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[Image Description: SpruceClan moon 14, leaf-fall. Panels 1 and 2: "Cragpounce is now a warrior, honored for her independence." She is cold, a fast runner, and a good fighter. She is shown standing proud and smiling. Then she goes to Beetletail and says "And when you retire, I'm gonna be the new deputy!" Beetletail replies "Heh. Keep on waiting, Kiddo. I'm not that old yet." Panel 3: "Crowbrook and Antfoot enjoy the rain together." The two of them are sitting in a small alcove in a rock face. Antfoot is sitting upright and Crowbrook is laying down with her legs folded underneath her. They both have their eyes closed and are smiling peacefully. The rest of the moon is a continuous comic, starting with "A border patrol encounters a loner queen with a litter of 5 kits." The loner is a black tortoiseshell, sitting with her kits next to her. She faces Moonstar and Robinstep and asks "Are you two a Clan?" Moonstar replies "Part of one, why do you ask?" The loner explains "I was told to find you. The twolegs were going to take my kits, but I heard we will be safe here." Robinstep looks apprehensive, saying "So many more mouths to feed…" But Moonstar claps her paws together with a big smile, exclaiming "But so many more paws to help out when their older!" They then start walking, with the loner trailing behind, showing that she is much smaller than the others. Moonstar says "My name is Moonstar, the leader of SpruceClan. This is Robinstep, one of my warriors. We'll go to our camp right now to get you all settled in the nursery!" The loner smiles and replies "Oh, thank you so much! My name is Aspen." Then, after this comic, there are little drawings of all the newcomers, accompanied with their ClanGen sprites and information about them. Aspen is 48 moons old, righteous, and an unusually strong fighter. All her kits are 2 moons old, and are shown in the following order: Pikakit, he/him: Daydreamer, oddly insightful. He is a shorthaired black tabby with tawny eyes. He is drawn sitting down with his legs folded and a polite expression. Hazelkit, he/him: Unruly, confident with words. He is a longhaired black tabby with topaz colored eyes. He's drawn with an arched back, unsheathed claws, and looking ready for a fight. Peachkit, she/her: Impulsive, quick witted. She is a shorthaired cream tabby with dark copal eyes. She is shown sitting next to the next kitten and smiling at her. Sparrowkit, she/her: Impulsive, quick witted. She is a mediumhaired tortoiseshell tabby with light brown eyes. She's sitting next to Peachkit and smiling. Brightkit, he/him: Bullying, quick to help. He is a shorthaired cream tabby with jasper colored eyes. He sits hunched over looking grumpy. End Image Description.]

SpruceClan: Moon 14 (Leaf-Fall)

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[Image Description: Moon 21.7. Robinstep and Sparrowpaw crouch behind a tree, looking at a hare some distance away. The hare has its back turned and is eating, unaware of the cats watching it. Robinstep turns to Sparrowpaw and says "You go around to the other side, and when I give the signal, you scare it towards me." Sparrowpaw replies "Sounds good!" End Image Description.]

SpruceClan - Moon 21.7 - Greenleaf

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Cats shown:

Robinstep: 48 moons, he/him, mediumhaired classic tabby with white spotting and sky blue eyes.

Sparrowpaw: 9 moons, she/her, mediumhaired tortoiseshell broken mackerel tabby with light brown eyes.

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[Image Description: SpruceClan Moon 12, leaf-fall. Panel 1: "Cragpaw and Fawnslash cuddle during a storm." The two of them sit under a bush, looking up with worried expressions. Fawnslash his tail wrapped protectively around Cragpaw. Behind them are dark stormclouds and lightning bolts. Panel 2: "Robinstep's ears feel much better!" Robinstep is shown from the shoulders up with sparkles around his ear to show that it has healed. Panel 3: "To keep everyone on his patrol entertained, Sandtooth tells a story about the ancient Clan." Sandtooth, Daisyspots, and Boardash walk along a ridge with trees behind them. Sandtooth has lots of speech bubbles to indicate that he is saying a lot, but no words are shown. The rest of the patrol listens intently as they walk. Panels 4 and 5: "For a moment, Boardash thought Sandtooth sounded like someone else…" Boardash stops in his tracks with a surprised expression. He then closes his eyes and smiles sadly, a single tear appearing in his eye. Next to him, a transluscent ghost cat appears: She is a tortoiseshell tabby with similar body type and markings to Boardash and Sandtooth. She is winking and sticking her tongue out, and has her tail over Boardash's back. End Image Description.]

