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The Rise of WillowClan

Moosepaw Willowclan Camp

Moosepaw's eyes widened in excitement at the prospect of getting his warrior name. Looking back at Duskwing he responded "If it's almost time for my assessment, then I definitely need to practice more. I want to do my absolute best." Turning around Moosepaw thought to himself, I need to go over everything that I know to be sure that I pass my assessment, just wait until the other apprentices hear about this!

Looking back at Duskwing, Moosepaw went on to say "We should go out to the field to practice a little bit, if you really think it's almost time for my assessment then I want to get started now." Looking expectantly at his mentor Moosepaw took a seat to see what she had to say in regards to his excitement, perhaps he was being a bit overzealous in his excitement. It wasn't like him to lose his cool like that. I need to calm down for a moment, I don't think it's a good idea to be acting like a kit when I receive such praise. Moosepaw regained a cool collected face, while his tail continued to flick in excitement.

The Rise of WillowClan

Moosepaw: Willow Clan Camp

Moosepaw took a second to absorb what Duskwing had said... and while it was nice to belong and be recognized by Starclan, Moosepaw couldn't shake a feeling that had stuck with him all day. He thought he had been annoyed from the icy wind but now sitting in the middle of camp, he couldn't help but compare the feeling to what he felt when his mother protected him from a badger. Something ominous was on the horizon as far as Moosepaw was concerned... he just hoped he was being paranoid. I should go check in with Duskwing, she'll want to know I'm doing okay and I should be able to practice some combat techniques... but before that I should get something to eat.

Shaking himself out of his thoughts, Moosepaw made his way to the fresh kill pile and took a piece of the rabbit he had managed to kill earlier in the day. Once he had finished with his piece, he looked around for Duskwing and spotted her in camp. Making his way over to her he said "I think I can do some combat training now if you want or some other duty, my paw shouldn't get in the way and it's already starting to feel better"

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Moosepaw: Medicine Den

Making sure to stay off of his injured paw, Moosepaw limped his way over to the entrance to the medicine den to listen to Fernstar's speech. Moosepaw thought to himself So we weren't a real clan before? We've always felt like one... I wanna learn more about Starclan... Also what's a nine lives ceremony. Shaking those thoughts out of his head Moosepaw looked at his mentor Duskwing and said "Whats a nine lives ceremony? and why does that mean Star-clan's validated us? Hadn't they already done that?"

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Moosepaw: Medicine Den

Taking a moment to settle himself in, Moosepaw missed Blackpelt hiding his bloody paw. "I jumped at a rabbit that Duskwing and I were hunting together. I may have been a bit overzealous because after I jumped and caught the rabbit I tumbled on the ground a bit and that's when I hurt my paw. I managed to catch the rabbit though so that should fill our bellies for awhile." Taking a moment to gaze at the medicine cat, Moosepaw thought to himself. Blackpelt has always made me really curious about what being a medicine cat is like... Maybe I could ask him some question. "So Blackpelt, I was wondering what it was like being a medicine cat?"

Gazing at Blackpelt, curiosity shined through Moosepaw's eyes. He had always wanted to know all aspects of clan life and so far all he knew about was being a warrior. I wonder what it would be like to be a medicine cat, or even a deputy... Oh well. Hopefully I'll find out in the future. While he waited for Blackpelt's response he gazed around the medicine cat's den. This was the first time he could remember actually being inside the den with nothing to do...

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Moosepaw: Hunting Patrol

As Moosepaw watched Duskwing dart off, he hoped his bad feeling was just that, A bad feeling. Being careful with his paw, Moosepaw picked up the rabbit with his mouth and started back to camp. He would have to make multiple trips to get everything back to camp but he didn't want to waste anything that they had caught. Making note of where everything was, he managed to also carry the two mice he had caught earlier.... After several trips to the fresh kill pile, Moosepaw became less worried now that they had a rabbit, 3 mice, and a squirrel plus whatever Sunfur and Spidernose had caught.

Finally taking note of his paw, Moosepaw thought to himself. Although I want to go back out and make sure everyone is okay, I wouldn't be good to anyone with my paw like this. I should go see Blackpelt in the medicine den. Once everything was all set on the Fresh kill pile Moosepaw made his way over to the medicine den, going inside he greeted Blackpelt "Hello Blackpelt, I was wondering if you had anything for a swollen paw?" Gesturing to his swollen paw, Moosepaw went on to say "I had a bit of a tumble catching a rabbit with Duskwing."

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Moosepaw: Hunting Patrol

Staying in a crouched hunting pose, Moosepaw waited patiently for Duskwing to sneak around the clearing to get to the other side and corral the rabbit to his position. While he was waiting to strike Moosepaw began to wonder to himself. Is it just me or am I getting a bad feeling right now? Everything feels like it's going to well... I can bring up my concern with Duskwing later. he was brought out of his thought when he heard Duskwing yowl as she sprung at the rabbit. keeping his attention sharp, he waited patiently as the rabbit got closer and closer to his position. When close enough he let out a mighty leap and tackled the rabbit into a tumble and with all of his strength he bit into it's neck and shook his head back and forth violently. With an audible snap the rabbit was dead.

