#bouncepaw

[leafpoolstanblog]

SpringClan-Y3-Allegiances

Leader Hootstar. Dark grey molly with one black stripe down her back. (Apprentice: Bouncepaw)

Deputy Pheasantrun. Long-furred dark ginger-and-white speckled tom. (Apprentice: Gullpaw)

Medicine Cat Boragefern. Pale grey tabby molly. (Apprentice: Airpaw)

Warriors Stemleaf. Long-furred blue-and-white speckled molly. (Apprentice: Coniferpaw, Mudpaw, Foggypaw) Beaverpelt. Long-furred white-and-silver tabby tom. (Apprentice: Lizardpaw)

Apprentices Airpaw. Long-furred blue-and-white tabby molly. (Mentor: Boragefern) Bouncepaw. Long-furred blue smoke-and-white tom. (Mentor: Hootstar) Gullpaw. White-and-blue speckled molly. (Mentor: Pheasantrun) Lizardpaw. Ginger-and-white tabby molly. (Mentor: Beaverpelt) Coniferpaw. Grey-and-white tabby molly. (Mentor: Stemleaf) Mudpaw. Brown tabby tom. (Mentor: Stemleaf) Silkpaw. Brown tabby tom. (Mentor: Pheasantrun) Foggypaw. Ginger tabby molly. (Mentor: Stemleaf)

[iceclan-iterations]

oh JEEZ here we fucking GO RIP STRIKESTAR

and vixentuft gets to be with codfrost again.... and oh GOD whirlshadow.... this one’s fucking BRUTAL y’all....

[raintailed]

HEEELP there are so many icons!!!! WAAGH /silly

I've been working on these for almost an entire month

In order: Eelpaw, Bouncepaw, Cuddlepaw, Orangepaw, Shockweb, Hazypaw, Maskpaw, Argo, Snowpaw, Enzo, Weddell, Foster, and Pippin!

[fishfingersalad]

Posting a lot today but heres my red vs blue warrior cats au

Rainclan (Blueteam)

Leader: Stormstar: Scarred dark grey tom with blue eyes (Wash) Apprentice: Lemonpaw

Deputy: Sandnose: Siamese she-cat with blue eyes (Kimball)

Medcat: Bonetail: White and grey she-cat with amber eyes (Dr Grey)

Warriors: Cloudpelt: Pale grey and white fluffy tom with green eyes (Church) Darkclaw: Black she-cat with yellow eyes (Tex) Silvermoon: Dark brown tom with blue-green eyes (Tucker) Apprentice: Minnowpaw Sunheart: Dark grey tabby tom with amber eyes (Caboose) Apprentice: Riverpaw Brightwhisker: Cream she-cat with yellow eyes (Kai) Apprentice: Spiderpaw Firefang: Ginger she-cat with green eyes (Carolina) Apprentice: Rainpaw

Apprentices: Riverpaw: Brown tom with blue eyes (Andersmith) Minnowpaw: Grey tabby tom with blue eyes (Palomo) Lemonpaw: Cream tom with green eyes (Matthews) Rainpaw: Grey spotted tom with blue eyes (Epsilon) Spiderpaw: Black tom with blue eyes (Junior)

Fireclan (Redteam)

Leader: Bloodstar: Shaggy scarred grey tom with yellow eyes (Sarge)

Deputy: Rustwhisker: Dark ginger tabby tom with green eyes (Simmons) Apprentice: Sweetpaw

Medcat: Berrystem: Dark grey tom with amber eyes (Doc) Apprentice: Sharppaw

Warriors: Persimmonstripe: Ginger tom with amber eyes (Grif) Apprentice: Sourpaw Rosepelt: Scarred pale ginger tom with amber eyes (Donut) Mudburr: Brown tom with brown eyes (Lopez) Oliveclaw: Scarred shaggy brown tom with green eyes (Locus)

Apprentices: Sourpaw: Ginger tom with amber eyes (Bitters) Sweetpaw: Dark ginger she-cat with green eyes (Jensen) Sharppaw: Dark grey tom with yellow eyes (Omega)

Moonclan (Pfl)

Leader: Rainstar: Dark grey tom with green eyes (The Director)

