BLACK FINGERNAILS, RED WINE [ june meeting ]

[OWLSTAR]

"BorealisClan! Gather beneath me for a Clan meeting!"

The last time he'd called them to attention, he had exiled his medicine cat. The memory weighs heavy on Owlstar as he clambers atop the low branch near his nest, severe golden gaze sweeping across his Clanmates as they poke their faces out of caves and look up from their prior activities. He waves them over towards this little podium of his with a twitch of his whiskers. It's a different place to where Sandstar had held her meetings, different still from where Goatstar had held his, but Owlstar has a good feeling that this would stick.

"Johnny, step forward." Owlstar searches out the young cat in the crowd, beckoning him forward with a twitch of his tail. It's not every moon they have a new joiner among them, rarer still that such a joiner would ask to stay. "I've decided to accept your request to join us full time, and honour you with a change of name. Before BorealisClan and AstralClan you stand, awaiting a new beginning; as leader I grant this, alongside your new name of Bravepaw . Willowdream , our Deputy, will be your mentor; learn well, Bravepaw, for she has much to teach. To Bravepaw!" Owlstar raises his voice in a cheer, leading the chorus of BorealisClanners as Bravepaw would touch noses with his new mentor. As the cheers die down, he continues:

"We are expected at the Gathering this moon. Any warrior may attend, and your apprentices may attend at your discretion; however, I want at least three fully trained BorealisClanners to remain and defend the camp." He doesn't trust the two young brats leading SolarClan and LunarClan not to send patrols in the middle of the night. AstralClan forbid they mind their own.

"And, finally... I regret to say that Caverncreek's condition has worsened." He admits, shoulders sagging minutely. It's an unfortunate note to finish the meeting on, but the ceremony will have bolstered his Clanmates. "I will be travelling to the Glowing Pool within the next moon to commune with AstralClan, and hope that they bless us with an omen. In the meantime, mind yourselves; we do not have the experience among us to treat anything more than a sprain. Walk the blessed path, BorealisClan, and remain vigilant; the warmer weather means more birds of prey will be in the skies. Dismissed."

ooc notes:

• thanks to Milkthorn and Midnightsun for your posts so far!
• medicine cat tryouts will be posted later in the month - keep an eye out for that if you haven't got a cat on the healer path and would like to!
• if you aren't in BC yet and would like to be, why not check out our mass adopts?

[Milkthorn]

[smear:#72372F]MILKTHORN[/smear:#3B2015:0] [smear:#C93939]I'm the bad guy~[/smear:#26120B:0] Milkthorn would open one eye at Owlstars' call to another meeting. The memory of Sagerunners banishment replayed in her mind and she had to fight back the smirk that twitched at her muzzle. Another banishment today? Or was there perhaps better news to share? Rising to her paws the tortie would make her way into the clearing, her tail raised high in her usual confidence, and taking a seat towards the center. Orange eyes peered up at her leader, and she kept her expression neutral as Johnny was accepted and renamed, given to Willowdream as a charge to teach. Better the deputy than herself, she was too busy to deal with a sniffling apprentice at her heels. Still, she cheered the new clan members' new name. The news of the gathering would spark her interest and she wanted to make sure she was one of the cats who was invited to go, like hell was she going to stay in camp bored out of her mind. And then news on Cravencreek and as if the name beckoned it, the reek of sickness seemed to find her nose again. Ugh, either get better or don't but anything was better than having to keep smelling that horrible stench. Her tail tip lashed, which could easily be read by the masses as fretful concern instead of the irritation it really was. As Owlstar announced his plans to go to the Glowing Pool, Milkthorn would appear thoughtful before the leader's dismissal touched her ears. Hmm, what sort of mischief could she conjure up while the leader was away, she wondered. [smear:#EDBEAA]Female - 24 Moons - Warrior[/smear:#9A5253:0] - [smear:#9A5253]speech[/smear:#EDBEAA:0]

[Whitepath]

i will always be proud of you.

The call of Owlstar drew the attention away from the meal that was being enoyed and attention flicked to the grey tabby and white coat. Large, white paws pushed themselves up from the ground and padded over to stand beisde Milkthorn. Listening to as Johnny, a new comer, gave the speech allowing the young tom into the clan. Bravepaw. What a well deserved name for the young cat.

The large white cat chanted the new name alongside his clanmates and then Owlstar moved onto that of the Gathering. Seems anyone can go this time, and he wondered if he should go. He had been there mutliple times in his life time and it never seemed to end well. The clans didn't seem to live in harmony as once thought. Though that was none of Borealisclans' fault that was for certain.

Then there was the status of their feared medicine cat, and Whitepath lowered his head in a mournful way. This sickness was rampent, taking lives left and right and he wondered how long it would be before he too lost someone to the sickness. Amber hues moved for the pelt of Petrelpaw, hoping that his child would be okay until the sickness passed. Petrelpaw was strong and full of health- he prayed to Astrealclan everyday for this safety.

Whitepath then turned his gaze away from the young apprentice and then up at Owlstar once more, he was saying he'd go to Astralclan for guidance in a few days time. He nodded silently and then stood once more, returning back to his meal.
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by sixsmith.

[Willowdream]

Jun 8, 2023 23:24:59 GMT -6 Willowdream said:

60 moons - She/Her - Deputy of Borealisclan

Willowdream remained her typical emotionless self as she sat beneath Owlstar's perch with her fluffy tail wrapped around her large paws, her icy gaze watching everyone's reactions to the news. She stepped forward as she was assigned a new apprentice, lowering her head to touch noses stoically, though she gave the newly named Bravepaw an approving nod as she stepped back to her place and raised her voice to join in the chorus of cheers. The leader's mention of Caverncreek's condition caused her to bow her head in silent contemplation, wondering if exiling the medicine cat was truly the best option. Still, whether he'd made an honest mistake as he insisted or done it on purpose, he wasn't to be trusted in an emergency as severe as the one they'd found themselves facing.

[Midnightsun]

Tom-cat - 23 moons - He/Him - Warrior of Borealisclan (gfm) - Apprenticing: None

The toms ears flicked towards the call of Owlstar, who had chosen a new spot to call clan meetings then their previous leader getting to his paws Midnightsun padded over taking a spot and settling down to listen. He tried and succeeded in not getting nervous at the idea of a meeting more likely then not it would not have the same path as that of the last one and therefore he curled his tail over his paws and gave his attention to Owlstar. When the meeting started and Johnny being called forward having gotten Owlstar's acceptance into the clan cheering his new name of Bravepaw as him and Willowdream touched nose's he quieted after a moment to see if Owlstar had anything else to add to the meeting when he brought up the gathering Midnightsun nodded as he planned to go. Midnightsun couldn't help his sadness at the next part though Caverncreek's condition had gotten worse though he helped as much as he could giving the tom honey for his throat when his cough was bad and had irritated it to much Midnightsun hadn't managed to find the herb he needed in order to begin healing said cough and not being or having a medicine cat made it harder since that herb wouldn't be collected until one was named.


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