[duckie]

SOOTFLARE
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All in all the day so far had been uneventful and fruitless. Sootflare had resigned himself to unproductivity and was prepared to let the lethargy consume him when a bit of motion caught his eye - a body approaching from across the way smelling strongly of herbs and faintly of sickness. Familiar despite the clogging of scents and congestion in her voice.

"Eldersky, hello!" he returned the stunted greeting. The warrior had been meaning to seek out Eldersky since his joining of WindClan but judging by the smell his attempts wouldn't have been worth it anyway - she'd been tucked away in the medicine den, out of his reach. "I'm sorry for not speaking to you sooner, bud. I'm not sure what kind of impolite monster got into me that this is our first encounter."

He offered a smile and small laugh, climbing to his paws to meet her, "How are you? And would you care to join me?" Gesturing to the ground beside him, in case Eldersky was interested in staying and chatting for a while. A single familiar and friendly face was enough to revitalize the tom after spending over a moon feeling lonely and isolated - Sootflare was practically glowing.

[ @implimm ]