{tribe of the tumbling waterfalls} roleplay

[justify]The chocolate-furred she-cat loved going on hunts, even though she wasn't a prey-hunter. Stars Alight in the Night Sky's love for hunts partially came from her love of hunting with her sister because they made such a good team. The twins had grown so close over the moons that they were and are nearly inseparable. If you saw one brown she-cat you'd generally see another nearby, or at least in the vicinity. The two cats looked almost identical, the feature that could be used to distinguish between the pair being their eyes. Skylight had light blue eyes that were as clear as the sky on a greenleaf day, and it almost seemed as though she were named for her eyes even though when she was a kit her eyes were much darker. Her sister had brilliant green eyes that were of an emerald shade, vivid and expressive.

Skylight hoped that she wouldn't regret choosing Northernlights as the new head prey-hunter. Perhaps it was just that the she-cat was a cautious cat who often thought back over decisions that she made and wondered if she had done the right thing. She was glad that Northern' would be joining her and her sister on a hunting trip, and it would also allow her to release her doubts about her choice from her mind.

"I think so," the chocolate she-cat mewed, padding closer to stand beside Moonlight, immediately twining their tails. "I haven't seen her yet, though. I hope she isn't late."

Skylight picked up on Moonlight's suppressed excitement from the way that she was holding back from saying more. And she knew her sister. They both loved to hunt, so naturally the other she-cat would be excited about the trip. "Excited?" she asked, her blue eyes twinkling with her own barely suppressed mischievousness.[/justify]

[justify]"Ah, yes," Skylight mewed, dipping her head politely as a greeting to the calico she-cat. "Thank you for coming." She hoped she didn't sound too stiff and formal but she wasn't completely over the shyness that she expressed when she was younger. She felt like she had to be on her very best behavior. Skylight shook her head slightly to clear it. It wasn't doing her any good to worry about what Northernlights thought of her. She just needed to relax.

"Shall we go?" The she-cat was ready to be off. The crispness of the morning air was invigorating, and she felt energized like she could run up the mountain and back and be completely fine. Of course, she couldn't actually do that. But she still felt energy in her paws as she paused to stretch, arching her back and stretching her paws out in front of her. Skylight straightened up before continuing. "May the Tribe of Endless Hunting watch over us on this hunt."

She hoped that the trip would go well. The prey has been running well lately so she figured they would catch something. She loved going on hunting trips, whether it was the thrill of the hunt itself or yhe feeling that she was helping to support the tribe.[/justify]

[justify]"Of course," mewed the she-cat, letting out a mrrow of laughter. Generally when her sister was happy she was too, and today was no exception. She always loved it when Moonlight was in a good mood, it usually helped to improve her own mood. She didn't mind that her twin was a rather talkative she-cat--Skylight had accepted that as just who Moonlight was. It wasn't that she didn't like how outgoing her sister was, she just felt so quiet by comparison that she couldn't help but wonder if the other she-cat felt burdened by her. She felt boring sometimes, like she just wasn't interesting enough to be well-likable. But Stars Alight in the Night Sky pushed that back--those insecurities that plagued her every step--when she became the healer and leader of this tribe. She couldn't be doubting herself if she expected the cats in the tribe to put their faith in her. If she didn't trust herself who else would?

Skylight turned her gaze to the morning sky. On good days in newleaf the sky was a powder blue color--it was almost like her eyes, but she considered the color of the sky to be more beautiful by far. The healer wondered if they would catch anything today. With luck they would, and she hoped for her sister's sake that the chocolate brown she-cat were able to redeem herself from one of their recent hunting trips when she had missed a blow to the eagle that they were trying to take down. The next day she had worried endlessly that the trip had damaged her sister's pride--she hoped that Moonlight hadn't thought she was showing off.

Then Skylight padded towards the spot that they would exit the camp, surprising herself with how confident her stride was. She trusted that they would follow and just lead the way out of camp. It really was a beautiful morning, and she stopped for a moment to take in the crisp scents.[/justify]

[justify]"Sure," Sky mewed, turning to look at the tom. She was suddenly feeling really uncomfortable. Why had Northernlights just caught that squirrel? It didn't make any sense considering how the tribe hunted. The tribe always would wait for a bird of prey to swoop down for the mouse or the squirrel and then attack it, so that they could bring back both a large piece of prey and a small piece. Shouldn't the head prey hunter know that? Perhaps she was just nervous, and she forgot that was the way that they hunted. She hoped that was it.
"Northernlights was just promoted to head prey hunter, Deer." She flicked an ear towards the she-cat, pursing her lips slightly and cringing internally as she spotted a hawk gliding in a slow circle far above the group. That could have been their caught-prey.
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