Family Hunting (CLOSED)

It was a warm sunny day and the fresh breeze that came from the river refreshed the bodies of the Riverclan cats who were approaching it. The leader watched back at the patrol, formed by two of his kits and his grandkids, Aspenpaw and Lightpaw. Despite all the worries of losing Goldeneye, of Lichenmask, of Shade and the divided opinions of his clanmates... he still had a little of his family. Of course, Minnowslip's words had lurked in his mind like venom. He felt guilty, wondering if it was his fault that he broke apart the relationship between his two sons, Stormstrike and Cinderfall. At least... Cinderfall, Aspenpaw and Lightpaw still believed in him. He wasn't so sure about Hailsong but at least she didn't hate him.

The leader took a deep breath, enjoying the smells of the river, reeds and willow trees. This place always relaxed him. He had too many memories here, bad and good ones. The river had become his life... his second home. "I think we're good here. Son, would you mind to look after Aspenpaw? Aspenpaw... be good to your uncle, okay?" He purred, winking at him. The young cat probably was aware of the bad relationship between his father and his uncle but he hoped that wouldn't interfere with them today. "You should go with them too, if you wish, Hailsong."

Jaystar then fixed his eyes on his apprentice. "Lightpaw, come with me to learn some stuff and then you can hunt whatever you want." The tall tom made his way to the river and walked through the water as the nearby fish swam away. He made a sign to the white-furred cat so he would approach him. When he was by his side, he started the small lesson. "Fishing is about patience. You have to wait, not moving a whisker until the prey comes near to you. Once you know they're close enough to be caught by your paws, stretch your body and hit them to the shore or to your fangs. Go ahead and try it."


Even though the she-cat had an opinion similar to Viperstorm's about Gingerstripe, Jaystar was still her father. Of course, she always had mixed feelings about him but she knew he was a good and caring cat. How could she hate him? And her brothers... she loved Stormstrike too but she thought he was being unfair to Cinderfall. He maybe did some mistakes but he didn't deserve that hate.

The warrior nodded at the leader's words and he faced Cinderfall with a serious face. She walked to him and looked up at him, with concern in his eyes. "Are you... okay, brother?" She mewed, referring to the whole situation with Stormstrike.

The member 'sumashira' has done the following action : Dices roll

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'Hunting Dice' : 4

Aspenpaw padded along with the patrol made up of many of his kin. He'd never talked to some of his family members so maybe he would get to know them better today. The fluffy tom was happy to see his brother along on the patrol. He had seen little of him as of late and enjoyed the company. He also knew that his father and his uncle, Cinderfall, had been in a rough patch lately. To be quite honest, he trusted all of his kin and knew that whatever this argument was between them that it would be patched up soon.

He soon heard his grandfather mention going with Cinderfall, he looked over as he saw him wink. Aspenpaw then flicked his gaze to his brother, wishing them luck. "You too!" He snorted in laughter quietly and happily padded along with his uncle. He assumed Hailsong would also be coming along. As he now knew the way to the river he decided he may as well lead. He heard Hailsong talking to Cinderfall behind him, that's mostly why he decided to take the lead anyway. Let them talk about what happened. To be honest he was annoyed with his father too. He overreacted. Gingerstripe looked so grateful that Aspenpaw had introduced himself and then Stormstrike threatened him. He knew who Shade was, he knew that's who had injured Cinderfall. He just wanted to treat the newcomer with kindness and he supposed his father wanted to protect him. He sighed quietly as he saw the river, too much family drama.

The fluffy tom waded into the river, beginning the task of fishing. As he had discovered while training while it wasn't the hardest thing to learn, it was difficult to master. Nobody was perfect at it. His fluffy body thankfully wasn't casting a shadow on the river where he had decided to hunt. He saw the shadow of something move across the water, he flicked his paw in and out. Curiously enough, he didn't feel anything when he put his paw in. Aspenpaw looked around for a moment before hearing a loud screech. It was an Owl! He didn't see it coming. He felt the talons rake down on one of his ears and he yowled out an "ouch" noise. "Cinderfall, Hailsong come quick there's an Owl!" He didn't even know there were Owls around here. He supposed there are a lot of trees but right now he had to defend himself from the Owl.

Owl used "Talon Strike" dealing 10 damage and using 10 stamina.

Aspenpaw
HP/SP
10/80

Owl
HP/SP
50/110

OOC: dangit lol i guess im getting two things outta this patrol

The member 'WolvenMight' has done the following action : Dices roll

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'Hunting Dice' : 10

Cinderfall frowned. That was a good question. He watched the apprentice,  standing by Hailsong. Unusually, Cinderfall's voice had a waver, as if he had been having trouble staying okay. "That depends on what you mean." He kept his eyes firmly on Aspenpaw. What his sister was referring to was a very tender topic, and Cinderfall still did not know what to do or think.

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'Hunting Dice' : 4

The little warrior lowered her ears, sorry and a little sad for her brother. "I mean what happened with Storm-" But her voice was cut by the scream of the apprentice and her niece. As an instinct, the she-cat unsheathed her claws and rushed to the young tom.

The dilute calico cat leapt to the bird and clawed its chest as she pushed it down to the ground. Hailsong stepped back, breathing fastly as she adopted a defensive pose in front of the wounded apprentice. "I hate these cursed birds..." She snarled, ready for the next attack.

