Restock (OPEN)

Sootstripe was pulled from her thoughts as the sound of Bluestar's meow. Twitching her ears she turned her odd colored gaze upon her new Leader, dipping her head respectfully. "Hello,  Bluestar." She paused, unsure of how to proceed. She had so many things to tell, and so few ways of doing it appropriately given the recent circumstances. "I was just thinking I'd have to come find you soon." Her voice was still edged with grievance, although she held her head high and strong regardless. She was the Clan Medicine Cat now. That meant being strong when others were too weak to be. She couldn't let Amberstar's death interfere with her place in the Clan, or how she cared for others. Even still, she felt like a part of her was missing.  
Allowing her paw steps to close the gap between the two, Sootstripe began to settle in beside her new Leader. "I have some very important things to discuss with you." Her gaze fell to her paws uncomfortably.  "I understand that now is a terrible time for it. So instead of piling everything on you right now,  I can give you the space you need to be prepared for it." 
She gave her Leader an intense look then, closing her eyes regretfully. "Just know that it is very important. The sooner you know,  the better."

Her odd colored gaze reflected the sadness she could sense in Bluestar.  It was only natural, after all. Grieving a loss was just as normal as death itself.  She knew her Leader was trying to be strong, and she admired that about her. 
Sootstripe took a deep breath before continuing. "When I accompanied Amberstar to her life giving ceremony, StarClan spoke to me as well." Her ashy tail twitched uneasily. "My mentor warned me. He gave me a prophecy. Although it's rather vague, I don't doubt that it means big trouble for StoneClan, and likely the other Clans too..." Her claws flexed and she shuffled nervously. Being a Medicine cat was proving to be a challenge.  "A storm will decend upon the Clans, and fear will grip all four lands." She recited the words perfectly.  She had mulled over the prophecy over in her head dozens of times. "Amberstar has said she thought we should keep it to ourselves, but..." Sootstripe's gaze fell to her paws once more. She felt like a worried kit.

Sootstripe's odd eyes were brimming with concern, but also relief as Bluestar spoke of her lack of desire to keep the prophecy a secret. As much as it was good to keep their privacy, Sootstripe couldn't just watch three Clans die off. There were kits to think about.  And as a medicine cat, the little she-cat was sworn to protect and heal; no matter which Clan her patient originated from. 
As Bluestar mentioned the other medicine cats, Sootstripe's ears twitched nervously.  "Unfortunately I haven't had a chance to speak with the others yet." She was young and inexperienced in comparison to her Medicine Cat companions. She was friendly and sweet enough,  so they seemed to like her when they met her. However they didn't know much about her yet; she was the newest one amongst their ranks. "I wanted to speak with them about it, but Amberstar silenced me." Her gaze fell sadly to her paws as she mentioned her friends name again. "...I wanted to advise against her decision. But she had just become Leader. So I was going to save the talk with her for a while until she had settled in." She spoke softly, trying carefully to word herself correctly. She would never want to speak ill of the dead. "I feel this is important enough to speak about with the others at a gathering. I've spent a lot of time speculating and thinking about this prophecy, and it all comes down to the final line. It specifies that this will affect everyone."