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caffeinecraving Vice Captain
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 Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2012 12:37 pm
Freedom. It was great. HeartTrail stuck her butt in the air as she stretched out. It wasn't that she disliked patrolling but 2 border patrols and 1 hunting patrol in one day was just too much. She sighed and plopped her rear back to the ground. She eyed the freshkill pile. It wasn't in bad shape but it could probably be better.
HeartTrail was a younger warrior... just receiving her name about a moon ago. That made her want to help out at all costs. However, she wouldn't pass up playtime. And that's just what time it was... She blinked and looked from the pile to look at her potential playmates.
There were a couple apprentices working with a few elders... And then there was a golden she-cat. With less hesitation than she would usually have... she bounded over. "Hey...Are you busy right now?"
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Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2012 12:57 pm
Sparrowtail was taking it easy. She didn't do that often, being a diligent young warrior. She had a name to make for herself, after all, and a clan to help defend and provide for. The tawny furred female was resting her limbs, her paws weary from the patrols she had been doing since dawn, yet her body still full of life and energy. It wasn't too cold yet, but there was a n** in the air. Although Leafbare was always rough and the fall was what herald it in, she did like the slight chilliness and the smell of the turning seasons. The leaves changed colour and although the forest around them was dying, it was beautiful. It would be alive and vibrant again come next spring.
The young thunderclanner yawned and stretched her limbs leisurely. A voice called out, causing her pointed ears to swivel towards the source. Another warrior, roughly a couple of moons younger than herself quickly approached and a small smile played across Sparrowtail's maw.
"Depends on what you mean by busy, HeartTrail. What do you need?"
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caffeinecraving Vice Captain
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Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2012 1:20 pm
HeartTrail flicked her tail a bit. "Well SparrowTail... " she should have thought this out better. But that was HeartTrail hesitate becuase your not sure... jump in because thats whats expected and think about it afterwards... She knew SparrowTail had been on at least one patrol today...
"Well i mean... do you have a while to come maybe...practice with me?" She mentally frowned over the wording, but a smile stayed firmly in place. She twitched her tail. "I know that you could probably kick my tail... but i need fighting practice... Its been too quiet and want to be completely prepared." She plopped into a sit and licked a paw to draw across her face. "Just in case ya know..." HeartTrail had been born into peace and didn't remember the clans as one mass unit... all she knew was shadowclan liked to cross the borders... and riverclan thought they owned the whole river.
She smirked. "And i bet you could use the exercise..." She wrinkled her nose as she lightly teased. "The medicine cats tell the elders they have to at least take a small walk every day." While SparrowTail was slightly older and by no means an elder, they had been apprentices together and HeartTrail would always pick on her for that age gap. And she probably would for the rest of their lives. She would never be cruel about it though... that just wasn't her... and if SparrowTail ever got fed up she was sure her ears would come off... However, luckily, that day had yet to come... "So a race to high tree and some sparing, afterwards?"
She had just come back from a patrol to HighTree and knew that there hadn't been any problems recently... so it would be a good place to stay out of the way.
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Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2012 4:09 pm
"Practice? Well, sure. I'm always game for some practice." The golden furred female stretched once more before pushing herself to her paws. She was fairly content and nothing much could break her mood. Like her younger clanmate, she had more or less lived through a time of peace and knew little of actual combat with the other clans, but she liked to stay fit as a fiddle and prepared should it ever come to that. She'd heard stories. HeartTrail's teasing did little to bother her and she simply laughed before giving her companion a mischievous smirk.
"The medicine cast also tell the queens that little kits need to build up the muscles in their legs so they can walk good and proper, so they need a lots of play time. What say an old fogey like me and a kitten like you make a date of it, hm? Last one to High Tree has a frog for a face. One... Two... Threeeeeeee... GO!"
The female gave a laugh as she kicked off her rear paws and began racing the trail that she and HeartTrail knew so well. Ah, to still be young and have lots of energy.
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caffeinecraving Vice Captain
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Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2012 4:32 pm
HeartTrail laughed. "You old foegy..." She looked at sparrowtail and her eyes widened. Sparrowtail had said three. "Hey wait you cheater" She laughed and tore out after Sparrowtail.
HeartTrail was very fast. She was a smallish cat. Not quite as small as what a runt would be... but she didn't have the muscle to slow her down. She launched over the fallen log and saw that she had caught up. She pushed until her shoulder brushed SparrowTail's flank.
She saw High tree, aptly named because it was the tallest tree in their forest. High tree marked the shadowclan and thunderclan border.So she slowed knowing Sparrowtail would win but... she didn't trust her own stop and last thing she wanted to do was instigate a border dispute.
Heartrail let out a small pant and sighed... "You win you win... Guess you already had your walk and loosened up those old joints..." Her bi colored eyes shone with sheer happiness. She sniffed and smiled with the fact that shadowclan scent was still stale.
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Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2012 9:36 pm
Sparrowtail was rather surprised when HeartTrail slowed and proclaimed her the winner. They were very close, neck and neck. The slightly older cat slowed her pace and placed her forepaws on High Tree, glancing over her shoulder at the grey and orange cat she had been racing. They were near Shadowclan borders, which probably had something to do with it. Fortunately, the stink of Shadowclan cats was stale, which left the female feeling at ease. They'd not have any trouble today, it seemed.
"Oh you know me, these old joints still work fine enough." She chuckled as she loped easily back towards her companion. With any luck, maybe they would catch some food to add to the pile while they were out. She was always game for a spot of hunting.
Right now, though, she was tired. Panting, the female plopped down on her haunches and made an attempt to catch her breath.
"I gotta watch my back, cos you're like lightening."
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caffeinecraving Vice Captain
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Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2012 8:49 pm
HeartTrail beamed as she watched SparrowTail. "Too true...if we had a longer run they would have given out i just know it." She stetched and plopped herself down next to sparrowtail.
Feigning innocence she rolled onto her back. She wasn't panting... She did this run at least once a day. That's how she stayed so fit and ready to run. She twitched her ears. "So...what should we practice first. Pouncing... slicing...dicing... Scuffling?" Reaching up she pawed lightly at SparrowTails nose.
Here ears twitched. She heard a scuffling in the low ferns. She rolled back onto her paws lightly and twitched her tail to indicate she heard something. Tipping her head she asked silently if SparrowTail would like to investigate. The only problem was the fern was rustling right on the border... if it spooked it would run into Shadowclan. Blinking she tried to express all that... with out saying anything.
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