Medcat: Coldwhisper: Dark brown tom with amber eyes (Counsellor)

Warriors: Quickwater: Blue-grey tom with blue eyes (Florida) Snowwhisker: White tom with black spots and blue eyes (Wyoming) Apprentice: Beetlepaw Stoneclaw: Big white tom with amber eyes (Maine) Apprentice: Thornpaw Dusttail: Pale brown tom with amber eyes (York) Apprentice: Fernpaw Pinenose: Cream and white tom with blue eyes (North) Apprentice: Bouncepaw Sparktooth: Cream and white she-cat with blue eyes (South) Apprentice: Skypaw Haretail: Brown and white she-cat with amber eyes (Ct) Apprentice: Cloudpaw Eaglewing: White and black she-cat with yellow eyes (479er)

Apprentices: Fernpaw: Gray tabby tom with green eyes (Delta)  Thornpaw: Ginger tom with amber eyes (Sigma) Beetlepaw: Brown tabby tom with green eyes (Gamma)  Cloudpaw: Grey cat with yellow eyes (Eta) Skypaw: White cat with blue eyes (Iota) Bouncepaw: Dusty calico tom with blue and yellow eyes (Theta)

Rogues: Shark: Brown and orange tom with amber eyes (Sharkface) Felix: Ginger tom with amber eyes (Felix) Lightning: Black tom with white streaks and blue eyes (Temple)

[destinyclan]

Clan Founder - Bouncerise

Name: Bouncerise Former Names: Bouncekit (Kitten), Bouncepaw (Apprentice) Age: 60 Moons Fur Length: Long Pelt: Masked Eyes: Sunlit Ice Gender: Female Trait: Rebellious Skills: Good Speaker & Great Mediator

[the-torn-ones]

Moon 14 events

Fenneltrail -> Fennelstar

Littlepaw -> Littlesnarl

Rimespark, a deceased warrior of Thornclan, offered him a life for mercy, reassuring Fenneltrail that the ceremony would not be long.

Pondwhistle, another warrior of Thornclan, gave him a life for bravery. She seemed certain he would be a wonderful leader.

Dogdapple gave him a life for unity, though he could see the doubt in her eyes.

Wheatspeck, the old tom who had been in the elder's den his entire kithood, gave him a life for courage. He swore he heard Wheatspeck remarking that he'd better be smart.

Graydapple offered him a life for confidence, her eyes glittering happily. She had once been deputy, and now she was bestowing a life to a new leader.

Silentfern, yet another Tornclan warrior, gave him a life for friendship, though he felt she was tense the entire time.

Bouncepaw, a cat he'd heard of before, but never met, bounded forward, and gave him a life for trust.

Finally, Pebblestar came forward, and bestowed him with a life for strength in the face of hardship.

Confused, he looked around, blinking. That wasn't it, there was one more to get...

Then, all of Starclan spoke at once. They gave him his final life together, and started cheering his name.

Fennelstar! Fennelstar! Fennelstar!

A chill of doubt spread through him, but it was too late now, he was waking up. He gulped, and bristled somewhat as his vision ended. Fennelstar lifted his head, panting in a rush of sudden fear, as he stood up.

"Hey! Hey, dude, chill! You're fine, what happened? Did you get rejected?" Sandyscratch meowed, voice full of worry.

"No, no, I'm still leader, I just... I feel a sense of doom..."

TL;DR

Fennelstar and Littlesnarl find a dead kittypet on the thunderpath.

Fennelstar asks Sandyscratch for his wisdom.

Littlesnarl snitched on Fennelstar to Sandyscratch.

Moon 1 - Previous moon - Next moon

[brightblueflare]

BLAZING SKY AU: SkyClan Allegiances [DRAFT]

(At the end of the rewritten Into the Wild)

Leader (head of the Clan, makes the final decision if the Clan is split):

Leafstar

Deputy (second in command, becomes leader if current leader dies, retires or is exiled):

Sharpclaw

Seer (spiritual guide for the Clan, leads rituals and contacts with the SkyClan ancestors):

Smudgespot

Medic (healer, guides the Clan on the physical plane):

Echosong

Frecklewing (prev.Frecklewish)

