Roseglow, medicine cat of Skyclan
The ginger molly did her best to keep her head high as she led the patrol - made up of her siblings and Cinderpeach - away from the clan territories and to where Firestar directed them. However, with each step, the confidence Roseglow faked began to fade away, only to be replaced by anxious thoughts and relentless whispers. Am I even qualified to be leading this patrol? Should I have stayed behind with Aspenleaf? They would have been better off without me. Shaking her fur as if to rid her mind of these thoughts, she glanced at her siblings and Cinderpeach gratefully, comforted by their willingness to join the patrol and their confidence in their abilities.
As they walked closer towards the end of their territory, Roseglow paused, feeling a pull towards the unknown land and the anxious thoughts in her head beginning to grow louder and louder. "Wait..." She murmured, hesitating to move forward, before looking at her clanmates and speaking in a louder voice, "I feel a pull in that direction but... something feels wrong. As if the whispers and thoughts in my head are growing stronger." The medicine cat shuddered anxiously, glancing at the others to gauge their responses, "I fear the further we stray from clan territory the worse it will get. I will not blame anyone if they decide to turn back." She offered but secretly prayed that no one would leave her.
Something felt completely and utterly off. Although Roseglow was admittedly a very anxious and insecure feline, she was never this hard on herself so frequently. Could it be the whispers? Are they making my self-doubt worse? Roseglow stopped herself from theorizing, placing more importance on solving the issue than trying to understand it. The more I think about it, the worse it will get. She gave herself a small, uncertain nod, trying to convince herself that it was just her usual anxiety made worse by the situation. Roseglow looked at her clanmates, wondering what the whispers might be telling them, or making them feel.
Finally, the patrol reached the border of their clan to the unknown. Nervously, Roseglow sniffed the air for any hints of what may be happening, but to no avail. The medicine cat sat in front of her clanmates, kneading her paws on the ground as she tried to decide what to do. "Would you want to hunt before we go any further? We might be walking for a while, there's a chance we might have to find somewhere to sleep as well... Our nightmares might be worse as well..." Roseglow hesitated, looking to her siblings to take over the warrior tasks. Although Roseglow was a warrior before becoming a medicine cat, she trusted her warrior abilities far less than her medicine cat abilities - but if she had to hunt and lead, she would do what was asked of her.
CINDERPEACH
The Sweet Flame of Skyclan
The white molly padded along toward the back of the group, black and ginger tail grazing uncertainly across the leaves dotting the ground. Partially, she felt like she was intruding somewhat, with how every other cat on the patrol was related, but she had made her bed now. Her ear flicked as Roseglow confirmed that the whispers would only intensify- the she-cat had to admit it gave her the creeps, but she had no plans on turning her back on her clanmates so easily. She was here, and she would be brave for them.
"That would be a good idea... we don't know when we'll get the chance to hunt again." She looked over to Bearchaser, "If we eat our fill now, then... we can probably go a few days if we need to." The she-cat mewed, sitting down and glancing somewhat anxiously around
Bearchaser |Strong-willed Soldier of Skyclan|
Bearchaser could sense his older sister’s unease as they set out on their journey. None of them knew what dangers and challenges laid ahead, but Bearchaser knew one thing, he would help protect everyone within the patrol. He would make Roseglow see her worth and why she was needed for such a trying task. Casting a side-eye glance with his brother, Macawblaze, silently communicating with him to keep an eye on their leader and medicine cat for the duration of their mission. His dark pecan, umber brown, and white pelt hackled with unease at the groans and moans of pained and tortured whispers. Something in the foggy surroundings were not at rest and they were making it known.
Taking a brief glance over his broad shoulder to eye his other older sister, Scarletshimmer and fellow clan mate; Cinderpeach that were bringing up the rear. Bear wanted to make sure that everyone remained accounted for. Picking up his pace to walk beside Roseglow, pursing his lips as he could feel the temperature drop around them. The cold seeping to his bones, making every step feel as if he was ankles deep in thick mud or even quick sand. Heeding Rose’s words, pausing just at the edge of their territory. His tufted ears twitching as he takes in the eerie sounds around him.
“Then it would seem that we are in the right area. Don’t you agree?” Bearchaser muses with a soft sigh. His fluffy tail flicking back and forth, his marigold gaze locked on what lays ahead. Nudging Roseglow in reassurance, “Don’t worry. We knew the possibilities of what could be awaiting for us. We are all in this together now. No turning back” Bear mutters with a small smile. He would never admit to anyone but the voices tried to plague his mind with thoughts and feelings of failure. That he would not be able to protect everyone in the company, that he would be the reason and cause of their demise. Clenching his jaw, his golden gaze hardening as he forces such images and thoughts from his troubled mind.
Pretending he had not just been having a mental battle with himself, he turns to his siblings and Cinderpeach. Biting his inner cheek at Roseglow’s suggestion, she had a point that maybe they should do some hunting before continuing. “It might not be such a bad idea…as I have a feeling we do not want to stray when we step paw inside” the young warrior mutters mostly to himself. Bearchaser could not shake the feeling that if they dared glanced back once they crossed the threshold, one would possibly lose oneself indefinitely.