[wolfie]

@doof
A breath hitches in their throat as the tom spews out truth - it rings in their ears and settles down. "That.. that isn't.." Lotuspaw jumps to try and defend their self, but the words die down; they resort to allowing their gaze to drop defiantly. Only for it to immediately shoot right back towards Leercry as he reveals that this was the Dark Forest. A gasp escapes them, their eyes widening. Lotuspaw still stands defensive, even more so at this point, their gaze flickering down the tom. "..You're dead, " They point out the obvious, almost in disbelief. They don't give him the fire or try and defy what he said. The apprentice knew how they had grown soft... not - not insecure, "I'm.. just self-aware, " Lotuspaw adds on, taking a step back before finally sitting down. They needed answers and obviously Leercry wasn't coming to them from a place of malicious.

Lotuspaw watches as the warrior explains, their face becoming more and more confused. They weren't given much info about Starclan and the Dark Forest when they joined. Both places where dead cats when - one good, one bad. "AYE! I'm not, I'M NOT DEAD! Like, I think I would remember dying? Also, I'm not, I'm not bad. Are you bad? Oh, wait, wait, are -" Lotuspaw looks dumbfounded at Leercry. This could be a murderer standing in front of them. They shudder, scooting back aggressively from him. Ack.

"GROSS! You're, you're a FISHY CAT! C'mon, I hate the fishy cats. Jeez, wait, huh, training?" This perks the bobtail interest, and they pointedly move closer towards him. Goldeneyes.. she was a good molly, they liked her alot but.. she hadn't exactly taught them much. ".. Okay, I'm listening. Elaborate, training? All you said was boo whoo, I'm going through a tough time. Screw me, I guess. Not why I'm actually here - I'm not dead. I don't know if you're dead since I guess non-dead cats CAN come here - which, weird, but okay. I'm going to guess you're a bit dead though, " Lotuspaw huffs, lifting up a splotched paw to try and prod Leercry's chest. "However, mister LEERCRY! I ain't gonna associate myself with.. with murderers. This place is, is STINKY! That's what they said. Thunderclan. I'm from Thunderclan by the way, we're the coolest. Uhm, uhm, " They take a moment to pause on their name. Technically, Aspenstar had named them Lotuspaw - Eveningstar had named them Cloverkit before it. They had no choice in the matter. It was one of the few things they just.. dealt with.

"I'm Aster. Just Aster, " They finish, nodding firmly. If they had the choice though, they just wished they could've kept the name Mama gave them.