Educator (teaches the kittens the basics about history, glyphs, tail language and the warrior code):

Creekshine

Warriors

Head of Fighting (third in command during battle, makes sure all apprentices know the basics of self-defense):

Fireheart

Head of Hunting (leads hunting patrols, makes sure all the Clans has enough food to survive)

Patchfoot

Head of Construction (head of the construction patrol; builds safe dens and makes items to trade):

Petalnose

Hunters:

Sparrowpelt

Squirrelpaw

Bouncepaw

Billystorm

Icestorm

Constructors

Macgyver

Leafpaw*

Tinypaw

Rose

Protectors (fighters, defend and mark the borders):

Cloudpaw

Ebonyclaw

Mintpaw

Scouts (alert the Clan of danger, be it intruders, predators or disasters like floods):

Macgyver

Sagepaw

Rockpaw

Chaperone (permanent queen, stays in the nursery raising the kittens)

Clovertail

Queens (cats expecting or nursing kittens):

Cora (a constructor; mother of Dawnkit (prev. Cloudkit, Cloudmist), Pebblekit and Breezekit)

Cherrytail (a protector; mother of Sunkit (prev. Duskkit, Duskpaw), Hawkkit and Blossomkit)

Waspwhisker (a constructor; father of Birdkit and Brightkit)

*May change her name to Fernpaw to avoid repetition.

[emotional-damage-book-series]

Shoreclan moons 50-100!

Moon 53:

- Yellowstar loses a life to age

Moon 54:

- Fidgetpaw returns! She’s given a warrior name- Fidgetroar

- Cavepaw becomes Cavemoss

Moon 55:

- Yellowstar loses a life to age

- Ibispelt is expecting kits!

- Coyotepaw becomes Coyotemark

Moon 56:

- Stormpaw becomes Stormpearl

Moon 57:

- Yellowstar loses remaining lives

- Ibispelt has a single kitten- Bearkit

- Yellowclaw is promoted to leader, becoming Yellowstar the second

- Yellowfleck is promoted to deputy

- Stormpearl is lost

Moon 58:

- Caterpillarpeak died of snakebite

- Oddblink is expecting kits

Moon 59:

- Yellowstar 2 brought back 2 kittens- Oakkit and Lizardkit

- Oddblink and Kitekick had 2 kittens- Umberkit and Breezekit

Moon 62:

- Quillpaw brings home 4 kittens- Dawnkit, Splashkit, Juniperkit and Whirlkit

- Quillpaw died

Moon 63:

- Bearkit becomes Bearpaw and is apprenticed to Kitekick

Moon 64:

- Coyotemark drowned

- Yellowfleck is expecting kits

- Swiftspeckle brought home three kits- Tallkit, Slightkit, and Umberkit

Moon 66:

- Yellowfleck had two kits with Curlstripe- Flashkit and Lilykit

- Currentkit joins the clan

Moon 67

- Oakkit becomes Oakpaw, and is apprenticed to Tuftstep

- Lizardkit becomes Lizardpaw, and is apprenticed to Oddblink

- Umberkit becomes Umberpaw, and is apprenticed to Cavemoss

- Breezekit becomes Breezepaw, and is apprenticed to Curlstripe

Moon 68:

- Bearpaw becomes Bearspeck

- Yellowstar 2 loses a life

- Dawnkit becomes Dawnpaw and is apprenticed to Kitekick

- Splashkit becomes Splashpaw and is apprenticed to Bearspeck

- Juniperkit becomes Juniperpaw, and is apprenticed to Yellowstar 2

- Whirlkit becomes Whirlpaw and is apprenticed to Fidgeroar

- Currentkit becomes Currentpaw and is apprenticed to Yellowstar 2

Moon 69

- Ibispelt dies

- Saplingkit joins the clan

Moon 70:

- Umberkit becomes Umberpaw and is apprenticed to Bearspeck

- Slightkit becomes Slightpaw and is apprenticed to Kitekick

- Tallkit becomes Tallpaw and is apprenticed to Curlstripe

- Juniperpaw becomes a med cat apprentice

- Valleypelt joins the clan as a new med cat

Moon 71:

- Hailkit joins the clan

Moon 72:

- Stormpearl returns

- Flashkit becomes Flashpaw and is apprenticed to Tuftstep

- Lilykit become Lilypaw and is apprenticed to Stormpearl

- Saplingkit becomes Saplingpaw and is apprenticed to Yellowfleck

- Melba joins the clan

- Muffy joins the clan

Moon 73:

- Yazhu joins the clan with kits- Bouncekit and Frozenkit

- Fallenshade joins the clan

Moon 74:

- Splashpaw dies via sea monster

- Lizardpaw becomes Lizardwatcher

- Breezepaw becomes Breezetooth

- Swiftspeckle has three kittens- Greenkit, Fidgetkit, and Raggedkit

Moon 75:

- Cavemoss died of redcough

- Umberpaw becomes Umberwind

- Tallpaw becomes Tallfluff

- Hailkit becomes Hailpaw and is apprenticed to Tallfluff

- Bristlekit joins the clan

- Slightpaw died in a flood

Moon 76:

- Odetta and Kitekick drown in a flood

- Curlstripe curses Odetta at the vigil???

- Koba joined the clan

- Dawnpaw becomes Dawncry

- Juniperpaw becomes Juniperfade

- Umberpaw becomes Umberwhisker

- Saplingpaw died in a flood

Moon 77:

- Currentpaw becomes Currentfern

Moon 78:

- Bristlekit becomes Bristlepaw and is apprenticed to Umberwind

Moon 79:

- Whirlpaw becomes Whirlheart

- Flashpaw becomes Flashdapple

- Bouncekit becomes Bouncepaw and is apprenticed to Muffy

- Frozenkit becomes Frozenpaw and is apprenticed to Yellowstar 2

Moon 80:

- Greenkit becomes Greenpaw and is appreciated to Melba

- Fidgetkit becomes Fidgetpaw and is apprenticed to Currentfern

- Raggedkit becomes Raggedpaw and is apprenticed to Whirlheart

Moon 81:

- Lilypaw becomes Lilyrip

Moon 82:

- Hailpaw becomes Hailweb

- Fidgetroar died of whitecough

- Stormpearl and Yazhu are both expecting!

Moon 82:

- Raggedpaw died of yellowcough

Moon 83:

- Stormpearl and Tallfluff had one kitten! Moorkit!

- Breezetooth is expecting

- Muffy had two babies (some warning would’ve been nice!) Rainkit and Dolphinkit

- Yazhu had three kits! Faithkit, Duckkit, and Boragekit

- Bristlepaw becomes Bristlemoth

Moon 85:

- Yellowstar 2 lost all remaining 8 lives at once

- Yellowfleck has been promoted to Yellowstar 3, and gets lives from: Ibispelt, Kitekick, Odetta, Coyotemark, Sneeze, Caterpillarpaw, Quillpaw, and Yellowstar 2!

- Oddblink is promoted to deputy

Moon 86:

- Breezetooth had three kits! Pearlykit, Dogkit, and Clearkit

- Frozenpaw becomes Frozenlake

Moon 87:

- Frozenlake found dead near Slumberclan border

- Greenpaw becomes Greencreek

- Bouncepaw becomes Bouncetree

- Tuftstep and Lizardwatcher become mates

Moon 88:

- Fidgetpaw becomes Fidgetmask

- Pearlykit died of a claw wound

Moon 90:

- Moorkit becomes Moorpaw and is apprenticed to Lizardwatcher

- Rainkit becomes Rainpaw and is apprenticed to

- Dolphinkit becomes Dolphinpaw and is apprenticed to Bristlemoth

- Faithkit becomes Faithpaw and is apprenticed to Melba

- Duckkit becomes Duckpaw and is apprenticed to Oddblink

- Boragekit becomes Boragepaw and is apprenticed to Currentfern

- A rogue ambush kills Koba, Currentfern, and Lizardwatcher

Moon 91:

- Hazystripe joins the clan

Moon 92:

- Dogkit becomes Dogpaw and is apprenticed fo Flashdapple

- Rainpaw is jealous of Dogpaw?!

- Clearkit becomes Clearpaw and is apprenticed to Yellowstar 3

- Bouncetree has been lost

Moon 93:

- Melba and Stormpearl are both expecting!

