Top left: Darkpaw makes sure he’s taken seriously upfront, whilst also sounding very ominous. Vineblossom is very confused oof, That moment when a child breaks into your home and announces he killed your enemy
Top right: Vineblossom is even more bewildered about his terms of living on her territory and only being identified as a “Warrior of Nature”, but ends up accepting him anyway. The clan needs the help. (And she is also concerned for his health because of the state of his tail.)
[There’s also a reference to Farvaduvet’s “silly KIU AU” because Vineblossom would definitely give him a flower to wear and it would likely be a petunia lol]
Bottom left: That moment when you just sat down after doing chores but then someone asks you to do another task >:(
(Darkpaw is annoyed, and the flower suffers. Fun fact: Petunias represent soothing nature, resentment, and anger)
But look, the leaf is back! He found one like the one he wore when he was younger :)
(I imagine they use honey or treesap to put accessories on their fur. Or sheer force of will and artistic freedom)
Also, Serenemoon is Arlon. He will be drawn another time ^^
Bottom middle: NatureClan is known to tend to nature very often as part of their duties. Here, after showing him how to graft, Vineblossom supervises Darkpaw as he secures the new branch to the tree.
Vineblossom then starts thinking about how the tree was damaged and is bitter towards the rogues that invaded her clan and ended up trampling her plants and stealing prey. She is not fond of rogues at all.
Darkpaw sees her staring into space, full of ire, and takes his turn now to be confused lol
Bottom right: Darkpaw goes on patrol with Lightningflash (Phosphora).
She often calls him a Fluffball of Darkness, so he shuts this conversation down immediately
(He is a fluffball of darkness tho)
Illustration: Darkpaw rests in his den, tail fully recovered and looking healthier. Vineblossom passes by and is glad to see her apprentice feels comfortable being in this clan space a lot more than he ever was in CalamityClan :)
ok phosphora cat… imagine being a Regular Person going for a hike in the woods and there’s just. this luminescent cat hanging around sksksks
and FLUFFBALL OF DARKNESS!! natureclan is just a funky lil plant family having a good time. i’m glad darkpaw found a place where he fits in :))
That would curtainly be an interesting thing to witness xD
(I just now realized how intense the colors of the reference I used for Phosphora were lol. I’m easily entranced by bright colors)
If I were to give it an explaination, I’d say this close to what happens when she stands in an intense ray of light from the sun / other bright light sources. Her fur stands out alone already but under those conditions, it tends to take on a luminesent look that would make any regular person do a double take and question what reality they’re in lol
Darkpaw takes it as a sign that it’s too bright / hot outside to be in the sunlight lol. If she looks somewhat like this (an actual lightning flash) :
He’s either not coming out of his den that day or jumping in a pond lol
And indeed they are!! :D The Fluffball of Darkness is quite content with his funky new plant family ^^
