but later Lindenminnow is coughing and visits the Medicine cat den, Shydust tells Melonstar she has whitecough. The leader feels immensely guilty.
Orchidpaw goes up to Micapaw claiming Shydust told him to tell Micapaw he has to change the moss in the warriors den today, Micapaw sighs and does so, only realising halfway through that Shydust would’ve just told him herself. Orchidpaw takes this time to sneak off and go on patrol with Ratfur, trying to avoid Micapaw’s wrath. On patrol Orchidpaw admits to Ratfur that he maybe kind of sort of had a conversation with a nearby kittypet… Asking if that makes him disloyal? Ratfur laughs and says no of course not, as long as Orchidpaw’s loyalties stay with Aislingclan. Orchidpaw sighs, glad to get that off his chest.
Lindenminnow lays in the sun of the medicine cat den, having been told of a great spot by Melonstar when she notices Burntdream sneak into the den and flop down beside her. She asks him what’s on his mind, Burntdream admits he’s been thinking a little of his old clan, Umbreclan… Saying maybe Lindenminnow is the only cat who understands what it’s like to hurt another cat so badly and regret it. Lindenminnow gets the young cat to open up more about his previous difficult apprenticeship and the two bond over their similar pasts.
Moonjumble and Ibisglare visit Lindenminnow in the medicine cat den as well, passing Burntdream as he leaves. Lindenminnow invites them into the sun with her and they take her up on the offer. Moonjumble immediately opens saying she shouldn’t have been playing in the stream if she was sick, Lindenminnow quietly says she didn’t think it was very serious… Ibisglare shakes her head and says the health of the clan is always serious, even if it’s minor, brushing her tail against Moonjumble to back off a little, saying it’s okay though… She’s sure Shydust can take care of Lindenminnow and Zaptangle both, looking over at the sleeping warrior.
Moonjumble nudges Zaptangle awake a little later, asking her how she’s feeling. The fresh warrior admits this was all her fault, she let the rogues in and now Starclan is punishing her. Moonjumble just sighs and says it’s never that simple, saying with leaf-bare around the corner of course the rogues are going to get desperate. Zaptangle has to agree. Ibisglare who is still in the medicine cat den says even the dogs are getting desperate, admitting she saw a huge one just outside the border looking for scraps in the leaves. This makes everyone nervous.
Melonstar is feeling so guilty about making Lindenminnow sick, thinking surely his clan sees him as a fool, not just for Lindenminnow but for his accident too, they’ve all been watching him limp around on it and he notices their looks… He slumps into the medicine cat den, looking sadly down at Lindenminnow who perks her head up to greet Melonstar, he apologises for making her sick and Lindenminnow reassures him that she already was and she was just pushing herself too hard to goof off with Melonstar after… Ratfur rejected her. Melonstar is surprised and takes the time to talk it through with her, the two promising to each other not to punish themselves anymore.
Ratfur hears their conversation from outside the den, regretting rejecting Lindenminnow like she did…
Behind the scenes
Part two yay!!! I've been so motivated to write for this, we've even started a roleplay between me and Erin that we may end up publishing as a more cohesive story? We'll see how that goes. For now lets get onto the line up!
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I hope I haven't been insensitive with Melonstar's injured leg, maybe he's been limping around a little too much? I'll think about maybe making him more recovered in the coming moons, I just find the idea of a disabled leader appealing as sooo many disabled cats in Warriors proper get pushed aside or killed off and the one leader we did have was basically tortured for being disabled the whole time which makes me sad x(
Also I'm sooo sad Lindenminnow got rejected, I want lesbian cats!!! Hopefully in year two? We'll have to see.
Following art is all by my wife, venusiansocket.
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Shydust receiving her vision, I've played a little into the future so I think I know what this is now but speculation is always fun! Let me know what you think it could mean : )
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Bluebellstare and Moonjumble's naming ceremony, I really love these two especially Bluebellstare, she's a little mean but she's allowed she's a sad lil teen.
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I loooove how kind Burntdream is with the apprentices, hopefully he gets his own soon- I maybe... Sort of... Want a burntstar but we'll see!
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The big chat near the end, I love when I can make the cats have big social sessions where they're all talking and getting along, it makes me happy and hopefully isn't a drag to read.
Anyway- That's it for now, gonna finish writing up year one and then I can finally play again AGH!!!
Moon 4
The morning of the fourth moon Shydust awakens from a startling dream, Redquill looming over her with worry in his eyes before the calls of many cats come crying behind her but everytime Shydust tries to look for them they’re behind her again. She doesn’t know what this means but she’s sure it’s a vision of some kind… She spends most of the day trying to figure it out, hoping Starclan will send her a more clear sign soon. She hears Melonstar calling for a clan meeting and pads into the clearing.