Standing upright to admire the kill Duskwing and he had accomplished he winced as he put pressure on one his paws that seemed a bit swollen. Being careful he put some weight on the paw slowly. "I think I hurt my paw tumbling with that rabbit... not my most agile moment." Remembering his feeling and the slight yowl he heard in the distance he asked Duskwing "Do you think we could go check on the other two patrols? I have a bad feeling and I don't think I'm good to keep hunting with my paw like it is...or I could collect the prey we've caught and bring it back to camp while you go check on them."

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Moosepaw: Hunting Patrol

Taking a moment to carefully consider his options, Moosepaw thought to himself As much as the cold is bothering me, I can't let my own personal wants get in the way of what is best for the clan. A rabbit would go along way in feeding the bellies of my other clan-mates... Making up his mind Moosepaw started to head in the direction he smelt the rabbit in. The open field would be a little colder but it would be worth it if we could catch that rabbit. "I think we should go for the rabbit. Catching that would go along way in feeding the other clan cats. Plus with the squirrel you caught, the 2 mice I caught, the groundhog Sunfur caught plus whatever Spidernose has caught might mean we could end the hunting patrol early... Maybe even gather some extra materiel for the Dens."

Crouching Low and trying to be as stealthy as possible Moosepaw started to head out in the open field, stopping at the edge of the grass. "I'll follow your lead Duskwing. This is my first time hunting a rabbit and I really want to catch it. How should we go about this?" Moosepaw braced for the extra windchill from the open field but was surprised when it didn't feel all that different from walking in the forest. I guess my fur coat is good for something... maybe I should volunteer it for padding in the dens.

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Moosepaw: Hunting Patrol

Moosepaw buried the mouse in the snow as quickly as he could and thanked Spidernose for the compliment. He then followed after Duskwing being as careful as he could to be quiet as to not disturb any prey that may have been nearby. "Can we do some tree climbing? for training purposes. I want to try and catch a bird at some point today. Also good catch on that squirrel." The snow was starting to make Moosepaw's feet go numb. I really hope we can do some tree climbing today... anything to get out of this snow. Keeping his ear's pressed back and stalking quietly Moosepaw put his nose into the air to see if he could smell anything near by. "I... I think I smell a rabbit somewhere near by? it might just be my stomach grumbling though..." Moosepaw said with embarrassment.

Coming by closer to Duskwing he muttered to her "Do you think it's a good idea to catch it together? I don't know if I'm ready for something like that but it would go along way in helping the clan's fresh kill pile." he then smelled another mouse near by near a bush and made his way over to it as slowly as he could. Seeing that it had it's back turned to him he crouched into a hunter's stance and leaped at it. With a quick grab and bite the mouse was dead. Thank StarClan that I've managed to catch two mice today so far.

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Moosepaw: Hunting Patrol

Moosepaw crouched low into a hunter's stance and tried his best to quietly approach the nearby bush, his stocky frame making it a bit more difficult. I really hope I'm being quiet enough, we need all the prey we can get. As he approached the bush where he could smell the mouse hiding he started to feel the snow move beneath his paws. Okay, now I can either wait for the mouse to come out of the bush to go foraging or I can go into this bush and try to make it flee outright and use that opportunity to catch it. It would probably be best to catch it as quickly as I can so we can move on. Silently weighing his options he decided it would be best to try and scare the mouse out of hiding.

With all the grace Moosepaw could muster he approached the bush as quietly as he could. Once close enough he took another sniff with his nose and smelt the mouse more strongly. Taking a moment to compose himself he used his stocky frame to rattle the bush while observing the perimeter of it, seeing the mouse he had smelt earlier come charging out of the it. Now's my chance! with a bit of a leap he swung his paw at the mouse barely managing to snag it by the tail. Pulling it in he bit into it's neck severing its spine. Thank StarClan for this catch. Looking back at his mentor Duskwing he asked in an excited voice "Did I do well? I tried to be as quiet as I could"

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Moosepaw: Hunting Patrol

Moosepaw glanced around at the canopy of thick tree's and the snow covered ground outside of camp. Then turning back to Duskwing he responded "Well that really depends on what we can find. Birds and squirrels are more likely to be in the tree's then on top of the cold snow right now. If we're looking for things like snakes, mice, and rats... then more then likely they're going to be on the ground in bushes keeping warm until they need to go foraging." Moosepaw shook his fur outward trying to shake the cold from his body. "In this cold, I would rather keep moving to keep the cold at bay so perhaps getting up into the tree canopy to see what we can find up there would be the best option... it would also let me practice being quiet."

Moving across the snow covered ground was causing Moosepaw's feet to go numb, he was trying his best to keep quiet about it and focus on the hunt but it was annoying him enough to brake through the normal stoic persona he took while outside of camp. I really hope we can get off the snow soon and into a tree, this snow is making my feet go numb... I also really hope I gave a good enough answer. Moosepaw used his nose to try and smell around for prey and caught wind of what smelled like a mouse in a nearby bush. "I think I smelled a mouse in that bush over there, do you smell it too?"