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Post by ponz on Aug 19, 2020 17:10:59 GMT -8
— 010 — WRITING WIP
- opal rises at dawn thanks to an ecstatic young aspen shaking them awake. the young prince chatters on about the tournament while nudging the kingdom's enigma into answering questions about themself. opal is left to wonder if this is what friendship is supposed to be.
- embers and snow announce the start of the tournament as otter passes out stones for the eligible knights and squires to enter with. the pebbles are drawn, and it is determined that adder, aster, river, cloud, raccoon, morning, shadow, stag, minnow, and rabbit will be the ten combatants.
- snapshots of trials and combat in the tournament. raccoon's youth and inexperience makes him an underdog, rabbit seems unwilling to show her true strength, aster antagonizes morning, river is just having fun, etc.
- in the crowds, aspen and birch cheer for the contestants next to snow. snow is touched that they seem to like her. ultimately, adder emerges the victor, and is promoted to the royal guard in a large display of fanfare. as the kingdom cats disperse to eat and enjoy the atmosphere, a sheepish morning seeks out lily to treat a raw scrape across his leg from the battling.
- aster goes out into the courtyard at midnight, long after the festivities and feasts have ended, and licks the blood and torn fur from her claws. she wonders aloud how flame is doing.
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Post by ponz on Aug 26, 2020 15:37:26 GMT -8
POST 011. ● ♕ ● .WRITING WIP
- the moon after the tournament, kingdom life has returned to normal. embers' inner circle has expanded to include adder in addition to otter, lily, and snow. when lily brings in a small calico cat to the throne room, adder offers an idea that embers finds brilliant.
- cardinal and lynx, two strangers, break free from a rogue group and end up collaborating to escape. pumped with adrenaline and a tentative friendship, they agree to seek out a new home together and leave the building from which they escaped to burn away behind them. arson!
- embers holds a small squire ceremony, assigning goldfinch, canary and raven to stag, river, and adder. additionally, he assigns the newest squire, young butterfly, to honeybee. adder offers her reassurance, and after a pause, she accepts the responsibility.
- raccoon and rabbit venture out into the plains for a stealth lesson, but raccoon is mostly uninterested. he is caught by his mentor repeatedly, distracted by watching birch across the clearing.
- aspen and opal visit the bell, the former eager to show the latter the bell's intriguing power. while they are talking, aspen admits that he does not like the first. the air seems to grow colder, so opal hurries the prince back to his quarters.
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Post by ponz on Sept 2, 2020 6:12:17 GMT -8
POST 012. ● ♕ ● .WRITING WIP
- embers welcomes elderly hare to the kingdom without protest, reassured by his claims of being rabbit's grandfather. when aster spots hare across the courtyard, she freezes in place. a confused stag asks if she's alright, but he never receives an answer.
- enjoying an off-day from advisor's duties, otter is talked into combat training with young birch. the session comes to a close when raccoon interrupts by mistake. otter dismisses himself, uninterested in watching the young tom flirt with his charge, but amused enough by the situation not to interfere.
- embers and snow decide to go ahead and start a family, egged on by snow's frustration with the first interrupting her dreams.
- canary, goldfinch, raven, aspen, and soon-to-be-squires firefly, moth, and wasp all hang out in the squire's den. in between gossip and other silly games, the news of standoffish koi's soon-to-arrive kittens is brought up. little kitten coal, listening in, wishes that the kittens will be good playmates after growing up unnoticed.
- lily begins to feel overwhelmed by the number of patients she has to treat. morning laughs off her concerns, irritating the cleric, and pushing her to consider asking embers for an apprentice.
- aster sneaks out at night to meet with the guild. river, a light sleeper, is roused by the noise and follows aster and company out of curiosity. what she uncovers is a deep-rooted conspiracy, led by some sort of group outside of the kingdom, which aster and hare seem to be leading several of her kingdom friends in. feeling sick to her stomach, river flees the scene before she can be caught.
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Post by ponz on Sept 16, 2020 21:15:40 GMT -8
POST 013. ● ♕ ● .WRITING WIP
- crown of embers has his first truly ominous omen from the first in several moons, with visions of his deceased siblings and promises of a great betrayal ringing in his ears. he tries to shake it off, but otter sends him to rest again, believing him to be sick. snow keeps him company and tells him the story of the cat with a thousand lives.
- otter leads the day's squire ceremonies in embers' absence. firefly, moth, and wasp are made squires. moth is chosen as lily's cleric apprentice. morning is surprised by how much being passed over hurts his feelings.
- stag joins the nursery to raise his kittens, making himself at home with koi, whose moon-old kittens are hardly cared for. while stag keeps it civil, it is clear that he disapproves of her parental neglect. also in the nursery, a lonely coal prays that the kittens will want to be his friends.
- river has been struggling to sleep after her discovery of the guild, but she is too afraid to bring the news to embers. instead, she throws herself into making newcomers cardinal and lynx feel welcomed. despite this, the two toms encourage her to visit the cleric for some sleeping aids until she concedes.
- aspen and opal hang out one-on-one again. this time, opal suggests they visit the bell to ring it again themself. the prince is delighted to hear that his friend is beginning to better understand their character, but quietly worries to himself that he no longer knows what his own ring should sound like.