- Valleypelt brought a kitten back to camp- Whitekit

Moon 94:

- Curlstripe brings two kits back to camp- Lightkit and Rootkit

- Dogpaw and Faithpaw died in a flood

Moon 95:

- Curlstripe has redcough

- Stormpearl has three kits! Mistlekit, Graykit, and Jaggedkit

- Melba has two kits- Mudkit and Umberkit

- Muffy died of Greencough

- All the death gives poor Mistlekit shock

Moon 96:

- Fidgetmask is killed by rogues

Moon 97:

- Rainpaw becomes Rainblink

- Boragepaw becomes Boragespeckle

- Dolphinpaw died of yellowcough

- Jaggedkit is interested in the Dark Forest????

- Greencreek becomes a med cat

Bristlemoth, Bearspeck, and Flashdapple die in a flood

Moon 98:

- Moorpaw becomes Moorslash

- Clearpaw becomes Clearriver

- Oliverspot joins the clan

Moon 99:

- Fallenshade retires to elder’s den

- Duckpaw becomes Duckstalk

- Whitekit becomes Whitepaw and is apprenticed to Moorslash

Moon 100:

- Lightkit becomes Lightpaw and is apprenticed to Oddblink

- Rootkit becomes Rootpaw and is apprenticed to Umberwhisker

@residents-of-the-darkforest, @wills-woodland-warriors, @starfalcon555

[ciitrus--artz]

i've been drawing a lot of art for warrior cats online lately, here's my first batch of commissions since returning!

bouncepaw and kestrel for Caspian

hypokit for FredTheFrog

Vulturefang for Leafí

hypokits for The Heir Apparent

Cloverpaw halloween costume for prancer

Silverpaw sketch sheet for maple.

pumpkinspice for Firefly

Shallowshiver ref for Quasar

hypokits for Silverdream

hypokits for TonyStank

[mothmore]

started a clangen clan yesterday and theDRAMA was IMMEDIATE. emeraldpoppy hated bouncepaw since she was a kit (for no reason i might add) and sneezestar felt it was a good idea to make him her mentor ,,,,, which only worsened their relationship.

ospreyface was originally the apprentice to sneezestar but started showing a connection to starclan and was very close to the clan medic, sandycreek, so i appointed him as their apprentice. they are the best of friends.

[pilvikaupunki]

my boy bouncepaw

[leafpoolstanblog]

SpringClan-Y2-GL

Hootstar has recovered from their wounds, but has a permanently weakened leg.

Stemleaf and Pheasantrun have a litter of 3 kits; Gullkit, Lizardkit, and Coniferkit.

Hazelsnout comes back from a solo patrol with a litter of 3 kits; Mudkit, Silkkit, and Foggykit.

Airpaw, Snowpaw, Bouncepaw, and Bluepaw are apprenticed to Boragefern, Hazelsnout, Hootstar, Stemleaf. Due to a lack of eligible mentors, Stemleaf also takes on Daisypaw as an apprentice.

Hootstar is wounded via beak bite when trying to take on an eagle.

[iceclan-iterations]

NOOOOO EVEN MORE LOSS. SOBBING.

lots of apprentices but. sob.

[raintailed]

more mons :O

Pheasantpaw (per/pers), a fakemon called a slugecho. Per fell into the tunnels that make up a clan's territory and joined the clan after its members helped per. Pheasantpaw wants to return the favor somehow.

Gravelpaw (any pronouns), an unown/nickit fusion. Pretty odd but otherwise fairly nice!

Bouncepaw again! She has evolved :]]] she likes to do border patrols and scare away trespassers hehehe

[tumblypooclan]

Moon 60

Newleaf is HERE! And with it, come Peakfur's kits to their first day of preschool (apprenticeship)

Congratulations to Bushpaw and Bouncepaw!!

And I'm really happy to see Curlewstripe get an apprentice! She's been a personal favorite of mine since she almost died twice in her first two months of life.

BUT AAAAGH THE PLAGUE CONTINUES.

... ah. Both of the new apprentice's mentors are in the medicine den.

GOOD THING WE HAVE A MASTER IN OUR MIDST.

