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Post by <Raintalon> on Nov 12, 2016 14:12:04 GMT -5
Riverstar followed. "So. Your people are still calling you Weaselstar, I noticed." he said, walking alongside him.
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Post by ®Hawkpath® on Nov 12, 2016 14:15:30 GMT -5
"They are." It was a statement, a fact with no inclination of what he thought about it attached. He walked easily beside the other cat, but kept far enough away to make it clear they weren't friends.
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Post by <Raintalon> on Nov 12, 2016 14:23:10 GMT -5
Riverstar was silent for a moment. "They think you're still their leader, then?" he asked, keeping his tone level.
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Post by ®Hawkpath® on Nov 12, 2016 14:27:29 GMT -5
"I am still their leader." Weaselstar answered simply, and he seemed completely relaxed aside for the slight shiver of the end of his tail. He glanced over at Riverstar, eyebrows raised as if wondering how he would respond.
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Post by <Raintalon> on Nov 12, 2016 14:40:06 GMT -5
Riverstar flicked his ears back. "We can't have two camps in one." he said at last. "It's just not gonna fly. You have to know that."
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Post by ®Hawkpath® on Nov 12, 2016 14:43:35 GMT -5
"So what? I'm guessing this isn't you agreeing to step down." Weaselstar answered stiffly, the shivering of his tail becoming more pronounced. "You'd have me tell my people to start following you, right?"
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Post by <Raintalon> on Nov 12, 2016 15:54:07 GMT -5
"Just about." said Riverstar. "You know this is only gonna get worse, so we'd better figure out whatever this is before it does."
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Post by ®Hawkpath® on Nov 12, 2016 15:57:21 GMT -5
"Fine, let's figure it out." Weaselstar's voice was icy, he wasn't giving Riverstar the same fair chance that he was receiving but he didn't care. "Let's start by laying down some terms, like how I'm not backing down. At all. Your turn."
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Post by <Raintalon> on Nov 12, 2016 16:00:49 GMT -5
Riverstar narrowed his eyes. "Very well." He laughed softly. "You know, I can't quite wrap my head around this whole 'being dead' thing. Are you actually still a leader?"
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Post by ®Hawkpath® on Nov 12, 2016 16:05:14 GMT -5
"I would think my added experience would help me, not demote me." Weaselstar raised his eyebrows. "Or do you not won the whole StarClan thing anymore?"
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Post by <Raintalon> on Nov 12, 2016 16:06:39 GMT -5
"No, I mean - " said Riverstar impatiently, trotting ahead of him a little. "I mean like practically. Do you get new lives when you resurrect or is it just kind of an honorary thing?"
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Post by ®Hawkpath® on Nov 12, 2016 16:11:57 GMT -5
This wasn't a question Weaselstar had anticipated, and he frowned, momentarily shaken out of his confrontational mood. "I...don't know. I haven't really had an opportunity to check." He replied.
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Post by <Raintalon> on Nov 12, 2016 16:14:12 GMT -5
"Well, then." said Riverstar simply, stopping in his tracks. He spun around, slashing his claws across Weaselstar's throat.
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Post by ®Hawkpath® on Nov 12, 2016 16:21:25 GMT -5
Weaselstar's eyes widened in shock, and for a minute he stood motionless, struggling to comprehend what had just happened. He opened his mouth, but words were replaced by blood as he discovered breathing was no longer a privilege he possessed. He turned, slowly, to gaze back the way they had come, and took one agonized step towards the place his deputy-friend-sat, unaware of the treachery. "Ti..ger.." He mouthed, then his legs buckled and his small body hit the grass with a soft rustle, the last sound he would ever hear.
(Sorry, couldn't resist the drama. )
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Post by <Raintalon> on Nov 12, 2016 16:25:28 GMT -5
DRAMAAAAAAAAA)
Riverstar stood stock-still for several minutes. Eventually he gave a resigned shudder and started pacing around, as if waiting for something to happen.
