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Post by нawĸ on Aug 24, 2009 0:05:50 GMT
Hawkstar stood outside the Horseplace, right in front of the border of her territory. She remembered when her father had taken her here, when she had just become an apprentice. They had had a lot of fun running outside of the fences that the huge horses were kept inside, keeping an easy pace with the galloping chestnut giants. Then they'd gone hunting, and she'd made her first catch, a rabbit that was almost as big as she was. She was a lot smaller then, a lot younger. Things were better. Things were more normal. But it was pretty good now, too. There had been peace in the Clans for a long while now, and apart from a few minor disputes, everything was quiet. She was never so glad to be bored. |
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Post by Liquid Poison~Sagefeather on Aug 24, 2009 21:00:01 GMT
Sagefeather had been out hunting, when he spotted his leader. Sensing she was deep in thought, he padded up silently and just sat down next to her. He looked up at the horses - right now, they wasn't thundering around their pen, they was just grazing on the succulent grass. The long scar on his right shoulder throbbed as he thought of the time he'd strayed into there. The horses hadn't harmed the speckled tom; he'd cut himself on the wire enclosing them into the patch of grass. Sagefeather looked over at the she-cat sitting next to him, wondering if she'd realised he was there yet.
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Post by нawĸ on Aug 24, 2009 23:29:04 GMT
Hawkstar turned her head at a slight noise, only to start as she saw Sagefeather sitting beside her. "I'm sorry," she apologized quickly. "I wasn't paying attention--I was just thinking. Is there something you needed me for?" That was Hawkstar, all right: as soon as the slightest hint of trouble appeared, she'd be right on it. Nothing would be wrong in her Clan if she had a say in it. |
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Post by Liquid Poison~Sagefeather on Aug 25, 2009 20:36:50 GMT
"No, nothing at all. I was just hunting and found you here." Sagefeather half-smiled at his fretting leader, then looked up at the cloudless sky. "It's a beautiful day, isn't it?" he murmured.
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Post by нawĸ on Aug 26, 2009 0:13:00 GMT
Hawkstar nodded. "Oh, okay then." It seemed like she wasn't going to say more, but suddenly she declared, "Yes, it is. I fear it's one of the last days like this for a long time, though." |
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Post by Liquid Poison~Sagefeather on Aug 27, 2009 13:16:34 GMT
Sagefeather nodded in agreement, and scented the air. "Excuse me, Hawkstar, I scent a rabbit." He darted off and soon caught up with the rabbit, swiftly killing it and dragging it back. "Are you hungry?" he asked Hawkstar. "This is big enough for both of us."
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Post by нawĸ on Aug 27, 2009 21:32:51 GMT
Hawkstar blinked once, then nodded. "Are you sure? Eat as much as you want of it; I can always catch more later." |
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Post by Liquid Poison~Sagefeather on Aug 28, 2009 13:12:38 GMT
Sagefeather shook his head. "It's fine." Though he was hungry, he stepped back respectfully, to let Hawkstar take the first bite.
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Post by нawĸ on Aug 28, 2009 21:00:09 GMT
Hawkstar gave her deputy a long look, as if assessing whether she could get away with refusing, then decided against it and took a bite. Gulping it down, she stepped a little away, indicating that Sagefeather should eat. "Thank you." |
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Post by Liquid Poison~Sagefeather on Aug 29, 2009 15:54:27 GMT
''You're welcome, Hawkstar. This rabbit practically bounced into my paws.'' Sagefeather chuckled, then took a bite of the rabbit. Once he'd eaten his fill, he looked up at his leader with bright brown eyes. ''Are you okay, Hawkstar?'' he asked suddenly.
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Post by нawĸ on Aug 29, 2009 17:09:07 GMT
Hawkstar's eyes widened a little with alarm at Sagefeather's question. No one ever asked her that. She glanced down at herself to make sure she wasn't bleeding or anything; maybe something had bitten her and she hadn't noticed. Her pelt looked fine, so she returned her gaze to her deputy. "Yes, I'm fine, unless you see me bleeding where I don't..." She trailed off as she craned her neck around to examine her back. |
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Post by Liquid Poison~Sagefeather on Aug 29, 2009 17:19:56 GMT
"I mean do you feel okay, inside? You seem... distant." Sagefeather ducked his head, feeling slightly humiliated that he'd alarmed his leader.
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Post by нawĸ on Aug 31, 2009 10:43:20 GMT
Hawkstar considered her reply carefully before answering. "Well...thank you for your concern, but it's really not your problem. Leaders are supposed to take care of and guide their Clan...no matter how they feel. I can't really worry about my own feelings before those of WindClan. So in answer to your question...yes, I guess I'm okay, as long as I still get to lead at my fullest potential." |
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Post by Liquid Poison~Sagefeather on Aug 31, 2009 19:59:00 GMT
Sagefeather nodded, and didn't press the matter further. Although he didn't show it, he was in complete awe of the leader. Putting her Clan before her own feelings... what an amazing leader!
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Post by нawĸ on Aug 31, 2009 20:06:43 GMT
Hawkstar nodded briskly. "Alright, then," she declared, standing up and shaking herself to remove any stray pieces of grass. "I'd better get going; I intended to be hunting. Unless you want to come with me..." |
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Post by Liquid Poison~Sagefeather on Sept 1, 2009 15:45:07 GMT
''I'll come. An extra rabbit or two never hurt anybody.'' Sagefeather mewed, rising to his paws. "Where shall we hunt?"
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Post by нawĸ on Sept 2, 2009 0:35:57 GMT
"Okay, then. I was going to hunt in the old badger set, between the Horseplace and the camp, if that's okay with you," she offered. |
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Post by Liquid Poison~Sagefeather on Sept 2, 2009 0:54:50 GMT
''It sounds good.'' Sagefeather felt kind of awkward around his leader, just the two of them; he wasn't sure why.
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Post by нawĸ on Sept 3, 2009 23:57:56 GMT
"Okay then," Hawkstar said, suppressing a chuckle. Now that her mind was on the subject of feelings, her deputy sounded a little off today himself. She stood and headed towards the place she'd mentioned, opening her jaws to scent the wind; it was blowing towards her, happy day! "Are you okay?" she asked conversationally. |
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Post by Liquid Poison~Sagefeather on Sept 4, 2009 12:26:44 GMT
"What? I... yes, I'm fine." murmured Sagefeather. He cringed mentally, wishing his leader wasn't so observant.
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