"I'm afraid I can't," Wavepelt meowed with an empathetic sigh. Waving her paw at Troutsplash the she-cat shrugged. "All this mud and travel is messing my paw up and making it worse. I probably should take it easy. Not that I want to, but an injured paw is better than an infection in the injured paw." Looking down at Starpaw she closed her eyes and sighed again, this time more heavily. Sitting around wasn't going to help, but the deputy knew she would be of more use if her paw healed sooner rather than never.

--

Dawnrush looked up at Troutsplash and purred. "If it's alright Troutsplash could I take Wavepelt's place?" she asked curiously, standing up and licking one paw thoughtfully. "It's up to you and Robinstar of course," she meowed, dipping her head at the leader, "but I need to get out of camp soon or I'll go mad."

OoC: Of course Electro!

BiC: Scoffing, Fallenbane placed his mouse between his paws and flicked his tail around to cover it. He was already muddy enough, so why not add a little more to his already soaked pelt? A mouse, though, was well worth a extremely long grooming process. At least it would feed the queen. Tipping his head around, he stared off into the brightening distance, almost able to see a silver queen waiting there, heavy with kits. He tried to stay away from Dawnrush for exactly that reason. Flinching at the last memory he'd gained with Shimmer, the ginger tom let his ears fall flat for half a second her jerked his head back around to stare Leopardwind. A living cat was better to talk with then a deceased one. "Me? Soft?" He asked, a small smirk curving his whiskers. "I'm as soft as a prickle bush." Lifting one paw he poked her in the shoulder. "And you know it."

"Nope." Another voice chimed from the opposite side of the small area and Panthergaze trotted out with a mouse of his own. "Leopardwind's is a thorn bush and your a hive of angry bee's." He purred cheekily, shaking his pelt and spraying Fallenbane with muddy water. "But unfortunatly we have to like you both anyways." Starting back towards the camp, the ebony tom did not stop the hear their replies, but he heard Fallenbane sighed and pick up his own kill; following. "And your about as dense as a rock."

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Starpaw waddled closer to have a look at the offending paw, his blue eyes taking on a intense look. Pressing his nose gently to the pad, he felt the warmness of it and made a annoyed sound. "You should have come to Greenfeather or me earlier; as soon as it cracked open again." He chided, limping off towardf the tiny area where a few of the herbs were kept. "We cannot lose our deputy or have you out of commission because you decided not to come to us about a hurt paw." Realizing what he was saying and who he was saying it to he flushed and back pedeled. "I did not mean to sound insolate." He squeaked, horror in his voice. "I..it's just I get into my work sometimes, and it pay little attention to what i'm saying." Eyes wide he found what he was looking for and paded back over, dropping what he needed on the ground. Bending down he began to chew through a small peice of horsetail, creating a poluice. Next he took a leaf of Marigold and did the same before mixing the two on a oak leaf. Lapping a little of it up onto his tounge he began to gently ease it into the wound, making sure not to press to hard, but get it deep into the cut. Making a face, he finished and stepped back, examining. "Stay off of it for the rest of the day, and if you can sleep. It help with the healing process. Oh and here," Limping back to the herb pile he broke open a small poppy cone and took a seed. "Eat this, it will help as well."

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Scarlethaze blinked in surprise and shook her head. "You not like Fallenbane." She meowed, stretching. "Fallenbane cold and aggressive. You, though sometime anti-social, are nice." Looking over at Brokentail the purred in amusment. "And you mean to Midnightflower." She teased, taking a quick, but soft, cuff at his ear. "Have patrolos gone hunting yet?" She asked, feeling antsy. "Hi, what are you guys talking about?" Flicking her ears Scarlethaze smiled at Jadewing. She felt slightly more connected to Jadewing, both if them not coming from the clans. "How mean Brokentail is to Midnightflower." She meowed, giving the tom a look so he'd know she was only joking.

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"But your always hungry." Silentpaw muttered but followed her none the less. She was the only other apprentice in the clan for the time being and he, thought never admit it, enjoyed her friendship. "Where are Bloodmask and Leopardwind?" He muttered, "Iv not seen them yet this morning." Padding a little further away he yawned widely, arching his back in a stretch. A  scent reached his nose, one he was not familiar with yet caused the hairs on the back of his neck to fluff up. Sniffing again he tried to identify it. It smelt of old blood, metalic and cold. But there was a undertone of musk to it that reminded him of another animal. A unknown animal. The combination made him back up, claws instinctivly unsheathing. Luckily, it seemed it waqs old, maybe a few days. He really hoped they would not meet up with who ever the scenht belonged to.

