#cressfreckle

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Moon 159-Greenleaf

There is a lull in the Clan drama when Wildcave (42) and Rustsong (28) have their kits!  Two of them are powerless like their mother: the daring Finchkit (0) and charming Halfkit (0).  The anxious Daisykit (0) has a wind-blessing that is so weak it’s hard to detect, but there. The fourth kit has a surprisingly strong fire-blessing and he is named Riftkit (0).  But the peace doesn’t last long. While the older warriors are sleeping, Primkit (1) decides to sneak out and chase the fireflies around camp.  She thinks it’s cool that they can glow, just like she can!  But she’s better at hiding in the darkness than they are.  She pounces after them until she’s right in front of Yuccastar’s (138) den.  She peaks in and is surprised to see Peakspots (128) in there as well.  She shrugs and goes back to chasing the bugs, but she trips over a stick, making a noise that wakes up Yuccastar.  Primkit doesn’t notice.  Until she hears a noise behind her and startles, sucking the life out of the firefly in front of her.  She has been found out.  Yuccastar is furious about being tricked once again. They lunge towards the small kit, but Creekstripe (13) jumps in front of her.  She was awakened by the noises and is glad that she was.  She stands in front of the kit, growling, darkness seeping from her pelt.  The rest of the Clan awakens and comes out of their dens.  Creekstripe, Gladepatch (35), Conegoat (42), Amethystdapple (86), and Fry (66) explain what’s going on.  And how Yuccastar has killed Rindlefish, Judaschaser, Fumblekit, Cressfreckle, and maybe even Caterpillarmallow and Faiththrift.  The Clan doesn’t believe them, at first, but then Yellowcreek and Cressfreckle come down from StarClan and explain that yes, it is true.  Their star-blessed leader is a murderer.  The Clan is in shock.  Peakspots wails out that he can’t believe it.  Chervilcry (138) stares at her sibling in horror.  The Clan decides to exile Yuccastar and strip her of their lives and name, leaving her as just the elderly Yuccawillow. The Clan convinces Wildcave to step down as deputy, which he reluctantly does, so that Creekstripe can become leader.  Just as Creekstripe had thought would happen.  She goes to the moonstone with Gladepatch to receive her nine lives. She receives the lives of curiosity from Songkit, strength from Cressfreckle, happiness from Yellowcreek, instincts from Airclaw, certainty from Caterpillarmallow, mercy from Skydawn, protection from Graysong, clear judgment from Judaschaser, and tireless energy from Shadestar.  Creekstar is granted guardianship of ElementClan and promises that she will use her power wisely.  She chooses Fry as her deputy.

Meta: What a moon. This is one of my favorite moons that I've written. What do you guys think? Do you think Creekstar will be a good leader, even though she's very young? There were a couple flavor texts that made me decide to (finally) get rid of Yuccastar this moon. I'm pretty sure they were about Primkit catching a firefly and Yuccastar and Creekstripe getting into a fight. The whole deposing thing was something I did manually and did not naturally happen in the game. Also, in game, Yuccastar has only murdered Rindlefish and Cressfreckle. In canon, she murdered Rindlefish, Judaschaser, Fumblekit, Cressfreckle, Caterpillarmallow and Faiththrift. Also, I changed around the givers of Creekstar's lives to cats who would be more meaningful to her. Here are the life-givers listed in game: Songkit (curiosity), Cressfreckle (strength), Strawberrytrail (mercy), Caterpillarmallow (certainty), Moorleg (instincts), Steppemimic (clear judgement), Whistlepaw (protection), Rockypaw (happiness), and Shadestar (tireless energy).

