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Post by ❝ viperstar ❞ on Apr 23, 2021 0:19:30 GMT
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It was strange really. he still slept with the rest of his clan, but it was different. It felt different, anyway. The moon was already high in the sky and he still couldn't sleep. He'd only recently came back from the Moonstone a few days ago and it was still a "dream come true" that he'd actually become the leader of Windclan. Well, this was a development that he never expected would happen to him. And he'd never dreamed of having this spot in the clan. He absolutely loved his clan and wanted to support them, but becoming the leader was not the way he expected to do that.
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Viperstar sighed softly and stood from his place in the center of camp, trying not to wake his mate, who slept beside him. Then he carefully picked through the sleeping bodies that lay around him, attempting to not step on them or wake them up in any way. Another sigh drifted into the air as he got out of the maze and ended up at the camp entrance. He glanced back at his clan in a thoughtful way. He expected more backlash honestly, but, thankfully, there wasn't much so far.
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He wasn't going to go far. Just a few paces away from the camp entrance so that he didn't wake any of his clanmates up. He needed to think. He was glad to have Swiftfoot by his side. He was sure he'd made the right choice on picking her as his deputy. She was headstrong, smart, a very respected warrior in the clan, and a good advisor. He suspected that the clan approved his choice as well as starclan.
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Speaking of Starclan... His eyes traveled up to the black sky full of bright stars. They had accepted him as the Windclan leader despite his age and his past. Had they forgiven him for all he'd done then? Was he in the clear? His head dropped low in his own guilt. He was being forced to grow up a little too fast. But he would survive.
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gophergaze
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Post by gophergaze on Apr 23, 2021 18:54:04 GMT
the vessel found a distant shore
forgotten and remote
there wasn't a day that went by that gophergaze didn't question pipitfur's decision to step down from her position as medicine cat. day after day she wondered what it was that had tipped her mentor over the edge - had she been waiting to see how gophergaze would perform on her own before going through with it? had the war, the rise and fall of emberstar, been too much for her? or did she truly feel as though she were no longer capable of providing her services and seemingly endless knowledge to the clan? it made gophergaze's paws itch with discomfort, a seemingly endless bounty of questions rising up in her throat each and every time she passed by the elder's den. she wanted, badly, to know why pipitfur had done what she did. gophergaze couldn't imagine stepping away from the life she was living, now - she felt like she was thriving, and even though the battle had tested her abilities and stretched her thin, she come through and felt more confident than ever. so why...?
thump. as she made her way back into camp, having gone for a walk through windclan territory like she did every few nights, she was unable to make out the shape of viperstar's form just outside the clan entrance in the dim light, and walked right into him. heat spreading over her cheeks, she lifted her gaze, squinting through the blurry shapes that constituted her poor eyesight and parted her jaws to take in his scent. oh, starclan, how embarrassing was it for her to bump right into the newly named leader! she flattened her ears slightly, unable to quite meet his gaze.
"ah, i'm so sorry, viperstar!" she mewed bashfully, tail twitching to-and-fro over her paws nervously. "i should have watched where i was going - i didn't know you were going out for patrol?"
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Post by ❝ viperstar ❞ on Apr 24, 2021 3:27:35 GMT
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He was too busy looking up at the stars to pay attention to anything else, and so he didn't notice her presence until right before she ran into him. He didn't have any chance to move out of the way or tell her to stop, and her slightly larger frame nearly knocked him over. Luckily he was able to catch himself and stay standing. His heart nearly jumped out of his chest, and a familiar feeling of major anxiety washed over him until he realized who it was that bumped into him.
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"Gophergaze." He said softly, a small smile on his maw as he steadied himself and regained his composure. She apologized profusely and he flicked his tail against her flank gently to comfort her. "Don't worry about it. I'm alright, you're alright, and I know things have been a little tense after what had happened, but Windclan is in a state of peace for now. One that's been long awaited for."
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There was a long pause as his eyes drifted up to the sky once again, staring at the stars intently. "But... why did they choose me? I've done so many horrible things and I'm definitely not the strongest cat in Windclan."
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He was so nervous. He was so uncertain. He felt like he was doing someone else's job. But if Starclan had really chosen him, as evidence by them giving him his nine lives, then he would do whatever he could to do the job he'd been given. And after a moment of silence, Viperstar turned back to his medicine cat with another smile.
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"Listen, Gophergaze. I am your leader and you are my medicine cat and I sincerely value your presence and opinion. I want you to know that you are always welcome to talk with me about whatever you need. My time is open to you."
