Prey Shortage (Leaders Only)

[Fawnstar]

FAWNSTAR

Fawnstar padded slowly to fourtrees. She looked around and sniffed the air for the other leaders. Nope not here yet she thought. How late can they be? she asked herself as she sat down grooming herself while she was waiting. Riverclan did not have a shortage of prey but the other clans did and she was willing to share under many conditions. Fawnstar looked around and sniffed again. She finally caught the scent of the other leaders coming. Finally she thought to herself as she smelt their scent coming closer.

Fawnstar got up and padded closer to the trees. "So how are you going to sort this my clan may have the fish that are still there but i need them for my clan and if you can catch them we will allow you to go there before the sun falls" she said to the other leaders. That was her first condition she had in mind but she still had others she had to say before agreeing to share the fish with the other clans. As she may be nice her clan always came first.

[Featherstar]

Hunger had Featherstar’s belly making loud and unhappy noises as the small white tom made his way along the familiar path that led to Fourtrees. Having not eaten since the previous moonhigh, he was hungry, for although his warriors had had some success in hunting, once the fresh-kill had been doled out amongst the queens, kits and elders there wasn’t a lot left, and what there had been, Featherstar had insisted those warriors that had gone on patrols that day have. Much as he would prefer not to think about it, the leader had had to accept that WindClan were experiencing something of a prey shortage, and so when a meeting of the leaders on just such a topic was called, he had been keen to go along. Featherstar may not have been overly fond of dealing with the other Clans, but he knew now that it was for the best.

As he emerged into the hollow Featherstar saw that he was the second to arrive, RiverClan’s Fawnstar being already present, though the others were not far behind him. He flicked his tail in polite greeting to all of them, but focused on Fawnstar when she spoke up. He considered her words for a moment after she spoke them, flicking his tail thoughtfully. It was good of Fawnstar to allow other Clan’s warriors to hunt on her territory, though the tom was dubious about his cats’ chances; they were trained to catch rabbits, field mice and birds, not fish.

Still, there would be no harm in trying, and if Fawnstar was as good as her word, he intended to have warriors there before sun-fall that very die. “That’s kind of you, Fawnstar, thank you.” Was all he said, bowing his head respectfully; there was no need to advertise his doubts.

[Fawnstar]

FAWNSTAR

Fawnstar nodded to Featherstar as he walked up. He seems like he is going to starve to death she thought looking at him. She felt bad for the other three clans seeing that hers had no shortage she did not have to make this meeting about her clan. She looked around for the other two leaders but they were nowhere to be seen yet she could still smell them.

She nodded again. "You should have your warriors back when the sun is down i have to make sure that the other two clans have the chance to hunt well fish in this case" she said thinking. "As long as you are gone by sundown there will not be any conflict with the other two there should be one clan before and after you" she said her eyes darting from place to place seeing if the other two clan leaders would get there sooner.

[Owlstar]

Owlstar prowls around edge of the Fourtrees clearing a few times, scenting the air and searching for signs of the other leaders, as well as any warriors they may have brought along with them. She didn't trust the other leaders, and wouldn't put it past them to hold an ambush with several of the leaders weakened by the prey shortages.

Owlstar herself was looking rather worse for wear; the prey of the marshes had never been easy to hunt, and compounded with her shortage of warriors to hunt, this sudden dearth of prey had hit ShadowClan hard. Owlstar herself was worse off than her Clan; she refused to eat until every one of her cats had eaten, and as such hadn't had more than a stunted frog for two days. Even so, the ShadowClan leader would put her Clan first. She had nine lives. The rest of her cats had only one.

Satisfied that the other leaders had come alone (though it would seem ThunderClan hadn't come at all, at least not yet), Owlstar heads down towards the other two leaders. She sits down at a slight distance from them and wraps her tail around her paws. She inclines her head respectfully to Fawnstar and Featherstar.

"I apologize for being late; there were things to attend to. Here is how ShadowClan stands: the marshes are running out of prey, and I am running out of warriors to hunt it."

[Rainstar]

Rainstar quickly padded through the forest, dodging fallen logs and bushes. she was insanely late for her meeting at Fourtrees with the other clan leaders, she was a bit mad at herself because she had never been so late for anything. she was usually quite punctual especially for important things, but today was different especially since prey was running low in ThunderClan territory and she herself as well as most of her clan were starving. finally she spotted the four oaks ahead and quickly made her way toward them seeing that she was the last to arrive she felt out of place but she remained calm and dipped her head politely in greeting to the others then apologized for her tardiness. "I'm dreadfully sorry for being so late, I hope i didn't keep you all waiting long" she meowed apologetically before becoming serious and explained how her clan was "ThunderClan's prey has been running low as well, and recently my warriors have been getting weaker and weaker by the day including myself so there hasn't been as much hunting patrols as there usually are" she meowed with utmost concern for her Clan's well being.