OoC: If something's not slept right then i'm sorry. I'm not at home and I don't have a spell check. As for the scent, I'm going to try and add a little drama in as soon as possible.

"You're not like Fallenbane." Scarlethaze said.. "Fallenbane is cold and aggressive. You, though sometimes anti-social, are nice."Midnight gave her a look "Wow I feel so much better." She said playfully, to the other warrior  before she turned her attention to her brother. "And you're mean to Midnightflower." She said swatting his ear, making him duck trying to avoid it. Smiling slightly,  he licked his paw and ran it over the ear. 

"Have patrolos gone hunting yet?" She spoke again, looking figety. "Hi, what are you guys talking about?"The siblings heard another voice pipe up form beside them. They turned to see Jadewing. Well we're getting popular, Midnightflower thought as she licked the back of her paw.

 "How mean Brokentail is to Midnightflower." Scarlethaze said looking over at Brokentail jokingly. He sook his head slightly in amusment. He looked over at Jadewing. "Good morning, Jadewing." He purred looking at the she-cat. "How are you this morning?"

((Fail XP))

Sweetpaw shrugged. Time away from her mentor was good enough for her, as she saw it. There was always so much to do without Bloodmask hanging over her shoulder making sure she did just a little bit more and pitched in all the more often. "Beats me," she meowed in quiet disinterest, sidling over to the temporary fresh-kill pile cautiously. She didn't want any of the warriors to snap at her for taking more than her fair share, which currently, stood at no breakfast. Giving a mutinous glance at Wavepelt and Robinstar the tiny apprentice pawed at the empty ground sullenly. Glancing back she sighed. "Nothing's here, but I think some warriors went hunting. Uh..." Looking around Sweetpaw noticed the distinct absence of Fallenbane and Silentpaw's mentor, Leopardwind. And Panthergaze didn't seem to be around either. "Looks like your mentor went hunting with Fallenbane and Panthergaze," she meowed with a shrug.

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Wavepelt purred and draped her tail over Starpaw's shoulders once the small apprentice was done his work. "I don't mind it," she mewed affectionately. "It's good you start being more forceful now and you get a reputation for it. Most warriors, myself included, rarely listen to Greenfeather's advice." Giving Starpaw a small wink the she-cat stretched out carefully and stood up gingerly, making sure to keep her paw up in the air. "But I'll get some sleep because you asked so nicely," she meowed with a loud yawn, stepping away from Starpaw and dipping her head. "Many thanks. Greenfeather should be proud."

Padding away Wavepelt meowed a swift goodbye to Robinstar and Troutsplash, giving the warrior an apologetic glance. "Sorry about not coming with," the deputy meowed quickly before heading in the direction of a nice, sheltered and hopefully dry thicket of ferns and small bushes towards the edge of the small clearing. Slipping into the bushes Wavepelt trampled herself a small sleeping place, yawning again before closing her eyes.

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"A thornbush?" Leopardwind asked incredulousy, trotting up to the tom and giving him a good glare and swiping at his head in mock irritation. "Well, that's all done and said, but I think you left a rogue somewhere back there," she mentioned in an offhand matter, wondering how in the world Panthergaze managed to miss the poor tom tumbling right onto the warrior's paws. Shaking her head ruefully she silently agreed to Fallenbane's statement of Leopardwind being dense. "I think we should go back and ask him what he was doing here. I'd rather not have an unknown rogue skulking around our camp, however temporary it is."

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"Right then," Dawnrush meowed brightly, and flicked her tail eagerly. Licking down a patch of fluffed up gray fur and pushed herself to her paws, her whiskers twitching. "We'll probably run into Fallenbane and Panthergaze coming back though," she meowed with a small yawn. "Should we go in the other direction? If we go ahead there's probably some undisturbed land over there."

[Done O_O]

OoC: Accepted Electro. Would the these mentors be alright with everyone?
Snowpaw-Fallenbane
Painfullpaw-Midnightflower

If not let me know and i'll change them around.

BiC: Panthergaze blinked at the she-cat in confusion, trying to piece together what she was saying. "There was a rouge?" He asked in abashment, green eyes flashing. He looked back on his quicky hunt; the stalking of the mouse, the scents of nothing but prey, and then the kill. How could he not remember the smell of a rouge? Feeling frosty eyes boring holes into his pelt, the young tom looked at his paws in embarr*censored*ment. "I did not scent any rouge." He finally growled, hating that Fallenbane was staring at him as if he was an inncolent kit. "But I can go back and check." Fallenbane scowled, amber orbs glowing with frustration. "You do that; and next time check your surroundings a bit more thourghly. I'm not your mentor any longer and have an obligation to correct your mistakes." Ears flat, the black tom grabbed his prey and waited for Leopardwind. 

