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Post by Squid on Jun 4, 2008 10:31:39 GMT -5
The heavy, thick form of Winterpatch emerged from the ash covered brush of his clan. Winterpatch shook his fur of building ashes and sat at the border of AshClan and DuneClan, not sure of why he was there. Was it he was hoping to see Opalstone? He'd told the others he was going on a one cat patrol but was he trying to fool himself as well as them? Winterpatch didn't know but shook his head and cast away the jumbled thoughts, scanning DuneClan territory, hoping he would see Opalstone. |
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Post by Amber on Jun 4, 2008 10:40:35 GMT -5
Opalstone was hunting near the borders and caught a tiny trace of Winterpatch's scent. Tilting her head to the side in confusion, she dropped her shrew, covered it in sand, and set off towards the scent. After a few moments of wandering she spotted him, and quickened her place slightly. "Winterpatch?" she called, puzzled.
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Post by Squid on Jun 4, 2008 10:44:51 GMT -5
For awhile Winterpatch gave up searching and sat there, drawing circles in the sand with a claw. He was just about to head back to camp when he heard a familiar voice call his name. Winterpatch looked up from his paws, and searched for where the voice had come from until he saw Opalstone heading his way. "Opalstone!" He said, getting up and sitting at the very edge of the border. |
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Post by Amber on Jun 4, 2008 10:47:08 GMT -5
"What are you doing here?" she asked curiously, sitting across from him over the border She blinked, wondering if he had come to...nah. She shook her head to get the thought out of her head. The sorrow that had lingered in her eyes lately was gone for the time being.
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Post by Squid on Jun 4, 2008 11:49:00 GMT -5
He shuffled his paws, unsure of how to answer that question. "I came here for a patrol, my sister isn't in camp, and I can't find Stonestream" Winterpatch took a deep breath "And I was hoping to catch you coming by here" |
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Post by Amber on Jun 4, 2008 12:16:26 GMT -5
Opalstone blinked - if cats could blush visibly, she would've. She could feel her temperature rise, but she was glad her white fur could disguise it. "Okay then," she meowed, "You're lucky I was hunting in the area, what would you have done if you were caught by a patrol? That would be awkward, don't you think?"
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Post by Squid on Jun 4, 2008 12:18:33 GMT -5
Winterpatch stopped shuffling his paws "it would've been awkward, but what could the patrol do? I wasn't on DuneClan's territory I was at the border" He pointed out, which was true, they couldn't accuse him of anything without real proof. |
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Post by Amber on Jun 4, 2008 12:21:17 GMT -5
"Well, even if they didn't have proof...." Opalstone shook her head and dropped the subject. "Why'd you wanna see me?" she asked, "We're friends, right? Not like you wanted to accuse me...of.....Erminefire's death?" She was the one shuffling her paws now, but she felt she had to bring up this topic.
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Post by Squid on Jun 4, 2008 12:24:12 GMT -5
"What? No no! I'm not accusing you of Erminefire's death, it's just...since Stonestream and my sister were out of camp, and Minnowstep helping the apprentices, there wasn't anyone else to talk to or anything" He scuffed the ashes with his paw, uncovering enough to show the ground beneath |
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Post by Amber on Jun 4, 2008 12:45:59 GMT -5
Opalstone coughed slightly at the ashes, but ignored it. "Alright then, what is there to talk about?" she wondered aloud, then quieted her voice, "My mother and father have both died now...." She felt like he needed to know somehow, though she didn't know why. "And Aridsand is gone. He left."
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Post by Squid on Jun 6, 2008 16:31:41 GMT -5
Winterpatch looked at his paws, both covered in gray and black ashes, he wasn't quite sure how to respond, having never met Aridsand, or her parents, of course, he did know how it felt to lose someone, painful, very, for as a kit Winterpatch had also lost his family, except for his sister. "I'm sorry" He mewed in a quiet but audible tone "Why did Aridsand leave?" |
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Post by Amber on Jun 13, 2008 22:31:35 GMT -5
"Our dad...Thistleclaw...well...he went...mad," she murmured, "And I should know what...a mad cat looks like. Sadly, after our mother died we found her body buried in the sand by her murderer. Dad freaked. In his confusion he slipped and........I lost both my parents in one day." Her breath caught in her throat and she squeezed her eyes shut. "Aridsand ran from it all. This was a few days ago...I hope he'll come back."
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Post by Squid on Jun 14, 2008 21:52:38 GMT -5
Winterpatch didn't even think about the boundaries of the clans as he stepped over them and lightly headbutted her affectionately, trying to cheer her up a bit "I'm sorry, if it makes it better, me and my sister are the last of our family too, so I know how it feels to lose almost everything" |
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Post by Amber on Jun 15, 2008 13:33:31 GMT -5
Opalstone, too, seemed to have forgotten about boundaries as she smiled slightly. "You don't have to do that, I shouldn't only be thinking of myself. You have it worse, so why should I complain? I still have Amberheart, Sleetfall, Desertsand, Russetpelt and Auburnsheen...though most of them are drifting away from me. I don't know what's wrong."
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