The Elvenqueen

The Rise of WillowClan

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WillowClan Warrior's Den

interacting with: @Hazelrah’s Honeypaw, @solokolos‘ Moosepaw
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“Shhh, it’s alright. It’s gonna be okay.” the cream and brown she-cat murmured soothingly to Honeypaw as she felt the smaller apprentice huddle up against her, her fur spiked on end with fear. The warrior didn’t say anything right away, not wanting to worry them further, and ducked her head to rasp her tongue gently across the top of her apprentice’s head, smoothing back some of the fur.

Her ears swivelled as she picked up the familiar voice of their missing Clanmate, and she couldn’t help but sigh in relief, a small bit of the tension in her shoulders relaxing. “Maplestream’s back.” she announced to the two apprentices, trying to keep them optimistic. Moosepaw didn’t buy it so much, it would seem, and as the tom answered the question instead, Spidernose was forced to do the same. “Y-Yes. Some rogues came bursting into the camp a little while ago. Claimed they’d been attacked, but something seems a bit...off, about their story.” she explained, nudging the top of Honeypaw’s head again in reassurance. “Stonefall wants you and Moosepaw to stay with me, just in case something dangerous happens. Don’t be afraid, we’ll be safe.”

Spidernose didn’t want to give them any more details in case either apprentice got some sort of foolish idea and StarClan forbid tried to confront the rogues, or something like that. She flicked her tail to beckon Moosepaw a little closer to them, hoping the signal would be enough to stop the older apprentice from shoving his way past them and out of the den to investigate for himself. Honeypaw was frightened, and she could use the comfort of the older cats around her, right now. “Come sit closer to us, Moosepaw. We’re going to stay in here until Stonefall tells us otherwise, okay? I need you to be brave and sensible for me, for Honeypaw.”

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Just a lil heads up that Life Stuff has come up which means I have to be AFK essentially from Fri - Sun (this weekend, 26th - 28th), so if any posts come in during that time I won't be able to start on a response on my end till I get re-situated around Mon or Tues (29th/30th) but I promise I'm still here & haven't ghosted lol

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@Hazelrah You can either post as Honeypaw or wait until Felix, Otis and Heather speak again. ALSO after scrolling through the recent IC posts, I was noticing something. I have been the only one centering my posts and it started to bother me maybe a little more than it should. . . xD So if people can remember, center your posts so my eyelids can stop twitching xD

@savannahssu

I mean, mine are "justified" which is just a neater version of centered....? XD

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I'm waiting to hear more from Otis and co too dw! XD

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<Snipped quote by The Elvenqueen>

HE'S GONNA FREAK OUT ABOUT IT LATER HE HAS TOO MUCH ON HIS MIND RIGHT NOW BUT OMG THEY ARE SO CUTE

@Hazelrah

Stonefalll omg they're so precious, I adore them XD

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cue Spider short-circuiting for a second because OMG HE TOUCHED ME ;3; XD

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WillowClan Camp ---> WillowClan Warrior's Den

interacting with: @Hazelrah’s Stonefall & Honeypaw, @PrankFox’s Duskwing (briefly), @solokolos‘ Moosepaw
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As Stonefall and Duskwing relaxed, so too did their Clanmate, the cream-and-brown she-cat finally sheathing her claws as she concluded the strangers were simply haggard from their manic flight away from the vicious raccoons and tired as well. They likely wouldn’t be much of a threat to them and it was pointless to expect a fight now, she thought. When the grey tom padded closer and pressed his fur against hers more substantially, for half a heartbeat or so, she felt as if her own heart nearly stopped. He was so warm and comfortable, and without really thinking about it, even as Spidernose nodded in understanding - and fought down the pang of disappointment as she realised this wasn’t real and was just a cover in front of the strangers - she found herself leaning into the contact.

