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the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (alpine / ame) Mar 4, 2016 17:37:21 GMT

Post by Deleted on Mar 4, 2016 17:37:21 GMT

[ For timeline clarity's sake, this thread takes place after the territory expansion idea was brought up by Pinestar, but before the border clash currently happening. ]

Technically, between the two of them, Barkstep was counted as the senior warrior. Lynxheart knew why - he was older. She didn't believe that was a good explanation. That was why she was leading this patrol, a fact she was pleased to note would put a burr in his fur. It was dawn. The sun was only just rising, giving the three SkyClanners enough light to see by but left the river at their side a deep and glassy black, impossible to see the bottom of it. It looked endless. She crouched beside it to drink, taking a not-so-subtle look into the RiverClan territory on the other side as she did. No sign of a patrol over there. It was probably just as well, while Pinestar's words were ringing between her ears.

That could be ours, she thought, filled with an emotion she didn't know how to describe - wistful? In her lifetime, she hadn't experienced a territory expansion. After the leaf-bare they had just gone through she understood Pinestar's desire, and agreed with it. She didn't think any SkyClan warrior was going to learn how to fish any time soon though.

She straightened after her drink, tongue and chin icy cold as she turned away to keep walking. "Mark the border as usual," she meowed over her shoulder, her voice carrying its usual rough edge - hushed though, so her words would fall only to the two warriors with her. She could be civil to Barkstep when the situation called, and having a witness - young Lioncloud - meant it was one of those situations. "No reason to make them suspicious of anything before Pinestar gives the order."

If they saw some RiverClan warriors though, she wondered how well Lioncloud could keep her head. Lynxheart liked the young she-cat - she reminded her of herself - but they couldn't afford mistakes while so close to taking the territory.

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the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (alpine / ame) Mar 6, 2016 21:02:56 GMT

Post by alpine on Mar 6, 2016 21:02:56 GMT

cold tears for the years they've taken away

[attr="class","frstscr"]Barkstep was in an ugly mood, and wasn't in much of a hurry to correct that. Being put on a patrol with Lioncloud was bad enough but then he'd been informed that it would be led by none other than Lynxheart. In his mind, despite knowing better, Lynxheart had all but murdered his sister Asterflower. To say the least, he despised everything from the tips of her fur to the ground she walked on, and now he was stuck in a border patrol under her along with Lynx Jr, Lioncloud. Yet as much as it got under his skin, he refused to give the satisfaction of appearing to be bothered by it.

Warm light was just stretching over the horizon as the sun made its first aopearance, giving just enough light to avoid stepping into the river. Speaking of the river, Lynxheart stopped by it to take a drink of the dark, icy water, casting an obviously hungry glance across to the RiverClan bank. She would have loved Pinestar's proposal, but Barkstep wasn't so sure. He wouldn't ever go against his leader, of course, especially not in something this important. Still, he couldn't shake the feeling of dread that this could only end in war and death.

"Mark the border as usual, no reason to make them suspicious of anything before Pinestar gives the order." Lynxheart ordered authoritatively, giving Barkstep a sour taste in his mouth. "I was planning on it." He grumbled under his breath, glancing back at Lioncloud. He just hoped no RiverClan warriors appeared. Lioncloud might wet herself, or attack. Barkstep wasn't sure which was worse. He stretched his aching back, forcing himself to ignore his annoyance.

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the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (alpine / ame) Mar 17, 2016 22:05:49 GMT

Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2016 22:05:49 GMT

It was clear that Barkstep's hate of Lynxheart only amused her. She tried to be civil; she had never unsheathed her claws on him or his precious nephew, as much as the urge sometimes burned in her heart. It was still obvious in the smug looks she gave him, in the way her whiskers twitched with clear good humour every time he sent her a look so scathing that it could've burned the fur off any other cat. It was clear they danced around each other; Barkstep trying not to let his hate get the best of him, and Lynxheart trying not to encourage it. In front of Lioncloud, they couldn't let either of their personas slip.

As she lifted her face from river, she considered not reply to Barkstep at all. That would be the mature thing to do. She didn't do the mature thing; that would be rare. Instead she flicked her tail and said sweetly: "I was just making sure. We all know how prone to rash decisions you are." She hoped that would get under his fur, the barb of insult under the obvious one. It was a jab about how he was the opposite. That you couldn't make him be a proper warrior if you tried.

She moved away from the river, scarlet tongue licking drops off water from her nose as she did. It didn't escape her notice, the way Barkstep stretched. If he thought he was escaping without a comment, he was wrong. "I've always wondered how you hunt, with a back as bad as that," she said, tone light, almost just making conversation, but there was a dark something in her words, the axe having not yet fallen. "Or climb trees, or train that apprentice of yours. Have you never considered an early retirement?"

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