On the other side, Jaystar was smiling happily by the quick success of his apprentice. There were doubts that he had the talent of a Riverclan cat, just like the rest of his ancestors. "That was a nice catch, Lightpaw. Now, why don't we go back to show it to your brother?" But as soon as he turned his body, he saw the huge animal flying to the brown-furred tom.

The leader watched with horror when that predator hurt his grandkit and he hissed, his fur bristling on his back. Leaving splashes behind him, the large warrior trotted to the predator and once Hailsong jumped away, he clawed its face with unsheathed claws. "Lightpaw! Aspenpaw! Stay away from its claws and mouth! Aim to the neck or wings!" He ordered with a strong voice.

Hailsong used Jumping Strike, dealing 12 damage and costing 20 stamina.
Jaystar used Front Paw Strike, dealing 18 damage and costing 10 stamina.

Hailsong
60/60 HP
180/200 SP

Jaystar
120/120 HP
290/300 SP

Owl
20/50 HP
110/120 SP

Lightpaw couldn't help but purr with pride when Jaystar praised his success - it was likely luck, given that it was his first try at fishing, but he certainly wouldn't let that dampen his spirits. Maybe he was just a good fisher! He was about to mew agreement when he saw Jaystar's eyes widen up towards the sky, and then Lightpaw heard a yowl off in the direction of the other part of the patrol. "Aspenpaw!" the sleek white apprentice cried, dropping his catch a little further up the bank as he launched full-throttle towards the sounds of screeching. Jaystar reached the owl first, giving it a strike as Hailsong had done.

Lightpaw flicked his ears in acknowledgment of his mentor's words - "Stay away from its claws and mouth! Aim for the neck or wings!" - and ran to his brother's side, giving him a quick glance-over to make sure that he was okay before arching his back and hissing furiously at the owl. The owl, face dripping blood that welled from its new scratches, swerved towards Lightpaw, but the apprentice managed to scramble out of the way while hooking his claws into the bird's tail, drawing it to his mouth, biting it hard, and yanking it. With a startled screech the owl came flailing to the ground in a flurry of feathers and talons, and it was all Lightpaw could do to scramble out of its way as it tried to recover.

He realized he had now exposed its soft belly, but at the risk of the razor talons on its feet. Had he done the right thing?

Lightpaw used tail yank, dealing 2 damage and costing 10 stamina. The Owl is stunned for one turn.

Lightpaw 20/70
Owl 18/110

ooc: OOF I DIDN'T SEEE! pretend this was in the other post

ic: Cinderfall knew that was what she was referring to. He snapped awake and attacked the bird.

Cinderfall used Upright Lock, using 10 stamina and dealing 13 damage!

CINDER
55/55 HP
160/170 SP

OWL
5/50 HP
110/120 SP

The Owl screeched at the band of cats who had shown up. Its wings were slowing and it was bleeding from many places. Chunks of feathers were gone from its body. It narrowed its eyes at the one it had begun it's but decided to go for another target. The white one would do nicely. It swooped down, causing its claws to bad touch on his body. Before the owl could look back to admire its handiwork, it had been brought down and was no more.

Aspenpaw winced at the pain in his ear, it was pretty badly torn. He had heard before that ears just bled more, so he hoped that was the case. Nevertheless, he watched as his kin came to his rescue, almost bringing down the bird, but not before it caught Lightpaw with its claws. Furious, Aspenpaw jumped up and caught his claws on the bird, bringing it down. He bad touch his claws down its belly and bit it in the neck. Soon it was dead. He huffed slightly and looked over at his brother. "Lightpaw are you okay? I'm sorry I don't even know where the bird came from. At least its dead now. Does Riverclan eat owls?" This last question was directed towards the warriors on the patrol. The fluffy tom was so distraught over his brother getting hurt by the bird that had come after him he had completely forgotten about his ear.

Aspenpaw used "Belly Rake", dealing 7 damage and using 10 stamina. "Owl" can no longer fight.

Aspenpaw
10/20 HP
70/80 SP

Owl
0/0 HP
0/0 SP

The leader breathed heavily as he tried to calm himself. He quickly went over the wounded apprentice and glanced at his ears. Even if the wound wasn't really bad, it still needed treatment. "We have to bring you back to camp. Fallowpaw will take care of that. You don't need to be sorry... you fought bravely, like a true warrior, as well as your brother, Lightpaw. For now, we end this hunting patrol. This owl will feed more than one cat." He said that with a smile. Even if it wasn't the biggest owl in the forest, it had a medium size and that was bigger than most of their usual prey.

"Lightpaw, grab your fresh-kill and stay close to me. Hailsong and Cinderfall... please take care of Aspenpaw in our way back." With the orders being said, Jaystar picked up the owl in his jaws and started walking with it back to camp. It had been a short patrol but they could always come back later. And, on the brighter side, this had proven to him that both Aspenpaw and Lightpaw knew already how to fight. They should be ready to be warriors in no time if they kept training like that.

Hailsong nodded at her father's command but before going, she cleaned her paw covered in blood in a near puddle. The red liquid could only attract unwanted predators. Then, she padded back to Cinderfall and Aspenpaw. "Does it hurt too much?" She asked politely to her niece. Just like him, she had to fight an owl too when she was an apprentice. During that time, she wasn't alone either. She wasn't with her siblings but she had Torrentstorm. Without him... she would surely have some nasty scars. It was a relief that Stormstrike's son didn't fight his first battle alone either.

OOC: Patrol ended. You're free to post again to wrap the topic ;D Your hunting patrol requirement should be cleared and complete now ;D