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Silentpaw gave the ground a sniff as well, stomach growling at the dull scent of prey. Mentally cursing, the tom sighed and sat back on his haunches, head tipped backwards as if basking in the non existnt glow of the sun. "As long as she does not come back with Fallenbane's scent on her pelt." He grumbled, eyes closed in distain. "I'm not sitting around for Leopardwind to cuff when she gets back because i'v done nothing." Getting back to his paws Silentpaw started towards where he caught the metalic blood scent last, curiosity as well as fear bubbling in him. Scanning over the area, he scowled at the fadded smell; the rain having washed most of it away. 

Shrugging Sweetpaw couldn't help but paw at the empty ground one last time as if desperately hoping Starclan would send some prey down from above. Turning she sighed. "She's going to smell like mud and rain," she meowed tartly, not very understanding of why Silentpaw held such a vendetta against his father, Fallenbane.

"What are you scenting for," Sweetpaw asked curiously, padding over to Silentpaw, her naturally nosy nature awakening. Tensing her body the she-cat lifted her head and opened her mouth wide, but scented nothing but the bitters-sweet smell of bracken, the heavy aroma of mud and the fresh odour of rain. Nothing out of the ordinary. Flicking her ears from side to side Sweetpaw tilted her head in confusion. It seemed that Silentpaw had seen, heard or scented something strange, but by Starclan, she couldn't figure it out.

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"There was a rogue, and no-cat would blame you for paying more attention to prey, considering the state we're in," Leopardwind meowed wryly, giving Fallenbane a good scowl for berating Panthergaze. "You didn't need to do that," she hissed in a low voice, brushing up against the large warrior, before flicking her tail huffily and trotting up to the ebony warrior. "Right in the bracken bush," she mewed softly, her eyes straying to said plant. It shook slightly before two blue eyes opened and glared at the warriors in a determined way. "Not that I think it's much of a threat," she meowed thoughtfully, "but keep aware anyways."

Padding forwards Leopardwind crouched slightly and came nose to nose with the rogue, her green eyes cold. "What're doing here?" she meowed, an icy edge creeping into her voice.

[Spider can reply when Panthergaze moves. ;D]

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"Everyone's unhappy," Dawnrush pointed out kindly, not wanting to speak ill of Fallenbane, even behind his back. Lengthening her strides the she-cat caugh up to Troutsplash and sniffed the air brightly. "What do you fancy hunting now? I could go for a nice fat quail. It would feed all of the cats and beyond," she meowed with a small sigh, her belly rumbling loudly in agreement. 

Choosing to ignore Sweetpaw's comment about Leopardwind's scent, Silentpaw gave the area another good smelling over. "There was something here." He murmured, voice slightly wavery. "A little bit before the rain started; it was...bad." Looking up at the pouring sky he scowled in annoyance. "I know it was there, like old blood and raw meat." Giving the other apprentice a quizzical look, the tom began moving the opposite direction of the clans, keeping his senses open. "I want to know what it was." Whiospering now, he was about to step on a old pine branch when the former scent reached his nose, making his fur stand on end. Leaning down he sniffed again,m noting the smears of red near the tips of the spikey needles. Blood, old and metalic. "Sweetpaw." He called, intending to show her he was not imagining things. 

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Panthergaze threw Fallenbane a curious look but followed Leopardwind, keeping a few paces behind so his wet fur did not brush her own. Suddenly she stopped and the black tom nearrowly noticed this in time to stop, a hiss escaping his throat. Looking over her shoulder he instantly bristled; taking a pace or so so he stood beside the she-cat, fangs bared and claws digging into the ground so the rouge would know he meant buisness. "Who are you?" He asked, normally light voice cold. He instantly felt better to find that Fallenbane had come up as well, his body close to the ground and tense, amber eyes boring into the rouges own. 

"Old blood?" Sweetpaw meowed in a hushed voice, her eyes widening. She would have dismissed Silentpaw as a fool if it weren't for the fact that she knew he wouldn't joke about things like that. It wasn't like him. Shivering, the fur along her neck standing on end, the she-cat padded up to her fellow apprentice at his call, ducking her head as a bitter wind chilled her bones. The weather wasn't much helping her nerves as Sweetpaw took a deep breath and coughed at the sudden intake of the wretched scent. "Sweet Starclan," she mewed, squeezing her eyes shut and leaning onto Silentpaw for support, both emotional and physical. "That's not anything I've scented before."

