Triadclan's Chosen

A Clangen Artlocke (ft. writing and plenty of lore!)

Content warnings: Animal death/injury, blood/violence, toxic parent-child dynamics, possible kit death, possible murder, possible mentions of animal violence

Mod: Sel's MegaMerge

“Do not be afraid. You are Chosen. The Triad will be there to guide you.”

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Updates may vary in time taken and/or quality but trust I love this clan so much!!

Credit to Moth's Worldbuilding Guide for helping me start cooking on this world <3

This run's main platform is in the Clangen Discord's clan-sharing forums (you can find it here), but I wanted to make it a Tumblr as well for the asks feature ( ´∀`)

(As for how you can refer to me, the creator, I'm Pi and I use he/any pronouns. My personal account is @3-14-am )

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Do I have to read the written portions?

Nope! Reading the included oneshots is completely optional. For those who aren't a fan of reading, a short summary will be provided!

So, what is this clan?

Triadclan is a clan of cats living in an abandoned train on a forest territory. They worship The Triad, the three sibling deities that watch over the territory's cats. One of the Triad lays their claim on a Triadclan cat when they reach the age of 6 moons, marking them with their symbol and as one of their Chosen. The clan's warriors have three dens, one for each of the Triad's Chosen. Don't let that convince you that they're not united, though. A Triadclan cat's strongest value is teamwork.

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Rules

• Only cats from senior warrior age up will be allowed to be part of the council.

• Anywhere from an uncolored doodle to a fully rendered scene a moon. As long as something is drawn, it counts.

• Refs will be drawn/redrawn when there are new cats, scars/accessories are obtained, and cats age up.

• Same sex cats can have kits.

• Elders may choose to become mediators.

• If a cat is not chosen by a deity by the age of 18 moons, they are exiled, and cannot return.

• If a cat is lost for longer than 6 moons, they are neutered.

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Table Of Contents

Who are The Triad?

How are Chosen... chosen? + What if a cat has multiple skills which fit different deities? + Is there anything special about how the clan works?

Moon 0 Allegiances

Main Events

Leafbare begins! Shed Crocodile Tears has the clan focus more on hunting this season, as that has been a concern on his mind. (Focus has been changed to “Feeding The Clan”)

At the Gathering, Shed Crocodile Tears accuses Pour of using her loners and rogues to spy on TriadClan. (Relations with Pour’s clowder have worsened.)

Not Half Bad is tempted to eat the prey fae just caught. Fae resists the temptation, instead going on to make a couple of great catches to make sure the seniors are fed.

Like Bees To Honey went for a long walk this morning, deep in thought. (Xe is thinking about xyr conflicted feelings for Shed Crocodile Tears. Xe can feel some romantic tension brewing there, but worries about what that might mean if xyr mate returns to the clan. Would proceeding with this be a betrayal, or would she be happy for xem?)

Other Notes

• Two Birds One Stone is hoping that Boughs Of Holly notices nem. (Crush)

• Fuel To The Fire and Like Bees To Honey had such a good time on a patrol that they came back late.

• Boughs Of Holly calms down when realizing Put Down Roots is nearby. (Flower: Keep an eye on him while I’m out. Due to his condition, he may be prone to wandering.) (Put Down Roots thinks about going on a little jaunt outside camp)

• Two Birds One Stone points out that Free As A Bird's fresh-kill has gone bad before ne eats it.

• Shed Crocodile Tears talks with Free As A Bird about some Clan drama.

• Fuel To The Fire draws a pretty symbol in the sand that Like Bees To Honey makes sure not to mess up.

• Fuel To The Fire sees the blood of fresh-kill on Gild The Lily's paws and feels a prickle of discomfort.

• Boughs Of Holly thinks that Free As A Bird's tone sounds off today. (Still recovering from the fact bea will never see beams dad again)

Q For Lily: Do you happen to like Not Half Bad... Romantically speaking?

Q: For Shed: I'll be direct with you bud, you ain't doing great with your child. There's a series of indecipherable curses and death threats, before someone's throat is cleared. Uhm. Nevermind. For now I'll just say I'm surprised you stood up for Free As A Bird. Does it have something to do with how you like beam's mother?

Main Events

Mementos (Mini-sequel to Reminders) - Fuel To The Fire makes good on her promise to Free As A Bird. (Pictured below since it's tiny enough I felt it didn't need its own Doc/Toyhouse!)

