December 23rd, 2019, 11:46 PM
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Re: Lionsbeach
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Originally Posted by Casper
Pigeonpaw sat back on her haunches and craned her neck to see where her friend was looking. She saw the little cavern surrounded by jutting spikes of rock, and turned her eyes to Fawnsqueak in surprise.
"You were stuck in there!?" She exclaimed, her jaw agape slightly."Great StarClan, that must have been horrifying! I'm really glad you made it home safely," she sympathized, looking at him with concern.
At his next comment, her expression turned a little less soft. She was still frustrated with her lack of training--she was just about old enough to be a warrior by now, yet she felt so unprepared.
"I've hardly been out of camp, let alone doing anything warrior-appropriate," she sighed. "Lionstar assigned Birchsnow to be my mentor since Rainwhisper...disappeared, but she hasn't done much with me yet. I've still never had a single battle training session. I'm gonna have to start pestering her about that. At this rate, both my brothers will be warriors before me!" She felt a slight jolt of panic at that thought. She had always imagined herself and her siblings all receiving their warrior names together in one ceremony, and the three had talked about it since kithood. She would be distraught if she lagged behind them.
Her gaze softened once more, though, when the spotted warrior mentioned this beautiful place.
"Of course, Fawnsqueak. I'm always happy to spend time with you. And this place...it really is breathtaking. I don't think I've seen the beach like this before. It's so open, so peaceful." She gave him a warm smile. Even better with me? her face felt warm suddenly. He really did want to spend time with her! Although she felt a little guilty thinking about it, due to the actual circumstances of his disappearance, she was glad that he hadn't just been avoiding her and the other apprentices. He made much better company than Beetlepaw. "Thank you for bringing me here."
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"Ah," a small, nervous chuckle, "yeah, I guess." At the time, he'd been more concerned about finding a deceased friend, so realizing he'd been trapped had been secondary. He was glad the subject shifted to her training though, and blinked at the lack thereof.. "What? You.. haven't been training?" he questioned, incredulous. "Wow, that's kind of-- geez. I mean, we could try training sometime if you want, like supplementary ones." After a pause and a tad of inward debate, he peered to Pigeonpaw with concern and voiced it with the blunt statement, "Birchsnow kind of sounds like a bad mentor if she's basically ignoring you. You shouldn't have to literally seek her out all the time."
Had she said his name before? Fawnsqueak couldn't remember. Well, he could hardly remember anything in that moment except how he liked the way she said it, and he melted into a silly grin, ducking his head to hide it. "It'd be nice to spend more time out here, y'know? Just to sort of get away from the bustle of camp..." A little sheepish about the idea, he mumbled, "I bet that sounds dumb." Definitely a dumb idea. She wouldn't want to come out here frequently, especially not with him as an escort. Fawnsqueak's eyes lingered on Pigeonpaw for a moment too long as he considered what to say, finally settling on, "I.. really don't think you're the one that should be thanking me. Your company-- it's... I like it."
He coughed to move on and straightened his posture. "Do you think there's anything- y'know... worthwhile out here? I saw some fish in the water but they're way too small for even a kit to enjoy." If they were going to sneak off and spend an evening enjoying the gorgeous sights of the beach, they might face less judgment if they could come back with food.
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