--

Spider shivered and let out a small yelp of surprise. He had hoped that the cats would simply ignore him, especially after the black tom had completely missed him, but now he had three of them in face snarling ferociously. Ducking his head he blinked his blue eyes a few times before mewing in a soft voice, "Spider. I'm a rogue, or loner, I don't really know the distinction, but anyways, I don't mean any ill towards you or your kin." Scuffing the ground awkwardly he realized how bad he must look, with a scar-lined pelt and the haggard look he could never quite be rid of. 

[Mrr. Wait for you again until Leopardwind. <3]

[Also, I just realized a great match Panthergaze and Leopardwind would be. :B]

  Snowpaw padded outside of the shade from the apprentices den behind her padded Painfullpaw his scared pelt shivering slightly from the cold. "Hrmm...of course gone as usual Fallenbane. I'll never be a warrior if this keeps up." she mewed unamused and swayed her tail side by side. Watching as others were chatting Snowpaw padded towards Starpaw notticing he was a bit busy. "Hey...seeings as my mentors not here...and probably wont be back for a while...mind if I help a bit?" she asked her eyes shinning slightly at the thought of doing something.

  Painfullpaw padded towards his mentor and hoped to starclan she was in a good mood. As he padded beside them he sat down and smiled at the others but was sad that he couldn't say hello. Nodding his head made sure his mentor knew he was on his way. Rubbing his ear as a raindrop fell onto the tip he twitched with a slight shiver. Smilling as he thought of the nursery before his incident and his mom laughing as he trip over a root in the ground falling face first. It hadn't been that long ago that his father had shown his true colours and tried to kill him but succeeding the murder of his little sister. Shivering he let out a silent yawn.

  Ottersplash seeing his clan awake smiled. Padding towards Robinstar he smirked. "Good morning oh great capitan!" he mrrowed in amusement. His kit like manner not changing a bit and tail in the air with great anticipation for a given order. "Anything you wish for me to do this great and lovely day?" he asked cheerfully and swaying his tail almost like a dog would if excited to much, a great big grin rest upon his features. Though the rain and mud were present he still held a kittish personality...which he thought was a good thing. But infact it wasn't when he remembered his actions at the gathering during leaf fall he had started to paw at a falling leaf. But he thought he had taken from the tension that had been held.

((OOC; Oh my Ottersplash is very kittish. XD And I'm alright with the mentors.))

OoC: Ottersplah it to cute! Det: They would be^^ with their personalities.

BiC: Letting the she-cat lean against him and paying no attention to it, Silentpaw felt his empty stomach shrivel a little more at the smell of gore. Trying to get his fur to lie flat as to not show any sort of fear the apprentice looked away. "Wonder what kind of creature this was, and what it had done?" He whispered to himself, amber eyes slit in concentration. "What do you think?" He asked Sweetpaw, tail tip twitching. 

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Starpaw scowled as he moved yet more herbs that were dried and shriveled, no use to any cat anymore. He wondered where Greenfeather had gone, he'd not seen his mentor yet this morning and the absence of him grated on the small toms nerves. Was he expected to do everything? He asked himself, sniffing at a small pile of Horsetail. The smell was stale and rotted. He moved it to the discard pile. Looking up at Snowpaw he blinked in surprise, not used to other apprentices being so close, moreless talking, to him.  "Oh, er, if you'd like." He stammered, unsure. "These," he nosed the bad pile. "Need to be taken a bit aways from the clans so no cat accidently eats them." He meowed. "There's to much for me to carry in one trip; would you mind to help?" He asked, grabbed half of the pile in his mouth and started towards the area beyond, stopping a bit aways to see if the other apprentice would follow. He doubted she would, considering.

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Panthergaze let his guard down a little, looking over the rouge wearily. He looked like a loner, with his scraggly fur and thin frame. Looking over at his fellow warriors, the ebony cat felt a little sorry for the rouge with Fallenbane staring at him unblinkingly with such hostility it made his own fur rise. Fallenbane had looked at him once before like that, when he was a apprentice and he nearly grovelled for forgivness. Never again, he'd told himself. At that time he hated his mentor as much as his sons hated him as a father. Now he just felt sorry for the ginger tom, with most of the clan looking at him like he was nothing more then a angry hive of wasps just waiting for you to tick him off so he could attack. Shaking the thoughts from his scatter-brained head he leaned closer to Leopardinwd. "What do you think?" He asked softly, eying to rouge. 

OoC: More will come from the scent later; just call it foreshadowing.