STAR LILIES PINK —☽ shadowclan border patrol, open

[NIGHTBREEZE]

—☽ With a flick of his ear, Nightstar leads the patrol behind him towards a—a different side of ShadowClan territory, where...where the thunderpath is. T-the...the same thunderpath that——Waterstar had been taken away on. As much as he wants to—uhm—avoid this border, he...his muscles and legs tell him otherwise.

it...ah, needs to be remarked, his mind gently assures him. all—all borders do, e-eventually...

Stopping just a few tail lengths away from the dirty path, the leader blinks, looking back at his warriors. He—he can hear a mouse, scurrying and squeaking not too far away; immediately, he jerks his head back towards the thunderpath. His muscles tense, b-but...he doesn’t move—h-he can’t.

it’s...it’s on the thunderpath. shoulders dropping, he dips his head as he heads on over towards a bush. w-we can’t hunt it until...until it’s on our side, c-can’t we?

"k-keep an eye...on that mouse," he tells his patrol, lifting a leg to mark the bush next to him. "just——just in case it...ah, comes over..."