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Moon 158-Newleaf

Apparently Cressfreckle (74) wasn’t as subtle as he thought.  Less than a moon after Caterpillarmallow’s death, he was pushed off a cliff into some sharp rocks and died.  The culprit is unknown, but Gladepatch (34), Conegoat (41), Sleepyfoot (24), and Creekpaw (12) suspect Yuccastar.  Shortly after her grandpa dies, Creekpaw is given the warrior name of Creekstripe, honoring her vigilance.  She’s terrified of what might be coming for her, now that it seems Yuccastar is on a murder spree.  Gladepatch mourns the loss of his last parent.  He knows that this is not the life Cressfreckle wanted for his family, but is glad that at least he is reunited with Airclaw, Graysong, and Yellowcreek in StarClan.  Brioche (72) also couldn’t beat the redcough and died.  But all is not horrible in the Clan.  Amethystdapple has a litter of four kits.  There’s the daydreaming Mossykit (0), who has a medium strength fire-blessing; the surprisingly bossy Goldenkit (0), who surprises the Clan with her water-blessing when neither of her parents share that magic; the fittingly named Brightkit (0) with her bullying personality and fire-blessing; and Primkit (0).  An attention-seeking little girl who seems to be. . .emitting darkness.  Conegoat is the one who’s helping with the kitting and, thinking of how Yuccastar has treated dark-cursed kits in the past (e.g. by killing them) opts not to tell her.  She, Amethystdapple, Fry (65), Gladepatch, and Creekstripe are the only ones who know and they want to keep it that way.  Creekstripe knows that, if she decides to lead a coup against Yuccastar and expose her, she will become leader.  She’s not sure she’s ready for that yet.  But if Yuccastar discovers Primkit’s powers, she will expose their leader as a murderer.  She needs to protect this kit like she couldn’t protect her brother.

Meta: In the game, Yuccastar did in fact murder Cressfreckle. Both of them had mutual hatred for each other even without me mediating them to hate each other. I did not want Cressfreckle to die.

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Moon 157-Newleaf

Things were going so well in the Clan.  Key word: were.  Amethystdapple (84) had moved into the nursery and Rustsong (26)  had announced that she was expecting kits.  But then Caterpillarmallow (106) was found murdered.  The culprit is unknown, but Featherspeck (13) picks up faint traces of ElementClan scent by the scene.  Peakspots (126) wasn’t a big fan of Caterpillarmallow, but she was his clanmate, first and foremost.  He bows his head at the vigil respectfully.  Cressfreckle (73), Conegoat (40), and Gladepatch (33) have a suspect though:  Yuccastar (136).  Their mate didn’t like Caterpillarmallow, so maybe they murdered her for him.  Their suspicions remain unproven, though.  Chasingskip (69), despite her somewhat rough relationship with the mother of her kits, is sad to see Caterpillarmallow go.  She was such a special cat.  Cypressbadger (23) and Sleepyfoot (23) are devastated by the loss of their mother.  Cypressbadger keeps close to her friends and clanmates, seeking out their comfort and company.  Sleepyfoot listens to memories shared of Caterpillarmallow.  Some of them make her laugh, others make her cry.  Most of them do both.  She misses her mom, but is glad that she is with Burrowpaw in StarClan now.  With feeling like he’s failed by not exposing Yuccastar sooner, Cressfreckle is testy.  He’s complaining that Featherspeck and Pigeonspot never do anything helpful (even though they do).  Conegoat notices this, deduces the real reason behind his mood, and reassures him that Caterpillarmallow’s death wasn’t his fault. Cressfreckle still decides to do some more investigating of Yuccastar (subtly, of course), and the three of them decide to tell Sleepyfoot and Cypressbadger their suspicions.  Sleepyfoot believes them and gives Yuccastar bitter herbs on purpose.  Cypressbadger is less sure.  Creekpaw (11) has also been told about her family’s suspicions.  As such, she’s reluctant to spar with Yuccastar today.  But she does anyways because she understands that it’s necessary that she doesn’t suspect anything.

Meta: In the game, it is still (up to where I've played as of queuing this post) unknown who Caterpillarmallow's killer was. I just recently checked the code (as in, a week before this post went public) and it turns out that Peakspots was actually the one who killed her! But I didn't know that when I was writing these moons and it would have changed a lot later on. So, in canon, Yuccastar killed her. It just makes sense.

