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[Wolf]

Halfpaw looked up suddenly as his name was called. He swallowed his shyness, and hid his shock, and stepped forwards. He made his way through the cats, feeling like he was dreaming, he felt like he would wake up any minute. He made it to the front and stood, his legs shaking slightly in excitement, and looked up at Nightmoon, wondering what he would think of having a deformed apprentice.

[nightmoon]

(( Nightmoon

Nightmoon looked up to Stormstar as he summoned the attention of his Clan back towards him. The warrior was restless, and soon, he saw his chance. Stormstar had asked Halfpaw and himself to step forward, and he did so gladly. The russet tom looked around, wondering what was to happen, the looks on other cats faces as they heard that the deformed apprentice was to get a mentor in a cat that barely understood what it was to be friends with some other cat. The warrior looked toward Halfpaw before looking towards Stormstar. The gesture might have been taken as rejection, but he was just doing as a warrior should.

"I will, Stormstar."

The russet tom then leaned down, pressing his nose to Halfpaw before their clan, leader, and the heat of StarClan. When he was done, he tilted his head back towards Tansypaw, inclining that they should both head that way.

"I'm sure you will want to settle the new apprentice in, Halfpaw. Go on. Maybe we can train with her mentor tomorrow at sunrise. Have fun little tom."

~.~.~Otterspirit[/size]

Otterpaw had been slightly out of it after the battle, wandering around the edge of the meeting looking for Barrenclaw. She spotted him near the Medicine Cat's den, bleeding from wounds. Before should could even start to run over to him, Stormstar had called her name to step forward. Her heart skipped a beat, and she followed the other apprentices to the front of the meeting group, sitting to look up at Stormstar.

"I promise to uphold the code, Stormstar."

From that moment on, she was no longer an apprentice of CloudClan. As she sat there, she became a warrior of CloudClan, known by the name Otterspirit. When she was dismissed to the leader could continue announcements, the she-cat dashed over to her mate, looking at him with worried brown eyes. She didn't speak, not yet, wondering if he knew she was there, knew that she was close to him. Her vigil would be tonight, but after that, she could spend all the time she had extra with him, caring for him as she hoped to.

"Barrenclaw? Has Dragonflydance seen to you yet? I'll find her for you if she hasn't..."

[[xoxo] shard. :)]

Stormstar

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Wondering where this life ^{will lead}
Answering many desperate _{a plea}
In any weather or terrain
I'll strive and fight to ease all pain
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Now for the new deputy. He'd thought long and hard about this, a cat responsible enough to hold up the position. "Lastly, I shall name the new deputy of CloudClan. I have pondered for much time over a worthy cat, and I have now made my decision.

"I say this before StarClan so that my warrior ancestors may hear and approve my choice. Twistedscissor will be the new deputy of CloudClan!" With that final announcement, after the Clan had chanted and cheered, Stormstar leapt down from the Bird's Wing for some much needed rest. "I'm counting on you," he murmured solemnly to Twistedscissor before returning to his den.[/size][/blockquote]

[KURI. (happy birfday to me :D)]

"Otter...paw...?"

His voice was cracked and he felt blood drip out from his mouth as the tomcat spoke. The pulsing in his ears had been too great to hear what Stormstar had said, but now that Otterpaw - who was now Otterspirit, but he didn't know that - was speaking directly to him he could hear well enough to pick out her words. While he couldn't see his mate, he could tell her voice apart from that of every other cats (that was easy) and over the stench of the blood still caked onto his eyes he could catch a whiff of her sweet scent. "Dunno..." the tom murmured, trying to get his thoughts straight. "I think... maybe... maybe not," It wasn't a very good answer, but he tried.

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[nightmoon]

~.~.~Otterspirit[/size]

Otterspirit stepped closer to Barrenclaw, pressing her shoulder against his and purring quietly. He didn't know it was her until she had spoken, and Dragonflydance was no where to be seen. The she-cat stayed there for a moment before mewing quietly to him again in comfort and in correction.

"No Barrenclaw. It's Otterspirit now. Lay down. Dragonflydance will have to come and help you soon. I'll clean you up in the meantime."

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[SHADE. :D]

// Dragonflydance is at the medicine cat Gathering. =P