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mothwingofriverclan ([personal profile] mothwingofriverclan) wrote in [community profile] desperatefans2023-11-07 06:19 pm

Introducing: Mothwing

Mothwing leaves camp at sunrise, wanting to beat the greenleaf heat. Herbs are plentiful this time of year, and Mothwing wants to find a few to take back to camp to teach Frostpaw their scents. She’s glad that she’d found a new apprentice with a connection to StarClan so quickly after Willowshine’s death, if only so that her clanmates wouldn’t bug her. She still doubts that they really need StarClan; it had been Bristlefrost that saved them from the impostor and the Dark Forest, not a bunch of mouse-brained dead cats. Still, Frostpaw was learning her herbs well, which was what really mattered.

Heading for the lakeshore, Mothwing keeps an eye out for borage, and maybe some rosemary. Padding up to the edge, Mothwing takes a look at her reflection. She’s getting old. Her dappled golden fur isn’t as shiny as it once was, and her amber eyes are tired, but she notes with satisfaction that she’s still bigger and stronger than most of her clanmates.

There’s an odd flicker in the lake, and Mothwing instinctively swats at it with her paw--extra fish is always welcome, even in bountiful greenleaf--but it turns out to be a trick of the light. Disappointed, she looks up, and is startled to find herself at a completely different lake. It’s much smaller than her lake, and she can’t see the Gathering island anywhere. Besides, it smells completely different--is it leaf-fall suddenly? She backs up a few steps, the fur on her back raising defensively.

For a moment, she wants to laugh--is this her first ever vision from StarClan? They couldn’t have sent this to her seasons ago, when her position was in question? Then she notices the large twoleg dwelling looming over the lake, and she feels a stupid kind of relief. There are definitely no twoleg dens in StarClan’s hunting grounds, so this isn’t a vision. On the other paw... she has no idea where she is.

“Is any cat here?” she meows as loudly as she dares. Unbeknownst to her, anyone walking by would understand her words, whether they were a cat, a twoleg, or any other person.
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[personal profile] wickedwit 2023-11-28 12:34 am (UTC)(link)
"I appreciate hearing your perspective," Claudius says with a sincere smile. "And I'll have to remember mouse-brained as an insult. A great deal of my clan's politics were mouse-brained, which is why I'm glad I'm not with them. This place has a more egalitarian clan, with no leaders."
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[personal profile] wickedwit 2023-11-30 02:37 pm (UTC)(link)
"I do hope you'll come to enjoy it here," Claudius says politely and fondly. "Do you care for catmint? Twolegs drink it in tea for sleeplessness and colds, and I've a great deal of it harvested and drying in my workshop."
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[personal profile] wickedwit 2023-12-04 06:26 pm (UTC)(link)
"Well, I'll tell you right now I have an excess of it," Claudius says with a smile. "I didn't know it could be used to treat deadly illnesses in cats -- it's understandable why you'd wish to be sparing with your supply. But here it grows like a weed, and I need only a small amount for my sleeping draughts."
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[personal profile] wickedwit 2023-12-07 07:06 pm (UTC)(link)
"That's very true," Claudius says, expression softening. "It's a disorienting experience, being spirited away to a place like this, far from everyone and everything you've known. Do tell me if there's anything I might do to make it easier on you."