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Post by gophergaze on Apr 24, 2021 21:29:46 GMT
the vessel found a distant shore
forgotten and remote
the tom's tail soothed over her flank, and instantly the medicine cat allowed herself to calm, her thick, fluffy coat relaxing from where it had started to bristle, what with how she'd been rambling on already. bits of grass and small petals clung to her fur, evidence that she'd been walking and flouncing about the territory, nosing her way through carefully woven grasses and digging underneath tall bushes for herbs while she tried to clear her mind under starclan's bright, ever bright sky.
gophergaze supposed that it was a good thing, then, that she'd already cleared her worries from the past few sunrises, and let her anxieties be carried by the wind until they fell into starclan's paws. she felt lighter than air, and with an untroubled mind, she didn't feel uncomfortable trying to offer viperstar his own clearly needed peace of mind. her murky eyes followed his gaze upwards, to silverpelt - she had never been able to make out the stars, details too fine for her weak, weak eyes to see, but the way that silverpelt spanned across the sky was visible to her, and she thought that maybe, just maybe, she saw it better than all other cats, for once. the colors bled together, into violets and pinks and blacks, and she wished that she could let viperstar see it through her eyes, too. the way it brought a feeling of peace on her...
her gaze lowered back down to the tom, and without hesitation, she stepped forward, pressing her side against his.
"you are feeling the weight of guilt for a crime that isn't your own, viperstar," gophergaze purred, butting her head into his shoulder. "you cannot help following the actions of your mother's will when you are a kit who knows nothing else but her word. you grew up, you recognized what you did was wrong, and you matured. that's all that can be asked of you.
"starclan would not give lives to a leader who did not deserve them... and physical strength is not all there is to a value in a warrior. you have endured such a wounded life, viperstar. you have persevered. is that not strength, in its own right?"
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Post by ❝ viperstar ❞ on Apr 25, 2021 0:12:35 GMT
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Gophergaze's fur was comforting and warm. Viperstar closed his eyes to take in the sweet smell of herbs that drifted off her, giving him strength and confidence. He sighed softly and smiled at her, stroking her pelt with his tail. It was a friendly gesture, as if she were a sister to him. She was certainly a comfort to him, despite his small frame. "Thank you Gophergaze." he said quietly. "Your words give me confidence and strength. I know I'm a young leader and inexperienced at that, but I will do my best to make Windclan great again."
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He came to the conclusion that he and Gophergaze were going to get along quite well. That the two of them would lead Windclan together and hopefully bring a time of peace for several moons. He hoped that the tension between Riverclan and Windclan was over and that they could co-exist together, even if it was only in a neutral standing. Although, he hoped the rogues that were attacking them wouldn't be another tense problem between Windclan and Riverclan. It was beginning to hurt Viperstar dearly just how many warriors were coming back dead or injured because they came back after a fight with Emberstar's followers.
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"What do you make of Emberstar's gang?" He asked the young medicine cat. "I'm struggling with how to handle it, though that may just be my inexperience."
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Post by gophergaze on Apr 27, 2021 2:45:10 GMT
the vessel found a distant shore
forgotten and remote
that purr of hers, meant only to serve as a comforting sound to viperstar initially, was now deepening into a much more genuine sound of gratitude as his tail brushed over her flank. she nestled closer to him, taking joy in the sense of familial kinship it brought her, and allowed a broad smile to grace her otherwise delicate features. with no other immediate kin besides her father, it wasn't often that gophergaze was given a chance to share tongues with her clanmates. she was relieved to hear that, if nothing else, her words could provide her some comfort.
emberstar's gang of rogues, though. it was difficult to navigate the clan's camp now, seeing how many clanmates were gone either due to death, or due to abandoning the clan in favor of a fallen leadership, one that had not been respected even by starclan. it wasn't only how quickly he had passed on the field that clued gophergaze into his lack of nine lives, but the air about himself in and of itself - leaders carried with them a certain otherworldliness that gohpergaze could not ignore, a sure sign of starclan's approval. what viperstar had emanating around him now, emberstar had lacked. if these warriors were willing to follow him even in death to the point that they would abandon their clan, then she knew that starclan, too, would welcome them not.
"would you be upset with me if i said that i wasn't surprised?" gophergaze mewed quietly, after a long moment of silence. "no cat is raised under a perfect paw. it's obvious that not everyone will agree with your every beckon and whim, but... to think that that starts with your leadership in and of itself is saddening. yet nobody knows better than you that he was a volatile tom. that he might have other cats wrapped so easily around his paw... does it really surprise you, viperstar?"
with a sigh, she drew away from the warmth of his side, looking down to the blur of her paws as her ears angled backwards. "i think it is best that you focus on the warriors who have stuck by you, viperstar. the kindness you show them will be returned tenfold if you treat them well. their loyalty will not waver if you repair the damages he's left behind before they further crack the clan."
