What is Loyalty? (OPEN)

[PikaJoker]

A lithe white tom did his best to avoid the eyes of other cats even though he was visible in the night. His Clanmates would be sleeping at this time so he had no worries about patrols. Ears twitching, he stopped when reaching the edge of the border, making sure not to go past the scent marks. There was catmint in his jaws, some that he had collected himself. He had a promise to keep. 

Snowwhisker set down the catmint before grooming himself. It would be easy to sneak up on him because of his hearing problem but nothing would escape his sharp eyes. The white tom glanced around, his tail slowly grazing against the grass. Despite the urgency of the situation, Snowwhisker was patient. He was scared of being found out and in worse case, being exiled, but he knew he wouldn't have regrets. He had promised a non FireClan cat these herbs for their time in need and he would keep that promise. He stopped grooming himself when he thought he saw something from the corner of his eyes. 

(You could be a FireClan cat or a non FireClan cat. I'm not picky.)

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A brown tabby she-cat with ginger flecks and white bits in her messy pelt began to watch him. The Willowclan she-cat kept herself low to the ground as she watched him carefully. After a moment, she peered out of the thick underbrush she was hiding herself in. "What are you doing here so late at night?" She demanded, curling her lip and puffing out her thick chest. "You better not say your going to have one of those medicine cat secret meetings, or whatever." She gave it a small lick as she paced the boundary line.

As she saw the catmint her eyes widened. "Y- You actually brought it? I-" She went silent. "It's me, Amberblaze, the she-cat you promised the catmint." She murmrued in gratitude. "T-Thank you, I'm sorry for being so hostile in the beginning, I- er. am wary since there's been some whispers lately, and I just wanted to protect my clan." She said stiffly. "Which of course, I'm doing now." She flicked her tail and realized she was just blurting out without letting Snowwhisker speak. Amberblaze sat and licked a paw, keeping her own eye out for any of her fellow clanmates.

[PikaJoker]

(That's fine)

Snowwhisker purred in amusement at the others initial reaction. He was used to such hostilities. "Don't worry,"he said in a soothing voice. His sister was the same way, thinking in the lines of a warrior and ready to protect her Clan. "And of course I brought it. I kept a promise after all." He was surprised she confused him for a medicine cat. His ears twitched. "Thank you for not leaving me here hanging, or worse, ambushing me." He wasn't easily startled which is why he barely reacted when she showed up.

"I hope that is enough to help your Clanmates. I couldn't pick too much without being found out." Fernheart would definitely notice if he had picked too many and it would cause a rift among the Clans. "And don't worry about owing me. Just tell me how it ends up." He didn't like being owed favors. His deals were always no strings attached. That way, cats wouldn't be scared to rely on him. 


@notapigeon77,

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Amberblaze let out a little sigh of relief and bowed her head slightly. "Well, I suppose this must mean fair travels, Snowwhisker. This will help everything, er, nevermind." She quickly nabbed the catmint, trying not to take a little nibble of the mouth-watering plant. She turned off, and just like that, disappeared into the thick underbrush. Amberblaze walked farther into her clan's territory, untill she stopped, her ears perking. She sniffed the air lightly. The scent of fox? She curled her claws and hesitated. Should she warn Snowwhisker? Amberblaze shook her pelt and made up her mind.

"It's probably the scent of the catmint playing tricks on me." Amberblaze meowed out loud, trying to reassure herself. The she-cat began to trot faster, the white tom would be fine, surely. Finally, when she reached her destination. The strange cylinder well was the perfect place to hide her quarry for now. Amberblaze sighed and dropped the catmint near the edge of the well. She heaved herself up, but got caught in a fit of coughs. After some time, she took a deep breath, unsure of how to eat the green stalks. Do I just, chew it? Amberblaze thought, tilting her head slightly. Finally, she just began to chew up the green stalks, and swallow it. Amberblaze shook out her fur, rolling in the moss that covered the well, and after a while, decided she smelled normal. If she didn't want to get her clan sick, however, she would have to figure out how to eat the delicous catmint correctly.

[PikaJoker]

Snowwhisker watched the she-cat pad away. He could smell the sickness on her but he didn't want to point it out just in case it was a touchy subject. From experience, he knew that some cats didn't like other cats pointing out weakness. The white tom was about to go back to his camp when he noticed a shadow from the corner of his eyes. His fur bristled when he smelled fox and he scanned the area. Before he could move quick enough, the creature lunged towards him. He let out an ear-splitting yowl as he dove for cover, the fox's fangs almost grabbing him. He narrowly escaped and started running into WillowClan territory since the fox was blocking his way to his own camp. Maybe Amberblaze was still nearby. Two cats could probably chase off a fox better than one which was no good at fighting.

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Amberblaze was near the border, she was skeptical that the catmint was what made the fox-like scent. She perked her ears in horror. A yowl, sharp and ear-splitting. I was right! Amberblaze felt hollow as she began to run towards the cry of distress. Amberblaze had ducked under a low branch and looked up. The fox was right in front of her! She yelped and bunched her muscles, barely dodging the hungry fox's jaws. She whipped around to meet the fox, her paw raised and ready to swipe at it. I'm not gonna die! She thought furiously and lunged at the fox, tripped it by zig-zagging around its paws. She dove to bite at the fox's tail but hesitated. Amberblaze saw a glimpse of movement, another fox? No... she saw white, it was Snowwhisker! What's he- Amberblaze's train of thought was cut off by sharp jaws. She tried to dodge the fox once more, but it blocked her path, almost snapping off her paw. She jerked back, alarmed. Amberblaze tried to roll away, but her lungs filled with pain. She went into a fit of coughing and was too clumsy and slow to roll away. No, not now! Amberblaze cried, and swiped a paw at the fox. She barely hit its muzzle and it shook its huge head, slightly stunned. She bunched her muscles and leaped at the short branch, trying to scramble up the tree to get away. But she wasn't fast enough, the fox had caught her in its jaws! She cried out, hissing furiously. It had got ahold of her back, shaking her furiously. Her breath slowed, and time nearly stopped. It's going to crush me! Amberblaze thought, fear making her freeze, and basically become a rag-doll. Is this what happened to my sister when she got caught by that fox? She thought, her eyelids dropping, she couldn't get out, why try? The fox would help her get back to her sister and mother, anyways.

"no!" Amberblaze hissed at herself, grinding her hind legs along the fox's cheek, trying to escape. Wide-eyed, she stared at the white cat, Snowwhisker's own eyes wide. "Help me!" She cried, the fox's sharp teeth sinking into her back burned like fire.