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Moon 155-Leaf-bare

Creekpaw (9) has recovered from greencough!  She may have used her powers to help her heal a little. . .but just a little!  She also may have helped Chiku (89) heal from whitecough, but don’t tell anybody!  Cressfreckle (71) hears that Gladepatch (31) got to talk with Yellowcreek and is glad for his son, although he wishes he had been there.  He misses his mates.  Chervilcry (134) notices that he seems upset and bumps heads with him reassuringly.  Yuccastar  (134) notices that their current and former deputies are not getting along and has them eat a meal together and chat.  It helped, she thinks (it did not, actually).  The three wind-blessed siblings are helping each other out.  Rabbitpaw (11) is making sure that Featherpaw (11) still gets some training, even though she’s sick, and Wormpaw (11) helps Rabbitpaw pick burrs out of her fur after she accidentally launched herself into a bush with a gust of wind during training.  Yuccastar has been watching the three of them closely and thinks they’ll be ready to be warriors soon.  Chasingskip (67) is feeling out of place in the Clan.  She wants to show her affection for others, but doesn’t know how.  She feels bad about never being asked to share tongues.  Creekpaw is also feeling a little worn down and out of place.  She wishes she were back in the nursery with her brother, before everyone knew about her powers.  The Clan also takes in a kittypet whose twolegs abandoned her, named Brioche (69).  She’s very sick with redcough and Caterpillarmallow (105) doesn’t know if she’ll survive.  The four Healers will try their best, though.

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Moon 153-Leaf-bare

While several of her clanmates are grieving the loss of their kits, Caterpillarmallow (103) is kind of regretting having kits with Chasingskip (65). She feels like the other she-cat doesn’t really care about her and just used her because she wanted kits.  Chasingskip doesn’t even know Caterpillarmallow’s favorite prey!  Not that she regrets their kits.  Cypressbadger (19) and Sleepyfoot (19) have grown into great cats.  She adores working with Sleepyfoot, who’s so wise for her young age, and Cypressbadger is using a gentle, compassionate way of teaching Featherpaw (9) how to best utilize her powers.  Meanwhile, Cypressbadger has noticed that her moms don’t get along.  She wishes that they would and has taken to surprising Chasingskip with her favorite prey.  Chasingskip, meanwhile, is also proud of the work Cypressbadger has done with Featherpaw.  The powerful young cat is mastering her magic quite well.  She hasn’t blown down a tree in moons! That’s a relief to the whole Clan.  In a more personal bit of relief, Creekpaw (7) is glad that she gets to be her full self in the Clan now that she has proven herself with her dark-cursed powers.  She has noticed that some of her Clanmates are giving her weird looks now, though.  She used to get along well with the older apprentices, but now they’re excluding her.  She wishes Songkit were still by her side.  He understood what it was like, being dark-cursed.  Gladepatch (29) and Cressfreckle (69) try to help her, but they just can’t get it.

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Moon 150-Leaf-fall

The three wind-blessed kits have been made apprentices!  Featherpaw (6) has been apprenticed to Cypressbadger (16).  Despite the young warrior’s relative inexperience, she is the most powerful wind-blessed cat in the Clan and thus the best suited to keeping Featherpaw’s wind magic under control.  They can’t have her blowing down trees while they’re out on patrol!  Rabbitpaw (6) has been apprenticed to Frostheart (53) and is already settling into the apprentice den and gossipping.  Wormpaw (6) has been apprenticed to Amethystdapple (77) and has been getting along with her swimmingly.  Speaking of swimming, Whistlekit (5) has been enjoying playing around with her water powers (under her mother’s careful supervision).  She’s been enjoying creating a bubble of water out of the leaf-fall rain.  She still splashes her siblings sometimes, but she’s getting better at control (and sometimes the splashing is on purpose).  Creekkit (4) and Songkit (4)  have remained undiscovered for another moon.  Gladepatch (26) is beginning to hope that they’ll stay that way until they’re apprentices.  Or even until they’ve proven themselves like Shadestar did. He just wants them to be safe. Creekkit has taken to slipping out of camp to practice with her powers.  Gladepatch and Cressfreckle (66) understand how important it is that she masters her abilities, so they encourage her to sneak out and sometimes supervise her.  She understands why she needs to train, but sometimes she just wants to be a kit and play around.   Rustsong (19) has been spending more time with Wildcave (33) lately.  Being powerless, she wants to make sure she knows how to spar with a powered cat.  And it helps that he seems to enjoy spending time with her.  He even gave her a pretty flower!  