As the clowder co-leader Larch gives a speech during the Gathering, Shed Crocodile Tears snorts at one of her jokes. Only… it wasn’t a joke, apparently. Whoops. (Relations with Larch and Coati’s clowder have worsened.)

Fuel To The Fire’s sprained paw has healed nicely!

Gild The Lily stands before the clan. They should be happier, but as they're made a warrior and honored for their forethought, they cast a look to the crowd. They wish that Snug As A Bug could be there to see them now. (Prophecy seeker, Looks at the sky -> Cloud watcher)

Free As A Bird has reached the age of six moons and is now Gone In A Blink’s Chosen, with Shed Crocodile Tears as beams mentor. (Daydreamer > Gracious)

Free As A Bird’s First Patrol: The new apprentice goes out with beams mentor for a hunting patrol along with Gild The Lily as their guard. The entire clan comments on their success as they bring home a huge amount of prey.

Other Notes

• Apple Of My Eye can hear the truth in Boughs Of Holly's words when ne talks about protecting others.

• Two Birds One Stone is surprised that Not Half Bad's life isn't as easy as ne thought it was.

• Both Boughs Of Holly and Free As A Bird enthusiastically congratulate Gild The Lily after her warrior ceremony.

• Like Bees To Honey and Apple Of My Eye always have something to share with each other

• Put Down Roots overhears Apple Of My Eye saying something nice about him.

• Shed Crocodile Tears asked another cat to pass a message to Not Half Bad rather doing it himself.

• Fuel To The Fire learns a helpful skill from Shed Crocodile Tears.

• Boughs Of Holly didn't know that Put Down Roots was so talented.

• Not Half Bad is finding Boughs Of Holly annoying.

• Shed Crocodile Tears worries about the lack of prey leafbare will bring.

Extra Info

Time for the last of the clowder leaders!

• Larch and Coati's clowder are the chillest of the clowders by far. Larch adopted Coati and his siblings when she found them as babies during a storm. Since then, they have invited any cat or raccoon that passes by to come live in the barn with them. Coati is still naive given his youth, but his kindness is what made Larch appoint him as co-leader alongside her. She is the one with the keen eye for trouble, which keeps the clowder safe.

• They live in an abandoned barn closer to the twoleg town and have a lot of herbs growing on their territory that they are happy to trade. One of those herbs is catnip, which they are known to use recreationally. They are the only territory that has it, so if a cat from the other clowders wants catnip, they have to go through them.

Main Events

(Takes place right before Reminders) A patrol consisting of Shed Crocodile Tears, Gild The Lily, Boughs Of Holly, and Apple Of My Eye hear screeching coming from a nearby lake. They race towards it and find a twoleg holding a thrashing bag over the water. Realizing what’s going on, Gild The Lily and Apple Of My Eye attack, making the twoleg to drop the bag. While the twoleg is distracted, Shed Crocodile Tears and Boughs Of Holly quickly get the shaken old feline out of sight, Boughs Of Holly promising him a place of rest in Triadclan shortly before he loses consciousness. The kittypet takes the clan name Put Down Roots when he's lucid. He becomes What Doesn’t Kill You’s Chosen shortly after. (Put Down Roots joined the clan, and is suffering from head damage!)

Reminders – Fuel To The Fire deals with the recently constant reminders of things she'd rather leave in the past. It's hard to do that when one of those reminders is her own daughter. (Word Count: 3.9k) Also available to read on Toyhouse!

Summary:

• Fuel To The Fire has been struggling with Free As A Bird’s resemblance to beams kittypet father, Gravy, who she had a messy break-up and has been mutually no-contact with.

• She confesses to Shed Crocodile Tears about her struggles with her ex. In the oneshot, this takes the form of a flashback to the relationship-ending argument between her and Gravy.

• Shed Crocodile Tears shares a secret of his own in exchange, that he knows what it’s like to have a kittypet father, and that it’s right to tell Free the truth so she can learn and grow. He also tells her that she’s the only one in this clan he feels he can trust. This gives Fuel To The Fire the courage to talk to Free As A Bird about beams father.

• Free As A Bird takes the information decently, though bea is upset by it, and brings up the idea of going to see beams father when bea is an apprentice, hoping that he’ll have changed his mind about seeing them both. Fuel To The Fire, though she isn’t nearly as positive about the idea, begrudgingly agrees for Free’s benefit.

Gild The Lily has reached warrior age! She hasn’t become a warrior yet as the change in teaching styles from Snug As A Bug to Boughs Of Holly was an adjustment that took some time to get used to.

