Mosspaw felt her whiskers twitching in amusement. "Well - I think that's been long in the coming!"

Joyless looked up, looking harassed and embarrassed she trotted after them.

Sinewpaw stropped and dragged his paws as he went by.

OOC: I've made the arrival posts, but people can post in the traveling topics (and make more) until Moonclan and the Questers start to head back.

IC: Jace nodded. "I'll say," he chuckled good-humoredly. "My, my - Blackfire avoiding talking about the big stuff 'tsk', how not like what I've heard warriors to be - " he looked at Mosspaw. "Tell me, Mosspaw - how'd you come to be a great apprentice for a Clan?" He spoke with a friendly tone, his eyes bright with charm.

Mosspaw smiled. "Oh, well, you just gotta be born into the Clan - or join it and pledge loyalty, like my mother did. My mother was a loner..." She fell silent for a moment. "But she couldn't take care of me - so she went to Tawnyclan and pleaded to Lokistar. Lokistar said yes, and when I was born I was named a kit of Tawnyclan." She smiled at the thought. "I never knew my father..."

Cold was listening even if he wasn't looking.

Jace shrugged, "I never knew my father, either. But I'm still a cat named Jace who's a Gatherer of Cityclan. That's not too shabby - and being an apprentice of Tawnyclan really isn't shabby." He smiled at her. "Now, if I know stories, your mum wasn't around very much?"

They probably never noticed, probably didn't care... but a large black bird flew above.
His wings cut through the still air as he watched, beady eyed, at those bellow him. Not only was he there
for information but a small cat would do fine.
He set his eyes warily on the bigger clawed creatures and laid eyes upon a calico and a grey cat, not too far away.
He was wondering whether these were to big for him to snatch up as fast as possible...

OOC: How bored am I???

Mosspaw nodded. "Yeah - she left not too long after I was born..." Her voice faded.

Cold's eyes narrowed for a moment. And there it is... He glanced up, feeling like someone was watching him.

OOC: Teehee, sorry...

IC: Jace nodded.
Any further conversation they had lightly danced around the topic of why they were traversing the treacherous mountains, but after that was silence.


A while later...

A rustle from nearby bushes.
Earlier, a she-cat with dirty lilac fur and pale eyes had seen the strange group of cats. "Well, now," she'd murmured, "What are so many rogues doing together?"
The she-cat followed the group, her tangled fur making it so no cold wind touched her skin.
But now she'd made some audible noise.