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Moon 148-Greenleaf

Another moon, another success.  Songkit (2) and Creekkit (2) are still undiscovered.  There was a close call where Conegoat (31) walked in on Creekkit splashing in a puddle. . .and controlling the water in it, but she already knew so it’s alright.  Songkit has taken to spending time in the healer's den with his dad.  He picked some flowers and brought them to Gladepatch (24).  So sweet. Cressfreckle (64) loves having grandkits (even though he feels too young to be a grandpaw).  He’s always checking in on them and Songkit especially appreciates it. Sleepypaw (14) is tired of being the only apprentice in the Clan.  Her sister is a warrior and she really just wants to be a full Healer.  Steppemimic (31) hasn’t been doing much training with her because she’s been so distracted lately, both with the new kits and with her various crushes.  Today, it’s Frostheart (51), who keeps casually finding excuses to hang out in the healer's den and brush up against Steppemimic.  Steppemimic has also been hanging out with the new kits.  She makes sure to give Songkit his favorite prey.  Chasingskip (60) has grown quite fond of Rabbitkit (4) and hopes that she gets to train the young cat.  It’s been a while since she had an apprentice, and she misses it.  Pigeonspot (17) and new deputy Wildcave (31) get into a disagreement.  Wildcave wants her to go herb gathering, but she doesn’t want to.  Just because she’s earth-blessed doesn’t mean she should be relegated to Healer duties.  She’s a warrior and wants to be treated like it!   The Clan really needs to learn it’s lesson about getting too close to twolegs.  While on a patrol with Chasingskip, Moorleg (60) gets too close and is captured.  Maybe she’ll be able to find Mothecho and bring her back?

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Moon 146-Newleaf

Cressfreckle (62) has been upping his investigation of Yuccastar (125).  He’s been eavesdropping on her (which is a lot harder for a powerless cat than one with wind powers) and been seeing if any other cats in the Clan share his dislike of their leader.  He knows that Gladepatch (22) does, but highly doubts that Peakspots (115) and Chervilcry (125) do.  Mothecho probably would have, if she hadn’t been taken by twolegs.  Maybe his former apprentice Cypressbadger (12)?  Moorleg (58), despite being kind of annoying with her crush on him, may also end up on his side.  Maybe Pigeonspot (15) too.  Moorleg has noticed that Cressfreckle likes spending time with the kits, and so she has taken to doing so as well.  She has a great time getting into a mock battle with Rabbitkit (2).  Chasingskip (58) is looking out for her surviving kits and asks Sleepypaw (12) if there are any herbs she should look out for while on patrol later.    Steppemimic (29) has been stressed with training an apprentice and needs some more downtime.  Wildcave (29) offers to take Sleepypaw out for a patrol, which his sister appreciates.  And that gives Steppemimic a chance to hang out with Pigeonspot.  She’s the only cat that can make her laugh and its fascinating to see what an earth-blessed warrior gets up to.  Meanwhile in the elder’s den, Strawberrytrail (134) doesn’t want to take her herbs and gets in a fight with Sleepypaw.  After the fight, she ignores the Healer apprentice. Sleepypaw is also feeling ignored by her mentor and feels like Steppemimic has been shoving her off onto other cats. In the nursery, Wormkit (2) absolutely adores his sisters and hopes that Featherkit (2) will be his friend forever.  And it looks like they’ll be getting some new companions. While on a patrol, Conegoat (29) and Gladepatch find a pair of kittens next to their dead parent.  While investigating them, Gladepatch notices that one is clearly emanating. . .darkness.  And the plants around her are dead.  A dark-cursed cat!  And the other. . .well, the signs around him are fainter, but they’re there.  Two dark-cursed kittens.  Gladepatch remembers what happened to his brother and father because of their magic, and begs Conegoat to keep it a secret. He tells her that Yuccastar actually killed his brother because of his magic.  Conegoat is shocked, but agrees to keep the secret.  They take the two kittens back to camp.  The girl is named Creekkit (0) and the boy is named Songkit (0), after Yellowcreek and Graysong.