Other Notes

• Shed Crocodile Tears helps Fuel To The Fire work through something difficult that happened to her. (Used for Reminders)

• Fuel To The Fire got a weird look on her face when Free As A Bird approached her. (Used for Reminders)

• Like Bees To Honey feels safe with Boughs Of Holly around.

• Two Birds One Stone and Gild The Lily go out of their way to help Flower Of The Flock and Boughs Of Holly with something without being asked.

• Fuel To The Fire does something brave with Boughs Of Holly's support.

• Gild The Lily goes for a nice, long walk with Not Half Bad.

• Shed Crocodile Tears ignored Two Birds One Stone's advice on a patrol and nearly got hurt because of it.

• Not Half Bad is discomforted by Shed Crocodile Tears's muttering.

One For All was the goddess of beginnings and endings, the one to create life and the ground the clan walks on today.

She cared very dearly for each and every one of her creations, from the littlest ants to the tallest mountains. and especially her cats, the ones made in her image. But she found that she couldn't quite get around to helping as many as she wanted. a goddess she was, yes, but she was the only one.

Thus, an idea struck her. If there were more than one god around, her creations would surely prosper even further. But though she really did try, she found she couldn't create a being as powerful as herself. these failed attempts were cast down to earth to live their own lives; they simply could not fulfill the purpose she had designed them for. These creatures grew venomous and stewed in their anger for the rest of their lives, eventually passing that nature onto their descendants, who became the strange, dangerous cryptids the clan faces on occasion.

But back to One For All's project, she realized it simply couldn't come to fruition... that was, until she realized that if she wanted to create beings much like herself, she would have to use herself. Some kits shudder at this part of the story, for they do not understand that while One For All was the creator of beginnings, she was also the creator of endings, and did not see death as something to be feared. She didn't see what she was doing as death at all, in fact. She would merely be taking new forms, even if it meant giving up who she was as she knew it.

She divided herself into four gods, each with their own strengths and the abilities to care for her creations in a way she could not all alone. They knew everything she had, even though they weren't her, really. Thus, they knew their purposes from the beginning. Some got better hands than others, Grin And Bear It certainly wasn't the most pleased when it compared its own duties to its siblings'. Still, it found peace in its dirty work where others would find only misery.

They were new, but they were ancient all the same.

🏞: How did your clan start?

Edit: WHOOPS I just realized I forgot to upload the lore of One For All and the creation of The Triad which is important context for this answer. Here that is!

Cats always worshipped One For All. She was their goddess who wanted only one thing: to help. How could they not love her? The difference is, she wasn't around one particular bunch of cats often, which meant they stayed fairly spread out.

When she split herself into The Triad, that changed. They were constantly appearing to offer a helping paw to their cats, meaning they became much fonder sights to see. Groups began to form, sharing their faith for and good experiences with their deities. Seeing this, The Triad guided as many of their traveling cats as they could find toward each other. The Triad became satisfied as they watched their disciples live together and support one another, solving most of the issues the gods themselves were usually the ones solving.

Main Events

Gild The Lily has realized that she-cat doesn't describe how purr feels anymore, but neither does tom. They are now nonbinary, and use they/them and purr/purrs pronouns!

Fuel To The Fire leaped from a rock, but she didn't land quite right. (Fuel To The Fire has acquired a sprained paw.)

Not Half Bad’s trait "Underpawed" has upgraded to “Furtive kitty”!

Boughs Of Holly had a heated argument with Two Birds One Stone and said some very hurtful things. The one-page, play-style script for this scene can be read in Docs or on Toyhouse!

Other Notes

• Free As A Bird gently woke up Fuel To The Fire this morning. Beam's decided to sleep in the healer's den with beams mother until she heals.

• Shed Crocodile Tears is giving (unwanted) advice to Gild The Lily.

• Gild The Lily and Not Half Bad realize they have a similar sense of humor.

• Boughs Of Holly wants to be closer with Gild The Lily. (Trying to bond even if ne will only be purrs mentor for a little while)

• Shed Crocodile Tears defends Free As A Bird in conversations with the rest of the council. (Seems someone is willing to turn a blind eye to code-breaking if it's the kit of a cat he cares for!)

• Fuel To The Fire leaps into a pile of fallen leaves, and Free As A Bird crushes a few beneath beams paws, appreciating the nice sound they make.

• Something good happens to Two Birds One Stone and most clanmates congratulate nem, but Shed Crocodile Tears doesn't say anything at all.

