Echoshine
She looked over at her apprentice. "Lead the way," she said proudly with a flick of her tail and waited until Stormpaw was leading them through the trees, following the loner's scent. He was right about one thing, the loner's scent was getting stronger. Echoshine opened his mouth a couple times to take a could breaths of the scent but kept following her apprentice.

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[ CLOUDSTAR ]
Stormpaw's mew drew the leader's attention and, sure enough, when she padded over to give the base of the tree he was near a sniff she found a trickle of foreign cat scent tickling her nose. Clever. "Mm yes it seems like whoever this loner is they're not half bad at tree climbing," She remarked, sounding faintly impressed, before allowing the apprentices to carry on and following close behind. Now Cloudstar's pale brown eyes were lifted upwards a tad, keeping a close eye on the canopy of multicolored leaves above (the reds and yellows and browns of leaf-fall) for any signs of movement. The scent trail was getting stronger, so either they would be coming across a source or the border quite soon.

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Stormpaw

The tom's patched fur ruffled as the scent got stronger, his steps bbecoming more fluid as he was careful not to step on any branches. A flicker of white caught his eye, and he jerked his head up and froze, staring. A calico cat, who looked around his age, and no tail, was crouched on a thick branch above them, its gaze focused on a bird near the end of the branch.

Kenny

Kenny had finally had a stroke of luck. A magpie, who had been teasing the life out of him since he had reached the trees, had turned its focus elsewhere. Which meant Kenny had a chance to get him! He was so focused on the bird, he didnt notice anything else.

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Echoshine
She trotted over silently and stood next to her apprentice, looking up into the high branches above seeing the calico cat. She stayed quiet, this was Stormpaw's victory and she didn't want to do anything that the leader didn't command upon the group. She silently liked the top of Stormpaw's head and put her tail over his body in a silent yet caring congratulations.

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- Heartpaw -

He noticed that the patrol had found something. He headed over before catching the smell. Heartpaw launched himself after the scent in the trees, making sure to be safe like his mentor told him to be. He stopped on a branch, sniffing around, scaring away a magpie.

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[ CLOUDSTAR ]
The sharpness with which Stormpaw jerked his head up was enough to catch Cloudstar's attention and the she-cat quickly followed the apprentice's line of sight with her own, spotting the form of a cat perched up on one of the branches. Aha, so there's our little loner friend. And little he was. To Cloudstar's eyes, the loner didn't look to be any older than an apprentice, and he didn't seemed to have spotted the SkyClan patrol, either. Heartpaw was already up among the branches close by, but a glance in her apprentice's direction told the silvery she-cat that he hadn't noticed the loner just yet so she had to decide how to proceed with this. Well, best to get the foreigner's attention.

The leader lifted her tail up in a gesture for Stormpaw and Echoshine to stay put before she bunched up her long limbs under her and propelled herself toward the trunk of the tree before them, scaling it with practiced ease. The movement involved a bit of soft scuffling, but she hoped that the loner was focused enough on his bird to not notice as she crept between branches to get behind him by a few tail lengths. She spoke just as Heartpaw sent the magpie off shrieking in alarm. "Who are you?"

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Stormpaw

Stormpaw looked to his mentor in surprise, feeling the lick to his head. He wasnt used to physical contact, so he wasnt sure how to react. So he ducked his head, and focused his gaze on his leader as she crept up the tree towards the calico male.

Kenny

Kenny paused, hearing scuffling noises, and his prey flutteree away. He gave a low growl, before a yowl startled him. He scrambled around, his claws clenching in the branch's soft wood. "O-oh! E-er. Hello! Um.... m-my name is Kenny!" He mewed, crouching. He noted the apprentice near her, as well as the two cats on the ground. "I-i'm sorry for trespassing!"

(Sorry my posts are so short lately ^-^' )

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Echoshine
The she cat finally realized when getting a closer look on the loner that he was young, too young to be out here alone. The warrior looked back down at her apprentice. "Are there anymore scents out here?" she asked looking around the forest in alarm in case there was a bigger older cat nearby that could tear one of them up badly. Echoshine flattened her ears and kept sniffing the air.

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(I had a whole reply typed up, but it got lost in space! I won't be on that much as I have a lot of things to do, but I'll still be active enough to get a post or two in a day.)

Beechwhisper and Blizzardheart
The black and white she-cat padded out warrior's den, not sure if she had slept to late or not, but seeing as how many cats were already out and about, she assumed she had. Shaking her head, she found a spot to sit and groomed her pelt. She felt fur brush up next to her and turned to see her brother, Blizzardheart walk up to her.

"Beechwhisper. Have you spoken to Cottonpaw?" He asked, wrapping his tail around his feet. His sister was usually the first to know about anything that went on with the apprentice, but both she-cats had been distant lately. When he sister ignored him he sighed, walking off to a different part of the camp. Maybe someone else wanted to spend time with him?