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Moon 144-Newleaf

Cressfreckle (60) decided to talk with Yuccastar (123) and see if he could get her to confess to anything.  He couldn’t, although he could tell that she was nervous.  Her power kept slipping and causing little gusts of wind around them.  They both ended up resentful of each other.  Seeing as Cressfreckle is one of the more senior warriors in the Clan, Peakspots (113) asks if he could organize patrols for a day.  Cressfreckle refuses, still frustrated with Yuccastar and, by extension, her mate, leading to resentment between the two.  This moon, Cressfreckle seems to be annoying everyone. He feels like Burrowpaw (10) has been too invested in his training of Cypresspaw (10) and they get in a fight.  At least Gladepatch (20) still likes him and thinks that he’s always reliable.  Burrowpaw is impatient to get back to training, but she’s still sick and injured.  She just wants to show her mentor how smart, talented, and skilled she is.  While on a patrol, Conegoat (27) finds the dead body of a tom and his (still-living) kits.  She brings the kits back to camp and names them Featherkit (0), Rabbitkit (0), and Wormkit (0).  All three have powerful wind magic.  

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Moon 143-Leaf-bare

Burrowpaw (9) is having a rough leaf-bare.  First she got cracked pads, then she slipped on some icy rocks and dislocated her leg, and now she’s caught yellowcough.  At this rate, her sisters will both have their full names before she does-and Sleepypaw’s (9) going to become a Healer!  She’s frustrated with how much cats have been babying her and insists that she doesn’t need anyone.  She’s just fine!  As some observers had guessed, Amethystdapple (70) and Fry (50) have become mates.  Even almost two years since the death of his kit, Cressfreckle (59) is still determined to bring Yuccastar (122) down.  He doesn’t feel like they even do anything useful.  Meanwhile, Moorleg (55) has been spending more time with Chiku (77).  The two of them were treed by a dog and, after spending a lot of time with together, realized how much they have in common.  In the medicine den, Steppemimic (26) has made up with Gladepatch (19).  She realized that she was too harsh in her judgment of him and that he really is a good Healer.

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Moon 141-Leaf-bare

With the onset of leaf-bare, Yuccastar (120) is certainly feeling her age.  She almost immediately comes down with a case of Yellowcough.  That makes for a rough start to the season.  Since they had their kits, Caterpillarmallow (91) has been feeling ignored by Chasingskip (53).  Antlersky never treated her this way!  Instead, Caterpillarmallow’s taken to prancing around Amethystdapple (68).  Maybe that will make Chasingskip pay attention to her!  Cressfreckle (57), through raising Gladepatch (17), has discovered that he has a love of caring for young cats.  When he sees that Rustpaw (10) is having a hard time being the only powerless apprentice and feeling out of place in the Clan, Cressfreckle makes sure to give her some cuddles and comfort her.  He knows what it’s like to feel like the Clan is against him.  He is also so excited to have gotten a powered apprentice.  Despite not liking Yuccastar  (at all) he’s thrilled that she trusts him enough to give him an apprentice.  He can’t wait to get to know Cypresspaw (7). Sleepypaw (7) worries that her sister won’t get the training she needs under Cressfreckle and gets in a fight with him over it. The older apprentices have also been looking out for the younger ones.  Rustpaw  comforts Cypresspaw after a tough day in training, and Pigeonpaw (10) spars with her to help hone her skills.   Mothecho (20) and Gladepatch have gotten closer.  They both feel alone sometimes, having lost much of their families, and they grew up together.  It’s nice to have someone who understands what life was like for them, growing up in a Clan plagued by constant loss.  

