"Welcome home, everyone," Commander Havilah said as he turned to face the group of cats that had chosen him over Shule. It was a bit worrying, given that this group consisted largely of kits and inexperience Soliders, but he would make do with what he had, he didn't have any other choices, "For now we'll all be living in Headquarters. This is for a two reasons: First, since we are so small, it's best to stay close together and second, it has been reported that all of the old dens are collapsed or unsafe. We will start the process of repairing them in summer when the earth is more malleable but, for now, we will leave them off limits."
Inside Havilah was very alarmed about the status of their caves, but on outside he remained cool and confident, as any proper Commander should. He had tried to convince himself that the caves collapsed due to the neglect of regular maintenance, but that just didn't make any sense. Tunnel systems in other territories went unused for countless moons and still stood strong, the Regime's should have too. Perhaps there was an earthquake or something while they were gone...? Either way Havilah couldn't dwell on what ifs, he had a dozen or so lives depending on him and he had to stay focused.
At least Headquarters stood strong as ever and was plenty large enough for the small group he had. That was a fact he could stand by.
"The next couple of days we will focus on cleaning out Headquarters and making it safe and comfortable. There are plenty of old dens here to split up, after all Headquarters alone is the same size as DayClan's entire camp. I've designated which dens go where to Loelia and the nurses, who will be in charge of clearing out dens and making them comfortable. Brilliance and the soliders will focus on securing borders, mapping out the tunnels that still stand and hunting. Before we get going, though, I'd like to go over a few changes I've made..."
RanksCommander (Havilah RPed by Jadie) - leader equivalent
Chaman (None) - medicine cat equivalent
Soldier Superior (Brilliance RPed by Honeystorm) - deputy equivalent, combination of Scout & Mercenary, due to low numbers, these two ranks will be filled by the same cat.
Nurse Superior (Loelia RPed by Faith) - deputy equivalent, combination of Guider & Raiser, due to low numbers, these two ranks will be filled by the same cat.
Soldiers - Warrior equivalent, combination of Mercenary & Scout, can pick between guider & raiser as their specialty, but are expected to be able to due both jobs
Nurses - Warrior equivalent, combination of Guider & Raiser, can pick between guider & raiser as their specialty, but are expected to be able to due both jobs
Cadets - apprentice equivalent, can pick between soldier and nurse training. They do not pick their speciality until they are promoted to their adult rank.
Origins - queen equivalent
Tykes - kit equivalent
Veterans - elder equivalent, this rank was formerly deleted but is back in business. Any former soldier or nurse who served the Regime until they no longer could are given the utmost respect and doted on in retirement.
These ranks still exist but currently are not filled due to low numbers. RR has bigger problems to face right now, all paws on deck!
Sentinels (None) - Commander's guard, same job as always
Spies (None) - self explanatory, same job as always
"Are there any questions."
The way he asked for questions was more of a statement than and actual inquiry. It seemed he wanted them all to just agree and move on, he and everyone else were exhausted after the move, but, of course, Havilah rarely got a break when he so openly seemed to want one.