Warriors: Divided || Public

Smokey || Rogue || Tag: Moon, Patrol, Loners

Smokey nodded to her while keeping an eye on the rest of the large group. "I usually keep to myself, but I heard about the clan cats and couldn't resist my own curiosity." He replied to the slender she-cat. His eyes flickered to the treeline where even more loners were appearing. How many were here in these woods? Was this some kind of exodus? Perhaps something else had called them here? Smokey wasn't sure he believed in life after death, but he wasn't one to dismiss it without thorough consideration.

Hopestar || Leader || Tag: Seeptail, Maplefur, Tansyvine || Mentions: Rogues, Patrol, Sootpaw, Halfpaw

After Sootpaw took off in the direction of camp and Shadeheart charged after Cosmos, Hopestar turned her attention to the rest of them. At Maplefur's words, she bowed her head respectfully to the elder. "Of course, but I hope it doesn't come to that," She murmured. Hopestar motioned the rest of her warriors near, as well as Thistlepaw. "We're going to attempt to move the rogues near camp, but not quite. I don't want them to know its location, but we'll be able to decide what to do with them once we get closer. Seeptail, Tansyvine, and Thistlepaw: I want you to take the rear. Maplefur and I will lead. I pray Sootpaw arrives with backup soon."

(@Tiger let's assume that Halfpaw was on the patrol as well since he's Hopestar's apprentice)

(@Adelaide Sounds reasonable. Just give me a moment to send a reply-- I will post it in this message. I'll just put him beside Hopestar)

Halfpaw {} Nonbinary {} Apprentice
|:| Mentions: Hopestar, Maplefur, Rogues & Others |:|

Halfpaw looked up at their mentor, the leader, and nodded slowly as she gave orders swiftly. This was why they adored her and aspired to be like her.
Since they hadn't been directly addressed, they assumed that Hopestar wanted them near her. Taking a position between the elder Maplefur and their leader, they felt safe, but still on edge. Who knew what these rogues would still try to do? Not to mention the one that had slipped away, Shadeheart pursuing them quickly.
Speaking of Shadeheart, they wondered how the tom was faring. Their best guesses were either he caught the rogue and gave him a lesson he wouldn't forget, or he chased him far enough away to where they needn't worry.
Glancing back at the rogues and their clanmates, Halfpaw let out a shuddered sigh before looking up at his mentor. "I believe we're ready when you are," they whispered to her, showing Hopestar the kestrel remige from Kestrelheart. "Sootpaw was successful in bringing backup."

Dusk {} Male {} Loner
|:| Mentions: Cosmos & Shadeheart |:|

Dusk let out a snort, twitching his whiskers in false amusement. "Why would I even want to venture in Rainclan territory? It's straight-up mousebrained to try and reason with you foxhearts. All you think about is your clan, your imaginary borders, taking all the prey, and wondering 'Oh, which loner am I going to tear up next?'." The large tom spat, taking a few threatening steps forward, his head tilted in a menacing manner.
"Well, guess what, Fancy Guy. Not this one," He gestured towards the sleek tom behind him with his tail. "Us loners are sick of you ruling the forest. It was never yours to do who knows what with in the first place.
Dusk was quite close to the dark tom now, close enough to leap at him and interlock in a gruesome fight, but he waited for him to move first. As of now, he sized his possible opponent up with narrowed green eyes, awaiting his next words or actions.

Kestrelheart {} Female {} Warrior
|:| Mentions: Sootpaw & Weepingpaw |:|

Kestrelheart turned to see that her apprentice had followed her. Pleased, she beckoned for Weepingpaw to take a place beside her. Flicking her ears towards Sootpaw, she still awaited his answer.
But it never came. She guessed he was too out of breath to say anything more. "We are just wasting time," She hissed quietly. Taking a deep breath, she inhaled the scent of Sootpaw.
"Of course! Weepingpaw, follow me. We don't need to know where they are at all. Just follow me. I'll track his scent back to the patrol."
With a proud grin for her tracking skills, Kestrelheart took off with her apprentice behind her as she followed Sootpaw's scent. However, she could hear talking and movement in the undergrowth ahead as they neared. Her chest heaving slightly with her breathing, she ordered for Weepingpaw to stop with her tail.
"We will not rush in like badgers... instead, we'll wait. Hopestar and the patrol seem to have it under control as of now. It almost looks as if she's bringing them towards the camp, but why?" The she-cat added the last part to herself, crouching in the brush with her apprentice.
"Maybe we can signal to Hopestar that we are here in a way... but I don't know how."
Suddenly, the idea came to Kestrelheart. In a swift movement, she took her kestrel remige out from behind her ear. Jerking her head, she let the feather go. It drifted into the area where the cats were, and it landed in front of an apprentice's paws. She saw that it was Halfpaw. 
"Perfect," She whispered to herself as she saw Halfpaw pick it up and whisper something to his mentor, something along the lines of "Backup has arrived".