• Flower Of The Flock feels her kindness may be taken advantage of.

Previous moon | Next/Lore

and is there a strong lean to a certain Triad deity when one of its Chosen is leader?

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Meant to answer this one before Moon 5 came out so whoops Snug As A Bug is back for a limited time HAHA!

Honey: "Well, the other dens have certainly felt empty since... the incident. There are always going to be more Chosen of a certain deity than another, but the shift was drastic this time."

Flower: "We try not to have any biases, which is why the council has to have one of each of The Triad's Chosen on it at a time."

Crocodile: "The singing is louder than ever."

Snug: "Leadership is found in every one of the council's members, but having the role of leader is, of course, different. As Flower Of The Flock explained, we make an effort not to let whose Chosen is leading at the time affect the clan as a whole. This does not extend to The Triad themselves, however. Key To The Soul and Gone In A Blink do love to boast when one of theirs takes the position."

Main Events

Death's Chime – Shed Crocodile Tears becomes truly acquainted with Ascension. (Word Count: 4k) Also available to read on Toyhouse!

Summary:

• One day, Snug As A Bug is found dead in the leader's den, never to rise again. The leader has lost all his remaining lives, and joins the plane of Ascension.

• Shed Crocodile Tears has become the new leader of Triadclan. He vows to protect the Clan, even at the cost of his nine lives.

• Like Bees To Honey is made deputy. Boughs Of Holly is welcomed onto the Council, as they are in need of one of Key To The Soul’s Chosen, and ne is the eldest warrior they have. Ne also replaces Snug As A Bug as Gild The Lily’s mentor.

• Shed Crocodile Tears and Gild The Lily have a nasty fight when he gets home and finds her waiting with Not Half Bad. He scolds her for hanging around the unchosen warrior, but she refuses to let him tell her who she can be friends with. She is angered to hear The Triad gave him his lives after all.

Fuel To The Fire returned to camp with a single kitten tottering behind her, and explains that she found beam wandering around the forest, no parent in sight. However, Apple Of My Eye can’t help but notice the kitten has Fuel To The Fire’s eyes, and Gild The Lily comments on the weird scent clinging to her and the kit. (Free As A Bird has joined the clan!)

Other Notes

• Like Bees To Honey was seen arguing, and borderline-fighting, with a loner– xe has been asking outsiders if they’ve seen xyr mate, and Heavy said he thought he saw her once but is now unsure. Xe is angry with him for giving xem false hope. (The Clan has encountered Heavy.)

• Two Birds One Stone helps Free As A Bird build a nest, offering some feathers from nir own.

• Two Birds One Stone thinks that Not Half Bad is very creative. (“I hope Key To The Soul chooses you, you have an eye for decoration.”)

• Like Bees To Honey carefully curates xyr appearance to be dazzling, but not too dazzling!

• Two Birds One Stone is busying nemself with too much work after Snug As A Bug's death

• Gild The Lily is avoiding everyone today.

• Like Bees To Honey is delighted to be working with Gild The Lily today.

• Apple Of My Eye tells a Clanmate that Like Bees To Honey did a great job today. ("I can't think of a better choice for deputy!")

• Two Birds One Stone is visibly upset to be on a patrol with Boughs Of Holly.

Main Events

Snug As A Bug rests his muzzle on Not Half Bad's head and declares faer to be a full warrior of TriadClan, honoring faer good nature. (Startles others > Underpawed, Active imagination > Good kitsitter)

Other Notes

• While Snug As A Bug had planned to attempt to befriend the clowder leader Krill, terrible weather convinces Snug As A Bug to skip this Gathering. Any befriending of Krill’s clowder can wait until the sky isn't caving in on TriadClan. Snug As A Bug can tell Two Birds One Stone worries about his health and safety. (High pos effect)

• Fuel To The Fire and Shed Crocodile Tears are feeling better!

• Shed Crocodile Tears influenced Not Half Bad to be more likely to have strong inner morals and stay collected. He helped faer become better at stealth!

• Patrol with Snug As A Bug, Gild The Lily, Apple Of My Eye, and Not Half Bad: Apple Of My Eye looks around when there is a loud crash, and they are buried beneath a mass of branches. Snug As A Bug tugs on just the right branch, lifting the pile off of Apple Of My Eye for long enough for the other cat to scramble free.

