Whispers like Wildfire [c]

With Beecloud's message from Starclan still fresh in her mind, Wisteriabloom made her way to the gorge. There was no time to wait in this part of the plan - the sooner everyone knew, the better. She was hoping to spot Zinnia quickly, just to make everything easier, but instead strolled past a much younger, golden warrior. It wasn't ideal, but maybe, if she was lucky, she was already part of the chain. And what did she have to lose. "Hey! You Windclanner! You're the size of a mouse!" The she-cat wasn't that small in reality, but it was the first excuse Wisteriabloom had thought of to use the codeword. Her shout was meant to provoke the other warrior, but when she showed no signs of wanting to attack, the silver tabby leapt over the gorge and at the other warrior.

"I come in peace. Please, listen to me. We all want the fall of Asylum, right?" While she waited for a reaction, she would've had all her fingers crossed. If she had fingers. "Well I have some very, very important information that just might help with that."

Wisteriabloom used Leap-and-Hold. Hayglow is pinned for 1 turn

Wisteriabloom
100/100 HP
270/280 SP [-10]

Hayglow
26/40 HP [-14]
120/120 SP

dice roll

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

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'Effect Dice' : 3

Hayglow had taken up to patrolling since her last run-in with that RiverClan tom - in hindsight, she was rather sure she had never caught his name. An idea to stay open to fights at borders - to listen what other cats had to say. It was just a little annoying that she didn't quiet know what to listen for...Or what it would truly ask of her. A voice interrupted her as she came to a stop, staring at a RiverClan warrior - not the same one, this was a she-cat, who had called out at her. Was...Was this it? Was this what she was waiting for? She didn't get much of a chance to really think of how to act before her 'attacker' had crossed the border and sent her to the ground. She promptly started to wiggle beneath Wisteriabloom's paws as she was pinned, pulling her back paws up to bunny kick at the warrior's belly but there was no real fight behind it - her claws weren't even out, instead her eyes flashed as she gave the warrior a sheepish smile. "Yeah?" she huffed playfully, tail lashing in fake annoyance. "Been waiting long enough for this...  What am I to do? I need to...I need to help get rid of them."

Hayglow is stunned for for one turn.

Hayglow:
26/40 HP
120/120 SP

Wisteriabloom:
100/100 HP
270/280 SP

Wisteriabloom couldn't help laughing a little at how willing the other warrior had been to listen to her. I guess we're all just as desperate as the next cat. "Good. There's a secret network of clan cats - we're called the Mousehunt. Starclan has spoken to a Thunderclan warrior, Beecloud, and has told us what we need to do. They said: 'To kill a snake you need to cut off its head, and it makes it den where Silverpelt shines brightest' or at least something along those lines." She didn't have the time to remember word-for-word the cryptic and fancy message, just the meaning was enough.

Realising that she had just piled a large amount information onto her opponent, she waited a few seconds before beginning again. After all, she'd had first-hand experience of this kind of thing. She swung a gentle, sheathed paw in Hayglow's direction, not wanting to hurt the warrior but still trying to keep up the pretence of a fight. "We think it means we need to kill the head of Asylum, Eris at Fourtrees. All of us, in a quarter moon, at the Northern thunderpath at Moonhigh. We can cut her off there. It will be pretty dangerous, but just living normally is dangerous now. So... are you in?"

Wisteriabloom used Front Paw Blow

Hayglow:
14/40 HP [-12]
120/120 SP

Wisteriabloom:
100/100 HP
265/280 SP [-5]

Hayglow's ears slicked back as Wisteriabloom layered all the information on her, staring with wide eyes as her bunny kicks came to a startled stop. This...This was it, wasn't it? They would have to fight for their freedom, their lives. She had...She swallowed, nervousness flickering in her gaze. She never liked the idea of fighting. She had been terrified when her lessons had begun but they didn't just have to fight for their freedom...They would maybe have to kill. There was a long silence as she struggled with the truth in front of her. Finally, she took in a deep breath and raised a paw and slapped Wisteriabloom as hard as she could across the face - without claws of course. "See you there, mousepelt," she muttered as she scurried to her feet, tail lashing as she puffed up her fur. She darted forward to slash at the RiverClan cat again, a whisper under her breath. "...Anything else I should know or do?" she questioned, muscles tensed for a quick escape once the pretense of this battle had served its purpose.

Hayglow used Frontpaw Strike and Swift Strike on Wisteriabloom, dealing 11 damage (8+3) and costing 20 stamina.

Hayglow:
14/40 HP
100/120 SP (-20)

Wisteriabloom:
89/100 HP (-11)
265/280 SP

Wisteriabloom faked stagger ad a hiss as Hayglow hit with two moves in very quick succession, as if she were going to retreat soon, it better be believable. "Oh, yes!" She said, glad that she had been reminded, "I almost forgot - I think only one out of two Shadowclanners have gotten this message, so you should visit one of them. Thanks for reminding me!" And with all that needed to be said said, she hissed again, and retreated, leaping back over the gorge and stumbling on her landing. She was sure that, if it had been a real fight, she could have won easily, but that wasn't the point, no matter how competitive Wisteriabloom could be sometimes.

"Don't underestimate me! You'll see me again soon enough!" She winked, remembering to put on a bit of a show. 

...Oh. Hayglow paled a little as she realized that if she was to pass on the message...Did that mean that she had to start a...? Oh no. She opened her mouth to say something but the RiverClan cat had already retreated to her side of the border and shouted back at her. Hayglow frowned, trying to steel herself in the face of what she would need to do. "W-Well you shouldn't underestimate me either! I-I could have beaten you so fast you didn't even know what hit you!" she shouted back, although her voice cracked in the uncertainty of it all. ...Great. She sighed as she drew back, scampering back further into WindClan territory. She had...She had just agreed to this. This...Mousehunt.

Stars above, what did she get herself into...?