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Moon 140-Leaf-fall

Chasingskip (52) and Caterpillarmallow’s (90) kits have been made apprentices!  When it’s time for her ceremony, Burrowkit (6) runs up to the front of the crowd in excitement, eager to get her name.  She’s apprenticed to Amethystdapple (67), as it’s long past time for the senior warrior to get her first apprentice.  Cypresspaw (6), despite having a medium powerful wind blessing, has been apprenticed to the powerless Cressfreckle (56).  She’s not sure how she feels about that.  Does he even know how to train her to use her powers to fight?  Cressfreckle assures her that he does.  He has experience working with wind-blessed cats.  Sleepypaw (6) is given to Steppemimic (23) as an apprentice and is excited to learn how to be a Healer and fill out ElementClan’s complement of them.  Caterpillarmallow is a little nervous about having one of her kits in the healer's den with her, and she confesses as much to her sister-in-law, Frostheart (43).  The other she-cat reassures her that she’ll do great.  Moorleg (52) is a little frustrated to be stuck in camp again after getting injured.  She’s been telling jokes about Burrowpaw and wonders how easy it would be to attack Yuccastar from where she’s laying. . .not that she would ever do that.  Strawberrytrail (128) notices that Gladepatch (16) has been a little distracted lately and convinces him to play a game.  Cressfreckle watches and thinks about how Yellowcreek used to love hanging out with the elders.  There’s so much of the father in the son.  It helps ease the ever present ache in Cressfreckle’s heart.

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Moon 138-Leaf-fall

After moons and moons of slow burn romance, rejection, and uncertainty, Peakspots (107) gets up the courage to confess his love to Yuccastar (117).  He’s shocked when they reciprocate and the two become mates.  Moorleg (50) watches this romantic exchange and wonders if her love story can also get a happy ending.  She confesses to Cressfreckle (54) and. . .gets rejected.  He’s barely recovered from the loss of his mates and is not looking for any other romance.  He’s polite about it, but it’s still a rejection.  Also, Cressfreckle has more on his mind than potential mates.  His son has been made a full Healer!  During his ceremony, Gladepaw (14) is visited by his dead mentor, Needlepelt, along with his parents: Airclaw, Graysong, and Yellowcreek.  They assure him that he’ll be alright without them, and that he’s ready for his full name.  Resting her muzzle on Gladepaw’s head, Needlepelt names him Gladepatch, in honor of his resilience.  Cressfreckle could not be prouder of him.  He’s been through so much in his short life, but he’s such a kind and lively young cat.  He’ll do well in the healer's den.  Cressfreckle is also, as always, looking out for the young members of the Clan.  He notices how helpful Pigeonpaw (7) is being around the camp, such as by encouraging the thorns in the barrier to grow.  She’s making the best use of her weak earth-blessing.  Frostheart (41) has been quite invested in the healer's den lately, as her only remaining family resides there. And they’re actually able to communicate with her dead relatives. She annoys Caterpillarmallow (88) by constantly asking the Healers if they’ve heard from StarClan.  She hasn't. Steppemimic (21) has been hearing StarClan voices lately though. . .While on a patrol, Mothecho (17) and Fry (45) come across an injured kittypet named Minha (24).  Her back is broken, and Mothecho can’t help but think about Lilyshade.  Her sister couldn’t survive it, but maybe this cat can.  They bring her back to camp and the Healers get to work.

