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POPPYTHORN of LightningClan
12 Moons. She-Cat. Warrior

There were days when she wanted to be out of the camp, and now was one of them. This tortoiseshell she-cat walked from the camp and in the direction of the Crystal Creek. She felt like hunting some water voles, as well as look at the water. She wanted to sit and think, and that was just what she was going to do. Along the way though, she stopped when she heard something to her right. She took a moment to scent the air and she caught the smell of a vole. She smiled then and she lowered herself to a crouch. She moved to where she was upwind from the vole and she stalked toward it slowly when she was sure that it could not smell her.

Poppythorn stopped once she was close enough and she pushed herself from the ground. She landed on the vole with her front paws, but the vole scampered from beneath her paws and darted away. "Mousedung!" She let the curse leave her lips and she sat down where she failed to catch the vole. She sighed then and she shook her head. She needed to get better at her hunting, but she was just given her warrior name, so, she had to give herself time to get into hunting alone.

[Hellion]

Firesky

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The calico deputy had woken early and joined a dawn patrol before returning to camp and enjoying a short nap. Yet idleness did not sit well with the she-cat and it wasn't long before she was up and moving again. She visited with warriors and instructed future patrol leaders to keep a look out for moved scent markers, the harsh leaf-bare had made their patrols weak but with the entire clan recovering it was important borders not be changed. Firesky spent a bit of time with her mate for a short while and shared a sweet moment before getting to her paws and departing out of camp.

It was very common for the small she-cat deputy to hunt alone, especially when she a busy morning had taken place, she wanted a quiet bit of time and no matter place than crystal creek. Her short tail wagged slightly as she made her way to one of her favourite spots and paused for a second when she spotted Poppythorn just a few tail lengths in front of her. Careful not to ruin her fellow clan-mate's hunting she checked the wind and changed her walking route to ensure her scent didn't throw any prey that was near the young warrior.

A sharp curse was heard that perked the ears of Firesky. Slowly the she-cat turned her attention to the younger and trotted toward her a friendly look on her face, the scent of vole still hung in the air.. "Voles can be a bit troublesome." She greeted the she-cat with a kind nod. "Do you mind if I join you? Maybe we can track down a rabbit? A nice day like this they will looking for a cool drink." Firesky had a way with words and did her best to ensure all her clan-mates felt important and valid when around her and this interaction was no different. The idea of hunting down a rabbit had Firesky's eyes brighting and her belly starting to rumble. It was never wise for a cat of her size to take down a rabbit herself, she could easily be injured and that was a risk she did not want to take. As the calico deputy waited for a word of acceptance or polite decline, her short tail wagged back in forth in a very 'Firesky' kind of behaviour.

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And life is a road I wanna keep going
Love is a river I want to keep flowing
Life is road now and forever

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POPPYTHORN of LightningClan
12 Moons. She-Cat. Warrior

She had been so concentrated on trying to catch the vole, that she did not even notice that her Deputy had walked into the area at all. She nearly jumped out of her fur when Firesky spoke. She did jump to her paws though and she spun around. Her heart was beating quickly but she relaxed her body when she saw that Firesky was alone and she dipped her head to her Deputy. When she raised it her purred a little and smiled.

"They may be tricky, but when one gets put on the fresh kill pile, it can feed all the kits." She nodded though when she heard the calico's question. "A hunting partner would be nice. We might be able to bring home more than just that vole if I find it again." She noted matter of factly. She was not really well acquainted with the deputy, so this might be a good thing. She could learn more about the other she-cat.

She turned toward the creek then and she actually saw a baby rabbit. She looked to the deputy then and she took a step back to signify that Poppythorn wanted Firesky to go first. She started to go the opposite of the rabbit so she could sneak up on it if Firesky by chance scared it before she got to it. Poppythorn was determined to bring home some prey.

[Hellion]

Firesky

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Firesky hid a smile at Poppyhorn's reaction and nodded in approval, it was nice to know that warriors hunted for kits as they did for themselves. It was a comforting thought, so many moons have been spent bringing in any prey that possible just to keep cats going paying no mind who ate it since there was only so much. The deputy's nose twitched for a second as the scent of vole faded away and renewed her hunting drive to bring back something good.

With Poppythorn's agreement to hunt together the calico flicked her short tail and smiled before switching into hunter's mode. Her attention was drawn to the creek where a young rabbit had ventured out to drink. At first her mouth started to water and her stomach rumbled, she was quick and it would be a nice meal to take down and made easier by Poppythorn's help.

"I'll chase it toward you." She whispered as she passed the young warrior and eased her way into a hunter's crouch. Her calico mismatched pelt made it easy to blind into the grasses that grew around the creek. Her short tail was easily hidden and went she was close enough Firesky sprang up, startling the young rabbit to bolt backwards, right toward Poppythorn with Firesky hot on it's tail.

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And life is a road I wanna keep going
Love is a river I want to keep flowing
Life is road now and forever

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POPPYTHORN of LightningClan
12 Moons. She-Cat. Warrior

She smiled lightly at the calico's nod of approval. She stood there and smelled the scent of vole slowly drift away. It kind of irritated her, she wanted that vole, she wanted to help her clan get back up on their paws. She looked over at the creek though and she watched the rabbit. She was not going to let this one escape no matter what.

She smiled lightly at the Deputy's smile and she nodded at the calico's idea. She let Firesky move to the rabbit, and the tortoiseshell she-cat moved the opposite direction still. She got herself into a good spot and crouched low. She used her ears more for listening for the other cat's movements.

After a few moments of waiting, she heard the pitter patter of the rabbit. She waited and soon enough she saw the form moving to her. She crouched lower to the ground then and she waited. She waited and waited, and then at the last moment, she pounced. Her front paws landed on the rabbit and she quickly placed all her weight on it.

She let her claws dig into the rabbit right before she sunk her teeth into the rabbit's neck. Once she was sure that the rabbit was not moving, she lifted herself and the rabbit from the ground. She walked from the brush and over to the calico she-cat. She smiled around the rabbit before she dug herself a hole to place the rabbit in. Once it was buried, she looked at the Deputy. "That was fun."

[Hellion]

Firesky LightingClan Deputy Fifty-Two Moons ### WORDS @nadia NOTES BLABLA

"Great kill" Firesky meowed out toward the younger she-cat with a warm smile and looked at where had buried the little rabbit and nodded. It was a good clean kill and hopefully there was enough on the rabbit itself to feed a few kits or perhaps two apprentices. Her short tail flicked back and worth as her attention drew toward the small creek. Nodding her head toward the stream she trotted over toward it and lapped at the cool water, not realising how thirsty she was. For a moment she enjoyed the cool, crisp taste of the water and took her fill of water before again returning her attention to Poppythorn. "We could hunt more rabbits further out into the grasses or stay near the creek and wait for any thirsty prey." She offered up the two idea to the young she-cat and waited for her choice. The LightingClan deputy spent a lot of time making choice and wanted this hunting trip to be void of any choice she'd make. It would be nice to allow a young warrior a little bit of freedom and leadership and Firesky was more than willing to give that to Poppythorn.

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