Exploring New Land [OPEN TO ALL]

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Wildpaw:

Wildpaw had never ventured this far away from her home. Her parents would have killed her for it but she didn't really care about what they had to say. She was a big girl, an apprentice in a new clan and so she was practically top cat. What could anyone else ask for? She knew how to fight and she would be careful not to run into the other clan's territories. It was certainly going to be a long walk though to get back home. Especially if she tired herself out from all this exploring. She had left at dawn and so she had been able to make it to the pool while it was still light. Wildpaw couldn't help it she enjoyed her freedom and the rock was sadly boring to stare at all the time. It was hard for her to hunt there too, where as here hunting couldn't be as difficult.

Her fur was warm from the sun so it was nice to find some shade amongst the trees that surrounded the pool. She couldn't help but feel happy and relaxed sitting beside the pool. It was a great place to stop and rest, but she wasn't allowed to go any further. Even a kit knew that going into other clans territories was against the Warrior Code. Of course Wildpaw didn't enjoy listening to it whatsoever, she still had to. Especially if she wanted to make a good first impression with her new clan leader. Someday she was going to be the best warrior in camp, maybe even deputy. It would be completely normal if it were to happen. No one could expect anything less from her as she was going to deliver.

She still hadn't figured out who her new mentor was going to be in the new clan. Her old mentor was difficult to deal with, he never let her do anything she wanted to. He was always you have to hunt for the clan and do boarder patrols for the clan and blah blah blah. She hated it and had never been scared to show her mentor how much she hated it. Today was for relaxing and exploring the new land, since she had never been here before.

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Lilystream laid at the pond, her ears perked as she heard footsteps. She had thought she was alone with her brother, just him and her. "Who do you think that is?" She asked, a bit scared.

Rainstone shrugged, "Don't know. I'll go check." He stood up as his sister told him to be careful. He nodded, padding over to te sound. It was an apprentice. "Who are you?" He asked, cocking his head. He didn't know if he was hidden or not, but he knew he could see the she-cat.

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Wildpaw:

Wildpaw turned suddenly surprised by the appearance of another cat. She figured she had been alone, but it was nice to meet someone new. Of course that would all depend on how annoying this new cat was, but at the very least she could probably fake being nice to avoid starting a war between the two clans. For all she knew this man was the leader of a different clan.

"Hello! I'm Wildpaw of TalonClan, but the real question I think, is who are you?" she challenged turning the conversation around.

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"I'm Rainstone." He mewed, relaxing when he saw that she wasn't a threat to his sister, "I'm from Stormclan." He dipped his head, "Talonclan.... The clan the rose from the birds, am I correct?" He cocked his head, his fur flat and his stare warming.

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Wildpaw, a threat? A cat would have to be joking if they thought Wildpaw was a threat. She could hardly catch a mouse since her training had been derailed by her attitude problem. Her old mentor had hated dealing with her, and she was yet to see how her new mentor was going to handle it.

"It's nice to meet you. And yeah I think that's how we came about. I don't really know I just know my family left and they took me with them." She added happily. If her parents had left her behind she would have been very angry with them, never forgave them kind of deal. She could have seen it happening if she had a great mentor-apprentice relationship, but Wildpaw didn't so they had taken her with them to the new clan. "So what are you doing out here?"

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Rainstone listened to the apprentice's story. "Well, I ran away from my mom," He mewed, "but anyway, to answer your question, I was with my sister. We're catching up on stuff ever since I was... Taken away by birds." He looked at Wildpaw, clearing his throat, "Anyway, would you like to join us?"

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Taken away by the birds? Wildpaw had been too young to understand the situation that happened that lead to the development of TalonClan, but a story like his really sounded quite interesting. "My parents seem to be the only ones that can put up with me, but sometimes I think it's because they have to. I would love to join you guys though. I don't really know much about how TalonClan came to be, I just know that it's where I live now. I'd love to join you though." Wildpaw was excited to hear the older tom's stories.

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Rainstone smiled warmly, "I don't know how my sister puts up with me either." He laughed, "Come on Wildpaw. She loves meeting cats from thee clans." He turned his head, his body following, as he walked over to his sister. Her head was laying between her paws as she stared at the water. "Lilystream, this is Wildpaw." He mewed.

Lilystream lifted her head, looking at her older brother. He was so large compared to her. She smiled and purred, "Hi Rainstone!" She looked at Wildpaw and dipped her head, "Hello Wildpaw. I'm Lilystream, from Stormclan." She raised her head.

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Wildpaw couldn't help but let out a small purr at Rainstone's comment. Were siblings supposed to get along? Wildpaw wouldn't know since she had never had any siblings of her own. Maybe someday her parents would have another litter, but for the time being Wildpaw would happily receive all the attention. It was probably that reason that her parents put up with her so much, they only had one and if they messed up the relationship while she was so young it might never be prepared.

"It's great to meet you, both of you." Wildpaw mewed as she settled in beside Lilystream. "Rainstone tell the story now!" she piped up excited about the story of the birds. She hadn't had anyone tell her a story since she was a kit and able to sleep with her mom. The only other stories she ever heard were from the other apprentices about how exciting their day was, truth of the matter, Wildpaw didn't care about how their days were. Her days were the most important at the end of the night.

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"About the birds?" Lilystream asked, cocking her head. As Rainstone nodded, she started to giggle, "Then I should tell you my half of the story first. It was my dumb action the brought this goofball -she nudged Rainstone- being taken away by birds."

"You know, for once your right." He teased her.

"Hey!" She playingly hissed, looking at Wildpaw, "So, you wanna hear the full version?"

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So there was more to the story besides Rainstone's? Wildpaw grew more excited by the minute, as much as she tended to get annoyed with other apprentices stories, these were stories from real warriors. Whether or not they were from her own clan their stories were true war stories. Not little 'oh I hunted a mouse today and got into a scrap with my mentor' stories. True stories of real life or death situations. Just thinking about it sent shivers through her body.

Looking up at Lilystream she mewed, "Yes oh yes please! Tell me the whole story." She wanted to know more about the war with the birds since she had been too young to remember it clearly.

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"Well I was still an apprentice, sleeping in the sun, just minding my own business." She started, looking at Wildpaw with wide eyes. She disliked telling this story, but she wanted to impress Wildpaw, and show her that life could be exciting.

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Wildpaw held back a sigh, of course it was an apprentice that made the mistake. At least this story wasn't going to be about her boring training and something interesting instead.

"And then the birds jumped you and took away your brother?" Wildpaw asked looking up to Rainstone for approval. Of course the odds of that being the real story were slim, but she was too excited and could hardly sit still. She wanted to get to the exciting part of the story so badly.

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"Not exactly." Rainstone explained, flickering her tail as tough telling Lilystream to continue.

"Well, the birds were about to take me away until Frostpaw called out my name and saved me." Lilystream mewed, her eyes frightened and scared as tough she was re-living the whole scenario, "And I ran outside the camp, and the birds decided since I was smaller, scince I was young, I would be easier prey."

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Wildpaw couldn't imagine having something like that happen to her. She was an apprentice too and if she had been just a touch older the exact same thing could have happened to her. It was a horrible awful thought that sickened her stomach.

"Why would you leave camp?" She asked curiously. It seemed like a stupid thing to do, but then again all apprentices were stupid according to Wildpaw. "It seems like a dangerous thing to do."