Cardinalsong watched and listened idly to the chatter of the nursery, keeping somewhat of an eye on his own two girls. He did his best not to worry too much about his only son, their littermate. His lovely Petrelstorm had taken Grousekit to the medicine den — he had the sniffles, and she was worried about it being whitecough.

He sighed to himself. For that he knew Petrel could be a bit unnecessarily cautious, the kittens had only been born a moon before, Grouse being the smallest of the three. He couldn't help but worry.

A whining mew pulled him from his own mind. There was little Robinkit at his feet, peering up at him. "Daddy," she wheedled, "When's Grousey coming back? Kite's not being any fun!"

Cardinalsong found himself amused in spite of his worries, and that wave of gratefulness that was becoming so common these days rolled over him. He grinned down at his daughter. "Your mother brought Grousekit to the medicine den for a reason — he's too sick to be any fun himself."

Robinkit gave a long and dramatic groan, then fell to the floor limply. She lay there making the most heartwrenchingly miserable face at him — it might be more effective if she weren't so wonderfully adorable. "What am I supposed to do then?!" she demanded. "I'm SOOOOOOOOO boredddd."

Cardinalsong glanced around for Kitekit, who seemed completely unaware of her sister's distress, occupied as she seemed to be with a pile of little trinkets. We ought to have named her Magpiekit, the way she collects those things, he thought to himself wryly. He turned back to his problem child. He bent over to say in a conspiratorial whisper, "She seems pretty proud of her collection. Imagine how annoyed you'd get her if you found something way cooler."

With an excited gasp, Robinkit leaped to her feet. "I bet I'll find something WAY WAY COOLERER than Kite will EVER see in her WHOLE ENTIRE LIFE!" she announced to the entire den. She then bounded clumsily off, fur puffed up with the excitement of showing up her sister.

Cardinalsong laughed heartily at her antics. He doubted Kitekit would give a rat's tail how cool of a treasure Robinkit found, but it would keep her occupied... for now.