Melonstar stands above the clan, his leg has thankfully healed but it feels weaker than before, Shydust had told him he may always have trouble with that leg, still he refuses to let that stop him from looking after his clan. He announces he is all healed and to start off the moon he proclaims that Moonpaw and Bluebellpaw will be made warriors, he honors Moonjumble for its vigilance and gives it the name Moonjumble. The small cat nods, happy to have made it through its apprenticeship. Melonstar turns to Bluebellpaw and honors her assurance, noting that she did well to train while he was stuck in the medicine cat den, he names her Bluebellstare. Bluebellstare puffs up her chest proudly.
Shydust takes her apprentice Micapaw out to gather more herbs. With greenleaf upon them it was the perfect time to gather medicinal supplies, especially goldenrod. The two cats find themselves surrounded by tall flowers and the two exchange contact calls, meowing to each other as they work. It’s a very successful gathering and Shydust rethinks some of her doubts about Micapaw. Later Shydust is surprised when a yowl comes from camp, she runs out in time to see Micapaw fighting a snake, grabbing it and tossing it out of camp completely unscathed. She’s very impressed with her apprentice.
The patrols have awkward encounters with Baskclan and Fishclan both, the clan is still young and their presence in the territory is still fresh in the other clan’s minds… As well as Micapaw’s defection to Aislingclan… It’s no wonder they don’t seem to be warming up too quickly.
Moonjumble loses in a race against Lindenminnow and feels bitter about it, scowling and lashing its tail at its former mentor. Lindenminnow tries to make it up for the cat by bringing it prey and is surprised to find Moonjumble doing the exact same thing for her. The two laugh and sit down to eat together. As Moonjumble passes by the prey pile later it is suddenly ambushed by a group of rats, it yowls and furiously fights off the rats but not before being injured. The other cats come rushing just as Moonjumble collapses in pain.
Melonstar limps into the medicine cat den later to try and apologise for not helping Moonjumble sooner with the rats but finds it chatting with Orchidpaw, recounting the event to the younger cat and maybe exaggerating a little as it does so. Melonstar chuckles, reassured. He leaves the medicine cat den only to come face to face with Ibisglare who’s staring down at his leg… She tells him to get it checked out and to stop pretending like it’s okay. Melonstar is offended, he just wanted to be an attentive leader and not be caught up in the medicine cat den anymore but Ibisglare is insistent.
Melonstar begrudgingly goes to Shydust for help. Chuckling he explains the situation, saying his leg has been feeling inflamed and painful. Shydust says he’s lucky she likes his laugh, he should have been here sooner and Melonstar can only pout like a kit as she tends to his leg.
Moon 5
On the dawn of moon five Orchidpaw is woken up by Burntdream’s scent in the apprentice den, the warrior places a bundle of purple flowers down infront of Orchidpaw, saying he’s been doing so well as an apprentice he deserves a little gift. Orchidpaw happily takes the flowers, placing them in his pelt. Burntdream spends the morning telling Orchidpaw and Zappaw about the adventures he’s had as a warrior, perhaps exaggerating… Just a little.
Orchidpaw bumps into Melonstar outside the medicine cat den, he’s still limping and looking pained. Melonstar admits to Orchidpaw he’s maybe a little too eager to get back into his duties, he just wants to be good for the clan but he worries he’s not enough… Orchidpaw finds himself relating, he’s just an apprentice right now, not a true warrior and that’s all he wants to be. He feels a little comfort from his adoptive father before leading him back to Shydust to be looked after.
Melonstar feels a little better after some rest and goes on a hunting trip with Burntdream, they don’t catch much and Melonstar shares a piece of prey with Burntdream that is too small to bring back to camp. Burntdream appreciates the gesture. Lindenminnow notices the generous gesture when she scents the prey on Burntdream’s breath, glad their leader is so kind.
Bluebellstare brings Lindenminnow a large piece of prey, saying she looked hungry. Lindenminnow knows this is Bluebellstare’s favourite kind of prey and is very warmed by the gesture, saying so. Burntdream interjects to say his favourite prey is squirrel, Ratfur says “No way!” and admits that’s her favourite too… Bluebellstare is unamused as the two take her gesture as a chance to bond with each other instead of praising her.
Micapaw is dreading his apprentice duties and when Burntdream comes up to him he realises that he accidentally made a face at him, Burntdream frowns. Later Micapaw notices Burntdream is fixing a part of the medicine cat den without being asked or telling anyone. He cringes as he realises Burntdream was probably going to ask him that before he weirded him out.
Ibisglare sees Lindenminnow staring off into the distance with a blank look on her face, she’s a little creeped out. Lindenminnow snaps out of it a while later, stressing about her zoning out… She wonders if she should go to Shydust about it but when she does Shydust says she’s too busy tending to Moonjumble to attend to something so silly.
