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 Posted: Sun May 04, 2008 11:21 am
Dampfoot stopped pacing, swaying uncertainly on her paws and sighing.
Again.
For the countless time that day.
It was clear that nothing exciting was going to happen in camp, she might as well find somewhere more peaceful and interesting to be.
Gliding gracefully toward the exit to camp, she weaved along a worn path, ducking into the underbrush smoothly as she made her way toward the body of water that marked RiverClan border.
Dampfoot paused suddenly, stock still and silently crouching in the bushes.
Her belly was flat against the damp grass in a matter of seconds, wide-eyed with her ears turned out awkwardly to catch any stray sounds.
That scent wasn't of a RiverClan cat.
That scent was the scent of an intruder.
And not just one either.
As Dampfoot lay silent and straining in the undergrowth, the sound of the unfamiliar cats approached, growing steadily louder.
Loyalty told Dampfoot to stride boldy out and greet them with her best reserves of hostility and aggression, but sensebility told her that she couldn't take on this many cats at once. That'd just be idiotic. Plus she knew nothing of their intentions.
Her best bet would be to warn Torrentstar.
She leapt up, regardless of the noise she made, blundering through the thicket haphazardly; with a bit of luck she could outrun these cats before they noticed her, lest they be aggressive.
Her paws barely made contact with the ground as she flew across the crisp grass and burst back into camp.
"Where's Torrentstar?!" She yowled in distress, casting her cold gaze about madly in an effort to seek out her leader.
Her breath came in short gasps as she waited for a reply, impatience tensing her muscles and allerting every nerve in her body.
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Posted: Sun May 04, 2008 12:42 pm
Silvertail slipped out into the camp yawning. She had been taking a nap in the nursery, tired from the commotion of the other day and bored as there was nothing going on on this cold Riverclan day. "What's all the yelling for Dampfoot?" she asked with one eye open and the other eye closed, not quite ready to wake up yet. She yawned again and sat down in front of the Nursery entrance, swishing her tail back and forth sleepily.
Lightpaw lifted her head, her eyes wide, she heard something. She glanced around her frozen. She didn't see anything the grass was too high. She looked at Dragoneyes to see if she had heard it too. Were they in danger? She unsheathed her claws. The sky looked like it was about to rain. Perfect.
Torrentstar had not gone far from the camp. He wasn't too worried about Sandpaw. He was a little mousebrain but he wasn't a 'mousebrain'. He had probably gone out to hunt or something. Torrentstar went down to the river to see if he could catch something, to bring back to camp. He sat and watched the water, when he thought he saw something he splashed his paw into the water swiftly but pulled it out just as fast. The water was ice cold today and he had no interest in freezing to death, the fish would have to come later. He started to walk back towards camp. A little a annoyed and just as bored as ever.
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Posted: Sun May 04, 2008 12:50 pm
"Silvertail.." The name escaped in a single breath as Dampfoot sharply turned and focused on the sleepy female that had emerged from the den. "Have you seen Torrentstar? It's urgent, foreign cats from WindClan."
Now Dampfoot's ears were pressed forward again, her tail lashing violently, her voice high with worry.
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Posted: Sun May 04, 2008 2:24 pm
Mid-yawn she mumbled "No....i haven't...seen--" She snapped both her eyes open. "Windclan cats? Where?" She was awake now. It was rare that Dampfoot was so unsettled she was now realizing how upset she was. Silvertail got to her feet. "What's going on Dampfoot?" She asked urgently. She looked around the camp for anything unnatural but found nothing in the quick glance and looked back at Dampfoot with more alarm. "Where's Moonkit?"
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Posted: Sun May 04, 2008 2:40 pm
Moonkit scuttled around the reeds by the entrance of camp. When Dampfoot had rushed in, the wind itself had almost knocked her off of her feet. Running to the center of the clearing, she yelled alarmingly, "What's going on?" She knew something wasn't right. Dampfoot wasn't the sort of cat to make something out of nothing. "Is it about Sandpaw?!" She mewed from terror. The young tom had gone out of camp alone; now the realization that something could have happened to him was all too real.
ooc:// Sorry I was gone. It's good to be back. 3nodding
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Posted: Sun May 04, 2008 2:58 pm
Dampfoot shook her head, increasingly agitated by her inability to explain the details of the situation.
"No.. WindClan cats, out there, by the border! Heading towards camp..!"
Dampfoot stood for a moment and heaved a few deep breaths, her flanks rising and falling heavily.
"I don't know.. where Sandpaw is. I just heard these cats, smelt them whilst I was on my way to the river, and came back here as quick as I could."
Her expression creased in frustration. The bombardment of unanswearable, seemingly illogical questions obviously frustrated her.
