Omgomgomg it's been forever, I know I know I know, and I am really really truly sorry! There has just been so much going on for me the last two weeks that writing has been really difficult.
Let's see if I can explain myself a bit.
I updated on the 18th, and I wrote a little bit over the next few days, but not much. Usually I kind of procrastinate until five or six days after the most recent update, and then I write a ton and get it all finished and stuff and then post the new chapter. Unfortunately, my computer went down on that Saturday (it was like the 22nd, or something? I can't remember) and it was being worked on until that Thursday. I didn't get it back until pretty late on Thursday night. I spent Thursday night and a lot of Friday restoring old files and stuff (the computer people had to completely wipe the computer clean, but luckily they were able to back everything up first). Then on that Saturday I came down with something and I was coughing and sneezing and miserable the entire week until like Thursday/Friday. I'm still coughing a bit, but I'm feeling better now. Anyway, I wrote a lot Thurs./Fri. and finished it today, so there you go.
Anywho, there's not much to say about this chapter, I don't think, so I'll just hop on to the reviews. ^^
@35226: Thank you!
@(no name given): Thanks, I'm glad you like her. :)
@Hermytail: Aww, glad you think so. Characters are my favorite part of the story, so I do a lot of work on them. ^^
@Scarlet: Interesting thought, but -flash sounds more like a Kalan suffix, to me, like when Birchpool was Brightflash.
@The Last Clan: Shocking twist, haha. Blackpaw's sneakier than we gave her credit for, methinks! And I'm fond of Leopardpaw too. Hopefully we'll be delving more into her and her temper soon....
@Sunspirit: It was pretty obvious that Blackpaw would win (since her being an apprentice for much longer would have been lame!) but I wanted to pull off her victory in a surprising way. I'm glad I succeeded. I kinda like the home scenes too, since they're more 'traditional' Warriors-y. As for Soot's dreams, we'll see. :D
@CrystalSakura: Great to see you again! I'll answer your reviews in separate paragraphs.
Rainwind was kind of rude, but I think you'd agree if you had to put up with Swanpaw, ha. From what I hear, you guys like Nightingale, which is good. And yes, flickin' is totally perfect. I kind of want to use it at any excuse now. xD
Spiderpaw's capable of having a heart, on occasion. :p
I kind of take guilty pleasure from tweaking human expressions to fit cats, even if they don't always make sense (I'm sure the first thing that comes to mind after seeing 'first paw' isn't 'first hand'). For the Clanner's knowledge, only the medicine cats know about the Dark Forest, and their knowledge is pretty hazy. StarClan doesn't tell them a lot, since they don't need to know most of the time.
Thank you! I kind of feel like battle scenes are my favorite and least favorite scenes to write, as odd as that sounds. Sometimes they flow really well (like Spider's imagining of the Moss Rocks battle, I really liked that scene) but sometimes they are just totally icky. It varies. |D
Jaggy doesn't talk much, but when he does he kind of gives everything away. And yup, Myrtle was his mate. Jag tells Reed about her when she's giving birth; all Reed knows is that Myrtle looked kind of like her, and that she died giving birth to Jag's kits.
Eheheh, Sootpaw is soo useless. She'll be getting better, though, even if it won't be instantaneous. Robinpaw and Nightingale are surprising entries on your favorite charries list, since neither of them have done much thus far. How come you like them, out of curiosity?
Brightstar would have made a good elder, if she wasn't totally crazy and stuff. She is a pretty good storyteller, and she certainly has a flair for he dramatic. :D
@nightfrost14: Thank you very much! I'm glad you like the story and stuffs. :)
@(no name given): Please, don't be rude. Leaving a two word review demanding an update is rather impolite, and it won't make me update any more quickly. I write when I have time and I'm in the mood.
@Nightkill: Glad you liked it. ^^
Hopefully the next chapter will be out more speedily. Until then, ducklings~