Ratfur plans to visit the medicine cat den to check up on Moonjumble, when she eventually does she meets Micapaw in there who is tending to it. She offers them both some prey and they all take a break to just chat idly. Moonjumble appreciates the company.
The clan is alarmed to hear from a returning patrol that a badger sett has been spotted and a new scent has been detected in it, indicating a badger has taken up residence there.
Moon 6
Micapaw awakes from a strange dream, he couldn't make out any images, only hearing the call of unfamiliar cats. He brushes it off, just a weird dream, nothing else. Shydust hails Micapaw down to talk about gathering some blackberries, as he does Bluebellstare excitedly states she’s seen some red berries nearby that looked useful. Shydust very harshly warns Bluebellstare to never pick red berries without a medicine cat to approve them before padding off with Micapaw. Bluebellstare is frustrated by her scolding, just wanting to help.
Melonstar calls for a clan meeting, declaring that Zappaw is ready to be promoted to Warrior, honoring her for her intensity and giving her the name Zaptangle. Zaptangle sits up as straight as she can, feeling very proud of herself. Ratfur and Ibisglare look on with similar pride, Ratfur almost crying with how relieved she was knowing her child had thrived since leaving Umbreclan, she never thought she’d be glad to see her kit become a warrior.
Burntdream sees the pride and relief on Ratfurs face, remembering his partial resentment towards Ratfur for being his mentor. Remembering his first patrol, how he broke down crying over his fears of never becoming a warrior, over his memories of the violence his old mentor made him commit… Ratfur never forced him to do anything he didn’t want to but yet he still felt badly towards her… At least until now. He pads up to Ratfur, quietly meowing an apology for taking her mentorship for granted. Ratfur wasn’t expecting such an apology but she appreciates it regardless and the two bond over their old clan woes. Melonstar watches from the side, glad that Burntdream managed to tie up those old resentments.
Zaptangle brings his old mentor a piece of prey, thanking her for teaching her and looking out for her and her mother all this time and even for abandoning Umbreclan for all of this. Ibisglare smiles warmly, wrapping her paw around Zaptangle and saying she’s just glad the kid actually made it to warriorhood. Zaptangle and her laugh about their time together.
Zaptangle overhears Shydust and Melonstar speaking. Shydust is giving advice to Melonstar but it seems to be more of a scolding, telling him to be more careful on his weak leg and take things slow. Melonstar snips that he’s not slowing down like she is before limping away angrily. Zaptangle feels bad for Shydust and worries for their leader and how hard he’s pushing himself.
Moonjumble, who thankfully recovered from the rat attack, sees that Orchidpaw’s piece of prey looks tastier and asks if he’d like to swap, Orchidpaw agrees saying that he likes that one better anyway. Orchidpaw perks up as Bluebellstare approaches where they’re eating. The young cats gossip about clan drama, mainly Zaptangle’s vigil tonight and how intimidating Shydust is as a cat.
That night while on vigil Zaptangle is so focused on staying awake that he doesn’t notice the cats sneaking into the camp. He rushes into the clearing as he hears cries in the morning, Bluebellstare exclaiming that someone has stolen prey, the clan can see clearly enough the missing prey and pawprints leading out of camp. Bluebellstare snaps at Zaptangle saying he was supposed to be keeping watch! Zaptangle sheepishly apologises and offers to go on the patrol to try and find the intruders. Ibisglare is glad to have a clanmate like Bluebellstare as the young cat quickly organises a patrol.
Shydust suggests two separate groups go out, in case they’ve split up. Moonjumble interrupts to say that it, Zaptangle and Bluebellstare can go while Burntdream, Lindenminnow and Ratfur split off to make sure the cats haven’t gone elsewhere. The clan praises Moonjumble for the suggestion but Shydust’s tail flicks, annoyed that the young cat was complimented for her idea.
While in camp Shydust apologises to Melonstar for being so hard on him about his injury, saying she shouldn’t have to remind him about his own struggle. Melonstar sighs and says it’s alright, he has been pushing it a bit but he just wants to be useful for his clan! And apologises for his own mean comment. Shydust tells him he shouldn’t have to push himself, he’s already doing plenty for the clan… But she doesn’t know if Melonstar takes it to heart.
Moon 7
Lindenminnow confesses something to Ratfur, saying she… Admires the she-cat and would love nothing more than to spend more time with her. Ratfur is startled by the confession and panics saying she can’t- Lindenminnow is… Well… An apprentice killer… And she’s not sure if she’s okay with that just yet. Lidenminnow’s heart breaks.
