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.
Macawblaze
Macawblaze, even deep in his slumber, would feel his brothers warm beside him. The ginger tom cat leaning into the darker pelted sibling a soft purr rumbling from the Skyclan tom.
Deep into his rest Macawblaze had the breath knocked out of him when a sudden force bolted into the tom pushing him from his makeshift nest jolting him awake. Macawblaze aware of his assailant identity until a familiar scent invade his senses; Bearchaser!
“What in Starclan are you doing?” His words falling deaf on his brothers ear, the large warrior still pinning the ginger tom down hissing and spitting. Macawblaze stared into the eyes of his attacker, while it may be his brothers body this was not Bearchaser at least not in his right mind.
A piercing yowl rang from Macawblaze as his brothers claw made contact with his flesh, thankfully his large coat did more than just make him look pretty, it softened the blow slightly. Macawblaze could still feel the sting and blood welled against his chest but not enough to take him out of the fight. His body moved on pure instinct. His large hind feet pushed up under Bearchaser, Macawblaze throwing all his might into flinging the tom cat off of him. What was going on? Why was his kin, his clanmate, his best friend attacking him? His mind raced with questions that would have to go unanswered as it was clear Bearchaser needed to be reminded that he was not the only powerhouse in Skyclan. Trying his best to ignore the stinging in his chest, Macawblaze flipped over onto all fours, a wheeze escaping him in the process as he tried to catch his breath.
He stared down his attacker, his weight shifting between his paws, teeth snarling at Bearchaser ready to reciprocate his attack should he pounce again. Macawblaze entered this journey ready to fight but he never guessed his opponent would be one he practically shared a nest with until just a few moons ago.
“I don't want to fight my own brother!” He snapped.
His golden-blue gaze frantically searched their battleground for Roseglow, above all else he needed Roseglow to be safe. She was Skyclans only healer and with no apprentice trained if something happened to her Skyclan would be vulnerable; above all else he was scared she was the only one with the knowledge to heal his brother. “Cinderpeach, Scarletshimmer.” His sonorous voice pleading with the warriors to awaken. “Get Roseglow out of here!” Macawblaze knew not if his words reached the slumbering warriors and he wasn't about to take his eyes off Bearchaser again to check.
His tail lashed violently behind him, clumps of fur following the motion of the lashes. Hesitantly he did attempt to close the gap between himself and Bearchaser. His body was ready to defend himself at a moment's notice but his eyes were calm, searching Bearchaser expression for any sign of his loving brother.
“Bearchaser! Brother! Stand down.”