• Patrol with Shed Crocodile Tears, Fuel To The Fire, and Boughs Of Holly: The patrol spots a badger making a den on Krill's territory. As luck would have it, Shed Crocodile Tears smells one of Krill's patrols approaching. He calls out to the patrol and tells them about the badger and where he saw it making a den. The patrol is grateful and return to their camp immediately to report the badger to their leader.

• Flower Of The Flock is escorted by Like Bees To Honey and Two Birds One Stone to search for garlic: This garlic will certainly restock the herb stores... which are close to Flower Of The Flock's nest. Yay... The warriors seem relieved that they'll never have to sleep next to the herbs.

• Flower Of The Flock was startled awake in the wee hours by a vivid dream of a baby crocodile emerging from a cocoon.

• Gild The Lily daydreams about having a mate and kits some day.

• Both Two Birds One Stone and Like Bees To Honey startle at a clap of thunder.

Extra Info

• Krill is the leader of a more withdrawn group of cats that live around one of the lakes nearby. While he may look cute and act friendly, don't let that fool you. He is easily the most intelligent of the leaders, and his morals are ambiguous at best. It's in everyone's best interests to avoid catching *his* interest.

• Fun fact: While Meadow Saffron is a pretty flower, it is also toxic to cats! Much like Krill <3

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Main Events

The Greenleaf Festival – With the beginning of greenleaf comes The Greenleaf Festival, one of three events put on in honor of The Triad, where each of them come down from Ascension to attend! This season's deity is What Doesn't Kill You, and Fuel To The Fire and her clanmates are ready and waiting for the day's sparring tournament! (Word Count: 8k) (Not beta-read)

Summary:

• First match: Fuel To The Fire vs Two Birds One Stone = FTTF Wins

• Second match: Boughs Of Holly vs Apple Of My Eye = AOME Wins

• Third match: Fuel To The Fire vs Like Bees To Honey = FTTF Wins

• Final match = Apple Of My Eye vs Fuel To The Fire = AOME Wins!!

• Snug As A Bug is sharing tongues with Fuel To The Fire.

• Flower Of The Flock helps a warrior regain their strength. (Gives Fuel To The Fire herbs for her soreness before the tourney)

• Shed Crocodile Tears has gotten heat stroke.

• Two Birds One Stone compliments Fuel To The Fire on her fighting techniques when she bests nem in the tournament.

• Apple Of My Eye promises to teach Gild The Lily a new technique later.

Other Notes

• When Bug’s clowder arrives at the Gathering, Snug As A Bug shifts over to make plenty of room for Bug on the leader's perch. Bug jumps up and dips growls head to Snug As A Bug.

• Training session with Gild The Lily, Snug As A Bug, Not Half Bad, Like Bees To Honey, and Boughs Of Holly: Wanting to show off to Not Half Bad during a training session, Gild The Lily attempts a difficult battle move while they're training together. While it's not flawless, Gild The Lily successfully performs the battle move. Plus, she's pretty sure she sees Not Half Bad smiling out of the corner of her eye. (Tiny crush on Not Half Bad!)

• Hunting patrol with Boughs Of Holly, Two Birds One Stone, and Apple Of My Eye: As the patrol heads out into the forest to hunt, Boughs Of Holly seems to be absolutely unconcerned with nir duties, instead ambling along as through the prey is going to waltz into nir paws. Boughs Of Holly doesn't bring much home, impressing nobody.

• Flower Of The Flock doesn't think there's ever a dull moment with Gild The Lily.

• Two Birds One Stone tries to look at Snug As A Bug's actions from another perspective, and starts to like him more.

• Like Bees To Honey gets excellent advice from Boughs Of Holly about something thon had been worrying about.

• Shed Crocodile Tears promises to always look out for Fuel To The Fire.

Previous moon | Next moon

Main Events

Poppy Seed Scurry – Fuel To The Fire is assigned to be Flower Of The Flock's guard on her search for poppy seeds, with Not Half Bad and Apple Of My Eye coming along. Unfortunately for them, this patrol doesn't reach their destination before something with malicious intent comes along to halt them in their tracks. (Word Count: 2k)

Summary:

• Two Birds One Stone wakes up groggily to Not Half Bad ominously pelting nem with moss..!? Two Birds One Stone hisses at vir, telling vir to scurry off! When Fuel To The Fire sees nem, she comments that moss doesn't look bad on nem. After some thought, ne decides to start wearing moss on their pelt! (Two Birds One Stone has acquired an accessory!)

• Two Birds One Stone sends Apple Of My Eye to help Flower Of The Flock with something she's struggling with.

• Flower Of The Flock brings Not Half Bad along on the patrol as punishment for wasting good moss.