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Moon 135-Greenleaf

Lilypaw (14) has finally been made a warrior!  She is given the name of Lilyshade, in honor of her pragmatism.  She has grown quite close with Yuccastar (114), and wonders if, one day, Yuccastar will make her deputy.  Peakspots (104) is getting old after all-and he’s been deputy since, like, forever.  Moorleg (47) is still struggling to adjust to having a weaker leg.  She’s been arguing with Caterpillarmallow (85) and ignoring cats who she promised to spend time with, like Peakspots.  Additionally, Caterpillarmallow feels like Wildcave (18) is hiding something.  But what?  She’ll have to keep an eye on him.  He comes around to visit his siblings in the Healer's den often enough.  Chasingskip (47) honestly never thought she’d have a chance with Cressfreckle (51).  But now that his mates are gone, well. . .his eyes are really pretty.  She’s also been enjoying spending time with Rustkit (4) and Pigeonkit (4).  The older kits have been very sweet to her kits and are surprisingly well adjusted for having no parent in the nursery with them.  They’re much more relaxed than most of her kits. But she also thinks that Cypresskit (1) is surprisingly kind.  She’s always looking out for her mother.  Despite being excited for her first patrol, Lilyshade proves to be a little too eager and gets hit by a monster and breaks her back.  She’s still alive.  For now.

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Moon 133-Newleaf

Mothpaw (12) has been made a warrior with the name of Mothecho for her hard work.  She was worried that Yuccastar (112) hadn’t been paying attention to how well she’s been doing in training, since she’s used to being outtshone (literally) by her sister.  But Yuccastar assured her that she was.  Speaking of fire-blessed cats, Wildcave (16) is a bit jealous of Strawberrytail’s (121) power and thinks that she’s been acting stuck up and rude.  Cressfreckle (49), despite still missing his mates, is still the heartthrob of the Clan.  Cats are flirting with him, to which he is oblivious. Caterpillarmallow (83) is annoyed because she feels like they’re disrespecting Graysong’s memory.  Meanwhile, Gladepaw (9) notices how tired his dad has been lately and brings him his favorite piece of fresh-kill decorated with flowers that he grew himself.    Conegoat (16) has grown quite fond of Gladepaw during the short time he has been her apprentice and adds a bit of his fluff to her nest.   Meanwhile, the kits really look up to the young warriors.  Rustkit (2) always wants to pretend to be Mothecho in her games and Pigeonkit (16) thinks Wildcave’s pelt is super pretty.  Feeling the need to go gather more materials to shore up the dens, Lupinefrost (16) decides to go on a solo patrol and ends up getting ambushed by a gang of rogues.  He can’t defend himself properly and is found the next day, cold and covered in wounds.

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Moon 131-Leaf-bare

Conepaw (14) has received her Healer name of Conegoat, honoring her nurturing presence.  She feels like there’s still so much to learn and frets about whether or not she is ready.  Caterpillarmallow (81) assures her that StarClan will always be there to guide her.  Needlepelt (34) knows that her brother’s kit has gone through a lot of loss in his young life and wonders how he’s doing.  Gladepaw’s (7) her apprentice, but she doesn’t feel like she knows her nephew very well.  She’ll have to fix that.  Cressfreckle (47) is feeling exhausted.  He’s been working so hard keeping an eye on the Clan's young cats that he hasn’t taken much time for himself.  Frostheart (34) is also wondering how Gladepaw is doing.  She hasn’t really been a part of his life, as she wasn’t close with her brother, but Gladepaw seems like a decent cat.  She may want to get to know him.  In other news, the newcomer Strawberrytrail (119) has decided to retire.  She may as well make the best use of Clan life, right?  While on patrol, the Healers come across two kits next to the dead body of their mother.   One of them, Pigeonkit (0), has a weak earth-blessing, while the other, Rustkit (0), is powerless.