"Shouldn't we get Torrentstar? He'd know what to do.."
Dampfoot's fuse burnt shorter as she listened to her own exasperated words.
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Posted: Sun May 04, 2008 3:05 pm
Moonkit heaved a sigh of relief. She still didn't know anything about Sandpaw, but atleast she had no proof he was hurt. But there was more to worry about. Where was Torrentstar? Then it hit her. "He went out of the camp to find Sandpaw!" She gasped, now more frustrated at the apprentice for leaving rather then being worried about him. If that mousebrian hadn't have left camp alone, she thought, none of this would have happened! Turning her gaze to Silvertail, she mewed, "We need to find him!"
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Posted: Sun May 04, 2008 5:02 pm
Dragoneyes stiffened. A Riverclan cat had just heard them coming. Great. Hopefully they weren't about to be attacked.
"Lightpaw, get beside me. We have been spotted, and we have to be as non-aggressive as possible." Once Dragoneyes had looked around and determined the area was safe, she looked over to Lightpaw.
"We'll keep moving towards Riveclan camp, and eventually they will come out to confront us."
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Posted: Sun May 04, 2008 7:52 pm
Lightpaw lifted her paws as silently as she could and stepped over beside Dragoneyes. She looked around and realized how vulnerable they were. They were one cat and an apprentice in another clan's camp, paw-deep in water, and too far to call for help if they needed it. If they were to be attacked they would stand no chance. Lightpaw's eyes got wide and alert. But she stayed calm and focused. They were here for a reason and Dragoneyes was Windclan's deputy, surely Riverclan wouldn't attack them without letting them explain themselves first?
Torrentstar shook his wet paws as he entered the Riverclan camp. He looked up and noticed the small gathering that had formed in the middle of camp. "What's all the fuss about?" He asked suddenly curious. Dampfoot looked shaken...very strange behavior indeed. Torrentstar pointed his ears toward them waiting for an answer. What could be going on here?
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Posted: Mon May 05, 2008 4:02 am
Dampfoot turned on the spot in one swift movement, swivelling to face Torrentstar.
"Torrentstar! Thank StarClan you're back. I was on my way to the river, and smelt WindClan cats heading towards camp." She paused uneasily for a moment, flicking her ears thoughtfully before continuing, "And also, we don't know where Sandpaw is.."
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Posted: Mon May 05, 2008 11:59 am
"Perhaps the Windclan cats have taken Sandpaw hostage because they want something from us?" Moonkit suggested, although she knew that it was highly unlikely. She just wanted to link the two incidents together in some way... by any means needed.
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Posted: Mon May 05, 2008 7:11 pm
Torrentstar wanted to laugh. His eyes brightened in amusement. "I know the Windclan cats well. And they are the least hostile of the four clans. I extrememly doubt that they have taken sandpaw hostage." Although it is odd no one has seen him all day. He smiled at the kit breifly and looked up at Dampfoot with a serious face. "As for them being on our territory, did you see them? How many were there?" If there were other clan cats on their territory he wanted to know why. Perhaps it could have to do with Sandpaw's whereabouts. If it had been any other clan he would have been a little more catious but because Windclan and Riverclan had never before had any previous issues, he didn't think they were about to attack them single handedly. None the less he was not comfortable enough to just let the intruders walze right into the Riverclan camp. He doubted their intentions were hostile but he had to be cautious for the sake of the clan.
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Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 10:22 am
Torrentstar's words of WindClan's temperment came as a relief to Dampfoot, but she still felt taut at the thought of foreign cats.
Her ears immediately turned and pinned themselves against her head fretfully, and she swept her gaze away from Torrentstar in shame at his queries.
"I.. Don't know how many there were exactly. Perhaps 2 or 3? I only knew them as WindClan by scent, and their numbers were only recognizable by ear. I turned tail and ran back to camp as soon as I heard them."
Dampfoot felt, and apparently looked, thouroughly embarressed by what she considered to be a foolish oversight on her part.
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Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 12:06 pm
Moonkit, having faced nothing like this, hadn't an idea of what to do. "Should we confront them?" She asked, concerned. Torrenstar would know what to do, but Moonkit just wanted to know out of her own curiosity. If the Windclan cats were here for a fight, there weren't that many cats in the camp to face them. She knew that if it came to that, she would be forced to fight along her clanmates, even though kits were not supposed to do so. Pondering it over in her head, she curled her tail neatly over her paws and sat, not saying anything more than that.
ooc:// When are the Windclan cats going to reach the camp? I'm DYING of anticipation!!! burning_eyes burning_eyes burning_eyes //
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Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 1:03 pm
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