• Flower Of The Flock and Not Half Bad realize that Apple Of My Eye and Fuel To The Fire would put their lives on the line for their Clanmates when they defend them from a Bloodsucker; a terrifying beast that drains prey of its blood. Flower Of The Flock thought Bloodsuckers had left the territory moons ago, but it seems they've returned now that leafbare has ended. Fuel To The Fire chases it off the territory while Flower Of The Flock gets the other two, who suffered minor injuries, back to camp.

Other Notes

• Shed Crocodile Tears daydreams about Not Half Bad being exiled.

• Training patrol with Snug As A Bug, Gild the Lily, Shed Crocodile Tears, and Not Half Bad: Sometimes, the best thing of all is to just help an apprentice get the chance to feel equal to the warriors ve's trying to become. Snug As A Bug treats Not Half Bad exactly like everyone else. Not Half Bad's confidence grows and vis eyes light up as the cats work together.

• Apple Of My Eye brings Flower Of The Flock a piece of fresh-kill after a long day of healing work.

• Fuel To The Fire calls to Gild The Lily to catch her a fat mouse on her next hunting patrol.

• Boughs Of Holly and Flower Of The Flock have a race. Flower Of The Flock wins.

• Flower of the Flock hopes for a sign from Starclan soon.

• Gild The Lily isn’t sure anyone would trust her to do a good job.

Previous moon | Next moon

Main Events:

(Comments are on for both oneshot docs!)

Learn To Feel – Gild The Lily has reached six moons and is ready for her Choosing Ceremony! Excitement is in the air, but will the hard feelings left to fester between her and her father Shed Crocodile Tears make enjoying the day more of a challenge than she expected? (Word Count: 5k)

Summary:

• Gild the Lily was chosen by Key To The Soul. She is no longer morbid, she is now insecure. Snug As A Bug volunteers himself to mentor her, and the rest of the council agrees.

• Like Bees To Honey has taken care of Gild the Lily ever since her mom was taken, and her father Shed Crocodile Tears chose to grieve rather than take care of her.

• Fuel To The Fire shows Gild The Lily around the Key den, and tells her that Key To The Soul's Chosen are more sensitive to the world around them than others.

• Not Half Bad squashes a bug that Flower Of The Flock was watching, upset after seeing a cat younger than faer become a Chosen when fae wasn't.

Wistful Understanding – Like Bees To Honey is on border patrol duty with a pawful of other warriors! They stumble upon an unexpected sight on their border with Bug's clowder that has some unfortunate consequences. And hey, what is Apple Of My Eye sneaking off for so late at night? (Word Count: 2k)

Summary:

• Like Bees To Honey wanted to take Not Half Bad along on patrol with thon, but learns Shed Crocodile Tears took ver out for training instead, which bothers thon.

• Like Bees To Honey sees two kits from Bug’s clowder playing close to the border. As Like Bees To Honey goes to step over the border with Two Birds One Stone to retrieve the kits and bring them back to their camp, they stop as they hear cats from Bug’s clowder shouting for the kits. The patrol doesn't realize that the Bug clowder cats saw them cross the border and now look upon their departing backs with fury. Relations with Bug’s clowder have worsened. (Also present: Fuel To The Fire and Apple Of My Eye)

• Apple Of My Eye was seen touching noses with someone from Bug’s clowder, how scandalous! They were caught by Like Bees To Honey, who decides to keep their secret and reassures them that love is not wrong, but they need to be more careful and remember where their loyalties lie. Apple Of My Eye thinks Like Bees To Honey is being thoughtful of others.

• Like Bees To Honey was seen racing along the border with thons rival from Pour’s clowder.

Other Notes

• Shed Crocodile Tears might be reading a little too far into Like Bees To Honey's kindness.

• Gild the Lily’s first patrol: Boughs of Holly escorts Snug As A Bug out with Gild the Lily. They stumble upon an old badger sett that is filled with a new scent. Snug As A Bug has them stuff bushes into the mouth of the sett to be checked for movement the next day.

• Gild the Lily tries to do too much at once and defeatedly asks Like Bees To Honey for help. Like Bees To Honey follows through on a small promise made with Gild the Lily. (Excerpt from Learn To Feel: “I’ll always be here if you need any help, sweetbean. Even when you’re all grown up!”)

• Flower Of The Flock and Apple Of My Eye both wonder what the other is up to.

• Boughs of Holly is chattering at the birds in the trees above.

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