- after leaving her apprentice to chase after birch, rabbit finally carves out the time to speak with hare in private. she does not share her internal conflict over her loyalties or her feelings of familial betrayal, instead staying silent as hare explains the change of plans and the need to strike during the second tournament-- leader's orders.
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Post by ponz on Sept 24, 2020 19:15:32 GMT -8
POST 014. ● ♕ ● .WRITING WIP
- the royal kittens are born! embers and snow have a discussion about parenthood, reach another agreement, and celebrate quietly with aspen and birch. otter visits.
- evening is out for a walk, and stumbles upon river, firefly, adder, and raven. she assists in carrying raven back to camp with his injured leg. shadow is grateful.
- honeybee catches sight of the tapestry, and feels great unease when she notices that it has changed in appearance. she snaps at koi when the dame calls attention to her trance.
- morning's dew visits the cleric's den. lily is still irritable with him, but moth shyly asks for help identifying herbs. he obliges.
- hare and aster argue over who will break the news of the royal children's arrival to the leader.
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Post by ponz on Sept 29, 2020 20:01:10 GMT -8
POST 015. ● ♕ ● .WRITING WIP
- morning's dew becomes young coal's mentor.
- the squires relax in their den. raven complains idly about pains in his leg, canary and goldfinch bicker, firefly and wasp wonder where raccoon is off to
- aspen visits the bell again, and is surprised to find birch and raccoon already there. he listens to them for a while, and returns to the royal family's den, burying his jealousy by playing with his younger siblings.
- mink ignores aster's attempts to talk to her in favor of befriending river
- jaggedscar on the run
- howler slinks around the edges of the golden kingdom, scouting it out. he wonders about silkpaw
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Post by ponz on Oct 14, 2020 12:13:03 GMT -8
POST 016. ● ♕ ● .WRITING WIP
- osprey, hawk, and owl are discovered on the border by honeybee. uncharacteristically soft, she guides them back to the castle.
- jaggedscar meets berrypelt, who is heavily pregnant and has one adopted kitten (fogkit) accompanying her. they team up and continue journeying to find somewhere to live.
- cardinal and lynx embark on a rescue mission. they return to the kingdom with desdemona in tow.
- stag spends time with his kits. raven, still nursing a hurt leg, plays with them as well. koi eyes them from a distance.
- aspen, birch, butterfly, and raccoon prepare for their assessments. butterfly teases raccoon for his age, and accidentally catches on to his feelings for birch
- aster's frustration with hare grows. while hare leads a meeting that adder notices, she slips away to meet with flame on the border by night.
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Post by ponz on Nov 3, 2020 9:28:11 GMT -8
POST 017. ● ♕ ● .WRITING WIP
- butterfly and raccoon become knights. the latter looks for birch in the crowd, but does not find her. honeybee is surprised by her genuine excitement over her squire's ranking up.
- morning struggles to mentor young coal. he begins to doubt that he is a good knight, while the desperate-to-fit-in coal grapples with feelings of inadequacy.
- desdemona and howler bump into one another. they have a conversation before the latter is scared off by an approaching aster.
- the royal family dotes on an injured otter's fang, whose pride is slightly wounded after a fox encounter. embers struggles with visions from the first.
- river tells ghost stories to mink, cloud, and opal. adder, stag, and their respective kits join in. as river speaks, she notices entities nearby.
- flame and scorch get into an argument. the guild watches on.
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Post by ponz on Nov 8, 2020 12:48:50 GMT -8
POST 018. ● ♕ ● .WRITING WIP
- the first visits the royal kittens in their dreams. embers is furious at their interference, but begrudgingly accepts their input.
- aspen, birch, canary, goldfinch become knights. the royal kittens are promoted to squires. it is a day of great celebration and festivities.
- howler finally joins the kingdom and allows his name to be changed. he vows to himself to convince the kingdom to help save his friends.
- jaggedscar and berrypelt (officially) join the kingdom, berrypelt with her newborn kittens in tow.
- hare and rabbit argue outside the cleric's den. young moth listens to them curiously, before lily calls for her and her attention his lost.
- the squires spend some time together
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Post by ponz on Nov 15, 2020 18:59:29 GMT -8
POST 019. ● ♕ ● .WRITING WIP
- opal overhears aster speaking with flame, but they are interrupted by the arrival of river and mink on a date of sorts.
- embers has an unpleasant premonition, but shakes it off and returns to planning for the next tournament and mentoring frost. frost asks many questions about the kingdom. embers has no real answers.
- raven becomes a knight, while anise, fennel, spider, and turtle become squires. aspen and birch are promoted to the royal guard. the heirs are too excited to pay opal's warnings any mind, while birch runs off to celebrate with raccoon.
- lynx and cardinal grow closer. they escort ladybird to the kingdom and murmur worries about strange scents on their borders.
- the expecting daisynose arrives, seeking shelter. jaggedscar and berrypelt converse quietly about starclan as they welcome her.
- that night, aster's petal makes her grand announcement about the upcoming tournament to her followers. koi, hare, rabbit, mountain, and howler know what she is referring to. stag finally puts two and two together. he rushes to warn his kittens, while the rest of the society and their outsiders continue to plan.
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