SpruceClan: Moon 12 (Leaf-Fall)

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Oh? Who's this?

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[Image Description: Moon 21.8. Robinstep remains behind the tree, while Sparrowpaw sneaks around to the other side of the small clearing. She takes care to stay under the cover of trees and bushes along the way. Once she's in front of the hare, she stops in a hunting crouch and looks back at Robinstep. After a pause, he gives her a thumbs up, which is the signal she was waiting for. End Image Description.]

SpruceClan - Moon 21.8 - Greenleaf

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Cats shown:

Robinstep: 48 moons, he/him, mediumhaired classic tabby with white spotting and sky blue eyes.

Sparrowpaw: 9 moons, she/her, mediumhaired tortoiseshell broken mackerel tabby with light brown eyes.

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[Image Description: SpruceClan Moon 15, Leaf-Bare. Panel 1: "Boardash notices that Sandtooth overslept." Sandtooth's fur is ruffled like he's just woken up and hasn't had time to groom himself. Boardash approaches him with a smile and says "Good morning, Sleepyhead! The dawn patrol has been waiting for you!" Sandtooth does not respond, but he looks unamused. Panel 2: "Brightkit plays moss ball by himself." Brightkit quietly bats a moss ball with his front paw. He is clearly unhappy. Panel 3: "Crowbrook picked out the best piece of prey to share with Robinstep." Crowbrook trots over to Robinstep, smiling while carrying a mouse. Robinstep is sitting down and looking up at her. Panels 4 and 5: "Aspen calms down when realizing Hazelkit is nearby. (She has also recovered from kitting.)" Aspen looks around worriedly, shouting "Hazel? Hazel, where are you?" Hazelkit then approaches from behind and playfully pounces on Aspen's tail. She turns to look at him, now smiling. She says "Oh, there you are! I was worried about you, little beast!" Panels 6, and 7: "Fawnslash tries to show off while hunting…" Fawnslash turns to a Boardash and says "I hear a mouse under the snowdrift over there. Watch this!" He then leaps up high into the air, heading towards the snowdrift with his front claws outstretched. He says "I saw a fox do this once!" Boardash looks on in surprise. Panel 8: "…But he just screws up the coordination of the entire patrol." Fawnslash hands headfirst in the snowdrift, with his lower body sticking out of it. Boardash smugly asks "So… did you get the mouse?" Fawnslash's reply cannot be heard as it is muffled by the snow. End Image Description.]

SpruceClan: Moon 15 (Leaf-Bare)

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[Image Description: SpruceClan Moon 6, Newleaf. Panel 1: "Sandpaw is now a warrior, honored for his observance." He is now named Sandtooth, and is lonesome, has helpful insight, and is very stealthy. He is shown in a half-crouching position and grinning. Panels 2 through 6 are a comic. Boardash and Antfoot watch Sandtooth's warrior ceremony from the entrance of the healer's den. Boardash turns to Antfoot and says "Thank you for letting me be here for him. I know you don't want me out of the healer's den…" Antfoot smiles as she replies "Oh, it's no problem at all! After all, it's not every day you get to see your nephew become a warrior!" Meanwhile, Crowpaw and Stonepaw are surrounding Sandtooth and rubbing their faces on him to congratulate him. Panel 7: "Robinstep slipped and dislocated her leg." Robinstep is shown on the ground, looking back at her injured hind leg. Panel 8: "Moonstar has gotten an ear infection. Antfoot is thinking of taking on an apprentice…" Moonstar is shown sitting in the healer's den with one paw on her ear. Antfoot's face isn't shown, but her body language shows her stress. End Image Description.]