Inkling patrol! Inkling patrol! (Usually does not pick patrol members deliberately)

[destinyclan]

Before Moon 0 (6/8)

Bouncerise instinctively felt a growl rumble up in her throat. She lowered herself into a battle stance, as the other cat merely rolled her eyes.

"Yes, it's nice to see you too, Bouncepaw."

"It's Bouncerise now!" Bouncerise replied after a heartbeat of confusion. Right, she remembered. Shortgrass never witnessed our warrior ceremonies. A strange thought. It made her feel old for a moment, she knew it had been forever since she'd seen the other she-cat, but her warrior ceremony still felt like it was just yesterday.

"Bouncerise? That's cute. Did Lionstar pick the name for you?" The mockery at the mention of her leader aggrevated Bouncerise further, but it also send a shiver down her spine, as she recalled the exact circumstances of her departure from the clan. Departure? No. Banishment.

"Tallspike! No, Tallspike!" Bouncepaw heard the disraught voice of her older sister, Whistlewind, die down to a devastated whimper as she cowered over the body of her mate. Bouncepaw let her head drop. All of this felt incredibly unfair: This was meant to be the happiest day of her life so far, the day she was made an apprentice. Having Lionstar's kind eyes lock with hers as she was given her name and apprenticed to Tallspike felt amazing, like she had finally earned a place among her clanmates. Soon, she would learn how to fight and hunt! Yes, one or the other chore was a given, but it was going to be worth it! She knew Tallspike was going to be a great mentor; Whistlewind assured her so, and her sister was rarely ever wrong about anything!

And it took only one cat to take it all from her again.

Bouncepaw and the other apprentices retreated to talk to their new mentors. Tallspike told her how happy he was that she was her new apprentice, but before she could tell him she felt the same way, an angry cry of objection disrupted the crowd that was about to depart to pursue the regular clan duties. All eyes turned to her: Shortgrass.

"This is it! You promised me an apprentice moons ago, Lionstar! I have been taking twice the workload of a normal warrior, even organizing patrols when your deputy didn't feel like it! Where is my reward?!"

Lionstar, who was still seated where he held the ceremony prior, seemed like he was about to reply, but Tallspike cut in, fed up with the way Shortgrass was acting, and had been acting for moons now. "You don't get to talk to the leader like that! And how dare you disrespect the deputy!"

"The fact that you of all cats got made a mentor before me is a joke! You couldn't hold your own against me!" Shortgrass was pressed low to the ground as she hissed at him, tail lashing furiously. Tallspike extended his claws. "Why don't you prove that before you open your big mouth!"

And it only took those words to seal his fate. The battle was fierce, but Shortgrass ultimately came out on top. Bouncepaw didn't know how long the battle lasted for, only that it felt like an eternity between hearing Tallspike's last howl and her sister's weeping. The rest of the clan was shocked, unable to move. Except for one of them.

"See? You might as well make me Bouncepaw's new mentor, Lionstar! I can certainly teach her more than him!" Did she grasp the impact of what she had just done? The sort of wounds she had caused him? The clan was horrified. What kind of cat would go this far to prove a point? To get back at another cat? To get an apprentice? By StarClan, they were clanmates, they slept in the same den, they laughed together, they shared prey... Bouncepaw felt sick.

It was the last day she ever saw Shortgrass. Of course Lionstar did not make her her new mentor, but banished her from their clan, with the notice that the next time they saw here thread these grounds, they would kill her on sight. And it seemed she wouldn't dare cross paths with her now former clanmates again.

Until now.

A rustling of the bushes behind her made Bouncerise flinch and Shortgrass twitch her ears. "Oh, you brought Oriolepaw too..."

"Oriolespeckle!" Bouncerise defended her clanmate. The tom in question did a double check upon seeing the black she-cat, a very baffled expression in his face, eyes huge. "Shortgrass?! What are you doing here?!"

"I should be asking you." Shortgrass stalked closer to the tom, "As far as I know this isn't clan territory. Or else, what was it... you were going to kill me?" The lightheartedness of her tone made Bouncerise sick to her stomach. "Is Lionstar extending the boundary or something?"

