Ceremonies and a Leaf Fall [Warning] -All SunsetClan 25/7/15

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Everyone is free to post here but those mentioned are: Midnight [Mintpaw], @flameheart [Foxpaw],Wolf [Scorchkit, Foxkit and Tumblekit], @scarlett [Dewkit], Otterpotter [Silverwind] and Icestorm [Petalbreeze].

This post also addresses the Greencough epidemic found *here* if you haven't already seen it.

>>Please do not forget to update cats on lists also with their new ranks

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The soft wind that picked up around the Sunsetclan camp, carried with it a colder chill than before. Walking from where she had been resting in the warriors den,Vineheart crossed the camp and felt the light wind caress her long coat whichwould be coming in handy these next few moons. Around her, the camp was just coming to rest for the day, cats returning from patrols, others going to sleep after a much needed meal. Conversations trickled through the air around her however inside, Vineheart was only filled with a heavy quiet that settled like lead in her stomach and made everything else seem so much further away. Reaching the leaders rock in the center of camp through the muted conversations and slow motion actions of her clanmates, Vineheart bunched her legs and took the leap, almost slipping with one hind mitten. Righting herself, the deputy gaveher chest a few licks before turning to face her clanmates milling below.

The small tabby took a deep breath and couldn’t help but feel like she were in the wrong place. Down there, golden eyes flicked to the base of the rock, was where she normally sat, easily able to look up at Ratstar where she now stood. This was different, Ratstar was no longer here to take the ceremony and it fell to her.Taking a seat and wrapping her feathered tail around white mittens, Vineheart addressed the clan.

“All those old enough to swim in the seas of Sunsetclan, please gather for a clan meeting!” she yowled across camp, hearing her voice carry out on the slight breeze.

Vineheart was not a shy cat however this responsibility was certainly heavier when it weighed on your shoulders. Ratstar always made it look so effortless. There was a pause, as Vineheart weighed up what to start with first, watching cats gather below as her mind went from one to the other.

“Before we begin with the Ceremonies, I would like to address the bout of Greencough that has found its way to us. I ask that if any of you are feeling unwell, or have any symptoms, you go immediately to see Mintpaw.” That golden gaze roved to theMedicine Cat apprentice before she spoke again. “If you need anything, please let me know.” The two of them had to work together even more so with the absence of both Ratstar and Sparrowleaf. Looking back over the rest of the clan, Vineheart gave pause before continuing on with something exciting. Greencough was certainly not something she wished to have to bring up but it was a curse Leafbare threatened every year.

“Let us begin the ceremonies,”Vineheart continued.

“Foxpaw,” she started, looking for the long-furred ginger cat in the crowd. While her apprentice Ceremony had been delayed, this one would not. “You have shown true dedication to your training and have improved in leaps and bounds. From this day forward you will be known as Foxstorm, warrior of SunsetClan. Your bravery and kindness will be a strong asset as you continue your path forward.”

“Tumblekit,” Vineheart went on, spotting the three legged apprentice within the gathered cats. “Tonight, you begin your journey to becoming a Warrior of SunsetClan. From now on, you shall be known as Tumblepaw and Petalbreeze will be your mentor along the way.”

“Dewkit” Vineheart said, moving on to the next kit, a silver she cat. “Tonight, you begin your journey to becoming a Warrior of SunsetClan. From now on, you shall be known as Dewpaw and Silverwind will be your mentor along the way.” A strong swimmer was Silverwind, which would be good for the new apprentice.

“Scorchkit, tonight you begin your journey to becoming a Warrior of SunsetClan. From now on, you shall be known as Scorchpaw and Thornfrost will be your mentor along the way.” Catching the eye of Thornfrost in the crowd, the senior warrior nodded in acceptance before his blue eyes locked onto his new apprentice and he stood to his feet smoothly.

“Foxkit,” came the last ceremony. “Tonight, you begin your journey to becoming a Warrior of SunsetClan. From now on, you shall be known as Foxpaw and Foxstorm will be your mentor along the way.” Even though Foxstorm had just been made a warrior, Vineheart had no doubt that she wasn’t up for it.

>>@flameheart –let me know if this doesn’t suit and I have a back up.<<

“And that ends tonight’s ceremonies. Once again, I stress the importance of visiting Mintpaw a visit if you need to. We need to remain strong.” Flicking her tail and taking a deep breath, Vineheart stood and leaped down from the rock into the sea of cats below. Well that… had certainly gone better than expected. Licking her chest once more, Vineheart looked around the camp at the celebrating cats, the noise no longer dull and her stomach no longer heavy.