Eventually what he was waiting for happened. A fox appeared, sniffing at the blood. Riverstar took one look, pushed the body towards it, and disappeared into the forest as the fox dragged the body off.
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Post by ®Hawkpath® on Nov 12, 2016 16:38:37 GMT -5
There was a slight rustle to the side of the clearing, and a very pronounced sneeze, followed by a quiet and hurried "shush!".
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Post by <Raintalon> on Nov 12, 2016 16:52:34 GMT -5
Riverstar tilted his head, fairly certain that no one could've seen him make the kill since he was a few miles away now. "Who's there?" he asked tersely.
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Post by ®Hawkpath® on Nov 12, 2016 17:05:34 GMT -5
"I knew he'd hear you." The mutter had a sullen tone to it now, then a small tom around the age of an apprentice stepped out, eyeing Riverstar through dark green eyes and keeping well away from him. Every rib was visible, and his face looked bony and too big for his neck. "We saw you kill him." He stated.
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Post by <Raintalon> on Nov 12, 2016 17:59:17 GMT -5
Riverstar eyed the young cat, sniffing him suspiciously. "You smell of PineClan." he stated. "Best to mind your own business and get back to your own territory before anything starts here." His eyes glinted slightly, as he delivered the veiled threat.
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Post by ®Hawkpath® on Nov 12, 2016 18:02:57 GMT -5
The cat tilted his head slightly to the side, ears twitching. "Shady thinks you're going to kill me." He said after a minute, eyes widening slightly. "Are you?"
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Post by <Raintalon> on Nov 12, 2016 18:05:43 GMT -5
"Not here, not today." said Riverstar. "But if you don't want to meet me in battle with your Clan later, you should leave."
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Post by ®Hawkpath® on Nov 12, 2016 18:17:50 GMT -5
"Okay." The tom agreed readily, turning and walking away. He glanced over his shoulder a couple of times, ears still twitching, but didn't seem inclined to argue.
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Post by <Raintalon> on Nov 12, 2016 18:27:01 GMT -5
Riverstar watched him go, then turned around, looking for the aforementioned Shady and suddenly wondering if the cat just made him up.
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Post by ®Hawkpath® on Nov 12, 2016 19:22:44 GMT -5
The only scent was that of the tom's, and it was clear that no other cats were anywhere nearby.
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Post by <Raintalon> on Nov 12, 2016 19:25:35 GMT -5
Tilting his head curiously, Riverstar trotted after the young tom. "Hey." he called.
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Post by ®Hawkpath® on Nov 12, 2016 19:41:22 GMT -5
The tom turned, looking surprised. "I'm going, I don't want you to get mad." He said uncertainly, staring up at the leader.
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Post by <Raintalon> on Nov 13, 2016 15:20:51 GMT -5
"Who were you talking to?" asked Riverstar, tilting his head.
Raziel waded through thick underbrush, going slowly but in a straight line. He looked straight ahead, giving no time to distractions.
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Post by ®Hawkpath® on Nov 13, 2016 15:25:19 GMT -5
There was a sudden rustle in the branches above Raziel, and leaves came fluttering down as if knocked from their place.
The tom opened his mouth, then his ear turned and he hurriedly shut it again. "My name's Olivekit." He said in reply, looking at the ground.
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Post by <Raintalon> on Nov 13, 2016 15:28:18 GMT -5
Raziel froze, both ears flicking towards the sound. He unfurled his wings, ready to disappear.
Riverstar frowned. "Excuse me?" he said, tilting his head at the cat. "No, I asked who you were talking to. Shady."
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Post by ®Hawkpath® on Nov 13, 2016 15:32:52 GMT -5
"I wasn't talking to anyone." Olivekit's voice rose is a distressed tone, his ears flicking all around him even though the forest was quiet. "What do you mean? There's no one- shhh!" He whipped around, hissing fiercely at a nearby bush.
"I really wouldn't do that, if I were you." Amriel landed lightly on the ground behind him, spreading her own wings and causing a menacing crash of lightning, even though there wasn't a cloud in the sky.
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