Cottonpaw
Cottonpaw walked into camp, her fur slicked to her sides. She had gone on a walk without anyone knowing and even though she came back late, she felt fine. Her head was filed with images of her being a warrior and she just felt like she was failing at being apprentice even though she hasn't been one for long.

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Sparkpaw

Sparkpaw emerged from the apprentices' den with a huge yawn, arching her back and scoring her claws into the Earth. She looked around the camp, trying to spot her mentor, Nightghost. She frowned, unable to spot the dark gray tom's striped fur in the mix of tortoiseshells, calico she-cats, and ginger-furred toms that padded through the clearing.

Huh. I thought he would be here, but I guess he's not, Sparkpaw thought to herself. She sat down, licking a forepaw. That, or I'm just blind. She trotted up to the rockpile and scrabbled up the jagged rocks, trying to get to a vantage point where she would be able to spot her mentor easier.bA hind claw got hooked into a crevice carved out of many moons of cats climbing on the mass of boulders. Sparkpaw tried to pull her claw out but lost her grip and tumbled down to the ground.

"Ow." She sighed, picked herself up, and went looking for some other apprentices. They might know where Nightghost was, and if they spotted the gray tom, they could tell him Sparkpaw was looking for him. She padded back to the main camp, fur rippling with the breeze, and headed back towards the apprentices' den.

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- Heartpaw -

He looked at his mentor, after looking back at the male, wondering what they should do. He decided to make a kind effort for this tom. "Hi! What is you name? I'm Heartpaw!" The mostly white tom said with a smile, trying to make the rogue feel welcomed.

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[ CLOUDSTAR ]
Cloudstar's first instinct was to feel sorry for this young longer, since he seemed far more spooked by their presence than actually threatening, but she reminded herself that a healthy dose of suspicion would be best for her Clan in the long run. She couldn't welcome him with open paws just yet. "I haven't scented any," The silvery she-cat mewed back down at Echoshine before pausing to take another taste of the air and make sure. No, no other scents-- though there could still be other cats lurking further away. Best to be careful. Mustering all the sternness that she could, Cloudstar turned her gaze back to the loner (Kenny seemed to be his name) and fixed him with a level stare. "Are there others? Why did you come here?"

[ NIMBLERUSH ]
Back at camp (and having finally selected a mouse for breakfast), Nimblerush chewed through a mouthful of meat with his ruby red eyes roving about the camp. He spotted Blizzardheart emerging from the warriors' den to speak to his sister, Beechwhisper, but after that conversation failed to spark the other tom seemed to wander away in his direction. "Morning, Blizzardheart," Nimblerush greeted him with his voice somewhat muffled around his mouthful.

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Stormpaw

The speckled tom raised his head, sniffing at the air, his mouth slightly open to let the scents of the forest run over his glands. "I dont smell any either. Its just been this rogue's scent." He murmured, his gaze flicking up towards the calico male, distrustfully. Even though he was young, he must be experienced enough, if he could make it out on his own.

Kenny

Kenny's fur fluffed up to 3 times its usual size, as he crouched, his curved claws gripping the wood tightly, and his bobbed tail flicking slightly in nervousness. "N-no. Its just me... i was passing through and was getting hungry. Since the other side is mostly samd, there isnt a lot of food, so i figured i'd better eat here, so i wouldnt starve to death...." his voice was slowly dropping in volume, as well as his head lowering, making himself smaller.

Nightghost

Nightghost gave a soft sigh from his rock right outside the clan's entrance. It was a flat rock, that was up a few inches from the ground. Usually sentries sat on it, to watch out for the clan, but it was basocally Nightghost's unappointed spot, as anytime he wasnt hunting or patrolling, he was usually there. A slight scuffle and an "ow" alerted him that his apprentice was awake, so he slipped off his rock and padded back into the clan's clearing, spotting Sparkpaw, which he called out to. "Sparkpaw!"

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Sparkpaw

Sparkpaw turned, hearing her name, and spotted Nightghost in the clearing. She flicked her ear and raced over to him. "Hi Nightghost!" she said eagerly. "Will we hunt again today?" She'd caught a squirrel during her previous hunting patol and had been very proud of the small catch. It had been her first-ever catch and she had held her head high when she walked back into camp, tripping over the furry rodent's tail every few steps.

She wanted to go hunting again, although she didn't know whether Nightghost planned on doing battle practice today. She sat down next to the gray-striped warrior, tucking her tail neatly over her paws, and cocked her head to the side, eagerly awaiting his response. There were many battle moves she wanted to try and many chirping birds waiting just outside the camp that were starting to annoy the young apprentice.

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- Heartpaw-

His tail swayed happily, hoping that this young tom could join their clan. He wondered how the camp was going on without them. He shook his head slightly, knowing he has to stay focus on what is happening now. He sat down. "It would be okay, but there is our whole clan who also needs food and you taking it doesn't really help us."

- Frostkit -

She poked her head out of the nursery, wondering how many cats were in the camp, seeing the majority of them in the camp. The pure white she-cat lied down and tucked her paws under herself as she watched the morning unfold in the camp, not wanting to really move.

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