SpruceClan: Moon 6 (Newleaf)

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Going forward I am ditching the weekly update schedule and am just going update whenever I have the time and energy to draw. These are a lot more time consuming to make than I expected and I'm already starting to feel the burnout hitting

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[Image Description: SpruceClan Moon 11, Greenleaf. Panels 1, 2, 3: "Moonstar doesn't shy away from Stonesnarl's presence." Moonstar is curled up alone in the leader's den, asleep. Stonesnarl stands at the entrance, then comes in. She looks sad. As Stonesnarl approaches, Moonstar opens one eye and makes a little 'mrrp?' noise. Stonesnarl then lays down next to Moonstar so that their faces are pressed together. Moonstar wraps her tail around Stonesnarl. Panel 4: "Robinstep has realized that 'molly' doesn't describe how he feels anymore." Robinstep's new pronouns are he/him. He is shown grinning, with a desaturated transgender pride flag behind him, as well as a few stars. Panel 5: "Daisyspots ate on patrol. He didn't think anyone would notice, but they totally did." Sandtooth and Boardash are shown from behind, glaring at Daisyspots who stands some distance away. Daisyspots lowers his head in shame, and he has a few cartoonish sweat beads on his forehead. The rest of the moon is a comic, starting with "During training, Fawnslash notices that Cragpaw seems distracted." Fawnslash is in a hunting crouch looking up at Cragpaw, who is staring off into space. Fawnslash asks "Is something wrong, Cragpaw?" Cragpaw replies "It's... nothing, really. It's okay." But she turns her head away anyway. Fawnslash says "If something's bothering you, I'd really like to know about it. It's part of my duty as your mentor." Cragpaw looks down at her paws and says "If I was friends with a kittypet... would that make me a traitor?" Fawnslash goes wide-eyed in surprise and puts a paw on his chest. He replies "Oh Lord, no! Of course not! Who gave you that idea?" He then sits next to Cragpaw and wraps his tail around her. He continued, "As long as you put SpruceClan first, you can be friends with whoever you want!" Cragpaw smiles and says "really?" Fawnslash replies "Of course! Your dad isn't a traitor for being mates with your... mother... even though she's a loner." When he says 'mother,' his expression changes to an annoyed one and he grits his teeth. The speech bubble is stylized to look like it's dripping. Then Fawnslash stands up and walks away, but he's looking over his shoulder at Cragpaw. He says "I don't see why being friends with a kittypet would be any different!" Cragpaw replies "Awesome!" End Image Description.]

SpruceClan: Moon 11 (Greenleaf)

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Allegiances (Year 1)

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[Image Description: SpruceClan Moon 8, Newleaf. Panel 1: “Cragpaw is now an apprentice! While she seems bored at her ceremony, she's secretly brimming with excitement!” Cragpaw is shown sitting down, looking to the side with a bored expression. Next to her is her in-game apprentice sprite, and some information: She's 6 moons old, has a cold personality, never sits still and is an active playfighter. Her mentor is Fawnslash. Panel 2: "Fawnslash tries to educate her on camp maintenance." Fawnslash stands facing Cragpaw. He says "So the first important thing to learn is how to identify places in camp that need repair. Now, here's what to look for:" Panel 3: Cragpaw interrupts him, rolling her eyes and raising one paw. She says "Um… Mr. Fawnslash? This is, like, super boring… when do we get to the battle moves?" Fawnslash facepalms in annoyance. The narration reads "It doesn't go well…" Panels 4 + 5: "Moonstar's ears feel much better… but now Robinstep has gotten an ear infection!" Moonstar is shown looking up at her ears, which are surrounded by sparkles to represent that they've healed. In comparison, Robinstep's ear has red lines around it to represent that it's infected and painful. Robinstep looks angry about this. Panel 6: "Boardash sees Crowpaw be kind to one of Boardash's friends." Boardash observes a hunting patrol returning to camp. Sandtooth is carrying a pika that he hunted, and Crowpaw (who has no prey) is bounding alongside him with a smile. Beetletail is trailing behind them holding two mice by the tails. Panel 7: "Crowpaw mews congratulations to Sandtooth for a job well done." A close up on Crowpaw and Sandtooth in similar poses as the previous panel, but this time Sandtooth has his eyes closed and is clearly smiling. End Image Description.]

SpruceClan: Moon 8 (Newleaf)

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The Calm Before the Storm