Weepingpaw || She-cat || 8 moons || Warrior Apprentice || Mentions: N/a || Tags: Sootpaw, Kestrelheart|| 

Weepingpaw was about to answer her mentor when she saw Sootpaw come in. 'Hopestar's patrol needs help?' she said in her head. She then watched as her mentor walked over as well. "Can we go help with the patrol?" she asked her mentor before trotting over to Sootpaw. "R-Ready to help..!" she said to the fellow apprentice. Turning to her mentor for a bit of support she felt more comfortable to talk with others. Weepingpaw looked around before hopping out of camp ready to prove herself to her clan! And of course Kestrelheart most of all! 

River || Tom || 23 moons || Rogue || Mentions: The Patrol, Rogues || Tags: Hopestar ||

River had began to cleaning his fur while he waited for a reply. By now he was bored. 'So they are gonna move us now?' he said in his thoughts. "Miss may I ask why you are moving us fellow cats?" he asks while raising his paw to clean his head. He looked to the other rogues with a yawn before returning to cleaning. He was getting tired. Maybe he could sleep where they take them. River then when to clean his ears as he thought what they might think of him by seeing him clean himself. Then again he didnt care. 

Sootpaw {} Apprentice {} Tags: Kestrelheart

Sootpaw looked up at the warrior, unsure if his legs were trembling from nerves or from how scared he was of her. "I-I think they are in the woods." He panted, his words sounding unsure. He had only been outside of the camp with Seeptail a paw full of times and was still learning parts of the territory." We can follow my sent trail back to where they are."

(I have to get off for today so any interactions with Kestrelheart, Dusk, and Halfpaw will go unnoticed until the morning ;3; so, in the clearing with Cosmos and Shadeheart, try not to get carried away lmao-- and whatever happens with the rogues... I suppose when I get back Kestrelheart and Halfpaw will just have to go along with the current situation at the time. Hope everyone has a good rest of their day!)

(((Im sorry for not responding yet! Got busy, I hope i didn't miss too much)))

Tansyvine ~Warrior~ Tag: Hopestar Mentions: Patrols, Rogues
Tansyvine stood next to the charcoal tom till Hopestar spoke up about them moving. She was a little hesitant at first since... at least one of them seemed to be on the sketchy side. She nodded to her leader and took a few steps toward the back before stopping and trotting back up to Hopestar, "Um, Hopestar, Should we ask for their names first? We are leading them close to camp... wouldn't it be wise to at least know what names they have?"
She glanced up after her words, she didn't want to go over Hopestar's words or pretend to know any better... but the feeling of just suddenly taking in a bunch of unnamed cats felt... Tansyvine shook her head, she wasn't one to judge at all but Rainclan is small enough as it is... what if they get kicked out... what would happen to her clanmates and Thistlepaw? She wouldn't be able to visit her families graves either...

Chipper ~Warrior~ Tag: River Mentions: Hopestar, Patrols Rogues
The rogue tom stood there just behind River and listened to all of these talk about clans, trespassing, and now they want to move them somewhere? His glaring became more intense then before and he took a step beside River. "I know you've been looking for a group like this but don't get taken prisoner so easily..."  he whispered just loud enough for him to hear. Chipper gave him a softer glare... sort of like a mother telling her kit not to eat the beetle hes standing next to. He should just run for it, there wasn't enough cats to keep an eye on all of them but for some reason River reminded him of someone he once knew, a long time ago.

Seeptail | She-Cat | Warrior | 35 Moons | Location: Forest clearing | Mentions [Direct]: Sootpaw, Hopestar, Shadeheart | Mentions: [Indirect] The rogues, The Patrol!

"Will do ma'am", Seeptail said, circling to the back of the rogues, but keeping an ear out for the ones still hiding. She tried looking up in the trees for Shadeheart, hoping he'd caught the rambunctious rogue and would return safely, but she didn't have time to worry. She needed to focus. Seeptail stood strong, her tails lashing and ears flicking in all sorts of directions.