His tongue rasped across her neck and the she-cat felt her fur tingle a little, but she forced herself to focus and breathe back, just as quietly, as if she were mumbling some sort of reassurance to a mate before they parted for the night, and pressed her chin to the top of his head so she could lean closer to his ear so only Stonefall would hear. “I understand. I’ll keep them safe, and make sure they don’t wander off.” her eyes flicked to the strangers once more as the tom stepped back, and before he was too far out of earshot, Spidernose added, her mew laced with genuine concern. “You be careful, too, don’t let them drag you into something dangerous Stonefall, please.”

The cream-and-brown she-cat dipped her chin to Duskwing as she passed her, flashing the other warrior a silent look that confirmed, If anything suspicious happens, yowl and I’ll come running. before she slunk away to join the two apprentices in the warrior’s den, she noted they were both awake.
Or at least Moosepaw was awake, and Honeypaw was looking groggy as her denmate attempted to rouse her from sleep. Spidernose hunkered down beside them, still half sitting up in case she needed to leave the den on the drop of a whisker.
“Easy, Moosepaw, Honeypaw. We’re staying in here.” she mewed softly, trying to keep as calm and reassuring as she could. “Stay close to me, I’ll keep watch from in here. Nothing’s going to happen to you. Fernstar and the others will be back soon and everything’s going to be fine, you’ll see.”

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WillowClan Camp

interacting with: @Hazelrah’s Stonefall, @savannahssufor The Strangers *spooky finger wiggles* XD, @PrankFox’s Duskwing
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The she-cat couldn’t help but startle slightly as Stonefall raised his voice to speak to the strangers, though she couldn’t really blame him for it. He was trying to appear assertive and strong, and if he felt that was necessary she was willing to trust his judgement. Stonefall was the deputy after all, and he was given that rank by Fernstar for a reason.

Having been ordered to stay put, she did so, though she didn’t sit back down again and instead moved to stand between the deputy and Duskwing, her hackles prickling as she leaned over to whisper to the other warrior in a quiet tone that she hoped only she and Stonefall could hear, and not their strange new guests.
“Do...you think they’re lying, too?”
Spidernose desperately wanted to believe the best, that they were just scared and maybe a little confused, but telling the truth. But with both of her Clanmates so suspicious, it was starting to rub off on her a little, too...

Song Reference time

Do you wanna put up a fight, or do you wanna get out alive?
Everybody's picking a side, and this can only end one way...
Would you give the devil this dance, would you be a part of his plans?
Now you got some blood on your hands
And this can only end one way...

If you wanna go, this is how it goes
If you wanna roll, heads are gonna roll,
If you wanna play, we can play all day,
But we play, play dirty! Play dirty!

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WillowClan Camp

interacting with: @Hazelrah’s Stonefall, @savannahssu for The Strangers *spooky finger wiggles* XD, @PrankFox’s Duskwing
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Spidernose, too, strained her ears once more to try and hear anything that sounded vaguely like rushing pawsteps, or twigs snapping in the underbrush, something that would indicate to them that there was danger barrelling towards their very camp. In agitation and a little bit of worry, the cream-and-brown she-cat lashed her tail, unsheathing her claws and sinking them into the earth beneath them. Great StarClan, these raccoons have to be SOMEWHERE nearby, look at the state of these cats! she thought to herself, unable to see a way that they could have run that far with their level of injuries.

As Duskwing joined them, thus eliminating the need for Spidernose to go and fetch her herself, she looked towards the other warrior and dipped her chin at their guests as she explained the commotion. “Thank goodness, sorry to disturb you like that Duskwing, but this is important. These strangers just came pelting in here like rabid badgers were on their tails? They say they’ve been attacked by raccoons but I can’t smell or hear any.” she admitted, echoing Stonefall’s worries, although the she-cat herself still believed that the newcomers were telling the truth - and to her that was even more concerning.

She looked back at the deputy, rising to stand once more and asked, her mew somewhat tense. “I don’t like this, Stonefall. I could...slip out quickly and try to get a look around?” she offered. “I’m fast, if there are raccoons about they won’t catch me; I won’t try to fight them, I’ll come right back.”