Zaptangle is hacking up her lungs, last moon she pushed herself too hard on the patrol to make up for letting those rogues into camp, now she’s paying for it. Shydust says she has greencough and needs to stay in camp for now. Zaptangle is saddened to be spending time in the medicine cat den rather than being out there searching for the intruders.
Melonstar notices Lindenminnow has been looking down lately and offers to go out on patrol with her. They go and Melonstar attempts to cheer her up by splashing her with the nearby creek water. They go a little too far in the water and end up getting soaked, the two are laughing upon returning to camp but later Lindenminnow is coughing and visits the Medicine cat den, Shydust tells Melonstar she has whitecough. The leader feels immensely guilty.
Orchidpaw goes up to Micapaw claiming Shydust told him to tell Micapaw he has to change the moss in the warriors den today, Micapaw sighs and does so, only realising halfway through that Shydust would’ve just told him herself. Orchidpaw takes this time to sneak off and go on patrol with Ratfur, trying to avoid Micapaw’s wrath. On patrol Orchidpaw admits to Ratfur that he maybe kind of sort of had a conversation with a nearby kittypet… Asking if that makes him disloyal? Ratfur laughs and says no of course not, as long as Orchidpaw’s loyalties stay with Aislingclan. Orchidpaw sighs, glad to get that off his chest.
Lindenminnow lays in the sun of the medicine cat den, having been told of a great spot by Melonstar when she notices Burntdream sneak into the den and flop down beside her. She asks him what’s on his mind, Burntdream admits he’s been thinking a little of his old clan, Umbreclan… Saying maybe Lindenminnow is the only cat who understands what it’s like to hurt another cat so badly and regret it. Lindenminnow gets the young cat to open up more about his previous difficult apprenticeship and the two bond over their similar pasts.
Moonjumble and Ibisglare visit Lindenminnow in the medicine cat den as well, passing Burntdream as he leaves. Lindenminnow invites them into the sun with her and they take her up on the offer. Moonjumble immediately opens saying she shouldn’t have been playing in the stream if she was sick, Lindenminnow quietly says she didn’t think it was very serious… Ibisglare shakes her head and says the health of the clan is always serious, even if it’s minor, brushing her tail against Moonjumble to back off a little, saying it’s okay though… She’s sure Shydust can take care of Lindenminnow and Zaptangle both, looking over at the sleeping warrior.
Moonjumble nudges Zaptangle awake a little later, asking her how she’s feeling. The fresh warrior admits this was all her fault, she let the rogues in and now Starclan is punishing her. Moonjumble just sighs and says it’s never that simple, saying with leaf-bare around the corner of course the rogues are going to get desperate. Zaptangle has to agree. Ibisglare who is still in the medicine cat den says even the dogs are getting desperate, admitting she saw a huge one just outside the border looking for scraps in the leaves. This makes everyone nervous.
Melonstar is feeling so guilty about making Lindenminnow sick, thinking surely his clan sees him as a fool, not just for Lindenminnow but for his accident too, they’ve all been watching him limp around on it and he notices their looks… He slumps into the medicine cat den, looking sadly down at Lindenminnow who perks her head up to greet Melonstar, he apologises for making her sick and Lindenminnow reassures him that she already was and she was just pushing herself too hard to goof off with Melonstar after… Ratfur rejected her. Melonstar is surprised and takes the time to talk it through with her, the two promising to each other not to punish themselves anymore.
Ratfur hears their conversation from outside the den, regretting rejecting Lindenminnow like she did…
Behind the scenes
Part two yay!!! I've been so motivated to write for this, we've even started a roleplay between me and Erin that we may end up publishing as a more cohesive story? We'll see how that goes. For now lets get onto the line up!
I hope I haven't been insensitive with Melonstar's injured leg, maybe he's been limping around a little too much? I'll think about maybe making him more recovered in the coming moons, I just find the idea of a disabled leader appealing as sooo many disabled cats in Warriors proper get pushed aside or killed off and the one leader we did have was basically tortured for being disabled the whole time which makes me sad x(
Also I'm sooo sad Lindenminnow got rejected, I want lesbian cats!!! Hopefully in year two? We'll have to see.
Following art is all by my wife, venusiansocket.
Shydust receiving her vision, I've played a little into the future so I think I know what this is now but speculation is always fun! Let me know what you think it could mean : )
Bluebellstare and Moonjumble's naming ceremony, I really love these two especially Bluebellstare, she's a little mean but she's allowed she's a sad lil teen.
I loooove how kind Burntdream is with the apprentices, hopefully he gets his own soon- I maybe... Sort of... Want a burntstar but we'll see!
The big chat near the end, I love when I can make the cats have big social sessions where they're all talking and getting along, it makes me happy and hopefully isn't a drag to read.
Anyway- That's it for now, gonna finish writing up year one and then I can finally play again AGH!!!