Sneaking off for a Breather

[Shinko]

OOC: It's Briartooth, not Briarthorn XD

BIC: The grey tom shook himself roughly, "Well I'm wide awake now, so why not?" He leapt down from the rock his eyes growing serious as he continued talking. "This is certain to be an interesting Gathering. Blazetail and Fallowpaw were looking rather grim when they got back from the Halfmoon meeting. I can't help but wonder if one of the other medicine cats told them something. Or worse, if StarClan sent them some sort of omen."

Briartooth, never know for having a long attention span, was distracted by a rustling from the brush nearby. He pounced towards the sound, coming up with a small garner snake in his jaws.

[katsura]

"Good job, eh?" mewed Duskfur from behind Flamestar. He had appeared out of the shadows with a bird in his mouth, held by the wing. He smirked in the direction Hollyheart had gone off to. "Pretty she-cat," he commented, smiling like an apprentice with his first catch. "Any tips on winnin' a stubborn she-cat's 'eart, Briartooth, ol' buddy ol' pal?" He exposed yellowish teeth as he thought (which was an accomplishment in itself, as he wasn't a very bright cat). "She wields some power I'd like t' get my paws on, yes?" he continued at a whisper to Briartooth. "Brother bein' th' deh-pew-tee an' all, yeh know? Iffin I could win 'er 'eart, I could maybe get some pull when an' if Falconbite gets ta be a leader. Plus, she's not bad on tha eyes as well."

[::Key::Lime/\RainyC::]

Flamestar nodded and meowed a hushed good catch to Briartooth. He jumped a little bit when another one of his warriors padded out behind him. Quickly the ginger tabby pushed the risen neck fur down so neither of his clan-mates would notice. As Duskfur began talking about Hollyheart he rolled his green eyes and padded slowly into the shadows, half pushed into a hunter's crouch. His ears swerved back, picking up a rustle of leaves and the hushed voice of Duskfur. Ahead of Flamestar was a shiver of leaves. His head jerked up, pupils contracted, and searched for signs of life. The dark ginger tom licked his jaws as he spotted a russet colored bird, scratching and pecking in the flaky bark of the white beech tree it was seated in. The DarkClan leader slipped all the way into a hunter's crouch, bunched his muscles, and leaped up.

Gracefully Flamestar flew up the tree and hopped onto a branch and grabbed the wing of the woodpecker between his jaws. After a swift bit to it's neck, he turned and hopped out of the tree. This is a nice catch Flamestar meowed in his head Not as graceful as those squirrel-cat LeafClan but that's all right

Flamestar strode back over to the other two toms, wondering Duskfur was still gawking over Hollyheart.

[Shinko]

Briartooth's ears flattened and he glared crossly at Duskfur. He had never liked the tom much; his attitude annoyed Briartooth. That, and the fact that he was padding after Hollyheart purely for personal gain, made the grey tom want to bite something. "Hollyheart is hardly a piece of prey to be scooped up and devoured," he growled. Privately Briartooth thought hedgehogs would fly before the deputy's sister took any mate, much less an arrogant furball like Duskfur.

It's not my business what he does or doesn't do, Briartooth thought, But StarClan help me, I am not going to help this little rat us my friend!