Cosmos | Tom | Rogue | 33 Moons | Location: Forest | Mentions [Direct]: Shadeheart, Dusk.  Mentions: [Indirect] Open

Cosmos smirked as the bigger tom spoke up and he waited his turn to speak and do. The Siamese was much smaller compared to the orange tabby, but still, he stepped up next to Dusk. "Exactly. If you think we can be controlled much longer, you're wrong. We won't stand for it", Cosmos' tail lashed wildly and his claws sheathed and unsheathed. He stepped closer to Shadeheart. "Go home, princess. You wouldn't want your prim and proper fur to get dirty, would you?", Cosmos cocked his head to the right, mocking the clan cat in front of him.  Cosmos's breaths were heavy, and his ears twitched angrily. "We aren't like you, and you can't make us change", the Siamese snarled, only a foot away from the dark grey tom now. "That Smokey back there wasn't one of us.", he said gesturing to the large cat behind him with the flick of an ear, "Go back home and lick your leader's feet", Cosmos spat with rage. 

Hopestar || Leader || Tag: Tansyvine, River || Mentions: Loners, Patrol

Hopestar's attention turned to the long-haired rogue that asked her intentions. "It's simply because there's too many of you to be wandering our territory. No harm will come to you if you obey." She mewed to him. Then, Tansyvine whispered her concerns which resonated with Hopestar. "That's probably a good idea, Tansyvine," Hopestar nodded. She raised her head and voice to address the large group of cats. "You're all probably wondering who I am: my name is Hopestar and I'm the leader of RainClan. These are my clanmates. If all of you rogues could share your name?"

Shadeheart || Warrior || Tag: Cosmos, Dusk

Shadeheart growled as he was approached by both toms, tail lashing as he remained quiet and took in their words. Great, this was just...great. He raised his head as the Siamese stepped closer to him, narrowing his eyes as he dug his claws into the ground again. "We protect our own. We hunt for everyone who lives with us. We care for the sick and injured. We patrol the borders so as to make sure we don't have any threats entering our home to harm our family." He spoke up with confidence in his voice, not taking his eyes off of the toms before him.

"We are equals in this clan. We do not lick the feet of those above us like petty cats. We have a leader to help guide us to a better tomorrow, to not lead us to ruin. We do not demand change from you rogues, if you wish to try and co-exist with us then fine. But respect our borders." He went on, taking a step forward to be nose to nose with the Siamese now. "You are right though, the one back there isn't like you. You...are a rogue who would rather look out for himself than for others. A clan is stronger together than separated like rogues."

He stepped to the side and turned his gaze towards the larger rogue as he kept his composure despite the, well, definite risk he faced right now. "You are free to live where you wish on the other side of Rainclan's border. So long as you do not cross into our territory you will not be harassed or attacked. Normally we just escort those who trespass to the border, only escalating to fights if the trespasser is aggressive first..." He glanced towards the snarky tom as he lashed his tail once. 

River || Tom || 23 moons || Rogue || Mentions: The Patrol, Rogues || Tags: Hopestar, Halfpaw||

River was still licking his shoulder clean when the cat, now known to be named Hopestar, replied. "I follow my own rules but my curiousity has entered the scene so I shall stay here." he says with a purr as he finishes cleaning. He always liked to clean his pelt. He didnt know why but it was soothing to him. Before long he took a deep yawn soon joined by a long sigh. River could hear more cats around them than these cats infront of him. Did he care though? No. No he did not. 

With that he noticed a feather in a young tom's paw. "Nice feather little one." he told the tom before he rubbed his head softly into his chest fur. He was really starting to get tired. He usually only does that when he really is. "Like I said. My Name is River. This is Chipper. I moved here to see if the rumors of a group of cats was true, so i have only been here a moon." he said with yawns invading his words. 

Weepingpaw || She-cat || 8 moons || Warrior Apprentice || Mentions: Rogues || Tags: Sootpaw, Kestrelheart|| 

Weepingpaw quietly waited in the bushes ready to appear upon her mentor or leader's call. She had to be ready. Ready for anything! She quickly counted all the rogues in her mind. Which one would be good to try and tackle if she needed to. One of them seemed to be cleaning themselves. 'Are they really not that scared of us clan cats? Or are they stupid..?' she said in her thoughts with a muffled giggle.