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Atthe deputy’s dismissal, Thornfrost wove his way through the crowds to find hisnew apprentice, Scorchpaw. From what he had seen of her from around the camp,she had a mind of her own but was eager to learn. “Scorchpaw,” he said in his level tone, spotting the black she catand closing in on her. “I’m Thornfrost, your new mentor. Congratulations.”

The tom was known around camp for his serious nature and excellent fighting skills.He was more than ready for his next apprentice, perhaps even excited, however none of it showed on his white and grey face.

[Midnight]

Mintpaw gave Vineheart a small nod when the deputy mentioned her. She gently patted the wad of catmint she'd brought out in case any cat showed signs of greencough during the ceremonies. Through the night, the sound of heavy coughing reached Mintpaw's den, but most cats were too stubborn to come to her, leaving her to find them.

"To those of you who have a cough and are too dumb to come see me, you should know that I will be doing a daily check of every den. Don't bother hiding from me, and don't think that you're not worthy or that there's someone else who might need the herbs. I have enough here to handle many cats, and there's still some left at the abandoned shack near the twolegplace. If you let yourself go on with a cough, you'll get others infected, and then I'll have to kill you because you didn't listen and you annoyed me. Shut up, get over yourself, and come to my den if you're sick," Mintpaw announced after Vineheart leaped down from the rock. She narrowed her eyes and squinted at her Clanmates, lashing her tail once before padding back to her den.

[Icestorm]

Petalbreeze was in udder shock. Had Vineheart really just give her an apprentice. Her? but... Why? The small she-cat looked around trying to find Tumblepaw. She knew the kit by appearance, it wasn't hard to miss a kit missing a leg. Oh how was she supposed to train an apprentice?

The sandy she-cat made her way to Tumblepaw nervously as the ceremony ended. What do I say? Just breathe. It'll be okay. Just remember what Pinestorm would say confidence. "Hi Tumblepaw," she said in her soft voice, "I'll be your mentor from now on." Was that good? "Nice to meet you." She said reaching to touch noses as her mentor had done to her. I hope this right.

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Dewkit sat tall, her fur cleaned and licked into place. She looked down at her chest and gave it another quick lick before Vineheart started the meeting. Today was the day! She finally was going to become an apprentice. Dewkit listened carefully as the deputy spoke about Greencough. She glanced around at her clanmates, wondering if any of them had it already. She wanted to steer clear of them for she was just starting her training. She didn't want to be sick for the first part of it.

Her silver ears perked up as the sound of her name entered them. Taking a step forward, the excited she-cat looked around for her mentor. Once the ceremonies were over, the new apprentice called out for her new mentor. Silverwind?

Otterpotter

[Wolf]

Icestorm
Tumblepaw stretched up on her three toes to appear taller as she was given her name. Due to the fact she was missing a leg, her elderly mother had suggested that she stay in the nursery a bit longer to work on her balance so she was slightly bigger than the other new apprentices. She shot the tabby elder a look of pride from where Briarspring was sitting proudly in the entrance of her den, pale green eyes shining. When Petalbreeze approached her, her tail shot up and she spun around to face the nervous sandy brown warrior. "Hi Petalbreeze! Nice to meet you too!" She purred, stretching her neck out to touch noses with her new mentor.

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Scorchpaw's bobbed tail, a tiny tuft of black fur on her hindquarters, waggled excitedly as she was given her name. "I'm an apprentice!" She declared proudly, her ears pricking as she heard her new mentor Thornfrost approach her. "Thank you Thornfrost! I'm looking forward to training with you." The eager young cat mewed, yellow eyes bright with excitement.

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@flameheart
The cream coloured she-cat purred delightedly as she watched the ceremony. There's not many of us today.. Foxkit thought to herself as she looked around the clearing, only for her violet gaze to be jolted back to where Vineheart stood as her own name was called. "Foxpaw! I'm Foxpaw!" She squealed, unable to suppress a mew of laughter at her assigned mentor. Foxpaw and Foxstorm, that could get confusing. Her violet eyes searched the clearing for the cat who would walk her down the path to becoming a warrior.

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Tags: Wolf

"Thank you Thornfrost! I'm looking forward to training with you," Scorchpaw exclaimed, her little bobbed tail wiggling to back up her words. The experienced warrior gave a flick of his own whip like tail and met her warm eyes with his own cool toned ones. She wasn't unlike the other apprentices he had trained and he would enjoy getting to know her as she trained under him. He tried not to think about the idea that Greencough was going around and could get any one of them.

"We shall start tomorrow," he carried on smoothly, in a voice that was one you listened to. "Stay away from sick cats and be sure to get a good night's sleep." That could be said for any and all of them. Nodding again, the tall tom with a pelt of a snow leopard moved away and over to the freshkill pile for his last meal of the night.