"What do you care?! That's none of your business!" Bouncerise yelled, tail lashing. Shortgrass' ears twitched, she really didn't seem to care. "Well, he's not enough of a mousebrain to send the two of you alone out for such a mission..." It looked liek she wanted to say something, but her gaze dropped below their eye level.

"You two look hungry. Come." With a waving of the tail, she ordered them to follow. After hesitating for a moment, Oriolespeckle began moving, before Bouncerise halted him with a low hiss. "Seriously?!" The tom hissed back in defense: "We haven't eaten since last night! Whatever she found it's all we're going to get until we reach those 'promised grounds' or whatever."

It was true, the path here was as barren as Bouncerise assumed their neighbouring clan's territory to be. Nonetheless she was cautious, since after all what reason did Shortgrass have for feeding them? She went after Oriolespeckle and met Shortgrass again, as she hauled out a rather skinny hare from underneath a pile of dirt.

As the three cats feasted, and the two young warriors stuffed their mouths with as much as they could, Shortgrass asked: "So... who became your mentor in my absence?" Bouncerise almost choked on the hare when she heard that. She felt the anger bubble up in her again, the more memories of Tallspike resurfaced, but she pulled herself together, since she did not want to give up the meal she was having right now. At the same time... was it smart to draw the ire of Shortgrass and pin it to someone else? Someone who, maybe, Shortgrass would then seek out? Bouncerise got a grip again, realizing she was thinking too far. If Shortgrass attempted anything she'd kill her right here and now. "... Bluebellheart."

"Bluebellheart!" Shortgrass parroted with clear ridicule. "Well I hope for you that some other cat stepped in, because if she taught you how to fight, then you're gonna be as good of a fighter as a squirrel!" Shortgrass then took another bite from the hare. Bouncerise felt how hard it was to contain her anger, especially when Oriolespeckle laid his tail on her back, not exactly reassuringly, but afraid she would soon combust with rage. There's no point in killing her, she told herself. You'd be just as bad as her.

"And what about Reedstalk? There's no way that old foxheart is still alive anymore, who took his place?"

"Snakefur." Oriolespeckle replied almost immediately, causing Shortgrass to now be the one to almost choke on her meal, though not from shock, but from amusement, as she was purring with meat between her teeth.

"Snakefur... oh, that's a good one..." she forced out between purrs and coughs. Once she got a hold of her voice again, she continued. "If he becomes leader your clan is more doomed than before... Is that the reason why the two of you are out here?" She got up and mustered the two with her cunning eyes. "It wouldn't surprise me, is all."

Bouncerise finished up and got up too, to look Shortgrass directly into the eyes. "What our business is out here is ours, not yours!" she yelled, gaining merely a simple change to a bored expression from Shortgrass, before the black she-cat rebutted in her usual manner. "Is that any way to treat someone who just gave you food? You're not scared of me, are you?"

Bouncerise flinched and bristled her fur up further, gaining another amused purr from Shortgrass. Whilst Oriolespeckle got up too and joined Bouncerise's side, Shortgrass began pacing around, monologuing, even going as far as turning her back to the two.

"You know, Bouncerise is such a silly name for you. If I was the leader I would've named you something like Bouncestrike, or Bounceclaw. You've showed potential as far back as the day you took your first steps." She turned around, looking the other she-cat straight in the eyes. "You still do."

Bouncerise didn't move, still ducked to the ground in a battle stance. But she did begin shaking. Why is she saying this? What's her plan? Does she actually... mean all of this?

"Fearing me would be foolish. After all, you could always call Lionstar to send a patrol out after me, couldn't you?" Shortgrass questioned, making Bouncerise shift around even more uncomfortably. Her tone... It was almost like she knew they weren't going back to their clan...

Then, she backed off again, purring in an unusually kind tone. "But if that's not the case, you two could use any helping paw you can find. Just saying..." No, it wasn't a kind tone. There was something so off about it...

A hit to her flank almost made her lose balance. It was Oriolespeckle, who had pushed her slightly. "Come on, let's get lost!" He said, before he let out a half-hearted "Thanks for the hare." into Shortgrass' direction.

Bouncerise followed him into the thicket as fast as she could break out of her position. Shortgrass stared after them for a while, toward the bushes they fled into. Not before long, she would be on her paws too, becoming a shadow in the woods, stalking them...