Dangerous Acquaintances...(Riddlehawk)

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Two silver eyes peered around the unknown land curiously as the black tom padded forward slowly. He was starting to notice scents that went along with the land and stopped at certain areas. Almost like...territories. But why would so many cats be out here? He didn't pay much mind to that or the scents, just kept going on his way and away from the plane crash.

He didn't really know how he had gotten to this place or where he was, but he might as well explore. The cats he had met were pretty friendly, though they were injured...And that didn't mean he didn't know how to fight. He was pretty skilled for his size. He was small just...long. A shadow. It was a surprise that wasn't his name.

Ooc: Eh, crappy introduction lol.

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The massive tom padded through his clan's territory. His brown tabby fur was shaggy even though it was mid-summer. His single gold eye peered at the silver eyed tom before him. Ah yes, he was a fearsome looking tom. Incredibly skilled, yet still so very young. He still had room to grow. His lame paw was resting on the ground, the injury from so long ago not bothering him anymore. His notched ear flickered forward as he padded towards the tom. "Hullo...." He said, his rough and husky voice carrying its cadence across the light summers breeze.

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The tom blinked in surprise, looking to the big tom in front of him. "Oy...you are quite big aren't you... Hello there." The tom replied in his silky, soft voice. He studied the tom, but didn't sense any aggressive scents from him even though he had his share of scars it seemed. The black tom didn't know what else to say, so he just decided to keep going.

"Well....it was nice seeing you..." He murmured awkwardly, not really used to being around other cats as much. Even this tom had that weird scent. He padded slowly around the tom, farther into the territory but of course he didn't know that.

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Riddlehawk chuckled at the tom's first comment. Why was it all the cats that met him stated the obvious? He spoke again. "If you want to get out of the territory you'll have to go back the way you came. Some of the other cats living here aren't as friendly as I am and would happily attack you. I'd head back towards wherever you first came from." He said, his rough and husky voice carrying out.

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The tom glanced back to the other in confusion, raising a brow. "Territories? Territories for what? This is just a forest right?" He blinked his different colored eyes, looking around. "How many cats are here anyway?"

He frowned at the next part, tail twitching in thoughtfulness. "Well...that may be difficult since I don't know where I came from except....that huge burning plane that crashed with all the humans."

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Riddlehawk smiled a bit. "The cats here have chosen to align themselves within diffrent groups. There are four. Thunderclan, Windclan, Shadowclan and Riverclan. Then there are the loners who chose to live without a group." he explained. "All the groups have territories. Within Thunderclan there are.....thirty three I believe. Windclan has twenty seven or twenty eight cats I think. Shadowclan has around twenty three cats living in it, and Riverclan has just under thirty cats." he said, flicking his shaggy tail. "Then I could take you to Tanglestar. She would be happy to accept you into Thunderclan. Things are seeming to finally settle back into place since she just up and disappeared a moon or two back....' Riddlehawk said, not going into much detail. He wanted this new tom to be curious.

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He listened to the tom closely, surprised at what he was explaining. He had never heard of anything like this. Even then, his expression quickly melted back to that of, well, none. He was good at keeping his emotions in check, because they seemed to just get in the way at times. Maybe something in his past was the reason for this behavior? He couldn't say, he didn't remember anything.

"Nah, I don't really like getting tied down with things like....clans is what you called them? And this Tanglestar....what an odd name. Though it seems like she's a cat or importance then?" He replied, tail twitching as he took it all in. He let loose a smile, one that was bright enough to rival that of Skypaw's when he was at his happiest. It seemed very different from the composed cat, but it was also very friendly and relaxing.

"And who are you now? You hold yourself with a lot of diginity and need for respect, for a cat that lives in the forest?"

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"I completely understand. I lived alone for a while before joining up with Tanglestar." he said with a nod. He smiled a bit when he said the next part. "Yes. She's our leader. A very nice she-cat." He said, his husky voice rather kind. He wasn't one to start unneccessary trouble among new cats. "M'names Riddlehawk. I'm Tanglestar's second in command. During that period she was gone I led the clan. Then she came back.." he said, flicking his tail. "And with my past I feel I have a bit of a right to hold myself this way. After all, the cat that did all this to me is dead, and the she-cat that shredded my paw has kept herself well away from me." He said, a slight chuckle in his voice.[/blockquote]

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The cat listened in interest, blinking. "Riddlehawk...? Those some strange names you got there? Why would you name a cat after a bird?" He had never come across a cat with such strange customs before...least not that he could remember.

He looked over all those battle scars and winced, seeing that he was perfectly clean from any himself. "Ah, you're a pretty tough one eh? I don't know if that will keep you safe from what that plane and its destruction will bring." He meowed thoughtfully.

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Riddlehawk chuckled. "I'm not quite sure why my parents named me this way. Apparently as a kit I was always confusing other cats and being largest of the kits in the clan I was named after one of the strongest birds in the sky." He explained a bit. "I'll be able to cope with whatever this destruction throws my way. I've dealt with alot in my life." He said, flicking his tail back and forth. He was sort of amused with this tom.

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"I guess that would make sense." As he listened to Riddlehawk speak, he had a strange feeling about the tom. Like, he should be more worried and on guard around this cat. Like something about him was off. But he didn't give any reason for him to feel this way. At least not right now. So why did he feel like this?

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"It doesn't make all that much sense to me either." he said with a sigh. Riddlehawk noted the look the other tom gave him. The dangerous and insane animal look. He shook it off though. He'd learned to ignore those looks by now. After all, being one of two males in power in the entire forest and being twice or even three times the size of other cats, he was often cast such strange looks.

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"Well it's nice to meet you, Riddlehawk. Seems I'm meeting a lot of cats now, especially with the fire and all in the poppies. I hope you all deal with it well." He murmured with a smile before moving to go back the way he came.

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"This forest is full of cats. Be careful. Not all are as nice as I am." Riddlehawk said, the warning clear in his voice. He cast the tom a smile, flicking his tail to go back the way he had come from. This tom confused him a tiny bit but he ignored it.

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