Tomorrow, the games would begin.

[Otterpotter]

The warrior sat down as Vineheart called them to gather. She listened to the bit about green cough and took note of it. The she-cat purred as the apprentices were made warriors. Silverwind continued purring as the kits were called up. She was a bit surprised as she own name was called up when dewkit was apprenticed. The blind warrior stood up and waited to see of the newly appointed apprentice would be able to find her, if not she would be happy to find them herself.

[Carotius]

Midnight εℓιzαвεтн.
OOC: Just to notify you that Kestrelflight is surrendering himself to the Med cat's den.

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The chill of leaf-bare was upon them once again, whereas the warm and humid weather of greenleaf just felt like yesterday; seasons changed too quickly for this spotted warrior, or perhaps he was getting old already. Whichever way, Kestrelflight felt a great reluctance to get out from his nest, his joints aching while his muscles felt sore and heavy, as if he'd spent an entire moon fighting countless waves of enemies. The Bengal tom dragged himself tiredly out of his nest at Vineheart's call, though he felt like he could faint back to sleep at the next step he took, which he fervently prayed wouldn't happen in front of the Clan. but as it was, he couldn't manage the trek to the gathered mass of cats, and instead resigned himself to the entrance of the warriors' den, a strange itching in his throat begging to be cleared out.

His green eyes lit up in delight as his apprentice went up to the deputy, ginger fur and bushy tail radiating absolute pride at earning her warrior name. The tom purred approvingly through the itch that seemed to choke it back into his throat; it was getting annoying, whatever it was, but he wasn't going to bother the medicine cats just yet. Instead, he watched Foxpaw - Foxstorm, now - take her place amongst the warriors of the Clan, observing the rest of the ceremony for the new apprentices. It seemed she was the only warrior this season, making the spotted tom a little concerned, though he wasn't too sure why.

And then came the greencough announcement...

Kestrelflight finally felt that itch in his throat becoming unbearable, and with a strained hiss, he let out the much needed cough. It wasn't a single cough, as he had hoped for - it erupted into a chain light but painful ones that didn't let him take a breath until the very end, where he finally managed to draw a long and shaky breath. So I'm one of them... I hope Mothsky is okay.. He hadn't met his sister in the longest time, for WhisperClan was on the far side of the territory to reach. He wasn't getting any younger either, so to travel that far was something he had to be fully prepared for. Back to the current situation... Looks like Mintpaw was going to let anyone off easy.

"Better surrender myself before she yaps my ear off..." he rasped through the rawness that was now the inside of his throat and mouth, making a slow but unsteady way to the medicine cat's den. "Feathers for my bedding, please..."

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As the newly made apprentice looked around, she spotted her mentor. A bright smile came across her face as Dewpaw stood up and made her way to Silverwind. As she got closer, she remembered that the warrior was blind. I wonder how this will work. She thought to herself. The silver she-cat gave herself a mental shake. She wasn't going to question Silverwind's abilities, after all, she was a warrior.

Dewpaw approached her mentor and looked up at her, excitement filling her body. Hello! She chirped.

[Otterpotter]

The warrior's ear flicked as she heard a hello for Dewpaw. "Hey, not upset that your mentor is blind?" She asked though it wasn't a serious question. Silverwind wait for Dewpaw to respond so she could figure out where the apprentice stood.

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She tilted her head to the side. Why should she be upset? Did she think it would be difficult at the start? Yes but that was alright, she liked challenges. N-no...you can teach me how to use my other senses more than just relying on my sight. She smiles brightly.

[*Moony Shenanigans*]

Dawnrush sat by the Leader's rock as Vinegeart began her speech with the issue of greencough. She sighed to herself.

The epidemic had hit them suddenly and unexpectedly, and more and more cats were getting sick every day; those already infected got worse. They were lucky to have Mintpaw in the clan. So far, Dawnrush had been lucky. She hadn't gotten sick, but it was only a matter of time.

Her mood instantly brightened when the ceremonies began. None of the cats receiving ceremonies were her apprentice, and she had not been given one, but her chest still swelled with pride. SunsetClan had fine warriors and apprentices. A little greencough wouldn't beat them.

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Wolf OOC: sorry if its weird or anything, this is my first time mentoring

IC: Foxstorm stood with the kits nervously, noticing she was the only cat about to be made warrior. She mewed in surprise when she heard her name called to be mentor and looked for the apprentice she would train. Foxpaw I'm Foxpaw she heard one of the cats with her call. The she-cat walked over to the newly named apprentice and bent down to touch noses with her. Hello Foxpaw I'm Foxstorm she said, trying to keep the excitement and nervousness out of her voice.