[taillow]

Fawnkit
Death. It was not something the kit was too familiar with only being about a couple moons old. But grief and sadness and sorrow were emotions that she recognized easily. Hearing Snowleap speak, Fawnkit could detect them in the way he formed his words and without hesitation she leaned against his leg as if to offer some sort of comfort. "I'm really sorry you lost your friend," she murmured, casting her gaze downwards to the unmoving flank of Ravenclaw. She couldn't imagine losing any of her friends, and how badly it would hurt if she did.

Ears twitched as she detected more paws coming towards them and her copper eyes fell upon Bluepaw. He was an apprentice she recalled and she nodded towards him, unsure if he had seen her (which would be perfectly fine, considering there was a dead Clanmate in front of them).

Her head turned to see both of the cats press their noses into Ravenclaw's fur. Was that tradition? He was making his journey to StarClan, so maybe this was a way to let him know that his memory would not be forgotten even as his spirit departed this world. So following the lead of the RiverClan deputy Fawnkit scooted closer towards Ravenclaw and touched her tiny nose briefly to his fur.

It was cold, and smelled strongly of blood. There was still no movement and Fawnkit felt grief envelope her heart. He truly was on his way to StarClan. Maybe she could speak to Snakeheart later and ask him to pass a message onto him the next time he spoke with the stars; that Ravenclaw was loved and cherished and would always be remembered.

Another apprentice came then and Fawnkit pulled back to look at Cinderpaw. All around her the air was thick with anguish as she felt her whiskers quiver. Stars, she wished to help her Clanmates, but what could she do? She was only a kit... "...I'm sure that his journey to the stars is made better by all of you..." Her voice was soft, but hopefully spoken with enough volume to be detected by the cats around her. Being the closest to Snowleap, Fawnkit once again leaned against his flank.

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