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Post by ❝ viperstar ❞ on Apr 27, 2021 5:26:40 GMT
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The warmth that glued them together was comforting. It wasn't easy getting close to his clan. Ever since Adderpaw's death, it had been difficult to share tongues with the rest of his clan due to his weakness and shame. But now that he was Windclan's leader everything seemed to be turned upside down. Now, they saw him as Starclan's chosen and he felt distant from the rest of his clan due to his rank more than anything else. He was glad for the comforting presence of Gophergaze, Swiftfoot, Juniperblaze, Alderstone, and Redelm. The five of them being his closest allies.
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"no cat is raised under a perfect paw. it's obvious that not everyone will agree with your every beckon and whim, but... to think that that starts with your leadership in and of itself is saddening. yet nobody knows better than you that he was a volatile tom. that he might have other cats wrapped so easily around his paw... does it really surprise you, viperstar?" The small tabby tom listened intently to the advice of his medicine cat. And it was sound advice. Viperstar nodded his head in agreement and then sighed softly. "I should have known he would have had his own followers. I should have known that his smooth tongue would have affected others. I was foolish to think I was his only real target." Once again blaming himself for the whole situation. Yes, he had some fault in it, but no he wasn't to blame. He just had to convince himself that before he tried to convince his clan that.
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His medicine cat pulled away and stared down at her paws. He longed for the warmth of her fur but didn't chase her. His eyes turned to look at her while she spoke again. "i think it is best that you focus on the warriors who have stuck by you, viperstar. the kindness you show them will be returned tenfold if you treat them well. their loyalty will not waver if you repair the damages he's left behind before they further crack the clan." once again the leader nodded his head in agreement and understanding began to flood his mind. His clan was much more important than the rogues outside. His clan was already cracked down the middle. He needed to unify them once more. Get them back in the groove, keep them out of stagnation, and keep Windclan from disbanding altogether.
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"You're absolutely right. I was not put here because I'm perfect for the role, but because I have the potential skills to pull our clan out of its brokenness." He turned to look at his medicine cat and purred softly beside her. "Thank you for your wisdom Gophergaze. You are a strong medicine cat and I appreciate your guidance."
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gophergaze
Medicine Cat
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join us in a journey to wherever we may go
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Apr 30, 2021 18:30:53 GMT
Post by gophergaze on Apr 30, 2021 18:30:53 GMT
the vessel found a distant shore
forgotten and remote
a strong medicine cat. that thought alone made gophergaze chuckle a little bit, her gaze lowering slightly as her face burned with heat. there were times that she hadn't felt strong, before... assisting her clanmates recover from the most recent battle was certainly a test like no other she'd been through before. how could she have been strong, then, when she spent each night restless and stressing over how quickly her herb supply was depleting? how could she have been strong, then, when she slithered out of camp each night to retrieve new stocks, leaving little behind to be saved for a later time that she might have needed it? how could she have been strong, then, when she helplessly watched as pipitfur sat through her retirement ceremony, feeling so lost and confused, terrified to be left alone in her den?
"you've always been very kind to me, viperstar," gophergaze mewed, feeling small, like she were an apprentice, again. passing viperstar - vipereye, at the time - in the camp, and admiring each and every warrior, including him, for his strength. "i - i'm lucky, to serve under you, really... it's an honor to think that you find me someone to be turned to for guidance."
how could it be? he wasn't much older than her, but he still had moons on her in terms of age, and lifetimes of trauma to learn from, as compared to her own... all she had under her pelt was a mother who had rejected her, and a father who treated her like she had hung the sun, moon, and stars herself. where had she suffered, really, when viperstar's life had been so unkind to him?
"i - ah - please. don't hesitate to... to come to my den, if you'd ever... just like to speak even as friends."
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Post by ❝ viperstar ❞ on May 4, 2021 5:32:32 GMT
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"you've always been very kind to me, viperstar, i - i'm lucky, to serve under you, really... it's an honor to think that you find me someone to be turned to for guidance."
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Viperstar turned to the younger she-cat, his heart full of compassion for her. "You've been strong these past couple moons. You've kept up the hard work and if you faltered, I certainly didn't see it. You fought for the good of your clan and did what you could even in the time of darkness. I am wholly and completely honored to have someone like you as my medicine cat. To have someone like you I can turn to." His voice was soft and only for her. He cared for his clan, fought for his clan, and would die for his clan over and over and over again. And he needed all the help he could get.
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"Windclan is week, coming out of a time of tragedy and hardship, having lost half the clan to chasing out Emberstar's followers, to losing cats by the claws of those same followers. You and I need to work hard to rebuild and gain the trust of our clan again. I know it's a massive task for those as young as us. But together, I think we can make this clan great again."
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He turned to her with a smile. He had decided to trust her, just as he hoped Windclan could come to trust him as well. He'd had a rough time of it, trying his best not to get killed by his half-brother, and to save Windclan from his imprisoning claws. Viperstar needed allies, and he needed a way to prove himself worthy of the leader title.
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